Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine

Episode 71: Barely Controlled Chaos – Maestro Michael Morgan

Upcoming Events: April 4 – master class and viola d’amore lecture/demo for the Juilliard School’s Historical Performance program

Inquiries from my Inbox: Philip writes: “I honestly believe that the modern violinists exceed both the musical and technical abilities of the old (I am sure you have heard of the wax recordings of Brahms and Sarasate, etc.).”

Random Musical Thought: How is it possible to enjoy the musical interpretations of someone whom you don’t like as a person?

Main Topic: A conversation from 2008 with Michael Morgan, conductor of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and Sacramento Philharmonic. Maestro Morgan offers words of wisdom for orchestral string players, including to use less vibrato, play with more slides, have your own opinion and don’t be afraid to take risks. For more information about Michael Morgan, please visit http://www.morganorch.com

Total playing time: 00:48:53

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Episode 70: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 2

Upcoming Events: March 21 and 22 – Bruch Scottish Fantasy and Mackenzie Pibroch Suite with the Orchestra de Bretagne in Rennes, France, March 23 – master class for the Rennes Conservatory

Inquiries from my Inbox: Steve writes, “I'm really curious which rosin you use.” Dierdra asks, “What is your setup on this stunning ex-Soldat of yours? What brand of strings do you use? And what brand of rosin works best with them? Do you change the rosin depending on the climate of the place you perform in or a season? And what bridges are used on such valuable instruments as yours - are they the high- level "commercial" ones like Aubert de Luxe, Despiau etc. or maybe custom made especially for you?”

Random Musical Thought: Can imagination be as effective as reality?

Main Topic: Part two of an extended version of WFMT’s program “Fiesta!” with host Elbio Barilari. Includes an interview with Rachel Barton Pine about her new CD “Capricho Latino” on Cedille Records, an album of Spanish and Latin American works for unaccompanied violin. Features sample tracks: Etude No. 6 by White, and Ferdinand the Bull by Ridout, narrated by Hector Elisondo. For more information about Fiesta! please visit http://blogs.wfmt.com/fiesta/

Total playing time: 00:41:33

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Episode 69: Fiesta! Rachel Barton Pine’s CD Capricho Latino, part 1

Upcoming Events: February 29 – at the American String Teachers Association national conference in Providence, Rhode Island (presentation with Dr. Roland Vamos “Fixed Double-Stops: A Neglected Area of Double-Stop Work”, Carl Fischer book signing, speech and performance with Mark O’Connor at official dinner), March 1 – session “First Position Virtuosity!” at the American String Teachers national conference in Providence, Rhode Island, March 3 – master class and performance at benefit for the Kenosha Orchestra Boosters in Wisconsin, March 8 and 9 – Mozart Concerto No. 1 with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota in Columbia.

Inquiries from my Inbox: Tom writes: “Thank you for recording Wohlfahrt. Will you be recording Kayser, Mazas, and Dont?” Amy asks: "Can you please tell me where you found your baroque bow - the one you used to record the lovely little YouTube segment of Partita 3?"

Random Musical Thought: Why doesn't anyone ever do the printed rhythm in measures 18 an 26 of the first movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto in G Minor?

Main Topic: Part one of an extended version of WFMT’s program “Fiesta!” with host Elbio Barilari. Includes an interview with Rachel Barton Pine about her new CD “Capricho Latino” on Cedille Records, an album of Spanish and Latin American works for unaccompanied violin. Features sample tracks: Asturias (Leyenda) by Albeniz arranged by RBP, Emigrante Celtas and Terra! A nosa! by Quiroga, Sonata No. 6 by Ysaye, and Epitalamio Tanguero by Gonzalez. For more information about Fiesta! please visit http://blogs.wfmt.com/fiesta/

Total playing time: 01:04:27

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Episode 68: Emoting with the Fiddle – Klezmer Violinist Yale Strom

Upcoming Events: February 13 – master class for the Youth Rock Orchestra in Little Rock, Arkansas, February 14 – recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Little Rock, Arkansas (works by Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, William Grant Still, and Strauss), February 17 – recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (works by Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, William Grant Still, and Strauss), February 22 – Tchaikovsky Concerto with the New West Symphony in Oxnard, California, February 23 – Tchaikovsky Concerto with the New West Symphony in Thousand Oaks, California, February 24 – Tchaikovsky Concerto with the New West Symphony in Santa Monica, California

Inquiries from my Inbox: Bruno asks: “Where can I find the solo part for the Clement Violin Concerto?” Ann asks: “Do you sometimes call yourself a fiddler? How does one distinguish? And does it matter to you what they call you when you play fiddle music?”

Random Musical Thought: A violinist can’t be a true vegan.

Main Topic: A conversation with Yale Strom: klezmer violinist, ethnomusicologist, and classical composer. Includes a performance of the third movement of his string quartet, “In The Memory Of…” For more information about Yale Strom, please visit www.yalestrom.com

Total playing time: 01:25:57

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Episode 67: Native Informant – Composer Mohammed Fairouz

Upcoming Events: February 2 – concert with the New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra in St. Augustine, Florida (works by Paganini, Bach, Albeniz, Piazzola, and Mozart), February 8 – recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Montpelier, Vermont (works by Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, Mohammed Fairouz, and Strauss), February 9 – recital with pianist Matthew Hagle in Montreal (works by Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, William Grant Still, and Strauss)

Inquiries from my Inbox: Hannah asks: “How important do you think it is to have an urtext edition as opposed to International or another cheap one?” Corey asks: "Do you practice with a metronome or are you able to dictate the tempo as the sheet music notates it?”

