The tempo calls for Andante which is walking tempo. Most people play it piu presto, which is not what he was asking for, I'm sure he played it slower. These are basically his etudes he used to keep him self in shape. That's he never performed them in public, they're meant for the practice room.
Who cares about the tempo as long as it sounds nice. I like listening to it at this tempo, so who cares. If I like it, and I buy a ticket to see it chances are someone else will too. (I'm not a violinist) I like actually being able to here the harmonic changes. There are plenty of other times in these caprices to show off technique.
I know that it's difficult to play at this slow tempo, but this approach clearly doesn't achieve what Paganini is about. Do you think Paganini wrote his caprices with creating great music in mind, or with the intention of showing off? Virtuosity is the #1 priority here, and this performance doesn't bring that. Even intonation, while it is important, should not be the focal point in a performance of a Paganini Caprice. Don't get me wrong, some of it IS great music, but the idea is to SHOW OFF.
Very brave! Play it at this moderate speed is very very difficult. Really a great demonstration for all the violin students. Too often this Caprice is played very fast and missing 10-15% of the notes, even at the top international competitions. Midori and Viktor Pikaizen shine in this wonderful Caprice.
@npaganini I agree. The slower the tempo, the harder it is to play ricochet without sacrificing tone quality. Its very easy to sort of "fake" ricochet at a fast tempo and get away with it, which is why its so amazing that he can play it so slowly and still have it sound really well...
THIS IS SO GOOD!!!! It is 100x harder to play it this slow where you can hear every chord change; nothing is lost! It is hard because you do not have the momentum that you get when you go faster. It requires precise bow control to single out and hit each note like that.
If you can not hear the wrong notes then you should hear some perfect interpretations by real masters like Shumsky, Oistrakh, Kogan and Mintz. Perlman is really good in concerto stuff, but Paganini needs another kind of talent, a kind of technical perfection which not every talented violinist has it.
i disagree, one of the things thats is so amazing about paganini is also the technical aspect of it, actually being able to perform them, and for someone like perlman, little intonation errors are of no consequence because of his overall mastery of the caprices. and, he was 19(if that means anything)
he was not 19, but 27, and little intonations in that level is not negligible. A professional should not have such a flaws simply. The greatest violinist of this century didn't dare to record the caprices complete, neither Heifetz, nor Milstein or Menuhin, who were far greater in many ways than Perlman. It shows that he didn't understand the real difficulties on the way, and would show himself off, what he does very often!!
i dont know that heifetz and milstein were greater than perlman because, you cannot make a comparison at this level of violin playing, they are who they are, as for the mistakes, I can hear them, but they are so small it does not really matter, even though the greats may have never recorded these caprices, they still made mistakes in their recording, it does not have to be "perfect" that what it means to be human and not machine.
thank you for exhibiting the voice of wisdom gnatural, I couldn't agree more. At a certain level you have to let go of the littlest things and enjoy what's being presented. It's easy to be picky. Anyone can tell you what you did wrong-- it's much harder to accept interpretations, ideas, and music that is not your own, or that of ones conception of the "perfect violinist" and move on with live, and be encouraging.
While some commenting that he played too slow, I would like to say a lot of people playing this way too fast. As I mentioned earlier, the tempo marking is andante, or in a walking pace. I remember when I attended a Ricci's masterclass, he asked the student to slow down after playing this caprice. Same thing happened 30 years ago for Sherry Kloss in Heifetz's masterclass. I am sure Mr. Haslop would explain and defend his tempo choice in his DVD pretty much the same as I said.
the tempo is not the problem because it's more difficult for the right hand,in matter of endurance;in my opinion he's playing like he didn't finish studying it;he looses the riccochet and the spiccato is more noise then sound;all that I said is from hearing other violonists and my idea concearning this caprice,not from the point of wiew of my level as a violonist(sorry for any wrong spelling)
I practiced in this tempo and personally don't have any problem with people actually perform in this tempo, as long as the riccochet is there. In fact, it gets much tougher to play slow with all the riccochet in place. His riccochet dissappears sometimes. I would do this a little closer to the frog to get some nice and slow bounce from the bow.
slowly.. but very good!!!
TwitMinder 2 months ago
He looks like George Bush, except Bush is nowhere as talented.
larry1262 3 months ago
After listening to this, It feels a lot more possible to learn now
oldgoat5 6 months ago
Great!
Anthonyxander 8 months ago
Oh my God!This is very difficult!I couldn't play this yet!
