Greetings, violinist here

[living_stradivarius]

Hi everyone, I play the violin but also love piano music, which is why I'm here!
Hope to have some interesting discussions!

[thalbergmad]

Welcome violinist.

Although piano is my first love, I do happen to think that the best piece ever written for any instrument is Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint Saens.

I just can't get enough of this composition and listen to it almost on a daily basis.

Is this difficult for a violinist and are you aware of this work??

Thal

[living_stradivarius]

Yes, it's part of standard violin repertoire.
I'd rank it in the between advanced and intermediate levels.

Here's a table of Rankings for Violin and Orchestra Pieces:
https://www.violinmasterclass.com/repertoire.php?type=orch
It's somewhere in the middle of level 9.


I have not recorded that piece, but here's are a couple of practice videos of my Paganini I. https://stanford.michaelayre.com/community/strad/viewtopic.php?t=95

[Tash]

awww i wanna learn the violin it'd be the coolest. my sister learnt the violin for a year when she was 8 or something and wouldn't let me touch the instrument at all! i was so bitter, and i still hold it against her (she won't be touching my flute when she comes back in 2 weeks!)

anyway welcome!

[contrapunctus]

A have always wanted to know how a violinist knows where the notes are on the fingerboard since it doesn't have any fretts.

[mike_lang]

A have always wanted to know how a violinist knows where the notes are on the fingerboard since it doesn't have any fretts.

I don't want to answer for the violinist, but I believe it is a combination of the tactile and aural memory.  What if we pianists used our ears to the extent that violinists do?  And what if we didn't have to look (not that we all do) at the keyboard for shifts?

Food for thought.

Best,
ML

[living_stradivarius]

You got it. Playing the violin also relies heavily on relative pitch/intonation. Now that I know what A 440 sounds in my head, I can pretty much tell what notes I hear (a roundabout way of achieving "perfect pitch").

It takesyears of practice, as with anything else.

[contrapunctus]

You got it. Playing the violin also relies heavily on relative pitch/intonation. Now that I know what A 440 sounds in my head, I can pretty much tell what notes I hear (a roundabout way of achieving "perfect pitch").

It takesyears of practice, as with anything else.

Okay, so you know the note by what it sounds like. But, that really doesn't matter because you can know that you didn't play the right note, but you can't take away the fact that you played the wrong note anyway.

[yooniefied]

Welcome!

I play violin too! 

[living_stradivarius]

Okay, so you know the note by what it sounds like. But, that really doesn't matter because you can know that you didn't play the right note, but you can't take away the fact that you played the wrong note anyway.

A good violinist knows how to adjust before the sustained note reaches the audience. If you listen to Heifetz in slowed down, you'll hear his very tiny adjustments.
So it really does matter in terms of performance. Pianists, unfortunately don't have the liberty of making such subtle adjustments without sounding jazzy

[Motrax]

Hehe, I always thought of jazz as turning lots of mistakes into music. 

(Don't get me wrong - I love jazz, and always admire those who are skilled at it! Part of the beauty of it is that there are no wrong notes under the hands of a talented jazz pianist)

[danielle1]

i'm also I violinist
Hi living_strad