http://www.thesteelydane.com Violinist Nicolaj Møller Nielsen Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thesteelydane.com/2009/11/why-i-love-the-viola/ http://www.thesteelydane.com/2009/11/why-i-love-the-viola/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:01:51 +0000 Nicolaj http://www.thesteelydane.com/?p=415 A couple of months ago I borrowed a viola just for fun, and to make a long story short: I am in love – and for 2 very good reasons. First of all, I love the sound of it. There’s something about the slightly melancholic and very singing, smooth sound of the viola that speaks to me. It seems, at least to me to be closer to the human voice. I also discovered that it fits my body like a glove. I have very long arms and long fingers, and surprisingly some of the things I struggle with on the violin, becomes easy and natural on the viola. With the violin, my left elbow is very closed, and in recent months that has created some discomfort during the long opera…

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