“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.” PeopleI CanSoundPiecesTastePianoDecentInterpreterBad TasteBad Music Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” LooksDoeWholeDifferencesMarkColour Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” IfsThinkingPlayPiecesInterpreter Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“Well, rhythm is 90 percent of the interpretation.” WellsPercentRhythmInterpretation Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” IfsPlayBetter Than YouViolinist Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” IfsFirstsPlayAbleDifficultWatchesRhythmOrchestraConductorYour FreedomMetronomes Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” KnowsImportantDifferentAbleStyleRecogniseDifferent StylesViolinist Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” YearsWould BeDifferencesStyleEasierYears AgoTechniqueViolinist Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.” Listening Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“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.” IfsPlayThreeCoursesDifficultSoundLevelsRhythmTunesDifficult ThingsViolinHigh LevelIntonation Author:Ruggiero Ricci
“This young man is an exceptionally gifted and talented violinist ... He is a first class talent.” MenFirstsYoungClassTalentYoung ManGiftedFirst ClassViolinist Author:Ruggiero Ricci
