#mendelssohn violin concerto

[gasparodasalo]

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in e-minor, Op. 64, I. Allegro molto appasionato. Performed by Alina Ibragimova, violin, and Vladimir Jurowski/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on period instruments.

[ashleigh148]

TW: for passing remarks of - as Otto Mahler called it - "handing back my ticket".

Alrighty, my turn.

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a musician. I know I'm not a very good one, but music has always been a part of me, no matter what.

Even when it's also been my greatest frustration.

I took classical piano lessons starting around 6 years old - something that was own a decision of my own, that my folks were willing to pay for. I sometimes wonder where that little girl's enthusiasm went as I got older.

However, by the time I was 15, I was harbouring some negativity regarding my own musical abilities. I felt that I was not talented in the slightest when comparing myself to other students. I didn't have the support I needed/wanted in order to be a musician. Learning the piano was fine, "but you can't make it a career", I was told. I had the "passion but not the discipline", I was told. "You're not working hard enough/being lazy", I was told. And here I thought, that I was trying my best.

Somewhere along the way, those outside words turned into a nasty voice in my head that almost seemed to enjoy torturing me.

When I was about 19/20, I flunked my Grade 8 twice. Boy, was it like a shot to the heart. I had still tried my best, practiced even while I cried. "Look it's fine, you can't make a living as a musician anyways, so it doesn't matter if you never finish it", I was told. That was when it started to get difficult to listen to classical music. I felt like such a disappointment for not being able to pass the damn exam. I ended up associating classical pieces to my piano-studying years, making it sting to listen to them. I focused a lot more on the other genres I had loved: hard rock and heavy metal.

I still loved music, but it was becoming a love-hate relationship to me. I still tried to perform live, I still tried to make music. However, it felt like every time I started to work on a performance or original song, that voice in my head would start up again, yelling at me that it was useless what I was trying to accomplish. It felt like everytime I tried to beat that voice, it would come back bigger and badder. That voice even started to attack my love for rock/metal music. There are other rock singers out there who spent more effort on their craft, "it's stupid to think you can reach even the foot of their level", said the voice.

I was in university when I first came across the boys' content; I remember there was a recorder involved (lol). It was the first time in a long time that I could listen to classical music and not feel like crap. They re-introduced Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto to me (I had first heard it at 16). Through their videos, I didn't feel like a disappointment. They were like two big brothers who said, "you're no disappointment, here's your classical music back". Their content made me realize that there were so many other musicians out there who felt what I felt; I was not alone.

I had a utterly horrible end of 2022; so much stuff rained down upon me. I had had dark thoughts creep into my head before, but this time, the darkness felt too heavy. I'd go to asleep, half-hoping I wouldn't wake up just so the pain would stop. Then, their 4 mil subscribers concert happened. Hearing that opening to Mendy's VC again - it threw a life raft to me. That piece made me stay and reminded me that life was still magical. Sure, those dark thoughts would pop up every now and then, but I tried my best to remember that I could always turn to the light of music.

I recently turned 28 (was surprised that I managed to avoid the 27 Club). 2024 was not a good year again. I think my last straw was when I had a shitty date with a musician who called me a disappointment due to my lack of a music education. I remember when I got home and opened up YouTube, one of their videos was at the front page, and so I ended up in a bingefest. I laughed, felt a little healed, and then I got to thinking: "Wait, what's stopping me from attempting Grade 8 again? From recording an album that I've dreamt about for years? It shouldn't even matter if I'm reaching my 30s, right?".

I ordered the necessary books, and the next thing I knew, I was being offered a new substitute teaching job - teaching music in 2025! Do I need more signs from the universe that music was truly a part of me??

Sure, just after that, The Great TwoSet Video Purge happened (lol), but my determination hasn't wavered. They still gave me the confidence I needed. Perhaps, I needed the wait this long before doing this because now was the right time.

