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Hello! Is there any recording of this concert in that format?

Hi from the first state..

You have an excellent teaching style.It`s difficult to break down such a technical subject .

La Hyundai Luton is the subtitles version of Lutins .

This piece live is just incredible!!

Thank you, it's really helping, very good advice ! For me the most difficult in the beggining is not the ricochet but the two wide shifts (slides) that come after. Very tricky for the left hand, and to coordinate with the bow.

23:32 Alot of information is being rediscovered. When Baroque Stringed instruments were modernized, they would reset the neck to crank the tension up. However on some instruments, they would replace the neck w/ a longer one.

Actually the strings on the Modern Violin are Flatwound Strings. Flatwound Strings came as early as 1874 by a guy named Hamilton, they were originally designed to replace the Gut Strings on Bowed stringed instruments because they last many times as long, hold tune better, and the flat surface helps with Bowing on the strings.

Hi do you have any tips for the left hand pizzicato scales at the end?

Beautiful. Thank you, Ben.

The shoulder rest actually allows the back to vibrate more freely

Thank you so much for answering so many questions that I have been having. I am currently working on this concerto. These videos are extremely helpful! Just subscribed!

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Dear Ben: Thanks for your comments. As I was learning this piece I also thought the fingerings were very awkward and I had to think and experiment a lot to make it work for me. Before you pointed out, I never took into account of Brahm's inexperience in writing for string instruments at the time, which really makes sense now. Also, the whole thing about groundedness (i.e., digging into the string) and constant building and releasing harmonic tension are what give this piece its very unique character. It is one of those pieces that I enjoy playing over and over again. Sincerely, Gerry. PS Unlike Schumann's and Dietrich's movements, I still have trouble finding any FAE reference in the Sonatensatz after playing this for almost 30 years.

nice work, currently the links for downloads doesnt work.

We know Paganini, Ernst, Vieuxtemps and Wienawski didn't used chinrest.

This Video is Pure Gem 💎 thanks for sharing

This piece is nastily hard

Beautiful piece ! I want toplay it

JS Bach's Kirche Organ used to be pitched in Chorton (Key of D) however in 1793 it has been rebuilt & tuned down a step to Cammerton (Key of C)

415 is what we call "Modern Baroque Tuning" as the Baroque Tuning wasn't yet standardized either.

22:44 Louis Spohr who invented the Chin rest was also famous for using (or at least experimenting) an A String as the E String so that it can be louder. So I guess he strung his Violin a Fifth lower (like a Viola) & tuned it to Standard Pitch for more Volume.

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LOVE this piece. Thanks for this . I agree it is "sprites" not jumping devils from Hades.

Warchal Amber Strings are Synthetic Core Strings designed to sound like Gut Strings but they last many times as long and are great for Baroque string players who Double on a Modern instrument. The Warchal Amber Strings are a tad bit thicker than the Gut Strings so they feel really close, they must have put alot of thought into making such a string.

@UCI4-81vyKCLZcRfwF_V2EFw D'addario Helicore Strings have a slightly thinner gauge to facilitate good bowing technique, & the Steel-Rope Core makes them sound essentially like Gut Strings but they last many times as long & they're a fraction of the price of Gut Strings.

It sounds alive

Because Steel Strings have a simpler sound than Gut Strings, those players have compensated by using Vibrato on virtually all the notes. All that said D'addario Helicore Strings are designed to emulate a Gut String sound cause it's multiple strands of steel twisted together rather than just one.

The Wound Gut D & A Strings came around the 20th century & the idea behind them actually continued from the Wound Gut G, & those were used when they were able to use various types of Metals like Silver, Aluminum, & even Titanium as wrap wires.

The Steel E String was actually designed in 1860 but it really became a big hit during WW1 when the fine italian gut wasn't available anymore internationally as it was being used for other things like stiching wounds & making rope.

Yes the Baroque Stringing you were using was used by a lot of famous composers, most notably the great Paganini.

Both Violins work well either way. Indeed the Modern Violin would typically today use Steel Strings (Like Helicore from D'addario Medium Tension 4/4 Size) which do indeed last many times as long as gut strings & they're easier to bow making them very student friendly. Wittner makes Fine Tune Pegs which eliminate the need for fine tuners on the tailpiece & save the peg box from wearing out, & thanks to the handy stringing crank stringing up is even easier. Wittner even makes Tailpieces that don't have fine tuners out of composite material which weight about half as much as a wooden tailpiece. Aquila now makes F-Reds you can use on the Baroque Violin cause they're easier to bow than Gut Strings (or even so Warchal Ambers).

Dear Ben: Thanks for the video. I learnt a lot from this and your other videos. I started playing the Bruch G minor again after not touching it for over two (or three) decades. I always imagine the whole piece as a journey on a steam liner sailing across the Atlantic, with the third movement finally reaching America. Your imagery of the Scottish Highlands also paints a very vivid picture, and I shall keep that in mind when I play it again. In addition, also think that the whole thing with linking the first and second movement (also in Dvořák's concerto) is a homage to Mendelssohn (I don't know anybody else who did that before). Incidentally, I heard No 2 when I was still in high school, and I thought it was a lot more mature and beautiful than the first one. Gerry.

Thank you so much!

Thanks for this it's very helpful and I'll keep it in mind while trying this amazing piece

Beautiful, Ben!

Incredible piece and performance!

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

Very useful, thank you!

I added a sizeable comment but it appears to have disappeared 🤗. Anyway good to see your work.

Thank you for your detailed tips and demonstration. They are rational, demonstrative and really get to the point.

Beautiful!

Thanks very much for this.

I share your passion at how quirky and fun the piece is. When I can bow right I’ll learn it.

Do you still plan on doing more of these?

UA-cam recommended this. Interesting video!

Thank you but why you didn't Continue the next difficult notes. I'm waiting you. Thank you very very much.

Hello, which violin resin do you use? Can you please peel?

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Thanks for the video. So the bowing for the beginning of the music is (down down down down) up-down, up-down, up-up ? Is this correct? I have a sheet music in front of my that has printed this bowing (down down down down) up-up, up-up, down-down..... and then retake.... is that the right bowing? Thank you.