@scottydscottd There is no such thing as "in tune",especially not on the violin. When playing chords, certain notes often need to be tuned out to make the chord sound in tune overall, perfect pitch or no perfect pitch.
@Safari528 thats true, but you have to agree that itzhak and hilary are (in my opinion) two of the best violinist of our modern time, but compared to heiftz and paganini they are..not bad but not as virtuosic as they may seem alone.
So many silly remarks. Oistrakh was one of the finest fiddlers of the 20th Century.
His Sibelius, like so many other concertos he performed, is intelligent, moving...profound. To compare him to one violinist or the other is an irrelevancy....he was a wonderful musician. So many of these comments are evocative of the antagonist ex-professor/boyfriend in "Midnight in Paris:...whiny and supercillious. Shut your mouths, close your eyes, open your ears and enjoy this remarkable performance.
stupid audiophiles, and what not, who have never picked up a violin, or studied under a master interpreter, or sat in a room for six hours a day. practicing, or listened to and analyzed not only 20 other interpretations of sibelius, but 20 different recordings of sibelius by oistrakh himself. shut up.
the one thing I love about the Sibelius is its angst driven first and third movements. Even the second movement is very intense, albeit not as angst driven. I can't recall another violin concerto with so much aggressive force and dark brooding energy.
@scottydscottd You're a goddamn guitarist, not a violinist. I don't care how many years you've been playing, there is no way in hell somebody who isn't even a violinist knows how violins work better than goddamn Oistrakh himself. He is not out of tune, stop being a moron. Try playing on your guitar the notes Eb(on string D), A(string G), and G(string E[high E]). You'll notice that even if you're extremely well-tuned, that chord sounds out of tune. It's a chord from Sonata 2 for solo violin[bach]
how can Hilary Hahn have double the views than this perfection?i mean yeah she has amazing technique but she cannot express the character of the piece, compared to Oistrakh , in my opinion
perfect pitch doesnt make you perfect, and more importantly, ... it doesnt even make you play at least 1/10 as well as David Oistrakh at all. prove me wrong by posting any clips of yours shall i apologize.
It has been my impression that many of the older generation are guilty of this pitch migration, and seem to play 'out of tune' at times. I'm left wondering if this is a nuance of the period's recording technology, the result of an artistic choice.. or bad technique?
1/ This is a live recording, not a staged one. You cannot expect to have a 100% perfect pitch all the time.
2/ Ear is not linear. High notes tend to be heard a little underpitched. Heifetz rehearsed "false" octaves to ensure auditor would hear them (perfect octaves are inaudible, since perfectly synchronized) ; it gives you the level of mastering of those artists. Some "out of pitch" notes are intentional (and some may not be, agreed).
@scottydscottd Yeah...perfect pitch doesn't mean anything. Did you say half step off? Old recordings all tend to do that. If you didn't notice, the orchestra is "off" too.
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Heifetz > Oistrakh > Hilary Hahn.
Oistrakh SIMPLY does not play in tune a lot of the time.. 1:33-1:36 were really bad, i'm sorry. I expected more from one my favorite violinists of all time. His Ravel - Tzigane in my opinion is unmatched, however. Also, for anyone who contests his being out of of tune, I have perfect pitch, so screw you. He's almost a half step off a couple times. and he's really sharp around 3:28
@tlcooper93 .... did I not say he's one of my favorite of all time? His intonation is sadly too sharp than is tolerable. 1:33-1:35ish with the chords, my god man. That's not the recording, he is just really out of tune even relatively.. Stop being a faggot
@scottydscottd I'm not being a faggot, I am just merely telling you that in the particular spots you said he was out of tune, he actually is in tune, due the way the G and D strings work together. When, I play this piece, it has to be done the same exact way.
@scottydscottd Perhaps this is a time in which we must agree to disagree. I have gone to some credible violinists on this video (ex concertmaster of the Cleveland orchestra), and they agree with me. He is not out of tune. I have asked so teachers at New England Conservatory, and they agree with me.
Another beautiful performance of this great violin concerto is the debut recording on Decca London records made in 1970 by a very young (22 y.o.) Kyung-wha Chung, with Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. She had just won the prestigious Leventritt Competition and her Sibelius is white hot, with an icy minimalist feel appropriate for a Nordic masterpiece, free of all
Romantic embellishment. As a bonus, it is paired with a superb performance of the Tchaikovsky concerto.
Yes I agree,is one of the best's sibelious concerto playing,performance!
Ginette neveu version is also so good,but here I prefer the David's introduction,is more singing,but we must take in consideration that G.neveu was young when she recorded this,before she had the airplane accident...
I heard also Ida Heandel's version,the more recent,and is so good Also!
It could just be the poor quality, and correct me if I'm wrong, there are little shifts in volume in his playing that aren't very musical at all, and with immense respect for the violin god that is David Oistrakh, it kind of takes away from the quality of the performance, and that's why I enjoy Ferras' and Hahn's performance more.
