"Caprice for Three" The three fast bows - Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma & Edgar Meyer

Mark O'Connor's 'Caprice for Three' with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer
Caprice for Three - composed by Mark O'Connor.
A few words about the composer.
As a child, his musical training included many styles (classical, folk and jazz) and this blending of styles and influences is evident throughout his career and in his acclaimed compositions.
O'Connor's chamber music, featuring violins, viola and cello, intricately and delightfully paints colorful musical canvasses that reveal his unique, personal artistic journey. It's a journey one critic acclaimed "one of the most spectacular in American music."
Violin, Cello & Doublebass
"One of the shortest of all bridges from folk to classical music is virtuosic technique in violin music. Great virtuosos musicians are known in every style of music in the world. The bridge of virtuoso playing is the catalyst for "Caprice For Three," recorded on the Appalachian Journey CD. When virtuoso classical players began to express interest in my music, they were intrigued by the technical difficulty in the jazz or folk music I was playing.
Over the years, I had composed a set of six virtuoso caprices for unaccompanied violin which I recorded on Midnight On the Water. I was beginning to sketch out a seventh caprice in 1997, around the time I was also working with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer (two obvious virtuosos). I thought, "Why not turn this sketch into a caprice for three stringed instruments?" The whole tune is based on a small motive which is a phrase containing bowing triplets that are played very rapidly. The intensity and control of the bow are what make this piece difficult to perform.
The driving rhythm is the signature of "Caprice for Three" and creates an exciting ensemble that is fiendish to perform (the underlying intent of the composition!)" -Mark O'Connor
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