I suggest that one of Rachel Podger on baroque violin on YouTube. Fabulous too. Not the same than her record. If you find also on YouTube, that one of James Ehnes on modern instrument.
I think this is an excellent performance of this master composition. And this is independent of the emotional stupidity of saying that one interpretation is the best!
For a boll Schitt Erothic Photo of this Page, Have had a bunch off stupid People almost 2,600000 Times clicked the Worthless Video,just bcause of Photo,this the Human Bings Nature,they are not looking for wonderfull Music,they are just looking for some Worthless overfaces Rubish,Schame on all of you.
Hahn's approach is clean and straight. She is playing as well as reciting from the score. Bach's composition is full of voices. And so I describe Hahn's interpretation more to reciting than singing. Arthur Grumiaux plays to breathe and sing. I do not want him to be definitive because I am awaiting for one to surpass him hopefully before I die. But Grumiaux is authoritative.
im learning this, but right as i started playing, well at least within the day i started practicing, my bow hairs all became loose, and i couldn't play. and seeing as i'm 12 i have no money to buy another nice bow with.
Sometimes i'm the most random person. I usually quit too early in the game. But the summer before sophomore year, something changed: I found music (my viola) and I loved it. I regret not joining in the 5th grade because I missed more than half the experience, but I know I should be glad that I've been given the chance to get that last taste of it. I love Orchestra. When i am old and my memory begins to fail me, I know it will be the one thing I remember.
Look at all of us, arguing over who is the so-called "best" violinist. Let's all just face the fact that we're never going to play at this level and should start enjoying music for what it is, rather than what we would make of it.
I wish people would stop comparing one performance/artist with another and try to say which is best. I have heard this piece played by different violinists and on different instruments including guitar and piano and each is special. Don't forget that this is a dance. Soulful/sentimental recordings rather miss the point!
@MrStalker66 You can't EVEN say that. Sure, there are other musicians playing it on youtube. Sure they play it with "passion". But no one can deny that Hilary Hahn is like the reincarnation of Bach. Bach seems to be her THING. I've never heard anyone play Bach better than her. It's pure and not overdone, as most people would play it now. That is her style, you can not criticize someone for their personal style. Heifetz is WONDERFUL, don't get me wrong. Hilary's performance has something deeper.
Yes, the woman IS a treasure. Listening to a concert by Hilary Hahn, one can only enjoy her playing. Thoughts of comparison with other musicians never don't come to mind; she is a consummate musician.
There have been other musicians of such stellar quality, and we all have our favorites, but I think it's nearly impossible to argue that Hilary isn't among the very greatest. Hear her play.
Yes, the woman IS a treasure. Listening to a concert by Hilary Hahn, one can only enjoy her playing. Thoughts of comparison with other musicians never come don't come to mind; she is a consummate musician.
There have been other musicians of such stellar quality, and we all have our favorites, but I think it's nearly impossible to argue that Hilary isn't among the very greatest. Hear her play.
It is cretinic to compare her to <milstein or Szeryng ,Grumieux . The had much more experience in music and life when they made their famous recordings , The hype is different today but still this is a stellar performance . I prefer it to many of mis Hahn`s contemporaries because of its sense of dram and tension .this piece is the equivalent to the burning bush from which Moses heard the voice of the Lord .If that sense of fire is missin g... Miss Hahn for my ears has this inner fire.
Wonderful... from one who has seen her grow up and perform at 12 with us In the Symphony Chorus here in Baltimore. She was great then and is even greater now.
Wow. My grandmother was a concert violinist, and I played, but just couldn't get the hang of it. I don't even like the sound of the violin. Hilary Hahn is the only person who plays it right (for me). It resonates in my brain and spine, due to the emotion she conveys... Wow.
this is not the best interpretation. this is not even a very good example. you may listen gidon kramer or issac stern in youtube. even ordinary listeners can feel the huge difference.
hahn is a good player, that is for sure. but, deutsche grammophon and other guys polish her like a barbie doll. people think that she is great, but actually she is just "good".
@MrStalker66 Agreed! I can't stand those claiming this is the best performance of the piece when it is missing something really big, and there are virtuosos like Heifetz and Milstein who play this with passion and melancholy.
Hilary Hahn sure is awesome, but when compared to the other interpretations from violinists who dedicated their lives to interpret Bach's work such as Milstein, this version somehow fell a little pale.
from Jose', the hermeterec......this version is unlike any I've ever heard, as pure as mountain spring water. Hilary is transcendentally gifted....one can see the intense intelligence in her eyes. This young woman is a treasure.
this is stunning...just stunning. i honestly belive this piece is one of mankinds crowning glories..a cliche,but,it really does sound like god is speaking.
@grantyale If you don't play the chords, it can't be regarded as a ciaconna. Bach was most certainly fully aware of the fact that playing the whole chord at once would become difficult, which suggests that playing them arpeggiated was his intention all along.
It wasn't until I heard Rudolf Gahler's curve bow version did I really start to appreciate this piece. Later I discovered Segovia's guitar version. For violin with a straight bow, maybe leaving out those few bass notes is better than trying to play true chords as arpeggios.
ach, people....IF you are capable of playing this piece, THEN you may post an opinion as to her ability,.,.otherwise, you can only post an opinion about your personal taste.....there are not many you would repeat...well, IMO Ms. Hilary is a repeater...i love her sound...and THIS is the talent..the sound...the sound...the sound...:-)
sorry, if Hilary uses the de facto marketing of youtube, ie, the best, most amazing, the fantastic, whatever, don't care...this girl can REALLY play violin...you wana crit her? upload YOU playing this..:-)
"Best interpretation of Bach" is the title of the video, whcih must have been approved by Ms Hahn. This is not the best by a long shot. But her arrogance in claiming to be the best places a stain of arrogance on her art. Shame on Hilary and her crass marketing of herself.
