Malin Broman, concertmaster of Swedish Radio, got tired of having to deal with colleagues so she played all eight instruments in the chamber-music masterpiece.
Very fast and with great daring – especially the cello parts. For which she needs glasses.
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More hype, I think would be better when she played one part well… just my opinion, of course
You sad, sad man! Just my opinion of course.
How fun your life must be.
Churl 1…
I’m so bad at math…it would be better if she played one part well than it is that she plays all 8 parts masterfully, on 3 different instruments? Please demonstrate.
Is anyone really crying out for more of these multitrack videos? I can’t think of a more dull format.
The title does pretty clearly describe the contents. If you don’t like that sort of thing, don’t go in. Nobody is forcing you to watch. I’m confident there is something you enjoy that bores many others to tears.
Yet you still watch them. Curious.
Churl 2…
Over 12000 views and counting….
Amazing. Now that puts a smile on my face first thing in the morning. What a great solution for social distancing on stage! And quite a budget buster…
OOOH there’s clever!
I can’t believe anyone would have a negative comment about this! It’s brilliant! Put a huge smile on my face!!!! Brava Malkin!
What’s the point? She seems to have forgotten what music is?
Does she have sex with herself too….?
Please remove my unkind comment Norman, I loathe music that fails to communicate anything but my reaction was unnecessary
You forgot to add “to me” before the word “but”. If it does not “communicate anything” to you, it does not mean that it does not communicate something valuable to others. It is not the most profound piece of music of course – after all it was written by a teenager – but it certainly does communicate to many of us. This performance is a considerable technical achievement by an outstanding musician, even though admittedly it does not contain any interpretative revelations.
Here’s the weird thing I noticed about it: it was really good. Perhaps it is bad for the viewing and listening experience to have a giant chip on your shoulder? I also enjoyed the clever touches that communicated to attentive viewers that it was done in good fun. I don’t know what three instruments you have mastered, but I’m sure we would all love to see you outdo this. Or if you’re more of a purist, just play us a bit of solo Bach or something to show us how a real, tasteful musician does it.
A remarkable and truly excellent performance that belies its multi-track origins. I would be interested to know in what order the eight parts were recorded — I am assuming that there must have been some overlaying, since some of the Bromans seem to have a small bit of cable near the ear (implying earphones, implying that she recorded some of the tracks while listening simultaneously to existing tracks)…
Wonderful!
(But why did she leave the drums out?)
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