Roy Bak

Amazing Video Recording of Ruggiero Ricci - Paganini #4 & Le Streghe

June 29, 2012 19:54

Dear Fellow Violinists,

As a devoted amateur violinist and reader of the many wonderful blogs on the violinist.com, I thought it my duty to send out an amazing Youtube link of my dear mentor & friend Maestro Ruggiero Ricci. I've already posted on Youtube several personal video recordings of him playing in the mid-80's, but this post was recently sent to me by David Bellugi, who is the son of the esteemed Italian conductor Piero Bellugi. Maestro Bellugi just recently passed away and this concert is a testament of their wonderful collaboration. I think violinists throughout the world can learn much from watching one of the Great Masters performing in his "prime." This is some of the most amazing violin playing I have ever heard or seen. He is one of the true Legends of our Instrument. Note how he holds the violin with his left hand (for those who have read his book on Left Hand Technique). Please enjoy!!!

Roy

Here is the link:
Turin, Italy, April 3, 1970
Ruggiero Ricci, violin
Orch. Sinf. di Torino della RAI
Piero Bellugi, conductor