Thanks to YouTube II was watching and listening to the same piece played by other Mega Geniuses but the way Elman plays the Slavonic Dance is what resonates with me most.
We can read about the artist, composer, historic period, etc.. bit we cam never actually FEEL of whit what kind of emotionality and in what inner rhythm people had lived through their lives in THEIR time.
YouTube preserves the spirit and emotions of past times and great souls - nobody and nothing else does
Mikhail [originally Moses or Moishe] (Mischa) Saulovich Elman - (January 20, 1891, Talnoye, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – April 5, 1967), New York, United States) was a Russian violinist, famed for his passionate style and beautiful tone.
Elman was born in the small town of Talnoye near Kiev, modern-day Talne, Ukraine. His grandfather was a klezmer, a Jewish folk musician, who also played the violin.
It became apparent when Mischa was very young that he had perfect pitch, but his father hesitated about a career as a musician, since musicians were not very high on the social scale. He finally gave in, and gave Mischa a miniature violin, on which he soon learned several tunes by himself.
Soon thereafter, he was taken to Odessa, where he studied at the Imperial Academy of Music. Pablo de Sarasate gave him a recommendation, stating that he could become one of the great talents of Europe. He auditioned for Leopold Auer at the age of 11, playing the Wieniawski Concerto No. 2 and 24th Caprice by Paganini. Auer was so impressed that he had Elman admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Elman was still only a boy when Auer arranged for him to play with the famous Colonne Orchestra during their visit to Pavlovsk. Knowing Édouard Colonne's hatred of child prodigies, Auer did not tell him Elman's age when making the arrangements, and not until the famous conductor saw young Mischa waiting to go on the platform did he realize that he had engaged a child.
He was furious, and flatly refused to continue with the programme. Frantic attempts were made to assure him that Elman had the recommendation of Auer himself and was well capable of doing justice to the music, but Colonne was adamant, " I have never yet played with a child, and I refuse to start now," he retorted. So Elman had to play with piano accompaniment while conductor and orchestra sat listening.
In 1903, Elman began to play concerts in the homes of wealthy patrons of the arts, and he made his Berlin debut in 1904, creating a great sensation. His London debut in 1905 included the British premiere of Alexander Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A minor. He played in Carnegie Hall in 1908, making a great impression on his American audience. He toured Australia in 1914.
The Elman family moved to the United States, and Mischa became a citizen in 1923. In 1917, he was elected to honorary membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity. He sometimes performed in as many as 107 concerts in a 29-week season. In 1943, he gave the premiere of Bohuslav Martinů's second concerto, which was written for him. Sales of his records exceeded two million.
A frequent accompanist in chamber works during Elman's early American career was Emmanuel Bay, who was born on exactly the same day as he was, January 20, 1891. But Elman also performed and recorded with Josef Bonime, Carroll Hollister and others, and from 1950, his steady accompanist and recital partner was Joseph Seiger. He also briefly performed and made recordings with the Mischa Elman String Quartet.
Elman died on April 5, 1967 in New York City, a few hours after completing a rehearsal with Seiger. He is buried in the Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Elman's recorded legacy spanned more than six decades. His first 78 rpm discs were made for Pathe, in Paris, in 1906; his final LP sessions were for Vanguard, in New York, in 1967. The greater part of his discography was recorded for HMV and Victor, with whom he had an exclusive relationship through 1950.
Thereafter, he recorded for Decca/London and later the Vanguard label. Regrettably, Elman's discs have never been reissued on CD in a systematic manner (whereas almost every recording which his contemporary Jascha Heifetz made has been readily available on CD for years).
pure with gorgeous clarity--I love the way he lingers over those double stops and sustains that fabulous "ring" and lets it linger a little while in my ears. No need to hurry through such fabulous "ear" chocolate!
I first heard this piece done by the Cleveland Orchestra, many years ago on vinyl. This is from Devorak's second set of Slavonic Dances, Opus 72. I belive the melody he chose is not particularly Bohemian, but rather Polish. For some reason I think of my grandmother who may have been of Lemkian roots (southeastern Poland)when I hear this piece.
lack of vibrato here is due to double stop intonation. if you vibrate too much, it will throw them out of tune. vibrato was introduced mainly by the italians, but until then the germans believed in purity of sound and tone. therefore, they only used vibrato sparingly as an ornament or at the climax.
excellent find, i wish there were more elman videos on youtube. keep them coming!
