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The strings of the banjo are similar to the strings of the violin, so this piece belongs to this topic. I've seen the movie long ago; this mythical scene cannot be forgotten.
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Marc Rougier's insight:
This cello band "formed as a loose group of cellists who kept bumping into each other around town and decided it only made sense to hang out, drink beer and jam" (more). I like this motivation :-) This particular tune was written by Paul Desmond for Dave Brubek (I hear "Mission Impossible" in it at the end; do you?).
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Sting with Back to Bass tour in Houston, november 18 2011. Fiddler Peter Tickell doing his amazing solo.
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A Japanese researcher spins thousands of strands of spider silk into violin strings, said to have a "soft and profound timbre" relative to standard strings. Recording inside!
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Amazing solo for 5-string double bass. Sensual, exotic, unique.
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This sounds like a miracle. Stradivarius violins are 300+ years old and their secrete sauce is still a mystery. Almost a myth! Puzzling news therefore, both from a music and science perspectives. PS: CAT Scan = Computed Axial Tomography Scan
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Visualisation of Bach's Cello Suite #1, prelude. By Alexander Chen of mta.me, via Maria Popova @brainpicker
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I have been thinking of writing about "The Red Violin" since i saw it. I saw this movie by chance. Yes, i am really happy to have stumbled upon it.This movie is about an epic journey of a perfect ...
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By Bram Heemskerk: Julia Fischer's new CD, 'Poème'
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"The violin extends the range of the human soul". About art, technology, and following one's dream. Tchaikovsky inside. at TED.
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It's summertime, eventually! Rarely seen such a big crowd for a violinist.
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The prelude of Bach's Suite #1 for unaccompagnied cello played on 8 cellos by the same player (Steven Sharp Nelson)! Cool :-)
Alice Wujciak's comment,
September 17, 2012 12:36 PM
The music was amazing. The photography . . . beyond! Thank you!
Julie Klap's comment,
November 1, 2013 11:02 AM
Une autre version originale de Prélude de Bach, Sting et Alessandra Ferri, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTSc05WAdUk
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Marc Rougier's insight:
Passion and expertise!
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Is the enormous worth of revered violins rooted in myth or merit? I like this sentence: "Psychology plays an important role. If musicians think they are playing one of the greatest instruments in the world, they may actually play better."
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End of last year, they were replicated by CAT scan and 3-D printer. Now they are challenged by modern violins. Tough time for the myths! "Blindfolded experts who listened to violins made by old masters and high-quality modern instruments couldn’t tell the difference between them". The New York Times, via Myriam Photo Christie's/European Pressphoto agency
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Violin is just a pretext here. But this deserves to be scooped: "How a new manufacturing technology will change the world" The Economist.
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A difficult piece (not only to play...). I love it for its amazing richness of sounds, soul and rythms (for those who don't know it and are curious, I recommand you keep listening up to the second part of the piece, a bit easier). I've chosen this version by Japanese player Mirodi to make us travel even farther.
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Marc Rougier's insight:
A story about fame, art and perception. Courageous experiment by one of the world's greatest violinists. His instrument is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played it for spare change, incognito, outside a bustling Metro stop in Washington, would anyone notice? Or the power of brands...
Mickaël's comment,
December 7, 2010 5:41 PM
This article is freaking long. I know this kind of experiment. That's fun. People don't really look for good music, but for a good "experience". Maybe... I'd love to here a genius playing a Stradivarius while going to work, even if I don't notice it's that fantastic (I would, though). Thanks Joshua :)
Mickaël's comment,
December 7, 2010 5:47 PM
I played some basic piano pieces in an ice cream shop in Canada. The same feeling on that point: when music stops, nothing happens. After few minutes some people would notice it and came to ask me to play again.
I like the feeling. Music becomes important when you're missing it. Just like water. 
Marc Rougier's comment,
December 8, 2010 10:10 AM
I like your positive conclusion on what could seem to be a negative experience :)
So you would claim music is more important than ice cream? ;)
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Oriental Jazz Music; meeting of two cultures. Superb :)
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Stop me if you have heard this one before: two guys that look like they belong on the O.C. start an all cello band that covers popular songs. If you have heard this one before, I am shocked. Not since Rasputina has an ... I bought their CD "Surviving the Golden Age". Like it :)
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Two legends (Yehudi Menuhin, violin, 1916 - 1999, and Ravi Shankar, sitar, 1920 - 2012), met and played, in a famous "West meets East" recording. Dare dive into the timeless music and discover Tenderness.