Random Musical Thought: Can a violin be considered a co-commissioner?

Main Topic: A conversation with talented young composer Mohammed Fairouz, including a discussion of the five-movement unaccompanied violin sonata written for Rachel Barton Pine entitled “Native Informant,” with musical excerpts. For more information about Mohammed Fairouz, please visit www.mohammedfairouz.com

Total playing time: 00:54:01

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Episode 66: Musical Passions, part 2

Upcoming Events: January 19 – Mendelssohn Concerto with the New Mexico Philharmonic in Albuquerque, January 27 – Paganini 24 Caprices at the Phillips Collection and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

Inquiries from my Inbox: Hannah asks: “How important do you think it is to have an urtext edition as opposed to International or another cheap one?”

Random Musical Thought: What if composers of the past had had to give their works catchy titles like today’s composers?

Main Topic: “Musical Passions” with Eric Kisch on WCLV, part 2. Includes an interview with Rachel Barton Pine and tracks from her albums “Brahms and Joachim Violin Concertos,” “Scottish Fantasies,” “Glazunov Concertos,” “Maud Powell: American Virtuosa,” and “Violin Concertos by Black Composers of the 18th and 19th Centuries.”

Total playing time: 01:05:38

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Episode 65: Musical Passions, part 1

Upcoming Events: January 12 – Sibelius Concerto with the Sacramento Philharmonic, January 13 – guest appearance with the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento (Chausson Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, and Suk Bagatela “With Nosegay in Hand” for violin, flute and piano)

Inquiries from my Inbox: Elizabeth asks: “Does texting a lot hurt your violin hands?”

Random Musical Thought: Do babies come in keys?

Main Topic: “Musical Passions” with Eric Kisch on WCLV, part 1. Includes an interview with Rachel Barton Pine and tracks from her albums “An English Fancy,” “Xavier Montsalvatge: Canciones and Conciertos” and “Capricho Latino.” Total playing time: 00:55:55 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to [email protected] and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening!

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Episode 64: Gorgeous Melodies in a Strange Structure – The Glazunov Violin Concerto

Upcoming Events: July 12 – with the New York Chamber Soloists in Stowe, VT (Bach, Paganini, Mozart, Albeniz, Piazzola), July 15 – “Classical Heavy Metal” late night chamber music in Ottawa, Ontario, July 16 – recital with Menahem Pressler in Ottawa, Ontario (Mozart, Schubert, Franck), July 17 – Brahms Piano Quintet with Menahem Pressler in Ottawa, Ontario, July 18-23 – teaching at the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp including a July 20 performance, July 24 – master class for the Sphinx Performance Academy in Chicago, IL, July 25 – 17th Century English music with Trio Settecento for the Viola da Gamba Society of America Conclave

Inquiries from my Inbox: Jaden asks, “Can you make a video of you playing the Czardas and Massenet? Can you wear your golden watch on the right hand side?”

Random Musical Thought: As classical music has changed and evolved over the centuries, should we consider this to be “progress?”

A conversation with Maestro José Serebrier about the new Warner Classics album, Glazunov Complete Concertos, featuring soloists including Rachel Barton Pine. Includes sound clips from the CD. Total playing time: 00:37:56 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to [email protected] and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening!

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Episode 63: The Violin’s Awesome Medieval Ancestors, the Rebec and Vielle!

Upcoming Events: June 16 – Trio Settecento live on WGBH, June 17 – Trio Settecento at the Boston Early Music Festival, June 27-29 – Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp at Berklee College in Boston, July 4 – Barber Concerto with the Orquesta Filamonica de Montevideo in Uruguay

Inquiries from my Inbox: assindiastignani asks, “There are some videos of you rehearsing, talking about, playing bits and pieces of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy. Do you have anywhere a complete performance of the work with you and orchestra? I'd really love it if you would put it on your channel. Many thanks!!”

Random Musical Thought: What is early music?

A conversation with multi-instrumentalist and early music specialist David Douglass about the violin’s medieval ancestors. Includes four pieces from the 1200s played by Rachel Barton Pine on rebec and David Douglass on rebec or vielle. To learn more about the rebec, please visit The Rebec Page, http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/rebec.html.

Total playing time: 53:12 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to [email protected] and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.rachelbartonpine.comwww.facebook.com/rachelbartonpineviolinistwww.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com

Episode 62: “Blues and High Spirits” - Rachel Barton Pine on St. Paul SundayUpcoming Events: May 26 – Chausson Concerto at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, May 28 – Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, June 3 – recording Montsalvatge’s Poema concertante with the NDR in Hanover, Germany, June 12 – recital for the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival in Florida.Inquiries from my Inbox: Jason writes: “Hey! Last night, I went to see Sepultura. The first openers were all bands I knew and somewhat liked. Most of them played tight, well-rehearsed, energetic and interesting sets. But when Sepultura came on, it took about a minute to realize that they were working on a completely different level than the openers. They were tight, well-rehearsed, energetic and interesting but they had something else that I can't describe. It was just electric. I'd chalk it up to liking the band and knowing their material - and I sure there's some of that - but I'm really not THAT big of a Sepultura fan.”Random Musical Thought: from Psalm 33:3, “Play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.”Rachel Barton Pine’s appearance on the national radio show St. Paul Sunday, recorded on October 19, 2004. Includes performances of music by Ravel, Mackenzie, Bach, Westhoff, and more, plus the world premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’s “Rush,” written for Ms. Pine.total playing time: 01:13:32SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES!Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to [email protected] and listen for your answer on Inquiries From My Inbox!Thanks for listening!

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