Starting at 5:50, he is looking towards the other members with an expression expectant enough as if to say, "come on you fools, try and keep up with me!"
@PurplePancakes185 non taken =) Classical music may sound boring most of the time, but it's great when your trying to relax. I listen to this whenever I code :D Somehow it makes it less stressful
@PurplePancakes185 i'm not saying this to be mean, but classical music is boring to people who aren't cultured. if you understood everything that was going on on that stage, your mind would explode. sadly we are in the world of ignorant pop songs
Oh god, he is amazing. His undulating tones sound like the lilting warbles of a nightingale at one moment and then like the breathing of the wind through leaves at another. The luscious quality of sound produced by his violin almost allows it to seem alive, with the way that it cries, the way that it laughs, and the way that it sings.
I bet any one of the violinists in the orchestra could have played the concerto, but Joshua brings his own personality and passion to the concerto. Beethoven has never sounded so good, and that's saying something! XD
Heard Jack Liebeck play this concerto with the Ulster Orchestra yesterday. It's out of the world, especially some of the cadenzas. I'm a violinist, and I can't understand how people play this music!
The evening was made better when my teacher (a member or the orchestra) got me a programme signed by the soloist :)
This piece is absolutely my favorite piece of music of all time. To me the solos are like breathing, you can feel the inhales and exhales of the music. A close second would be the third movement to Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), and the third being Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
Years back after a long day at work my wife said that firends were inviting us to attend the symphony. I was tired, I pasted on a smile, and sitiing down in the hall I looked att the program said that Beethoven's Violin Concerto would be played, they said yes, and I said that it wasn't just THE violin concerto,, Joshua Bell was playing, and that they didn't understand how good it would be. I was wiping tears from my eyes as his violin came to life.
@oneborzoi I just bought tix to see him locally this fall only 2 days before his concert at Carnigie Hall. I am so excited and I cried when I got the tickets. I can't believe I'm going to hear him live!! I hope and PRAY he does something from Beethoven!!
@tristan01101 well orchestras that real feel each other and strive to play as a cohesive group wouldn't really have that much trouble conducting themselves. but yeah, it still is undoubtedly wow:)
What is with all of these "...and I'm a mormon" videos being posted everywhere? Get over yourselves it's a religion not a trend. Stop shoving it down our throats.
@halsbrygga but they are treating it like it's just this cool fad that everyone should follow because we're all succesful and normal, and have wonderful families. It should be about the religion itself. Because I'm pretty sure if they knew that mormons believe that god had sex with mary to create jesus, and that lucifer was jesus's brother they wouldn't want to be part of it, son
First of all, he is amazing. Yes, he is over-flooded with marketing, and he shows off a little too much in his playing to make the audience to "oooo aaaa". But there is no doubt he is a musician of a very high caliber. I mean... just look at that bow arm and the sound he gets even when he attacks the string.
Isaac Stern once said, "I don't want to be known only as a violinist, I want to be a player of music—one whose instrument just happens to be the violin."
This is truly what performers are all about. Open your mind and your heart to see the story that lies behind Joshua Bell. Music is the musician's most meaningful means of communication.
Regardless of one's background, the unwritten musician's creed is to 'interpret' the music which one (such as Beethoven here) has already composed. Anyone can convey the meaning-but to add in one's own comprehension of music and its complicated yarns into a tapestry as famous as this composition-requires a level of skill none here comprehend. Until you have learned the essence of theory and interpretation, please keep your ignorant and uninformed opinions to yourself.
Having just watched a video of a wonderful violinist playing a wonderful piece of music, I find the prejudices behind the comments below frighteningly ignorant. I was going to say offensive, but in fact I treat them with the disdain they deserve. Might I humbly suggest that you take your listening one step ahead and think about the emotion and spirituality of the music instead of worrying about where the musicians come from?
that's funny, i didn't know music needed to be criticized on so many levels to be enjoyed. I thought good music was separate from nationality and discrimination and just existed for the sake of being beautiful. As for performers, I thought as long as you can close your eyes and get lost in the music then they're doing something right. I'm saying this AFTER LISTENING TO THE MUSIC. i go to compliment the group and the piece on the wonderful performance and i only see bickering, bad form sirs.
passion, even to a point of obsession has always been criticized by the ones who cannot feel so majestically..it has always been that way..he is to be admired..and a clear gem and example of true art, sensitivity, beauty and skill, for to reach that level of experise, one must practice at the expense of other "things" which 95% of the rest of the population are comfortable with..who said what you love isnt worth paying a price for?
Bell´s not bad, but he makes that beautiful instrument emit some terrible squwaks from time to time. He should beg Zimmermann to give him a few lessons.
He´s also extremely irritating to watch, with his over exagerated body sway. More the showman than the musician I´m afraid.
@stickitupyapipe Congratulations: if your goal was to make me laugh then you have succeeded. Your comment is rubbish. Don't even argue it. More the showman than a musician? Explain to me then, Heifetz, why he has played with the top groups around the globe and is one of the most popular violinists today among professionals and others? Do you find yourself to be a better musician than he is or the groups that have selected him to solo with them?
@Mecinimi WTF are you on? Heifetz? I thought I was discussing Bell, not Heifetz.
No it wasn´t my intention to make you laugh. In fact I was totally unaware of your miserable existance when I made my first post.