How lucky we are to have heard a brilliant composition, and to have heard it played as surely the would have imagined. And, more generally....those who have had the honour to have heard the great soloists live such as Oistrakh....well...(Nathan Milstein wasn't too bad, either!!)
@baroque2 I've listened to EVERY version of this concerto and while this does stand out in technicality I must say Sarah Chang's interpretation stands out in emotionality.
You know, listening to the first few measures of this, I find a striking resemblance between Oistrakh and Rostropovich. It's as if either of them could bow out a note that lasts forever.
I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on this violin training program? It's put out by a violin teacher named Eric Lewis. I was given a violin for christmas and was given a stupid book that I can't figure out. Looking forward to your comments: Here is the link I found on google:w w w (dot) getgoodreviews (dot) com/go/violin_lessons (dot) php
don´t give up, its really fun, you just need the right book, maybe try Sheila Nelson, its for children, so you also have quite a lot of pictures, which really makes things a lot easier! :) so - have fun!
I saw Josefoviz perform this in Helsinki last summer, I found it to be a bit too modern for my tastes, Maybe im a bit conservative but the style of this piece of music is late romantic, not modern, and playing it like a piece of modern classical music the way josefoviz does misses its soul somehow.
oh i totally agree oistrakh is a master of romantic playing. but of the modern soloists leila is one of the most expressive. i wish i could have seen her perform this
Like the greatest artists, Oistrakh seems to be in a constantly tumultuous relationship with his instrument. His is one of great respect, tenderness, fear even. He's my favorite violinist.
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It is good. I just wish he would of kept a better internal pulse. His intonation could be better. If he had Hilary Hahn's technique combined with his sound, it would be the perfect violinist. Not that this isn't incredible, just not my favorite.
What makes you say that!!!?. I will admit that Hilary Hahn has a great technique, but saying that it is better than Oistrakh's is insane. Oistrakh has THE greatest technique and intonation. Oistrakh already is the perfect violinist. The only violinists that I can think of that are even close to his level would have to be Jascha Heifetz, Hilary Hahn, Oleg Kagan, Ilya Kaler, and Isaac Stern in that order.
@BeneBon -Did you perhaps forget Milstein,Elman,Menuhin.There are a number of others,but you would not even know their names-Neveu was one that even beat Oistrakh in a major competition. Does Kreizler ring a bell or Rabin,or Hirshorn. Write me again when you have some idea of what you are talking about. If this is not enough I shall name you another 1/2 dozen or more then.
to ridesnowboard15: I happen to agree with you (internal pulse). You put it very politely; it is too bad that the general audience of youtube is very judgmental and immediately boos anyone who happens to disagree with usually exaggerated positive comments. Regarding intonation: he performed in the times when people were not as obsessed with sterile cleanliness as they are now. (Some of his performances are much sloppier that this one.) Overall, let's face it, he was pretty good :)
i think that its matter of likes and dislikes and thats ok but i think that at that level you cant say that he has problems whit intonation, because just like him there are not many violinist that make history because of his perfect musicality and i think that the only way to get that musicality its being almost perfect in technique....again, there are likes and dislikes, luck.
I can see your point. If one looks at his intonation as being expressive, as in exaggerating the intervals, then his intonation would not be a problem. I however find his playing to be musical, but it just does not capture my attention.
lmao...don't you have anything better to do than run from vid to vid and put down Vengerov? What, did he sleep with your girlfriend? I mean, what gives? You are out for blood. LMAO! Get a life already before the big L becomes stamped on your forehead permanently!
My dear, Please, it's no t right to give wrong ideas, I mean it's not right to compare Oistrakh with Vengerov. Time changing and style of music changing to, like ancien, baroque, impress, romantic, modern romantic etc.
@maxhansendk Well it sounds like you have some kind of personal thing against Mr. Vengerov. I'm a die-hard Oistrakh fan and I just don't think that it's necessary to put down another artist to praise him. We can agree to disagree but I believe that your assessment of Mr. Vengerov's playing is an exaggeration. You call him "smugface" but this leads me to believe that you haven't ever met him. He's actually a very kind and generous person. He helps many students in addition to performing.
@maxhansendk Excuse me but Vengerov is one of the greatest violinists ever, even if you don't like his "smugface"! If he isn't so great, why is he one of the most expensive violinist of 20th century!
It's pkay you don't like him, but please don't call him "overrated"!!
@SquarePoxProductions What does price have to do with anything? I personal don't like Vengerov i think his interpretation of Sibelius fails and Bach. I also don't like the way he moves and make those ugly faces distracting me from great music. This is personal opinion, and he is not the greatest of this century. Gil Shaham, Hilary Hahn, and many more are way better than him. True, 19th century violinists will blast Vengerov out of this planet. Sorry buddy, its my opinion.
