The Art of Violin
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Movie Reviews of The Art of Violin
Movie Review: Exciting and Entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
As also seen on PBS, this is a film written and directed by French violinist and film maker Bruno Monsaingeon who also filmed the Goldberg Variations performed by Glenn Gould. Compared to pianists and singers, the number of violinists who have made a unique impact are very limited. This film covered footages of about 20 of the greatest violinists of the 20th Century including Heifetz, Oistrakh, Milstein, and Menuhin. Other great players such as Elman, Francescatti, Kreisler, stern, Szigeti and Ysaye are also included.Itzhak Perlman, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel and Hilary Hahn are among the commentators.
Very exciting and entertaining for any classical music fans
Most part of the film are black and white. Sound is pretty good. English, French, Spanish and Japanese subtitles are available. For some reason, may be his national pride, Monsaingeon's film always make a few people in the film speak French even they are fully capable of English so you have to turn on English subtitle.
Movie Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
Some guys like me, never had the opportuniy to know the great masters of the last century, this is a beautiful DVD, and an excelent documental. The violinist are their sounds, their phrasings, their humanity, some very perfectionist like Heifetz, some very carismatic, like Oistrak, some prodigy like Menuhin, and some interesting personalities like Kogan, Milstein, Szering, Szigeti, all of them big masters of the new style, different in style than Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, Sarasate, Paganini, Viotti, etc. but not so far from their impresionant habilities. Believe me you really enjoy this CD's, a curiosity, pay attention to all the bowings, are very different, different production of the sound. Two violinist never will play equal, even they are using the same violin, the violinist is his sound not his violin. (Note: The violin helps, but not play alone).Movie Review: A Great video
Summary: 5 Stars
This video is great! The main reason I like it is because it has everyone. All of the great virtuosos of the twentieth century. Milstein, Heifetz, Menuhin, Szigeti, Oistrakh, Szeryng, and more. The only thing I don't like about this video is that they have more clips of Menuhin than any of the others. I love Menuhin, but I think they obssesed over him (They also didn't have enough footage of Szeryng.He is one of my favorites). That being said, I think this video is great. I think it is great that thy had footage of guys like Szigeti and Thibaud. Even though they are widly recognized you don't see alot of footage of them. I didn't know to much about them, but they were incrdible especially Szigeti. I think the clip of him palying "the bee" is just as amazing as anything Heifetz did. If your a violinist or like the violin, you MUST have this video.Movie Review: Excellent historical perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this DVD at the suggestion of my son's violin instructor. This DVD contains numerous interviews of several reknowned violinists (including Itzhak Perlman who gives a wonderfully entertaining, insightful and heart-felt commentary) on the "violin masters" of the 20th century.I especially enjoyed a performance brought together by the filmmaker which was comprised of a seamless sequence of audio and video montages, sections of which were performed by differing masters allowing the viewer to directly compare and contrast the unique sounds and playing style of each master. Bravo!
I purchased this DVD to inspire my 12-year old son to in his violin practice and performance as well as to provide some wonderful musical role models. This DVD definitely fit the bill. In fact, now I am ready to take up the violin too!
Movie Review: Fascinating and beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
I have nothing to say about this documentary that hasn't already been said. It was perfectly flawlessly made, I found the first half (it's 2 separate 1 hours movies, hence the 2 subtitles) more interesting and absorbing than the 2nd, but both were fascinating and well done. Perlman certainly has it in for piano players. I wonder what Samuel Sanders feels about that. There was much talk about the styles and techniques of the violinists. I recommend it for anyone interested in the violin, I wholehearted recommend it for them, but not for anyone else except the Renaissance man who has a catholic thirst for knowledge and those who just love music and find all aspects of it enjoyable. My next violin lesson is Thurs, my teacher has a DVD, I'm going to show her my copy and see whether she'd like to order one for herself.