Last week, one of my students pointed out that there is a violin playing grasshopper in James and the Giant Peach, the 1996 film based on the book by Roald Dahl. Here is a scene from the movie. If you’re familiar with this scene and you’ve always wondered what the grasshopper is playing, it’s the Gavotte en Rondeau from Bach’s Partita No. 3. Here is a great performance by violinist Ilya Kaler:
Thank you! Many years later, sure, but this has been haunting me lately.I recalled this song one night after having some difficulty sleeping.
I took a handful of melatonin and was waiting for it to kick in. When the drowsiness overtook me, I had this piece stuck in my head. Took me ages to work out that I’d first encountered it when James and the Giant Peach had come out in theatres, so long ago.
Of course, by that point it was morning and I had to go to work.
Thank you for connecting me with this enchanting piece.
Thank you! Many years later, sure, but this has been haunting me lately.I recalled this song one night after having some difficulty sleeping.
I took a handful of melatonin and was waiting for it to kick in. When the drowsiness overtook me, I had this piece stuck in my head. Took me ages to work out that I’d first encountered it when James and the Giant Peach had come out in theatres, so long ago.
Of course, by that point it was morning and I had to go to work.
Thank you for connecting me with this enchanting piece.