Bell is not a great violinist, and it´s my bet he never will be. Of course he will be acclaimed, but the reason won´t be because of his abilty, but rather, for other quite obvious reasons. Now, fuck off, will you? Bye bye.
@stickitupyapipe Who do you think you are to decide whether he is not a great violinist or not? I called you Heifetz because you speak as if you are at that level of talent... which you apparently are not. What conservatory did you study at? What noted teachers have you learned from? Where are your wonderful performances with top level groups? If you can't answer any of those then be silent. If you can, you are an idiot. Well, you are an idiot either way.. more so if it is the latter, though.
@outoftunefiddler I´ve played the violin (a fiddle is something gypsies and jews play) for the past 30 years. I am not any good at it, but then I´m not alone in that, because neither is Bell or Perlman. You may not agree with my opinion, but like the person you address, you will simply have to accept it. To call me a patzer shows your true intentions here. You ain´t fooling anyone arsehole.
Now, enough of my time wasting with you two fools.
@stickitupyapipe You betray your British upbringing with this racist screed. Take a "gander" (this is an Americanism) at the book called "Great Masters of the Violin", which my teacher, Schwarz, wrote. It is NOT happenstance that two-thirds of the book talks about the Jewish violinists who have always been foremost as performers and interpreters. Best wishes from an Italian/American in the colonies.
@outoftunefiddler What a pity these great jewish masters of the violin have to try to show their worth by playing German composers on an instrument they had no part in creating. LOL. If they are such musical geniuses, then why don´t they do something original?
As for your racist comment, it is you who is proclaiming jewish racial superiority. We all know that is your agenda. I´m blowing your crap outta the water and you don´t like it.
Like I said Hymie, you ain´t fooling anyone any more. LOL.
@stickitupyapipe What is yer problem, ole "pipe"?. In high school,did you have to sit second seat because you were not quite good enough for the seat on the right? Did you feel discriminated against because some other students (who happened to be Jews) nodded, gently, at you to turn the page? The only "blowing".here,patzer,,will come from your end.
@stickitupyapipe How does his being Jewish mean anything at all? Would you say the same thing if he was Chinese? British? American? None of those nationalities are German, and really the violin was invented several hundred years ago, so that point is a little stupid...
@muulka . Oh, it means an aweful lot. They have a very different cultural background to the nationalistic Germanic culture that spawned this music. They simply can´t interperate it as was intended, and if you are a German, this is so obvious. And yes I woud say the same about anyone who isn´t German or doesn´t have Germanic roots. This isn´t a racist comment (not that I give a rat´s arse if it is), simply a fact.
@stickitupyapipe Surely the great thing about music is listening to different interpretations and hearing how different people see a work? And I'm not German- I actually come from Northern Ireland. I play violin, and I wouldn't be able to play Irish traditional music with the proper style, but I know how to play Mozart. Is that wrong? Am I being unoriginal? TBH, I think that you really should just not watch videos of people whom you don't like...
@outoftunefiddler Well, that´s your opinion and you are entitled to it.
This whole discussion arose because I expressed a different opinion to the one you have just made, and which wasn´t accepted by some on here. I never criticised any other persons opinion, just expressed my own. It would appear that that is not allowed when the subject is jewish. LOL.
BTW, you don´t have to tell me Bell is jewish. That much is so painfully obvious in everything about him.
@emmybookp because there are no amount of words to explain the beauty of this so people feel the need to continue, this type of music can't just be described as awesome or great, or in any other one worded comments.
Can I just ask how come soloists like anne sophie mutter and joshua tune their violins up a notch it almost sounds like 2-3 semitones higher than it should be? Is it so that the sound becomes a lot brighter?
@kaipinglin The European standard for tuning the A string is 444 Hertz, sometimes more. I'd assume that's why Mutter uses a higher pitch. Not sure why Bell and the NY-based Orpheus would use a higher frequency, American standard is 440 Hz. You'll have to ask a European why they think higher is better.
@bdthomason I saw from somewhere that apparently it gives them a brighter sound which for soloists can mean the difference between a good performance and a great performance...it's quite annoying though for those like me trying to learn to play pieces and using their recordings as references though, I subliminally play a few semitones higher and hence out of tune just cause I'm too used to their frequency OH WELL i think i'm going to upgrade to 444 Hz :D
@kaipinglin As far as I know, the pitch (or frequency) has nothing to do with tone quality. Using a higher pitch does not make it sound brighter, it makes it sound higher. It's likely that tuning to a higher frequency, aka making your strings slightly tighter, will slightly change the tone produced by each individual instrument, likely in different ways. So there's no guarantee it will make it sound brighter, or any better for that matter. Listen to recordings, just don't play with them.
@BluesSkillz Garett himself. He fell on it while it was strapped to his back. It was still in the casing, but it was damaged heavily. Heheee go wikipedia/ youtube and search for it. :)
@youprettygidiot That's funny because the first time I heard him play I didn't know who he was or what he looked like and I thought, "Dear God, Who is that making love with that violin?"
As for the advice, that should really be your place as you took issue with the performance, so keep running your mouth, asshole. Cmon, tell us what was so wrong with Bell's performance.
More and more evidence points to the Maunder Minimum and the "Little Ice Age" in Europe for the quality of the wood during this time period from which the Stradivari were fashioned. Research either of those - fascinating possibilities.
Of course, that's just the raw material - the touch of the master's hand did the rest.
