The violin of Julian Kainrath, a prodigy in technique and sound
Prodigious musicians still exist. We listened to one at San Pietro in Monastero for Ristori Baroque. In the Verona program, he tackled some of the compositions for solo violin composed by Bach […], considered today as masterpieces of instrumental production for the violin, including the famous Chaconne. These are pieces that can be interpreted as musical dialogues despite the absence of a literary text for the gestures of spoken voice that develop in multiple speakers and translate into music. In this understanding and clarity in the dialogues lies the prodigious dimension of this almost nineteen-year-old. Certainly, he has a unique and full-bodied sound, but it’s the musical intelligence that is capable of returning melodies to the musical phrases, filled with infinite inflections from the changing dynamics, like verses of a multi-voiced poem that constitutes the true mastery of his interpretation. With astonishing virtuosic technique, as in the Doubles of the first suite, i.e., the variations that enriched with acrobatic agility the conduct of the bass of each of the four dances from which it is composed.
Kainrath captivated in the Chaconne, the last dance of the second suite built on the association between theme and variations. An execution to be taken as an example from the standpoint of sound and technical perfection, great elegance, and expressive intensity. The success was enthusiastic, also from some prominent musicians present in the hall.