@mdthomasconsulting This is not her actual channel. This is someone else that called it "the best interpretation", though after doing my research, I can't say I have cause to disagree. Her interpretation is very tasteful and strikes a balance between playing the "correct" way and playing the "romantic" way. I mean, have you heard Heifetz' Chaconne? He might as well be playing Ysaye.
I'd still let Katy Perry play with my balls. But yeah, this is good stuff. Btw Hilary Hahn can also play with my...Baaaa.....she can play Bach very well.
This is not too bad but in my opinion the version from Perlman is unbeaten. Although I need to admit that it is nice to listen to another interpretation of this masterpiece after having listened to Perlman for hours and hours. =)
I disagree that this is the best version. The first half lacked the fire of the old masters, although the second half is quite suitable to Hahn's style.
Heifetz plays this too fast so i hated him for not letting me enjoy his marvelous Interpretation ... but although he plays it very fast he is far better than what you call Best Interpretation here
AMONG TEARS AT THE HEAVEN´S DOOR I CLOSE MY EYES AND I SEE THE LIGHTS OF GOD AS MUSIC´S RAYS OF INSPIRATION THROUGH SOUL TO SOUL! NO WORDS, NO THINKINGS, NO FEARS, ONLY LIFE!
i'm sick of people comparing classical to pop culture music, why does one have to be shit for the other to be good? can't they stand alone as different genres of music
@aulophobia123 They're hardly comparable in the first place, and you are right it's dumb to claim one's better than the other, it's just arrogant to make such a claim and use other people's opinions as fact and evidence, how stupid.
Hahn's approach is clean and straight. She is playing as well as reciting from the score. Bach's composition is full of voices. And so I describe Hahn's interpretation as reciting than singing. Arthur Grumiaux plays to breathe and sing. I do not want him to be definitive because I am awaiting for one to surpass him hopefully before I die. But Grumiaux is authoritative.
Too bad she did not have von Karajan to help her mature. She does have remarkable skills, but I cannot feel her soul. With this piece, it is played with the soul more than finger muscles.
All the new generation of concert pianists have a lot to learn from hillary: a perfect balance between technique, sensibility, imagination and intelligence. Well, i guess hillary is a human being with an actual soul.unlike the piano freaks and robots.
i hit the dislike button. I'm not a musical idiot or a bieber fan and i didnt hit the dislike button on accident, i'm a violinist. And as a violinist, i say that this is in no way the best interpretation. I haven't listened to Hahn's other Bach, but she plays this like its tchaikovsky. i won't hate on the musician cuz she's a fine violinist, but this title is very misleading. Look for milstein's or grumiaux's chaconne for the definitive interpretation of baroque style Bach.
@RavenMischke thats a joke right? Hahn version of Bach Partitia has far more breath than most every other performer you will find, at least on youtube..
@donkim123 I didn't say it didn't have breath, I said it had no air. And no, it's not a joke, that's really what I think. Viktoria Mullova is one of the people who, in my eyes, plays this piece a lot more balanced. Oh, and sorry I spoke in absolutes: I do not claim to have ultimate wisdom, and as such, the things I say are my opinion, not indisputable facts. :)
I just mentioned Szeryng's interpretation because the title here is: " Best interpretation" I respect this interpretation but don't agree about " the best". I also think there's no " best" on interpretations. You may like one and I may like another one.
Masterly, one of the most exciting pieces ever written for violin and she makes it sound dull. That's an art in itself. Thank God for Milstein, Heifetz, Menuhin etc.
@mrwasbesonders I couldn't agree more. Maybe when this was posted they forgot the word non. It would have thus read the best non interpretation ever. It is turgid and not a patch on the masters you have mentioned and I would also add H. Szerying to that list, beauty of sound and oozing in musicality and poise.
@Gospel969 THANK YOU you are a smart person. Dont forget justin bieber, kesha, and all that crap out there. Hey, just try to listen to one of those rap autotune things and forget the fake music, just listen to what they sing. THE SAME THING all over again and again and again. People like it because they think its "catchy." BULLSH*T
Let us all classical music lovers make sure that this music is never lost.
I appreciate all the technical notes from musicians here.
But music is intended for the listener, to communicate, to put in motion ideas, feelings, passions that are born from the notes. Technical prowess is nothing without the passion. The Chaconne and Hahn's take on it are wonderful technical achievements, but above all, they're deep, moving, intense, and personal. And that is why music is so important. "This is beautiful" is precisely the point..
@atzitzikas You are correct. I study casually now after years of serious study. So I do take lesions when I feel the need but other wise study by myself. When I was studying seriously I found myself revisiting the Bach Cello Suites after playing the Elgar Cello Concerto and accompanying Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2. My thoughts on Bach had altered and I didn't hear the suites the same way, particularly the minor key suites. So I find I constantly revisit things with a new interpretation. =)
Is that the limit of your musical understanding? You listened to this, and that's what you have to say? What's happened to this world? Please, shut off your mind; it's lying to you. Let in the world of Bach. Hahn is a competent, gifted interpreter of that world. This is no small feat. Fifty years ago recordings like this did not exist. Szeryng and Heifetz were the first to master this in modern recordings. Those today are building on what they started. Hahn has done fabulously.
