Virtuoso Voices™ - Joshua Bell (Chicken Again?) 0:18



[Music:  Use this clip to enhance your introduction of almost any recording by Joshua Bell -- this clip is best suited to the well known "warhorse" violin concertos by Mendelssohn, Bruch, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. His complete discography is avaialble at arkivmusic.com.]


SUGGESTED HOST INTRO

There are 161 recordings of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and 162 recordings of the the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.  Joshua Bell has recorded both of those concertos, and he just made the 218th ecording of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi.  The "Why Another recording of a 'Warhorse'" question is one that violinist Joshua Bell deals with all the time.


CLIP TRANSCRIPT

"There's room for lots of recordings, I mean if I... this is a dilemma we're faced with every time we get out onstage and play the Mendelssohn concerto you know, it's been played a thousand times, does anyone want to hear it again? The answer is that people do want to hear it again, it still speaks to us and there's always room for, for more."


SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

Violinist Joshua Bell is known for his recordings and performances inside and outside of the standard repertoire, including the (insert composer's name) Violin Concerto.  We'll hear him play it with the (insert orchestra and conductor.)



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