I've never heard anyone play this in-tune on this piece before. Most child prodigys do seem like little robots, not many people have the ability to feel the phrasing of music not even some older musicians. I'm in my teens & I squirm when I hear a note played out of tune. Or a song that's played against it's natural phrasing, or a weak note caused by a bad bow stroke, all of those things are completely clear to my ears. Ever since I started playing but to others it's nothing.
If a regular person practices 8 hours a day or even 24/7 he will be a good violinist, no doubt. But to be the best, you need more than practice. You need MUSICAL TALENT. There are geniuses and there are regular people who practice a lot and, no wonder, reach good results. I may be wrong, but such people as Heifetz, Stern and Oistrakh are not regular folks who were there for fame or money or because their parents told them so.
@CVUA Paganini's parents starved him into playing the violin, I think 14 hours a day. I'm not sure if Heifetz actually enjoyed it that much. I heard that Heifetz had a sad child hood which may relate to having to play the violin. Maybe he was also made into a star like Paganini because "their parents told them so".
@CVUA@CVUA Paganini's parents starved him into playing the violin, I think 14 hours a day. I'm not sure if Heifetz actually enjoyed it that much. I heard that Heifetz had a sad child hood which may relate to having to play the violin. Maybe he was also made into a star like Paganini because "their parents told them so". -p.s. this is not a rebuttal of their talents
@Henrickunit yes paganini's father would force him to practice and whatnot, but i believe it was only because both he and niccolo knew what he could become. throughout his life, paganini had the utmost love and passion for the violin. that doesn't excuse the abuse, im just pointing out that paganini wanted to do this as well
I think the real trick of this piece is managing to be relaxed while playing ridiculous double stops and shifting all over. This guy obviously has this down.
Assuming you're an adult, which is hard to tell by judging your comments, I find it interesting to note that you resort to name calling when you don't know what to say. How juvenille.
If you guys can find fault in any of this piece you're way ahead of me. This guy makes me want to go practice and sell my violin all at the same time...
Heifetz was a pure genius, too many "child' prodigy players of today who WOW the audiences are little robots compared to the true greats.Yet get way more views!
It is all about music, not who is a great little robot early.Heifetz had this in his blood,the violin and him were one.
@bsod4u2 mozart was a little robot. don't look down on these little robots. one of them might be a genius like Heifetz himself, although such geniuses generally go unnoticed by the media or general public. its all about recognition and publicity. No matter how talented you are, if nobody promotes you, the public would never have a chance to hear you.
@bsod4u2 take Van Gogh for example (although this is may be a non-musical example). Van Gogh was hardly recognised during his lifetime. His genius was noticed after his death.
@bsod4u2 You're fucking right! Nowadays you see all these little childs who burn up their instruments thinking they are the next Paganini. They're not geniuses, they actually are children without a childhood who play 8 hours a day. This is not music, this is technique and mechanical movement on a fucking keyboard. Technique is just useful to allow the TRUE musician to express his ideas and the true player needs virtuoso skills just in order to play what he wonders!
Just because they like to play for extended periods of time, doesn't mean they are robots. They enjoy the pieces as well as everyone else. They play for hours a day because they like to delight their own ears. Stop hating on them just because for developing a taste for music early in life.
@ptdrawoh I play 2 to 5 hours a day. But even when I will play like a robot I will know I'm not the next guitar hero, but I've just made my technique perfect. Reaching a great level of technique when you're still young doesn't mean that you're a talent. And i notice that i'm 18... I can afford playing a lot of hours a day, but children need to run, play with their age mates and live their childhood. If they waste the best moment of their childhood playing 8 hours a day, they actually ARE robots.
Heck, I'd give away my shitty childhood for musical talent like this, I'm very disappointed that my parents never went tiger on me. . .or at least find me a tiger-teacher to hype on me for 8 hrs a day. (I'm 17)
Heifetz was one of the greatest violinists of all time, and whether you enjoy his playing or not, you should still appreciate and respect his brilliance.
I don't care if you have 9 years experience, or 10 years experience. I have 17 years playing experience. It doesn't matter... Even Perlman worships Heifetz... that says something..
yeah your right... to my undeveloped ears that have been practicing violin for 10 years now, and my ears that listen to classical music every day. mhmm (in case your brain is screwed up, that was sarcasm)
@switchfgirl So u reckon you can find fault with Heifetz playing this. Did u ever think that your in the wrong when u think u know what sounds better then the man himself who is actually the greatest. Get a grip and try a new hobby because music isint your talent im not sorry to tell u.
oh right!!! i forgot for a second that YOU are the absolute authority and know EVERYTHING. my bad.
ya know what? screw you. i don't give a crap what you say. you obviously can't be trying to get me to agree with you anyway. if you were you wouldn't insult me. and don't you dare insult my musical talent. you've never heard me play.
and why are you so freaked out about this? it's a menial little part of life that DOESN'T MATTER. it doesn't prove you are smarter or an authority on anything.
