Gil Shaham - Sarasate, Zapateado (HQ)

[alvarexter]

they can criticise whatever they want to, because they are few people, you just have to see that 579 likes vs. 12 dislikes

I think he is great and also Sarasate who is from my city.

[slashundone]

that seems doable... I think

[trevorpinnocky]

Really brilliant playing.

[bummtsching]

amazing performance, so clear. Genial. I love it.

[Shqyptaria2]

(All "smart people" hit with stones a tree with fruits) ;)

[idiotbrianyu]

Whats wrong with his bow? Why he need to make it so tight?

[violabrain]

@idiotbrianyu It makes off-the-string and thrown strokes easier. I've often seen it when show pieces are performed.

[antar1485]

Listen to this with Sennheiser 595's headset.

It's a godly experience.

[violabrain]

@antar1485 so true

[dmelkumo]

Genius!

[TheBurtons06]

Shaham had to be REALLY passionate to keep up with Sarasate's energy, it seems

[oppasat]

fantastic!

[ValterVioLinist]

concordo battleblades ele passa sentimento e olha essa expressão ele conquistaria qualquer um com sua interpretação perfeito!!



[cataraiko]

las desafinaciones son mínimas, y si no las hubiera sería una interpretación casi inhumana... en mi opinión toca muy bien, expresa y disfruta lo que está tocando, que es muy importante =)

[xaddeful]

I love Sarasate pieces because it's not as hard to play as it seems when you listen to any of them. I have recently played Gypsy Airs and I used to think I could never play it, but I did! They are also very beatiful and pleasant to listen, so they are just perfect if you are an enough experienced violinist! :)

[Galeanification]

Why can't people just shut up and listen?

[ugotmiked]

@Galeanification Word.

[SteelyPhil37]

I love Shaham. He's one of my favorite violinists. That said, there were some definite intonation problems and this was not my favorite performance of his or of this piece. Still well worth the listen, though.

[yesyesyes310]

I find his intonation good.............

[mabdulqadeer]

This is the best interpretation for this piece. Those who feel there are intonation problems must wish to be half as good.

I've heard the Perlman version too. No disrespect to Maestro Perlman, this is far more expressive.

[mabdulqadeer]

This is one of the best interpretations ever. I don't hear any intonation problems. You must wish you could play half as good.

I've heard the Perlman version too. No disrespect to Maestro Perlman, this is more expressive.

[gorogimre2]

ester kim plays it much more better

[gorogimre2]

Etalon is how Perlman plays it !!!

[Sabine919]

Gil Shaham plays fantastically. If you like this piece of music you MUST watch Midori Goto - you have never seen a person play like this!!

[olivierbruning]

@Sabine919 thanks for telling us...never heard of her before, she is brillinat indeed!!

[eilidhwasmyname]

so... my violin wants me to play this for my music auditions in 2 years... she won't let me start it for like a year... aaaah :/

[leoncioviolin]

bravo

[SimonS7r]

I only write this comment because there are so many fan made ultra-pro-comments:

I hear lots of intonation problems and not the best articulation either. I dont say I can play it better, but looking for a video that validates shahams reputation, this is not it... and some other on youtube also... if you can recommend me something, please go for it.!

[utrocca]

Those can, they play. Those who cannot, they teach. Those who can do neither, become critics. Please stop criticising great performers. Remember they are humans, and they are trying their best

[stringscgda]

Sounds great, but I haven't heard anyone better than Midori at 14 in Carnegie Hall, yet :)

[thedarkglobe]

Thank you!!!

[bellebeast]

His performance is perfect! This is art, not a stupid Intel computer Chip.

[metalheadlass]

i do hear a few notes not pinned down to perfect intonation, but i rather watch his performances of sarasate than any other "perfect" ones. he transfroms the notes to music, real music.

[Cristuuu]

Bravo! Bravissimo!

[russkizfb]

as a professionally trained violinist, i have spent MANY years in this world, and i am SO SICK of the freaking critics!!!!! there is something more to imperfect performances as clearly demonstrated here by Shaham, and it is called passion. pull your bow out of your ass and have a little fun with music- that's what it's for after all!!!

[nietoerick]

His bow is really tighten, that's amazing he can play like that, that's how good he is. Does he tighten it that much on purpose? for all the harmonics he is doing or the staccato, anybody?

[TheJmills39]

@nietoerick This looks like it's part of the same recital in which he performed the Zigeunerweisen (which the whole thing seems to be available on youtube). I noticed his bow is this tight in the other pieces.

Violins don't have a union in which they all decided to behave the same way. I'm guessing that bow is soft, so it needs to be tighter. There's nothing dogmatic about the instrument though. It may also be something to do with that particular instrument, or the strings on it.

