Rachel Podger, Violinist

[Gutman]

Originally Posted by A Y

Julia Fischer is pretty fantastic (and has some recordings in SACD from Pentatone for teh Fran), but for me, the queen of intonation and focused sound is Hilary Hahn. I still have fond memories of some live concerts for the purity of color of her sound. Her technique in general is just astounding --- check out the last movement of her Barber violin concerto recording, where the sheer speed of playing (and more amazingly, cleanliness) makes that movement into something entirely unique, giving an impression of a pointillistic painting

--Andre

aarrgh you are right, Hillary is the queen of intonation and focused tone. i misremembered what i was thinking of

i think her unaccompanied Bach was one of the things i had in mind.

 

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by Gutman

aarrgh you are right, Hillary is the queen of intonation and focused tone. i misremembered what i was thinking of

i think her unaccompanied Bach was one of the things i had in mind.
Are you sure? Fischer's Bach Sonatas & Partitas were among the best reviewed lately. http://www.sa-cd.net/showtitle/2966

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by Gutman

aarrgh you are right, Hillary is the queen of intonation and focused tone. i misremembered what i was thinking of

i think her unaccompanied Bach was one of the things i had in mind.

Her double stops are totally ridiculous --- I think I could listen to them all day. I remember a Beethoven violin concerto she played in Santa Barbara where the color of each tone was so pure, distinct, and striking. Beethoven wasn't something I had associated with color until then. The ease with which she plays the Stravinsky violin concerto is also breathtaking. Of course, there's Der Erlkoenig:

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--Andre

 

[Gutman]

Hadn't heard the Schubert before, fantastic.

AF - I was thinking of Hahn but haven't heard the Fischer recordings. Focused tone is not always a compliment of course. It sometimes lacks the dynamic sweep of other styles... Just depends what you like I suppose.