Hindemith:Viola de Arco,Trauermusik (Música Fúnebre) Bashmet

[BlueViolist]

One of the most brilliant viola solos ever composed.

[pellypates]

I didn't know john lennon played the viola and is alive

[Chestnuttonno]

Thank you mr Bashmet and ensemble. One of the most beautiful pieces written for viola by a master of the viola who completely understood his instrument. Inspirational recording to listen to. Studying this piece, thanks for posting xxxx

[hollytree1996]

About to learn this :) SO EXCITED!

[trauermusik]

i love this

[gilberth50]

exelente

[guitarguru1000]

Absolutely gorgeous piece of music! Hindemith was certainly successfull in creating mournful music.

[AhaBach4Life]

Rock star hair, and a rock star of a musician!

[shlomzion]

@AhaBach4Life Bashmet originaaly wanted to be a rock guitarist.

[91Jelisaveta]

@shlomzion its good he didn't go in that direction :)

[llamamcelvis]

This is absolutely beautiful.

[musoderelict]

Sorry, firebreathone, but your comment regarding 'virtuosity' versus 'talented' is your opinion, I respect that, but not a definition that I would adhere to. For what it's worth, the dictiorary defines it differently. Actually iIt is frightening to me to think that, as you say concerning Bach, no-one 'will ever reach that standard again'. A very great musician, yes - but not God. Maybe we can afford to open our minds a bit and look forward to the future as well as look back to the past.

[EmanuelaZucchi]

In those six hours a miracle was born.

[SamueLordcrumpet]

from 0:45 till Bashmet comes in...no other sound like it. Beautiful...

[Barbapippo]

And there are idiots saying that Hindemith's music is dry and cerebral....

[LordPirani]

Bravo!

[Leilahh2]

Ôpa não sabia q o lobão era maestro! ^^

[MichelFukuda]

@Leilahh2 Eu imaginava que ele só apresentava o programa da MTV mesmo

[trimeristina]

oh!

[Ahwellmaybe]

I can listen to this all day!

[robertmbruno]

Thanks for posting this piece.I wonder what Hindemith would say about the blending tone of the first chair.Some of the comments remind me of a jam session that went on for three days where Philly Joe Jones was there with George Morrow , the bass player with Clifford brown and Max Roach. All the college drummers wanted to blow Philly Joe off the stand and made deragatory remarks and played inside the cracks but Philly Joe kept on swinging steady.I was just happy to enjoy being there with him .

[chigyrl88]

I find Bashmet's sound too etheral for my tastes. A violist should have a much richer sound in my opinion.

[mst3kk3tsm]

@chigyrl88 Not to mention, he plays this as "beautiful." It's supposed to be sad, filled with rage and despair.

[moiliryc]

This man has got the sound but he's absolutely useless as a director...

[Slack3ron]

try directing hindemith yourself XD

[moiliryc]

I'm a viola player and not a director, simply don't try to direct!

[kyleclef]

@moiliryc Yuri bashmet has won a grammy for his directing, and is the chief conductor of the new moscow symphony...so he's not useless...and probably a more skilled musician than you. you should respect people that have achieved what he has...not insult them. jealousy is the only word that comes to mind.

[moiliryc]

@kyleclef actually I don't try to insult or whatever, It's just an very subjective remark from someone who's frequently directed as a musician. As english isn't my mother tongue my comments often seem quite harsh ! sorry.

[alejandrocerrado]

Muito linda mesmo... algo assim: surreal!

[animeviolalord]

Wonderful! Bashmet's Testore sounds excellent! It has my ideal sound in a viola.

[sgut1947]

Wonderful performance and wonderful music. Thanks for posting. (Why so many tags, including flute, clarinet, horn, vengerov, perlman, yo, richter & Bach?)

[ViolaEP]

This piece is incredibly well composed and played.

[Ltlevim]

What's amazing is that Hindemith composed it in one day, and premiered it the same night.

[kyleclef]

omg wow i never knew that!

[ToobWurm]

He composed it in under 6 hours.

[graciegal123456]

i love

[smolinka1980]

oj, ne mogu ego slushatj i vsju ego kompaniju, napominaet mne gody konservatorii, no igraet shef otlichno, kak vsegda... harizma, che tut skazhesh....

[ChenJiaWei0330]

i'm going to listen Bashmet play this piece this evenin,so exciting

[kyleclef]

how was the bashmet concert? did he play as well as he did in this video?

[OlafAndvarafors]

Отлично!! У Башмета концертмейстером девочка??? Времена меняются )))

[smolinka1980]

a eta devochka neprostaja)))))) Lena Revich))))

[OlafAndvarafors]

чем не простая? мужик в юбке? ;)))

[Anritco]

increible... el mas groso violista! (o uno de los mejores jojoy!)

[andres9305666]

Simplemente maravilloso, grandioso...

muchas felicitaciones y gracias por brindarme este momento de nostalgia

[xaviere89]

Bashmet plays this soooo well!!!! I loved it!!!!

[MILAMGM]

sublime!!...y de total inspiración...

uno de los mejores violistas!!