@atzitzikas You allude to "rules" for Bach, but you do not understand them. Bach's music teaches you how to play it, but only with years of study. Forget the rules and listen to the performances of those who do understand Bach. It's really not the way you are thinking. You probably wouldn't want a rubato in a toccata or in the Preludio of Partita #3, but it is quite appropriate at times in the Chaconne. The music tells you, and Bach teaches you how to know that. That's all I can say. Good luck.
@atzitzikas My friend, with all due respect, your music history teacher should be fired. But you keep listening and learning. I'll keep playing off of a facsimile of the actual musical page that Bach wrote -- notes, beats, and measures, counts, keys, and not "awkward tabs." In the meantime, let's enjoy Hillary's beautiful playing. And Maestro Szeryng and others!
I'd have to agree with whitelabrat's comment. However, I've heard almost every considered 'great violinist' play this and it IS the best interpretation. And do I dare say even over Itzhak's? His and Midori's playing ability combined would make the best violinist in the Universe. Again my own opinion. A lot of violinists rush through Bach throwing away notes left and right. In Itzhak's version he did it too especially in the fast section. Hilary seems to live for every note. THAT'S a violinist.
@geminilouis I still believe that Arnold Steinhardt's interpretation is about the best I have heard. As you were saying, she seams to live for every note. In Steinhardt's interpretation, he lives even more, the piece lasts about 15 minutes. That is what I love about this piece, the slower aspect of it if you know what I mean, loving and cherishing every note. This is just my opinion though.
Before you start slinging around terms like Best or naming names...do any of you think she will hear this song the same way in 5 years? 10 years? You don't master Bach and move on. You play it forever and it evolves with you. This is how she hears this piece based on what she was playing at the time and recordings she had heard. It is not only valid it is a good interpretation. Stop thinking in a linear manner, not all in life is competition. I Love the Heifetz version also but I don't compare.
@atzitzikas No matter how may times I played the Bach Cello Suites I always found ways to improve on what I had done before. I never stopped playing and practicing them. I was once told "Once you have heard Beethoven you can not unhear it." There are things that you play and hear that forever change the way you will play every piece that comes after them. I never "mastered" a piece. All I did was reach the limit of my technical abilities at the time. From there the piece evolved with me.
She plays a violin made by J. B. Vuillaume, probably from the mid 1800's. Vuillaume was one of the greatest French violin makers alongside Nicolas Lupot, who is considered the French Stradivarius.
The best?...I agree that this is a very nebulous term, but to me this performance has an enoumous amount of what I believe a whole lot of people would perceive as GOOD!
think about how it might have been when the challenging works were released back in the day: from what i read the musicians were more often intimidated by these works. think about a player given the task of debuting this mighty labour - all 6 partitas in an opening setting. WOW
Please, Szeryng is one of my all-time idols, and on whose performances I learned these pieces. But don't ruin music by comparison. Hahn has built on Szeryng. She's where SHE is, and every nuance she plays is what she intended. That's all you can ask of anyone, but it's a gift when the result is so astounding as this. Once you achieve a certain level, it's not about comparison. They're all good. Please, enjoy Bach through HER ears now. Szeryng will still be there when you're done.
She continued: "It's exactly that. You have all of these guidelines but each guideline that gets added to the mix gives you more freedom for interpretation"
Hilary Hahn said "People think well what's the freedom in it because I mean you're playing the same notes and you're playing the same rhythms and it's all written out and people have played the same things for centuries. Really what it is is if you give five different painters the same subject and the exact same colours and the same brushes, the same kind of canvas - they're not going to pain the same picture. "
It IS possible to ask many people who the like most and call it "The Best".
It has been done between conductors - Furtwangler is usually the winner here...
I prefer artists with heart, love and ethics such as - well, Furtwangler, Louis Armstrong, Kathleen Ferrier and Yehudi Menuhin. I can hear there humanity...
Hilary Hahn has a regal tone, excellent phrasing, and flawless rhythm that make her playing of Bach's Chaconne so enjoyable to listen. It so happened that she was to perform at Carnegie Hall (2003). It was a great experience to see her on stage -- playing so beautifully.
Once you reach this level, there IS no best. Do you compare rainbows? Mountains? Stars? If you've heard the best, then why do you still listen? Because there are many facets to perfection. Think about that when you see your next rainbow.
@Shooshie128 Don't blame me for comparing. I wasn't the person who posted this as the so called "best" interpretation. That's why people are comparing here, durr. And of course people are going to compare, that is the purpose of being able to write comments on Youtube. Or perhaps folks should restrict themselves to talking about rainbows, mountains and stars. And there are absolutely NO facets to perfection in music as in music it CAN NOT and DOES not exist. Now you go away and think about that!
@Shooshie128 No, just quoted your dross back to you. And you are presumptuous in your assumption that I am missing some lovely music. How do you know what music I am or am not missing. Have you a crystal ball?
I suggest that one of Rachel Podger on baroque violin on YouTube. Fabulous too. Not the same than her record. If you find also on YouTube, that one of James Ehnes on modern instrument.
Enad700 6 days ago
... Lifeless. Listen to Heifetz.
TheFlyer908 1 week ago
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It may or may not be as good as Heifetz but I certainly wouldn't call this lifeless.
AAceNo1 1 week ago
@AAceNo1 In fact you're right. I'm sorry.