The boys reminded me that music wasn't something you ran from, it was something you run to when things were getting black. I've learned that it's totally okay to be ordinary. As long as you had your musical passion, you should just fugue-ing go for it, and share what you got with the world.

So now, I'll work my fluffy brown ass off. I'll go practice!

Thanks a lot, lads. Whatever you move onto, you will be magical.

[such-a-downer]

It still hurts

It's hard to listen to La Campanella now without remembering twoset :<

[violinconcertobracket]

Propaganda:

Mendelssohn:

My absolute favourite violin concerto. That dramatic first movement with the gorgeous second theme. The most EXQUISITE second movement (when the violin hits the high C my heart just melts). The super joyful and fun third movement. The fact that each movement flows into the next. Please vote my boy Mendelssohn please my heart will be as happy as when it listens to this piece Recording: Hilary Hahn (YouTube link: https://youtu.be/SDwKJ6bBXEA?si=w7wQwK-NliQiCLVV). I travelled to another country just to hear her play this live. She is THAT GOOD 😍

It's brilliant

Bach: None

[bishopsbox]

source: bishopsbox

-Buying records cheers me up... whenever I feel low, I buy some new records... I was so depressed today I bought Mendelssohn's Violin concerto, Brahms' Second piano concerto and Handel's Ode for Saint Cecilia's day...

-Wow! How depressed can you get?

[mx-sforzando]

Ray Chen - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor

[opera-ghosts]

On this antique postcard we see the German Composer, Pianist and Organist Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) and the birthplace in Hamburg. In his short life he compose many hundreds of works and some of this are in the repertoire until today in the concert halls all over the world.

[lahija-del-molinero]

Hahn 💙

[waterlemon-melon]

that aa4 music post just gave me some new ideas on the classical musicians au!!

i need to cook!! so bad!!!

*stares at the two lab reports i need to get done*

[pennyparkerlamb]

currently have mendelssohn violin concerto in e minor first movement stuck in my head.

help.

[pimsri]

Orchestra enjoyed today ^^

[thevaldomarx2269]

At least we have something in a different key at least.

Mendelssohn makes me want to throw myself off a cliff, but in a good way. Listen to those dark, flowing lines and tell me you're not moved to do some kind of arson?

[ashleigh148]

Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847)

I'm making stickers of some of my favourite quotes by composers, so I thought I'd share some Mendelssohn ones!

Here's also a link to my favourite recording of my favourite Mendy composition. I also love the little story behind it.

From wikipedia: Following his appointment in 1835 as principal conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Mendelssohn named his childhood friend Ferdinand David as the orchestra's concertmaster. The work's origins derive from this professional collaboration. In a letter dated 30 July 1838, Mendelssohn wrote to David: "I should like to write a violin concerto for you next winter. One in E minor runs through my head, the beginning of which gives me no peace."

Bro, that opening motif is the goat, and I love how it repeats throughout the first movement in different variations.

[witchstormm]

I wanna do this so I’m doing it-

I stg it’s just a coincidence these are all instrumental, I don’t brood to orchestral songs all day LMAO

making @wigglys-dikrats do this because I can :3c (/nf) and anyone else who wants to!!

Challenging you all!

Put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most!

Then tag Tumblr friends to keep the game going!

[violinconcertobracket]

The seeding is done!

I've finished seeding the brackets! The posts with the first few concerti will go up shortly. Please note that the bracket is seeded so that the most popular contestants will go up against the least popular contestants first, so please don't be upset if you feel that the matchup is "unfair" - that's intentional.

[paul-archibald]

Double Concertos

Brahms composed a double concerto for violin and cello. Bach for two violins. Other great composers also wrote double concertos too such as Mozart, Mendelssohn, Stravinsky, Bartok, Telemann, Vivaldi and Haydn. But a concerto for more than a single instrument and orchestra can still be seen as a special event due to the rarity of performances. For the adventurous composers (and performers) the…