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thoughts are real powerful things. i think this is forgotten because we get lost in life.

you can control more than you think.

*ladies and gentlemen, i present to you, a ramble on one of the most beautiful violin concertos ever written (mostly on its cadenza):

the allegro, molto appassionato (tempo marking for first movement. the tempo markings are also the titles of each movement. by default. allegro = fast. molto appassionato = with much passion) will always pull at my heart and soul. → "The Germans have four violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethoven's. The one by Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The richest, most seductive, was written by Max Bruch. But the most inward, the heart's jewel. is Mendelssohn's." the violinist, Stefan Jackiw, does it complete justice. i find this piece to be very personal; he by far, does it the best, for me.

then, at 7 minutes and 46 seconds, Mendelssohn's cadenza begins. a cadenza is the ostentatious part of the concerto. its put in by the composer to fuck with the soloist's life even more. no, really. believe you me. haha jk. they are difficult, but meant to show the soloist's talent to the extreme. they incorporate the main theme and embellish it up. the one in this concerto is just intense. mendelssohn takes the theme and throws it in between arpeggios, which give out a feeling of longing. you feel the composer's raw emotion. Mr. Jackiw makes love to his violin throughout the piece, but it is especially seen in the cadenza (8:24; knows exactly where to touch. only to make the violin resonate with the perfect intonation)

9:01

final note on the phrase, a very high E, drawn out on the edge of a musical cliff about to drop with arpeggios. the cadenza, belongs to the soloist. the notes, and a tempo marking are all that are given. that means unlimited ways to interpret. why i like Jackiw's version of the cadenza, esp. from this point on, is because it is very similar to how i like to play it. very similar that it makes me have goosebumps. and because of what happens at

9:22-9:23

the way he holds out that low B, holding you in the suspension until the half-step resolution up to the C, because its so sweet yet melancholy. yes, all in a second. then in the next measure 9:26-9:27 the B is held again but this time sighs down a half-step to the sharp A.

the calm ending to the cadenza is where Mendelssohn decides to bring the orchestra back in! just listen to the ending!!! he gently slips the orchestra in. flawlessy. calm ending is not the word. a far away longing. pining? here you hear the power and explosiveness of Mendelssohn's arpeggios. they ranged from calm to violent yet maintained the theme...

i believe the violin and i are a good match.

...you may just get lucky tonight.