TheFlyer908 2 days ago
bellisimo muy sentimental que bello se oye
babydamian27 2 weeks ago
I think this is an excellent performance of this master composition. And this is independent of the emotional stupidity of saying that one interpretation is the best!
Ernesto7608 2 weeks ago
For a boll Schitt Erothic Photo of this Page, Have had a bunch off stupid People almost 2,600000 Times clicked the Worthless Video,just bcause of Photo,this the Human Bings Nature,they are not looking for wonderfull Music,they are just looking for some Worthless overfaces Rubish,Schame on all of you.
Keyhan37 2 weeks ago
Nathan Milstien.
Ettoredipugnar 2 weeks ago
this is like a slow version of Henryk Szeryng.
supertsuji01 3 weeks ago
Who is so coxy to write that this is the best interpretation,I think this guy never heard of Milstein or Szeryng or........
AdamPage18 3 weeks ago
une chaconne en apnée....
MyEllimac 3 weeks ago
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Hahn's approach is clean and straight. She is playing as well as reciting from the score. Bach's composition is full of voices. And so I describe Hahn's interpretation more to reciting than singing. Arthur Grumiaux plays to breathe and sing. I do not want him to be definitive because I am awaiting for one to surpass him hopefully before I die. But Grumiaux is authoritative.
SamovarLoh 4 weeks ago
Why do the top comments randomly change?
Last week it said "4:08 is the start of yay", I went looking for the comment everywhere.
NicolXIX 1 month ago
im learning this, but right as i started playing, well at least within the day i started practicing, my bow hairs all became loose, and i couldn't play. and seeing as i'm 12 i have no money to buy another nice bow with.
thebach715 1 month ago
@thebach715 a nice bow isn´t necessarily an expensive bow, time teaches you this, you just need to look hard for one
SiegMacias 1 month ago
@thebach715 There is probably a knob at the end of the bow to tighten the bow hairs. You most likely have to twist the knob to operate it.
lmvidal1 1 month ago
This is a beautiful interpretation but don't say it is the best. Every violonist have his own interpretation
JacquesLuu 1 month ago
Sometimes i'm the most random person. I usually quit too early in the game. But the summer before sophomore year, something changed: I found music (my viola) and I loved it. I regret not joining in the 5th grade because I missed more than half the experience, but I know I should be glad that I've been given the chance to get that last taste of it. I love Orchestra. When i am old and my memory begins to fail me, I know it will be the one thing I remember.
Winterblew25 1 month ago
What a georgeous geourgeous interpretation, absolutely full of life - could listen over and over and over never getting enough.
brother234 1 month ago
Look at all of us, arguing over who is the so-called "best" violinist. Let's all just face the fact that we're never going to play at this level and should start enjoying music for what it is, rather than what we would make of it.
redshark618 1 month ago 12
@redshark618 speak for yourself. if i thought hilary hahn was better than perlman, i'd give up a career in music right now.
VoidmasterNX 4 weeks ago
Shes hot too...
Chazoboist 1 month ago
I wish people would stop comparing one performance/artist with another and try to say which is best. I have heard this piece played by different violinists and on different instruments including guitar and piano and each is special. Don't forget that this is a dance. Soulful/sentimental recordings rather miss the point!
Zob1960 1 month ago
@MrStalker66 You can't EVEN say that. Sure, there are other musicians playing it on youtube. Sure they play it with "passion". But no one can deny that Hilary Hahn is like the reincarnation of Bach. Bach seems to be her THING. I've never heard anyone play Bach better than her. It's pure and not overdone, as most people would play it now. That is her style, you can not criticize someone for their personal style. Heifetz is WONDERFUL, don't get me wrong. Hilary's performance has something deeper.
hollytree1996 1 month ago
@hollytree1996 I respectfully disagree to both your points.
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Yes, the woman IS a treasure. Listening to a concert by Hilary Hahn, one can only enjoy her playing. Thoughts of comparison with other musicians never don't come to mind; she is a consummate musician.
There have been other musicians of such stellar quality, and we all have our favorites, but I think it's nearly impossible to argue that Hilary isn't among the very greatest. Hear her play.
profpf 2 months ago
Yes, the woman IS a treasure. Listening to a concert by Hilary Hahn, one can only enjoy her playing. Thoughts of comparison with other musicians never come don't come to mind; she is a consummate musician.
There have been other musicians of such stellar quality, and we all have our favorites, but I think it's nearly impossible to argue that Hilary isn't among the very greatest. Hear her play.
profpf 2 months ago
Wonderful.
maurice0773 2 months ago
It is cretinic to compare her to <milstein or Szeryng ,Grumieux . The had much more experience in music and life when they made their famous recordings , The hype is different today but still this is a stellar performance . I prefer it to many of mis Hahn`s contemporaries because of its sense of dram and tension .this piece is the equivalent to the burning bush from which Moses heard the voice of the Lord .If that sense of fire is missin g... Miss Hahn for my ears has this inner fire.
DrDereczynski 2 months ago
Wonderful... from one who has seen her grow up and perform at 12 with us In the Symphony Chorus here in Baltimore. She was great then and is even greater now.
schristiaanjacobs 2 months ago
Wow. My grandmother was a concert violinist, and I played, but just couldn't get the hang of it. I don't even like the sound of the violin. Hilary Hahn is the only person who plays it right (for me). It resonates in my brain and spine, due to the emotion she conveys... Wow.
swarmotics 2 months ago
this is not the best interpretation. this is not even a very good example. you may listen gidon kramer or issac stern in youtube. even ordinary listeners can feel the huge difference.
hahn is a good player, that is for sure. but, deutsche grammophon and other guys polish her like a barbie doll. people think that she is great, but actually she is just "good".
