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- Very nice - a beautiful serene moment. A shame that it was cut; it would have made a nice contrast to the more active passages.
- I have not read all the preceding comments, so all apologies if my opinion is redundant.
I think there is great merit to the vintage instrument aside from it's sound - the provenance; the history and the connection to its maker - in this case, Antonio Stradivarius.The fact that an instrument has survived for CENTURIES and still sounds as good as if not better than a new instrument makes it all the more impressive, therein lies the primary factor in the demand on acquiring such rare and aged instruments. It's not just an instrument; it's a piece of history, played on by the contemporaries and peer of some of classical music's legends.
- Aside from the point of ease of mass-production, I think it would be interesting to hear an A-B demonstration in the video with the plastic violin and a real Stradivarius.
- Wow - talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel for content.
- One of my fave T & J episodes! Great depiction of nuanced emotion in Tom's animation in the beginning.
- Gorgeous flame wood on the back!
- An amazing talent, and apparently he can sing until he's blue in the face.
- It's really tragic that Sándor Fehér died in an accident that could have been avoided altogether, were it not for the actions of one careless cruise ship captain, and I think it's a distraction from Fehér's last heroic acts and the musical accomplishments he accrued in his lifetime by using this forum as a general "what would YOU do" poll on whether one would or wouldn't retrieve an instrument from a sinking ship. OR to even ask what kind of violin he went back for.
- Hopefully this story will catch the attention of Paul Allen (or a like-minded music enthusiast with deep pockets willing to invest in the rescuing of this cache.) I would think that his love of music would extend beyond Hendrix and the '60s.
- Cells phones have unfortunately become a catalyst for the onset of a new manifestation of sociopathic behavior - the Negative Attention Whore. This blatant eliciting of public scrutiny is baffling, but yet a clear indication of someone with a problem - mind you, I'm in NO WAY indicating that NAWs deserve ANY empathy!
Aside from this evidence of "devolution", I have to say that Mr. Gilbert was MUCH more patient and well-tempered than I would have been able to manage if I were in his shoes. I would have insisted that the disruptive audience member be removed entirely before continuing, as some of the audience members and people on this thread have also suggested. After such an incident, having the offender remain present can still generate a well-felt presence of animosity among those exposed to the incident. Plus, I'm sure the offender was just BATHING in the loathe for the remainder of the performance.
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