Its obvious u dont have any music talent if u think Heifetz playing this is not up to your standards. Just shows what you know. Your 1 of these critics that is so bad on Fiddle u sit around all day trying to find fault wit the Maestro. Get a life and a grip. Ill tell u what so u put up some music and we'll see how much better u are.
@switchfgirl really? Wow judging Heiftez? Even if youve played for 10 years it doesnt matter!!! He is widely recognized as one of the best violin players EVER. When you get that title, let me know and ill back off, but until then, just shut up
@applebites12345 ok. you win. feel better? if it's that important to prove you're right, then there ya go. enjoy being correct and trying to make others feel inferior.
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Give me a break, he did not record more Paganini because he would pale in comparison to Ruggiero Ricci, Francescatti, Rabin, etc...
Besides, Paganini is for the young who still practice 10 hours a day. I also hate the way he changes these pieces and does his own thing, not to mention the piano acc. These are solo pieces and I think Paganini knew better than Heifetz.
@FlashyCat2008 Uh, please violinists do not practice 10 hours a day even if they were young. 5 hours is good enough. Jascha Heifetz, raised the technical bar FOR every violinist. WITH out him people would of never knoun that the violin could be played so fast, and technical and perfect stoccato. With out Heifetz we would be missing a great violinists. Dont you dare insult Heifetz in any way, because he was a great man.
@ericgable i swore i would never argue with anyone on youtube after the first incident but let me tell you 1 thing. Jascha Heifetz approached his violin as an 8 hour job. he would start at 8am have lunch at 12ish and continue playing until 5pm. professional violinist need to practice at least 8 hours a day. my music teacher does, my private tutor does, hell one of my friends in my orchestra does.
@Violinmaster2 Look, it all depends on how well you were trained and howmcuh you can accomplish while praticing. Obviously, Professonals have time to practice over 4 hours a day because thats their job but, note that your brain can only absorb so much a day. As a kid 4 hours is good enough and thats howlong i practice. Jascha Hefetz would also take month breaks so he needed to get back in shape on the violin.
@ericgable tend to agree with you. The people spouting nonsense about practicing eight hours a day are both right and wrong. You have to take breaks, or you risk damaging your body. I practiced piano 8 hours a day at one point in my life, and now I can no longer play professionally. You have to be very, very careful. If you Youtube search "Jascha Heifetz" you'll see that Heifetz practiced 10 minutes a day at first. He built from there. Knowing your personal limit is important. We work with it.
@Violinmaster2 Not all professional violinists practice 8 hours a day. Who even said that Jascha Heifetz practice howlong? I never did, all i said is 8 hours is a little to much.
@ericgable Yeah thats understandable. My private tutor told me about how Jascha Heifetz practiced because he watched his life biography thing or whatever lol. maybe they were over exaggerating to make him seem less like a god. who knows. all i know is what i have been told
The caprices were meant to be etudes. As far as I remember, Paganini wrote them for some guy who was apparently looking for some challenge. Of course not all of them are etudes. Like this one, 10th, and maybe 24th don't sound like etudes to me. It's hard to explain. When I look at the sheets, they look like an etude, when I listen to them or try to play them, they don't.
In response to the poster's info section, the reason Heifetz rarely performed let alone recorded the Paganini caprices was that he felt they were too much a vehicle of virtuosity and didn't have enough musical substance. It is also why you only here them with the piano accompaniment that he added himself.
One problem with that...jascha wasn't around with the 21 st century...just a minor detail yknow? You generally have to be able to play during a century to bring music into it=-)!
@potofgrass That sounded strange? Just because you hold sttill doesnt meant its harder to play. Many of the 20th v=century violinists does it, and Jascha Heifetz actually kept his instrument up on his shoulder, so that he could reach the high notes with out straining.
@ericgable Lol you didn't have to get literal on us. He was just talking about the picture where Jasha didn't move a finger lol and not him in general not moving.
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there are many people in here arguing about whether paganini caprices are great composition or not and i would honestly have to say tht they really aren't. heifetz once referred to them as etudes and nothing more. of course this one and the 24th have certain character tht kinda draw the listener's in and i think they're pretty good for performance. i personally lik the 5th one also. other than tht no i would have to say GREAT etudes for violin techniques
are you crazy? 'a great composition'??? what do you think this is? this is not just a composition! this is a piece of art! you are a disgrace! paganini was a brick in the developmenr of modern violin by characteristically taking a simple, apparently naïve theme, and alternating lyrical variations with a ruminative, improvisatory character that depended for effect on the warmth of his phrasing, with bravura extravagances that left his audiences gasping.