Geiger1983 9 months ago
very clear tone, i like it
KevosMagic 1 year ago
You look so relaxed! Great Job!
LaViolinista007 1 year ago
The tempo calls for Andante which is walking tempo. Most people play it piu presto, which is not what he was asking for, I'm sure he played it slower. These are basically his etudes he used to keep him self in shape. That's he never performed them in public, they're meant for the practice room.
Feignabsolution 2 years ago
amazing control :D
mishyxx 2 years ago
toca mas lento,para tocar mas claro,pero veo que se transforma en un abuso
PIPE3GUTI 2 years ago
zzz...
shion051989 2 years ago 2
Who cares about the tempo as long as it sounds nice. I like listening to it at this tempo, so who cares. If I like it, and I buy a ticket to see it chances are someone else will too. (I'm not a violinist) I like actually being able to here the harmonic changes. There are plenty of other times in these caprices to show off technique.
irenicflutist 2 years ago 3
I know that it's difficult to play at this slow tempo, but this approach clearly doesn't achieve what Paganini is about. Do you think Paganini wrote his caprices with creating great music in mind, or with the intention of showing off? Virtuosity is the #1 priority here, and this performance doesn't bring that. Even intonation, while it is important, should not be the focal point in a performance of a Paganini Caprice. Don't get me wrong, some of it IS great music, but the idea is to SHOW OFF.
BrBak86 2 years ago 2
I'm with you on this one. However as Niccolo never performed these caprici in public, we have no idea what he meant.
violatione 2 years ago
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embarrassing! is he practicing or performing it?
It's true that Paganini marked thisAdagio, but adagio in the contexct of 32nds...
gimaru1 2 years ago
He's demonstrating to all STUDENTS learning it how all the notes should sound pitch wise.
violinmuse14 2 years ago 11
nah its not really ricochet i can hear it too
CornDoctor 2 years ago
i like!!
o2perrier 3 years ago
Very brave! Play it at this moderate speed is very very difficult. Really a great demonstration for all the violin students. Too often this Caprice is played very fast and missing 10-15% of the notes, even at the top international competitions. Midori and Viktor Pikaizen shine in this wonderful Caprice.
npaganini 3 years ago 11
it is true paganini says Andante but this are 30 seconds not 16 notes.
it should be faster
gimaru1 3 years ago
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QwertyAzerty2009 2 years ago
@npaganini I agree. The slower the tempo, the harder it is to play ricochet without sacrificing tone quality. Its very easy to sort of "fake" ricochet at a fast tempo and get away with it, which is why its so amazing that he can play it so slowly and still have it sound really well...
ultimat3gangstarr 1 year ago
Shlomo Mintz.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Violinisst 3 years ago 2
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fiddlegrass 3 years ago
cool!
pablinichiri 3 years ago
THIS IS SO GOOD!!!! It is 100x harder to play it this slow where you can hear every chord change; nothing is lost! It is hard because you do not have the momentum that you get when you go faster. It requires precise bow control to single out and hit each note like that.
bratwurstle 3 years ago 2
Ur right but as it seems he doesnt have a bow control cause the bow jumps sometimes and sometimes not.
And thats not the way this caprice has to be performed,thats the way it has to be practised.....
jonianviolinist 3 years ago
Well, seeing as he seems to be a well renowned professional violinist, the way he plays this caprice must be at least acceptable.
donesixfour 2 years ago 5
I can barely here the riccochet, it sounds like detache
cchamp27 3 years ago
i love at 1:00 how his head like pops up XD. this is seriously sooooo amazing. i wish i could play this well.
buttoncarrot 3 years ago
its not up to speed but it still sounds great
bman440 3 years ago 3
It is way harder to play at this speed. Well done very clear I can hear the notes in the chords for once.
bratwurstle 3 years ago 2
not very brilliant but actually this speed makes it much harder...
belmon38 3 years ago 4
it is very nice
though a little slow for the first caprice
seems a little nervous
still... .a difficult piece! bravo!
iluv2write 3 years ago
amazing
i lvo paganini
corvogris 3 years ago
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its not paganini..
