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  • What sorcery is this!!

  • insane

  • omfg this is wonderful but he plays it like such a douche. look at his face, I mean that's hardly necessary

  • BRAVO!!!

    

  • My jaw dropped within the first twenty seconds.

  • Just lovely, honey drenched tone on every note, and clear,flawless intonation. Not even one note is thrown away carelessly ugh. That 2nd violinist principal is prob thinking "that man...I hate him!"

  • he holds you spellbound visually and artistically. What a sound!

  • I can never get enough of this piece. What is it with Russians and their knack for conveying dark intensity?? And those 32nd triplets/sextuplets...so urgently beautiful.

  • and someone said that edvin marton is the worlds best... sorry but i dont think soo... this guy!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^

  • I would do unspeakable things to see something like this live

  • How can someone dislike this pure genius of violinist...

  • If Ysaye could hear this performance today, he would probably state "that is EXACTLY what I was trying to say when I wrote this!"

  • He's both handsome and magnificent! ;D

  • maxim ... eres dios.. y Ysaye dios de dioses....

  • I think I'll quit now.

  • Holy Shit

  • Is this the Sonata dedicated to Enescu or Kreisler? I can't remember...anyway, this is beyond awesome (almost beyond human) playing both musically and technically, Vengerov is a modern legend...

  • I do not understand how any one could possibly dislike this. Ysaye should have his own religion....

  • the violin world needs Maxim back! As much as he's a great conductor, I still want him to "unretire" as a violinist...he was one of the few modern violinists who truly moved me musically.

  • @pppsssssssss  and he's back thanks God ¡¡¡¡¡

  • @HQartmusic I thought he retired because of an arm or shoulder injury. Is he really back performing on violin again? If so, that would be great. Where did you hear the news? I think he's one of the greatest violinists I've ever heard.

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  • @pppsssssssss

    Let's be honest, he's a terrible and embarrassing conductor. Unfortunately I think he has physical injury which prevents him from playing violin full time. Such a beast of a violinist!

  • wicked shifting, finger patterns, and double stops...The first, second, and 6th page isn't too bad for sightreading, but for the rest of the pages, I have to sit down and look at each note by note...

  • this is difficult technically AND musically, if you don't have high musical intelligence, this piece may seem structureless....

  • his brilliant, from that piece,, he expresses his feelings by it.... i wish I can play it that well..................... GOD BLESS HIM

  • The God has already blessed him ;-)

  • OMG I LOVE HIM.. I love the way he plays this master piece.

  • And he doesn't even break one bow hair...

  • Vorrei proprio perché nei teatri fanno ancora perdere tempo agli artisti con queste autentiche OSCENITA' da quattro soldi ? Ysaye : in materia di composizione facevi letteralmente SCHIFO, come cavolo hai fatto a diventare così famoso lo sai solo tu !

  • that older guy in the (2nd) violin section looks completely bored (or pissed off) as heck...

    I wonder who put the stick up his a**; either that or maybe he has a hot date or a cab waiting....LOL

  • @DaveD5929 I think he is jelaous because he can't play like Maxin HAHAHAHA XD

  • @DaveD5929 why on earth would that guy from the 2nds be pissed at vengerov....whatever it is i dont think it would be based on how he's playing the piece....or he may be jealous that vengerov has superior technique than him.

  • 2:54 is very impressive

  • he doesnt play the violin he makes love with it! VERY VERY GOOD!!!

  • Quiet. Vengerov is great.

  • I just love the continuity of the musical line and phrasing that Vengerov brings to this. Using his phenomenal technique so fully in the service of the music, it is truly a great thing.

  • Vengerov¨s interpretation is over the top further than the other violinist because his unique sound and technique can make the difference , he is a truly god

  • Nobody plays it better.

  • I kinda agree! :)

  • D'où sort ce guignol? S'il souffre, il faut qu'il se soigne et non qu'il nous fasse subir ses grimaces!

  • Merci de ton agressivité et de ton impolitesse. Merci de ne pas admettre la moindre critique. Merci enfin de ta grande connaissance en violon et en ses interprètes.

  • ih ih ih I agree that!

  • Undoubtedly one of the best violinists alive today

  • Certified Intergalactic!

  • what an asshole

    so immature, trying to dis a player by his facial expressions and not by his actual play

  • fuuuuuck!!!!!!

  • Almost as awe-inspiring as the first time I watched this performance clip 3-4 years ago, although having recently recovered from my addiction to Frank Peter Zimmerman's recording of Ysaye's violin sonatas, I am amazed at how volatile Vengerov's performance seems in comparison to FPZ's both interpretively and intonation-wise. I suppose that's how most live performances compare to recordings, but still...