MrStalker66 2 months ago
@MrStalker66 Agreed! I can't stand those claiming this is the best performance of the piece when it is missing something really big, and there are virtuosos like Heifetz and Milstein who play this with passion and melancholy.
TripleRhu 2 months ago
my mom sounds like her
SKGLOVESJUSTINBIEBER 2 months ago
Yes, perfect¡
dmkj9 3 months ago
Hilary Hahn sure is awesome, but when compared to the other interpretations from violinists who dedicated their lives to interpret Bach's work such as Milstein, this version somehow fell a little pale.
harrison28514 3 months ago
Certified Intergalactic! Hilary Hahn - violin goddess of the 21st century.
Dogaradodia 3 months ago
from Jose', the hermeterec......this version is unlike any I've ever heard, as pure as mountain spring water. Hilary is transcendentally gifted....one can see the intense intelligence in her eyes. This young woman is a treasure.
Hermeterec 3 months ago
The best interpretation is from a classical guitar.
otinana 3 months ago
THIS MUSIC IS PURE AS BIRTH...
edo1994100 3 months ago
Not taking away from Hahn at all, but people need to listen to Henryk Szeryng. Breathtaking.
maxdog2000 3 months ago
this is not bach's style :)
MrGeezersrock 3 months ago
this is stunning...just stunning. i honestly belive this piece is one of mankinds crowning glories..a cliche,but,it really does sound like god is speaking.
lagathy 3 months ago
I love !
KOCHKA1000 3 months ago
Anyone who says "best" interpretation should STFU.
uexdrukl 3 months ago
@uexdrukl "stfu"
Hahn's IS the best.
MucusFelidae 3 months ago
@grantyale If you don't play the chords, it can't be regarded as a ciaconna. Bach was most certainly fully aware of the fact that playing the whole chord at once would become difficult, which suggests that playing them arpeggiated was his intention all along.
SelvesteDovregubben 4 months ago
It wasn't until I heard Rudolf Gahler's curve bow version did I really start to appreciate this piece. Later I discovered Segovia's guitar version. For violin with a straight bow, maybe leaving out those few bass notes is better than trying to play true chords as arpeggios.
grantyale 4 months ago
@grantyale "curve bow version"
I have a MIDI version on my channel, experimental
Unfortunately the PC is not a good synthesizer, but for the chords give it a try
MucusFelidae 3 months ago
I love the piece and the interpretation is absolutelly perfect.... thanks for sharing...
chuspita2009 4 months ago
ach, people....IF you are capable of playing this piece, THEN you may post an opinion as to her ability,.,.otherwise, you can only post an opinion about your personal taste.....there are not many you would repeat...well, IMO Ms. Hilary is a repeater...i love her sound...and THIS is the talent..the sound...the sound...the sound...:-)
billfiddle 4 months ago
sorry, if Hilary uses the de facto marketing of youtube, ie, the best, most amazing, the fantastic, whatever, don't care...this girl can REALLY play violin...you wana crit her? upload YOU playing this..:-)
billfiddle 4 months ago
Josef Suk plays Chaconne Bach Ciaccona (1/2)
brumap1 4 months ago
"Best interpretation of Bach" is the title of the video, whcih must have been approved by Ms Hahn. This is not the best by a long shot. But her arrogance in claiming to be the best places a stain of arrogance on her art. Shame on Hilary and her crass marketing of herself.
mdthomasconsulting 4 months ago
@mdthomasconsulting Why would Hilary Hahn have anything to do with the title of a video that a fan placed on YouTube? :-/
fdfdfdfdsss 4 months ago
@mdthomasconsulting This is not her actual channel. This is someone else that called it "the best interpretation", though after doing my research, I can't say I have cause to disagree. Her interpretation is very tasteful and strikes a balance between playing the "correct" way and playing the "romantic" way. I mean, have you heard Heifetz' Chaconne? He might as well be playing Ysaye.
Scrufftar 4 months ago
@mdthomasconsulting I think she's just a musician who understands the business she's in, really.
uexdrukl 3 months ago
the best interpretation... we should talk about it... Very good, but never heard about Szerying? Subjective opinion for me and you.
Methotrexat3 4 months ago
The tears are flowing. BRAVO!!!
dblivezalwayz 4 months ago
I'd still let Katy Perry play with my balls. But yeah, this is good stuff. Btw Hilary Hahn can also play with my...Baaaa.....she can play Bach very well.
purebusiness11 4 months ago
@purebusiness11 olol
SomeAnimeOtaku 2 weeks ago
I prefer this recording to Perlman's. Listening to this interpretation I really start crying… it's very deep and understood.
Cranebird 4 months ago
My favourite grouping of notes and rhythms ever put on paper. ever.