"Poldi24's" comment is interesting. If you listen to the excellent string sections accompanying the great Arabic stars (Abd el-Halim Haafez, Abd el-Wahaad, et al), there is no vibrato either. Could be intrusion of some regional influences and traditions at play here.
When I first heard Elman, I didn't think much. Actually, I was annoyed because I thought his tempo always dragged. Thank God I came to my senses and realized how incredible this wonderful musician really is.
@TheOpiumDistrict Muse stink, You know those bad sci fi novels you see in op shops? Muse is the musical equivalent of that. Overly dramatic, pretentious, and self indulgent, and really kinda dumb.
Well I don't want to get lost in that, but the way they play guitars, especially used to, was as if it were talking, or crying out. That's all I meant.
Mega Genius !
Thanks to YouTube II was watching and listening to the same piece played by other Mega Geniuses but the way Elman plays the Slavonic Dance is what resonates with me most.
We can read about the artist, composer, historic period, etc.. bit we cam never actually FEEL of whit what kind of emotionality and in what inner rhythm people had lived through their lives in THEIR time.
YouTube preserves the spirit and emotions of past times and great souls - nobody and nothing else does
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Mikhail [originally Moses or Moishe] (Mischa) Saulovich Elman - (January 20, 1891, Talnoye, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – April 5, 1967), New York, United States) was a Russian violinist, famed for his passionate style and beautiful tone.
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Elman was born in the small town of Talnoye near Kiev, modern-day Talne, Ukraine. His grandfather was a klezmer, a Jewish folk musician, who also played the violin.
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It became apparent when Mischa was very young that he had perfect pitch, but his father hesitated about a career as a musician, since musicians were not very high on the social scale. He finally gave in, and gave Mischa a miniature violin, on which he soon learned several tunes by himself.
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Soon thereafter, he was taken to Odessa, where he studied at the Imperial Academy of Music. Pablo de Sarasate gave him a recommendation, stating that he could become one of the great talents of Europe. He auditioned for Leopold Auer at the age of 11, playing the Wieniawski Concerto No. 2 and 24th Caprice by Paganini. Auer was so impressed that he had Elman admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
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Elman was still only a boy when Auer arranged for him to play with the famous Colonne Orchestra during their visit to Pavlovsk. Knowing Édouard Colonne's hatred of child prodigies, Auer did not tell him Elman's age when making the arrangements, and not until the famous conductor saw young Mischa waiting to go on the platform did he realize that he had engaged a child.
Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.
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He was furious, and flatly refused to continue with the programme. Frantic attempts were made to assure him that Elman had the recommendation of Auer himself and was well capable of doing justice to the music, but Colonne was adamant, " I have never yet played with a child, and I refuse to start now," he retorted. So Elman had to play with piano accompaniment while conductor and orchestra sat listening.
Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.
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In 1903, Elman began to play concerts in the homes of wealthy patrons of the arts, and he made his Berlin debut in 1904, creating a great sensation. His London debut in 1905 included the British premiere of Alexander Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A minor. He played in Carnegie Hall in 1908, making a great impression on his American audience. He toured Australia in 1914.
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The Elman family moved to the United States, and Mischa became a citizen in 1923. In 1917, he was elected to honorary membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity. He sometimes performed in as many as 107 concerts in a 29-week season. In 1943, he gave the premiere of Bohuslav Martinů's second concerto, which was written for him. Sales of his records exceeded two million.
Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.
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A frequent accompanist in chamber works during Elman's early American career was Emmanuel Bay, who was born on exactly the same day as he was, January 20, 1891. But Elman also performed and recorded with Josef Bonime, Carroll Hollister and others, and from 1950, his steady accompanist and recital partner was Joseph Seiger. He also briefly performed and made recordings with the Mischa Elman String Quartet.
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Elman died on April 5, 1967 in New York City, a few hours after completing a rehearsal with Seiger. He is buried in the Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.
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Elman's recorded legacy spanned more than six decades. His first 78 rpm discs were made for Pathe, in Paris, in 1906; his final LP sessions were for Vanguard, in New York, in 1967. The greater part of his discography was recorded for HMV and Victor, with whom he had an exclusive relationship through 1950.
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Thereafter, he recorded for Decca/London and later the Vanguard label. Regrettably, Elman's discs have never been reissued on CD in a systematic manner (whereas almost every recording which his contemporary Jascha Heifetz made has been readily available on CD for years).
Molto Bello!!! Thank you for sharing this video.
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definitely great Musician & Virtuoso Violinist Mr Elman, with fine Pianoforte accompaniment
JESUS1John 7 months ago
beautiful !