  • yeah, venegerov's generally a bit volatile (for better or for worse), whereas zimmerman's much more clinical. same could be said for live vs studio recordings.

    i love zimmerman's 5th sonata, but for the 3rd, vengerov's live recording is tops imo. :p even beats his studio recordings of it.

  • woooaaaahh!!!!

    I have nothing to say...it was that good!

  • Incredible performance!

  • the 10th is the most powerful interval on the violin..... :)

  • i think that the octave is. played by heifetz. I think that that is the most powerful sound on the violin. ysaye is awesome, though, and with vengerov!

  • I perfer to think that a doubled note ex: Double D and m2 notes like D# and open E to be powerful.

  • 10th are alright, but minor fifth are pretty cool too =D

  • no such thing as a minor fifth

  • mmm^^

  • i like how at the begining and through out the piece it gets real soft then all strong and powerful i am a violinist also but only first chair for the 6th garde but AMAZING

  • Absolutely agree with Hagensblood

  • 5:00 to end... AMAZING!!!!!! unbelievable!

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  • His music is becoming part of Russian avangard tradition.

    It is remarkable that music tends to be a step ahead of rest of arts in self destruction, as it has to respond to irreversible changes in the fabric of sounds immediately.

    However, it finds its master of expression matching the time later then the rest because it takes a generation of artists to internalize the new style, born technique, and then create interpretation complete and perfect in an of itself.

  • I like That, him is very good violinyst

  • Wow.

  • does anyone know where i can get this music online for free?

    thanks

  • yeah whats ur email, ill send it to u

  • OMG this is genious playing ! the entonation ! the tone is beautifull and the ending part is just genious ! thanks for posting :)

  • amazing. beautiful tone. cant say it could be any better!

  • sounds very mysterious...

  • k xerw kapoion pu ena simeio to paizei kalytera ;p gia mena tulahiston

  • noone better than leonidas kavakos

  • haha etsi na ypostirizume tus ellines ;)

  • this is so brave and soo gooooooooood I can't believe my eyes

  • This is an amazing piece. Vengerov does it very well too, although I prefer Nikita Borisoglebsky interpretation of it.

  • you should watch valeriy sokolov play this, I think he does it absolutely great!

  • sorry, but Hilary Hahn plays this much more convincingly, accurately, in tune, as well as not over milking it... Her performance is on tune!

  • she plays the music.

    he makes the music.

  • To the haters and critics out there...I'd like to see/hear you do it better!

    Very decent Vengerov...I enjoyed it.

  • I didn't say it's bad. it's just, compared to other interpretations, quite boring, because maxim, as he always does, comes to the fore with his virtuosity. He doesn't really present the piece, he presents himself. That's normal for such virtuosi... of course, technically, it's very well played....but that's all....

    listen to zimmermann...this is really great!

  • @Hagensblood You may have written this comment two years ago. But I'll bet five dollars you are still a total asshole. Post your own fucking version, please.

  • I love this video, I also have it downloadable on my website. This video made me wanted to play this beautiful piece; so now I'm playing it and boy, is it hard to capture the same style.

  • ARR YUU STOOOPID!?!?

  • May be. May be not.

    But Maxim is more showing off than musical work. This peace is titled "Ballade" but he play it somehow like a Paganini-Caprice. But Ysaye is no "simple" virtuosi.

  • A "ballade" may have moments of drama and extroverted passion as well as introverted quiet beauty. Perfect examples: the four piano Ballades of Chopin.

  • Hagensblood,

    You cannot make those sounds with those dynamic qualities unless your whole body propagates the intentions.

  • Fuck you idiot your ass is boring you are retard for sure to say that this is boring!

  • Nice choreography

  • Ernst's "The Last Rose of Summer"?! That's child's play comparatively. Vengerov has recorded it; so has Gidon Kremer. (Both are excellent). But it's "easy" in terms of interpretation. Ysaye, besides its immense technical requirements, requires a deep understanding of music itself in order to pull off with justice.

    Also, if you want hard, try the Echo Sonata by Shchedrin (also on Vengerov's solo album). Some crazy experimental soviet writing in that one.

  • I didn't know that Maxim's manager was also posting comments on youtube!! :___________D

  • i wish to see vengerov perform the Schoenberg violin concerto. now thats challanging.

  • I consider Ernst's "The Last Rose of Summer" as the most difficult piece composed for solo violin.

