We are all the way to the middle of the year, and hard up against Independence Day this week. I have long thought that you can better know your own country by visiting others (at least, this has been my experience). Sometimes a foreigner can tell you something you hadn't known about your own land.
Henri Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violin player in the first part of the 19th century. A child prodigy, he toured all over playing for the Great and the Good. In the 1840s he came to tour America. He left us this, what is perhaps his most famous composition, at least on these shores. It's quite different from other versions of the song, which makes it interesting (at least to me).
3 comments:
A great view of what 1840s America was! Even the violinist was moved to a happy smile! We have fallen far
Holy mother of pearl! That is amazing talent. Thanks for bringing that to us.
What a performance -- both on the piano and what an amazing job on the violin! And having fun doing it -- a real mastery of the instrument.
It was just like old times, Henri.
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