Here is something surreal. Because I love strings, I trolled YouTube and fell across this incredible performance by violin virtuoso David Garrett. Garrett is an international German/American violinist who started as a four year old prodigy. He’s the best looking musician I’ve ever seen and understandable a young heartthrob. Garrett determined to set a new Guinness Book World Record by playing Flight of the Bumblebee, already a fast piece, in 1 minute 6.56 seconds, an astonishing 13 notes per second.
This amazing exhibition starts at the 5.35 mark.
Judi, are you there?
I can’t get the video to work
I had to click on the YouTube link to get it to play for me.
Pretty impressive playing!
Yeah and finally something a little bit surreal, eh?
You should be able to open it in YouTube I hope.
David is an amazing musician and has attracted many young people to the instrument and classical music in general, I understand. You certainly need to check him out on YT playing things like He’s a Pirate. See attached link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_CrkU04_W8&feature=related
Not to mention Smooth Criminal and AC/DC’s Thunderstruck. He’s apparently known as the “David Beckham of classical music” and worked as a model while at Juilliard!
The video worked for me BTW!
He is quite the sensation. A very talented young man.
Now if I’d only looked at your Wikipedia link to David before I commented, Judiang, I could have saved myself from typing so much as all the info about him is there of course!! Always did let my mouth run away from me – or should that be fingers in the case? Sorry!
No worries. It’s good to be excited about a post. I like any information you have to offer. 🙂
That was really amazing! And yes, he is a real looker too! Thanks for the discovery 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Wow Judiang! What an accomplished musician he is! And he’s fun and good looking, too! He reminds me of another multi-talented fellow. Cheers! Grati ;->
Did you notice he seems to have the same jaw line as a certain person? 🙂
Good Lord! They said he averaged 13 notes a second at his maximum speed!! It boogles the mind!
Normally I might say, playing a song fast, doesn’t necessarily make it better, but for the flight of the bumblebee, it really made it sound even more realistic!
Also, I have to say… very nice comment screen. 🙂
Yes, that’s why I liked it to much. It sounded like a bee! 🙂