Amazing! How this artist manage to convert this western piece of music for violin into Erhu- a traditional Chinese instrument with only two strings!!!
Un esempio di come la musica possa unire popoli e culture: un brano di tradizione zigana scritto da un italiano eseguito con uno strumento tradizionale cinese!
why is it strange? It is an Erhu, a traditional chinese instrument, equivalent of the Western violin. IT has only 2 strings versus violin's 4 strings. See how much erhu can do with only 2 strings?
My guess is that by placing the qianjin so high up, it will be easier on the fingerings towards the very high notes. Otherwise, all the notes will be so close to each other towards the very high notes.
I like the part beginning at 4:20+ min. But I must say that the accompaniment played slower than the solo Erhu for some part, especially at the fast parts.
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if im not wrong ! its RABABA ! its an arabic instrument !!! not really sure ! chek it on google ! rababa ! cuz i know my dad used to play it , hes not arabic lol !
i'm so glad you said you were not sure, cuz you can't be more wrong. btw, eastern asia and middle east has little connection, it's rare to see an eastern asian play a middle eastern instrument.
Truly praiseworthy, virtuoso performance, which captures that hard to define character of the csárdás, which at one moment wails in deep sorrow, and in the next turns into an insanely happy tune.
As a Hungarian let me correct you <i>stevencheung</i> just a little bit. Although it's true that Hungarian classical music is now one of the most celebrated part of the western musical repertoir, yet the unique sound of traditional Hungarian music is anything but typical western music. -Cont.-
-Cont.- Somewhere buried in the cadences and tunes, a nation cultural heritage, which traces itself back somewhere from the Orient. According to the great Kodály and Bartók, that's where its roots are. In a way the music has found its way back home, into the capable hands of Chinese musicians.
i disagree. erhu has a smaller resonator which limits its ability to express the sense of agressiveness. the skill of the player is what matter. but it's true that both make beautiful music.:-)
You should watch another much more difficult piece played by this great musician by searching with this text: Sarasate Zigeunerweisen 流浪者之歌 by 許可 [二胡獨奏]
I didn't think it was possible ti play harmonics with the Erhu, but it kinds makes sense that this should be possible... Oh, I want to learn it too... I better learn Czardas on the violin first tho!
The man is one of the true descendant of the Dragon, the Chinese Ancients who created the world before it was corrupted by the Babarians from the wEST.
I've listened to few versions of this piece played by this chinese instrument, some are played by female and some by male. They are all pleasing. But strangely I seldom heard of other western classical being played by this. Do you know why? Isn't it difficult for other music to be converted into the Erhu? I just don't know why. but I also wonder why the chinese music played by Erhu are all so boring and sad. Why didn't people just compose happy music for Erhu?
You got the 'sad' part kinda right. but not boring. Its because the nature of the erhu's sound is very sentimental and moaning-crying-like (as most of us already notice), so a too happy piece make it sound stupid, doncha think
It is really very good playing. Nice interpretation! Once I tried to play erhu and found it far not easy. Actually I enjoy a lot listening to this instrument. It has sound of nature.
Glad you like this version by Chinese instrument. I found that you play violin too. Can you tell me how it is different from the Violin interpretation?
I think that the instrument's soul is the artist's soul, there isn't an instrument better than other, there is an artists better than other, that's the difference !!
两根弦的表现力超过了四根弦,许可是无法超越的!
wangkarl 1 month ago
居然比小提琴更好聽@@!!
hwuiyang 3 months ago
Wonderful !!
josephbier 9 months ago
superb
itgoesmyway 10 months ago
I feel that western orchestra should invite him to perform --> I am sure audience would love this kind of cross-over.
DellDreamer 11 months ago
大厲害了啦 ~~~~~
大師的琴好像是特製的吼 不是莽皮面的 高音區的聲音好漂亮
lindacat86 1 year ago
so beautiful it makes me cry............chan - Malaysia
ctekhup 1 year ago
he changed the key, that's not as good as D major oringially
zieglerwan 1 year ago 2
@zieglerwan stop showing off! it was still beautifully played.
