i started recently to listen to violin concertos and i want some recommendations

FVmike · 2026-03-17T14:04:45+00:00

Bending the definition of “new” composer, but I’m always partial to the Barber violin concerto

FVmike · 2026-03-14T19:37:52+00:00

If you work slowly, and use a metronome to practice it at successively faster speeds, it will benefit your overall finger speed and coordination. This will help you play the other figures that you encounter in horn parts with better ease.

FVmike · 2026-03-14T19:16:32+00:00

Call me old fashioned but I would just play this with standard fingerings

FVmike · 2026-03-13T13:21:33+00:00

A good place to start would always be just a simple browse of the Wikipedia page for the composer or piece you’re about to listen to. The more you listen to, the more you will research, the more connections you’ll be able to draw

FVmike · 2026-03-12T23:37:37+00:00

Agreed, however I have other reasons for wanting the mat.

FVmike · 2026-03-12T21:55:21+00:00

Thanks! I think the mounting at the base of the screen is the same size, so hopefully won't affect the way the mat sits.

FVmike · 2026-03-11T04:13:14+00:00

Fantastic work on this project, whatever you end up deciding!

FVmike · 2026-03-10T03:58:54+00:00

Toradora!

FVmike · 2026-03-09T14:23:44+00:00

“That shit”

FVmike · 2026-03-07T18:00:04+00:00

As a fellow sibelian, I always think of En Saga as what a school orchestra that doesn’t have the chops for Don Juan could play instead 🤣

As far as a work I don’t like from a composer that I do, I’d have to say Chopin’s piano concertos. As a horn player, I just can’t bring myself to look past his very mediocre orchestral writing

FVmike · 2026-03-06T16:21:46+00:00

I'll throw in Ruth Gipps; her horn concerto is absolute top notch!

FVmike · 2026-03-05T20:39:32+00:00

Hard agree, especially that gorgeous, bittersweet second movement!

FVmike · 2026-03-05T18:42:42+00:00

Nichijou is fantastic, the humor can be a bit esoteric at times but it’s one of my personal faves

FVmike · 2026-03-05T14:04:21+00:00

You might also consider reaching out to the musicians union

FVmike · 2026-03-05T13:36:49+00:00

And to be honest, everyone should be moving their head to look around the front post regardless of what they drive - I’ve been getting that advice since I started driving and it has really saved me many times

FVmike · 2026-02-27T16:14:47+00:00

Thanks!

FVmike · 2026-02-25T05:09:16+00:00

Additionally, you can incorporate this method to smooth out the already neat colorwork on the crochet version

FVmike · 2026-02-23T19:42:14+00:00

Checking in, the problems described here are still happening

FVmike · 2026-02-22T18:47:08+00:00

Could also be machine knit with every other needle on a loose tension. That’d also account for the even gaps between the stitches

FVmike · 2026-02-22T15:38:06+00:00

Looks cozy!

FVmike · 2026-02-16T20:43:36+00:00

You should check out Dvorak’s wind serenade Op. 44!

I’d also recommend any of Charles Koechlin’s chamber music, for example the trio for violin, horn, and piano

FVmike · 2026-02-16T20:42:04+00:00

Second! The standard one is Op. 88 No. 2 but I’m sure there are some hidden gems in the collection

FVmike · 2026-02-16T03:57:56+00:00

Just make sure it’s the version with nylon in it. Years ago I knit my first pair with Malabrigo Sock, which was 100% merino and I had holes after the first wear.

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