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Filtering by Tag: Tchaikovsky
Stefan Dohr is the Principal Horn for the Berlin Philharmonic and is considered one of the great players in the world for good reason.
Here is a short clip of him playing the famous horn solo from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 with the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Claudio Abbado.
Stunningly beautiful.
Enjoy!
Here is a clip of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman performing live in Russia in 1991. The pianist is Janet Goodman Googenheim. The program is quite varied and shows off his incredible musicianship well:
1:25 / TARTINI "Devil's Trill Sonata" in G minor (12:25 Cadenza: KREISLER)
16:50 / KREISLER "Liebesleid"
20:20 / PROKOFIEV "March", from "The Love for Three Oranges" Op.33
22:18 / BLOCH "Nigun", No.2 from "Baal-Shem"
29:15 / WIENIAWSKI "Etude Caprice" Op.18, No.4 (arr. KREISLER)
31:40 / TCHAIKOVSKY "Andante cantabile", 2nd mov. String Quartet No.1 Op.11
36:50 / BAZZINI "La Ronde des Lutins" Scherzo fantastico Op.25
Every time I listen to him play the violin my phrasing is better the next time I pick up my horn, even if I'm warming up. He is a force in the musical world that we are lucky to have.
Enjoy!
This past weekend, my wife Tiffany and I traveled to Philadelphia to see the Philadelphia Orchestra perform both Ein Heldenleben and the Wind Serenade of Richard Strauss. I did not know what the first half of the program until we arrived. I was delighted to discover that it was Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. I had heard wonderful things about her playing and of course always get excited about the prospects of seeing someone perform the piano works of Rachmaninoff. The entire performance was truly stunning. It was a magical program and the orchestra, from Ricardo Morales in the woodwinds to Carol Jantsch in the brass, sounded absolutely superb. I have seen hundreds of orchestral performances in my life and this was absolutely near the top of the list. One of the reasons for this was the breathtaking performance of Yuja Wang to open the program.
Her level of artistry was impressive, both her interpretation and execution. Here is a clip of her performing another monster of the romantic piano repertoire, Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. This performance features Hannu Lintu leading the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in a live performance from Helsinki in 2012.
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What can you say about this guy? Stefan Dohr is on everyone's short list for best horn player in the world. Like, everyone's list. And seeing as how he's not even 50 yet, he has a long career ahead of him. Dohr is the principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic and teaches at the Herbert von Karajan Academy. He is a special talent to say the least.
This video is of him playing one of the most famous horn solos in the orchestral repertoire, from the 2nd movement of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, sure makes this excerpt sound easy. The best players in the world give the rest of us the feeling of "Hey! That doesn't seem that hard. I bet I could do it."
If only it were that easy. Get ready for some effortless and spectacular phrasing.
Enjoy!