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Monthly Archives: March 2015
La Campanella — Niccolò Paganini
When learning an instrument (specifically the violin) there are stretch goals. There are lofty goals. There are impossible goals. Then there are Paganini goals. Maybe one day I will get there. The […]
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
Better than a 6 pack of Jolt Cola and an 8-ball, this was one of my power songs in college. The power and drama of the music just opened the […]
Getting Started. For real this time.
I was invited by one of the most extraordinary women in this world to come to her yearly retreat in the mountains to spend an extended weekend with other likeminded […]
Getting Started. Again.
My husband is a pretty good guitarist. He is also a study in what sheer determination and endless repetition can accomplish. He has zero natural musical ability. But he is […]
Wieniawski – Op. 18 – No. 3
This piece stood out to me in the collection. It is a photocopied, hand bound triptych of a single piece of music. Each page is carefully taped over as if laminated. This […]
Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580
Under the direction of the Original A., our little quartette of violins will be tackling this precious Concerto by Vivaldi. I am super excited to play this piece. M.K. has […]
Getting Started.
The first time I saw a violin up close was in the bedroom of my childhoods best friend’s big sister. She played in the schools orchestra. And I thought it […]
Vivaldi: Concerto In A Minor For 2 Violins, RV 523 – 2. Larghetto E Spiritoso
Vivaldi is what sparked the fire in me to want to learn the violin. I love that he wrote most of his music during the time he oversaw the Ospedale della […]
The Devil’s Trill Sonata
I am obsessed with this song. I have listened to little since receiving my Garrett vs. Paganini CD a few weeks ago. I could listen to nothing else for the […]