It's always hard to have a valid judgement on the performance of a musician based on a video, for there is no direct link between what he/she played and what we hear. I like what I hear in this video, but I think he plays much better than what the mikes have registered.
@jdbrown371 Sounds like the set up for a bad Sci-fi movie. Centuries from now, classical music is dead, but when one lonely violinist/geneticist stumbles across the Gibson Stradivarius at a flee market, he realizes his purpose in life is to clone Bell and bring back the music. Excellent! Let's get a script going!
i love this piece esp because the orchestral intro is so long that it's a test of patience for the soloist. "can you hit the notes right" "can you stand there and not fidget and somehow still not look awkward", etc
violins in general are just mystical breadboxes. I'm proud of mine, i have a schteiner, one of the original 50 made, 107 years old now, worth close to 50,000
@itrymariti what made you think so? I thought Bell was brilliant... but I'm not as in touch with the subtleties of violin as I am with other instruments
Voilà la bienséance et l'hypocrisie du monde. Les riches paient pour l'image et le conservatisme bourgeois, mais ce même musicien dans le métro de 8000 personnes seulement 7 ce sont détenus.
and this isn't even a full symphony orchestra. I mean, all of the instruments are there but the size isn't a full size. And look at the sound they make, it's incredible.
the most amazing thing about this performance is that there's no conductor... concertos are surprisingly tricky to keep a whole orchestra together. The small size of the Orpheus helps in that regard, and Bell is leading the group somewhat, but the fact that they are all on the same page in terms of rubato (tempo fluctuations) and dynamics, not to mention the even more devilishly difficult task of interpretation of a monolithic work such as this... they're a phenomenal group.
@bdthomason I mean, they are a chamber orchestra. That's what they are trained to do; however, it takes many hours of practice. Quite difficult. They are very talented!
the "manipulated wood" of a violin is what makes it sound special, but most of all, and this I did not know until a few years ago, a violin or any instrument has to be played for it to maintain its sound and "soul" otherwise it simply DIES.
i always wonder: famous composers such as Beethoven, mozart, bach, they are considered to be the greatest right? will they remain the greatest? or will a new person come to be considered better. im sure there are brilliant musicians today but to compose and create something from nothing seems entirely different. is it just me or does this generation lack the creativity for such a feat. and if so, what was special and different about the period from which the greats came from?
@superchung123 I don't believe that our generation has no talent or creativity. There are plenty of beautiful, heart-wrenching melodies to be found in movies alone.
@superchung123 well in my opinion, its not that this generation lacks the creativity to compose such fantastic works, its that during our time, music is looked upon much differently. The classical genius' i believe will always be considered the greatest, for it is because of them that we have our many forms of music today. from the unique dance music of hip hop/pop, to the mind blowing melodies and riffs of metal (and all inbetween) musicians are continuously discovering new forms of creativity
@superchung123 and expression. the times change, music back then, and works of genious and art have changed with the times. for example, back then, nothing was there to distract composers from there works (speaking in terms of electronics, and the ability to almost literally have exactly what you want in nowadays times) and that was all they knew. i guess what im trying to say, is that just because music has evolved, doesnt meen its lost its creativity. =D
Would you please do not remove this performan? I would like to watch it whenever I have time. Watching this video can reduce my pressure after a hectic work in a day. Please also upload all five of videos.
@TheSecondhour@Jordgubbsmix Boring? There are quite a lot of classical pieces which made me sleepy the first time I listened to them (and even some that still seem boring after listening through them many teams), but Beethoven's violin concerto is one of those rare exceptions. The first movement grips your throat, heart and mind with series after series of beautiful inspired melody and orchestration that is more appealing than even some of Beethoven's symphonies.
I' ve always been astounded at how Beethoven could begin a violin concerto with a wind instrument introduction. The first 4 minutes of this piece is epic.
Sad to think that the world will probably never again be blessed with composers like this. Then again, what, I wonder, might people in 500 years regard with the reverance I feel today for Beethoven (and Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc).
3:05 defo the best bit :D
gogrowapair 3 days ago
Now there's a man who practiced his scales and arpeggios.
BanjoBabe93 1 week ago
Beautiful
rowan1325 2 weeks ago
Starting at 5:50, he is looking towards the other members with an expression expectant enough as if to say, "come on you fools, try and keep up with me!"
MrDoomsdayBomb 3 weeks ago
@MrDoomsdayBomb
Don't see that expression.
twooffour 3 days ago
is it just me or he did he just lost the tone @ 4:52? but he really is GOOD!... hands down to Bell!..
TheKammya 3 weeks ago
@TheKammya No that is part of the score and he played it perfectly.
AristotlEYE 1 day ago
He plays with passion, thats the point of music.
lordskysixss 3 weeks ago
How amazing he is!!