Yeah, Absolute is pretty accurate; the caprices aren't really hailed as musical masterpieces as much as flashy showcases. When pitted against the Beethoven Concerto and the F and G Romances or any of the Unaccompanied Bach, they really pale in comparison of sheer musicality.
To be exact, This accompanist(pf) is Arpad Sandor, and a score is "Caprice No.13 in B-flat, Op.1, No.13 for Violin and Piano" arranged by Fritz Kreisler. In terms of the sound quality of the digitally remastered CD, I would recommend "The Legendary Heifetz" better than noisy "The virtuoso Jascha Heifetz".
To be exact, This accompanist(pf) is Arpad Sandor, and a score is "Caprice No.13 in B-flat, Op.1, No.13 for Violin and Piano" arranged by Fritz Kreisler. In terms of CD, I would recommend "The Legendary Heifetz" that has the highest quality.
Heifets didn't record more Paganini cause he thought that he didn't have enough technic (wich is not true:) That's why he played paganini only with an accompaniment!
if he dont have enough technic all the performers who CAN play paganini are gods ...remember the leter to heifetz : "please mr. heifetz do some false notes to know that you are human"
Are you sure about that? What is your source for that bit of information? I'm almost positive that Heifetz didn't record any more of the Paganini caprices because they simply weren't great pieces of music. Only a few of them are actually good compositions, this one and 24 being perhaps the greatest, hence why Heifetz played them. Heifetz was definitely a music man, not a technique man.
Sorry Absolute but I totally disagree. Paganini makes beautiful music. The sound of birds, imatations of voices etc. The Paganini Caprices are among my favorite compositions.
You just can't say: "They simply weren't good enough" "Only a few are good". Some people in youtube (myself included) love Paganini and I think stating your opinion as a fact is not appropiate.
It's a widely held opinion. Most people, by the time they've experienced Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and other great composers for violin simply can not return to Paganini. In any case, you're right, it's an opinion, not a fact. However, it is a fact that it was Heifetz's opinion toward Paganini that he didn't record them all.
well, in regard to your question as to why Heifetz didnt record much paganini is due to how he played. He found string crossing, which was very prominent in paganini's pieces, to be quite difficult as to beacuse of his high right elbow.
Lol, of course, that's why he's my favorite violinist. Sure, he's not the only one who could play with incredible emotion (Enesco maybe even moreso) but Heifetz is often overlooked for those qualities. Most people are more concerned with how in tune that "c# was at 4:12 is" than how beautiful he plays.
I agree. There is no such thing as perfect intonation, there still a "in tune" range and there are 1/4 steps in some places. The reason I like Heifetz is due to his passion and the life he brought into his music. I also like his style:little body movement coupled with fire inside his music. IMNSHO, It is a lot better than tons of body movement with little passion.
i dunno i think this is the perfect tempo it camptures all the emotions of all the different sections perfectly. Music isn't about listening to other people and playing exactly the same as them. Its about expressing your emotions not those of other musicians.
Jascha, active vigor playing is very good like easily with bressing same your mind.
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HihgSUPERK 5 days ago
The Hawaiian Caprice.
olivleonardo 5 days ago
besides Salvatore Accardo...why aren't more violinists record everything composed by Paganini?
dalecampbl4 3 weeks ago
Devil's Laugh is soooo seducing
lbreakzl 1 month ago
I've never heard anyone play this in-tune on this piece before. Most child prodigys do seem like little robots, not many people have the ability to feel the phrasing of music not even some older musicians. I'm in my teens & I squirm when I hear a note played out of tune. Or a song that's played against it's natural phrasing, or a weak note caused by a bad bow stroke, all of those things are completely clear to my ears. Ever since I started playing but to others it's nothing.
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Jpmcke 2 months ago 3
este es el capricho que tambien es llamado la risa del diablo?
felipemauriciocorona 2 months ago
@felipemauriciocorona yo creo que si.
cclementi6 1 month ago
Franz Lizst had a chilhood and still became one of the most virtuostic pianists of all time.
Ilmuto94 3 months ago
@Ilmuto94 Liszt had no childhood too... he start seriously practicing when he arriwed in paris
he were two choices, or goes mad, or he will be the largest virtuoso He was succeeded
it's on List's letters
he wasnt had time for something else, because of much practice. He wasnt educated and was ashamed of it
1984folker 2 months ago
This is frighteningly beautiful. What amazing talent.
