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They look so unhappy
No, they are trying to look scary.
Caught in the act of being mediocre 
Thanks, Elk. It is a bit late here now but I promise I shall listen to it in the morning.
Please let me know your opinion. I like her a great deal, enjoying her tone and intensity.
Amusingly the English musicians had to explain to her how larks fly as she did not know the literal meaning of the pieceâs title.
Mr. Elk
Pardon me for commenting, stepping on your Hilary Hahn thread. I listened to several tracks and while not a violin appreciator, I feel that she has an amazing control, standing out as effortless and smooth.
I decided to buy her recent Retrospective album, its time I broaden my appreciation space.
Chas
If listening to early Stooges records is playing the âmediocreâ card, then DEAL ME IN! 
(The Stooges are by no means my favorite band, and everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but itâs kinda difficult, I think, to tag the Stooges as âmediocreâ given the âfairly persuasive caseâ thatâs been made that they were âthe greatest band of all time.â)
I canât support my classifying the band as mediocre. My only defense is that I donât recall the band. I will look for a possible reunion tour. Then I will feel obligated to withdraw my lame humor.
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44/876 -Sting getting it done w/ Shaggy
Doing my small part to help keep alive the ailing, ever shrinking domain of New Music (and classical music more generally) - - 
Erhard Grosskopf (*1934)
I am not familiar with her playing, but I found her rendition of âThe Lark Ascendingâ to be gentle and melodic, and better suited to Vaughan Williamâs music than the interpretation by Andrew Manze, who seems more âtechnicalâ. I also tried listening to the same piece played by Pinchas Zukerman. I thought him very good, but Hahnâs delicacy was more appropriate. I shall listen to a few more of her albums.
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Thank you for the feedback.
I especially recommend her recording of the Barber & Meyer violin concertos. Gorgeous pieces, deliciously performed.
Listen to the first movement of the Barber concerto (1939), breathtaking: click
The theme of the second movement is one of the most beautiful melodies penned (the above is the first movement.)
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I shall certainly listen to it, if available on Qobuz, but not until tomorrow - I have used up my daily âallowanceâ for solo violin already! I have been listening to her two albums of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas. I believe there are 20 years between them. I was struck by the increase in depth and assurance in her playing in the later one. For me there are 3 stages to listening; first you hear the playing, if the playing is good you hear the music, and if the playing is very good indeed you drift into a region behind the music which is very complex. The second album took me to that complex region.
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The second is indeed better, but the first is excellent.
Her interviews are fascinating. She is incredibly bright, articulate, understated, and her knowledge of past and present violin greatsâ interpretive styles is enlightening. I have herd her imitate othersâ playing where she explains what they are doing, how their stylings fit into past and present interpretive preferences, etc. Amazing stuff.
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Clapton does a Christmas album with âJingle Bellsâ on it. Canât wait to get home.
