hilary rambling please bear with me.

so. I had the chance to hear her live in concert and she was absolutely brilliant, it was honestly a life-changing experience. her nuance and sensitivity while maintaining such a clear and present tone throughout the whole piece was just unbelievable. second to none. I'm still awestruck. now. she played mozart 5, and I'm the first person to say that I often thought that her mozart interpretation maybe wasn't for me because she sustains the notes so much that the sound becomes too heavy and thick for my taste. but. the thing is it works live. it mixes perfectly with the orchestra and doesn't sound thick at all! I think the recordings are maybe doing her a disservice there. I think she knows exactly what she is doing and how the sound will reach a live audience. her interpretation to me didn't sound romantic and heavy but rather energetic and driven. I absolutely adored every minute. (as an encore she played the bach sarabande that everyone plays but of course she did it masterfully with incredible lightness and the most delicate dynamics, just stunning)

day 2!!

it's going. not saying it's going well but it's going

because I love stupid challenges I'm gonna attempt another one 🥳 I just started practicing mozart 5 because I really want to learn it in autumn and I'm gonna see how much of the first movement I can learn in one week and then maybe check in throghout the week and post the result on sunday??? possibly? we'll see

Collected and organized some links of Sarasate himself's records on my own:

Zigeunerweisen

Miramar

Tarantella

Zapateado

Habanera

Caprice Jota

Caprice Basque

BWV 1006

Nocturne op.1 no.2

oh it went well btw I got the thing

auditiondayauditiondayauditionday-

auditiondayauditiondayauditionday-

audition day tomorrow fuckign kill me now

two days until the audition I am thoroughly unwell

I mean you guys probably know this documentary but I love it so much it's so wonderful

had my classical musician initiation ritual today (played canon in d at a wedding)

every once in a while I realise that yes I am still incredibly attached to la bohème

also. have I mentioned. THAT I'M GONNA SEE TWOSETVIOLIN TOMORROW

best way to figure out of your a and d string really are tuned perfectly: play the opening of the bach d minor sarabande because then you will hear if they are I promise you will notice

schumann - u okay?

lalo 3rd movement my beloved <3

OKAY I'VE GOT AN UPCOMING AUDITION THIS IS NOT A DRILL shit's getting real

I think I'm maybe loving the mozart again? it's a fun piece I just grew so incredibly tired of it so I'm glad I'm warming up to it again it makes practice much easier