Erika Gray - viola Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music Student Recital Prelude: 0:34 Allemande: 4:09 Courante: 7:28 Sarabande: 9:58 Minuet: 14:12 Gigue: 16:46 Recording by Drew Schlegel
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@billcook47684 жыл бұрын
I've spent so many hours of my life on this.... and you make it look so easy. Thank you for the beautiful music, even if it shames me.
@peterwu84713 жыл бұрын
Keep it up
@Kittensrme3 жыл бұрын
SAME
@savik01Ай бұрын
why be ashamed? spending hours in this is incredible!!!
@samg87615 жыл бұрын
This piece is so difficult to phrase. Bravo ! Beautiful Viola tone !!
@erikagrayviola5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@nanaelibar6 жыл бұрын
This video is underappreciated. I dont care about the "oh Bach wouldn't want vibrato or this and that. Etc." I find his music I much more beautiful and emotional with the vibratos Especially when it's for the occasional held out notes it really amplifies the expressions the piece whispers.
@johnries55935 жыл бұрын
I've suspected for some time that if someone were to contact Bach in the next world and ask him how he wanted this played, he would say "well". It's not like his own copies of his cello suites have much detail (from what I have seen, he didn't provide much more than the notes; even the slurs are a matter of interpretation).
@mustelidify5 жыл бұрын
Huge amounts of vibrato aren't really expected in music of the baroque period, but I think the amount of vibrato here is just fine. I've heard this performed with more vibrato, like you'd expect in a romantic era piece from Brahms or Saint-Saëns, and that sounds a bit silly over Bach, like a caricature. But this vibrato is nicely balanced with the baroque character of the piece and I think it sounds great.
@osielcardenas28692 жыл бұрын
@@mustelidify I agree
@macaw20002 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean. The whole "no vibrato" during baroque era is an urban legend. Would be embarrassed if she didn't vibrato.
@zoec.43435 жыл бұрын
there's this event where i live called the "bach marathon" where people play bach music from 7pm to 7am... this is exactly what i want to be listening to at 3 in the morning!
@MichaelBarker2 жыл бұрын
I understand that it takes A LOT of practice to play like this, which is absolutely beautiful by the way, but to be able to commit 20 minutes of such complex music to memory! Incredible. This was an an amazing performance, thank you so much for your dedication and for sharing it for all of us to see!
@pauldeck45002 жыл бұрын
She's probably got a dozen full concertos in her head plus a trove of other stuff. All the pros learned to memorize everything from their first lessons. Musicians agree that Bach is among the hardest material to memorize, but the pros just do it.
@guillermohugocardenas36393 жыл бұрын
A most beautiful and whole viola sound coming out from this astonishing and lovely interpretation.
@captainpiefox91337 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever heard this song played so emotionally. I must say, the tonality and overall technique you output throughout this piece was brilliant. Only extremely well-rounded violists dare try this piece to begin with, and you pulled through it with exuberance and excellence. Unbeatable work
@veloqis8 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard a lot of violists that can bring out the kind of sound that you can pull from your instrument. It's wonderful. And your intonation is excellent. Thanks for a great and very enjoyable performance!!!
@erikagrayviola8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@jamaljohnson9106 жыл бұрын
Nathaniel Noit
@zorkmarble7 жыл бұрын
This is so good I am trying to copy your bowings and fingerings! Marvellous playing.
@MrGuillermoraben8 жыл бұрын
wow!!! you are a true musician...ground interpretation....very good!!! i havent words.... congratulations and thank you.....
@erikagrayviola8 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated :)
@colourblind59087 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is so beautiful, I'm 14 and currently self-learning this song, and really hope to sound like this one day. Thank you for this amazing performance!
@frankstein99827 жыл бұрын
CB that's wonderful, but you really need a teacher's guidance in stuff this hard.
@mpockley7 жыл бұрын
If ColourBlind wants to play it his/her own way, the lack of a teacher is a bonus.
@SimonPiano426 жыл бұрын
@Michael no, at least a good teacher lets you play your way and helps you achieve it. he will probably try to convince you of another interpretation if he thinks yours lacks consistency or taste here and there, but he won't force you. Most importantly, a teacher will help you improve your technique and correct mistakes so that you can play your interpretation the best way possible.
@actorjay Жыл бұрын
The presentation of the person, the instrument, the music are all so perfectly matched and lovely. Bravo.
@MitchBoucherComposer5 жыл бұрын
This is a spectacular performance! The tone of the viola is perfect for this suite.
@jimfanlair61594 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece played by a Master of Viola: Astonishing !!!
@GloomyD.7 жыл бұрын
Great interpretation. I play the viola and I love its sound so much, and you really bring out its beauty with those notes. Thanks for paying tribute to this wonderful instrument with your music and delighting me with it. Congratulations!
@tsuihimson93217 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@user-do5hd7zb4x11 ай бұрын
Your like a beautiful Greek statue that suddenly came to life with a viola in your hands down from the Minoan mountains. Uncanny! Take me to your leader.bravisimo encore!