Biadex 1 year ago
@zieglerwan true but it was the only way he could've played it on the er hu
wainblatrobert 1 month ago
細膩版的查爾達斯,每一音節都演奏得很清楚. 我喜歡!
unescooo 1 year ago
Very enjoyable
FancyThePitBull 1 year ago
他这把二胡应该是特制过的吧~
这声音,比小提琴更加凄凉
FKtuerqisb 1 year ago
@FKtuerqisb
二胡本来就比小提琴凄凉,小提琴的声音是比较华丽的,二胡最大的特点就是凄凉
MichaelSmithMichael 1 year ago 2
Neniam mi imagis, ke tiu musikilo povas ludi tiel rapide tiajn muzikojn...
cicciontek 1 year ago
where have I been all my life? aahh! jst too awesome for any words
duelist20041 1 year ago
好猛的泛音...
madbby 1 year ago
Amazing!! Thank you.
ReturnOfJackDawson 2 years ago
Amazing!
tarzaanhun 2 years ago
Whats that solo instrument called?
Y2H 2 years ago
Er Hu
andrewchou3g 2 years ago
泛音拉得出來 真的很佩服..
本以為 他會跳過或是作弊的...
andrewchou3g 2 years ago 3
許可老師最厲害就在於他的人工泛音
mjgoat2000 1 year ago 3
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MAESTRO!!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
miriamfernandez75 2 years ago
wow, nice=)
tthybrid 2 years ago
anyone knws th score for th 泛音 part??
iiheartrulles 2 years ago
i know how you can do that on violin. lol..
andrewchou3g 2 years ago
hahahs. i'm looking for th erhu one.
iiheartrulles 2 years ago
Freaking amazing! Blows my mind.
youhavegottabejoking 2 years ago
靠!大师啊~!我就没想到二胡还能把泛音拉出来!!
xnigel 2 years ago
我觉得二胡的版本更明晰、尖锐,伴随着一点点嘶哑像人在倾诉,令我体验到了不一样的查尔达斯
chennellina 2 years ago 3
bravo
ccwong116 2 years ago
這讓我大開眼界
實在太了不起了!!!
beloader 2 years ago 2
Watch me play the same song on the same instrument!
AddictedMovieNerd 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing!
What is the name of that man? Anybody?
elbulgarian 2 years ago 2
Xu Ke
chloejr2008 2 years ago
Thank you!
elbulgarian 2 years ago
大师
MichaelSmithMichael 2 years ago
absolutely. phenomenal!
the part around 5:01 onwards is especially beautiful !
- thanks for sharing ;]
UltraGeniusPho 2 years ago
bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sifalox 2 years ago 12
Amazing! How this artist manage to convert this western piece of music for violin into Erhu- a traditional Chinese instrument with only two strings!!!
benbowDD 2 years ago
5:00 perfect!
leophyter 2 years ago
omg ... can't believe Erhu can beat Violin in these kinds of songs
so impressive
visvimmmj 2 years ago
Owned?
AsianXMafia 2 years ago
yeah, it's a hungarian folk dance. it's sounds great on this instrument too, not just on violin:)
liliom232 2 years ago
king in strings
pabloslevin 3 years ago
which instrument it's that ?? (?)
-.,♥
mikomuak 3 years ago
that's an "Erhu", kind of a Chinese violin...
redviolin1 3 years ago
I can't believe. It is so great!!!!
helen815 3 years ago
Oh, I heard of this guy. He's a pioneer in Chinese music. Really amazing guy on two strings.
AlexandrewPerson 3 years ago
Wow considering the limits of the Er Hu, he did a wonderful job, very pleasing even to this old Hungarian.
PistabachiCalifornia 3 years ago 18
Love this! :)
dulcimerlover 3 years ago
gbshoes!
This not Gypsy music, may be that Italian the composer, but took it from a Hungarian musical world, folk music!
The czardas (csárdás) Hungarian folk dance and not Gypsy! It would be necessary to improve his mind if he forms an opinion already! an Hungarian
Hitoyama1985 3 years ago
Really this is the heaven music, i like it so much, follow up always,
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lvjmusica 3 years ago
Wonderful! Thanks, Elena for sending this :)
xXxSocorroDovesxXx 3 years ago
Love it!
mariaromanov 3 years ago
Un esempio di come la musica possa unire popoli e culture: un brano di tradizione zigana scritto da un italiano eseguito con uno strumento tradizionale cinese!
How music can joint people and cultures:
Zigane music
Italian composer
Chinese instrument and player!
gbshoes 3 years ago 6
Hungarian music!
cibermage 3 years ago 2
sorry!
gbshoes 3 years ago
Yeah, Hungarian music
Offin 3 years ago 2
許可さんコンサートしますよ♪♪♪
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pankorokoro 3 years ago 4
Maestro, virtuoso, bravo!!!
jradetzky 3 years ago 3
putos asiaticos!!!
se la rifan chido
asx99 3 years ago
No chido, chidisimo!!!
jradetzky 3 years ago
really amazing!
gaelicheart 3 years ago 5
Heavenly !
frizzymonkey 4 years ago 2
Heavenly !
frizzymonkey 4 years ago
Heavenly !
frizzymonkey 4 years ago
Great perfomance. This strange instrument sounds beautifuly.Thank you.