JazzBluesClassical42 4 months ago
I prefer Perlman's interpretation, but Hilary is way hotter!
john40161 4 months ago
This is not too bad but in my opinion the version from Perlman is unbeaten. Although I need to admit that it is nice to listen to another interpretation of this masterpiece after having listened to Perlman for hours and hours. =)
D4Bach 5 months ago
lol to the katy perry comment!
takahashidmd 5 months ago
@repn87 no kindding
247videos247 5 months ago
What makes it THE best interpretation?
muurtalo 5 months ago 2
@muurtalo they say anything to get more hits :P
TheApprentice007 5 months ago
@muurtalo The subjectivity of the person who posted the video
PereGolese 4 months ago
I disagree that this is the best version. The first half lacked the fire of the old masters, although the second half is quite suitable to Hahn's style.
brainwasher9876 5 months ago
id date her
leeguitare 6 months ago
imprecionante, cada nota en su lugar. que abundante exprecion
Marcontrol2000 6 months ago
Chaconne is the French term. Ciaccona is the Italian term.
mwrittle 6 months ago
the best interpretation???
inerganvisi 6 months ago
I thought this was named "Chaconne". O.o
YukiCrossist 6 months ago
Heifetz plays this too fast so i hated him for not letting me enjoy his marvelous Interpretation ... but although he plays it very fast he is far better than what you call Best Interpretation here
mesho512 7 months ago
AMONG TEARS AT THE HEAVEN´S DOOR I CLOSE MY EYES AND I SEE THE LIGHTS OF GOD AS MUSIC´S RAYS OF INSPIRATION THROUGH SOUL TO SOUL! NO WORDS, NO THINKINGS, NO FEARS, ONLY LIFE!
MrRafaelamadeumilani 7 months ago
@MrRafaelamadeumilani
Where is this quote from? I think it is very apt. :)
daviolinet 5 months ago
@daviolinet myself, did you like it?
MrRafaelamadeumilani 5 months ago
@MrRafaelamadeumilani
Yes! :)
daviolinet 5 months ago
AMONG TEARS AT THE HEAVEN´S DOOR I CLOSE MY EYES AND I SEE THE LIGHTS OF GOD AS MUSIC´S RAYS OF INSPIRATION THROUGH SOUL TO SOUL!
MrRafaelamadeumilani 7 months ago
i'm sick of people comparing classical to pop culture music, why does one have to be shit for the other to be good? can't they stand alone as different genres of music
aulophobia123 7 months ago 3
@aulophobia123 They're hardly comparable in the first place, and you are right it's dumb to claim one's better than the other, it's just arrogant to make such a claim and use other people's opinions as fact and evidence, how stupid.
Bshow1212 7 months ago
My favorite interpretation. Whenever I hear this being played, I always think back to Hilary's playing
Sortudinho 7 months ago 5
Hahn's approach is clean and straight. She is playing as well as reciting from the score. Bach's composition is full of voices. And so I describe Hahn's interpretation as reciting than singing. Arthur Grumiaux plays to breathe and sing. I do not want him to be definitive because I am awaiting for one to surpass him hopefully before I die. But Grumiaux is authoritative.
SamovarLoh 4 weeks ago
Too bad she did not have von Karajan to help her mature. She does have remarkable skills, but I cannot feel her soul. With this piece, it is played with the soul more than finger muscles.
GeorgeM1949 8 months ago
@GeorgeM1949 what......???....This sounds crazy.
dionicpaint 8 months ago
this the best interpretation of la chaccone
jorgeoscar1000 8 months ago 5
All the new generation of concert pianists have a lot to learn from hillary: a perfect balance between technique, sensibility, imagination and intelligence. Well, i guess hillary is a human being with an actual soul.unlike the piano freaks and robots.
sirdelrio 8 months ago 2
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L4zy1 8 months ago
4:08 is the start of yay
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donkim1 8 months ago
i hit the dislike button. I'm not a musical idiot or a bieber fan and i didnt hit the dislike button on accident, i'm a violinist. And as a violinist, i say that this is in no way the best interpretation. I haven't listened to Hahn's other Bach, but she plays this like its tchaikovsky. i won't hate on the musician cuz she's a fine violinist, but this title is very misleading. Look for milstein's or grumiaux's chaconne for the definitive interpretation of baroque style Bach.
xanteras1 9 months ago
@xanteras1 You disliked it because it wasn't the best?
SomeAnimeOtaku 2 weeks ago
Far too broad and thick. Needs more air.
RavenMischke 9 months ago
@RavenMischke thats a joke right? Hahn version of Bach Partitia has far more breath than most every other performer you will find, at least on youtube..
donkim123 7 months ago 2
@donkim123 I didn't say it didn't have breath, I said it had no air. And no, it's not a joke, that's really what I think. Viktoria Mullova is one of the people who, in my eyes, plays this piece a lot more balanced. Oh, and sorry I spoke in absolutes: I do not claim to have ultimate wisdom, and as such, the things I say are my opinion, not indisputable facts. :)
RavenMischke 7 months ago
Amazing piece. Amazing composer. Amazing musician. Amazing interpretation. AMAZING! :)
wgj7gec 9 months ago
vite vite courez écoutez la version de Milstein si vous voulez entendre ce que musicalité veut dire
pr6pr6 9 months ago
I pity anyone who can't comprehend the beauty of this performance.
supercalifragelistik 9 months ago
I just mentioned Szeryng's interpretation because the title here is: " Best interpretation" I respect this interpretation but don't agree about " the best". I also think there's no " best" on interpretations. You may like one and I may like another one.
invictum01 9 months ago 2
Interesting sounds, but in my opinion it is played too much slow (ritmo speaking).
MacApp1966 9 months ago
@MacApp1966 in this case slow tempo means more time to enjoy each sound
TrikyZ 8 months ago
I want my 9 minutes back!
miserkatulle 9 months ago
Masterly, one of the most exciting pieces ever written for violin and she makes it sound dull. That's an art in itself. Thank God for Milstein, Heifetz, Menuhin etc.
mrwasbesonders 10 months ago
@mrwasbesonders I couldn't agree more. Maybe when this was posted they forgot the word non. It would have thus read the best non interpretation ever. It is turgid and not a patch on the masters you have mentioned and I would also add H. Szerying to that list, beauty of sound and oozing in musicality and poise.
paradoxathon 10 months ago
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mrwasbesonders 9 months ago
@paradoxathon I think you''re the dull ones for not seeing the brilliance in this
SomeAnimeOtaku 2 weeks ago
lol nice imovie hd effects!