MrsFilmgeek101 3 months ago
you know you're cool when you add to favorites... (and I'm 16)
alexxaification 3 months ago
My three would be Oistrakh, Perlman and Heifetz in order of skill
violinhudi 4 months ago
@violinhudi Perlman more skillful than Heifetz?? I think you're just having fun being contrary ;)
ThePastafagioli 3 months ago
super!
toxycola 4 months ago
It's played as told the leyend¿? Cutting the chords by parts? o.o
WickedGamesRV 5 months ago
nada más y nada menos que la risa del diablo =)
siwartz 6 months ago
when it comes to paganini's pieces, it's more fun WATCHING them play
aiayumi 6 months ago 6
> <!!!
aiayumi 6 months ago
que genialidad.... simplemente magnifico al igual que caprice no 24
nyxmdc4 10 months ago
la risa del diablo
juandavid377 11 months ago
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DearNoodles 11 months ago
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this is so dirty that when my mom walked in i had to quickly change this into porn
terry123jr 11 months ago
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this is so dirty that when my mom walked in i had to quickly change this into porn
terry123jr 11 months ago
it is called devils laugh
donkremosito 1 year ago
Every violinist no mater how good or how bad is singular, each with a style of his or her own.
xGURESU 1 year ago
@xGURESU Cause almost all of them are Jewish. ))).
Xenophoebus 1 year ago
it sound like someone is laughing XD awsome
konnichiwa999 1 year ago 12
Incomparable! The ultimate. Period.
rheumer 1 year ago 2
If a regular person practices 8 hours a day or even 24/7 he will be a good violinist, no doubt. But to be the best, you need more than practice. You need MUSICAL TALENT. There are geniuses and there are regular people who practice a lot and, no wonder, reach good results. I may be wrong, but such people as Heifetz, Stern and Oistrakh are not regular folks who were there for fame or money or because their parents told them so.
CVUA 1 year ago 5
@CVUA Paganini's parents starved him into playing the violin, I think 14 hours a day. I'm not sure if Heifetz actually enjoyed it that much. I heard that Heifetz had a sad child hood which may relate to having to play the violin. Maybe he was also made into a star like Paganini because "their parents told them so".
Henrickunit 1 year ago
@CVUA @CVUA Paganini's parents starved him into playing the violin, I think 14 hours a day. I'm not sure if Heifetz actually enjoyed it that much. I heard that Heifetz had a sad child hood which may relate to having to play the violin. Maybe he was also made into a star like Paganini because "their parents told them so". -p.s. this is not a rebuttal of their talents
Henrickunit 1 year ago
@Henrickunit yes paganini's father would force him to practice and whatnot, but i believe it was only because both he and niccolo knew what he could become. throughout his life, paganini had the utmost love and passion for the violin. that doesn't excuse the abuse, im just pointing out that paganini wanted to do this as well
hodgrix 1 year ago
@CVUA This is right not only for music
Xenophoebus 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHAHAH @potofgrass also
MissDianna5 1 year ago
I think the real trick of this piece is managing to be relaxed while playing ridiculous double stops and shifting all over. This guy obviously has this down.
AwfulPun 1 year ago
How much beauty could a Zeitgeist world create? Just search it and you can find out.
Seanze329 1 year ago
Tabs please?
Thescientificproof 1 year ago
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SuperBlackMoth 1 year ago
@SuperBlackMoth I dare you
Munsk 1 year ago
amazing song great playing Paganini was a genius
scooch2010 1 year ago
Assuming you're an adult, which is hard to tell by judging your comments, I find it interesting to note that you resort to name calling when you don't know what to say. How juvenille.
switchfgirl 1 year ago
@switchfgirl
chon44 1 year ago
That redundant piano sucks.
Cinturatorrente 1 year ago
...and Heifetz says once...Grigoras Dinicu ( romanian ) was the great....he was polite...a true genius an gentelmen ! thanks for posting this music!
sdoruconstantin 1 year ago
If you guys can find fault in any of this piece you're way ahead of me. This guy makes me want to go practice and sell my violin all at the same time...
Wish I could take lessons from someone like this.
mezap77 1 year ago 2
Heifetz was a pure genius, too many "child' prodigy players of today who WOW the audiences are little robots compared to the true greats.Yet get way more views!
It is all about music, not who is a great little robot early.Heifetz had this in his blood,the violin and him were one.
bsod4u2 1 year ago 34
@bsod4u2 mozart was a little robot. don't look down on these little robots. one of them might be a genius like Heifetz himself, although such geniuses generally go unnoticed by the media or general public. its all about recognition and publicity. No matter how talented you are, if nobody promotes you, the public would never have a chance to hear you.
imababyshark 1 year ago
@bsod4u2 take Van Gogh for example (although this is may be a non-musical example). Van Gogh was hardly recognised during his lifetime. His genius was noticed after his death.
imababyshark 1 year ago
@bsod4u2 You're fucking right! Nowadays you see all these little childs who burn up their instruments thinking they are the next Paganini. They're not geniuses, they actually are children without a childhood who play 8 hours a day. This is not music, this is technique and mechanical movement on a fucking keyboard. Technique is just useful to allow the TRUE musician to express his ideas and the true player needs virtuoso skills just in order to play what he wonders!
