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greetings,

fantastic interview.  Love that stuff about nt doing the Tchiak becaus of oistrakh.  Heifetz used ot play the Roszas cocnerto i think but I don`t recall him recording it.  A fantastic job of keeping the repertire fresh and interesting.

Cheers,

Buri

Heifetz did indeed record it, as did Robert McDuffie, but what Anastasia said of the Rosza was, "I felt I could do something new."

yes indeed a fine interview...

Greetings,

I mention the Heifetz recording juts in passing . Its not particlarly relevant to what Ms. Khitruk is doing. It seems like there are some cocnertos that sort of started and then stopped with heifetz because people were afraid of comparison. Thankfully this is changing.

Cheers,

Buri 

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't know her and her playing from the little video you put is wonderful.  You can really see she is a real artist and not someone that is just technically good but with no soul.   She doesn't fake anything her talent is REAL, I love her sound!

Anne-Marie

Very nice interview. 

This is a piece that was composed for her by composer Michael Colina - mesmerizing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo5UJnzkRv8

 

Buri, I think you hit the nail on the head. People are afraid to give those pieces new life because of the inevitable comparison to the great Heifetz (who of course, can never be wrong, right?). Anastasia told me that, when she released that Grammy-nominated Rosza recording, one critic actually clocked her tempo, and commented how it was several notches different from Heifetz' tempo (which, she added, was several notches from Rosza's request).

This kind of criticism gets silly, and paralyzing.

This is one that's going into my Violin Folder, I learned so, so many new things!  Watching her play is a joy, I love how she used the full range of her contact points and not miss a beat! Her bowing is just,.......so...slick!!!!! Definitely got to get her CDs!  Especialy this new one!  This is the first that I have ever heard of Leon Saint-Lubin.

royce

ps: I wonder if critics pull up Heifetz like some people who quote a few passegaes of, "A Brief History of Time" and try to sound like they are on par with Stephen Hawking????

Fascinating interview, I've always loved researching unusual music and it is great that there are recording companies and artists around in these difficult times, who can bring some of these gems back to life to a much wider audience. 

It is also reassuring that Anastasia is yet another violinist who believes that violins have souls and personalities!  

I think a lot of violinists would be happy to be compared to Heifetz. But perhaps now Anastasia sets the new golden standard for the vc of Rzosa. Of course she is different than Heifetz. A 116th recording of Heetboven (Dutch joke, means Hot-above) would not be compared to the version of Heifetz. Great interview. I have added www.anastasiakhitruk.com/ to my favorites.

I'm usually pretty sharp...but I need a bit of explanation here:

"Originally he wanted me to do the caprices. But they did not interest me, they are a little uneven..."

What exactly do you mean by "a little uneven"?  Assuming you're talking about the op.42, I've always thought of these as some of the most brilliant and well-constructed caprices of their kind...Saint-Lubin was one of the true masters of solo violin writing...plus everyone looooves to hear the violin alone.  Am I right you all? :-)

Anastasia Khitruk is  a great violinist, and I agree with her 100%, about her opinion of choice she makes to perform music which is forgotten..................



To play music written today, and forget what  "BEAUTIFUL" music has been written by composers almost 200 years ago is unfair.

I think I sometimes repeat myself, but  like Anastasia I always hope there are other virtuoso violinists who think and ............ feel the same way as I do.

What happened to the beautiful music written by H.  Wieniawsky, five concertos written by H .Vieuxtemps, Charles de Beriot number 9,  L. Sphohr,number 2 and 8, Viotti concerto no. 22.

Concerto written by D'Ambrosio, a beautiful concerto written by H.W. Ernst op. 23, Lalo's "concerto Russe" opus 29, a beautiful concerto by Henri Marteau op 18, Molique concerto numero 5 en la mineur op. 21, Le Grand concerto numero un de H. Wieniawsky....P.Rode has 6 concertos, Kreutzer has 13 of them etc.

 Maybe some are not very difficult to play, but they sound better , much better than those concertos "putting bunch of nails  in a bag and shaking it." like Aram Khatchadourian used to say.

I also have works by Leon de Sant-Lubin, (will look for it somwhere in my library)

I think I have etudes by him

I also have the 8 Wieniawsky capriccios for two violins.(I love number one, played it with my 8 year old daughter)



I find it sad that these composers are getting forgotten day by day and some new ones are being (imposed) figure of speech, on young talents.



I am ready to help anyone with the above mentioned  music sheets (not selling)



Vartkes

Montreal Canada

Vieuxtemps wrote 7 violinconcerto's (and 1 part of an 8th violinconcerto I thought). Soon all Vieuxtempsconcerto's with sheetmusic + other rare violinconcerto's on my Youtubechannel www.youtube.com/user/HenriVieuxtemps