Ysaye's Prelude from Sonata #2 - Rachel Barton Pine

That is so interesting! It never occurred to me that this sonata was a joke. I went to a lecture where the speaker explained how Ysaye wove the Dies Irae into the melody because Ysaye felt like he had not achieved anything during his life, and would never compare to Bach all while his day of wrath was approaching

Does playing it with a bach bow make it harder? Easier? Just different?

why did you play it so fast in the end??? from 4:04 on, undoubtly the most beautiful piece of this prelude, it doesnt sounds nice anymore...too bad, because it was a pretty good preformance.

This is absolutely amazing! I love your videos where you give introductions to pieces...I always learn great new facts! You are an amazing violinist! : )

Still with a baroque bow a very powerful sound. Reading Jaap Schröder's book on performance of Bach's sonatas I ask myself if we are all going to destroy the 440 pitch forks in, let's say 20 years for Bach and Mozart. All these Stradivariuses and Guarneris are doped. They sound like trumpets to me. I'm going more and more for 415 Hz using old spare fiddle and the sound really calms me down.

You're making some fun of serious music.

No, the comedy was Ysaye's intention, he was a very melodramatic performer at times.

How do you know it? Do you see some comedy in 2nd sonata?

Is that is really you...? Your recording the amazing Milstein's Lizst's Mephisto Waltz transcription...???
Wow... I didn't realise someone like you would be youtubing around(!) wow... anyway, that as well as the Ysaÿe here are quite amazing :-) Thank-you so much for being and playing and giving to others to hear!

I was surprised first seeing Aaron Minsky youtubing, so now I get over you more easily :-)

hey rachael, that means that you're my musical aunt a couple of times removed of some sort :)

anyway, great performance, must've been some work punching away at ysaye with a baroque bow. did the piece more than enough justice, ysaye would've been proud!