Other folks said, "Piss on you jack, he's just another crazy italian, born next to the frozen beef pies at Boney's Market"
Anonymous | 04.04.08 - 5:16 am | #

Magnificent.
The Wanderer | Homepage | 04.04.08 - 8:09 am | #

Fantastic.

Incredible technique and maturity for someone so young. Those double-stops and vibrato; perfect.

Got a clip of her now? She must be absolutley overwhelming.
tanbark | 04.04.08 - 9:04 am | #

Oh, I love that piece! I had a record of it when I was a little kid (a 45), and played it a lot -- tried to dance to it. (I was into ballet.) I hadn't heard it in many years (my niece broke all my 45s when she was about 6. I was heart-broken. My mother thought it was funny.)
Where is Viviane Hagner now? Still playing?
Kim C | Homepage | 04.04.08 - 12:31 pm | #

I hadn't heard of Viviane Hagner, but she's still performing (Wikipedia article, official website). Her father is/was German and her mother Korean.
Gag Halfrunt | 04.05.08 - 4:09 am | #

That should say "I hadn't heard of Viviane Hagner before reading this post". Serves me right for checking the links but not reading through the comment properly.
Gag Halfrunt | 04.05.08 - 4:10 am | #

We found another rendition of that piece online and I played it several times last night --- I definitely liked Viviane Hagner's version better, but it didn't play smoothly. She's great.
Kim C | Homepage | 04.05.08 - 5:37 pm | #