Dobrib 4 years ago
So does his name Vittorio!
paulostroff99 4 years ago
why is it strange? It is an Erhu, a traditional chinese instrument, equivalent of the Western violin. IT has only 2 strings versus violin's 4 strings. See how much erhu can do with only 2 strings?
holkn 2 years ago 2
lol true... but that doesnt means its more difficult..
jrloser 2 years ago
i don't know erhu can produce such wonderful sound! Great performance! Truly amazing!
cgkfp 4 years ago 3
Meraviglioso brano suonato con questo strumento
Cinese che per la melodia che ci offre è
grandioso.
Grazie del video.
macciboma 4 years ago
What a wonderful piece...
javbas1 4 years ago
the best of asian/european music........
Offin 4 years ago
omg why is his 千金 so high up?? lol
camesawkickedsomeass 4 years ago
My guess is that by placing the qianjin so high up, it will be easier on the fingerings towards the very high notes. Otherwise, all the notes will be so close to each other towards the very high notes.
eric1980 4 years ago
oh i see...thanks...but personally is would find it hard to adjust to all the different fingering positions lol
camesawkickedsomeass 4 years ago
千斤?
cacalacapoo 3 years ago
Fantástico, hermoso, simplemente GENIAL
veriscleris 4 years ago
すばらしい!!
duo751111 4 years ago
Xu Ke, "Xu" being the surname, which in most Asian countries is put in front.
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davidslchan 4 years ago
does somebody knows the name of the solist?
it is just great!
111oldie 4 years ago
Fantastico, divino, il non plus ultra.
Grazie del pregevole video.
macciboma 4 years ago
if you can add a new search tag "urheen",this wonderful melody can be found easily.
candy0909 4 years ago
Out of this world Erhu performance!...he is the man!
onehappybird 4 years ago
I like the part beginning at 4:20+ min. But I must say that the accompaniment played slower than the solo Erhu for some part, especially at the fast parts.
chloelovescats 4 years ago
it's a chinese instrument... an erhu
dlaremec 4 years ago
awesome performance, but what instrument is it?
5 out of 5!!!!
astrolabi18 4 years ago
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if im not wrong ! its RABABA ! its an arabic instrument !!! not really sure ! chek it on google ! rababa ! cuz i know my dad used to play it , hes not arabic lol !
sahand0nl 4 years ago
that's a chinese instrument....
tobyng215 4 years ago
i'm so glad you said you were not sure, cuz you can't be more wrong. btw, eastern asia and middle east has little connection, it's rare to see an eastern asian play a middle eastern instrument.
bineverlast 4 years ago
its a fucking ERHU ok not your rababa shit
holkn 2 years ago
Wow !
whatisupfolks 4 years ago
真是太棒啦~~~~
收我為徒吧!!!
paul6881609 4 years ago
very good
ortley123 4 years ago
I can't believe you can do harmonics in ErHu. amazing
junevi2000 4 years ago
it's really amazing!!
andrea0820 4 years ago
killing me..................Amazing
TimothySun 4 years ago
牛
ja118 4 years ago
pinche bato cabronnnn
cacarotoz3 4 years ago
Genialne
Dziękuję
yasioda 4 years ago
牛
LifeInAGame 4 years ago
this is the first time I see symphony orchestra accompanying erhu. Anw nice song.
ayxa92 4 years ago
not bad
ayxa92 4 years ago
PRo!!!厉害!!!!!!!!pro sia man !
bountyhanz 4 years ago
Explendy . wundefurl . god blassed you . You are a 10
clarocosta 4 years ago
Beauitful Soloist! Amazing! Professional!
FlyingHye 4 years ago
Классно! Пять, нет ШЕСТЬ баллов! Паганини :)
egorkapedro 4 years ago
Truly praiseworthy, virtuoso performance, which captures that hard to define character of the csárdás, which at one moment wails in deep sorrow, and in the next turns into an insanely happy tune.
