http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents a rare conversation with Billy Taylor and George S
http://www.billytaylorjazz.net presents a rare conversation with Billy Taylor and George Shearing. Includes "An Englishman in New York," "The Shearing Sound" and "Influence of Milt Buckner."
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This is a clip from the DVD "George Shearing: Lullaby of Birdland," which is his only full
This is a clip from the DVD "George Shearing: Lullaby of Birdland," which is his only full-length concert film. Magnificently filmed in 1991 at the beautiful Paul Mason Winery in California, the film lets you see legendary Jazz pianist George Shearing performing live from the comfort of your living room.
George Shearing is among the most popular and respected musicians of all time. His splendid "locked hands" techniques, coupled with a tender touch, have made him one of the few pianists with a recognizable sound. An improviser with a flair for style and melodic elegance, many musicians credit him with "opening up their ears to the beauty of tone."
His artistry is captured forever, as he and bass sensation Neil Swanson caress the ballads of Rodgers and Hart as well as Hoagy Carmichael, swing to the bebop of Charlie Parker, and perform Shearing's original theme song for the famous night club "Lullaby of Birdland;" a song that has become a standard of the Jazz repertoire and ensured the lasting legacy of the piano extraordinaire.
Selections on the DVD include "Freedom Jazz Dance," "Why Did I Choose You?," "Isn't it Romantic?," "Estate," "Donna Lee," "Memphis in June," "Moose the Mooch," and of course, "Lullaby of Birdland."
For more information, to view our entire catalog, or to purchase the film, please go to www.view.com
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Magnificently filmed in 1991 at the beautiful Paul Mason Winery in California, see legenda
Magnificently filmed in 1991 at the beautiful Paul Mason Winery in California, see legendary Jazz pianist George Shearing performing live in this clip from the DVD "George Shearing: Lullaby in Birdland," which is his only full-length concert film.
George Shearing is among the most popular and respected musicians of all time. His splendid "locked hands" techniques, coupled with a tender touch, have made him one of the few pianists with a recognizable sound. An improviser with a flair for style and melodic elegance, many musicians credit him with "opening up their ears to the beauty of tone."
His artistry is captured forever, as he and bass sensation Neil Swainson caress the ballads of Rodgers and Hart as well as Hoagy Carmichael, swing to the bebop of Charlie Parker, and perform Shearing's original theme song for the famous night club "Lullaby of Birdland;" a song that has become a standard of the Jazz repertoire and ensured the lasting legacy of the piano extraordinaire.
Selections on the DVD include "Freedom Jazz Dance," "Why Did I Choose You?," "Isn't it Romantic?," "Estate," "Donna Lee," "Memphis in June," "Moose the Mooch," and of course, "Lullaby of Birdland."
For more information, to view our entire catalog, or to purchase the film, please go to www.view.com
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Vengerov plays Ysaye sonata
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Hungarian Opera-House Chirstmas Concert 2000 live Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra Conduc
Hungarian Opera-House Chirstmas Concert 2000 live Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra Conductor:Miklos Szenthelyi
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Mozat. Violin Concerto No.5 in A major,mvt 1
KV 219
Conductor and Violin Tibor Varga
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Mozat. Violin Concerto No.5 in A major,mvt 1 KV 219 Conductor and Violin Tibor Varga The Festival Orcestra, Sion
Tibor Varga, the Hungarian-born violinist, was one of the most exciting soloists of the mid-20th century; he was especially associated with the music of Berg and Bartók, which he promoted long before the composers had become established names.
Varga gave early performances in Austria and Germany of Berg's Violin Concerto, and in November 1950 premiered Boris Blacher's Violin Concerto in Munich under Erich Schmid. But it is probably the music of his compatriot Bela Bartók with which Varga is most closely associated. His recording of the composer's Second Violin Concerto under Ferenc Fricsay remains a classic.
While his interpretation of these 20th century masterpieces brought him glowing praise - Schoenberg told Varga that his performance of the Violin Concerto "resonates as if you had known the work for 25 years" - Varga attracted similar acclaim for his interpretation of the classics, not least Beethoven, Brahms and Tchaikovsky. "With Varga, a new way of violin playing is born," said Le Monde, going on to praise "the expressive perfection of a playing literally sheathed in flawless phrasing".
While living after the war in England, where he obtained British citizenship, he founded the Tibor Varga Chamber Orchestra at Detmold, Germany. In 1956 he settled in Sion, Switzerland, where, like Yehudi Menuhin down the road in Gstaad, he acted as something of a magnet for students and aficionados from around the world, running a summer school, a festival and an international violin competition.
If the Tibor Varga Festival (established in 1967) was sometimes seen as a poor relation alongside Menuhin's festival and the more recently established one in Verbier, at its height its summer school attracted more than 500 advanced students every year. Varga, however, had his own distinct view of the role of music in the world. In an interview seven years ago he described music as "the highest philosophy that exists, a language that can explain what no other language can".
Tibor Varga was born at Gyor, Hungary, on July 4 1921. It was the same part of the country in which Joachim, Auer and Flesch were also born. His earliest violin lessons were from his father and Carl Flesch, and he made his debut at the age of 10 performing the Mendelssohn concerto. He was swiftly taken under the wing of the elderly Jeno Hubay at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, where he encountered Bartók. He studied there with Ferenc Gabriel. When Hubay died, Varga played his mentor's Third Violin Concerto at a memorial concert conducted by Ernö Dohnányi.
During the war Varga studied Philosophy at Budapest University and took conducting lessons with Franco Ferrara. Immediately afterwards he returned to his home town in Hungary to teach at the new Gyór Academy of Music. However, following a number of international tours, he settled in London in 1947 from where his career as a virtuoso violinist prospered. He was a regular guest at the Proms concerts, and was frequently heard with the London orchestras. He also continued to promote contemporary music by composers such as Matyas Seiber and Ernst Krenek.
In 1949 Varga founded the string department at the Detmold School of Music, bringing in such eminent teachers as the cellist André Navarra and the violist Bruno Giuranna. He remained associated with the school until 1986. After settling in Sion, Varga started the international violin competition that has continued on an annual basis. He also established the Tibor Varga Foundation in 1974, which exists to promote musical life in the Valais canton with conferences, workshops and manuscript publication.
Almost to the end of his life Varga, who produced some 40 recordings, was teaching and giving masterclasses. In 2001 he was a guest of the Jascha Heifetz Society in California, where he spent a week training and inspiring some 20 chamber orchestra players.
During the war his violin - by the French craftsman Nicholas Lupot - was destroyed. After playing an instrument by Guadagnini while living in London, he later owned the Guarneri "del Gesu" of 1733.
Tibor Varga,died on September 4, 2003.
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Specializing in the music of the 1920's and 30's, the group performs a note for note trans
Specializing in the music of the 1920's and 30's, the group performs a note for note transcription of Fats Waller's 1929 Handful of Keys. Transcribed and arranged by violist David Zimbalist, performed Live on TV1 in New Zealand. Feel free to drop us a line...
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Here is a second recording of Joachim (1903). Sorry, the quality is slightly worse than th
Here is a second recording of Joachim (1903). Sorry, the quality is slightly worse than the last clip I posted.
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James Ehnes plays
Henryk Wieniawski (arr. Fritz Kreisler) -- Etude-Caprice Op. 18 No. 4
James Ehnes plays Henryk Wieniawski (arr. Fritz Kreisler) -- Etude-Caprice Op. 18 No. 4 On a 1698 Peter Guarneri (Peter of Mantua) "Shapiro" violin
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