  • i know you do. so did i until i have looked at the schoenberg... go look at the sheet music for that... its not a pretty site. lol.

  • I already know the Scoenberg violin concerto and still have the same opinion...

    especially Rose's part with bowing and pizzicato or harmonics is creepy !

  • Heard Der Erlkonig? Or God Save the King, Le Streghe, Bartok Unaccompanied Sonata, I Palpiti, Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento?

  • think you can really fight about what's the most difficult piece...anyway this was the first comment i ever wrote on youtube...so i'll just see that as a compliment, well thanks!

  • probably one of the most difficult pieces but not the most difficult piece ever....saw a 16 year old playing this already quite well if you ask me... if you want to see something really difficult search for " Frank Peter Zimmermann" and his performance of the "God Save The King Variations"...

  • the most technically difficult piece for violin is not arguably, the Schoenberg Violin concerto.

  • Bartok sonata for solo violin

  • Lots of perfection, maximum style, arguably the most difficult piece in the world. Maxim is, in my opinion, the greatest living violinist. His only real rival is Perlman who is inconvenienced by his big hands, which give him weaknesses in slow passages and a somewhat shaky vibrato. Though, to a degree, this is made up in his bow control. Maxim, however, is almost flawless - he is only contentious, really, for his more contemporary interpretations and his irritating movements.

  • this is not even close to the hardest piece bro

  • That is an arguable statement. The Ysaye is an incredibly challenging work and requires almost unparalleled virtuosity to play like Maxim does. However, one could argue that something like the Tchaikovsky Concerto requires greater stamina and concentration, due to its length and the consistency of difficulty throughout.

  • lol it seems like u spend a lot of time writing these comments so authentically

  • So authentically? Not really. It takes me about two minutes to knock out a perfunctory reply to dull and ignorant comments. However, to add another to the list of most difficult, I would have to agree with LevonCoates - the Echo Sonata by Shchedrin is rather ridiculous. But on topic - rather than attacking my comments as intelligent and authentic, perhaps you could attempt to improve your dull, pointless and mildly illiterate rebuttal.

  • Although, I do agree, the Schoenberg is a tough one. But not, as you seem to think, assuredly the toughest. It depends on the strengths and weaknesses of the violinist. FOr example - a violinist with little stamina but great dexterity and technical virtuosity would find the Tchaikovsky more difficult than the Schoenberg. And the unaccompanied nature of the Ysaye and the Echo Sonata is incredibly intimidating. It really is a subjective choice based upon the strengths of the violinist.

  • You must take into account that Ysaye 3 is quite a short sonata. look at the 1st sonata. I think you will find it more difficult. Its pretty ugly at the beginning but it gets nice.

  • well im sorry you feel attacked. im simply expressing my opinions. i dont see how i attacked you. Its funny that you say i attacked your comments while calling my comment "dull and ignorant." and congratulations for your great ability to "knock out a perfunctory reply"

  • On Ernst, Erlkonig trans is much harder than Last Rose of Summer. Either way, not Shcherdrin nor Ernst not Ysaye wrote anything close to the most difficult violin music. Within the realm of half-standard repertoire the opening cadenza of Ginastera's violin concerto is utterly impossible at marked tempi; beyond that look at Xenakis' Dihktas or Ferneyhough's Carceri d'Invenzione III; the stochastic, spectral and new complexity schools have produced music that makes this look like Kreutzer.

  • I would like to hear those if you say they're beyond Ernst, any idea wherei can find recordings of those? Or maybe sheet music?

  • @Shades2Of1Grey

    i don't think you know what you're talking about. no disrespect, but that's first class bs.

  • Absolutely brilliant... its amazing what maxim can coax out of a piece of wood.

  • oooh!!!! he is so... so.... brilliant and expresive ahh!!!!

  • ... bear

  • Great!

  • I love vengerov because he has so much passion. I love perlman and heifetz but vengerov is more my style.

    I play and move around alot and use crazy faces. So i relate to him

  • Am not a particular fan of his but, this rocks!

  • Only he can pull off a piece like this as an encore piece.

  • Dont say that... yeah he performs quite well, but there are others, Perlman, Bell, Zimmermann, quite a few more...

  • Perlman yes...Bell...not even close. I've seen both perform live, Bell's a musician for the masses, Maxim is a musician's musician. I'm sure Josh Bell could play this, and do it very well, but not close to this quality.

  • He changed his chin rest... not guarneri model like before...

  • sexy

  • It is a wonderfull atmospher. and new comment..

  • a little bit too fast;

  • a little bit too fast;

  • Excellent work!

  • I have a crush on this man.

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