Virtuoso Voices™ - Hilary Hahn (The Bach Eras)   0:27
March 2010 CD 


[Use this clip to enhance your introduction of Hilary Hahn playing Bach, including her new CD, "Voices and Violin" (DGG 001383202); Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are recommended. Also – Solo Bach (Sony 62793 and Sony 92749); Bach Violin Concertos, Violin/Oboe Concerto and the Double Concerto (DGG 000098602).  Hilary Hahn’s entire discography is available at www.arkivmusic.com.]


SUGGESTED HOST INTRO

Although we primarily think of Bach as a composer and the ultimate keyboard player, he also played the violin.  Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Bach throughout her career, and says he knew exactly how to treat her instrument.


Hilary Hahn Clip:

"I've always found that his writing for violin is technically and musically challenging but open to so many types of interpretation that it never gets old or tiring or anything like that.  His music really doesn't necessarily belong in one era; it evokes a lot of different eras but that makes it continue being current.  So it's really rich in what it offers to every performer who takes it on."


SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

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Truly dedicated musicians are on a life-long quest to find new or better ways to play the music they've already performed many times.  According to violinist Hilary Hahn, Bach makes it easy...or at least easier to take performances in new directions.  (Insert music title, composer and performers).



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