Attempting Paganini's 24th Caprice

[Zicko1000]

I hate when people don't ware shirts... I wish I had beard like that though!

[GeorgeRici]

Bravo, excelent Paganini

[EGoldsteine]

Fantastic Retaw, seriously. Bravo!. You are such the inspiration for me, thank you so much. Please continue to upload your progress, I am checking expectantly for new videos every week. We better get an update when you've perfected this piece:) I'm learning to play the violin myself, but unfortunately i have the time only to teach myself. I'm quite musically inclined, but if you can give me some tips on techniques i would be much appreciative. Are you playing mostly by ear?

[XtremeBratmaxe]

@EGoldsteine as a professional i can only encourage you to find a violin teacher. The technique is way to complex to be leard from books/dvds only! try it out once!!

[masterleonnoel]

fiddle players would sound so much better shirtless

[imhissuperhero]

...FAVOURITED! ♥

[Sarrasague]

you are there!!! personal and strong

[StudioAlNaqqash]

Ukkkkhhhhhhhhhh....Man you are looking so Filthy & Execrable really.... Man you are looking so Filthy & Execrable really.... Man you are looking so Filthy & Execrable really.... Man you are looking so Filthy & Execrable really....

[BokChoiHoFan]

nekkid jesus pl0x

[346ZackFair]

you look like jesus you are talented but I think you didnt follow the fingerings of the piece

[bachthoven1685]

@346ZackFair Hehe, when it comes to Paganini it's all you can do to play it with ANY fingering much less the written fingering! If you've ever seen a daguerreotype of him you know what I mean: his hands hands (and his whole body really) is so slender and long!

[346ZackFair]

@bachthoven1685 anyway caprice 24 was very mystery cause paganini didnt put any fingerings in it so many people attempt to solve the mystery about it and many 24 caprices were published in different fingerings so its up to you what fingerings will you use..BTW paganini caprice 24 popular arrangement has its better sound when you follow the fingerings

[omgburritoman]

you are great man

[eggplantTVC]

awesome :D



[mrgeronimo36]

sorry ive seen 9 year old chineses playing better than that,they seem to be able to play hard skills on a violin but never create anything at all.......... once been done,recording been done by other players what is the point................ best to create new staff,move forward and stop wasting a talent....

[davetehpwner]

pube-views ftw

[Estirada91]

Beware of octaves... and rhythm too. Also the arm that starts back on the arpeggios.

[bassfreak74]

where can i get that shirt?

[Jpmcke]

He has a viola sitting all lonely in the background =/

~

[LightWthoutTheStatic]

@Jpmcke Well if there's no one else to play with then what's the point of playing the viola .') I kid, I kid.

[rramal7491]

the fiddle playing is good but what I like best about this video is the slim line of hair below his navel, sweet and so sexy playing without a shirt on, nice tits

[AndreaRidings]

You are one of my violin role models. Good job fighting your way through this one! I'm learning Bach's Chaconne right now, and about to play Debussy's Girl with the Flaxen Hair. :)

Anyways, keep up the good work! I subscribed to you; subscribe to me; I will be adding some videos of my violin skillz soon! :)

[Johnfong1986]

Great STUFF MAN!!! Totally awsome!

[jcswilly]

don't ever put a shirt on.

[camadi69]

kurt cobain playin violin?

[RaygunShaun]

This is ridiculously good.

[ilikepie7631]

great music. why dont you have a shirt on, though?

[connorcleary21]

Didnt know biffy clyro played violin.

[Jewels407]

LOL straight face, no shirt on, playing a viola, looks just like jesus. xD

[katie82777]

Love it!



[221Dw]

Are there any echo effects on this?

[mizzmusicthief]

i think the volin on the couch wants to b played to.

[okaecoral]

@mizzmusicthief jajajajajajajaja

[henrynation]

That's a very nice violin. you can tell when he play the harmonics up top at around 4:25. it actually sounds beautiful. Much of it is his crazy skill, but damn, I wish my violin could play false harmonics so sweetly.

[seahyimin]

somehow i find this amateur video so much more inspiring to an amateur musician like me than a professional recording

[ScreamsofFear]

how beautiful.



[stevethebeard]

Keep at it man! Sounding good so far!

[stringscgda]

I think more guys need to play with their tops off :)

Btw, that fiddle on the couch there scares me.. I sat on one before on the couch and broke the neck, cry! lol.

[florinbaiduc]

@stringscgda agree, never let any fretted instrument (especially a classical guitar or a fiddle) in that position.

[KazukiKon1]

Looks like Zimmerman also plays violin.

[awsomeviolinist]

ur almost there good job

[miroslavsafin]

I'm so hipster I play violin shirtless and unshaven

[Celtiberum]

Axl Rose's younger brother plays violin!

[luvebug21]

OMG you have no shirt this is so hot ^^

[SarahGoulden77]

I really love it.....and I would love to hear that live......äh...I mean kinda sit there in the corner and just listen......