@toney3229 Жыл бұрын
Thank You for sharing this experience with us! ❤
@noshirm62852 жыл бұрын
Brava, Erika! 🎻💐 This is playing of mastery, depth, and beauty! 👏🏻
@unforgive2n5 жыл бұрын
nice dynamcis.. good performance, truly astonishing.. thank you for sharing this
@christinawong3456 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely AMAZING!!! You're helping me so much on prepping for my audition! Your fingerings and bowings have helped so much but the pitch helps the most. Thank you so much! 💕 Keep being great!!
@auroratripodi8771 Жыл бұрын
Bravissima, I love this piece, I've never heard played with a viola but the sound is magnificient.
@cptsuperstraight6924 Жыл бұрын
I am a musically sofisicated, narrow-minded snob. And I was enchanted by this.
@violaisreallycool Жыл бұрын
The most difficult suite I’ve encountered, all of the others may be slightly more technically demanding but this and the first suite as a close second are extraordinarily difficult to phrase!!! Not to mention the homogeneity of the sound and being completely convincing. I love the Gray intensity and ease characteristic of your playing!! A very fine performance with clear evidence of a huge amount of work and care in your playing!
@empireentertainmentevents13532 жыл бұрын
On behalf of all VIOLAS (yes, Viola the instrument) I say thank you! VIOLAS have been ridiculed and mocked as the' lesser' or inferior Violin. You brought the soul out of your VIOLA with your lovely playing. You go Girl!!
@ellispipermusic6 жыл бұрын
the perfect combination of expression and technicality. well done :)
@gracevlogs66102 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your viola play. I really like Bach’s suites.
@simon8katz5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful recovery in preludio;) Bravo!
@curlyfry95425 ай бұрын
It's an incredible performance
@akrishnaa6 жыл бұрын
Bravo - simply wonderful!
@veratucchi5 жыл бұрын
wonderful performance. very musical and your tone is gorgeous
3 жыл бұрын
The best Bach I Never see!!!! Congrats
@18JasonM7 жыл бұрын
I saw you today at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, great job
@Wavewolfaroha3 жыл бұрын
This prelude is my favorite movement from the solo cello suites! It is open to perhaps a wider interpretive margin than the other 5 preludes, because of the nature of the composition. I look for success in whatever direction the performer has taken it, definitely having preferences for type of direction while being open to appreciate a different manner of success. For me, success in this movement entails formal coherence, understanding of implied polyphony, interpretation of the blocked chords near the end, and the usual measures of intonation, bowing, beauty of tone, etc. Your performance is truly magnificent, especially for the prelude but also the dance movements. In the prelude, consider treating the notated block chords freely: arpeggiated (as Jodi Levitz and Max Baillie do in their KZbin performances), or even improvising within the harmonies in the style of the movement, a Baroque temptation! The beauty of your tone, intelligence and control of bowing, impeccable intonation, and musical interpretation are most engaging. Wishing you every success in years to come!
@FletaPascual4 жыл бұрын
Wow, great experience hear this video, thanks for sharing,
@-Honeybee6 жыл бұрын
Beautifully performed!
@nocturnallsnake42287 жыл бұрын
THIS one is well played. i was looking for one this good.
@celiagoldstein18066 ай бұрын
you’re amazing!!!
@camerenanai8 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely amazing!!!!😍
@jasminetunac4427 жыл бұрын
Cameren Anai I love her sound 😭😭
@camerenanai7 жыл бұрын
Ugh ikr! Same! I'm so jealous.
@KellyWayar6 жыл бұрын
Que buen sonido y excelente interpretación!! Felicidades
6 жыл бұрын
Very good sound!!!! Thanks for the video!!!
@petercabrales90643 жыл бұрын
What a pleasant sound.... coming from a viola!
@marianacarina25803 жыл бұрын
Get the fuck out with your toxic ass. The music community doesn't need ignorant people.
@sasavlogs4205 Жыл бұрын
I’m playing this for my next audition on Wednesday next week and I’m so afraid of not doing as how I expect but you clearly nailed it and I hope to do it as good as you
@elcarlitos24 Жыл бұрын
and how did it go?
@user-do5hd7zb4x11 ай бұрын
Nice thirds baby! Your playing is to die for way to go!
@georgeng6354 жыл бұрын
Your playing comforts my soul :)
@SvatoslavHamaliar4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 🎶🎶🎶
@JamieJonesmusic8 жыл бұрын
Great player
@nickfarinacci17764 жыл бұрын
Never heard a viola sound so beautiful
@kaielafeen14174 жыл бұрын
Beautiful interpretation ♥️♥️♥️ I had to quit when I broke my left carpal 😔🎶🎶🎶🎶 Keep Performing and please put it up on YT 🎈🎵🎶🎼🎧 ❤️🖤❤️🖤
@bh9257 Жыл бұрын
Love it!!!!
