Weber: Viola de Arco, Andante & Rondo Húngaros (Bashmet) p.1

[samlilly123]

seeing this in such great visual quality is quite a treat. WELL DONE!! but I want bassooooooon -__- lol!

[KevinNa7]

I played this piece for the concerto competition at my youth orchestra and didn't win :(

[badata69]

i love this song............and i really appreciate the effort............but hearing it on the bassoon is SO great!!!!

[doryzsu]

i love it so much... :)

[tiguecar]

Esse Cara é muito foda, que isso!!!!!

Que frases são essas?

Que som é esse?

Muito bom, excelente, sem explicação...

BRASIIIIIIIIL RUMO AO HEXA!!!!!

[Jamie7466]

Nice..I'm playing this one. I just started on it. It's fun...so far....

[hessamviola]

wonderfull

[frodo2x1x]

Bashmet é o cara! =D

his vibrato technic is awesome. Luv ya Bashmet <3

[fernandotorresr]

once and for all!!! The accents are in the music!!!!!!

[246trinitrotoluene]

viola.. the portable cello

[HannahXIV]

no. the viola is it's own instrument!

[gvn933]

i cant get over the amazing sound his viola produces its simply overwhelming and completely soothing at the same time!

[laresoldo39]

Lá viola de Bashmet é uma viola tamanho 42. Parece grande porque ele tem somente 1,64 de altura. Zukermann por exemplo tem 1.85 e a viola 42 parece pequena.

[amenlu]

de que tamano es la viola de yuri bashmet?

que viola utiliza?

[lekmioas]

As a Hungarian myself I can tell there are many tasteless things in his interpretation. Those accents at the beginning are downright disturbing and unnecessarily exaggerated. In general I do not sense his love for this particular piece contrary to most of his other recordings. It is great to be free but to fall into the trap op mannerism is to be avoided.

[bckm54]

@lekmioas I am also Hungarian. That hardly makes you (or me) an expert on this music. Now, if you are a Hungarian viola player who has played this with a reputable orchestra, your comments MAY mean a little more. But just being Hungarian is not enough. That's like saying that only an Israeli can properly understand Perlman.

[lekmioas]

@bckm54 I do not consider myself an expert on Hungarian music but I do happen to be a violist-violinist who has played this piece several times. I generally dislike interpretions that want to differ just for the sake of it. This performance does strike me as tastelessly contrived, full of bad mannerisms. He is a phenomenal player but sometimes less and simple IS more. I do not believe anyone earns the right to do anything with a take-it-or-leave it attitude. STYLE is something to learn.

[bckm54]

@lekmioas then if I misunderstood your comments, my apologies. Better THIS music than AC/DC... :)

[emimichan007]

I play this piece in my orchestra!

[Legallybrunette1234]

i actually liked the accents at the beginning

[mojozohobo]

maybe thats why he did them

[Legallybrunette1234]

no, i just said that because everybody was saying the accents weren't needed.

[mojozohobo]

Yeah, its not on the music but your right I think it was a good idea to put them in.

[TiffsCookies]

yeah accents were pretty sharp but its still really good :)

[theredviola]

Yes, his accents were a bit to sharp for my taste (I prefer the more rounded bow speed accents at the beginning myself) but either way it is a beautiful piece performed with such passion.

[ILoveViola007]

the accents are a bit extreme but still the sound he produces is still amazing

[lupirous]

woman of volino linda demais , woman of violino very wonderful

[admankramer]

He's so tense when he plays. His sound could be so much more resonant if he were to physically relax a bit (great musician none the less)

[vaust]

He's just right, IMO. It takes a little more strength to get the full sound out of the note on a viola.

[viola128]

Yuri B.'s interpretation of music is very extreme, as usual. But he is truely one of the best Violist in the world.

[Missroselina]

he plays very good!!!

[mymainmanrichieT]

he plays the rhythm incorrectly at the beginning

[afitzoso90]

Sounds cool but very stylistically WRONG. But hey if you are that famous I guess you can afford it.

[CampanellaDaemon]

yeh, i cant understand how he could possibly play the opening theme the way he did , i wonder what the orchestra was secretly thinking haha. maybe it was a big fuck you to everyone, or maybe i just listen to zukerman to often. although the sound he can create always amazed me, i thought he was useing a mute when he started playing!

[afitzoso90]

Yeah I just don't know how I feel about those ridiculous accents at the beginning. But no doubt he is a baller at playing.

[01corky01]

makes a really nice sound :)

[feax]

black t-shirts why?

[Nicolette57]

the red ones were all sold out

[janbenwrs]

not only the red ones, the green and blue ones too...

[jozemir]

muito bom.

[manoloff1110]

Magnífica versión de Bashmet con la expresividad y elegancia que le caracterizan; técnica impecable, ¡genial!

[nobody112233445566]

This is pretty bad, Primrose was so much better violist! How did he get this famous anyway?

[niazbaeff]

Can anyone plz advise any viola players mixed with pop music or basses?

[arifreeman]

The Velvet Underground

[niazbaeff]

Thank you very much!

[mikenahas]

Hi, everyone!

I'm a bassoon player, and both versions are awesome, but if I'm not mistaken, the original was for viola, the bassoon version, by Weber himself, came later!

I have an edition which superposes both! The Bassoon seems to be more elaborate on the Rondo!

Comments?

[penguin2cute101]

Im A Basson Player Too!

[carlosguada]

What a wonderful music, but what a boring interpretation!!!!it´s a shame, one of the best violist ever...

just as an experiment, close your eyes and listen to... you never believe that is the great Bashmet playing!!!sounds like a nice etude..where is the frasing, dynamics, counterpoint???

Have to say that Eb Major section is nice, that´s all!

Thanks figura20000 for post it.

[vaust]

If I close my eyes, I don't get to watch him play! :)

However yes, I know what you're saying. However, I still find it beautiful.

[fhiggs]

Do you know who transcribed this version?!

I am playing the one that Primrose transcribed and it seems to be incredibly different!

[carlosguada]

It is original for basoon, and Weber transcribed himself for viola. you have Primrose "edition" not version!

[atsumu]

indeed! viola power!! we are the soul of the orchestra!

[xlimeaide]

i agree, we sound the best for sure~< 3

[mrhumpydink]

i think i have his vibrato

[xlimeaide]

wtf? vibrato is vibrato... his isn't really unique in any way o_o

[kyleclef]

yeh it is...not many peoples vibratos are as fast but wide at the same time as his.

[kyleclef]

LUCKY!

[88namknuF]

Hey Figura.. I really want to thank for posting all the bashmet stuff.. Viola Power!!! All the vedeos are awesome

[figura2000]

you're welcome...i downloaded all in emule...we have to show the beautiful repertoire we have...tchau, abraço