Julia Fischer - Bach, Chaconne, BWV 1004 (1/2)

From Julia Fischer's PentaTone recording, 2005: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 - 1006. Part 1 of 2. (The audio is MUCH better on the CD. The compression here is really rough.)

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• bach
• chaconne
• julia
• fischer
• 1004

[Raggedy9]

@semisavage There's no arguing taste, so I won't try to convince you to feel otherwise. But I'd like to tell you what I hear in her playing. First, the technical skill: I hear 100% sound and 0% noise (scraping, scratchiness), similar to Yo-Yo Ma. That alone is remarkable. Second, her playing is very intimate, with no showiness. That may be what bores you; it entrances me. She seems to disappear and allow the music to speak for itself. No reflection on you, that's just my reaction.

[scullysuzanne]

I think Julia Fischer is today's greatest living violinist. This performance is unparalleled in its absolutely fluent rendering of this monumental piece. If you listen closely to any other performance, you will hear the performer struggle to achieve this level of transparency. Here is the highest level of technical perfection (not a single squeak!), yet no egotistical display of virtuosity, no idiosyncrasy of style. Just the clear voice of Bach's mesmerizing take on this baroque form.

[grrrr17]

Oh, my. So soft, so perfectly even in the 'stops' on multi strings. I don't hear harshness, but control, precision and grace!

But I've just come from Menduin's video recording on another page, and rather dislike his playing.

[lisztrestore]

@sormu16 I am no fan of Hillary Hann either. Niether of these kids has much to offer musically.  they are mechanical and empty, having nothing remotely original to say. IMHO.

[sormu16]

@lisztrestore scullysuzanne says that "...listen closely to any other performance, you will hear the performer struggle..." Absurd, but I find your statements reg. this performer equally far out.

It hear a stunning performance leading my thoughts towards the clarity in Hillary Hahn's recording, while this is having more temper.

The powers of this piece lies in the composition, and interpretations should be clear.

Milstein and Heifetz are great, but do they really say it better?



[lisztrestore]

@scullysuzanne go listen to 'old' Milstein at 83 years old playing live on stage for the last time. He's been dead a while now and is still a better musician than this girl. Is he as perfect as he was 50 years before? No. But he still breaths the phrase like a living breath. This girl needs an oxygen mask to breath at all. If you don’t know what I’m saying you may not be familiar with Real Art. Here’s a hint: This isn’t even close to Real Art.

[lisztrestore]

@Raggedy9 I have to agree with semisavage. This is pitiful. The lack of Art is glaring. Bach wasn't this dead. He had a heart and was still very much alive when he wrote this. This is dreadful; Flat and lifeless. The tempo is morbid and lacks any communion with the Spirit of the work. She is 'pedestrian' at best. One note finally coming after another without life. Please, if this is music I'd prefer to hear my old dog howl, at least he still has ears and blood in his veins.

[dolofonos]

@Raggedy9 Utterly silent playing is overrated, I think. The introduction of recording has made obvious and important what was not in live performance. And then there is the quality of recording and editing to be considered; an inferior-sounding performance may well merely be poorly recorded and edited or not edited at all.

[nymphetamine50]

Très belle interprétation ! ;)

[MrArdelco1970]

very clear, voice

[ldfd55080ldfd]

¡Qué hermoso!

[NicolXIX]

So is this a real DSD recording, or did Pentatone just upmix it to 4 channels and then slap SACD on the cover?

I like the sound of her violin.