Bach Suite 1 Prelude - Rudolf Haken, 5-string viola

Prelude composed by JS Bach, arranged & performed by Rudolf Haken. University of Illinois faculty recital Nov. 1st, 2007, Krannert Center. 5-string viola pomposa built by David Rivinus. Six preludes from JS Bach cello suites (BWV 1007-1012) were performed as a "suite of preludes" in the following order: #4, #5, #3, #1, #6, #2. Audio engineer Jon Schoenoff. Video by Kristen Johns.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bach
• Suite
• Prelude
• 5-string
• viola
• pomposa
• cello
• violin
• baroque
• unaccompanied
• classical
• Rudolf
• Haken
• Rivinus

[DidelphisVirginiana]

@Drewman319 that's just the camera angle :)

[tchuman]

this viola reminded me of a movie called "The Elephant Man" (true storie)... crip movie by the way

[ShiftyRobot]

@tchuman This*, story*, creepy*. Sorry, I had to.

[mysticallauren]

why does the violin look like it has a toumer

[franbratid]

Die Sache hat einen Haken!

[VadiaRotor]

@moderninstruments yeah, the shape is original. I guess it's custom-made

[moderninstruments]

That viola looks strange. At first I didn't even know that was a viola.

[madaraszi]

@xXNinjaBadgerXx The violoncello piccolo can be 5 or 4 stringed but always vertical on playing, held between the legs. The 5 stringed violoncello piccolo and the viola pomposa has exactly the same tuning. This one is tuned an octave higher and can be (if we forget the extraordinary form) called violino pomposo. My friend... (:

[xXNinjaBadgerXx]

@madaraszi This, my dear friend, IS the Viola Pomposa. I'm afraid the instrument that you're referring to is the violoncello piccolo which is tuned one octave lower than the instruments stated above. =)

[hknkj1std]

beautiful



[elgatosucio]

Too much cortisone to the viola.

[madaraszi]

During the last centuries they invented again and again this 5 stringed instrument. It had been called: violino pomposo, violon alto, violalin, viola alta, ritterbratsche. What we can admire here is a new form of violino pomposo and because of the strange shape a new name is acceptable. But 'viola pomposa' is a bad idea it's an existing instrument it's one octave lower than these instruments. Mr. Haken can't use the words 'flute', 'timpani', 'hang' etc. either they're all existing instruments.