TheClassicalVoice 3 weeks ago
.... and not a single conductor was given that day.
ckorweng1 3 weeks ago
Nice
lariwaisman 1 month ago
The awkward moment when you have to stand there for four minutes and ten seconds before your bit comes in....lol
NutsAboutHarry 1 month ago 6
Respect!!
hits3191 1 month ago
When he plays, you can just feel him expressing his soul!
jeffho777 1 month ago
@PurplePancakes185 non taken =) Classical music may sound boring most of the time, but it's great when your trying to relax. I listen to this whenever I code :D Somehow it makes it less stressful
zxcczzxxcc 1 month ago
there should be a dubstep remix of the begining.
tomandrobbie 1 month ago
@tomandrobbie Ha go away you!
markusboyd3 1 week ago
@tristan01101
I was wondering the exact same thing.
sean6006 1 month ago
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no offense but this is kind of boring
PurplePancakes185 2 months ago
no offense but this is knd of boring
PurplePancakes185 2 months ago
@PurplePancakes185 then what the hell are you fucking doing here stupid asshole
klenks081 1 month ago 3
@PurplePancakes185 i'm not saying this to be mean, but classical music is boring to people who aren't cultured. if you understood everything that was going on on that stage, your mind would explode. sadly we are in the world of ignorant pop songs
jonatanblack01 1 month ago
I think it was cool and a little bit boring
PurplePancakes185 2 months ago
@PurplePancakes185 what the hell
PurplePancakes185 2 months ago
@PurplePancakes185 I found a noob here! lol If you know it is boring then why did you come in? You must be a retard, so sorry about that! :' (
Bristoll09 1 month ago
Love it!(:
jellybelly2014 2 months ago
schwul :D
LostTheVideo 2 months ago
Oh god, he is amazing. His undulating tones sound like the lilting warbles of a nightingale at one moment and then like the breathing of the wind through leaves at another. The luscious quality of sound produced by his violin almost allows it to seem alive, with the way that it cries, the way that it laughs, and the way that it sings.
MrTingtingting 2 months ago
@MrTingtingting
jesus christ
rocketman12333 2 months ago
With Gary Busey on oboe!
thesurfingviolinist 2 months ago
I bet any one of the violinists in the orchestra could have played the concerto, but Joshua brings his own personality and passion to the concerto. Beethoven has never sounded so good, and that's saying something! XD
rawrgDX 3 months ago
Very nice performance but it is Beethoven that comes to life, no Joshua.
Daniel - South Florida
squiggy1954 3 months ago
Heard Jack Liebeck play this concerto with the Ulster Orchestra yesterday. It's out of the world, especially some of the cadenzas. I'm a violinist, and I can't understand how people play this music!
The evening was made better when my teacher (a member or the orchestra) got me a programme signed by the soloist :)
muulka 4 months ago
that first chair violinist is just glad to be next to Joshua Bell. XD
deanxleong 4 months ago
vinnothelizard name is appropriate for vocabulary (or lack of) to express yourself.
tennotes 4 months ago
lol, does he accidently start playing at 3:40?
rodiscool99 4 months ago in playlist classic
If only I'd heard this when I was studying music history, it would have made things a lot more interesting.
EvanescentDays 4 months ago
i wish i was that violin.....
keniawiskers55555 4 months ago
This piece is absolutely my favorite piece of music of all time. To me the solos are like breathing, you can feel the inhales and exhales of the music. A close second would be the third movement to Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), and the third being Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
DarthChaos7 4 months ago
Years back after a long day at work my wife said that firends were inviting us to attend the symphony. I was tired, I pasted on a smile, and sitiing down in the hall I looked att the program said that Beethoven's Violin Concerto would be played, they said yes, and I said that it wasn't just THE violin concerto,, Joshua Bell was playing, and that they didn't understand how good it would be. I was wiping tears from my eyes as his violin came to life.
oneborzoi 5 months ago 26
@oneborzoi I just bought tix to see him locally this fall only 2 days before his concert at Carnigie Hall. I am so excited and I cried when I got the tickets. I can't believe I'm going to hear him live!! I hope and PRAY he does something from Beethoven!!
jejrstans69 4 months ago
Joshua Bell just made love to my ears.
rmhism 5 months ago
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Check out this Violin Concerto in C minor.
ChristopherMPiercy 5 months ago
About 4:04 for when he actually starts playing.
DonZabu 6 months ago
This is what concertos for )
FedyaFL 6 months ago
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I was playing this movement at my School Concert...
Can anyone go to this video and leave some comments? :)
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brianfan1 6 months ago
They're conducting themselves???!! Wow
tristan01101 6 months ago 28
@tristan01101 well orchestras that real feel each other and strive to play as a cohesive group wouldn't really have that much trouble conducting themselves. but yeah, it still is undoubtedly wow:)
TheDeviltrace 1 day ago
this orchestra is really good. 3:45 is amazing. hahah. im commenting on the orchestra and not mr. bell....o well, he still sounds very good
sportsfan1937 7 months ago
What is with all of these "...and I'm a mormon" videos being posted everywhere? Get over yourselves it's a religion not a trend. Stop shoving it down our throats.
Imbetterthanmost 7 months ago
@Imbetterthanmost trend and religion goes hand in hand , son
halsbrygga 7 months ago
@halsbrygga but they are treating it like it's just this cool fad that everyone should follow because we're all succesful and normal, and have wonderful families. It should be about the religion itself. Because I'm pretty sure if they knew that mormons believe that god had sex with mary to create jesus, and that lucifer was jesus's brother they wouldn't want to be part of it, son
Imbetterthanmost 7 months ago
There's always people that love and hate Bell.