[btan04]

screw the up bow staccato, i want that violin!

[banshee511]

Yes there are slightly more "perfect" versions on youtube, but this is the only one that makes me smile and laugh with the sheer joy of it.

I want his up bow stoccato!

[wassat676]

he is retarded good.

[klezmerish]

is it really that easy as he makes it look??!?!?!? :)

[ekilpatrick4]

@klezmerish - NO!!! I am working on this now, and it is not as easy as he makes it look!!

[werq34ac]

great flair! i like this guy

[LuluVioline]

Bravo!!!auch der Pianist!

[groaman]

Although I believe him to be the sexiest man alive (and a great, great, violinist) there were some serious intonation issues throughout parts of this piece. Not a very easy piece to play...

[stringisking]

@groaman I think Pinky has one up on Gil in the sex appeal department...

[MUSEYCBB3DGADMAL]

It's easier to play the tighter your bow hair is... at least for me it is :P

[Libbiebot]

@MUSEYCBB3DGADMAL

It's easier for me too. When I played Zigeunerweisen for a contest, I had to tighten it up otherwise the stick would be scratched and harmed by the string, and for a very expensive bow ($3000 Earnst Heinrich Roth) It is soooo bad, hahaha.

[MUSEYCBB3DGADMAL]

@Libbiebot Zigeunerweisen... gosh, I love that piece... I'm working on Sarasate's Carmen Fantasy and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole now x]

[davehshs]

@Libbiebot Forgive my ignorance of what is involved in the making of a bow, but what about the creation of a bow can possibly make it so expensive?

[carmyvinci]

@davehshs weight, flexibility, bounciness, age, overall quality of craftsmenship, types of materials used(horse hair, and type of wood) it also depends on the owners pricing

[davehshs]

@carmyvinci Of the things you list, the only one (it seems to me) that could possibly cause an astronomically high price would be the quality of craftsmanship. (Surely neither horse hair nor wood could be THAT expensive.) So, am I correct in concluding that creating a high-quality bow is very hard to do and requires a high degree of craftsmanship?

[carmyvinci]

@davehshs sorry, let me clarify. weight, flexibility and bounciness all attribute to better handling of the bow especially at the tip, the frog, and when used for certain techniques, like spiccato for example. and certain materials work better for performance than others, they're starting to use synthetic material for bows like fiberglass and synthetic hairs which is a cheap alternative but doesnt give as good performance. together, all of this attributes to the price. 

[davehshs]

@carmyvinci I'll try to clarify my question, again. Considering the size of a bow, I don't see how ANY materials (wood, horse hair, or synthetic) all together could POSSIBLY cost more than $100 to $200. Weight, flexibility, bounciness, etc., would be included in the cost of materials. So the other $2,800 of a $3,000 bow would HAVE to be charged for the quality of craftsmanship. My QUESTION is/was: Why is that craftsmanship worth so much? Is it THAT hard to make a good bow?

[carmyvinci]

@davehshs yes, i see now what you were saying about the materials,despite the quality, themselves being only up to about $200(besides wood which certain types can be pretty pricey). as for the craftsmanship, instrument quality is one of those things where there is a significant difference between good, great, and perfect. music isnt almost, its exact, gil shahams playin a 2 mil violin when he could make a 10g violin sound nearly as nice, but not the same.

[vuqar1987]

manis ele bil biraz qastanidan eliyir ee o stakatani :D

[MultiMelon12]

By far my favorite interpretation. If only i had the privilege to listen to him live. He puts the most emotion into it.

[MrChris8413]

The "countess Polignac" strad he plays has the most uinique sound, i think

[Aurelius27x]

Maxim Vengerov > Gil Shaham

[iamfab09]

Excellent! :)

[SadraChem]

wow !

Sarasate , Gil Shaham : These two guys make incredibly beautiful sounds out of Violin !

[RatedPi]

I wanna be able to play at least 2 different pieces by Pablo de Sarasate before I finish Highschool.

[QwertyAzerty2009]

@RatedPi

same, i'm hoping to learn this one and the Carmen-Fantasie!!

[battleblades]

It truly astounds me that some overzealous "critics" on this video shoot Maestro Shaham down for....his intonation? If this does not meet the standards of today's (admittedly high) level of perfection, then I am afraid to see what you think of other great artists.

As the cellist Zuill Bailey says, "A critic is someone who watches the battle from the sidelines and then goes down to shoot the dead".

This is a truly phenomenal performance; I can feel the love and passion in every note.

[outoftunefiddler]

@battleblades Thanks........................­.))

[violinhunter2]

Shaham is a very great violinist - no doubt - but sometimes he gets sloppy with his intonation. This is not a tough piece (relatively speaking) so maybe it's just a bad habit? His recordings are near perfect, though. Bravo.

