The Best Left Hand in the Business

June 23, 2007 at 2:47 AM

Perlman - Meditation Thais

As I progress in my playing I am able to hear for the first time: the bow speed to push a note, the finger stutter to de-emphasize a note to "where it is there but not there", vertical and horizontal finger slurs, the sideways slur gives two sounds to one note as the string tightens, same as a guitar. Perlman puts it all into Meditation. Listen carefully.

Is there a "left hand language" on a violin that some can't speak and others fail to hear?

I wish Perlman would teach some cellist how to play The Swan like he can play Meditation on the violin.

I can't believe the piano junk in the background either. It sounds like a drunk walking home in the dark.

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