Variations on a Rococo Theme

[davewerden]

Here is a good example of the kind of "thing" I was trying to do when I arranged the Arpeggione Sonata. This piece is a respected work for cello by Tchaikovsky. It has some impressive technical demands, but the end effect has to be MUSIC. Norwegian artist Bente Illevold just released this video. See what you think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBy0KNIcvU

[RickF]

Wow, Very nice performance!

[Nbnarcisi]

Beautiful performance and sound, looks like the Shires Q-41, superb !!

[tonewheeler]

She's an outstanding performer. She used to play a Willson.

[guidocorona]

Hi Dave, would love to listen to the performance, but as usual, my JAWS screen reader ignores the link to it.... Could ask you to repost the link as a plain URL?

Saluti, Guido

[RickF]

Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBy0KNIcvU

[guidocorona]

Thank you Rick, sooo much appreciated! Regards, Guido

[davewerden]

I'm trying to get into the habit of including both, but I forgot this time. The original link is now corrected. (Thanks, Rick, for posting the link earlier.)

[guidocorona]

Thank you Dave and Rick... You guys are the best!

Saluti, Guido

[John Morgan]

Very nice performance. I had not heard of her before. She is going to be a star, maybe already is...

I like the arrangement.

[guidocorona]

I heard she may be playing a Shires Q41.... I am impressed by the performance, as much as by the euph.

Any idea whether her horn sports a medium or a large receiver?

I've been told that on her Wilson euph, she might have been using a Bach 4G... What MP might she be using on Q41?

Saluti, Guido

[davewerden]

I like the arrangement.

It might be Thomas Ruedi's arrangement. I have it on a CD of his, but it does not appear to have found its way to YouTube. Bente's is very nice, but I think his is a bit better performance, IMHO.

My favorite recording on brass is by Sergei Nakariakov on his flugel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9DhgPv6BA

[RickF]

I can only tell that she's playing on a Doug Elliott mpc. What size I couldn't tell.

[John Morgan]

It might be Thomas Ruedi's arrangement. I have it on a CD of his, but it does not appear to have found its way to YouTube. Bente's is very nice, but I think his is a bit better performance, IMHO.

My favorite recording on brass is by Sergei Nakariakov on his flugel:

Yes, indeed, and my thinking is that Sergei is from another world altogether. He is one incredible player.

[guidocorona]

All, I have learned from Bente Illevold that her Shires Q41 in silver plate sports a large receiver.

She also told me that her Mouthpiece is a Doug Elliott Euph 103 H* H9.

In an email this morning, Bente has shared with me her enthusiasm for her new euph, and has given me permission to share her observations on DWerden.com:

http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...227#post154227

Meantime, Bente is progressively posting more Q41 videos on YouTube. Yesterday she contributed her latest clip: Three Songs by Edvard Grieg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3AuoSKImDI

Saluti, Guido