Hearing it moved me to tears, as Eugene was a dear friend of mine and I’ve never heard him play it before.

Through his virtuosity, Paganini transformed violin playing. Theme from 'Witches' Dance' - Jennifer Jeon Accompanied by Jungjoo Bae A Violin for His Glory. Through his virtuosity, Paganini transformed violin playing. We shall hear his teacher’s comments in the next lesson. Theme from 'Witches' Dance' - Jennifer Jeon Accompanied by Jungjoo Bae A Violin for His Glory. Eugene told me about studying with Heifetz, but never mentioned that story. © 2020 The Listeners' Club. Enter your email address to subscribe to The Listeners' Club and receive notifications of new posts by email. I agree that there is something moving about this performance that is hard to put into words. I’ll check the book you mentioned.

You wouldn’t have believed Eugene’s downbow staccato, which I suspect he used on this recording in one place. His passing was a great loss to everybody who loves the violin, and especially the music of Paganini, which has never known a better performer. Fodor is featured in Book 3.It’s wonderfully played.


Also, you might like to know that my mother was a Suzuki teacher.
Eugene was written up in “The Way They Play,” in case you might be interested. He toured Europe garnering celebrity comparable to a modern day rock star.Listen to this spectacular performance by Eugene Fodor. I could go on bigtime otherwise.Thank you for sharing your story about your personal connection to Fodor, Jack. A lot of books there! He started to play with a different style now. Suzuki violin students learn the theme from Witches’ Dance in Book 2. It says he could play fingered 10ths. Here is the original piece by Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840).

Suzuki Book 2 Violin – Theme From “Witches Dance”. I’m writing this on my iPad, so I gotta quit now or I’ll get nuts.

Theme from Witches' Dance by Paganini, Suzuki Book 2, Play-Through AllysonsViolinStudio96,076 views 4:44 G.F. Handel, Bourree - Jennifer Jeon제니퍼 전(영은)

My son who’s practising Witches Dance for the coming ABRSM felt the great difference after hearing this. All Rights Reserved. We once held a master class for Eugene in her home. Thank you for sharing this.A native of Upstate New York, Timothy Judd has been a member of the Richmond Symphony violin section since 2001. Please Like, Share to other suzuki … For practice or performance. Hope you guys enjoy it! This clip is taken from his 1990’s recording, Thanks, Tim, for posting this.

Skip to content. Audiences at the time were shocked by the new sounds and dazzling effects which he employed.

If you have any suggestions or requests let me know is the comment section below! Its incredibly soulful playing.Regarding Fodor’s down bow staccato, there is a story that Boris Schwarz tells in Thanks for the anecdote, Tim. I asked him if he could that and he said, “Can’t everybody?”“The Way They Play” is an excellent series.

In addition to performing and teaching, Timothy Judd is the author of the popular classical music appreciation blog, The Listeners’ Club…This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Audiences at the time were shocked by the new sounds and dazzling effects which he employed.