[kyleclef]

ooh! yuri bashmet notices that a zombie has snuck into his orchestra! at 3:18

[surfboy]

That was funny!  haha.

[DevilViolinist]

What type of strings does Bashmet use on the D and A?

[kyleclef]

isn't he like huge in russia?

my favourite musician...along with martha argerich...truly inspirational!

[Farnik01]

I love this piece... I played it last year... it's such a beautiful, haunting melody.

[Pacorrrr]

Grande.... una delicia gracias por el video

[billinrio]

Excelente. Muito obrigado pelo video. Onde você conseguiu?

[jaschweigert]

4:40 not 8:02.

[arredifestivi]

splendido

[CampanellaDaemon]

hmmm beautiful, yuri's my hero. is it true he succumb to alchohol a little while ago?

[DevilViolinist]

sounds like him...i dunno, that could be true.

[shkorpions]

Michael Kugel playes better than Bashmet.

Now I see that Kugel deserved 1st price ahead Bashmet in Budapest competition

[AmkoPsicotico]

esta obra me gusta no es d mis fav. pero es una hermosa composicion, bashmet me parece q es en si, un buen interprete....

[teoviolin]

Very bad interpretation

[pviola314]

at least give your insight as to why. Such as: at times it did seem like he didn't practice, a lot of missed shifts, and some of the rythms aren't right. I still liked the interpretation and his playing is always beautiful

[Duendeflamenco]

Excellent and intense...love it! Thanks.

[texanhoustonguy]

Music of Mourning. Very moving.

[psvvac2]

Why do someone always have to say hoo its easy to play or he made a mistake there and there...Its just beautifull lets enjoy it without comparing ourself to this!

[sanctusignis]

Simply outstanding.

[tomenomenom]

a cathedral, i should say...

[tomenomenom]

this is one of my favourite viola pieces. although not technically difficult in comparison to other great works like the Walton or the Bartok concertos, it is absolutely beautiful when played well, and this video is solid proof of that. if you ever get a chance to perform it in a church like i did, dont hesitate, it truly is haunting.

[dikarlino]

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thanks,, a greeting

[dikarlino]

I agree,,, Bashmet is a genius with the viola and I want to be as good as him,, but it will be hard,, or impossible,, please I WANT TO CONTATC WITH ALL TIPES OF MUSICIANS WHO WANTS TO TALK,, ESPECIALLY VIOLISTS,, SEND ME A MESSAGE IF YOU WANT TO. BYE

[violalin]

i love this, actually wish i'd found it before my exam, it's fantastic.

[scottbos68]

hindemith was a violist, very interesting

[dubravo]

Bashmet is considered one of if not the most respected violist in the world(per NY TIMES). His viola is a testore from the 1700's--and it has a gorgeous sound. His excellent interpretation, though a bit fast for me, seems to merit the viola with more brilliance than can usually be attributed to it from the normal viola repetoire

[annapohjola]

I played this piece 5 years ago in a small competitíon, and in my music school exam... and at my grandmothers funeral... Watching and listening to this brings lots of memories..

I like Hindemiths music in general, havent played his sonata yet, but Meditation and as I wrote, Trauermusik years ago...

[aznacer]

I'm not a big fan of this interpretation. The quickening of the tempos in the 1st and 3rd movement and the lack of "continuity" in a lot of the violist's lines makes it seem like he's not really "mourning."

thoughts?

Just for reference, I love the recording of Brett Dean playing this with the Queensland SO.

[terribleyouth]

I agree. This seems a bit hysterical to me. Dean's greater emotional control serves the piece better.

[bchlolo]

how about bashmet? virtuosity or talented?

[fizetr]

some one can explain me the difference between the virtuosity and the talent

[firebreathone]

Virtuosity is something incomprehensible. it is above talent. Bachs work demonstrate his virtuosity. No one will ever reach that standard again.

That is virtuosity.

Now, talent is something different:

vengerov is a talented player. But no one would label him a virtuoso.

[Fiddlerfrank]

Vengerov is a virtuoso, no question. He excells in the virtuoso repertoire, Ysaye, Tchaikovsky etc.

He is a talented virtuoso. Bach was more than just a virtuoso, a term which can sometimes mean empty technical wizardry. Someone can be a virtuso and not be a profound interperter. Talent inspires with imagination and the technique serves the music.

[scottbos68]

i agree completely vergerov is a virtuoso but i dont think hes as great of a musician, i dont find him to be a great interpreter

why are we talking about vengerov?

[bchlolo]

deeply moved by Bashmet's playing. The style, phrasing, sound quality is just the same as his recording in 1992!!

[cambridgeMandarin]

This piece is one of the notable episodes of 20th century music. Hindemith wrote it on a train heading to England having heard of the death of King George and then played the viola part with an orchestra on the BBC. Thanks so much for this!

[mjwynne01]

That was beautiful. In fact I am working on this piece now. Please continue to post more of Bashmet! He's my favorite Violist.

[frantic99]

i've been today in a performance where Diana Galvydytė played some of P.Hindemith's works. Today was the first time i heard his music and i liked it a lot :)