I have commented about this Oistrakh/Rozhdestvensky version before, but can't hold myself... will comment again! This video seems to become better and better every time I watch it. This playing is probably better than Sibelius himself could expect from his marvelous concerto. Thank you very much for sharing with us all.
as much as i like david, i cant help but feel sorry for him and any other violinist in the heifetz era- id probably kill myself if i had to live in heifetz's shadow..
Oistrakh never lived in anyone's shadow! He shone with his own light, people loved him, he was fully acclaimed and he was called king of violinists, and all that because he WAS the king ;)
God, what a stupid thing to say. oistrakh was one of the most amazing violinists that EVER lived. I am a professional for over 30 years and I can guarantee you that MOST violinists preferred him over Heifetz, for many reasons. In any case, they were both great players and neither walked in ANYONE'S shadow. EVER!
I didnt mean that heifetz was better, thats an opinion, i'm just saying that you can't argue that heifetz was more famous, and was a household name. so yes, fame-wise and probably accumulated wealth-wise, he did live his shadow
Definetly is a mistake when people reffers to him as the king David, they should reffer to him as the God of violinst just perfect everynote perfectly pitched a bow control absolutaly uncomparable a perfect dsound and with such expression!!, I just love oistrakh playing and I always will be sad about never being abble to listen him in a live concert!!,
I am not saying that in any way shape or form that I could ever touch Oistrakh's talent... with that said, I cannot get into this interpretation at all. It just feels like his flourishing through everything so quickly it's hard to feel the emotion and it's more so just virtuosic display and he feel really disconnected from the orchestra (such as the violin/viola duet).
...his Brahms has ear splitting double stops...first heard him in 1962, as a kid, and thought....I cannot live without his recordings. Bought them all. I like his Poeme, too.
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this is not the best version.... i don't think. but that's just my opinion! the beginning is too fast for me. i don't get the vision of the icy landscape. i feel like he's rushing through the beginning. i personally enjoy kyung wha chung's version much much much better. however they're so opposite in the their playing maybe it isn't fair to compare them. but oistrakh... really?
Listen, I'm sorry you guys don't agree with my opinion, but I'm glad you have your own. That's the world we live in. I played this piece in Youth Symphony with a soloist from the Seattle Symphony. The way he did it totally took my breath away. It was so beautiful, it almost made me cry. I'm not expecting anyone to change their opinions, just respect mine.
@scottydscottd There is no such thing as "in tune",especially not on the violin. When playing chords, certain notes often need to be tuned out to make the chord sound in tune overall, perfect pitch or no perfect pitch.
voxproximity 1 week ago
Amazing.
daveor94 1 month ago
I agree !!!
anastasia7536 2 months ago
This concert is one of Finland's greatest gifts to us.
FredricEric 3 months ago 11
what a violinst, and im a violist but Ive Ioved this mans playing all my life, to me he' s the greatest violinist in world!!!!!
yohimis1027 3 months ago 2
I can't myself,I love this soo much
psychoLV 3 months ago
le seul regret c'est que la prise de son soit un peu faible
MsVerlinden 4 months ago
Again, i'm listening it. Again, Oistrakh is great (could someone put here a Kogan's interpretation?)
A poorest "Soviet TV and variety" orchestra" -- but they are OK. With Oistrakh.
I love this play!
If anyone gives me an example of Kogan (the father), i'll be grateful.
gogolmol 5 months ago
Sibelius concerto is a Concerto for Orchestra and Violin (not Violin and Orchestra).
Only Oistrakh thought it in a different way.
Great Oistrakh!
Thanks for publishing, I have a vinil disk with this perfomance!
gogolmol 5 months ago
Oistrakh is the best violinist of all time, period.
danglitis3113 5 months ago 7
@danglitis3113 the authority, the command, the sheer mastery. Superb indeed.
tigerarmyrule 2 months ago
@danglitis3113 ..paganinni...heifitz...Itzhak perlman... Hilary Hahn.... dont make such a bold statement
indiandude786 1 week ago
@indiandude786 .To compare paganinni...heifitz and Oistrakh to ...Itzhak perlman..and, to Hilary Hahn.is perhaps a stretch :):)
Safari528 2 days ago
@Safari528 thats true, but you have to agree that itzhak and hilary are (in my opinion) two of the best violinist of our modern time, but compared to heiftz and paganini they are..not bad but not as virtuosic as they may seem alone.
indiandude786 2 days ago
I, probably, heard this insturment. Not in Oistrakh's hands, but in that very concert hall (Moscow Conservatoire).
Beleive me, it overcomes the orchestra, and enages you!
gogolmol 5 months ago
I agree,
if u want to know the best interpretation, just simply listen to Oistrakh.
I love it.
gogolmol 5 months ago
Magnificent. Astounding. Brilliant. I have no more words... This leaves me breathless.
hunnypoempkin 5 months ago
So many silly remarks. Oistrakh was one of the finest fiddlers of the 20th Century.