First of all, he is amazing. Yes, he is over-flooded with marketing, and he shows off a little too much in his playing to make the audience to "oooo aaaa". But there is no doubt he is a musician of a very high caliber. I mean... just look at that bow arm and the sound he gets even when he attacks the string.
sijas 7 months ago 2
God I hate the way he sways and rocks around while the orchestra is playing. annoying
jason101other 8 months ago
Isaac Stern once said, "I don't want to be known only as a violinist, I want to be a player of music—one whose instrument just happens to be the violin."
This is truly what performers are all about. Open your mind and your heart to see the story that lies behind Joshua Bell. Music is the musician's most meaningful means of communication.
seagrassgopher 8 months ago
Regardless of one's background, the unwritten musician's creed is to 'interpret' the music which one (such as Beethoven here) has already composed. Anyone can convey the meaning-but to add in one's own comprehension of music and its complicated yarns into a tapestry as famous as this composition-requires a level of skill none here comprehend. Until you have learned the essence of theory and interpretation, please keep your ignorant and uninformed opinions to yourself.
seagrassgopher 8 months ago
Having just watched a video of a wonderful violinist playing a wonderful piece of music, I find the prejudices behind the comments below frighteningly ignorant. I was going to say offensive, but in fact I treat them with the disdain they deserve. Might I humbly suggest that you take your listening one step ahead and think about the emotion and spirituality of the music instead of worrying about where the musicians come from?
padovapete 8 months ago
i love Joshua Bell, and i love the orpheus chamber orchestra, its IMPECCABLE
villapizza46 8 months ago
Trust me arsehole, the feeling is entirely mutual.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
that's funny, i didn't know music needed to be criticized on so many levels to be enjoyed. I thought good music was separate from nationality and discrimination and just existed for the sake of being beautiful. As for performers, I thought as long as you can close your eyes and get lost in the music then they're doing something right. I'm saying this AFTER LISTENING TO THE MUSIC. i go to compliment the group and the piece on the wonderful performance and i only see bickering, bad form sirs.
TheHugh4893 8 months ago
Some would argue that the music suffers from being performed for an audience
and that the group would sound more deterministic recorded in studio.
However to experience firsthand the imperfect nuances that created this musical organism would be rather interesting.
Is there anything more perfect than passion itself?
sacr3dmedia 8 months ago
perfect intonation, pefect sound
TheMMrrXX 9 months ago
passion, even to a point of obsession has always been criticized by the ones who cannot feel so majestically..it has always been that way..he is to be admired..and a clear gem and example of true art, sensitivity, beauty and skill, for to reach that level of experise, one must practice at the expense of other "things" which 95% of the rest of the population are comfortable with..who said what you love isnt worth paying a price for?
hfvlachosful 9 months ago
Bell´s not bad, but he makes that beautiful instrument emit some terrible squwaks from time to time. He should beg Zimmermann to give him a few lessons.
He´s also extremely irritating to watch, with his over exagerated body sway. More the showman than the musician I´m afraid.
stickitupyapipe 9 months ago
@stickitupyapipe Congratulations: if your goal was to make me laugh then you have succeeded. Your comment is rubbish. Don't even argue it. More the showman than a musician? Explain to me then, Heifetz, why he has played with the top groups around the globe and is one of the most popular violinists today among professionals and others? Do you find yourself to be a better musician than he is or the groups that have selected him to solo with them?
Mecinimi 8 months ago
@Mecinimi WTF are you on? Heifetz? I thought I was discussing Bell, not Heifetz.
No it wasn´t my intention to make you laugh. In fact I was totally unaware of your miserable existance when I made my first post.
Bell is not a great violinist, and it´s my bet he never will be. Of course he will be acclaimed, but the reason won´t be because of his abilty, but rather, for other quite obvious reasons. Now, fuck off, will you? Bye bye.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe Who do you think you are to decide whether he is not a great violinist or not? I called you Heifetz because you speak as if you are at that level of talent... which you apparently are not. What conservatory did you study at? What noted teachers have you learned from? Where are your wonderful performances with top level groups? If you can't answer any of those then be silent. If you can, you are an idiot. Well, you are an idiot either way.. more so if it is the latter, though.
Mecinimi 8 months ago
@Mecinimi This "pipe" guy never put his hand on a fiddlle neck. It was one of Perlman's (Beethoven) videos here
that he says Perlman (I paraphrase) would be better playing Gypsy music..... This patzer has no idea. Thanks, from a former student of Boris Schwarz!
outoftunefiddler 8 months ago
@outoftunefiddler I´ve played the violin (a fiddle is something gypsies and jews play) for the past 30 years. I am not any good at it, but then I´m not alone in that, because neither is Bell or Perlman. You may not agree with my opinion, but like the person you address, you will simply have to accept it. To call me a patzer shows your true intentions here. You ain´t fooling anyone arsehole.
Now, enough of my time wasting with you two fools.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe You betray your British upbringing with this racist screed. Take a "gander" (this is an Americanism) at the book called "Great Masters of the Violin", which my teacher, Schwarz, wrote. It is NOT happenstance that two-thirds of the book talks about the Jewish violinists who have always been foremost as performers and interpreters. Best wishes from an Italian/American in the colonies.
outoftunefiddler 8 months ago
@outoftunefiddler What a pity these great jewish masters of the violin have to try to show their worth by playing German composers on an instrument they had no part in creating. LOL. If they are such musical geniuses, then why don´t they do something original?
As for your racist comment, it is you who is proclaiming jewish racial superiority. We all know that is your agenda. I´m blowing your crap outta the water and you don´t like it.
