Virtuoso Voices™ - Jaime Laredo (It’s No Joke)  0:20
December 2010 CD 


[Use this clip to introduce almost any recording by Jaime Laredo, including Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola (Sony 47093); Bach – Viola da Gamba Sonatas with Glenn Gould (Sony 52615).  You have a tremendous number and variety of options with his chamber music recordings and performances as a conductor, soloist and chamber musician.  Jaime Laredo’s complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.]



SUGGESTED HOST INTRO

(*Insert viola joke here)  Viola jokes were once all the rage, but Jaime (JAY-me) Laredo is one viola player who never took offense.



Jaime Laredo Clip:

“I myself tell all kinds of viola jokes (laughs) but it’s all in good fun and actually, I’ll be very honest with you, I much prefer playing the viola part (laughs).  It’s just there’s something about the sound, the richness of the sound that it’s just, it’s so satisfying.  It’s just wonderful.”



SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

Jaime (JAY-me) Laredo and Mozart show off the many virtues of the viola in this performance of (insert composer, music title and performers).


*What do a viola and a lawsuit have in common?  Everyone is happy when the case is closed.

*What's the difference between a viola and a trampoline?  You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.

*Why can't you hear a viola on a digital recording?  Recording technology has reached such an advanced level of development that all extraneous noise is eliminated.



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