Anybody ever see this?

[Dot Com]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/04/06/DI2007040601228.html

Can one of the nation's greatest musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? In this week's issue of the Washington Post Magazine Gene Weingarten sets out to discover if violinist Josh Bell -- and his Stradivarius -- could stop busy commuters in their tracks.

It's right down the road from me. Shows the cocoons we've placed ourselves into in the 21st century, obedient-worker, smart phone dominated, world The woman with the white shopping bags at the 1:53 mark knew he was a virtuoso if you wait to see what she says to him

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myq8upzJDJc]YouTube - Joshua Bell "Stop and Hear the Music" by the Washington Post[/ame]​

 

[rightwinger]

I'd give him a buck

But I'd rather watch a juggler

 

[xsited1]

He played the wrong kind of music. Now if he had played this song, there would have been a crowd:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amfCqFUMBkY]YouTube - Paganini: Caprice No. 5 (Shlomo Mintz)[/ame]

 

[rdean]

He could have picked something else to play. Whatever that was almost begs people to walk swiftly away. Just playing fast with a lot of runs isn't a sign of "greatness".

 

[Ernie S.]

He played the wrong kind of music. Now if he had played this song, there would have been a crowd:

YouTube - Paganini: Caprice No. 5 (Shlomo Mintz)

Geeez! Shlomo could play the Minute Waltz in 10 seconds flat!

 

[xsited1]

He could have picked something else to play. Whatever that was almost begs people to walk swiftly away. Just playing fast with a lot of runs isn't a sign of "greatness".

Whatever that was? I certainly hope you weren't talking about Paganini, one of the greatest violinists ever. If you were, then I'd suggest you listen to Justin Bieber.

 

[rightwinger]

Jack Benny would have gotten better tips

 

[Dot Com]

He could have picked something else to play. Whatever that was almost begs people to walk swiftly away. Just playing fast with a lot of runs isn't a sign of "greatness".

Whatever that was? I certainly hope you weren't talking about Paganini, one of the greatest violinists ever. If you were, then I'd suggest you listen to Justin Bieber.

Ummm......EXCUSE ME but.....Franz Liszt!!! I do like Brahms Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini on piano though

I was sure that Liszt also played the violin in addition to the piano: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt

 

[syrenn]

Music must move you. What he played, no matter how well, if it dose not move the listener it means nothing.

He did not move me with that.

 

[Dot Com]

Music must move you. What he played, no matter how well, if it dose not move the listener it means nothing.

He did not move me with that.

We didn't hear the whole thing. Parts were sped up. Apparently, he played for 45 minutes according to the article I referenced. I'm more of a classical piano guy but Bell is a virtuoso so I could listen to the fiddle, in his case- a Stradivarius, for a few minutes

 

[syrenn]

Music must move you. What he played, no matter how well, if it dose not move the listener it means nothing.

He did not move me with that.

We didn't hear the whole thing. Parts were sped up. Apparently, he played for 45 minutes according to the article I referenced. I'm more of a classical piano guy but Bell is a virtuoso so I could listen to the fiddle, in his case- a Stradivarius, for a few minutes

Oh i would have listened too. I enjoy classical as well. Some things move me and others dont. :)

 

[Dot Com]

Music must move you. What he played, no matter how well, if it dose not move the listener it means nothing.

He did not move me with that.

We didn't hear the whole thing. Parts were sped up. Apparently, he played for 45 minutes according to the article I referenced. I'm more of a classical piano guy but Bell is a virtuoso so I could listen to the fiddle, in his case- a Stradivarius, for a few minutes

Oh i would have listened too. I enjoy classical as well. Some things move me and others dont. :)

They said he had to play indoors because of the Stradivari. It cannot be exposed to certain amounts of humidity. They are irreplaceable.

 

[Tank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgvfRSzmMoU]YouTube - The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia (live)[/ame]