Like I said Hymie, you ain´t fooling anyone any more. LOL.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe What is yer problem, ole "pipe"?. In high school,did you have to sit second seat because you were not quite good enough for the seat on the right? Did you feel discriminated against because some other students (who happened to be Jews) nodded, gently, at you to turn the page? The only "blowing".here,patzer,,will come from your end.
outoftunefiddler 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe How does his being Jewish mean anything at all? Would you say the same thing if he was Chinese? British? American? None of those nationalities are German, and really the violin was invented several hundred years ago, so that point is a little stupid...
Really, you're being rather racist....
muulka 8 months ago
@muulka . Oh, it means an aweful lot. They have a very different cultural background to the nationalistic Germanic culture that spawned this music. They simply can´t interperate it as was intended, and if you are a German, this is so obvious. And yes I woud say the same about anyone who isn´t German or doesn´t have Germanic roots. This isn´t a racist comment (not that I give a rat´s arse if it is), simply a fact.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe Surely the great thing about music is listening to different interpretations and hearing how different people see a work? And I'm not German- I actually come from Northern Ireland. I play violin, and I wouldn't be able to play Irish traditional music with the proper style, but I know how to play Mozart. Is that wrong? Am I being unoriginal? TBH, I think that you really should just not watch videos of people whom you don't like...
muulka 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe Oh......Joshua Bell is Jewish - and he is wonderful........His interpretation, whether YOU like it or not, is great....
outoftunefiddler 8 months ago
@outoftunefiddler Well, that´s your opinion and you are entitled to it.
This whole discussion arose because I expressed a different opinion to the one you have just made, and which wasn´t accepted by some on here. I never criticised any other persons opinion, just expressed my own. It would appear that that is not allowed when the subject is jewish. LOL.
BTW, you don´t have to tell me Bell is jewish. That much is so painfully obvious in everything about him.
stickitupyapipe 8 months ago
@stickitupyapipe I am very, very happy that I should never have to sit besides you in any ensemble. You make my skin crawl.
outoftunefiddler 8 months ago
@outoftunefiddler I agree with you, he is full of passion and emotions and that's the way I see a good musician
daniellelabelle123 8 months ago
it's cliche to say, but it really does send shivers up your spine
starhawks1 9 months ago
looks like a creep
aliberi20 9 months ago
How come all these comments are like paragraphs?
emmybookp 9 months ago
@emmybookp because there are no amount of words to explain the beauty of this so people feel the need to continue, this type of music can't just be described as awesome or great, or in any other one worded comments.
/watch?v=GWT-nETZBZM =DD
Randomintrestingfact 9 months ago
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AngeliMaoji287 9 months ago
could they not afford a conductor?
violinistx100 10 months ago
Can I just ask how come soloists like anne sophie mutter and joshua tune their violins up a notch it almost sounds like 2-3 semitones higher than it should be? Is it so that the sound becomes a lot brighter?
kaipinglin 10 months ago
@kaipinglin The European standard for tuning the A string is 444 Hertz, sometimes more. I'd assume that's why Mutter uses a higher pitch. Not sure why Bell and the NY-based Orpheus would use a higher frequency, American standard is 440 Hz. You'll have to ask a European why they think higher is better.
bdthomason 9 months ago
@bdthomason I saw from somewhere that apparently it gives them a brighter sound which for soloists can mean the difference between a good performance and a great performance...it's quite annoying though for those like me trying to learn to play pieces and using their recordings as references though, I subliminally play a few semitones higher and hence out of tune just cause I'm too used to their frequency OH WELL i think i'm going to upgrade to 444 Hz :D
kaipinglin 9 months ago
@kaipinglin As far as I know, the pitch (or frequency) has nothing to do with tone quality. Using a higher pitch does not make it sound brighter, it makes it sound higher. It's likely that tuning to a higher frequency, aka making your strings slightly tighter, will slightly change the tone produced by each individual instrument, likely in different ways. So there's no guarantee it will make it sound brighter, or any better for that matter. Listen to recordings, just don't play with them.
bdthomason 9 months ago
海棠花气静，此夜筵前紫蟹肥。玉笋苏汤轻盥罢，笑看蝴蝶满盘飞。
CLEMENTE316 10 months ago
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not forgetting the real master... beethoven the faggot!!
vinnothelizard 10 months ago
@vinnothelizard kill yourself? please?
SteveKane33399 10 months ago
@vinnothelizard i fuck your mother in the ass idiot
okenta3ei 4 months ago
Awesome.
Mitsubishenzo 11 months ago
Like it.
BenKush71 11 months ago
This piece is sublime.
rebeccasykes 11 months ago
I've only ever been a partial idiot myself. I admire total idiots. It's a rare gift.
slcphoto 11 months ago
what if he dropped his violin??
BluesSkillz 11 months ago
@BluesSkillz Garett actually fell on his strad once, it was sent for repairs at some university that I forgot. Haha, poor guy.
JeremyImp 11 months ago
@JeremyImp who fell on it?? howd it not break?? must have costed a few hundo grand to fix
BluesSkillz 11 months ago
@BluesSkillz Garett himself. He fell on it while it was strapped to his back. It was still in the casing, but it was damaged heavily. Heheee go wikipedia/ youtube and search for it. :)
JeremyImp 11 months ago
@JeremyImp you mean Joshua?
