Vieuxtemps: Capriccio in C minor, Op. 55 | Steven Baloue, viola 

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Good afternoon. Do you have his contact info? I am working on a film and need a violist for my opening scene. Please contact me as soon as you get this, thanks!

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Bruh... just why... I’m a fellow black string player, but why does that matter? The classical world is probably one of the least racist of all, so why does our skin color matter? Man... I’m tired of all of this race crap

'Fellow black ...'? So you don’t love seeing white string players?!? 😳 🤦🏻‍♀️

Black cellist here. Yes, it is a beautiful thing seeing other Black string players do their thing and sound amazing doing it. We're an underrepresented group, but more are joing our ranks and discovering the beauty and power of classical music. 🖤🖤✊✊

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@@Smoke--- if it doesnt matter then you shouldn't be offended

People have largely been trained to not appreciate real beauty, but rather explosions of sound with no aesthetic or cultural value. We are blessed to be among those who have not been deprogrammed.

Because art is subjective and there is not a right way to enjoy art

Maybe it's the grief for someone passed away, and happiness for having known them.

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Yep, I could hear through the poor playing that this was a truly excellent piece of music.

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YES! That would be amazing!

They're joking you know

@@wolfgangsell3233 it's not funny though

@@pianogirl7125 yes it is

@@pianogirl7125 I agree

I watched this again and again and saw my comment. I normally dont care what people think, but because this guy is younger, i wanted to take it a step further and say i only remarked about that because i want him to be healthy and improve...and have a lasting career. I didnt want to come off as a troll to a good kid.

​@@miguelmarquez4192 i think he just has very long arms and a viola with a thicc bottom. i'm sure heifetz gives players' physiology and setup lots of consideration.

I completely agree. he sounds amazing, but he has some very odd technical things going on in how he holds the instrument, and his left hand clearly has tension issues. I hope he can fix that easily, as he has amazing potential as a musician.

I agree. He is a kid. Long way to go still

At first read, I was really annoyed that you so harshly critiqued his performance, BUT---I did some due diligence and searched for other performances of this piece. My verdict? I agree with your observation about the lack of variety in the dynamics. I haven't seen the actual sheet music yet, but from the other two performances (older violists--Diyang Mei is my fav), they play with a much wider range of mezzopiano to fortissimo, giving it a more haunted quality. The tempo was actually almost the same among them, so I don't think Baloue played it aggressively fast. Anyway, I"m a beginner violist and I love watching viola performances so I can learn from a variety of musicians. I appreciate your critique because it forced me to think more critically about what I saw and even search for others in comparison. Although if you are going to offer your opinion (esp online), you could provide a more tactful commentary/observation, especially for younger, less experienced musicians IMHO. Have a good day. (And happy practicing if you're a musician.)

I mean there are different interpretations for music :) i personally prefer this one…even if it isn’t 100% historically accurate to the original composer