Quotes by Ruggiero Ricci - Page 1

Well, rhythm is 90 percent of the interpretation.
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Interpretation
Rhythm
Wells
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A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Doe
Specialists
Everything Else
Specialist
Worse
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You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.
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This young man is an exceptionally gifted and talented violinist ... He is a first class talent.
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Men
Class
Firsts
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When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go down.
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Better Than You
Play
Violinist
Worse
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Colour does not make so much difference. Look at the Bach Chaconne: There is not one dynamic mark in the whole Bach Chaconne. Colours do not make so much difference.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Colour
Differences
Doe
Looks
Mark
Bach
Difference
Dynamic
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Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but you have to know these styles.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Different
Important
Recognise
Style
Violinist
Styles
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It would be easier to say, what was the difference in style from many years ago. Many years ago, the old violinists, they also had a good technique, they were not tonally as good.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Differences
Easier
Style
Technique
Years
Years Ago
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Of course the most difficult thing on the violin is always intonation. The second one is rhythm. If you play in tune, in time with a good sound that's already high level. Those three are the main things.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
High Level
Intonation
Play
Rhythm
Sound
Violin
Time Good Always
Difficult Thing
Time Good Difficult
Most Difficult Thing
Tune
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So, first you have to be able to play with a metronome. Then you take your freedom. If you play in an orchestra, you got to watch the conductor, he is like a metronome, but it is more difficult because he can change rhythms.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Conductor
Firsts
Orchestra
Play
Watches
Your Freedom
Rhythms
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I don't have favourites, I think, when you play, you have to be like a prostitute, you have to love the piece you are playing. Even if you don't like it, you have to play it as if you would like it. Then you are a good interpreter.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Interpreter
Pieces
Play
Thinking
To Love
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A good interpreter can take a piece of bad music and make it sound pretty decent, while a bad interpreter can take good music and make it sound cheap. I can tell that some people have a bad taste, and unlike on the piano, they smear around a lot, that is bad taste.
Ruggiero Ricci / Violinist
Bad Taste
Decent
Interpreter
People
Piano
Sound
Taste
Good Music People
Good Music Bad
Cheap
Good Music
Unlike
Smear
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