[Isospinsymmetries]

verdaderamente bello, exquisito.

Gorgeous tone. I must say.

[pikaletres]

Uoooouh!!! GREAT PERFORMANCE!!

Right now i'm playing this piece, and it's SO SO difficult v.v" jajajaja (:

But it's NICE (:

[StringBoi]

This is a great performance, but I still think Midori plays it best in her Carnegie Hall recital video....she nails every note =)

[vyolynoalex93]

It's so good, its disgusting

[fanmusik12345]

just one word... AMAZING!!!!

[merachelanne]

This is one of my all time favourite pieces... plus I like this gu. It sounds sooo pristine!

[seattlegrrlie]

First I said "wow!" Then a few minutes later I said "double wow." I ended later with a word I cannot repeat on youtube. This is. It's. Wow.

[Esk1zo]

@seattlegrrlie your comment is a total garbage. This performance is just average. I play better, way better. Wow!

[enpointe64]

I love Gil Shaham lol ^ ^

[scnlife]

i love this man, i love almost all his interpretations!!!

[felipedjg]

Is this on DVD? How can I get it?

[ttpeiris]

The timbre of his vioin is so beautiful. I think he'll become a master sooner or later. He played every note clearly. And I like his sincere smile.

[grab1piece]

No where close to the best ones.

[SuperCrazyViolinist]

@grab1piece "No where close to the best ones"? This IS the best one.

[mpc999STEP]

What Vengerov should be now! If he tried! Gil is now my farourite!!

[cribasbz]

his bow is so tight because is easier to play this piece that way...

[MsBS1111]

love this song, and ya his bow is way tight.. i wash I could play this song as well as him

[mizzooful]

what level is this? is this above first diploma ABRSM?

[reinux]

the accompanist is awesome too. totally following the guy's expression.

[JPizzle1490]

anyone else notice that is bow is tight as hell!!!??

[jorojoroviolinistico]

i'm sorry perlman....vengerov....zuckerm­an...or any other violinist in youtube........but this is the cleanest version i've ever heard. Shaham is an amazing performer. one of the bests....and i'm following his steps as a violinist...............

[ErikaRagazzi]

٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠• Very nice, 5 stars ★★★★★

[pppsssssssss]

I was surprisingly disappointed with this performance. To be perfectly honest, it was technically all over the place....I found myself cringing at certain spots, because the intonation was so off.

The spirit of the piece was there, but I would expect a more technically brilliant performance from shaham. Then again, every violinist has an off day.

[andreasamati]

I agree with you. This is pretty out of tune. Rosand's video of this was even worse and more out of tune actually and he had to change the staccato to spiccato lol

[jomonja]

why don't you post a video of yourself playing this piece? then we can compare!

[pppsssssssss]

@jomonja I'm a conservatory student who's played in masterclasses for Gil Shaham, and I know, even he would agree, that the execution was definitely not anywhere near what he wanted it to be.

[jomonja]

and i guess you can play it better?

[pppsssssssss]

@jomonja I didn't say I could play it better. My comment was about a international soloist of the highest esteem who played a Sarasate show piece, at least technically, with major flaws. I hope you could hear the intonation mistakes as well as the sloppy bow distribution...when someone of this caliber, and Gil Shaham is a violinist who I look up to, plays a piece like this, it is disappointing, because you expect perfection, thus my comment "every violinist has an off day."

[gnatural]

this performance was not as bad as you are making out to be really, you can let some of those "Super minor " mistakes go, in real performance this always happens to everyone, no matter what level u are.

[gnatural]

but yes, i also agree that it was very out of tune, maybe gil is just having a bad night like u said in your earlier post, or , he did not practice and thought he could pull it off.

[gnatural]

and one last thing lol, some of his bow slips look like a rosin problem. he did just finish playing a concert.

[pppsssssssss]

@jomonja And judging from your youtube account (and seeing how your only favorites are of wind instruments), I am guessing that you are not a violinist. If you were a violinist and studied/were familiar with the piece, you would identify with exactly what I wrong prior, which is what user andreasamati also agreed with.

[aschkani]

ich finde die Version von Itzhak Perlman viel besser

[Dannepihls]

Ich finde dass, Itzhak Perlmans Version schlechter ist.

[246trinitrotoluene]

fantastic performance.

this guy looks more like an engineer than a violinist though haha.

i say that because at my university myself and another engineer play in the chamber ensemble

[rebeccanubodys]

Does he always keep the bow this tight? I'm thinking it might be to help with all the spicatto (tighter bow= bounce)

[iksurmunky]

in all the videos i've ever watched him in, he actually does always keep his bow that tight. i'm honestly perplexed at how his technique is so superb even with it.

