Monthly Archives: December 2017
L’estro Armonico, Vivaldi’s Opus 3
L’estro Armonico, Harmonic Inspiration, is a work of Italian Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi published in 1711. Popular in the composer’s lifetime, as were many of his works, the collection of concertos has been transcribed countless times since its original publication. L’estro Armonico contains twelve concertos, which, according to Wikipedia, were written in a 7-format. The […]
A Lincoln Center Christmas in Chicago
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is a gifted group of over 150 world-class artists dedicated to performing and promoting chamber music. Last night an ensemble from the group treated Chicago with a winter-welcoming special – The Brandenburg Concertos. Michael and I had good seats for the magnificent performance at the Harris Theatre adjacent […]
Turning the Page
Seven months in I am turning the page on the first movement of Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor. Not only do I feel ready enough, but my copy of Suzuki Book Four itself compelled me to move on when, during my practice session on Monday, as I flipped to the first movement’s third and final […]
Art and Science
Lately, Teacher has been working with me on dynamics. Loudness is, of course, one of our universe’s seemingly infinite continuums. The loudest loud can always be shouted down by something else; the softest soft can be softer. An infinity stretches between. Within the oeuvre of just one man, dynamics help create the delicate dance of […]
Ryan Libel 