Johann Schop, "Nasce la pena mia"

[@AlexanderWinkler]

A world-class recording of early music.

[@sandudosan6553]

I am in love with miss Saladin I admit it

[@mallorga1965]

Beautiful! I love her seicento way of holding the violin, something you don't often see amongst HIP performers.

[@alejandroteranw]

how wonderful Eva is

[@DonaldLivingstonCembalist]

I'm in love with this harpsichord.

[@menialharpsichordist553]

it's an original ruckers

[@tralala58]

@@menialharpsichordist553 No, it's a copy, but with an original disposition.

[@marinapegrisch1305]

Me too...😇

[@alistairkewish651]

It’s not hard to see / hear why.

[@nobodyplaylists]

Beautiful interpretation! ❤

[@saruceolsa4597]

I very much enjoy both the violin and the harpsichord playing. The 8+4 in the instrument has a great effect not only being used at times but throughout the piece. I can very well imagine that this is the idea of an early-baroque way of playing, in contrary to the later and today very often used method of playing the 4’ only at the end or for a short moment, and hardly ever in continuo playing! The warm and earthy sound of Ms. Saladin’s playing is wonderful. The combination with the brilliant instrument even emphasizes this warm sound. Thank you for this recording!

[@alistairkewish651]

I like the tuning used on the harpsichord…blends well with sweet melancholy….

[@grocheo1]

An angel playing the violin

[@willwilkin1371]

This composer reminds me of Biber. Played so fine here!

[@ruialves66]

Stunning, overwhelming sound and style.

[@andrewgraham1418]

Such gorgeous tone and phrasing, both of you. Great brain massage.

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

What a great performance! I've never heard music as beautiful as this.

[@moogfooger]

Profound and moving. You are true artists! Thank you

[@camtaylormusic]

Far out, gorgeous as ever! I love all of your string and vocal + harpsichord meantone performances. This is up there with the Muffat Sonata for me (although I've listened to that one far more). Beautiful intonation, articulation, real sensitive playing

[@marinapegrisch1305]

Beautiful people playing beautifully gorgeous music.!..divine, thank you 🤗

[@christospolyzoidis9507]

thanks for this jewel

[@emilyplayscello]

Gorgeous!!

[@ShinAkiraX]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@felipegama]

I really liked how she articulated the divisions 👍

[@taylordiclemente5163]

Stunning. No detail overlooked.

[@tonigascon2379]

🙂 alucinante! Y qué sonido del violín!! Música temprana tocada con instrumentos tempranos y arco corto 😋👌

[@EkachaiMaskulrat]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@EnsembleOdyssee]

sublime!

[@bifeldman]

Luscious

[@andreamundt]

Starker Stoff ! :D Thanks!

[@marcobisceglie741]

wonderful and moving ...

[@grocheo1]

Magnificent!

[@piperwalton]

Beautiful! It's such a pity keyboard instruments these days are always just painted black or brown; I love the painted lids on old harpsichords. I'm curious, if you read this Eva, how do you manage to play your violin way down below your shoulder like that? I've tried doing that with my baroque violin and I simply cannot reach far enough down the neck to play! Do you just need to have very long arms to manage this or is there some technique to correct positioning?

[@evasaladin445]

Hi Aaron, thank you for the question! Actually, there is not really a correct way to do it, it depends a lot on your body and you can find a position that fits you by just trying different things. Perhaps it works better for you if you keep it a little higher, or more in the middle...in any case you need to get used to it. What I find useful is turning the bass side of the violin a little upwards (as you can see in the video), that makes it easier for the fingers to reach around the neck. And it is important that your wrist is not bent (because this will hurt after some time), so that you manage to keep your forearm kind of straight from the elbow to the hand. Perhaps you can try to find a relaxed low arm position first and then put the violin in its place, and see where it ends up!

[@piperwalton]

@@evasaladin445 Thanks so much for your reply! I'll give that a try.

[@camtaylormusic]

Also how is Eva's intonation so damn on point in meantone? Are the open strings tempered to match the keyboard also? Is she used to playing in meantone intonation in other ensembles, and even in solo pieces? Thanks, as always

[@evasaladin445]

Thank you! Yes, the open strings are matched with the harpsichord strings, and in this case I really try to hit the same pitch as the harpsichord for every note. Since this temperament is quite natural and intuitive it is not difficult to get used to it and to start thinking and hearing in the same system. Luckily it is a common skill in my musical environment, so I am very used to playing meantone in different settings for 17th century music. For solo pieces there's no need to artificially make the violin fifths smaller: we tune them pure (which is the most natural on a violin) and still have the possibility to play pure thirds as well.

[@dbadagna]

Eva Saladin sets the bar very high in terms of beauty of intonation, and especially in this Muffatt recording for which I'm sharing the link here. I now notice, when attending concerts of Baroque music, that many other Baroque violinists seem to pay little or no attention to the intonation of their intervals, playing essentially in 12-tone equal temperament, including the obtrusive use of jangly "piano thirds" with their awful seven beats per second. Let's hope her seriousness and excellent attention to detail eventually catches on among her fellow Baroque string players around the world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWabZI2AZrWmms0

[@marcussfebruary9104]

Extremely beautiful Mr. Keller. You should really do some solo work on this magnificent harpsichord, is it your own?

[@JohannesKellerCembalo]

Thank you! I'm working on Sweelinck a lot and I plan a solo recording, so there will be some more publicly available material. Yes, I am the proud owner of this harpsichord!

[@t_mm_r]

​@@JohannesKellerCembaloMan, how are you? Is everything OK? The thing that you haven't been posting for 5 years quite bothers

[@myeeclohessy6775]

Such beautiful playing! I'd love to know who made your bow and gut strings too.

[@evasaladin445]

Thank you! The bow is also by Daniel Frisch, and the strings are Corde Drago for d and g and something like Toro or Aquila for a and e.

[@richardnineteenfortyone7542]

Why does this sound like cornetto music?

[@Biber0315]

Because it pretty much is. Same repertoire base until about 1640 or so.

[@sanchopansa1950]

I don t like high heels. They don t fit nothing. They don t fit the topic. They don t fit the room, i.e. the church. They induce cramped and unnatural body posture. A violinist should be relaxed and at ease. They just don t fit anywhere in any respect.

[@freddiemeyers]

I don't know she still sounds pretty fuckin good. Maybe let's not tell people what they have to wear

[@ArielAbramovich]

Keep those moronic comments to yourself. Thanks

[@sanchopansa1950]

@@ArielAbramovich have you ever heard that we live in a free world and that everybody has a right to express his opinion ? why do you want to mute me violently ?

[@ArielAbramovich]

@@sanchopansa1950 I do not want to mute you violently, as you suggest. I am glad that you have opinions, as pretty much everyone seating behind a keyboard. The problem is that what you wrote is disrespectful and not related to the magnificent performance offered by the artists. Now, if you still feel that you have the right to say whatever comes to your mind, be prepared to receive some criticism.

[@richardholmquist7316]

I'm no expert in the history of fashion, but I've read that raised heels of different types were worn in past centuries. The best known example was Louis XIV, whose 3" heels compensated for his short stature - don't ask me why this was so important, ask him. At the opposite extreme, during some period of years Venetian prostitutes wore heels several feet tall so they could be seen above a crowded street. The ladies needed two assistants to keep them aloft. Don't feel too bad for them - they made money unlike most women, and bathed more frequently than almost anybody.

[@ArielAbramovich]

Absolutely wonderful!