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ddobbs | November 24, 2008Some musico-video relief from darker matters.
First, from On an Overgrown Path:
Here is the Zurich Chamber Orchestra putting the usual YouTube offerings to shame. The full screen version is even better.
Zurich Chamber Orchestra : Roller Coasterby mikropikol
Path also led me to nice piece on the Wall St. Journal on Anna-Sophie Mutter. To my ear, only Gidon Kremer comes close in wielding seemingly unlimited chops with a broad and deep music intelligence.
So what the heck. For video of Mutter & Kremer playing (separately), go below the jump:
Mutter:
Kremer. I've played the first…