ASSASiiNAT3R 10 months ago
Katy Perry my balls, this is music!!!
Gospel969 10 months ago 68
@Gospel969 THANK YOU you are a smart person. Dont forget justin bieber, kesha, and all that crap out there. Hey, just try to listen to one of those rap autotune things and forget the fake music, just listen to what they sing. THE SAME THING all over again and again and again. People like it because they think its "catchy." BULLSH*T
Let us all classical music lovers make sure that this music is never lost.
pinkbananas21 10 months ago
yeah the title is just an opinion
MozartIsFancylalala 10 months ago
The best interpretation???
It´s good but not the best, sorry...
cocodriloenloquecido 11 months ago
EXCELLENT!!!
That's how I like Bach.
2persimmon1 11 months ago
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ugly and not a nice person . i know cause i met her
claytondolive 11 months ago
ugly and not a nice person . i know cause i met her
claytondolive 11 months ago
Its a great interpretation but its not the best...
juvennino 11 months ago
@chngkooiseng
Very very well said. I support your opinion.
nivique 11 months ago
I appreciate all the technical notes from musicians here.
But music is intended for the listener, to communicate, to put in motion ideas, feelings, passions that are born from the notes. Technical prowess is nothing without the passion. The Chaconne and Hahn's take on it are wonderful technical achievements, but above all, they're deep, moving, intense, and personal. And that is why music is so important. "This is beautiful" is precisely the point..
tionoc 11 months ago
wow, i love it!! it really sounds Bach, not romantic
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atzitzikas 11 months ago
@atzitzikas You are correct. I study casually now after years of serious study. So I do take lesions when I feel the need but other wise study by myself. When I was studying seriously I found myself revisiting the Bach Cello Suites after playing the Elgar Cello Concerto and accompanying Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2. My thoughts on Bach had altered and I didn't hear the suites the same way, particularly the minor key suites. So I find I constantly revisit things with a new interpretation. =)
whitelabrat 11 months ago
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@atzitzikas
Is that the limit of your musical understanding? You listened to this, and that's what you have to say? What's happened to this world? Please, shut off your mind; it's lying to you. Let in the world of Bach. Hahn is a competent, gifted interpreter of that world. This is no small feat. Fifty years ago recordings like this did not exist. Szeryng and Heifetz were the first to master this in modern recordings. Those today are building on what they started. Hahn has done fabulously.
Shooshie128 10 months ago
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atzitzikas 10 months ago
@atzitzikas You allude to "rules" for Bach, but you do not understand them. Bach's music teaches you how to play it, but only with years of study. Forget the rules and listen to the performances of those who do understand Bach. It's really not the way you are thinking. You probably wouldn't want a rubato in a toccata or in the Preludio of Partita #3, but it is quite appropriate at times in the Chaconne. The music tells you, and Bach teaches you how to know that. That's all I can say. Good luck.
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atzitzikas 10 months ago
@atzitzikas My friend, with all due respect, your music history teacher should be fired. But you keep listening and learning. I'll keep playing off of a facsimile of the actual musical page that Bach wrote -- notes, beats, and measures, counts, keys, and not "awkward tabs." In the meantime, let's enjoy Hillary's beautiful playing. And Maestro Szeryng and others!
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atzitzikas 10 months ago
...y Heifetz y Perlman y Vengerov y Menuhin y Milstein y Szeryng y tantos otros...
Es muy facil decir "el mejor".
En musica,tal vez,no quepa ese termino.
Personalmente creo que si me dieran a elegir me quedaria con Itzhak Perlman.
La Partita de Bach es una variable independiente incluso del violinista.
paradoxicus 11 months ago
Maxim vengerov's interpretation is much better than this one.
Godrick85 11 months ago
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RotogloK 1 year ago
@RotogloK I love it.
xyaqua 1 year ago
Heifetz would kick her, so would J.S. do. She's okay, they would just kick everyone who plays and instrument.
RotogloK 1 year ago
Heifetz would be proud of her performance.
He11bi11Y 1 year ago
I'd have to agree with whitelabrat's comment. However, I've heard almost every considered 'great violinist' play this and it IS the best interpretation. And do I dare say even over Itzhak's? His and Midori's playing ability combined would make the best violinist in the Universe. Again my own opinion. A lot of violinists rush through Bach throwing away notes left and right. In Itzhak's version he did it too especially in the fast section. Hilary seems to live for every note. THAT'S a violinist.
geminilouis 1 year ago
@geminilouis I still believe that Arnold Steinhardt's interpretation is about the best I have heard. As you were saying, she seams to live for every note. In Steinhardt's interpretation, he lives even more, the piece lasts about 15 minutes. That is what I love about this piece, the slower aspect of it if you know what I mean, loving and cherishing every note. This is just my opinion though.
md11crj700 1 year ago
Before you start slinging around terms like Best or naming names...do any of you think she will hear this song the same way in 5 years? 10 years? You don't master Bach and move on. You play it forever and it evolves with you. This is how she hears this piece based on what she was playing at the time and recordings she had heard. It is not only valid it is a good interpretation. Stop thinking in a linear manner, not all in life is competition. I Love the Heifetz version also but I don't compare.
whitelabrat 1 year ago
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atzitzikas 11 months ago
@atzitzikas No matter how may times I played the Bach Cello Suites I always found ways to improve on what I had done before. I never stopped playing and practicing them. I was once told "Once you have heard Beethoven you can not unhear it." There are things that you play and hear that forever change the way you will play every piece that comes after them. I never "mastered" a piece. All I did was reach the limit of my technical abilities at the time. From there the piece evolved with me.
whitelabrat 11 months ago
Does anybody know anything about the violin she play? Who made it?
