Joshua Bell in concert - Barber concerto

[chrisczajasager]

excellent charachterization/ I believe Sam would have been more than delighted !

much more involved and finer in all aspects than my old Stern recording.

[Pexadaly07]

he is so hot! love him!

[tillster1423]

People who are getting so mad over Joshua Bell haters should find a video that actually starts at the beginning of the movement or, possibly, the beginning of the fucking concerto. I personally do not like Joshua Bell as much as others and some of my colleagues agree with my opinion that there are indeed better soloists than Bell. He's good, but objectively not as skilled as someone as Perlman or Heifetz.

[bshampton118]

This is with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, performing at the Proms in about 97 or so. They were on their European tour and Andrew Litton is conducting.

[Kavirako]

wow. I don't care if he's playing a note here and there out of tune, you completely overlook it when you really get swept into the passion of the music (which, needless to say, isn't hard to get swept into!).

[NYCroxmysocks]

its sooooooo annoying how he like flings his body around like that. omg i wana like grab him and tie him to a chair! jeeeze! my russian teacher would have beat the hell out of him hahahah

[takomaskate]

@NYCroxmysocks its called passion. it means hes enjoying what he is playing. whats the point of playing if you dont enjoy it?

[rgnevin]

Unless you have either more than 2 arms and cameras or are able to move the camera so fast we dont notice it i dont think YOU taped it. But either way thanks for posting

[greenxioprsusolglsos]

left off the oboe intro....

[AntoMulholland]

I much prefer Hahn or Jimmy Ehnes. Bell seems very tense all of the time and it definitely comes out in his playing. Not my favourite.

[epalinurus]

@bretticus5 -- I agree re Bell's talent, but surely you must see that your attack on the guy attacking Bell is in poor logic. The critic's ability to play or do anything as well as Bell has nothing to do with whether the criticism is legitimate or not. If the critic is wrong, then attack the critique. Attacking the critic because he doesn't have Bell's level of talent in anything doesn't go to the point of the critique. To require such talent of a critic, renders criticism non existent.

[firestartertwistedfi]

@epalinurus That argument might hold water for a professional critic, but not so sure for the average Youtuber :)

[NYCroxmysocks]

ew wat violin is he on? it sounds terrible, especially compared to his strad wich i thot he had...guess not now?

[gramirez72]

Anybody happen to know the name of this conductor?

[richviola]

Dallas Symphony! Nice! Please include them!

[TiagoHikaru]

Hilary Hahn is FAR the best! She does everything so perfect...

[ImHansHi]

@TiagoHikaru This is live... Hers is a studio recording. Josh could make a perfect recording of this if he wanted to.

[cherikandler]

suitable passion for such romantic work

[lovesGenet]

So immature. A world reknowned composer is not going to write a work with a "stunt". People have reputations more than a comment here can muster! It needs a quick sprightly perpetuo to lift get away from the solemnity of the slow movement.The Piano sonata is full of these solutions. It's a finale you unmusical TWITS. None of u can even judge strategies.ASSES! All of u are fools .U cant analyze worth a damn!

[mvolkov11]

Clairannette, you are jackass and a clown, and your wild rubbish demands a rebuttal. Everyone knows the third movement is just a stunt. Why then would you want to concentrate on that movement for your criticism of Bell when he plays the sublime second movement in the most profoundly heartfelt manner imaginable? His laser-like intensity is simply overwhelming. Only a bag of fertilizer like you could ignore such ravishing beauty while concentrating on the trivial third movement. Get off YouTube.

[aaronarendra]

holy moly batman!

[clairannette]

Hey... nice to see Andrew Litton conducting! Hahaha... I bet he was dying in this ridiculously trite 3rd movement, which is so fast you hear practically nothing musical in what the orchestra is doing. Shame for the music. Score for tasteless ostentatiousness in trying to show just how fast one can play. It's a mistake many of us tend to make when we're very young. We want to show off ourselves much more than we want to show off what is in the music.

[111RobinHood]

Great classical music playing is not just about technical skill. The abillity to play a piece is just one aspect. The most important aspect is interpretaiton. And it is this that makes a great musician. I have heard other interprations played by other musicians with the Barber Concerto, and I must add that I have preferred Joshua Bell's playing and intepretation to any other soloist . For me, Bell is the best for this piece of music.

[jayadsilva67]

Rude bastards here. Must watch something else.

[iaiameno]

this concert is VERY complicated... i mean it takes so much of the player... the first mov takes a lot of energy... i have heard almost every recording of it because i played it for my graduation recital... and i love something from each recording... but the fastes third mov is Bells... i could say something of each performance... but to discredit THIS performance is crazy.... only one in the shoes of a virtuoso can do it... !!

[seaknight500]

oh my gosh, third movement was even worse, i've heard good things from Joshua bell but this blew

[seaknight500]

one of the worst performences i've heard of this movement, who cares if he practiced for hours, if he missed notes he obvioulsy didn't practice hard enough, you don't see itzhak perlman make mistakes and there are other who can play much better than he.

[firestartertwistedfi]

@seaknight500 My piano teacher always used to teach me about Cortot - who apparently had such big fingers that he often played more notes than he intended to do! The moral of the story was that the modern craze for perfection is a bit idiotic. What counts is how well he performer manages to interpret the music.

