can someone reccomend classical music with a lot of use of violins?
thanks so much
2007-12-20 18:11:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
i should have posted the question in this way "according to your taste who do you concider to be the greatest violinist of all time?"
2007-12-21 02:39:18 · update #1
i love the turn out of comments left here. thank you everyone for you ideas, this is great.
this is really helpful. thanks everyone
2007-12-21 02:41:30 · update #2
The greatest living violinist today is probably Itzhak Perlman.
The greatest violinist of the 20th century was Jascha Heifetz.
The greatest violinist of all time was Niccolo Paganini.
Lots of violin music on youtube : here are some of my favourites
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=AloBa9SPM7U
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=6I4zoyEwT3s
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnLS4fbKfc
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd1pUuniHMg
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=q8E4z4VQVpI
2007-12-20 22:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by brian777999 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greatest Violinist
2016-10-02 12:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by hardeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best Violinist Ever
2016-12-29 08:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Itzhak Perlman has one of the widest ranges of repertoire of a lot of the great violinists. He is both technically and musically talented.
Chung Kyung Wha, although not as well known as Heiftz/Stern/Perlman, is one of the greatest violinists anyone will hear. She is gifted with tons of musicality; and she has practiced so much that her technicality is unbelievable.
As for Stern and Heiftz, they're good, but to my taste not the best. They are good, but not perfectionists, more for show.
Paganini, now there's a violinist! So much power and showmanship.
As for people like Midori, Sarah Chang, Gil Shaham, and Vengerov. Truthfully they cannot match up to the greats listed above, although they may be the best of the younger generations.
2007-12-25 09:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much all symphonic work has a ton of violins.
Greatest violinist - probably, based on anecdotal evidence Niccolo Paganini.
In modern times, several deserve consideration:
Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Grumiaux, David Oistrach, Nathan Milstein and of course the redoubtable Itzhak Perlman
I have a very high regard for Maxim Vengerov and Gil Shaham amongst the "young lions" of today.
2007-12-21 04:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by Malcolm D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a rather pointless and meaningless question as nearly everyone will have a different view. However, a real favourite of mine, and one that many of today's top violin virtuosi cite as their hero, is David Oistrakh. We know how great he was because we have plenty of recordings but it would be great to have been able to hear the great violinists of the past such as Corelli, Locatelli, Paganini and Joachim.
2007-12-20 23:44:22 · answer #6 · answered by del_icious_manager 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, the greatest living violinist is Salvadore Acardo. Niccolo Paganini is probably the greatest of all time.
I would recommend the CD's of Acardo playing all of the Paganini Concerto's, directed by Charles Dutoit and performed by Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
2007-12-23 05:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by copious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This again, is one of those questions that's really almost impossible to honestly answer.
If you were to limit choices say to the "best" six or so, a consensus might emerge. But "a" greatest? - to unanimously agree, would be rare.
I will submit my candidates just for the fun of it. And I'm not sure of the correct spellings, so bear with me.
Jascha Heifitz - Nathan Milstein - Issac Stern - Issac Perelman -Yehudi Menuhin - and going back into history: Fritz Kreisler, Paganini, etc., etc.. But, enough already.
Music with a lots of strings:
Tschaikowsky's "Violin Concerto.
J. Brahms Double concerto for violin and cello.
Tschaikowsky's "Serenade for Strings".
The Jean Sibelius and Beethoven's "Violin concertos.
Samuel Barbers "Adagio for String"(you'll need a couple of fresh handkerchiefs for this one).
The Mendelssohn and Bruck's "Violin" concertos.
J. Brahms "Violin" concerto.
These should be enough for you, at least for the time being.
Wotan
2007-12-20 18:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by Alberich 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi, I've been wanting to learn to play the Violin, but I'm only 14, so I would have to work extremely hard at it. So to answer your question, I guess one would just have to practice the Violin constantly. You would probably have to practice a good 3-4 hours a day if you really want to stand out like the pros. I'm hoping my mom decides to get me a Violin, because I will be extremely dedicated! (One other thing you could do to become great is just pick out a great Violin teacher to help you) :)
2016-03-14 10:21:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yo-Yo Ma and Apocalyptica are CELLO players, not violin players! My favourite violinist is Nicola Benedetti and my favourite violin piece is The Lark Ascending by Vaughan-Williams.
2007-12-20 21:11:48 · answer #10 · answered by cantilena91 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