BETAMOX83 1 year ago
@BETAMOX83
She plays a violin made by J. B. Vuillaume, probably from the mid 1800's. Vuillaume was one of the greatest French violin makers alongside Nicolas Lupot, who is considered the French Stradivarius.
Jeremyamoto 1 year ago
The best?...I agree that this is a very nebulous term, but to me this performance has an enoumous amount of what I believe a whole lot of people would perceive as GOOD!
Sonyador1950 1 year ago
two words: RACHEL PODGER
feydust 1 year ago
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Best or not; irrelevant. I love this piece of music and it is played very well.
zandras3ddo 1 year ago
Best or not; irrelevant. I love this piece of music and it is layed very well.
zandras3ddo 1 year ago
think about how it might have been when the challenging works were released back in the day: from what i read the musicians were more often intimidated by these works. think about a player given the task of debuting this mighty labour - all 6 partitas in an opening setting. WOW
leventy11 1 year ago
beautiful..
HPG1989 1 year ago
i prefer olga goija's interpretation.
sensangsun 1 year ago
Very nice but ....HENRYK SZERYNG!.
invictum01 1 year ago
@invictum01 Possibly, but none of the names are a patch on the late great Franz van Wagenburgermeisterhausen.
mrwasbesonders 1 year ago
@invictum01
Please, Szeryng is one of my all-time idols, and on whose performances I learned these pieces. But don't ruin music by comparison. Hahn has built on Szeryng. She's where SHE is, and every nuance she plays is what she intended. That's all you can ask of anyone, but it's a gift when the result is so astounding as this. Once you achieve a certain level, it's not about comparison. They're all good. Please, enjoy Bach through HER ears now. Szeryng will still be there when you're done.
Shooshie128 10 months ago
best ? hahahaha and where is perlman, grumiaux and ................ ¡
ChundomanX 1 year ago
She continued: "It's exactly that. You have all of these guidelines but each guideline that gets added to the mix gives you more freedom for interpretation"
delant01 1 year ago
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delant01 1 year ago
Hilary Hahn said "People think well what's the freedom in it because I mean you're playing the same notes and you're playing the same rhythms and it's all written out and people have played the same things for centuries. Really what it is is if you give five different painters the same subject and the exact same colours and the same brushes, the same kind of canvas - they're not going to pain the same picture. "
delant01 1 year ago 58
@delant01 and i'm so glad they never will paint the same thing. for good or worse haha. but luckily hahn is the good lol
moghedien13 11 months ago
@delant01 Aww i also thought of that, but she already said it!! Now i have to come up with a new thing to say about music.
thepurpleviolinguy 11 months ago
@thepurpleviolinguy Aren't you the clever one? I wish I could be like you.
delant01 11 months ago
@thepurpleviolinguy clever clogs you are so fab!
delant01 11 months ago
@delant01 Wow, hat really nailed it on the head.
Hektor88 10 months ago
HUMANITY
Different people have different opinions...
It IS possible to ask many people who the like most and call it "The Best".
It has been done between conductors - Furtwangler is usually the winner here...
I prefer artists with heart, love and ethics such as - well, Furtwangler, Louis Armstrong, Kathleen Ferrier and Yehudi Menuhin. I can hear there humanity...
larsbrp 1 year ago
Probably she listened to Perlman's version before playing that.
alsaako 1 year ago
Hilary Hahn has a regal tone, excellent phrasing, and flawless rhythm that make her playing of Bach's Chaconne so enjoyable to listen. It so happened that she was to perform at Carnegie Hall (2003). It was a great experience to see her on stage -- playing so beautifully.
Robert Li of Toronto.
RLsoundoost 1 year ago
why the f is the last note cut off!?
legatosato 1 year ago
very very good ..........not the best
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Drakopulous 1 year ago
She is SO sexy.
lampcoca 1 year ago
@lampcoca I think you are right, though probably not the best.
mrwasbesonders 1 year ago
@mrwasbesonders
Once you reach this level, there IS no best. Do you compare rainbows? Mountains? Stars? If you've heard the best, then why do you still listen? Because there are many facets to perfection. Think about that when you see your next rainbow.
Shooshie128 10 months ago
@Shooshie128 Don't blame me for comparing. I wasn't the person who posted this as the so called "best" interpretation. That's why people are comparing here, durr. And of course people are going to compare, that is the purpose of being able to write comments on Youtube. Or perhaps folks should restrict themselves to talking about rainbows, mountains and stars. And there are absolutely NO facets to perfection in music as in music it CAN NOT and DOES not exist. Now you go away and think about that!
mrwasbesonders 10 months ago
@mrwasbesonders
A literalist, eh? A pity. You're missing some lovely music.
Shooshie128 10 months ago
@Shooshie128 No, just quoted your dross back to you. And you are presumptuous in your assumption that I am missing some lovely music. How do you know what music I am or am not missing. Have you a crystal ball?
mrwasbesonders 10 months ago