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Pardon me for being cynical.
The violin CD buying audience prefers its violinists to be young, female, and photogenic. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Bell. He's a fine musician and he's done some very interesting recordings that set him apart from the typical phenomenon du jour who will record Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and then disappear into obscurity. But the fact is he's not as hot a ticket as he was twenty years ago. So why not indulge in a little publicity stunt?
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