As a Hungarian let me correct you <i>stevencheung</i> just a little bit. Although it's true that Hungarian classical music is now one of the most celebrated part of the western musical repertoir, yet the unique sound of traditional Hungarian music is anything but typical western music. -Cont.-
wotan20 4 years ago 2
-Cont.- Somewhere buried in the cadences and tunes, a nation cultural heritage, which traces itself back somewhere from the Orient. According to the great Kodály and Bartók, that's where its roots are. In a way the music has found its way back home, into the capable hands of Chinese musicians.
wotan20 4 years ago 2
it's TWO stringed
iceangelsunite 4 years ago
I wish I learned the erhu instead of the violin. The erhu just sounds so much more expressive and dramatic.
parismatch 4 years ago 2
i disagree. erhu has a smaller resonator which limits its ability to express the sense of agressiveness. the skill of the player is what matter. but it's true that both make beautiful music.:-)
wenhaothomas 4 years ago
Omg that is sooo awesome!
its only 2 strings!
CrazyGina666 4 years ago
awesome performance!
Vioolinmaster 4 years ago
its 2 strings...
Vioolinmaster 4 years ago
beautiful... gave me goosebumps.. this is why i love music!!
flippizzle 4 years ago
WOW! THAT IS AMAZING!!!
IhaveaCstring 4 years ago
Beautifully played straight from the heart. Fabulous technique. . .so clear and wonderfully articulated. Loved it!
linxinmeng 4 years ago
Can you believe it? This complicated music is played by one string instrument....
feverwin 4 years ago
You should watch another much more difficult piece played by this great musician by searching with this text: Sarasate Zigeunerweisen 流浪者之歌 by 許可 [二胡獨奏]
stevenckcheung 4 years ago
2 strings.
mephistophelesofrico 3 years ago 6
amazing!!
codecore123 4 years ago
I didn't think it was possible ti play harmonics with the Erhu, but it kinds makes sense that this should be possible... Oh, I want to learn it too... I better learn Czardas on the violin first tho!
Suscki 4 years ago
The man is one of the true descendant of the Dragon, the Chinese Ancients who created the world before it was corrupted by the Babarians from the wEST.
detrusitol102 4 years ago
yeah, and those chinese new year songs played by erhu, aren't those happy? haha
lgkwan 4 years ago
you won't find it boring if you get the very gist of erhu performances.
i don't find it boring, i listen to it for almost every night. Czardas, interpreted by this man.
lgkwan 4 years ago
I've listened to few versions of this piece played by this chinese instrument, some are played by female and some by male. They are all pleasing. But strangely I seldom heard of other western classical being played by this. Do you know why? Isn't it difficult for other music to be converted into the Erhu? I just don't know why. but I also wonder why the chinese music played by Erhu are all so boring and sad. Why didn't people just compose happy music for Erhu?
chloelovescats 4 years ago
That's probably because you haven't heard much music for the Erhu. There's plenty of happy Erhu music out there.
Peace.
Mokupo 4 years ago 2
really?
chloelovescats 4 years ago
You got the 'sad' part kinda right. but not boring. Its because the nature of the erhu's sound is very sentimental and moaning-crying-like (as most of us already notice), so a too happy piece make it sound stupid, doncha think
hanukikanker 4 years ago
well actually, no.
try listening to traditional pieces like "racing horses" sai ma. there're so many successful examples of happy erhu pieces.
duhhh86 4 years ago
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mephistophelesofrico 3 years ago
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mephistophelesofrico 3 years ago
WOW!!
That was amazing!1
I Loved It I am also familiar with this beautiful piece.
a1543595 4 years ago
haha i have weng chin long's czardas too. he is cool too.
andychou 4 years ago
oh my god...fantastic...amazing...
oliviafeng 4 years ago
bravo fantastic this is not dry! this is music, heart!
podiumocska 5 years ago
omg i'm speechless! wow! he's such a genius!love czardas,violine and ErHu. *-*
asia4ever 5 years ago
OMGGG!!.. i like this.. he plays so great with full of emotions!!..
kixykixykix 5 years ago
all I can say is WOW! I've been playing Czardas for a a few years and I've never heard it so full of emotion and done in this fasion
gabexavier 5 years ago
It is really very good playing. Nice interpretation! Once I tried to play erhu and found it far not easy. Actually I enjoy a lot listening to this instrument. It has sound of nature.
ritaviolin 5 years ago
Beautiful !
Linuxica 5 years ago
Glad you like this version by Chinese instrument. I found that you play violin too. Can you tell me how it is different from the Violin interpretation?
stevenckcheung 5 years ago
None, indeed both sound beautiful.
I think that the instrument's soul is the artist's soul, there isn't an instrument better than other, there is an artists better than other, that's the difference !!
Linuxica 5 years ago 2