Walton: Bratschenkonzert ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Antoine Tamestit ∙ Manfred Honeck 

Indeed. Bruch did write so devestatingly beautiful music for that combination.

What is the difference in vibrato?

@@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk Viola vibrato is wider and slower. As a violist, anytime I pick up a violin my vibrato sounds more like glissando.

That's the kind of vibrato I aspire to have one day. I'm 19 now, and two years ago, I decided that I would learn a stringed instrument. I ended up choosing the viola because I didn't want to deal with a cello's size and because I actually prefer the tone of a viola over that of a violin. I did buy a cheap violin several months ago, but I much prefer playing my viola to it. I've heard that many violists started out as violinists, so I'm glad that I'm playing viola to begin with.

I read this comment several times and just now I realised "switched" is written "whiched". So there you go useful information for you about my fascinating life

@@masantonio8790 By that reasoning, cellists should vibrate even slower. So, nonsense. All players, of all 3 instruments, do, or should, vary the speeds of their vibratos according to desired expression. You might even find a few notes that Heifetz played with a rather slow vibrato. But virtuosi of all 3 instruments have fast vibrati at their disposal. There is no such thing as a "viola" vibrato. If you can't play a violin with an appropriate vibrato, then your vibrato could use some work.

YESSSSS!😂

Cause a few viola players can really play,that’s why…

​@@robert-cristianpetracheno, The orquestra usually prefer play violin or piano concertos because It is The most popular instruments. So It is easier to bring people to watch

@@hiriaith Yes, I think festive is somewhat appropriate, especially for the 2nd movement.

It's rarely performed because it's a viola concerto, but among viola concertos I am willing to say it is the most performed

@@charlietian4023 either this or the Bartók

Have you heard the c1960 Walton/Menuhin recording,?

Because Viola

thats what happens, the camera crew isnt always musician... or better said, they are never musicians.... so they dont understand whats happening, and they often dont have anybody helping this matter..... so until theres no one to help this will happen again always!!! Sad but True

Agree, and it is a shame. This is hr-Sinfonieorchester, one of Europe finest. It's not the camera men job to decide what is finally presented to the video audience. That's the job of the video director. There is no excuse for sloppy work.

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Tamestit is another superb master of this oft neglected instrument.

Antoine Tamestit is a fantastic violist with a great sound. Some of the credit for the balance and for the viola being heard above the orchestra must also go to Maestro Honeck and the orchestra for playing so well without drowning out the violist. It's always such a delicate balance.

Tamestits*s viola ~16,5 insh

@@evgeniybelov1112 damn, I thought it looked large even for a viola. Mine is a 16 inch

It helps that it's a Stradivarius....

The only other violists I know of who can do that are David Aaron Carpenter and Yuri Bashmet.

A very Primrose move, if you ask me

@@hyrumkohler Yes, a nice observation. Up the octave where possible and without embarrassing oneself, (and given the right musical context) I say why not? Tamestit gave a refreshing blast during this bar!

there are several editions of the solo viola part, with lots of diferences, I think the soloist chose one of them, it was not his personal initiative.

@@sergioazevedo7390 But in the end Walton preferred it and was meant to publish it in the revised version by F Riddle. Too bad it was incorrectly printed and now we have a debate on which score to honor (the original or the revised version)

Yes, probably. At 1:14 , 29:01 or 30:04 you can have a glimpse of its very specific wood pattern on the back tarisio.com/cozio-archive/property/?ID=41367

Yes, Gustav Mahler - Stradivari. Beautiful...

he has to practice 80 hours a day to sound that good

For real?!! Awesome!! :))

Love the power in the playing

I think a strong case could be made for that view. Such a shame that few outside the viola world know this piece! As a violinist and violist, I prefer Walton's viola concerto to his violin concerto. It's very challenging for the soloist and interesting to play for both the soloist and orchestra, with good interplay between the solo and orchestral parts, but is consistently fun to listen to and very accessible. A good mixture of neo-Romanticism and modernity, and of energetic and melancholy moments. Every movement is strong and has memorable themes. It's a well-structured, cohesive work, in my opinion. Most other 20th-century concertos I love have more glaring weaknesses. Walton clearly had both respect for and a good understanding of the viola.

Considering Walton is an English composer, what you have said is quite reasonable. Otherwise the title should be Bratschenkonzert in accordance with the basic language of this channel.

Was für einen Blödsinn. Es handelt sich um ein Video eines deutschen Orchesters. Sie haben jedes Recht, das Video in ihrer Landessprache zu beschreiben.

I got here just fine by searching "viola concerto Walton."

Haha!

excellent ear

Too late....this guy definitely practices 40 hours! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

yeah same guy and orchestra

great melodie

17 ??? All movment ? You are from wich academy ?

Oh no, the violin gang's taking over 😂