His Sibelius, like so many other concertos he performed, is intelligent, moving...profound. To compare him to one violinist or the other is an irrelevancy....he was a wonderful musician. So many of these comments are evocative of the antagonist ex-professor/boyfriend in "Midnight in Paris:...whiny and supercillious. Shut your mouths, close your eyes, open your ears and enjoy this remarkable performance.
ETONAVE 6 months ago
The best version....
CosmosTales 6 months ago
stupid audiophiles, and what not, who have never picked up a violin, or studied under a master interpreter, or sat in a room for six hours a day. practicing, or listened to and analyzed not only 20 other interpretations of sibelius, but 20 different recordings of sibelius by oistrakh himself. shut up.
kelamuni 6 months ago
yes, he 'owns" this concerto, but i prefer the mature version with ormandy and philadelphia.
kelamuni 6 months ago
the one thing I love about the Sibelius is its angst driven first and third movements. Even the second movement is very intense, albeit not as angst driven. I can't recall another violin concerto with so much aggressive force and dark brooding energy.
dalecampbl6 7 months ago
he is an amazing violinst
MrDanielaronovich 7 months ago
I am hesitant to ever criticize anyone out of the Heistrakhuhin (heifetz, oistrakh, menuhin) order. They seem to know what they're doing generally.
tlcooper93 7 months ago
@tlcooper93 5 year old girls play with more feeling than Heifetz
Sim882 6 months ago
@scottydscottd You're a goddamn guitarist, not a violinist. I don't care how many years you've been playing, there is no way in hell somebody who isn't even a violinist knows how violins work better than goddamn Oistrakh himself. He is not out of tune, stop being a moron. Try playing on your guitar the notes Eb(on string D), A(string G), and G(string E[high E]). You'll notice that even if you're extremely well-tuned, that chord sounds out of tune. It's a chord from Sonata 2 for solo violin[bach]
DudeANDdudeINCO 8 months ago 3
how can Hilary Hahn have double the views than this perfection?i mean yeah she has amazing technique but she cannot express the character of the piece, compared to Oistrakh , in my opinion
koxilas1193 8 months ago
This is such an incredible masterpiece. It never fails to reach my heart
baroque2 8 months ago
Great Oistrakh!!! Great Rozhdestvensky!!!
maumalina 9 months ago
Great Oistrakh!!!
maumalina 9 months ago
the orchestra plays a little fast! they could take more time and rubato to enjoy the beauty of the piece
ytilibalaiava 10 months ago
perfect pitch doesnt make you perfect, and more importantly, ... it doesnt even make you play at least 1/10 as well as David Oistrakh at all. prove me wrong by posting any clips of yours shall i apologize.
rhmoliu 10 months ago
Perlman & Mintz the best performance
adamgtwn 10 months ago
It has been my impression that many of the older generation are guilty of this pitch migration, and seem to play 'out of tune' at times. I'm left wondering if this is a nuance of the period's recording technology, the result of an artistic choice.. or bad technique?
steveb89100 10 months ago
@steveb89100
1/ This is a live recording, not a staged one. You cannot expect to have a 100% perfect pitch all the time.
2/ Ear is not linear. High notes tend to be heard a little underpitched. Heifetz rehearsed "false" octaves to ensure auditor would hear them (perfect octaves are inaudible, since perfectly synchronized) ; it gives you the level of mastering of those artists. Some "out of pitch" notes are intentional (and some may not be, agreed).
pierrot79 10 months ago
@steveb89100 And, BTW, the pitch in this recording is amazing :)
pierrot79 10 months ago
This isn't the best ever and Vengerov doesn't do poor playing..
Some take themselfs way to serious, besides, art at his highest form is miles above some bloody competition.
quinto34 11 months ago
poor Vengerov
paolapimpa1 11 months ago
Absolutely the best performance ever. The next best one is several notches down; I am sorry.
citsar1 11 months ago
@scottydscottd Yeah...perfect pitch doesn't mean anything. Did you say half step off? Old recordings all tend to do that. If you didn't notice, the orchestra is "off" too.
Fyoren1 11 months ago
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Heifetz > Oistrakh > Hilary Hahn.
Oistrakh SIMPLY does not play in tune a lot of the time.. 1:33-1:36 were really bad, i'm sorry. I expected more from one my favorite violinists of all time. His Ravel - Tzigane in my opinion is unmatched, however. Also, for anyone who contests his being out of of tune, I have perfect pitch, so screw you. He's almost a half step off a couple times. and he's really sharp around 3:28
scottydscottd 11 months ago
@scottydscottd
khilger600 10 months ago
@scottydscottd I don't care if you have perfect pitch. It doesn't change the fact that you're wrong.
tlcooper93 9 months ago
@tlcooper93 .... did I not say he's one of my favorite of all time? His intonation is sadly too sharp than is tolerable. 1:33-1:35ish with the chords, my god man. That's not the recording, he is just really out of tune even relatively.. Stop being a faggot
scottydscottd 9 months ago
@scottydscottd I'm not being a faggot, I am just merely telling you that in the particular spots you said he was out of tune, he actually is in tune, due the way the G and D strings work together. When, I play this piece, it has to be done the same exact way.