[PEPEDEBARRO]

Muy bien!

[juanmabdjz]

Impresionante..

[alessiobenvenuti]

Amazing...greati Maestro!!!

[Obtulkaa]

Bravo maestro

[romymistique]

I love that man, his expressions and his charm on the stage! Needless to say, the interpretation was excellent, too!

[pepys1633]

Sarasate was a genius and of Basque stock, say no more....

[MattyOBrian1]

Fantastic bow arm. Fantastic left hand. Fantastic interpretation. What's not to love?

[rinconion]

interesting how tight he keeps his bow

[Rcoppin91]

If you use more arm weight the stick usually hits the strings. I tighten my bow a little bit more loose than he does, but it really helps.

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! Bravo Shaham!

[salvavillani]

Meraviglioso!

Salvatore villani-Firenze

[kubu79]

Sarasate was a man of wise knowledge. No doubt about it!

[animeimport]

really impressive :) it's wonderful

[linky12345678]

um i dont even know howthis guy is my big bro gos on my youtube accounte and puts these types of music on and i like the way people play with passtion

[ilviolinista89]

Who is the nipponic pianist? I don't remember his name.

[animeimport]

akira eguchi . è scritto sotto japan 2007

[LilgirlXD]

looks like i still have a lot 2 learn

[rahdezs]

thanks for posting this video

[nairadina]

This guy......makes me smile soo much

[vespersinblue]

Smiling bliss?

[vespersinblue]

Undoubtedly, the greatest violinist of his generation!!!

[mradaChris]

This is wonderful!  A joy to listen to.

chris

[NYLuxful]

Bravo!!

[violonistchris]

@vespersinblue in his generation what other names of violinists are ?

[caravaggist]

@violonistchris

Perhaps he had in mind such violinist as Frank Peter Zimmermann, Maxim Vengerov, Vadim Repin, among others. :-)

[nycfemale2008]

i wonder how many hours he practices everyday.

[xXLeafXNinjaXx]

WOOT GREAT PERFORMANCE!

has anybody else noticed that he always tightens his bow super tight?!

[JCviolin09]

i see that clearly....ha....as a violinist, i can tell you that it somewhat normal

[violidude]

ya i've noticed that.... it's amazing considering the beautiful spicatto he gets! Shaham is just amazing!

[TheMaestroBrad]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx I have tried this approach to my own fiddle playing, and of course it all depends on your utensils, but the almost excessive tightening of his bow allows for more of the wonderfully complex overtones of his Strad to come out. He simply grazes the string and allows the violin to speak for itself. I like the pure sound that he has--I'm not sure if this is his secret to achieving that aspect of his playing, but it sure seems like that's the most practical way of explaining it.

[gimaru1]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx

I saw him playing live few weeks ago and his bow arch was almost the other way..

It looks like he has awesome control

[xuplastic]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx yes,he did tighten the bow very tight,I really want to know why

[Jedum]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx yes, I thought I was the only one!

[kaynewest1995]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx he have onyl trained!

[wsi1014]

@xXLeafXNinjaXx

Yes, I noticed it, too!

[Kathineshane]

Bravo !!!

[melomansarasatiste]

this sound KILLS MEEE

AMMAZINNNGGGG

[critica2000]

esto es verdadero arte.

[felipedjg]

Hella lag

[gimaru1]

he rocks

[stradivari87]

Great esecution.Shaham: Violinist EXTRAORDINARY IN THE SOUND AND TECHNICAL phrasing! We have very few artists like Shaham,(we have a few).Congratulation him...

[adrianavioline]

You're right! For me, he is the best violinist of all. Perfect technique, bright sound and musicality. He is a deep musician. I'm looking for his recordings of the Sibelius and Tchaikovski's violin concertos.

[jjparents]

Thanks for sharing. He is one of my favorite vlolinists.

[justnorikomaymay]

Bravo！Bravo！

Thank you for uploading !

He looks to have much fun with playing, which makes my heart pounding.

[pattikillem666]

when i grow up i wanna be that guy that turns the pages

[farzadvengerov]

why?!!!!!!!!

[pattikillem666]

dont diss my dream =( ive wanted to be that guy for ages =(=(

[farzadvengerov]

What a great dream!!!

[pattikillem666]

i knoww right its awesome!

[farzadvengerov]

Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for this,please upload other pieces of that recital if you have,pleeeeeeeeeeeease!!!

[mayuoka1001]

Bravo!!!

THANK YOU for uploading!

[violin03]

Thanks!

[GyorgyPortas]

El primer comentario, Gil Shaham es un capo total! gracias por el post.