tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post112906036710431137..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Bach's Unaccompanied Violin BibleCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1135117928404252242005-12-20T17:32:00.000-05:002005-12-20T17:32:00.000-05:00I think I warmed to Ficher's recording so much bec...I think I warmed to Ficher's recording so much because of the expansive, leisurely, athletic nature of her playing -- in other words, it sort of fit in perfectly with my previous experiences of these worksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1132346465965431062005-11-18T15:41:00.000-05:002005-11-18T15:41:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment. A lot of people admire tha...Thanks for the comment. A lot of people admire that Mullova recording. I have not heard it yet.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1132340743081049462005-11-18T14:05:00.000-05:002005-11-18T14:05:00.000-05:00Charles, thanks so much for this review. I greatly...Charles, thanks so much for this review. I greatly enjoyed it. I've had a little trouble adjusting to Kremer's version of these works; I think you're right about there being an "angularity" to the performances, and also how his is a personal, even idiosyncratic, reading. What you say about "excessive rubato" is interesting because I think perhaps that's where I have the most difficulty adjusting Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1132330703882597272005-11-18T11:18:00.000-05:002005-11-18T11:18:00.000-05:00with heifetz, however, i am willing to take you at...with heifetz, however, i am willing to take you at your word. :)jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1132324261225391022005-11-18T09:31:00.000-05:002005-11-18T09:31:00.000-05:00Agreed, Jens. No, I was being facetious. Milstein ...Agreed, Jens. No, I was being facetious. Milstein is still tops in many ways.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1132298313770743022005-11-18T02:18:00.000-05:002005-11-18T02:18:00.000-05:00i suppose that "baroque violin" really is meaningf...i suppose that "baroque violin" really is meaningful not so much as the actual age of the violin is concerned, but the fact that gut strings, a baroque bow and technique add a different quality. is milstein really (just) a "guilty pleasure"? i am willing to take offense. the c-major, for example, is some of the best violin playing ever!jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.com