threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works

Hello! I thought I would share one of my favourite pieces, performed on as many instruments as I could find.

Strings

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Violin	Jascha Heifetz	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6ysOqkHflY
Viola	Adrien Boisseau	F	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYV1Le21kss
Cello	Miklós Perényi	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQ7G_ij8jE
Bass	Nicholas Bayley	B♭	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rEL1jIwajY
Guitar	Nikolay Sokolov	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuI0Pvr59C4
Electric Guitar	Isaque Soares	G	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV1F59GYf40
Ukulele	Brian Hefferan	G	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdvrsD6Dkwg
Erhu	Ma Xianghua	D	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Yhd2bF44E

My reviews:

Violin: Very difficult to criticize Heifetz. Terrific tempo, perfect intonation and articulation, excellent phrasing. 5/5 stars.
Viola: A little slower than Heifetz, but intonation, articulation, and phrasing are excellent. Tone crunches occasionally, but still very good overall. 5/5 stars.
Cello: Tone, intonation, articulation, and phrasing are all very good. Bonus points for playing it in the original key, limiting himself to using only the top three strings of the instrument! 5/5 stars.
Bass: Articulation is impressive for such a low instrument. Tone and intonation suffer in some spots. Phrasing is good. 4/5 stars.
Guitar: Terrific tempo, but I think tone and articulation suffer in some spots as a result. 4/5 stars.
Electric Guitar: One of my favorites! Brisk and steady tempo with perfect articulation. A couple notes deviate from Paganini’s original, but that is my only complaint. 5/5 stars.
Ukulele: Heavily abridged, and the remaining bits deviate significantly from Paganini’s original. 1/5 stars.
Erhu: Terrific tempo, smooth articulation and tone, good intonation and phrasing. A few notes deviate from Paganini’s original here and there, but overall very good. 5/5 stars.

Woodwinds

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Flute	Claudio Barile	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQc7FZkQec
Oboe	Giovanni Di Mauro	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzS1spiXs6U
Clarinet	Alexey Gorokholinsky	B♭	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_FMBTSUjvU
Bassoon	No one yet!		You could be first!
Sopranino Recorder	Miguel Lawrence	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6vnXVeVcE
Saxophone	Daniel Loudenback	E♭	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWwuccQfQik
Harmonica	Aloysio Becker	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpK6BLAczVg

My reviews:

Flute: Good tempo and nice phrasing, decent articulation and tone. Breaks in circular breathing are occasionally evident. 4/5 stars.
Oboe: A little slow, but good tone and clean articulation, with nice phrasing and excellent circular breathing. 5/5 stars.
Clarinet: Swift tempo, clean tone, and some of the best phrasing. Also a couple of nice short staccato sections on last page! 5/5 stars.
Recorder: Interesting mix of legato and staccato to complement circular breathing. Brisk tempo and clear tone, but articulation is a bit sloppy in some places and the constant eye-contact is slightly unsettling. 4/5 stars.
Saxophone: Terrific tempo and good articulation. 5/5 stars.
Harmonica: Brisk tempo and decent tone, but rather sloppy in many sections. 3/5 stars.

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Trumpet	Sergei Nakariakov	B♭	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhfP_AXL_GM
French Horn	Jo Withers	B♭	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWGJ96e1p8
Trombone	No one yet!		You could be first!
Tuba	Albert Wieder	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oLINvft5Eo

My reviews:

Trumpet: Seriously impressive circular breathing and staccato double tonguing! Tone and articulation are excellent. Only downside is no video, so we can’t be certain that it was done in one take. 5/5 stars.
French Horn: Ah, the magic of cloning and editing obviates the need for circular breathing! Decent tempo and phrasing, tone and articulation suffer in some spots. 3/5 stars.
Tuba: Vocal backup is fun, but can be a bit distracting at times. Tempo and articulation are impressive for such a low instrument. Tone is good, but tempo waivers a bit at times. 4/5 stars.

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Voice	Caterina Valente	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWnCKqf8X3k

My review:

Human voice has the problem of no circular breathing, so there are significant breaks and deviations from Paganini’s original. It is still a very impressive thing for a human to do, but as a rendition of Moto Perpetuo it is abridged with several sections entirely skipped. 2/5 stars.

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Piano	Kong-Ju Lee	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuIiS-kzjiU
Harpsichord	No one yet!		You could be first!
Pipe Organ	Szilárd Kovács	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAc5AHXHEsU
Anglo Concertina	Cillian King	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN9EBpZcfBY
Accordion	Victor Wang	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e83P9MDOI4

My reviews:

Piano: Brisk tempo, smooth articulation and phrasing, and creative accompaniment without being too distracting. 5/5 stars.
Pipe Organ: Brisk tempo, clean articulation, nice phrasing. 5/5 stars.
Anglo Concertina: A little sloppy in some places, with several missed sharps/flats. The added ornaments were a fun touch. 3/5 stars.
Accordion: Terrific tempo, clean articulation, excellent phrasing. I also love how happy he looks! 5/5 stars.

Instrument	Artist	Key	Link
Steelpan	Liam Teague	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ZgwtaBD_4
Marimba	Greg Tsalikis	C	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi-OTNAWhv4

My reviews:

Steelpan: Brisk tempo, but a little sloppy in some places. 4/5 stars.
Marimba: Again, brisk tempo, but a bit sloppy in some sections. Nice tone and phrasing. 4/5 stars.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I have!

Is there an instrument I’ve missed, or a recording you think is superior? Please let me know!