Most probably Beethoven OP 25, look at this compressed set of midi file to see if you recognize it ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Violoniste Gilles Apap plays a strange cadenza of his own for Mozarts 3 mov , 3 concerto. http://youtube.com/watch?v=VmjGDBWZZFw&search=violin What is your...
His name is Gilles Apap, I think he is Moroccan, but from Nice, France? not exactly sure about that. But from what I can tell, anything he plays turns to gold....
I wonder if he is part--or studied around--gypsy. Of course, they say that about Manze. Scott Slapin <scottslapin@...> wrote: His name is Gilles Apap,...
In a message dated 7/1/2006 9:29:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, scottslapin@... writes: His name is Gilles Apap, I think he is Moroccan, but from Nice, ...
I thought it was a cool cadenza in a lot of ways. He really is pulling together a lot of styles. Not sure I'd want to hear this kind of thing all the time. ...
For those bored with all those CADENZA postings,you may want to skip this, but as a friend of Gilles Apap I can say that personally he is a sweet, unassuming...
Bernard Zaslav
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Jul 2, 2006 6:33 am
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Hi folks, I'm new to this group and happy to be here! I'm currently beginning work on my doctoral dissertation which examine the process of switching from the...
I have joined recently - not sure why I didn't join earlier (!) as I am a Violist and Composer. I have not written for the viola AT ALL - I think as it is so...
Bernie, How does one come by this video? It is not listed on Netflix, which has a pretty large collection. Les ... From: Bernard Zaslav To: Violagroups.com ...
My teacher (and for almost half a century Chicago Symphony principal violist) Milton Preves once told me he never in his whole career played a measure without...
I hear ya. I'm always counting, but when it's fast and complicated, I'm looking for the main beat(s). That's one reason why I hate the school of conducting...
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Jul 2, 2006 2:36 pm
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Hi Les, I never rely on a conductor for a beat even though I always "have an eye on Her" but also on the Section Leader. I do use parallel systems for rhythm...
I have been hunting on the web, to no avail, to find this video. It sounds like something my 16yo son would greatly enjoy. Anyone have a tip on where I might...
On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:53:54 +0100, Tarek EZZAT <te.musical@...> ... It brightened up a scorchingly hot and somewhat peevish Sunday! I have come across...
Good advice, Greg, What viola did you play? Preves' instrument during his career was the CSO's 1729 Montagnana, which Mischakoff thought was the greatest viola...
... All his recordings are available on his website www.gillesapap.com. Fascinating stuff. The sort of musical mixture I've always been interested in. Wes...
... I think the operative question is exactly what you--and he--means by "counting"? More complicated music does require concentration, but it also requires...
John Howell
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Jul 2, 2006 7:07 pm
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The video is here http://youtube.com/watch?v=VmjGDBWZZFw&search=violin ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I know a professional viol*nist who, when he played L'Histoire du Soldat, WAS actually at some points visibly tapping his foot or nodding the beat. It was...
I just saw Bernie's post and I wholeheartedly second his assessment of Gilles Apap. Gilles is an amazing artist, creative, down-to-earth, and well-beloved....
... be done during slow practice. Right, but I can't even do that, unless the music is slowed way down. It's like rubbing your head in one direction & your...
After playing with my hand TOO close to the neck as a kid, I've overcompensated over the years and now my wrist is too straight, almost like a cellist's. I am...
In response to questions about the availability of Bruno Monsaingeon's video, "The Unknown Fiddler of Santa Barbara", my own copy is a rather poor VCR transfer...