tlcooper93 9 months ago
@tlcooper93 can't fool me :D i've been playing for 14 years man. he's out of tune. its not the way the strings work together. you're delusional lol
scottydscottd 9 months ago
@scottydscottd Perhaps this is a time in which we must agree to disagree. I have gone to some credible violinists on this video (ex concertmaster of the Cleveland orchestra), and they agree with me. He is not out of tune. I have asked so teachers at New England Conservatory, and they agree with me.
tlcooper93 9 months ago
@scottydscottd haha you're funny, been playing 14 years, eh? Take a guess at how long Oistrakh's been playing. ;)
Baytuch 7 months ago
Another beautiful performance of this great violin concerto is the debut recording on Decca London records made in 1970 by a very young (22 y.o.) Kyung-wha Chung, with Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. She had just won the prestigious Leventritt Competition and her Sibelius is white hot, with an icy minimalist feel appropriate for a Nordic masterpiece, free of all
Romantic embellishment. As a bonus, it is paired with a superb performance of the Tchaikovsky concerto.
dlphcoracl 1 year ago
Eargasm.
4everwerkself 1 year ago
Yes I agree,is one of the best's sibelious concerto playing,performance!
Ginette neveu version is also so good,but here I prefer the David's introduction,is more singing,but we must take in consideration that G.neveu was young when she recorded this,before she had the airplane accident...
I heard also Ida Heandel's version,the more recent,and is so good Also!
poicpi
82224561 1 year ago
It could just be the poor quality, and correct me if I'm wrong, there are little shifts in volume in his playing that aren't very musical at all, and with immense respect for the violin god that is David Oistrakh, it kind of takes away from the quality of the performance, and that's why I enjoy Ferras' and Hahn's performance more.
This is still amazing though!
yangsta72 1 year ago
out of the whole symphony.. 3:09 is my favourite part... :)
Aryalda23 1 year ago
Exelente y sin gestos payasescos !!
astrolabius2 1 year ago
vengerovs face when hes playing looks like hes ready to take a load (of semen)
tanakarf 1 year ago
tout est parfait...et quelle sobriété...rien en trop , rien d'artificiel.
c'est LE MAITRE, comme Heifetz, Menuhin, Perlman, etc..........
argentor16 1 year ago
This is very different than Hilary Hahn's interpretation. Much more dramatic...
ninjacello 1 year ago
maravilloso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! perfecto
mcgfviolista 1 year ago
maravilloso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mcgfviolista 1 year ago
Peut-être rentre t-il trop vite dans la couleur,mais quelle couleur!
abracadabranque 1 year ago
Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robviolin1 1 year ago
I daresay that this is one of my favorite versions, alongside with Christian Ferras's playing of this concerto.
MusicCloud1 1 year ago
3:24
i'm still shaking.
iamemod 1 year ago 2
@iamemod me too :)
baroque2 1 year ago
not exactly in sync. but very nice music
mishabadger 1 year ago
In Soviet Russia, you don't play violin, violin plays you !
KasparWise 1 year ago 17
awesome!
paulostroff99 1 year ago
BEAST.
neoliberaldeontology 1 year ago
How lucky we are to have heard a brilliant composition, and to have heard it played as surely the would have imagined. And, more generally....those who have had the honour to have heard the great soloists live such as Oistrakh....well...(Nathan Milstein wasn't too bad, either!!)
terrylaw54 1 year ago
@terrylaw54 -Nor were Heifetz,Elman,Rabin,Menuhin,Hirshhorn,and others.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
The audio and video are out of snc, obviously.
Forest1227 1 year ago
Definitely my favorite of all violin concerti.
mvybiral 1 year ago
I've listened to many versions of the Sibelius Concerto and this one is by far my favorite. Genius!
baroque2 1 year ago 12
@baroque2 I've listened to EVERY version of this concerto and while this does stand out in technicality I must say Sarah Chang's interpretation stands out in emotionality.
McSplat 6 months ago
you obviously don't have perfect pitch, you cannot hear well
spdlight7 5 months ago
dear god!!!! the way he ends the phrase at 4:47 is unmatched!!!!!
violin957 1 year ago 3
i m shivering in the beautiful tone!
fishics 1 year ago 3
Complete masterpiece, gives me the chill everytime.
baroque2 1 year ago 2
柔らかな音色が飛んでいます！
hakucantabile 1 year ago 2
Grazie del video! Emozionante!
Grande Oistrakh!
neboske 2 years ago 3
love this concert so much,thats fantatic performance!!!
minodooora 2 years ago 3
You know, listening to the first few measures of this, I find a striking resemblance between Oistrakh and Rostropovich. It's as if either of them could bow out a note that lasts forever.
