Candid phone conversation with violinist, Andrew Manze who talks about his entry into playing Baroque music from studying the Classics. He also discusses techniques, influences and how musicians interpret their own or other's music.
Quite different from violinists I've heard interviews with over the years, Manze is very articulate and open to different styles of music without being full of himself. He mentions the great Stephane Grappelli of the legendary "Hot Club of France" with Django Reinhardt, well known, among others, for his improvisational techniques. Manze too, as the conversation reveals, likes to improvise select passages during his performances.
Unfortunately, the piece doesn't give the listener a taste of his playing style. An excerpt or two of music would have been great.
Review of Andrew Manze, British Violinist Interviews
Emon Hassan
Posted on May 01, 2005 at 11:01 AM
Candid phone conversation with violinist, Andrew Manze who talks about his entry into playing Baroque music from studying the Classics. He also discusses techniques, influences and how musicians interpret their own or other's music.
Quite different from violinists I've heard interviews with over the years, Manze is very articulate and open to different styles of music without being full of himself. He mentions the great Stephane Grappelli of the legendary "Hot Club of France" with Django Reinhardt, well known, among others, for his improvisational techniques. Manze too, as the conversation reveals, likes to improvise select passages during his performances.
Unfortunately, the piece doesn't give the listener a taste of his playing style. An excerpt or two of music would have been great.