David Oistrakh - Sibelius Violin Concerto (2nd mvt.)

[cynic150]

This was a very great musician. Sincere, technically polished and so expressively musical. What a pity these old recordings were not better balanced. Often the orchestra cannot be heard, making it hard to hear the harmony behind the soloist.

[michael2010now]

He moves in the same way with great effect throughout the outer movements too. For example, in the 3rd movement where in his preparation, beginning 6:40, for his entry at 6:51 for the conclusion.

Vengerov, Bell and Hahn should stop and learn from Oistrakh here: the first two about how not to contort histrionically and unmusically; the third about the need to be moved at least somewhat by the music before putting bow to string. Perhaps to sing it a little first, to unfreeze oneself a bit.

[michael2010now]

Oistrakh is totally moved by the music here including, in a perfectly non-histrionic way, physically. A great example of this is his body movement and foot-work at 3:33 in preparation for the entry at 3:38. He really was at his prime in 1966. A few years before, I heard him play the Beethoven and Tchaikowsky concertos with same marvellous physicality and colossal authority as here. His encores were the Mozart Rondo and, finally, the slow movement from Bach's minor Concerto. I was in tears.

[lovelife301]

If I were in my car and this performance came up on the radio I think I would drive off the road from an OD of beautiful music.......

[Sorcerer2k]

@cleopatra11: Please stop comparing with the word "better" cant you hear, that Oistrakh and Ferras are two different Worlds? I get as much from this as I get from Ferras, because both are into the music!

[TheEfGaRi]

THE BEST MOVEMENT.

IT IS SPECTACULAR.

[flyingvlad]

What a Master!

please stop arguing about Ferras and Oistrakh, enjoy their talent and soul, and praise God, Fate or Mankind for creating such geniuses. Then, enjoy also being able to appreciate this beautifulness while others are gaga-ing.

[TheEfGaRi]

@flyingvlad I believe you are right, You said a beautiful thing.

[mountainenergei1]

Sick of hearing about Ferras. Ferras has NOTHING of the intensity achieved here.

And critics claiming there is 'too much' vibrato should bear in mind that Oistrakh is throwing a precious bone of human contact to a crowd of 'starving dogs'. Performer and audience are communally stuck in the paranoia and fear of Soviet control and Oistrakh is not afraid of emotionally breaking through that.

[GraniteQuarrier]

@mountainenergei1 Nothing in all caps? "Ferras has NOTHING of the intensity achieved here"

[TheGaetano62]

marsik stradivarius

[IberoCream]

waw

[genmaximus110]

Beautiful. I have a snippet of the solo score of the beginning melody. I can email it to anyone who is interested. Just message me.

[eyebawl1]

Simply Beautiful.

[Forest1227]

David Oistrakh's Sibelius is authentic, without artificial flavor, and that is the way it should be. After all, he reaches far greater depth.

[NateCan2]

Oistrakhs time is alot more laid back than Ferras but i feel like there is more emotion with Ferras, he makes it very romantic. i suggest that you guys listen to the recording that Josh Bell made, he has a very very good recording of this peice.

[Mnacuspia004]

can i try to upload it in better qualitty?

[LuisXVILostSoul]

si crees poder puedes ,puto

[Mnacuspia004]

imbecil, hago esa pregunta con la mejor intención. Bastardo estupido.

[LuisXVILostSoul]

tu madre

[ydraki]

As good as Oistrakh is, Ferras's rendition is way closer to God, has the pathos required for such divine music. I would go as far as saying Ferras adds more to what even Sibelius himself intended.

[TwelfthRoot2]

Oistrahk had =.-( amazing trills

[peanutmmss]

it's not beautiful, it's perfect!

[peanutmmss]

is he playing a strad here??

[joebone87]

Oistrakh is a king, Sibelius is the God.

[maxhansendk]

David Oistrakh is like a "violin-God" for me. Still Ferras version of this moves me more...

Christian Ferras puts 100% of his soul into his play in the version with conductor Zubin Mehta-An all time classic performance of Sibelius Violin Concerto!

Still I bow for "Maestro Oistrakh", also splendid rendition!

[Lukecash12]

Damn, he bows so well you can hear slight overtones throughout the entire performance.

[snoopytroops]

5:47

my heart stops.

[zapasiewicz]

as well as mine at 6:11

[Bushy162]

Yeah Ferras is very moving, but Oistrakh is best.

[Lukecash12]

Oistrakh is every bit as moving; The difference is that he is aggressive, and the tone and vibrato he pulls out of these simple sections is staggering.

[Bushy162]

Yep. Ferras is very expressive, but doesn't acheive some of the things that Oistrakh acheives in this performance, for example 'SUSTAINABILITY'.

[jrbcd]

Oistrakh played this better than anybody. I received the LP in 1959 via the Columbia Record Club with Ormandy conducting. It wasn't the LP I ordered. But when I heard it, I kept it. His performance is legendary. The second movement with the double stops is amazing.

[AaroPajari]

SISU

[llirik777]

This is the Best perform of the Sibelius Concerto

[Lukecash12]

Funny thing is, maybe someone can play this good, but they wouldn't have the time to say so on youtube. Lol, that person would be practicing right now.

[Ave88]

Ferras is number one this particular mvt.. Oistrakh fans you should check it out.

[Silvio823]

Yes, that is true.

Ferras is more musical, more penetrated by the music.

[vintageviolinist]

ok definitely not. he is, but you can't say that he is MORE so than oistrakh. oistrakh is a god.

