Tchaikovsky Trio: Heifetz, Rubinstein, Piatigorsky (part 1)

[Paradise737]

So much beauty, passion, complexity, and intricacy in this music, from both the composer's notes on the page and the way the performers play them. Other teenagers I know have to be hit upside the head with the same chord progressions over and over again, often played by obnoxiously loud synthesizers to get enjoyment out of music. They might never hear and appreciate the incredible mastery of musical craft that artists like Tchaikovsky and Heifetz offer us. I hope this music is never forgotten.

[paulostroff99]

Superb.TY aimson for this great posting.of this historic performance.

[minasgekos]

@borisoff22 it's impossible to become a world class musician, as Heifetz did, without being an emotional and sensitive individual. Simply, some show it, others prefer to keep it inside them, or are unable to show it.

[mikeandvarda]

I mean it is beautiful but I personally like Horowitz version better its in harmony

[TheEfGaRi]

@borisoff22 This is really cool.

[aimson]

@borisoff22 I think to a casual listener, Perlman is much more enjoyable to watch because he genuinely feels the music on stage. He is always smiling when playing beautiful music and I love him for that. But the older generation of violinists did not physically feel the music on stage. Not Milstein, Elman, Heifetz, or even Menuhin. Ferras may be the most heartful violinist I have seen and I think you would enjoy him as much or more than Perlman.

[TomBarrister]

@aimson They felt the music; it can be clearly heard in the performance. Many artists of the first part of the 20th century didn't display their emotions to the audience. Heifetz in particular felt that doing so distracted him.

[aimson]

@borisoff22 Hm, I think that Heifetz actually was an extremely heartful musician at the core. When a reviewer called his performance "cold," Heifetz almost became suicidal. Although I do think his heart was masked somewhat by his technique, it was there! There is no way a person can make such beautiful music without having that genuine love. Listen to him play the 2nd mov. of Mozart's #5 on my channel and you will hear what I mean. That kind of emotion cannot be faked.

[benheideveld]

@aimson Bravo Aimson! What a great comment to make. It is not for us music mortals to question the gods of virtuosity, or even quote these gods quipping amongst themselves. Believe me, we do not even begin to understand them, which disqualifies our judging them. At least read Ayke Agus' biography of the last 15 years of Heifetz (H. as I knew him) before you allow yourself to have an opinion about the "Mensch" Jascha Heifetz.

[epessina]

TCHAIKOVSKY - Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50, I. Pezzo elegiaco

[liuboviza1ify]

Глоток воздуха !!! Невозможное Счастье слушать произведение величайшего композитора в исполнении не менее великих музыкантов !!! Мое мнение в том, что в Санкт-Петербурге чувствуется дух старой школы у потомственных музыкантов!!! Очевидно это в крови ! Ведь большинство музыкантов старой школы родились в Санкт-Петербурге !!!

[nikresflodur]

I disagree with Aimson. This person should go to Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. There are musicians who have the technical expertise, and the musicianship that are on a par with Heifetz. In particular, Lucy Chapman, a violinist/teacher at Boston Conservatory of Music. She is a joy to hear, and watch, and she is just one of so many that come to Marlboro, to coach, and play the best music ever written.

[macarthur261]

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ziffranbranda]

4 dislikers, 4 morons.

[mylescranford]

While I concur wholeheartedly that the music presented on this post is executed with incredible excellence, the notion that "Heifetz is the greatest violinist the world has ever known." is erroneous. The inspiration and accomplishment of musical excellence is never limited to one exceptional individual. We are all merely conduits of divine inspiration. And there are many {some of whom were never recorded} who have performed with greatness on par with Heifetz. Heifetz is 1 of the greatest. :-)

[aimson]

@mylescranford Of course you are right, there is no such thing as THE greatest. I'm sure there are some out there who believe my least favorite violinist (ends with -ring) is one of the greatest, so nobody owns the right to make that label.

With this said, Jascha Heifetz is still the greatest violinist the world has ever known :)

[Kolpachnikov]

@aimson Great-Absolut Fantastic!!! Diese Klang-Einmalig bei ganzen Trio.. Danke.,Vladimir.

[Ivanhoe2]

@mylescranford Sir, I like your sensible post. Regarding who is "best",,,seek a dozen views and one is likely to hear a dozen different opinions. However,,all the time we read that so and so is "best". Who is really qualified to make such a statement? If only they would remember to add "in my humble opinion." I think we would all accept that and respect the opinions of others? Best wishes.

[nairigrigorian]

Es increible!!!

[matteo234]

I still remember the first time I played my neighbor's copy on vinyl. WOW! Still one of my favorites in my collection.

[matteo234]

I still remember finding a copy of this recording in my neighbor's record collection and playing it for the first time. WOW! Still one of my favorites.

[tamriko50]

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[betobethoven]

wonderful !!!!

[nauJRodriguez]

Does anyone know of Heifetz recording Hindemith? I am very interested in anything by anyone in this trio of Hindemith.

[baroque2]

Thank you for posting this. I now have a new favorite recording.

[chipslin]

Share the respect to an artist, this trio is the best.

