Telemann: Viola Concerto in G major, Rose Armbrust Griffin

Midwest Young Artists performs Viola Concerto in G major by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) with soloist Rose Armbrust Griffin. Midwest Artists Early Music Academy performed under the direction of Robert Bassill.
Violins
Rachel Stenzel
Grace Pechianu
Aidan Perreault
Carissa McQuaid
Mary Sliva
Violas:
David Berghoff
Sophia Kyrylyuk
Cellos:
Anita Graef
Monica Sliva
Bass:
Jacob Nagler
Harpsichord:
Tatyana Stepanova, MYAC Faculty

[@valabm606]

I like Teleman, particularly because he gave a voice to less popular instruments and wrote beautiful music that was fit for each instrument, he wrote around 6 sonatas for the oboe, and two for the bassoon, which are both instruments which don't get a lot of pieces written especially for them

[@durthed]

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[@LegoGirlMOC]

I. Largo 0:04 II. Allegro 3:38 III. Andante 6:30 IV. Presto 10:50

[@Rottensteam]

Thanks!

[@LegoGirlMOC]

+Rottensteam No problem!

[@user-yp6jo3zl5p]

Thanks a lot!

[@ee8546]

Thank you

[@kingwoomy8781]

Thanks

[@anguisaves504]

Violas don't get enough attention... they really should play a bigger part in orchestras for their beautiful sound.

[@Admiral_John]

+Leviathan Zid I played viola when I was in school... we used to call ourselves the Orchestra Trash Can; we'd get all the notes no one else wanted. :)

[@oscargines]

thanks

[@diananazarenko5500]

I play viola, I agree! #violadabest 😊😊

[@applezhu5016]

Cellos too! They always force me to play the background parts becuase I play cello, I feel bad for both viola and cello.

[@mtnation2923]

Soul Apple1031 cello and base are literally the foundation of the orchestra, shutcho bitchass up

[@saiswetha8664]

Violas sound like they've been through stuff and are much more wiser than the violin imo

[@user-ct9nq2dh4c]

U must be a violist

[@thoranv.nilsson5746]

viola was made before the violin!

[@user-ct9nq2dh4c]

@@thoranv.nilsson5746 loll relly

[@pineapplewhatever5906]

Yes

[@elizabethwalker3344]

That's bc we aren't annoyingly high pitched 💁🏼‍♀️

[@izer2024]

I am now 37, and though some work disabilities have made it impossible to play, I love it still. I still have my Viola. Though she sits alone.... :(

[@gaiusmarius4112]

I'm sorry for you friend :(

[@blobs5440]

That comment made me sad :( I know that it's been many years since you wrote that comment. You may not even remember writing it. But it sill made me very sad :(

[@izer2024]

BLOBS I do remember and she still sits. But I have my memories of her and the Fort Worth symphony :)

[@lisajinviola]

Sad 😞

[@CCM0609]

The talent level of Rose and the orchestra is absolutely amazing. I'm 61 years old, and this may be the best performance of this piece I've ever heard. Intonation, dynamics, etc. are perfect!!!

[@brianswanson9881]

Much better. She knows how to hold a viola. Excellent vibrato, clean shifts into 3rd and 4th positions. Excellent bowing.

[@chezkelhui1010]

Brian Swanson however it's useful to note that in the baroque period vibrato was not a thing yet and strictly speaking, vibrato is not allowed in pieces composed before 1760.

[@theresabw5530]

@@chezkelhui1010 It was a thing! But just occasionally as an ornament like a trill rather than on every note.

[@FoursideAssetManagement]

@@theresabw5530 absolutely right, for anyone interested in learning about baroque vibrato see Leopold Mozart's "Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule"

[@musicmom53]

I always told my students that the viola is like the cream in an oreo cookie; sweet and creamy while holding the top and the bottom together. :-)

[@makytondr8607]

Darlene Abbate That’s a sweet metaphor, literally! :)

[@thorsteinnjonsson6407]

Nice one!

[@russianbear7832]

However, we all know that the viola is actually the crumb of Oreo that gets swept away. That was a viola joke. But in all seriousness, violas aren’t bad.

[@smdanny1]

whenever i hear an oreo metaphors i think of 3somes... (white in the middle with blacks on top and bottom) >.

[@aquado8737]

Wtf creamy

[@julien23lastchristmas2]

music right from heaven thank you.

[@Amittai_Aviram]

This is such a gorgeous concerto! The first movement is full of stately grandeur with moving hints of melancholy. The second movement is brilliant, the third thoughtful, and the fourth unforgettably delightful. This is a fine performance.