[evanbUnderscore88]

unfortunately ferras' slides are distracting for me...

[OmarFadul]

This is the best of the best. NO words to describe his playing. The orchestra is doing a great job, too. Perfection.

[wenedka]

Favourite violinist ever.

Legend.

[BFL0W]

aw man,

puts a lump in my throat every time.

wonderful 5/5

[rkapell1]

This is about the most beautiful violin playing I've ever heard. And I'm an avid violin fan. I'm rendered speechless by its emotional, musical and technical perfection. My favorite violinist ever.

[khilger600]

Does anyone know what exactly is going on at 3:40 - 4:07?? It sounds absolutely amazing, like nothing I've really heard before. It's like he's playing a bunch of chords at once. I love it, but I'm not a violinist so I'm not sure what he's actually doing or what it's called.

[Jillywinkles12]

yeah, it's just chords (double-stops) but instead of changing from note to note together as is usual, the top note changes first, then the bottom note, etc. The way it's written is just two melodic lines that happen to be played together. Hope that makes sense, lol.

[khilger600]

Thanks! It does make sense actually, I can hear what he is doing now that you explained it.

[goldie0800]

Beautiful. I just wish I knew what violin he played on. Am very curious.

[Neishapour]

I stopped everything and I just listened to this whole performance. May your soul rest in peace David Oistrakh and Thank you for your God given talent to speak so eloquently to those who had/have the ear to listen.

[wuhanhe]

This is one of the greatest pieces of violin music I have ever heard! The feature of Sibelius's melody, so-called "Broarding and depressing" is fully expressed. This kind of depressing is not like one in a small "chamber room"; it is on a great landscape field, in the Northern Europe, with special features of the land, the ice, the forest, and the sunshine... David Oistrakh obviously uses his brain to play this piece for every note. Particularly, at 5:03 and 5:48, the sound makes me crying!

[afterdaisy]

I find your analysis apt and truly human.Thank you for putting transcendence into words! Do you think it sounds abit like the mendelssohn first mvmnt?

[cfeAncient]

A powerful violin with a powerful player. A very hard thing to do on the violin is play forte with slow vibrato. When he was up on the upper chord around 2:30, he started to squeal as well as not needing to accent octaves around minute 4; this isn't a race, keeping a nice pace for such a slow and wonderful song is essential. Apart from that, this is a wonderful performance, especially performed well for such a difficult piece.

[Mortimer123]

cfeAncient - you are mistaken. The violin has no chord at 2:30; from the beginning to 3:02 it's purely a melody played on the G string. Apart from that, there is absolutely no "squealing" at or around 2:30 (or anywhere else, for that matter). The accents between 4:00 and 4:10 are marked by the composer.

[rwendelin]

I don't quite understand your critique. Forte with slow vibrato?! Did you mean playing forte for longer rhythmic note value in one bow stroke? And where is the 'squealing'? Did you mean his very small error of shifting not entirely cleanly? Accenting octaves around 4 minutes...Did you mean his use of dynamics? (because I don't hear anything accented) Also, the notes are continuously changing on both the e and a strings in that passage, it's not just octaves.

[cfeAncient]

Please don't mistake my comments.

He plays like no other. However, the virbato can be cut back a bit. I too have the same problem when playing slower and romantic parts and tend to whine at me. Think of it as small and thin compared to big and fat. :P Fat sound is better for more romantic and slower parts like the begining. At 3:40 is where he accents it and just smacks it out into the audience. Everyone has their down sides, and I can't begin to imagine the difficulty of this piece.

[GilGelad]

genious....

[FinaleFantasy]

Ouch, he's pretty heavy on the vibrato at some parts. Good playing, but I don't like it.

[esk848]

personally i think this recording has NOTHING on the ferras interpretation

[abburidotakaria]

watch his interpretation then. Oistrakh's sound is unmatched in this movement.

[havesome888]

Wonderful is not a word for david's playing. Oistrach is playing much better than this word let us think.

Too bad he died so early.

[kotomalamitsosos]

oh thanks, I'll have upload them by tommor afternoon :)

[govibe]

thanks so much... I've never seen his bruch on dvd

[kotomalamitsosos]

of cource he was the gratest!!it is said that he is the best sibelius performer!!! I have many video with him ,Sibelius 1rst mvt,bruhms violin concerto 1rst 2nd 3rd mvt(not the same recording which is uploaded)prokofiev and bruch also all mvt.I also have Menuhin's mendelsohn and kogan's beethoven and many other videos but there are all in DVD and I don't know how to separate( their are all one)and upload could anyone give a little help with this PLEASE????

[govibe]

quite possibly the best performance of this piece... Soo colorful and filled with emotion

[jkbs123]

i love this concerto so much! dont know which is the best mvt..

[gerryrains]

Like Ali he was the greatest!

[cello4ever]

Please post the 1st movement of this wonderfully interpreted piece, the suspense is strangling me!

[KoganSvetlanov]

No words, absolutely shocking, awesome, amazing, brilliant, deep, emotive....etc....etc....etc..­.

[typicalmusiclover]

GOD BLESS YOU FOR THIS VIDEO, GOD BLESS YOU truly, i've been looking for this vid. for ever, thank you, thx for the 3rd also, peace bro. thx again this recording is the only sibelius that makes me truly cry under oistrakh's fingers.

[bluespigot]

great to have a video of oistrakh on this fabulous concerto... can't seem to find the first mvt