I found the following interesting articles. One is a review of Vanessa-Mae's Tsunami benefit concert in Bangkok, April 2005 and one is a profile of composer Walter Taieb. He wrote 3 pieces in close collaboration with Vanessa-Mae for hwer 'Choreography' album. The article deals primarily with his collaboration with our Vanessa-Mae. Here are the links:
Review Vanessa-Mae in Tsunami benefit concert, Bangkok April 2005
Walter Taieb working and recording with Vanessa-Mae
Interesting articles
Moderator: zeta
The Walter Taieb article is very interesting. I was especially interested to read this:
"After a few days she felt confident enough to improvise some cool violin parts on the 'Tango' and compose her lead part on 'Tribal Gathering'."
I always wondered if her violin parts were scored 100% for her or if she added her own input to them... and now we know
"After a few days she felt confident enough to improvise some cool violin parts on the 'Tango' and compose her lead part on 'Tribal Gathering'."
I always wondered if her violin parts were scored 100% for her or if she added her own input to them... and now we know
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Xanthippe
I kenw already that Vanessa-Mae composes the violin parts herself. Good to read again a confirmation of this
What I find particular interesting in the Walter Taieb article is that "After a few days she felt confident enough to improvise some cool violin parts on the 'Tango."
Being a traditionally raised classical violinist, Vanessa-Mae isn't trained to improvise. She had a scary experience of this when she was invited to play with Prince on his experimental jazz album 'Xpectations.'
Vanessa-Mae told in an interview that she was unpleasantly surprise dwhen she found out that there were no scores of the music. Her pre-played and recorded violin parts were added to the results of the other musicians. She just doesn't think in improvising music. This was end 2002.
Perhaps she is now training herself to learn to improvise.
What I find particular interesting in the Walter Taieb article is that "After a few days she felt confident enough to improvise some cool violin parts on the 'Tango."
Being a traditionally raised classical violinist, Vanessa-Mae isn't trained to improvise. She had a scary experience of this when she was invited to play with Prince on his experimental jazz album 'Xpectations.'
Vanessa-Mae told in an interview that she was unpleasantly surprise dwhen she found out that there were no scores of the music. Her pre-played and recorded violin parts were added to the results of the other musicians. She just doesn't think in improvising music. This was end 2002.
Perhaps she is now training herself to learn to improvise.