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Reiner Torheit
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« Reply #30 on: 20:11:20, 04-03-2008 »
Quote from: autoharp on 13:55:39, 04-03-2008
Is it trendy to compose a viola concerto? Why have so many been written in the last 25 years or so?

Apparently you can get Minority Rights funding for them.

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« Reply #31 on: 20:17:23, 05-03-2008 »
Haha, we violists have infected you,  you cannot help reaching further for that lovely bottom C-string!!

http://www.stringsmagazine.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=21246

We are the borg.  You are the borg. 
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« Reply #32 on: 23:27:53, 05-03-2008 »
Huh.  Look at what getting into the C-string does for one's vocabulary and/or typing:

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5-string violins are meeting the challenge, rasing the bar.

The borg can eff off.

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« Reply #33 on: 00:50:40, 06-03-2008 »
Quote from: strinasacchi on 23:27:53, 05-03-2008

The borg can eff off.


Eff?  Yes, there are some 5-string violas (mostly electro-violas, admittedly) which have F-C-g-d-a' Smiley   

You're just secretly worried that if we all fit e'-strings we'll come and play your top notes Smiley  Anyhow, having an e'-string on a viola is so much easier than, errr, having to change position Wink

But the nicest violas have always had a few more strings Smiley



But gawd help you if the piece isn't in D-major Wink
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« Reply #34 on: 01:16:22, 06-03-2008 »
Ah, I'd "love" to get my hands on one of those!  Let me know if you know of any nice ones to be had for very, very little money...   Roll Eyes
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« Reply #35 on: 09:48:29, 12-05-2008 »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Rv83px6FU
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« Reply #36 on: 11:19:32, 29-09-2008 »
I just found your post, Peter Grimes.
I love this viola player. I am not a string player, but I think Olga Goija plays so naturally and free.
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