ClassicalGuitarRulez 4 months ago
Just because they like to play for extended periods of time, doesn't mean they are robots. They enjoy the pieces as well as everyone else. They play for hours a day because they like to delight their own ears. Stop hating on them just because for developing a taste for music early in life.
ptdrawoh 3 months ago 2
@ptdrawoh I play 2 to 5 hours a day. But even when I will play like a robot I will know I'm not the next guitar hero, but I've just made my technique perfect. Reaching a great level of technique when you're still young doesn't mean that you're a talent. And i notice that i'm 18... I can afford playing a lot of hours a day, but children need to run, play with their age mates and live their childhood. If they waste the best moment of their childhood playing 8 hours a day, they actually ARE robots.
ClassicalGuitarRulez 3 months ago
@ClassicalGuitarRulez
Heck, I'd give away my shitty childhood for musical talent like this, I'm very disappointed that my parents never went tiger on me. . .or at least find me a tiger-teacher to hype on me for 8 hrs a day. (I'm 17)
ptdrawoh 3 months ago
@bsod4u2 SO TRUE.
foxheadspeed 2 months ago
He's so good he can play without even moving :3
Heifetz>every other violinist.
cocoaviolinist 1 year ago 4
Heifetz was one of the greatest violinists of all time, and whether you enjoy his playing or not, you should still appreciate and respect his brilliance.
I don't care if you have 9 years experience, or 10 years experience. I have 17 years playing experience. It doesn't matter... Even Perlman worships Heifetz... that says something..
Mahlrvlnst2005 1 year ago 6
this is the smoothest violin playing I've ever heard!
froterons 1 year ago
the vibrato sounds different because it is an older recording. Did you ever heard him live?
SuperTubbyTube 1 year ago 4
his vibrato is so shaky... like he's nervous or something... i personally don't care for that... but this song is beautiful
switchfgirl 1 year ago
Its not that he was nervous its the sound he wanted for it
gibsonpaddy 1 year ago
well if that's the sound he wanted, it sucks.
switchfgirl 1 year ago
Maybe to your un-developed ears
gibsonpaddy 1 year ago
yeah your right... to my undeveloped ears that have been practicing violin for 10 years now, and my ears that listen to classical music every day. mhmm (in case your brain is screwed up, that was sarcasm)
switchfgirl 1 year ago
Well, I play the violin for 9 years and I also think Jascha is one of the greatest. Listen Paganini Caprice No. 24.
GaetanoDiSolle 1 year ago
I know good music and this is as good as it gets. Have a listen to some of my videos
gibsonpaddy 1 year ago
@switchfgirl So u reckon you can find fault with Heifetz playing this. Did u ever think that your in the wrong when u think u know what sounds better then the man himself who is actually the greatest. Get a grip and try a new hobby because music isint your talent im not sorry to tell u.
gibsonpaddy 1 year ago
oh right!!! i forgot for a second that YOU are the absolute authority and know EVERYTHING. my bad.
ya know what? screw you. i don't give a crap what you say. you obviously can't be trying to get me to agree with you anyway. if you were you wouldn't insult me. and don't you dare insult my musical talent. you've never heard me play.
and why are you so freaked out about this? it's a menial little part of life that DOESN'T MATTER. it doesn't prove you are smarter or an authority on anything.
switchfgirl 1 year ago
Its obvious u dont have any music talent if u think Heifetz playing this is not up to your standards. Just shows what you know. Your 1 of these critics that is so bad on Fiddle u sit around all day trying to find fault wit the Maestro. Get a life and a grip. Ill tell u what so u put up some music and we'll see how much better u are.
gibsonpaddy 1 year ago
@switchfgirl has been practicing the violin for 10 years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOSH.
LOL
marcxopoco 1 year ago
@switchfgirl well whaddya expect this is an old recording
aznpowa1 1 year ago
@switchfgirl is an ASS.
marcxopoco 1 year ago
@switchfgirl really? Wow judging Heiftez? Even if youve played for 10 years it doesnt matter!!! He is widely recognized as one of the best violin players EVER. When you get that title, let me know and ill back off, but until then, just shut up
applebites12345 1 year ago
@applebites12345 ok. you win. feel better? if it's that important to prove you're right, then there ya go. enjoy being correct and trying to make others feel inferior.
switchfgirl 1 year ago
this is what the violin should sound like- much of the rest just sound shrill and screechy to me
clash44 1 year ago 3
Beautiful!!!!
cellofanno1 1 year ago
this whole piece is just too beautiful
kayliecheng 1 year ago
100% good:)
gdlgma 2 years ago
how beautiful
brother234 2 years ago 3
he is so brilliant!!!