[DeathAngel1029]

I love the slow version, it sounds more musical in a way, not just showing off some techniques with no hint of emotion

[FieldsofYaru]

nice playing... you were playing with your left hand in another video. amazing how you learned to play both ways. which do you prefer?

[HondaRacer248]

can i milk your nipples

[SpoonsForks]

LOL Y 1/2 NAKED??? DOES IT HELP THE RHYTHM

[karlis2007]

What an amazing job! Very beautiful. Makes me want to pick back up the violin and finish learning how to play. Definitely motivation from watching this. :)

[NationalMan]

move the camera up so that it looks like you're nude.

[BearxHugx]

@NationalMan rofl XD u pervert

[NationalMan]

@BearxHugx Not perving just saying that it would be kind of cool.. I've never seen a nude violinist. I might actually watch it if I thought the person playing was nude. :D

[BearxHugx]

@NationalMan XD

[lilyaheartslife]

@NationalMan LOL

[HeRmItDaShE]

Not trying to discourage you but way to slow down on parts your not that good at... -_-

[richie130584]

me encanta y ademas es sexy ...

[CuddlesDX]

Please, never put a shirt on when you play

[InTheirImage7]

God your HOT! In so many ways! wow!

[Kanelle88]

I've listened to the video with Heifetz's doing this one dozens of times and your right you are on the right track. Good Luck with Practice!!

[cbfiddler1975]

the audio is so clear becasue he isplaying it very cleanly and tightly- as well as the tone of the instrument is lovely and the room reverb is perfect withthe concrete walls

awesome playing retaw

[yengkerng1]

JEEEZUS!

[Jtrevinoaff]

Wow! I've heard all the virtuosos but this is real! All your notes are clear precise. Just needs some speed and bam you got it!

[lbryan250]

Pretty amazing intonation for an attempt

[thepimphaloz]

sheet music?

[ChastityDrown89]

your performance...is adorable..

[MrMigue45]

sexy

[TheMhz10]

i HAve a question...why The Audio Are so clear???

[JeremyImp]

It's just about as good as the other videos except that yours is slightly slower. Fantastic job! Precise and clear notes. :)

[faronthefiddler]

Whoever the 5 misfits are, they are not violinists.

[leaobernardo]

Boa Mano!

Very good Retaw!

[Elyenthia]

oh, my! the obsession with the no-shirt nonsense is understandable, but the more interesting subject would be why...:: i prefer to play flute [which is no where near as lovely as the queen of strings, imo] barefoot..it feels nice..:: 

[Aaroncargleinc]

@Elyenthia Its got something to do with having a better tone.

[Elyenthia]

@Aaroncargleinc That must be it. Hmmmm...interesting.

[MsJudgejudy]

Your technique would be perfected by dropping your pants. And your hits might go through the roof (:

[TheVictoriaPoet]

i love you, for your playing has life in it.

[gomeezy22]

you are legitimate!

[tonyj33]

I thumbs up this hoe.

[TeenTwinkTween]

Beautiful! So is the violin music! :D

[cnewtonc]

Very Good Job Man! Nice work!

The tone is very good, disregard the Critics. I don't see any of them placing any of their videos. Please Give me a Break.... you did a excellent job.  Those critics are nothing more than armchair violinists.

[dafairygodfaduh]

I like his tone too surfininalaska. Very lovely.

[surfininalaska]

I like your tone a lot!

[scottydscottd]

good stuff man... but... i think you may need to invest in a very good private teacher that can teach you a thing or too about slow practice and relaxing your bow arm... also.. the vibrato is good sometimes.. but you need to work on keeping it consistant. its good on the notes that you bring out like the high notes. but the theme in the beginning it sounded kind of bad on. good job though! :D

[snapwrenches]

I'm not bothered by the lack of shirt... it's the commando that weirds me out.

[Glem911]

You. Are. Beautiful...

[serpensorthia]

Please give him a snack !!

Tirenle un bolillo !!!

[Yolin199232]

haha! Jesus play Paganini's 24th Caprice . :D

[catherineistoocool]

I think your performance would improve if you loosened your bow arm. Other than that, excellent job! Well in tune and everything. You just need to put up the speed with a loose and relaxed left arm. :)

[ChemicalKimono]

You go, shirtless man!

[magicsparkleviolin]

Bravo! 

[gwyn15]

I have a better fingering for you for those thirds in variation 6

4-2. 4-2, 3-1, 3-1, 4-2, 4-2, 3-1. 2-0 (switch do d and a) 4-2, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 3-1, 4-2, 3-1, (go up a position) 3-0 (switch do g and d) 4-2, 3-1, 3-1

so if you understood that at all... it's a bitchin fingering, makes everything sound really clean!