@ki21342 жыл бұрын
Tears fell down on my cheeks.
@mostafaragab48344 жыл бұрын
Very good playing Really tender and touching
@ultravioleta33734 жыл бұрын
maravilloso
@paulst29514 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal
@TranceFan056 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your palying will you be making a recording of this piece? Also shout out to drew schlegel the audio of this recording rivals the audio quality of cds.
@astrolabbius7 жыл бұрын
Notable interprete . Congratulatons Erika !!
@josemotta9560 Жыл бұрын
Maravilhoso.
@FilharmoniaDlaDzieci Жыл бұрын
so good playing, congratulations!
@zoltanalmashi38294 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!
@hisstoryteller7583 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Than you!
@kleberlimah80452 жыл бұрын
sublime
@robertberlund82356 жыл бұрын
a true master of the art
@rjgjn378 Жыл бұрын
Huge viola
@sosexymagazinerobinwatkins84673 жыл бұрын
You are excellent Erika
@nicholasborelli2756 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@rwc123cheng45 жыл бұрын
Excellent play!! 👏👏👍👍
@rwc123cheng45 жыл бұрын
Greatest viola player I've ever seen! I first thought that was a violin 😂 👍
@curlyfry95425 ай бұрын
!!!!🤩
@pet71914 жыл бұрын
4:08
@christianbrodiez5287 Жыл бұрын
C'est avec une telle prestation que l'on peut se demander si les suites attribuées au violoncelle ne sonnent pas ENCORE mieux è l'alto ?
@sethkormylo22897 жыл бұрын
loved the paganini peice you did with HPS! great work here too! thanks for posting this (edit:) by the way is that a 16 1/2 or 16 viola? thanks!
@KFHendersonАй бұрын
I think it's a stile characteristic to woman on Bach. It looks like Hahn. I very like them.
@vav58387 жыл бұрын
wonderful vibrato. i've been trying to develop your type after using my arm vibrato for years... would you mind giving me some advice? thank you very much :)
@jellymary45092 жыл бұрын
15:15 minuet II
@hamletvalencia65896 жыл бұрын
BRAVO!!
@saxangel457 жыл бұрын
me gusta mucho.
@eleforcollege54773 жыл бұрын
Starting point: 0:34
@pablovilla75396 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@nelsonlabarca14433 жыл бұрын
que talento
@Kittensrme Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@violatione6 жыл бұрын
Only someone who knows nothing of music would thumbs this down!
@nanaelibar6 жыл бұрын
violatione violins upset that they have no C string to play this and that a violist shifts better than them
@curlyfry95425 ай бұрын
What size is that viola?
@manfioviolas9 ай бұрын
Eh, brava!
@enricorossi31063 жыл бұрын
I listened to this at 3 am , very loud My neighbours called the police The police obviously arrested them.
@francoisvillon1300 Жыл бұрын
Какой огромный нструмент! 17 дюймов?
@dixitgarg2896 жыл бұрын
masterly
@pet71914 жыл бұрын
9:58
@samuraiJoe72 жыл бұрын
Beaitiful
@Leo-bf4lq5 ай бұрын
3:15
@Michesparza5 жыл бұрын
💕💕💕
@pet71914 жыл бұрын
14:11
@user-zk4lz6rm7x4 жыл бұрын
16:46
@user-do5hd7zb4x11 ай бұрын
ENCORE! DYNAMIC GENIUS OF VIOLA BEWITCHING SHOW ME LITTLE GIRL HOW TO PLAY VIOLA IM ENTRANCED SAVE THIS VIDIO PLEASE!
@pet71914 жыл бұрын
0:35
@hweesanong32556 жыл бұрын
As a soloist you can bring out more expression. I should have PM you. Thanks for putting yourself out there!
@danielcho11794 жыл бұрын
y so fast
@moon_chaser223 жыл бұрын
Do you have tye sheet music?
@pauldeck45002 жыл бұрын
You can find viola and violin transcriptions of the cello suites on IMSLP. Here's one for viola: imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/121689/hfin
@serviciotecnicocdc491611 күн бұрын
SU RICMO Y TENPO EN SU SEREBRO ES UNA CARICIA AL CABELLO DE JESUCRISTO QUE DIOS TE SONRRIE CONTENPLANDOTE 🎉😂❤JHONSON ARANDA
@carlosvillegas41334 жыл бұрын
Is cello!!!!!!!!!!!
@rexyape16336 жыл бұрын
Where are your feets
@Wavewolfaroha5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha--I would be so afraid of stepping on my gown and falling upon my viola!!!! I guess someone playing that well also has grace in walking on stage wearing such a gown...
@rwc123cheng45 жыл бұрын
It should be 'Feet' instaed of 'feets'. 'Feet' is already a plural noun! I love to catch others grammatical mistakes cuz I am an English teacher! 😄
@maggieb68224 жыл бұрын
rwc123 cheng Then why’re there two errors in your comment?