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Well, I recorded this a while back, and forgot all about it. A bit of Pag's moto Perpetuo 🙂
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Impressive fingers!
I won't even bother asking for the sheet music though.
Btw, how did it get it's name?
I am amazed at how old people of my age are.....
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Thanks 🙂
The name "perpetual motion" I think is just because there are no pauses in it. All the notes are of equal length, with no rest. Unlike most fiddle tunes which are full of tea breaks by comparison 🙂
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Love Paganini.
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rock star!!
"Please play some wrong notes, so that we know that you are human" - said to Jascha Heifetz.
I enjoyed watching Jim's thumb how he uses it to find his position on the fingetboard.
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Yay! Jim is back!!
It must be an old video - you hadn't rown your fifth string yet!
Whew, my head is spinning, I'd better sit down...
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Awsome! 
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What?
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Aye great playing, maybe someday i could play like that.
Superb.
That piece is also known as "When Can I say I Play the Violin?"
A violinistic treat !!
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TerryT said
Impressive fingers!
I won't even bother asking for the sheet music though.
Btw, how did it get it's name?
Seriously.... what terry said..... wow, i have no idea how you move your fingers that fast!
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However terrific the performance in this topic, the fastest fingers ever might belong to FM.
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Thanks for all your replies!
Actually, that tune is usually played quite a bit faster than that, by almost everyone. I personally like that speed (probably near my limit anyway).
Some of big names it so fast that the accents and dynamics get lost - not to mention the nice wee melody 🙂
Well, not saying the masters are wrong, just my personal preference.
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Worldfiddler said
Some of big names it so fast that the accents and dynamics get lost - not to mention the nice wee melody 🙂
ooohhh, I can use that excuse for why I play so slow!!! Of course, for it to be believable I need to work on my intonation... a LOT!
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Wow, amaaaaazing!
I get nervous just looking at sheet music with all the notes squished together all close and stuff......
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{shaking head in disbelief...wishing I could do half that good...}
Yea, it was ok Jim...
"If you practice with your hands you must practice all day. Practice with your mind and you can accomplish the same amount in minutes." Nathan Milstein
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