TheAssasin951 2 years ago 3
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Give me a break, he did not record more Paganini because he would pale in comparison to Ruggiero Ricci, Francescatti, Rabin, etc...
Besides, Paganini is for the young who still practice 10 hours a day. I also hate the way he changes these pieces and does his own thing, not to mention the piano acc. These are solo pieces and I think Paganini knew better than Heifetz.
FlashyCat2008 2 years ago
I guess Paganini should
xXKinSlayerXx 2 years ago
@FlashyCat2008 Uh, please violinists do not practice 10 hours a day even if they were young. 5 hours is good enough. Jascha Heifetz, raised the technical bar FOR every violinist. WITH out him people would of never knoun that the violin could be played so fast, and technical and perfect stoccato. With out Heifetz we would be missing a great violinists. Dont you dare insult Heifetz in any way, because he was a great man.
ericgable 1 year ago
@ericgable i swore i would never argue with anyone on youtube after the first incident but let me tell you 1 thing. Jascha Heifetz approached his violin as an 8 hour job. he would start at 8am have lunch at 12ish and continue playing until 5pm. professional violinist need to practice at least 8 hours a day. my music teacher does, my private tutor does, hell one of my friends in my orchestra does.
Violinmaster2 1 year ago
@Violinmaster2 Look, it all depends on how well you were trained and howmcuh you can accomplish while praticing. Obviously, Professonals have time to practice over 4 hours a day because thats their job but, note that your brain can only absorb so much a day. As a kid 4 hours is good enough and thats howlong i practice. Jascha Hefetz would also take month breaks so he needed to get back in shape on the violin.
ericgable 1 year ago 2
@ericgable tend to agree with you. The people spouting nonsense about practicing eight hours a day are both right and wrong. You have to take breaks, or you risk damaging your body. I practiced piano 8 hours a day at one point in my life, and now I can no longer play professionally. You have to be very, very careful. If you Youtube search "Jascha Heifetz" you'll see that Heifetz practiced 10 minutes a day at first. He built from there. Knowing your personal limit is important. We work with it.
Sviolinist 1 year ago
@Violinmaster2 Not all professional violinists practice 8 hours a day. Who even said that Jascha Heifetz practice howlong? I never did, all i said is 8 hours is a little to much.
ericgable 1 year ago
@ericgable Yeah thats understandable. My private tutor told me about how Jascha Heifetz practiced because he watched his life biography thing or whatever lol. maybe they were over exaggerating to make him seem less like a god. who knows. all i know is what i have been told
Violinmaster2 1 year ago
@Violinmaster2 And plus. in order for Jascha Heifetz to keep that excellent technique he had to practice a lot
ericgable 1 year ago 2
@ericgable completely true.
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Sviolinist 1 year ago
I do not like the Piano accompanying.
VietFiddle 2 years ago 2
Fellow UTubers: Who would u say is the most skilled violinist between Perlman, Heifetz and Milstein...or is it more a matter of style?
Not trying to start an online confrontation mind you :)
intheknow7 2 years ago
I prefer Heifetz, he's definitely my favorite violinist (recorded).
JEESherazi 2 years ago 4
not based on who i like more personally, but in order of skill:
Heifetz>Milstein>Perlman
sijas 2 years ago 20
thanks, how would you rank the violinist you like best personally ?
thank you
charmingemily 2 years ago
Nice, just a bit too much of "mewing" :))
cenolbaj 2 years ago
The caprices were meant to be etudes. As far as I remember, Paganini wrote them for some guy who was apparently looking for some challenge. Of course not all of them are etudes. Like this one, 10th, and maybe 24th don't sound like etudes to me. It's hard to explain. When I look at the sheets, they look like an etude, when I listen to them or try to play them, they don't.
Randomness65535 2 years ago 2
i uploaded 10th. will you listen?
Silkmeister 2 years ago
Im pretty sure one reason he wrote them was for himself.
ProgressiveMetalFTW 2 years ago
Well, I think I read it in one of his biographies. I'm not sure though.
Randomness65535 2 years ago
What are you's guys mumbling 'bout? Jascha hash shure met G-d in person. I know this.
asachildtobecome 2 years ago
aMaZiNg!
taylorzhnag 2 years ago
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newb
xeonstaff123 2 years ago
Dang... so he DOES play without moving!
minidude09 2 years ago 61
nice, thumbs up
wifebeater61 2 years ago
hahahahahahah that really was funny, nice one
Antihero829 2 years ago
its the devil's laughters stupid boy!!!