[@mhmusicstudio]

Rose: you go, girl!! Lovely, lovely, and style galore!

[@CharmySi]

Absolutely stunning. Love the warmth and velvet sound of the viola. No wonder I play it myself....fond memories when I used to play this concerto many many years ago as an adolescent guy

[@RishiKundu97]

FINALLY VIOLAS GET SOME RECOGNITION JEEZ

[@gracesteed6574]

+RK Tech Center I know right. Thank goodness for Telemann.

[@nolanmaisey]

Bruh, listen to the Stamitz Concertos, Hoffmeister Concerto, Mendelssohn Sonata, Reger Suites, J.S Bach Gamba Sonatas, C.Ph.E Bach Gamba Sonatas, Glazunov Elegie, Bruch Romance, Hummel Potpourri Fantasy and Sonata, Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, Schumann Fairy-Tale Pictures op.113, Vieuxtemps Elegie and Sonata and a Concerto soon to be posted by me.

[@saranikolinacehic615]

Luis Muñoz yes,but I mean,there are more people composing for viola too,so there will be more music

[@mpoadmin2978]

viola? what the fuck is that shit lmao

[@berribrohi]

mpo admin the instrument your watching right now

[@ellenblasi3118]

YOU are a most remarkable viola player!!! You tone and dynamics come so natural and beautiful and you bowing is also very natural and flowing but also strong and bold. What a wonderful performance to you all! Thank you for posting.

[@laurenmetter1788]

My absolute favorite solo. Marvelously done.

[@jenniferallen2158]

I am a violinist. The Telemann Viola Concerto in G Major is one of my favorite concertos. We played it in 1973 when I was a part of the Dora Short Youth Orchestra. We used to rehearse at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. Her brother Mr. Ronald Marshall worked with her in training our orchestra.

[@forrestkim2919]

Beautiful !!! Great young Artists !!! Great youth culture forever.!..!...!.....

[@lyndseyharris5895]

WOW! This girl is amazing! I play Viola too, this is inspiring!

[@philp3512]

Beautiful concerto, excellent violist, amazing performance!

[@izer2024]

I remember this so vividly! It's what earned me second chair, and an invite to play with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra! That's pretty intimidating when you're in 8th grade.

[@lisajinviola]

izer202 ummm no offense but aren’t U kinda bragging now?

[@ferdiriordan1]

Sublime serenity-thank you.

[@dizzyfeed3288]

such a charming viola concerto, and very polished beautiful performance. Thanks for posting.

[@stevesewful]

well done.beautiful playing!!

[@pauloarnaudo1322]

Maravilloso. Muy bello sonido. El balance perfecto. Felicitaciones! !!

[@felipeguasca9306]

viola power

[@dwightschrute7691]

Felipe Guasca trash cans have no power last time I checked

[@connorlafo5310]

Dwight Schrute Boom Roasted

[@adnanshihaibar2926]

Dwight Schrute you must have checked the wrong instrument case then mate

[@sentiastudios3609]

one of my favorite concertos

[@frenchtea4682]

I've been watching and practicing along to this video for five years now and I feel so old

[@princessdee82]

Beautiful. I play viola as well. Performing this with piano Tomorrow for my School's Tenth Anniversary ceremony.

[@aurasaviorgaming7594]

Good luck! #violapwr

[@petia4925]

Did u do well

[@BryanHo]

Beautifully played all around, soloist and orchestra.

[@carolynlewert-hagan4036]

Beautiful!!!

[@BillyMcBride]

There is much wounded spirit in this music of Telemann's, and I get the feeling he is arguing with his own fate throughout this well-played piece.

[@robcat2075]

I enjoyed your performance. I love this concerto.

[@jimhall735]

This has always been my ultimate happy music. Marvelous performance. There are only a few things that will always give a wonderful skip in my step. This concerto and any of the Mozart horn concertos. Pure undiluted joy and happiness. The Telemann concerto got me through some of the toughest times of my life.

[@will2Collett]

the largo is so nicely done. A beautiful bright fall day for the Allegro I can actually feel the crispness. Like the warm sun on the cooling earth touching and feeling with a wonderful smile still hopeful. I love how the violist kinda wiggles to the rythem..

[@thelredtheunready1894]

In chamber orchestra we are playing the 2nd movement and we don't have a harpsichord We need a harpsichord

[@trashbagsmiley1999]

cat not katniss same

[@Lady_Edwardia]

I can’t even imagine a baroque orchestral piece without a Harpsichord

[@nathanbeler4874]

We have one in our music college but we need it for a concert which we will be playing bach's mass in b minor

[@crazyorganist1609]

my favourite viola concerto

[@mayalee8933]

finally some recognition of the viola! Praise the lord!