Lukecash12 2 years ago
I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on this violin training program? It's put out by a violin teacher named Eric Lewis. I was given a violin for christmas and was given a stupid book that I can't figure out. Looking forward to your comments: Here is the link I found on google:w w w (dot) getgoodreviews (dot) com/go/violin_lessons (dot) php
aaron3325 2 years ago
I advise you to give the violin away next Christmas (or sooner).
Curatica 1 year ago
sorry, can´t get the link working
don´t give up, its really fun, you just need the right book, maybe try Sheila Nelson, its for children, so you also have quite a lot of pictures, which really makes things a lot easier! :) so - have fun!
5l19a 1 year ago
Bravo, bravo!
WilsonStaff 2 years ago
5.45 /orgasm
Nooblasaurus 2 years ago
4:20 makes me cry inside
oaf93 2 years ago
The version of Karajan and Ferras it is also excellent
Poochinnie 2 years ago 4
truly amazing. i would love to hear kogans version if he did it and its on YT.
for 2 storminig modern versions i suggest mintz and josefoviz.
themusicdr 2 years ago
i am loving this! the orchestra is also great
themusicdr 2 years ago
I saw Josefoviz perform this in Helsinki last summer, I found it to be a bit too modern for my tastes, Maybe im a bit conservative but the style of this piece of music is late romantic, not modern, and playing it like a piece of modern classical music the way josefoviz does misses its soul somehow.
thorkelson 2 years ago
oh i totally agree oistrakh is a master of romantic playing. but of the modern soloists leila is one of the most expressive. i wish i could have seen her perform this
themusicdr 2 years ago
look at the Man standing on his two feet, just man handling that woman his violin with utter beauty and love and RESPECT. Love this playing.
brother234 2 years ago
Superb to the max! Bravo!
paulostroff99 2 years ago
Like the greatest artists, Oistrakh seems to be in a constantly tumultuous relationship with his instrument. His is one of great respect, tenderness, fear even. He's my favorite violinist.
dennisgrapes 2 years ago 4
i have to say. this guy is owning everyone else on youtube at sibelius 1st mvt.
takushikun 2 years ago 13
@takushikun yeh. benjamin beilman whos 20 is also very good at this. love both their interpretations.
0099005500660077 11 months ago
@takushikun Ofcourse :D He is David Oistrakh !!! :D
adgjl135zcbm 7 months ago
he was THE prodigy among the others, except that he had to learn to become one. He is simply, and farily, the best 20th century violonist.
cosimo8888 2 years ago 4
incredible.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD
patruas 2 years ago 5
he is bad ass, wish he was still alive
0099005500660077 2 years ago 3
shame the quality of this recording is terrible
yellotheemcee 2 years ago 2
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It is good. I just wish he would of kept a better internal pulse. His intonation could be better. If he had Hilary Hahn's technique combined with his sound, it would be the perfect violinist. Not that this isn't incredible, just not my favorite.
ridesnowboard15 2 years ago
What makes you say that!!!?. I will admit that Hilary Hahn has a great technique, but saying that it is better than Oistrakh's is insane. Oistrakh has THE greatest technique and intonation. Oistrakh already is the perfect violinist. The only violinists that I can think of that are even close to his level would have to be Jascha Heifetz, Hilary Hahn, Oleg Kagan, Ilya Kaler, and Isaac Stern in that order.
BeneBon 2 years ago 10
@BeneBon actually i believe that Heifetz if he wasn't not better than Oistrakh , he equaled him.
koxilas1193 8 months ago
@BeneBon -Did you perhaps forget Milstein,Elman,Menuhin.There are a number of others,but you would not even know their names-Neveu was one that even beat Oistrakh in a major competition. Does Kreizler ring a bell or Rabin,or Hirshorn. Write me again when you have some idea of what you are talking about. If this is not enough I shall name you another 1/2 dozen or more then.
paulostroff99 7 months ago
to ridesnowboard15: I happen to agree with you (internal pulse). You put it very politely; it is too bad that the general audience of youtube is very judgmental and immediately boos anyone who happens to disagree with usually exaggerated positive comments. Regarding intonation: he performed in the times when people were not as obsessed with sterile cleanliness as they are now. (Some of his performances are much sloppier that this one.) Overall, let's face it, he was pretty good :)
violinclass 2 years ago
It's a shame we have to hear about Hilary Hahn or Ferreras every two or three seconds.
Lukecash12 2 years ago
i think that its matter of likes and dislikes and thats ok but i think that at that level you cant say that he has problems whit intonation, because just like him there are not many violinist that make history because of his perfect musicality and i think that the only way to get that musicality its being almost perfect in technique....again, there are likes and dislikes, luck.
andviol 2 years ago
I can see your point. If one looks at his intonation as being expressive, as in exaggerating the intervals, then his intonation would not be a problem. I however find his playing to be musical, but it just does not capture my attention.
ridesnowboard15 2 years ago
increible!!!
stupenda interpretacion....exelente♀♪♥
paobankaiviolin 2 years ago
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kitchenfiddle 2 years ago
1:40-1:50===AWESOME
rosinitup87 2 years ago 7
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Perfect soloist, poor orchestra. This is a good version, but not the best.
leonlixinfong 2 years ago
this is the best perfomance of sibelius violin concerto
minibushta 2 years ago 14
It's incontestable, Oistrakh is a god.
