Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Heifetz played once the violin concerto of Sir William T. Walton. No guarantee that it will be stay well known, because it is now forgotten, not perhaps it is 2th rank, but a lot of (professional) violinists do not know the piece. But OK, there have too much violin concerto's been written to know them all. For cello of contrabas there have been written much less concerto's....
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Some years ago I heard the violin concerto of Sir Edward William Elgar (1857-1934) by Hilary Hahn. This year agian by Vineta Sareika from Letland during 1th finalevening of the Elisabethviolincompetition..
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Here the violinconcerto of the English composer Frederick Delius: I see that another uploader Bartje11 (with 1000!!! movies) has also uiploaded the sheetmusic (violin+ piano) of the Delius-violinconcerto
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Converting this movie gave problems, but finally I manage to upload it on Youtube: Converting this movie from .mp4 with my new camera to .wmv gave problems but after converting it to .avi with Free video converter I could make a Windows movie maker-movie and upload it on Youtube. Somebody made this video on MP4 with my new camera on 4 -10-09 in Amsterdam in the repeatconcert...
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Again a violincompetition till 27 year with Paganini, Ysaye and Bach in first 2 rounds and well known pieces in the final: -Bartók: Violin Concerto No.1+2 -Beethoven: D major, Op. 61 -Brahms: D major, Op. 77 -Prokofiev: D major, op. 19+ Tsigane Ravel -Prokofiev: G minor, op. 63 -Paganini 1 -Schostakovich: A minor, op. 99 -Sibelius: D minor, op. 47 -Tchaikovsky:...
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: Janine Jansen has recorded a rarity. In her opinion Britten violin concerto deserves a place between the top standard often played iron violinrepertoire, like Beethoven she also recorded: If you open her website www.janinejansen.com you hear the first 1.22 minutes the 2th movement of Britten. I think Britten will be not been often played because it is quite modern like...
Violinist.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
By Bram Heemskerk: I think Bruch 3th is even better than his 2th (and 1th of course, because he is improving during his life, crescendo, no decrescendo)
