Episode 3: Dying for the Cause: Icelandic metal and great string quartets

Upcoming Gigs: September 25 – speech “Overcoming Adversity During the Teenage Years” for LINKS North Shore Youth Health Service in Illinois, September 26 and 28 – 17th and 18th Century Italian music with the Callipygian Players in Chicago, October 5 – my record release party and a guest appearance with Uli Jon Roth at the House of Blues in Chicago

Mailbox Mayhem: Theresa writes: "I heard you play on XL102. I thought your playing was great. I never knew violins could be so cool. Thank you for your time and keep rocking."

A conversation with Icelandic violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson, metal fan and member of the Pacifica Quartet, one of America’s most renowned young string quartets. Sibbi talks about Icelandic metal, being a chamber musician, and touring with Bjork.

Sibbi's Classical Recommendations:
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1
Beethoven – String Quartet Op. 131
Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1
Bartok – String Quartet No. 4 (especially the 2nd movement and last movement)
Sibbi’s recommendations of Icelandic metal bands:
Ham
Mugsefjun

To learn more about Sibbi and the Pacifica Quartet, please visit www.pacificaquartet.com.
total playing time: 30:27

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Episode 2: Violating the Violin! - electric rock violin pioneer Mark Wood
 
Upcoming Gigs: September 9 - Beethoven Concerto with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, September 12 and 13 - Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Boise Philharmonic, September 21 - recital in New York (styles including baroque, virtuoso romantic, blues, Celtic, American fiddling, Latin, and heavy metal)
 
Mailbox Mayhem: Peter writes "I just wanted to thank you for turning me on to classical music. I'm 36 years old and have been a lifelong fan of heavy metal. Metallica and Slayer are a couple of my favorites... I've always found classical music to be boring, but that's because I never gave it a chance and really listened to it. Then one day I heard you on the radio when you played some AC/DC and Zeppelin on the violin along with a classical piece and I was blown away. I immediately went out and bought "Storming the Citadel" and have been a fan of yours ever since. I now have CDs by Mozart, Bartok, Debussy and others alongside CDs by Motorhead, Megadeth and Sepultura. Thank you for broadening my horizons." Tom writes: "Thank you for introducing me to the classical side of music - It's now a preset on my radio in the truck."
 
A conversation with my rock violin hero, Mark Wood, inventor of the 7-string Viper electric violin. Includes tracks from two of Mark's recordings: "Violator" from "Against the Grain" and "Tortured Soul" from "Van Helsing's Curse."
 
Mark's Classical Recommendations:
Mahler - Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection Symphony"
Mahler - Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2
Brahms - anything!
Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite
Copland - anything
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 (especially the 2nd movement)
 
To learn more about Mark Wood, please visit www.markwoodmusic.com.  To learn more about Mark's instruments, please visit www.woodviolins.com.

total playing time: 48:03

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