WifiViolonist 2 years ago 12
BEST SONG EVER !
s2
LiaSlytherinSnape 2 years ago
Look at Vengerov and compare with master David Oistrakh!!!
Vengerov is totally stripped off! No monkey-faces he can do will rescue his poor playing!
maxhansendk 2 years ago 44
lmao...don't you have anything better to do than run from vid to vid and put down Vengerov? What, did he sleep with your girlfriend? I mean, what gives? You are out for blood. LMAO! Get a life already before the big L becomes stamped on your forehead permanently!
ddviolinist 2 years ago
lol! That's exactly what I've been trying to put into words for a long time!!!
rosinitup87 2 years ago
@maxhansendk
My dear, Please, it's no t right to give wrong ideas, I mean it's not right to compare Oistrakh with Vengerov. Time changing and style of music changing to, like ancien, baroque, impress, romantic, modern romantic etc.
takhirviolinest 1 year ago
@maxhansendk that's stupid. I'm a fan a Oistrakh too but to call Vengerov's playing "poor" is ridiculous.
TonicMike 1 year ago
@TonicMike No I don´t think it is wrong to label Vengerov´s playing as poor.
You must consider all of the "PR-hype" surrounding Maxim. They portray him as the master of the violin...
Well, he is not! Leonid Kogan And David Oistrakh is two of many, many violin players that plays way better then "smugface" Vengerov.
Ever heard of Michael Rabin?
If you listen to Rabin you will know that he is in another league than Vengerov.
Sadly our society works that way. Most "hyped" artist is overrated.
maxhansendk 1 year ago
@maxhansendk Well it sounds like you have some kind of personal thing against Mr. Vengerov. I'm a die-hard Oistrakh fan and I just don't think that it's necessary to put down another artist to praise him. We can agree to disagree but I believe that your assessment of Mr. Vengerov's playing is an exaggeration. You call him "smugface" but this leads me to believe that you haven't ever met him. He's actually a very kind and generous person. He helps many students in addition to performing.
TonicMike 1 year ago
@maxhansendk Excuse me but Vengerov is one of the greatest violinists ever, even if you don't like his "smugface"! If he isn't so great, why is he one of the most expensive violinist of 20th century!
It's pkay you don't like him, but please don't call him "overrated"!!
SquarePoxProductions 1 year ago
@SquarePoxProductions What does price have to do with anything? I personal don't like Vengerov i think his interpretation of Sibelius fails and Bach. I also don't like the way he moves and make those ugly faces distracting me from great music. This is personal opinion, and he is not the greatest of this century. Gil Shaham, Hilary Hahn, and many more are way better than him. True, 19th century violinists will blast Vengerov out of this planet. Sorry buddy, its my opinion.
ericgable 1 year ago
@ericgable u mean 20th century?
HiacyntusZoilus 1 year ago
@maxhansendk Humble Oistrakh would disagree!
tlcooper93 1 year ago 2
Can not be compared!Are different periods. long time ago the way of playing was different from today!
1986maligno 9 months ago
Superb
asta62 2 years ago 3
the master of a masterpiece
babyluck77 2 years ago 3
I have commented about this Oistrakh/Rozhdestvensky version before, but can't hold myself... will comment again! This video seems to become better and better every time I watch it. This playing is probably better than Sibelius himself could expect from his marvelous concerto. Thank you very much for sharing with us all.
OmarFadul 2 years ago
Please, don't kill me, swine flu!
I have to listen to this for centuries!
YuriDante 2 years ago 38
hahaha you're funny! you must be asian? haha :):):)
0099005500660077 2 years ago
No, i'm brazilian. =]
YuriDante 2 years ago
don't worry
AKSTERSKY 2 years ago
@YuriDante please excuse my ignorance, but exactly for how many centuries do you plan to live? :))))))
parintelebaiazid 1 year ago
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as much as i like david, i cant help but feel sorry for him and any other violinist in the heifetz era- id probably kill myself if i had to live in heifetz's shadow..
bassfreak919 2 years ago
Oistrakh never lived in anyone's shadow! He shone with his own light, people loved him, he was fully acclaimed and he was called king of violinists, and all that because he WAS the king ;)
cleopatra11 2 years ago 17
@cleopatra11 hahaha tht is true and heifetz was considered the god of violinists, but in all they are all great violinists
dogpaw814 1 year ago
@dogpaw814 -Well said.Yes,there were many greats-those two among them.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
@cleopatra11 the only kind of people who will live in abyone's shadow is stuents who are not fairly good = =
t31013101 1 year ago
God, what a stupid thing to say. oistrakh was one of the most amazing violinists that EVER lived. I am a professional for over 30 years and I can guarantee you that MOST violinists preferred him over Heifetz, for many reasons. In any case, they were both great players and neither walked in ANYONE'S shadow. EVER!
