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Following the success of GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE ART OF CONDUCTING (1995), THE ART OF SINGING: GOLDEN VOICES, SILVER SCREEN (1998), and THE ART OF PIANO (2000), the fourth installment in the "art of music" series showcases the violin. This two-hour program covers the world's most celebrated 20th-century violinists, including Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, David Oïstrakh, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, Eugène Ysaÿe, and many others. Thanks to an outstanding treasure trove of rare footage, today's audiences can now re-experience the unique sound and style of each of these influential artists. Complementing this rich archival material are contemporary virtuosos including Itzhak Perlman, Ida Haendel, Hilary Hahn, Ivry Gitlis, and Mstislav Rostropovich, providing insight on the tradition of the violin and the heritage
of its 20th-century masters.
Learn more about the violin and bow in our special multimedia presentation, Anatomy of the Instrument (the free Flash 5 plug-in is required). Read biographies of three modern-day violinists whose commentary is featured in THE ART OF VIOLIN: Ivry Gitlis, Hilary Hahn, and Itzhak Perlman. Review the Q & A with Bow Specialist Dick Mattson and Master Restorer Oliver Radke in Ask the Experts. Also included is an interview with Hilary Hahn, in Dialogue.
Additional funding for THE ART OF VIOLIN was provided by Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn, Victor Elmaleh, Thea Petschek Iervolino, and the Irene Diamond Fund.
Top banner photos: A detail of the top, bridge, strings, and f-holes of a violin; Jascha Heifetz, for many, the greatest violinist who ever lived. |
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Hilary Hahn, one of America's best
young classical musicians, provides commentary on the past century's
violin greats. |
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Itzhak Perlman, violin superstar of the latter half of the 20th century. |
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This program is available on DVD. |
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