Aug. 1, 2025

The Violin... miracle of woodwork… and then there’s the music.

The Violin... miracle of woodwork… and then there’s the music.

I’m going to start with a question. If one thinks of musical instruments as tools… as things humans create to perform tasks… other than the violin, is there any other tool you can think of used in an area of incredibly complex human endeavour where the design and construction of it reached its zenith over three hundred years ago and has not been improved upon since? Whilst you ponder that, enjoy music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Josef Haydn, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Sebastain Bach, Samuel Barber, Ross Edwards & Johann Joseph Vilsmayr in this episode of Classical For Everyone.

And here is a link to an extended playlist on Spotify with the full versions of most of the music in the episode:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7EtOqbfdyOfEt0ZBk5uLxj?si=0be685c8c18b4e8a

 

Here is the link to the Documentary "The Return of the Violin":

http://roymandel.co.il/video/86412100?utm_campaign=fbf010d9b2-fav_class_return_of_violin&utm_medium=email&utm_source=my+favorite+classical+music&utm_term=0_61159e2a79-fbf010d9b2-267730139&ofcom_user_token=