Bowing out

April 27, 2019 10:20 AM

Here is Yehudi Menuhin playing Bruch Violin concerto no 1, 1961. SLYT
posted by growabrain (7 comments total)

Sublime!
posted by darkstar at 11:22 AM on April 27, 2019

the antidote to my unfortunately exciting day. Thanks.
posted by evilDoug at 11:49 AM on April 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

Lovely: thanks for posting this! How about Menuhin & David Oistrakh performing the Bach Double Violin Concerto (1958)?
posted by misteraitch at 1:50 PM on April 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

I’m fairly sure he performed at the opening of the European Youth Week I was attending in Strasbourg 1995 but can’t find any record of it.
posted by Iteki at 4:46 PM on April 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

“It's a lot like playing the violin
You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin”
posted by pxe2000 at 6:24 PM on April 27, 2019

viola tremolo on Eb at 18:55 I see you!

Compared to the people (teenage girls) who have played this in concerto competitions with me in the (accompanying youth) orchestra, I feel like Menuhin plays with a harsher attack.
posted by batter_my_heart at 8:06 PM on April 27, 2019

Funny timing for me. I hadn’t thought about this piece in decades but someone I went to high school with who died this week played it for the youth orchestra concerto competition. I didn’t remember what a lovely piece it is (and can hardly believe a high schooler could play the solo part!)
posted by Smearcase at 10:31 PM on April 27, 2019 [2 favorites]