BluesSkillz 11 months ago
@BluesSkillz David Garrett! He also had a strad. :)
JeremyImp 11 months ago
@JeremyImp was his worth 3.5 million also though?
BluesSkillz 11 months ago
@BluesSkillz Yes.
JeremyImp 11 months ago
one day my teacher said " joshua bell? ha ha, he knows how to sell his salad" ...okay lol
youprettygidiot 11 months ago 29
@youprettygidiot Teacher say some weird stuff, huh?
Bobman4671 6 months ago
@youprettygidiot
He must not be very impressed with him.
DonZabu 6 months ago
@youprettygidiot That's funny because the first time I heard him play I didn't know who he was or what he looked like and I thought, "Dear God, Who is that making love with that violin?"
jejrstans69 4 months ago
@youprettygidiot well as long as he said no homo...
Mizzles240 4 months ago
That's it, spread the love!
taxfundi 11 months ago
You are a complete idiot, so no worries.
As for the advice, that should really be your place as you took issue with the performance, so keep running your mouth, asshole. Cmon, tell us what was so wrong with Bell's performance.
Stupid dick
jesusjones5151 1 year ago
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watching this when stoned is amazing
aeneas123 1 year ago
watching this when stoned is fucking amazing
aeneas123 1 year ago
@aeneas123 YOU'RE fucking amazing.
jebsievers 11 months ago
More and more evidence points to the Maunder Minimum and the "Little Ice Age" in Europe for the quality of the wood during this time period from which the Stradivari were fashioned. Research either of those - fascinating possibilities.
Of course, that's just the raw material - the touch of the master's hand did the rest.
amoskowitz0103 1 year ago 2
another bad performance of Beethoven's violin concerto!
aramian21 1 year ago
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good. we dont need no stinkin conductor.
spiceyazn 1 year ago
joshua bell is very talented, I would love to see him in concert one day.
now, is it just me ? or is this video lagging a bit...
loveofclassicalmusic 1 year ago
when u got a intrument that costs 3.5 mill that means ur good
shutthehellup6666 1 year ago
I love how everyone in the string section does all of the same motions...it's awesome!
baklavarox 1 year ago
@baklavarox They have the bowings committed to memory........ Every good orchestra/ symphony/ philharmonic has their string section memorize those.
DonateBooks2Us 1 year ago
It's always hard to have a valid judgement on the performance of a musician based on a video, for there is no direct link between what he/she played and what we hear. I like what I hear in this video, but I think he plays much better than what the mikes have registered.
wollin20 1 year ago
my sub for my high school orchestra said she went to the same high school
ReaIized 1 year ago
That violin will be around 300 years from now with Joshua Bell's DNA all over it.
jdbrown371 1 year ago 49
@jdbrown371 Joshua bought it for $4,000,000 so.. i think it might be worth more then a little of his brilliant DNA, at the moment.
koji8123 10 months ago
@jdbrown371 yeah... It's going to "be around" regardless of whose DNA is on it...
vraellar 9 months ago
@jdbrown371 Sounds like the set up for a bad Sci-fi movie. Centuries from now, classical music is dead, but when one lonely violinist/geneticist stumbles across the Gibson Stradivarius at a flee market, he realizes his purpose in life is to clone Bell and bring back the music. Excellent! Let's get a script going!
emmyloo815 8 months ago
@jdbrown371 Plus it's a Strad!
345bomberman 8 months ago
cool
violinenspieler 1 year ago
i love this piece esp because the orchestral intro is so long that it's a test of patience for the soloist. "can you hit the notes right" "can you stand there and not fidget and somehow still not look awkward", etc
volonts4viola 1 year ago
violins in general are just mystical breadboxes. I'm proud of mine, i have a schteiner, one of the original 50 made, 107 years old now, worth close to 50,000
9eberra1 1 year ago
The orchestra is brilliant. Bell... not so good. Though he does have some nice ideas.
itrymariti 1 year ago
@itrymariti Indeed!
pila406 1 year ago
@itrymariti what made you think so? I thought Bell was brilliant... but I'm not as in touch with the subtleties of violin as I am with other instruments
bce5150 1 year ago
just for your info, concerto starts at 0:58 :)
xxMagicGuyxx 1 year ago
@xxMagicGuyxx thnx. . . .tht helped!
:-)
0bravo7 1 year ago
he's a piece of GENIUS!
BluGeraRocks 1 year ago
so many asian is now in the orchestra, korean is the main language in my orchestra class....
Melberrt 1 year ago 2
Voilà la bienséance et l'hypocrisie du monde. Les riches paient pour l'image et le conservatisme bourgeois, mais ce même musicien dans le métro de 8000 personnes seulement 7 ce sont détenus.
estebanxis 1 year ago
Breathtaking!
simontov 1 year ago
JOSHUA BELL & ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IT"S THE GREAT ! THANKS YAMAFUKI FOR THIS VIDEOS !
OldBeethowen 1 year ago
sublime
stefanopx75 1 year ago
and this isn't even a full symphony orchestra. I mean, all of the instruments are there but the size isn't a full size. And look at the sound they make, it's incredible.
erenowlovexX 1 year ago
the most amazing thing about this performance is that there's no conductor... concertos are surprisingly tricky to keep a whole orchestra together. The small size of the Orpheus helps in that regard, and Bell is leading the group somewhat, but the fact that they are all on the same page in terms of rubato (tempo fluctuations) and dynamics, not to mention the even more devilishly difficult task of interpretation of a monolithic work such as this... they're a phenomenal group.