[@johnruggeri843]

Stunning music and performing.

[@Amittai_Aviram]

The soloist has excellent technique and superb intonation. The whole group is excellent!

[@bosnia5030]

I think the best part is that it looks like she is genuinely having fun playing. Bravo!

[@inglesconalan5360]

Very nice playing, thanks for uploading

[@dimitrisbachtsevanidis4567]

Bravo!!! I am impressed!!!

[@Stagbeetle007]

Rose, you made my day! I watched this like 20 times today and I’m not done yet. The energy you put in this is uplifting and pulled me up.

[@naseerahvj]

absolutely beautifully done

[@HansKuhlmann]

The viola is an underrated instrument, there should have been more concerti and solo pieces for it.

[@coewlho]

Maravilhoso este concerto de Telemann. Excelente !!!

[@pmr5469]

Very well done!

[@MrStraciatella]

Que barbaridad. Hermosísimo. Es la perfección que yo busco. Felicidades, no solo a la solista, tambien la joven orquesta.

[@shantim7740]

Violas win! I'm laying the second movement at the moment :)

[@uanuan4176]

I've found a list of classical pieces on youtube, and among all those pieces this is the one that caught my heart. The viola sounds like it has gone through so much ups and downs, sad but calm at the same time. So glad I found this concerto :)

[@musiccheryl]

Now listen here Rose. I studied with who may be the most famous violist of all time, the great Paul Doktor. if he heard you, he would have LOVED your playing and bow arm. your tone is lovely. who made your viola? and why can't we violists get famous like a Joshua Bell?

[@jaydenfung1]

musiccheryl There aren’t enough pieces for the viola, unfortunately. I’m a violinist, but I feel bad for you violists; however, there are quite a few Baroque pieces featuring the viola d’amour, including concerti by Vivaldi.

[@keithwms]

Lovely performances!

[@sarah-fu1it]

The prime reason why I play the viola! :D

[@sebastianduncan1442]

great performance!

[@lucierosa3857]

Obrigada por compartilharem, maravilhoso, esplêndido parabéns.

[@ashley2710]

Love it!

[@adrianoviolin]

The Best!

[@luzosorio_music]

Tocas precioso - You play so beautiful, I listen to you by "hours". You were my inspiration in my Recital de Viola.

[@daviddawson3349]

She owns it! I love her articulation, and how at home with the music she seems.

[@musico981]

very good violist..! Brava..!

[@forrestkim2919]

* VIOLA * Violin sound like violin cello, When I think it sounds like a violin, I have feelings of violin cello. Oh ..!..... What a wonderful sound .!..!...!.....

[@samg8761]

beautiful concerto, beautiful playing ! ty for posting !

[@accordionlucy]

beautiful

[@aurasaviorgaming7594]

Who's playing Harpsichord? she doesn't get a shoutout?!

[@aurasaviorgaming7594]

+Gonza Gonza No, I mean she isn't listed under the performers.

[@MidwestYoungArtists]

+AuraSavior Gaming Sorry! Her name is Tatyana Stepanova. She is a chamber music coach, private piano teacher, and accompanist at our school! I will add her to the credits.

[@pierre6389]

Yes she did awsom

[@haydenthompson74]

She was mentioned in the description

[@simeonb3381]

Bravo!!! Discharged passionately and with great exuberance.

[@christinaeschilling3052]

A beautiful performance with so much talent! Thank you!

[@xOALtoFrEak900Ox]

Wow. She killed the second movement. 👌🏼

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Just lovely brilliant playing by Ms. Armbrust Griffin~ and all told, Telemann was no slouch! :)

[@KeysOnFire17]

listen to that fucking harpsichord!!!! Touched my soul.

[@hyoungjunkim]

Dan Guarín shut up

[@CarmeloBonifacioMalandrino]

E io voglio con Telemann tornare - alla gioia di vivere contenti - di pace e di serenità e gustare - la musica di belle e intraprendenti - suonatrici di violino a sorte - di grazia di dolcezza e mano forte.

[@danutazamojskahutchins8412]

Tranquil and serene.

[@irisoliveira8400]

Aprendi a gostar do primeiro movimento dessa obra! ❤❤

[@thechickenskeptic]

VIOLA FOR LIFE!!

[@alexandrapashkova1970]

its beautiful

[@riccardogut228]

Che bellezza,che dolcezza di suoni,che poesia!

[@foreverkarajanfan]

A wonderful performance!