[concerto35]

Even though it is a shade faster, it still speaks eloquently and radiates warmth.

[Treva7777]

Pff... Je crois bien que je vais finir par faire vraiment rimer Heifetz avec vitesse.

Le début perd tout son charme à cette vitesse c'est incroyable. Heifetz, c'est bien beau de faire du paganini a 800 à la croche, mais faut savoir chanter aussi... Tout ce qu'il fait est triplé dans le tempo indiqué par le compositeur.

[richygm16]

I've just noticed something. The recording I am asking for has FEUREMANN as the cellist, not Piatigorsky. That's the recording I want.

[paulostroff99]

richygm16-As you should,but that is not available on you tube. What is available on you tube is Feuermann on his own witouut Heifetz and Rubinstein-and is awesome. Several works including Dvorak concerto for cello and orchestra.

[paulostroff99]

richygm-Piatigorsky was wonderful,but Feuermann was the greatest cellist EVER! His is surely the one that you want!

[richygm16]

Can somebody post the above trio's performance of Beethoven's Archduke Trio. It is the greatest perforance of the work I have ever heard. I have the LP.

[ViolaDaBraccio504]

I don't listen to much classical music (more interested in playing) but this is amazing. why does the video keep, like, pulsating though?

[nauJRodriguez]

The performance is so powerful.

[baroque2]

Thank you very much for posting! I must have listened to this wonderful piece of music about 100 times now!

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Incredible, this recording makes it even more convincing that Heifetz is the very best.

[aimson]

I have never heard anything more beautiful in my life than what my ears are hearing right now. This music provokes so much emotion in me that I have to wait a few weeks before listening to it again so that I have time to recover. Of course, it's not just Heifetz, Rubinstein is phenomenal and Piatigorsky has such beautiful tone to complement the violin/piano. I think this piece should be considered one of the greatest composed along with all the other great violin concerti.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Yeah seriously, there's a reason they were called the "Million Dollar Trio". It really bothers me that no one is this good anymore. Well, there are many players who are almost this good technically, but nowadays it seems that musicians are incapable of bringing the music to life as the old masters did. I blame teachers/pedagogues for disencouraging "old school" styles of playing. There's a reason Heifetz is the most viewed classical violinist on youtube and not Vengerov.

[aimson]

Well I think there is definitely a disconnect between the older and newer generation. Ironically, I believe it was Heifetz that caused the change for the worse. Before Heifetz, it was okay to mess up, it was OK to be imperfect. Listen to Elman, he is as good of a musician as Heifetz in most ways but technique. After Heifetz raised the bar so high, it was too hard to make a career without being "perfect." So now we have good technical players (Hann) and few good musicians (Vengerov).

[aimson]

Also, the rise of "competitions" around the world, which weren't to my knowledge around before 1935, contributed to the lack of musicianship we see today. The very idea that one violinist could achieve a 1st place "gold" medal and another a 2nd place "silver" is preposterous. Also, only 5% of all sales are classical. Basically, people are musically illiterate and uninterested in classical, so no wonder the talent pool of solo violinists has been diluted over the years.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Yeah it kind of sucks. Btw, who's the asshole who didn't rate this video a 5? How is this not a 5? Wtf

[barbos111]

Take it easy! Not everybody has your taste and understanding.. Let it be!

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

It doesn't matter, this video deserves a 5 whether somebody likes it or not. It's still obviously an amazing performance.

[xiaoleideng]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 I blame competition and dominating power critics have nowadays. Music in a lower level could be judged objectively, but higher level plays are highly subjective. the critics should be served as a tool for future improvement instead of a breakthrough or shipwreck. Also I believe the mass majorities are losing their abilities of music appreciation. They rather hear watered down modern version instead of interpretation with deep thoughts and characters.

[xiaoleideng]

less and less people appreciate subtle yet very emotional details now. Most of my friends like hard vibrato, quick yet violent change of tempos and volumes. They consider them as more romantic and emotional. For me, some of them are fine, but I find rest are sentimental and hard to listen. I sometimes went to concert with them, and they are all excited if they catch one or two mistakes a performer made. If technique doesn't disrupt the feeling conveying process, why should we care?

[dozemix]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 They were not sick of commercialism (The need -either internal or external- to sell) that is why the pay more attention to the art itself.

[gfabisevich]

Thank you. I have long awaited one of these classic performances of this trio.

[ritaviolin]

Thank you!!!

[blastbomb123]

Amazing contrast.

[mimfri]

Hey aimson - you are back. Many thanks for your refined collection.

[aimson]

Good to be back. I have been thinking about posting this for many months because I have listened to it in the car on endless repeat for the past 3. Truly one of the greatest monuments in the history of classical music and I'm glad others can at least have access to it now.

[TriDen1234]

Beautiful <3

Thank you for posting more videos aimson

I and the rest of the classical community appreciate it.

[aimson]

You're welcome. I'm just sorry I don't have video. I've spent the last 2 hours trying to post a movie of Heifetz playing the Mendelssohn first movement but I am completely out of luck. I can't seem to handle the LPCM format and the sound comes out choppy. If anybody can help me out (on a mac) i'll post it.