This afternoon I was back at the University performing arts center for a graduate student violin recital before running a few errands. The violinist had a name right out of an Annie Proulx Wyoming story - Wyatt True. While he is not a Wyoming native, he does perform with the Cheyenne Symphony, so I guess that makes up some for his Pennsylvania roots. By the way, Annie Proulx has a new (third) collection of Wyoming stories, Fine Just the Way It Is, which I just received and am looking forward to reading.

The first piece Mr. True performed was Bach's Sonata in A minor - and once again I found myself blissfully dozing in my usual seat as the dreamy second movement enveloped me.

Tonight on YouTube, I found an astonishing performance of this sonata by a violinist namesd Hilary Hahn - below is her rendition of the 4th movement, the Allegro. The first three movements of this performance are also out there if you care to arrange them in order to enjoy the entire sonata...I Grave, II Fuga, III Andante.




I read a comment that there are only one or two violinists in a generation who are able to do justice to Bach violin sonatas. Hilary Hahn is one such artist.

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