Bach: Partitas for Solo Violin
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Free Music Notes for Bach: Partitas for Solo Violin
Free Music Review: Simply Beautiful Violin Playing! The Very Best!
Hit: 5 Stars
This was of course my first recording of Bach for solo violin as well as my first recording of Hilary Hahn that I purchased now some years ago. The recording is in a word, breathtaking, and keep in mind, she was only 17 at the time. I can think of no other violinist who was this mature at this age, certainly not in the modern reocrding age. Her intonation is as perfect as it has always been, even if some may disagree with her choice of tempi. There is certainly room for more than one viewpoint and it seems unfair to compare this recording to others, certainly not when we are talking about the recording of one instrument by one artist. But her playing never feels lonesome, small or isolated in any way. The recorded sound is flawless. There is no interpreting here, just beautifully played notes, that is, just music. It is Bach that is played not as it is simply written, but as it is felt, or perhaps as much as is humanly possible. Most importantly, there is a sensitivity and a sense of engagement that is present in this music and in this playing that speaks volumes of this violinists love of the music she is playing, that outweighs any comparison to other recordings or violinists. (She still does and often has, warmed up regularly with these pieces in practice.) There is a joy in this recording that is conveyed to the listener. It would seem to be her trademark. Hilary Hahn loves this music and as a result I love this recording as many others have. More than 8 years later it is still as fresh to my ears as it was the first time I heard it. If you like Bach, or just like the sound of the violin, I highly reccommend this recording. You won't be disappointed.
Free Music Review: Chaconne
Hit: 5 Stars
I will base my review on the "Chaconne" alone. I worked with this piece for 10 years as a player before I finally got it "right", and I am - as a composer and poet - deeply influenced by the music by Bach, especially the pieces for violin solo.
The Chaconne has been played faster and faster the last 50 years, and it has almost turned out to be a showpiece - especially for those players that claim to play it historically "right". The guitar-players have also made this piece "theirs", after the stunning recording by Andres Segovia. I think I have heard at least 50 recordings by this piece, from Enescu and Busch to Müllova. Not to mention many very great live-performances.
Hilary Hahn's recording is the version that comes closest to my idea of how this piece should be performed on a modern instrument. Yes, the tempo is very slow - as it should be. It is not slow because of limitations from the player, but because this is the tempo the piece itself - in my opinion - asks for. The detail-work here is just overwhelming, and no other player has taken me into the depth of the music as Hahn does - maybe with the exception of Johanna Martzy. So if you are interested in the spirit behind the music by Bach you should go for this one. If you are more interested in fireworks, you will be bored. But then Bach never should have been your composer anyways.
Free Music Review: Very impressed and surprised!
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying that this is the first Hilary Hahn recording I've listened to, although I've been deeply immersed in classical music for the past 5 years or so.
I should also mention that I'm extremely biased towards Arthur Grumiaux's renowned recordings of these pieces, so much so that I won't even listen to Milstein's (and have yet to venture into Podger's.)
So I wasn't expecting much when listening to this for the first time yesterday. Boy was I shocked! I mean, how old was she when she recorded this? I won't say that she surpasses Grumiaux...I feel that her playing is slightly less aggressive or dynamic than his, but that's not meant as a knock because I find her playing to be beautiful and probing.
This is a perfect example of artistic interpretation; when you love a piece of music listen to several artists playing it. Each will have their own "take."
This CD is awesome and will become a much listened to part of my collection.
Free Music Review: Superb performance, from the best living performer of Bach, period.
Hit: 5 Stars
I have many of Hilary Hahn's CD's but this one is my absolute favorite. She has a clean, immaculate style of playing the violin. To me, her Bach partitas are simply superb. Her intonation is perfect, she is known for her impeccable technique and her style is perfectly suited for Bach. No question she understands Bach and is able to communicate her affection for this music in very subtle ways. Her style is understated but again, this is just the way Bach should be played, I think, with an appreciation for the meter as well as a "respect" for the music. Hahn honors the music with her interpretation. I can listen to this CD over and over (and I have) and I find something new to like about it every time. I highly recommend it! At under $10 you can't get a better deal for a great classical music CD.Free Music Review: heavenly music
Hit: 5 Stars
One summer night, while the moon was waxing, I heard heavenly music. It was obviously Bach. I found out it was the Ciaccona from partita no 2 for violin in D minor (BWV 1004). The grave and yearning music grabbed my heart. The music is played by Hilary Hahn; the technique is no issue for this magician on the violin. She can concentrate fully on the soul of the music. The melody flows efortless. If it is the grave Alemande of partita no 2, the joyes Gigue, the humorous hop of the Bourré or partita no 3 in E major (BWV 1006), or the wistful Adagio of the sonata no 3 in C major (BWV 1005) which is the third Bach composition on this exquisite cd. A must in the cd collection of every lover of music. The great master Bach touches the divine. It is in the top ten o my favorites