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having watched Benjamin Zander's boston phil. masterclass on this piece, i've been searching for an even-better-than-the-best interpretation of Fauré's Élégie Op. 24 for such a long time, this performance was the first i viewed. i've listened and seen many others of different arrangements, instrumentations, dynamics and tempos, but i keep coming back to this outstandingly remarkable performance by Timothy Ridout and his viola. absolutely pouring with emotions and grief.
Having just discovered this piece for cello I find it works as well, IMO, for the viola. However being particularly partial to the viola may have something to do with this opinion.😅 Wonderful to hear this at last.
I was searching a comment which was talking about that. I agree 100%. Most of recordings play this moment without contact on that E. This is why this version is absolutely iconic for me. The way he arrives to that E from 4:48 and the fact that he's not slowing down too much is way more emotional and well played as all other version i heard in my life.
@@leef7112 or viola. It comes from the old English word "fithele". Pinchas Zukerman also said that a fiddler is just someone who has taught themselves to play a violin/ viola/ cello or similar and the word fiddle is just slang for those string instruments.
This is the best his viola has ever sounded in my opinion! The C and G strings are very beefy and 'boomy', but when he plays [other] pieces (and you may hear a bit of this around the 5:00 mark) the A string tends to sound a little bright and especially when he's applying a lot of bow pressure.... it can sound a little bit like razor wire rather than a classic deep viola A string. Perhaps it's just my ears. I'm a luthier, and I know that personally: I'd adjust the soundpost and also consider what other A strings could balance with the other strings to make the viola warmer, whilst also keeping the projection.
@@raqy920 that is not the version he is playing.. some of the parts are on a different register.. I like his version better and I can't manage to find it !