DualThunder 3 years ago
A great performance by a true artist!
ouviolin 4 years ago
Midori's recording of the Caprices is really amazing, and she was only 16 I think when she did them. Yes, she plays it faster, but like
khelifichokri said, it's more important that it sounds good and you get all the notes, not that you play it fast.
imanlucky 4 years ago
yes!! i like it. the most important is the existence of every note not the speed.
khelifichokri 4 years ago
Yes, it is indicated as Andante, which would actually make it more difficult in terms of bow control.
winrx 4 years ago
no live musik killer
majomxxl 4 years ago
quest'uomo è molto bravo!
clarissamarro 4 years ago
if u think this is fast, u would die if u heard perlmans version of it. its great. this man isnt at the virtuoso lvl
violaplayer1995 4 years ago
haha i totally agree
i love perlmans version
poman265 4 years ago
nobody played caprices like Mintz, Perlman version is out of tune in many places, which is really bad for a recorded version.
klmnps 4 years ago
that's your opinion
poman265 4 years ago
If you can not hear the wrong notes then you should hear some perfect interpretations by real masters like Shumsky, Oistrakh, Kogan and Mintz. Perlman is really good in concerto stuff, but Paganini needs another kind of talent, a kind of technical perfection which not every talented violinist has it.
klmnps 4 years ago
i disagree, one of the things thats is so amazing about paganini is also the technical aspect of it, actually being able to perform them, and for someone like perlman, little intonation errors are of no consequence because of his overall mastery of the caprices. and, he was 19(if that means anything)
gnatural 4 years ago
he was not 19, but 27, and little intonations in that level is not negligible. A professional should not have such a flaws simply. The greatest violinist of this century didn't dare to record the caprices complete, neither Heifetz, nor Milstein or Menuhin, who were far greater in many ways than Perlman. It shows that he didn't understand the real difficulties on the way, and would show himself off, what he does very often!!
klmnps 4 years ago 2
i dont know that heifetz and milstein were greater than perlman because, you cannot make a comparison at this level of violin playing, they are who they are, as for the mistakes, I can hear them, but they are so small it does not really matter, even though the greats may have never recorded these caprices, they still made mistakes in their recording, it does not have to be "perfect" that what it means to be human and not machine.
gnatural 4 years ago 2
thank you for exhibiting the voice of wisdom gnatural, I couldn't agree more. At a certain level you have to let go of the littlest things and enjoy what's being presented. It's easy to be picky. Anyone can tell you what you did wrong-- it's much harder to accept interpretations, ideas, and music that is not your own, or that of ones conception of the "perfect violinist" and move on with live, and be encouraging.
fiddlinmatt 4 years ago
Tedi Papavrami plays them pretty good..
Cacophony71 4 years ago
rabin played them better
issagele 4 years ago
While some commenting that he played too slow, I would like to say a lot of people playing this way too fast. As I mentioned earlier, the tempo marking is andante, or in a walking pace. I remember when I attended a Ricci's masterclass, he asked the student to slow down after playing this caprice. Same thing happened 30 years ago for Sherry Kloss in Heifetz's masterclass. I am sure Mr. Haslop would explain and defend his tempo choice in his DVD pretty much the same as I said.
ladashea 4 years ago
the tempo is not the problem because it's more difficult for the right hand,in matter of endurance;in my opinion he's playing like he didn't finish studying it;he looses the riccochet and the spiccato is more noise then sound;all that I said is from hearing other violonists and my idea concearning this caprice,not from the point of wiew of my level as a violonist(sorry for any wrong spelling)
orlist 4 years ago 2
This is clearly a teaching video... not the way you play in performance, but absolutely the right way to practice and learn the piece.
By the way, check out Markov's performance on the site.
DanielSong39 4 years ago
I practiced in this tempo and personally don't have any problem with people actually perform in this tempo, as long as the riccochet is there. In fact, it gets much tougher to play slow with all the riccochet in place. His riccochet dissappears sometimes. I would do this a little closer to the frog to get some nice and slow bounce from the bow.
josephile 4 years ago 2
Most preformers play too fast anyway. His notes are crisp and clear, very nice. You can hear the chord changes better.
bratwurstle 4 years ago
maybe this was made for the purpose of teaching and not 'look see how fast i can play', he is clearly holding reserves.
abctozster 4 years ago
I agree with shkorpions. THE TEMPO IS TOO SLOW! Check how fast Michael Rabin plays this.
ViolinEX 4 years ago
It's very nicely phrased though - just a different approach
Actually Rabin plays them very steadily - and note-perfect too, unlike some people
jaschenski 4 years ago
the tempo is to slow
shkorpions 4 years ago
jeez, now that i think of it, this guy looks like george bush playing the violin, and it's hilarious. FASTER OLD MAN FASTER!
adidas01003 4 years ago
The tempo is andante.....
ladashea 4 years ago