Orsonpitbull 2 years ago
Best comment on Youtube
duopassion 11 months ago
@duopassion Which comment?
juiop9000 10 months ago
@minidude09 that sounds difficult
ewhite3746 9 months ago
@ewhite3746 i can do that :P
ralfjacobs 8 months ago
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minidude09 2 years ago
omg... his double stops is sooooooooo sweeeeeeeeeT~
haiz369 2 years ago 6
perfect:)
stawrit1 2 years ago 3
great
tachek 2 years ago 2
JASCHA WHY ARE YOU SUCH A PWNINATOR
XxGreenDayzxX 2 years ago 71
In response to the poster's info section, the reason Heifetz rarely performed let alone recorded the Paganini caprices was that he felt they were too much a vehicle of virtuosity and didn't have enough musical substance. It is also why you only here them with the piano accompaniment that he added himself.
cchamp27 2 years ago 3
I'm pretty sure he's playing with the Kreisler accompaniment, not his own.
KevinYohanUm 2 years ago
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Nice but I much prefer the tone of Bell's Paganini--he has brought it into the 21st century and made it interesting. Listen to Uncle Junior!
UnlceJuniorSoprano 2 years ago
One problem with that...jascha wasn't around with the 21 st century...just a minor detail yknow? You generally have to be able to play during a century to bring music into it=-)!
akm5176 2 years ago 5
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I personally dislike Bell's style. To me, comparing Bell to Heifetz is unthinkable.
JakShadows26 2 years ago 40
Heifetz all the way, although bell is good
charleskoheimiller 2 years ago
@JakShadows26 yessssssssssss bell is disgusting
SpoonsForks 1 year ago 2
weren't you the guy who said Bell was terrible and Heifetz was god?
werq34ac 2 years ago
Bell is really good, but compared to Heifetz, he's terrible.
sijas 2 years ago 6
this violin says so many words...
anspitz3r 2 years ago 4
with piano?? jaja horrible,bad taste
aaron1tatamovich 2 years ago
this is great
europrg09 2 years ago 2
I hate when people use cuss words so please dont and lets see you play like markov
europrg09 2 years ago 3
fuck
andywray2007 2 years ago 8
except no 24 with piano
europrg09 2 years ago
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IAMINDESPAIR 3 years ago
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The caprices with piano just SUCK!No matter how good the violinist is.Imagine Markov with piano...omG...
MIchaelYiochalas 3 years ago
I like them better with piano
AbsoluteZ3R0 3 years ago
I don't see much of a problem. I think it adds good accompanyment.
godsloved3 3 years ago 7
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and yeah, markov is pretty average
IAMINDESPAIR 3 years ago
yes you are totally right except I like heifetz paganini caprice no24 with piano
europrg09 2 years ago
thank you for posting this video!
I'm practicing this right now,
and its very helpful! =]
kelly0216 3 years ago
its also known as the "devils laughter"
jx88jx 3 years ago
that sounds good considering he is holding perfectly still.
potofgrass 3 years ago 84
heifetz is showing off his bow control =P
sheepbird 3 years ago 3
@potofgrass That sounded strange? Just because you hold sttill doesnt meant its harder to play. Many of the 20th v=century violinists does it, and Jascha Heifetz actually kept his instrument up on his shoulder, so that he could reach the high notes with out straining.
ericgable 1 year ago
@ericgable Lol you didn't have to get literal on us. He was just talking about the picture where Jasha didn't move a finger lol and not him in general not moving.
Instruments4you 1 year ago 3
@Instruments4you Ohh hahaha lol sorry
ericgable 1 year ago
@potofgrass Bahahahaa nice!
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there are many people in here arguing about whether paganini caprices are great composition or not and i would honestly have to say tht they really aren't. heifetz once referred to them as etudes and nothing more. of course this one and the 24th have certain character tht kinda draw the listener's in and i think they're pretty good for performance. i personally lik the 5th one also. other than tht no i would have to say GREAT etudes for violin techniques
violindevil 3 years ago
are you crazy? 'a great composition'??? what do you think this is? this is not just a composition! this is a piece of art! you are a disgrace! paganini was a brick in the developmenr of modern violin by characteristically taking a simple, apparently naïve theme, and alternating lyrical variations with a ruminative, improvisatory character that depended for effect on the warmth of his phrasing, with bravura extravagances that left his audiences gasping.
mlkths 3 years ago 4
umm, it is a technical demonstration, one beautiful indeed but there are better compositions.