[victorvalenzuela87]

A little forced in 3:21. But souns good. I wish i culd play like that someday

[lego720]

those 10ths are next to impossible, i skipped that variation :)

[DAMASQUIINOS]

excelente maestro jajaja obi wan con violin

[assmasta2k]

you are really good mate!! lol, i watched your rock violin thing first which sounded shit. Mainly as I couldn't tell your skill level from it. but here...yea fucking sweet mate!

have you seen the korean girl play this on the classical guitar?? pwnage

[TehReaper270]

i like how any time someone has a beard and somewhat long hair.. everyone jumps to "OMFG he looks like jesus!!!11!!" I mean come on. its gettin old lol

[MBHideki001]

Obiwan ke nobi wih violin :B

[LooneyNina]

Interesting, but when I watch your videos I always go and try to play the piece myself, even if I would never dream of playing it for some time a day earlier. Thanks, you're very inspiring :) Great job btw with this piece so far. It's not an easy one. Maybe you could show what you did of it by now.

[finbar3bar]

i'd say he looks like simon neil more than jesus (singer from biffy clyro!)

[papabush]

......and what exactly does Jesus look like, 1989deca?

Nice playing BTW.

[Nijiyume]

that is a good sounding violin! o_o

[StoughtonVikingSk8er]

What kind of camera do you use???

[1989deca]

he looks like jesus

[serpensorthia]

@1989deca Es cierto !! xD

[giorgiamiscia]

@1989deca xDDDD

[jamsand3]

@1989deca That's because he is O.o...dun, dun DUN!

[b0807love]

@1989deca

I just have same idea 2s' ago......

[DJimB0]

@1989deca How do you know...?

[WaterLikey]

@1989deca no he only looks like Zeus

[whiskeyalfaro]

@1989deca or looks like Charles Manson

[1989deca]

@whiskeyalfaro hahahaha yeeah!!!

[ClassicBrad]

I think it is good!! I don't think I can play that good.

[singinginachurch]

Awesome, awesome and awesome.

But maybe you could try loosening your hand up a bit more when it comes to the spiccato and staccato.

[PaigeTheMusicFanatic]

wow. this is AWESOME. i love it!

[Hidekkro]

Bravo!! It may be somewhat faster, but the vibrato in uppercase ... God bless you! I like!

[davidgo24]

dude please get a belt and a shirt!!

[jonahkwok]

Haha that last note was out of my expectation =D

[violinastik]

Muy bien toca Genial-

[SteveBelong]

Fantastic. :)

[RSX667]

Very nice.Keep on practicing.Paganini rules

[joserobertoanaya]

you are the best

[jj2240]

Well hello there. I haven't seen you in so long that it took me a minute to recognize you! Glad you decided to take this song on. Good luck in getting it all together.

[SchnauzerGR]

Still needs LOADS of practice indeed !!!!!!

[renowireless]

Very good. You have incredible talent. My advise; put a shirt on, eat some brain food, cut back on your vices and win. Take care.

[zaivanbuijs]

What is a shirt going to help? Personally I think it could actually help with perfectioning posture to see what all the muscles are doing.

@ Retaw, lovely stuff!

[JesusFlyJussy]

the shirtless thing is groovy

[owlet1963]

You ARE getting closer! Great to see you play again, we missed your music around here! :) as always. very enjoyable ! Plus, now we have not only a shirt issue going on, but also a pants issue dividing the auditorium, lol SOMEone knows how to keep life interesting! :)

[LilaLufy]

...did I mention that you did an amazing job? ;D

[LilaLufy]

Thanks for posting! I mean before doing it perfectly perfectly perfect...

It's so encouraging to realize that also cracks like you practice and don't....you know....play these freaky melodies from the sheat.

love your style!

[tchyah]

you're too humble :|

I think you're effing awesome! Fave & 5*!!!

[NatureLover987]

nice job :)

[happygolucky432]

extraordinary!!!!

[rickbsu]

Yeah...good to see a new post from you dude !!!

[KittycatWrangler]

I watched the entire video just to see if your britches were going to slide off of your ass.

Oh, yeh, good to see you posting again.

[hillbillyopry]

You're right, KittycatWrangler! It's great seeing Retaw posting again! He's extraordinary. I'd probably not even notice if his drawers slipped down! LOL! Such a MASTER!

[candyfeehily]

awesome but your pants are dropping

[AurorasDawn]

He never fails to amaze me, seriously...

[sufisis]

so rare to know such a talented musician, who can play classical as well as jazz, written notes as well as improvising...you are really amazing, Retaw. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work with us here!

[00caca777]

good job...5*

[Violaelf]

You are so going to nail this. (: It's awesome to see the learning process of other musicians too (:

[belecjea]

Nice going.

Can't argue about the violin... but the jeans! Ya need a belt man :P

[YTimshel]

You look a bit like Robinson Crusoe :)

[viento00]

its a very hard piece man, good work, keep with that

[frenchfiddler]

Makes me want to be better in classical violin.

And, err... you still need loads of practice (classical is ungrateful '-.-) but you're getting closer. And it's interesting to hear a (good) player with mistakes...

[fertility89]

super!!

[anassoralosi]

beautiful sound!

[jeffevens13]

that was beautiful! =] 5*****

[malerror]

good fiddle

[vhfuong]

always watching you playing

[king7wood]

Very good!

[domoerigato]

beautiful :)