LISTEN TO JESUS
JESUS1John 8 months ago
what a squirmy wormy sound
it sounds wormy!
Mischa E!
MrDouglasfairbanks 2 years ago
listening to such playing makes one forget all nastiness in the world
themusicdr 2 years ago
His double-stop work is really unmatched in a style like this; I love his interpretation. A truly unforgettable performance.
doublewordscore 2 years ago 2
lovely:D
violinFantasy 3 years ago 2
mischa elma was a master. unforgettable.
DualThunder 3 years ago 3
pure with gorgeous clarity--I love the way he lingers over those double stops and sustains that fabulous "ring" and lets it linger a little while in my ears. No need to hurry through such fabulous "ear" chocolate!
OriginalMoonbeam 3 years ago 5
really beutiful but to slow for me
nomoreorder 3 years ago 2
Delightful playing! Bravo! TY.
paulostroff99 3 years ago 6
i.love.his.stlye.just.like.mine
xchaosblade0 4 years ago
This interpretation makes me cry from the inside.
paiclant 4 years ago 9
yes, it feels like he is singing with his instrument.
momoispink 4 years ago 4
No rush, not to slow, just Elman...
HeidiHo2001 4 years ago 3
I love this chunky, rustic and slightly overromantized style of playing. It makes me think alot.
bachboy111 4 years ago 4
Elman???????????????????no
trocsko 4 years ago
i prefer by far Laurent Korcia's version but this one is really emotionnal.
Slava69 4 years ago
I first heard this piece done by the Cleveland Orchestra, many years ago on vinyl. This is from Devorak's second set of Slavonic Dances, Opus 72. I belive the melody he chose is not particularly Bohemian, but rather Polish. For some reason I think of my grandmother who may have been of Lemkian roots (southeastern Poland)when I hear this piece.
53zakov 4 years ago
Grande Dvorak bel pezzo, ben suonato dal bravo violinista.
macciboma 4 years ago
very interesting arrangement and performance! i love it!
jryc174 4 years ago
Yeah Elman! I`ve never heard this piece played so true. It`s 100% Bohemian without all the affected cheesy debonair.
dopestr33t 4 years ago
ELMAN BEST after HEIFETZ. Two great MAESTROS ... Reste In Pace
ErikelDashnak 4 years ago
when was this recording made? There's not a lot of static
abburidotakaria 4 years ago
True.
leomulder 4 years ago
i like dvorak and this piano and violin combination
seahyimin 4 years ago
lack of vibrato here is due to double stop intonation. if you vibrate too much, it will throw them out of tune. vibrato was introduced mainly by the italians, but until then the germans believed in purity of sound and tone. therefore, they only used vibrato sparingly as an ornament or at the climax.
excellent find, i wish there were more elman videos on youtube. keep them coming!
dcortes3686 4 years ago
"Poldi24's" comment is interesting. If you listen to the excellent string sections accompanying the great Arabic stars (Abd el-Halim Haafez, Abd el-Wahaad, et al), there is no vibrato either. Could be intrusion of some regional influences and traditions at play here.
sagalat 4 years ago
I Love Classical!
lyfe4ever 4 years ago
misha elman sounded so much worse in the 1960s... His tone in those days sounded really strained
abburidotakaria 4 years ago
It seems, he uses very little vibrato! Old style? Without misplaced nervousness! Fantastic!!!
poldi24 5 years ago
I'm playing this for a competition/festival this saturday! Style is different from mine though lol. Good for tutorial purposes.
shizishan 5 years ago
incredible tone as someone other said...but the other thing that sounds so beauty to me is the timing...simply wonderful.
clausci 5 years ago
Thanks for introducing me to a new artist. Loved the Schubert Serenade as well.
TheOpiumDistrict 5 years ago
When I first heard Elman, I didn't think much. Actually, I was annoyed because I thought his tempo always dragged. Thank God I came to my senses and realized how incredible this wonderful musician really is.
aimson 4 years ago 4
I like him because he makes his instrument almost come to life with emotion. Similar in ways to what Muse does with guitars.
TheOpiumDistrict 4 years ago
@TheOpiumDistrict Muse stink, You know those bad sci fi novels you see in op shops? Muse is the musical equivalent of that. Overly dramatic, pretentious, and self indulgent, and really kinda dumb.
MrJames9elias 1 year ago
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Well I don't want to get lost in that, but the way they play guitars, especially used to, was as if it were talking, or crying out. That's all I meant.
TheOpiumDistrict 1 year ago