[MauriceFlute]

SOOOO BEAUTIFUL

[Siatle83]

BELLISSIMO

[Thelettery1]

This guy rocks. Who cares how much he moves about. What a demon. Pagannini eat your heart out. He's worth every penny.

[howwies]

Hahn's timing is perfect??? Her triplets are all rushed. Once in a while, maybe on purpose, but every one? No, that seems like she doesn't notice she's rushing the triplets. Her's is also much more mechanical than Bell's.

[Matbormat]

i think this is from the proms at the albert hall

[ipmoic]

Lots of critics here.

This is compelling fiddle playing, AND it's live!

He's just so good.

I'd only PAY money to see him and/or Janine Jansen play.

[MrKrevlornswath]

He moves so much!!!

[allannalla420]

other than the timing this performance is amazing in all aspects.

[allannalla420]

i think joshua bell is an amazing violinist... but on this piece he is going a bit too fast at the end, don't get me wrong, i like his playing, it's energetic, but it gets out of time and is played much faster than it should be, it doubles the virtuosity, but halves the beauty of it. anyone can play a piece out of time, but ony few can get the beat of the music... actually if you listen to hahns rendition you can actually tap your foot to it, it's perfectly in time.

[halipoetu]

he's tone.... really wonderful

[111RobinHood]

To rocslNmysocs: Yes, I have to agree with you! I have heard Barber Violin Concerto played by other great violinists, and I always preferred Joshua Bell's interpretation! Joshua Bell is by far the best for playing this concerto. And I don't say this because he is a fan of mine, but because I really love his interpretation of this conceerto. Errors count nothing in my book! It is interpretation and expression that counts, and Joshua Bell has no equal for this piece.

[iaiameno]

love this concert.... played the first mov myself.... but i have to confess... i have never found the head and feet of the third mov... hehehe and he plays it like an easy excersise...

[Stringy007]

Always been a Joshua Bell fan. It's funny to see him in a tux.

[rocsINmysocs]

Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.

Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.

Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.

[gsbreath2]

lol you get thumbs up, you are sooooo right.

[xoxCarlyx7]

@rocsINmysocs as far as fastest 3rd mvmt.. i'm pretty sure hahn wins that one.

[Rach1873]

@rocsINmysocs Sorry but u re wrong my friend... I ve listened most of the recordings of this concerto and Hilary Hahn is the best one in all... and the FASTEST one.. especially in 3rd movement... if u want check it... she plays 30 or 40 second faster then Jashua Bell...

[NYCroxmysocks]

@rocsINmysocs yeah but no joshua bell is not the most compelling. anne by far beats him. she owns this peice

[rocsINmysocs]

Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.

Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.

Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.

I love his playing.

[rocsINmysocs]

Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are absolutely ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and many more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.

Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.

Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.

I love his playing.

[prokdave]

have either of you ever played this piece? i just listened closely to this performance... he plays it well. and the very final e-flat minor arpeggio didn't quite come off, but it wasn't faked. keep in mind that this is a live performance. there's nothing useful in making a fuss over a few minor mishaps. at least his interpretation of this piece is interesting and convincing.

[prijicrw]

I have never heard the ending of this piece faked so badly by a professional violinist

[issavestheworld]

Bell is not the worst of all. Even first-class soloists have bad intonation at times. But I must admit that he was playing wrong notes at the run in the end. and 1:10 to 1:12 was totally out of tune as well. It's a little disappointing.

[bretticus5]

you fool. this piece was practiced for countless hours in preparation for this concert... if it were recorded 10 years ago he was what... 29? what the fuck were you doing when you were 29? were you head-lining anything with your talent in anything? better yet, were there people paying you $1000 dollars a minute to do whatever it was you were doing... if anything? i bet not. sit down. shut up. and appreciate what it is this man can do.

[vln10]

I love this slow movement more than any other violin concerto.......and I LOVE him playing it. His Barber and Sibelius are my favorite interpretations of those pieces!!!!!!! =)

[dxhaloxc]

that one g sharp sounded more like a g natural...

[issavestheworld]

It's simply out of tune.

[lighthouse280]

Wow. Gobsmacked I am.

[PruneBlossom]

It looked like he's gonna LOSE HIS PANTS any minutes.

[dxhaloxc]

he's very well fitted for this piece

[SteeleJim123]

my dad plays in the baltimore symphony orchestra and they did a recording of the barber violin concerto with joshua bell

[crazydutchmusician]

I *have* that recording and it's my favorite of this piece. Bravo to your dad!

[carloslaran]

why hasnt vengerov played this piece it fits him perfectly.

[h0ll0wm9n]

Bell may be the best for Barber, tho' I wouldn't mind another interpretation by Julia Fischer.

I don't think this orch/conductor combo is nearly as good as the 1996 perf. of the Barber Violin Concerto by Bell/Baltimore SO/David Zinman.

[Erebuz]

Hey! I think this is at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall London

[bellinivernon]

Muy bueno ! Gracias,desde argentina.

[jasonfiddleplayer]

this is the Dallas Symphony with Andrew Litton conducting. this is from one of their European tours with Joshua Bell.

[interpolislurve]

Unfortunately, the sound quality of this taping is terrible, but it is nice to her Bell's interpretation. I still think that Anne Akiko Meyers' is the best.