MarioNess 3 years ago
can you recommend me a good one? cause all i really know are brahms and paganini.
godsloved3 3 years ago
what mlkths said!
importedbriar 3 years ago
with piano!! horrible
aaron1tatamovich 3 years ago
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kinda weird pice... but ok
fleasrock94 3 years ago
Wow you folks here sure do know a lot of music theory...Either that or alot of classical masterpeises
lainebailey 3 years ago
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nice rubato
JackSmith07 3 years ago
The best interpretation!!
lau399 3 years ago
by the end of it, i kinda get it why it was called the devil's laughter... really displayed fickle and bemused tones...
grifhinx 3 years ago
Yeah, Absolute is pretty accurate; the caprices aren't really hailed as musical masterpieces as much as flashy showcases. When pitted against the Beethoven Concerto and the F and G Romances or any of the Unaccompanied Bach, they really pale in comparison of sheer musicality.
itswilleyee 3 years ago 3
Lets see you play one.
unchained1978 3 years ago
thats not what they meant.
its not a comparison of difficulty, its of arrangement.
birdiejoehoaks 3 years ago
Yea I know, but after learning the 24th I have way more respect for paganini as a composer.
unchained1978 3 years ago
To be exact, This accompanist(pf) is Arpad Sandor, and a score is "Caprice No.13 in B-flat, Op.1, No.13 for Violin and Piano" arranged by Fritz Kreisler. In terms of the sound quality of the digitally remastered CD, I would recommend "The Legendary Heifetz" better than noisy "The virtuoso Jascha Heifetz".
Folcsonomia 3 years ago 2
To be exact, This accompanist(pf) is Arpad Sandor, and a score is "Caprice No.13 in B-flat, Op.1, No.13 for Violin and Piano" arranged by Fritz Kreisler. In terms of CD, I would recommend "The Legendary Heifetz" that has the highest quality.
Folcsonomia 4 years ago
This sounds like the 1956 recording with Brooks Smith on piano.
How a work should be played is up to the discretion of the performer. There's no one "right" way.
TomBarrister 4 years ago
Heifets didn't record more Paganini cause he thought that he didn't have enough technic (wich is not true:) That's why he played paganini only with an accompaniment!
CuciucGriga 4 years ago
if he dont have enough technic all the performers who CAN play paganini are gods ...remember the leter to heifetz : "please mr. heifetz do some false notes to know that you are human"
agrandb 4 years ago 2
Are you sure about that? What is your source for that bit of information? I'm almost positive that Heifetz didn't record any more of the Paganini caprices because they simply weren't great pieces of music. Only a few of them are actually good compositions, this one and 24 being perhaps the greatest, hence why Heifetz played them. Heifetz was definitely a music man, not a technique man.
AbsoluteZ3R0 3 years ago
Sorry Absolute but I totally disagree. Paganini makes beautiful music. The sound of birds, imatations of voices etc. The Paganini Caprices are among my favorite compositions.
You just can't say: "They simply weren't good enough" "Only a few are good". Some people in youtube (myself included) love Paganini and I think stating your opinion as a fact is not appropiate.
violaplayer1995 3 years ago 4
It's a widely held opinion. Most people, by the time they've experienced Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and other great composers for violin simply can not return to Paganini. In any case, you're right, it's an opinion, not a fact. However, it is a fact that it was Heifetz's opinion toward Paganini that he didn't record them all.
AbsoluteZ3R0 3 years ago
Ok i respect that. Thanks
violaplayer1995 3 years ago
i guess it's not the best interpretation:)
CuciucGriga 4 years ago
in my opinion is one of the best interpretations of this caprice
agrandb 4 years ago
well, in regard to your question as to why Heifetz didnt record much paganini is due to how he played. He found string crossing, which was very prominent in paganini's pieces, to be quite difficult as to beacuse of his high right elbow.
bulboflight 4 years ago
I actually shed a tear. Heifetz really knew how to play with emotion.
chefportnen 4 years ago 3
Lol, of course, that's why he's my favorite violinist. Sure, he's not the only one who could play with incredible emotion (Enesco maybe even moreso) but Heifetz is often overlooked for those qualities. Most people are more concerned with how in tune that "c# was at 4:12 is" than how beautiful he plays.
aimson 4 years ago
I agree. There is no such thing as perfect intonation, there still a "in tune" range and there are 1/4 steps in some places. The reason I like Heifetz is due to his passion and the life he brought into his music. I also like his style:little body movement coupled with fire inside his music. IMNSHO, It is a lot better than tons of body movement with little passion.
xiaoleideng 4 years ago 3
i dunno i think this is the perfect tempo it camptures all the emotions of all the different sections perfectly. Music isn't about listening to other people and playing exactly the same as them. Its about expressing your emotions not those of other musicians.
commandercool069 4 years ago