ddviolinist 2 years ago 9
I didnt mean that heifetz was better, thats an opinion, i'm just saying that you can't argue that heifetz was more famous, and was a household name. so yes, fame-wise and probably accumulated wealth-wise, he did live his shadow
bassfreak919 2 years ago
Well most of Oistrakh's career was behind the iron curtain, so Heifetz was the household name in America, but not in other parts of the world
BeneBon 2 years ago 7
The best performance I've found of this masterpiece. Too bad audio and video are not in sync. : /
mad00002 2 years ago
Definetly is a mistake when people reffers to him as the king David, they should reffer to him as the God of violinst just perfect everynote perfectly pitched a bow control absolutaly uncomparable a perfect dsound and with such expression!!, I just love oistrakh playing and I always will be sad about never being abble to listen him in a live concert!!,
THE BEST VIOLINST EVER, just uncomparable
bastianloewe 2 years ago 9
the best.....
losodavid 2 years ago 5
Let me just add that Sibelius heard Oistrakh play this concerto himself and Sibelius said OIstrakh's interpretation was exactly what he wanted.
Wallace1234567890 2 years ago 10
Source?
SpazzzDog 2 years ago
Several sources. Please look up the relation between oistrakh and sibelius if you feel so inclined.
Lukecash12 2 years ago
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I think he's a little bit hasty.
the rythm between his violin and the orchestra is different...
nice play tough.
Zealloiene 2 years ago
I am not saying that in any way shape or form that I could ever touch Oistrakh's talent... with that said, I cannot get into this interpretation at all. It just feels like his flourishing through everything so quickly it's hard to feel the emotion and it's more so just virtuosic display and he feel really disconnected from the orchestra (such as the violin/viola duet).
zauntel 2 years ago
I disagree, he is aggressive, not unaware of the emotions evident. This isn't even a virtuoso interpretation, it is very sentimental.
Lukecash12 2 years ago
kavakos guys....nothing better
crazy77town 2 years ago 3
he was recently in atlanta playing the sibelius with the aso, and this was the first time i ever heard him
he had me on the edge of my seat shaking, smiling, crying, he took me on so many rollercoasters with his performance...i will never forget it.
ssmfrocks 2 years ago
He died many years ago,could it be that you heard his son Igor?
shiveringflower 2 years ago
nono sorry
i was replying to crazy77town who was referring to leonidas kavakos :]
ssmfrocks 2 years ago
...his Brahms has ear splitting double stops...first heard him in 1962, as a kid, and thought....I cannot live without his recordings. Bought them all. I like his Poeme, too.
j72050 2 years ago
conductor holds the mic with his left hand:d
billythekid20 2 years ago
somthing makes me think the mic is on him
sheepbird 2 years ago
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Bushy162 2 years ago
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this is not the best version.... i don't think. but that's just my opinion! the beginning is too fast for me. i don't get the vision of the icy landscape. i feel like he's rushing through the beginning. i personally enjoy kyung wha chung's version much much much better. however they're so opposite in the their playing maybe it isn't fair to compare them. but oistrakh... really?
pianolitguy 2 years ago
que clasicos
panchompiras 2 years ago
man šķiet ka viņš ir nofilmēts bez skaņas un spēlē nevis viņš bet kāds cits...
ievarituma 3 years ago
Wow, the sound on this vid is f*&^ing UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
MikeDrewYT 3 years ago 2
pretty much. I'm still trying to figure out how they mic'd it...
fiddlinmatt 2 years ago
It's really good--the soloist is crystal clear! although the winds in the orchestral passages are maybe not loud enough.
pschel 2 years ago
0:45 Open G.
Kurtyoungblood 3 years ago
wow guys, if robo does not like the way oistrakh does it. dont cut off his head for it. maybe we are closer to socialism than i expected.
gnatural 3 years ago 7
Listen, I'm sorry you guys don't agree with my opinion, but I'm glad you have your own. That's the world we live in. I played this piece in Youth Symphony with a soloist from the Seattle Symphony. The way he did it totally took my breath away. It was so beautiful, it almost made me cry. I'm not expecting anyone to change their opinions, just respect mine.
Roboctopus 3 years ago 12
me ha parecido espectacular
FERNANDORIUS59 3 years ago
wow, dont open a music book never ever in your life though...fcking stupid...useless..
what this dudes have in mind
billprokofiev 3 years ago
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I don't really like his interpretation.
Roboctopus 3 years ago
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fuck you
0099005500660077 3 years ago
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ignorant fool.
MIchaelYiochalas 3 years ago