New video: How does Chinese music sound on a Stradivarius?

New video: How does Chinese music sound on a Stradivarius?

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norman lebrecht

March 10, 2014

The Stradivari Quartet performs on four instruments by Antonio Stradivari, on extended loan from the Habisreutinger Foundation. Last week, in Switzerland, they wondered how that would sound in Chinese. Not bad, as it happens.

stradivari quartet

 

The quartet is made up of Xiaoming Wang, Sebastian Bohren (violins), Lech Antonio Uszynski (viola), Maja Weber, (cello).

Comments

  • Would this otherwise have been played on Er-Hu?

  • M.A. Steinberger says:

    These kids could probably play random notes & sound great together. That said, the matching instruments add an extra dimension to the blend. Something akin to a family singing together.

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