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BrittanLee 9 months ago
@bdthomason I mean, they are a chamber orchestra. That's what they are trained to do; however, it takes many hours of practice. Quite difficult. They are very talented!
BrittanLee 9 months ago
It gives me chills.
omgitsmillie 1 year ago
amazing... absolutely amazing
jujub95 1 year ago
amazing... absolutely amazing
jujub95 1 year ago
THE STRONGEST VIOLIN CONCERTO, SO BEUTIFUL, SO POWERFUL, SO SWEET
manuelspcool 1 year ago
the "manipulated wood" of a violin is what makes it sound special, but most of all, and this I did not know until a few years ago, a violin or any instrument has to be played for it to maintain its sound and "soul" otherwise it simply DIES.
lacograprincess27 1 year ago 3
@lacograprincess27 too right! I should pick up my violin again, he's absolutely inspiring.
erenowlovexX 1 year ago
i always wonder: famous composers such as Beethoven, mozart, bach, they are considered to be the greatest right? will they remain the greatest? or will a new person come to be considered better. im sure there are brilliant musicians today but to compose and create something from nothing seems entirely different. is it just me or does this generation lack the creativity for such a feat. and if so, what was special and different about the period from which the greats came from?
superchung123 1 year ago
@superchung123 I don't believe that our generation has no talent or creativity. There are plenty of beautiful, heart-wrenching melodies to be found in movies alone.
Enoeno 1 year ago 5
@superchung123
There are many great songs and composers around today. It's just hard to find them mixed amongst all the crap that is produced.
PeaceAndLard 1 year ago 4
@superchung123 well in my opinion, its not that this generation lacks the creativity to compose such fantastic works, its that during our time, music is looked upon much differently. The classical genius' i believe will always be considered the greatest, for it is because of them that we have our many forms of music today. from the unique dance music of hip hop/pop, to the mind blowing melodies and riffs of metal (and all inbetween) musicians are continuously discovering new forms of creativity
TheViolinist1001 1 year ago
@superchung123 and expression. the times change, music back then, and works of genious and art have changed with the times. for example, back then, nothing was there to distract composers from there works (speaking in terms of electronics, and the ability to almost literally have exactly what you want in nowadays times) and that was all they knew. i guess what im trying to say, is that just because music has evolved, doesnt meen its lost its creativity. =D
TheViolinist1001 1 year ago
It's wonderful! Isn't it?
asalimi 1 year ago
i dont feel the emotion anymore
mmar149 1 year ago
¡Qué fresco! ¡delicioso!
msrene71 1 year ago 2
He just does it for the chicks. True, they aren't as good as the ones rock bands get, but they have less diseases.
fluff125 1 year ago
Would you please do not remove this performan? I would like to watch it whenever I have time. Watching this video can reduce my pressure after a hectic work in a day. Please also upload all five of videos.
Thank you so much.
magchung 1 year ago
oh that's grand
EFBCORP 1 year ago
@ McFlyLovesMe i think we gotta give some credit to the violinist, i mean the stradivari violins arent gonna sound good if beginners play them
5felixfelicis5 1 year ago
Hear Hannah Tarley perform the Beethoven Concerto!
hpt91 1 year ago
Joshua Bell plays with no soul nor poetry. His doesn't play like a world class violinist but more like a concertmaster of a small city orchestra.
freeqwerqwer 1 year ago
@freeqwerqwer Hear Hannah Tarley perform the Beethoven Concerto!
hpt91 1 year ago
Sorry...I'm trying but I don't relly get classical music xD It's beautiful though I can hear that.
Jordgubbsmix 1 year ago
@Jordgubbsmix
why dont you like it? is it to complicated for you to understand?? i know a lot of people that dont like it for that reason
TheSecondhour 1 year ago
@TheSecondhour I don't know...it's...boring? Haha maybe you're right though :)
Jordgubbsmix 1 year ago
@Jordgubbsmix hahahahaha boring?? yeah i can see how some people would find it boring, classical isn't for everyone.
TheSecondhour 1 year ago
@TheSecondhour @Jordgubbsmix Boring? There are quite a lot of classical pieces which made me sleepy the first time I listened to them (and even some that still seem boring after listening through them many teams), but Beethoven's violin concerto is one of those rare exceptions. The first movement grips your throat, heart and mind with series after series of beautiful inspired melody and orchestration that is more appealing than even some of Beethoven's symphonies.
dga471 1 year ago
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I heard him playing Mendelssohn in Hamburg. He is very very good. I now understand why he had to buy this violin. It sounds fantastic!!!
blumedersahara 1 year ago
I heard him play Mendelsson in Hamburg. He is very very good!!! And i know why he had to buy this violin. It sounds great!!!!
blumedersahara 1 year ago
That is just soooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!!
momkestner 1 year ago
I' ve always been astounded at how Beethoven could begin a violin concerto with a wind instrument introduction. The first 4 minutes of this piece is epic.
Sad to think that the world will probably never again be blessed with composers like this. Then again, what, I wonder, might people in 500 years regard with the reverance I feel today for Beethoven (and Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc).
I love this piece, and this performance.
BowToYourHighness 1 year ago 3