[@mikebishop5474]

Beautiful; what a way to start the day!

[@alfredoacevedo8714]

_viola gang viola gang_

[@egs-zh3dt]

What's the difference between a violin and a viola? A violin looks small compared to its owner's big head.

[@thechickenskeptic]

Yes!

[@aditsahasrabudhe5507]

egs1505 : doesn’t diss viola egotistic violinists: No! This isn’t how you’re supposed to play the game!

[@Shemo497]

The way I describe it to people is that a violin is like an soprano in the choir while the viola is an alto. Although there is just one string difference, the body of the viola is bigger giving it a more mellow sound.

[@gaiusmarius4112]

Yay go viola :D

[@OulasGamerHD]

IL Love Vioa

[@JamieJonesmusic]

Thanks for this video. It was a great help for my son's performance.

[@lisajinviola]

I luv it!!!!! 😍😍😍

[@-_--bj5kr]

i could use this to go to sleep at night ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SuperSimonexxx]

...dignitosa interpretazione, bel suono, nulla di superfluo... bella sorpresa, vista anche la giovanissima orchestra.. bravi!

[@NicholasMcKee-dc3wo]

Lovely concerto!! BRavi Tutti!!

[@norac857]

I'm thirteen and my teacher is making me learn this. I'm terrified.

[@aidenpeleg7113]

I'm 14 and learning this, but I've only been playing for a year, although it's about my level. Just practice a lot and perfect the other 3 movements first and you'll be fine. In case you haven't yet, start with kreutzer and sevcik

[@MaestroBabs]

You'll be fine. It's a fun piece and isn't as hard as it seems. It was the first piece I studied when I was starting to switch over from violin when I was in the 8th grade (so about 13 or 14 years old). Most violists learn this piece. I unfortunately never got to perform it. So hopefully you'll get that chance with at least a pianist. Good luck and have fun with it! :)

[@aurasaviorgaming7594]

Kreutzer is RIP brain gg so op plsnerf

[@guitarbrad]

I learned this piece in high school & over time it came in handy. Mvt 2 was my audition piece for NJ Youth Orch & I got in and I played it senior year w/piano and in college as you see here. Its a great piece to have in your rep. Its a very popular piece, as you can read in these comments. Just remember how you get to Carnegie Hall, and you'll be there on the other side in no time!

[@aidenpeleg7113]

AuraSavior RotMG 2 and 3 are *fairly* easy, but once you turn the page.... nope nope nope nope nope nope

[@bigom5901]

Playing the second movement for my solo for the top orchestra in my city pretty excited!

[@ana-zk6ne]

Oh this is so magnifk!!!... I lovk it...mn it so good i got excitedmmds.. ntl

[@blackcat7267]

I'm studying and loves it lol

[@Dogaradodia]

Zertifiziert intergalaktischen! Hervorragende Leistung!

[@Hannahorse715]

that viola is huge I played a 15.5 size what size is that one?

[@presleylouis1999]

perhaps 16

[@AaronApanui]

I've always thought the viola sounded much nicer than the violin. The sound of the viola is soothing, gentle, and velvety, but at the same time full-bodied and powerful. I mean no disrespect to violin players, but the violin sounds relatively thin and weak in comparison to the viola.

[@thelredtheunready1894]

AaronApanui1990 I play both violin and viola and viola is wayyyy more fun to play too

[@inglesconalan5360]

As someone who plays both instruments, I have to agree with you. If I have to choose which one I will play for fun, the Viola wins every time.

[@thelredtheunready1894]

Alan Dawson but then all the violins in you section call you a trader.

[@inglesconalan5360]

It depends on the director of the Orchestra. He treats me like a firefighter, he puts me wherever the greatest need is, sometimes in 1st, sometimes in 2nd and now as the only Viola (as a support for the 3rd violins). I have to say that at one stage of my life I used to play and teach viola/violin professionally but I stopped doing that many years ago. Now I sit in with a young student orchestra in our local school of music - (I am older than the combined ages of the 3rd violins!) but it is fun for me. Once a musician, always a musician.

[@Lily.valkyrie]

me too I wish I had a viola instead of a violin

[@thomasaldenhoven9513]

Superb!

[@NadyaCoolCanal]

This video proves that violas do in fact sound good in the hands of a professional🙌

[@naolyss2322]

VIOLAS ❤❤❤

[@frederickgauss]

She have a big and great sound, love it!

[@Ibiracatu]

Absolutely loved it! : ) Awesome Performance!

[@iCyclone]

Very, very nice sound.

[@robynsalain]

une maitrise absolue de la viole,admiration profonde