Hilary Hahn: the 2009 Grammy Winner in her own words ... on J.S. Bach
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Piece Description
Some of the world's best violinists wait years before they dare to record the music Bach wrote for the violin alone. But Hilary Hahn is a different story. For her very first recording, released when she was just 17, Hahn chose solo Bach. Hahn says she's always had an affinity for Bach's music ? ever since she was a four-year-old learning with the Suzuki method. Now Hahn has established herself as one of the world's leading concert violinists, and Bach remains at the core of her repertoire. In this feature, Hahn tries to get at what it is that musicians especially love about playing Bach. And she offers a glimpse inside her approach to playing a multi-voiced fugue on the violin.
Hahn scored the 2009 Grammy for Best Classical Album for her recording of violin concertos by Schoenberg and Sibelius.
As in all the pieces in David Schulman's CPB-supported Musicians in their own words series, the story is told through a mix of the performer's voice and music. There is no reporter's voice heard, allowing the feature to be seamlessly incorporated into station news, talk, or music programming. Scripts for intro and outro are attached. This piece also works well pegged to local performances. This piece debuts on PRX.
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Review of Hilary Hahn: In her own words ... on J.S. BachProducer David Schulman lets his subject, Hilary Hahn, do the talking - and the playing. Violinist Hahn tells of her love for the music of J.S. Bach from an early age. Her enthusiasm and insight come through very clearly. Hahn helps the process with great inflections in her voice as she talks about discovering Bach and why musicians so love to play his works.
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Broadcast History
PRX debut.
Transcript
Keywords: Hilary Hahn, violin, Bach, solo, sonatas and partitas, own words, Musicians in their ownwords, WUNC, David Schulman
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Timing and Cues
Hilary Hahn: In her own words ... on Bach
Tape time: 2:47
Add approx :45 for intro/outro
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TAPE IN: "I remember looking through all the composers ... "
TAPE OUT: (ends with music). Last spoken words:
" ... you somethow have to make it convincing."
Musical Works
All excerpts by J.S. Bach, performed by Hilary Hahn. Selections include music from:
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in c minor, BWV 1060
Fuga from Sonata No. 3 in C major for solo violin
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Review of Hilary Hahn: In her own words ... on J.S. Bach
For someone so young, Hahn's maturity in playing Bach's works is astonishing. Just a couple of bars from Concerto for 2 Violins in D major is enough for any listener to praise her talents. In addition, she shares a very crucial freedom in Bach's music, individual interpretation. She may talk like a very young person, but her playing defies the mathematics of age.