Would Ordinary People Recognize Genius? An Experiment..Posted: 6 months ago by cb__ No one knew it, but the fiddler standing against a bare wall outside the D.C. Metro in an indoor arcade at the top of the escalators was one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of the most elegant music ever written on one of the most valuable violins ever made. Comments: 14 Score: [-] 332 [+].