Introducing Joshua Bell, a world-class violin virtuoso from the United States. In this video, he showcases Bach's Chaconne with his 1713 Stradivarius, reportedly worth $3.5 million.
In the following video, Joshua shares his view on how simple music is often difficult to express due to its nuance:
On Friday, January 12, 2007, in the middle of the morning rush hour, Bell with his Stradivarius played incogito in a metro station. In the next 43 minutes, as the violinist performed six classical pieces, 1,097 people passed by. He began with Bach's "Chaconne" and in the end, made a grand total of $32.17.
During his performance, the only one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy, but his mother tugged and eventually dragged him away. The boy looked back several times at Joshua but to no avail.
The same was repeated by other children passing by.
I am uncertain what this social experiment means as opinions differ.
However, I guess it is safe to say that innocence, purity and the perception of beauty are not too far apart.
And we were once children, were we not?
It is everywhere... Permeating there is but this perfunctory... impermanence!
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