Hilary Hahn - Shostakovich Violin Concerto (part 2)

[hbomb2579]

@Tonerows Best reply yet to my criticism. Pleasure reading from you!

[davidleemente]

This interpretation works well for me. I love Jansons way with Shostakovich and Hilary Hahn brings an austere intensity to the piece. Reminds me of the late string quartets, more amazing Shostakovich there. There are many great interpretations of this piece, this one is up there for me.

[davidleemente]

This interpretation works well for me. I love Jansons way with Shostakovich and Hilary Hahn brings an austere intensity to the piece. Reminds me of the late string quartets, more amazing Shostakovich there.

[MjoEm32]

It's not boring - what a really stupid remark that is. Just *different* from some of the quartets, though the scherzo has plenty of ironic bite in any case...

[hbomb2579]

Her playing is about as dry as Antarctica..........let's advance science so we can bring back Oistrakh, a REAL performer!

[fed9931]

@hbomb2579 oistrakh is really good, but this piece is supposed to be played like this.

[hbomb2579]

@fed9931 I have to disagree with your comment. Schostakowitsch wrote this piece for Oistrakh, not Hahn. This piece is to be played with the understanding of living under oppression. You know, the soviet cold war kind? The kind that both Schostakowitch and Oistrakh lived under. The kind that Hahn NEVER experienced, let alone any other life long hardship. The only thing this girl does right is play mathematically correct, and that's not what music is about. Where's the pain, where's the sorrow?

[outoftunefiddler]

@hbomb2579 You must be old, like me. David was good for his time.His time is gone and now is Hilary's. David was of the Russian school, you know. My teacher, Boris Schwarz,wrote a book about them (and David) called :Great Masters of the Violin". This,sir or madame, is new school!

[hbomb2579]

@outoftunefiddler 1. Define "old, like me" please. 2. Greatness defies age, greatness works in any "school", greatness is David Oistrakh. Oistrakh's playing is like gold, it doesn't tarnish. If one were to drop a bar of gold in the ocean, and let it sit there for hundreds of years on the floor of the ocean, it wouldn't matter. When that bar of gold is brought back to the surface above the ocean it will shine just as it did when it was first lost and forgotten about, truly defying age or decay.

[hbomb2579]

@outoftunefiddler 3. I know a bit about the Oistrakh school of playing, I played with one of his students for quite a while. So, no need to try and impress me, let's just keep it real

[outoftunefiddler]

@hbomb2579 Why would you think that? but isn't it the truth? There was always one a bit better than you, a bit more technically proficient with whom one had to compete to avoid turning pages...)Were YOU the one turning pages, hbomb? That's keeping it real...

[hbomb2579]

@outoftunefiddler 1. Define "old, like me" please. 2. No, I'm not a page turner, I'm a performer, and living from it too.

[ShOwBiZ88]

she's an angel..

[thinkreddie]

I'm in an orchestra accompanying a soloist at UNC who's playing this concerto, but, WOW. I wish I could play like that. I wanna see one of her concerts someday. :)

[majark4]

I think the best interpretation of this concerto is Mullova's recording

[kuvhlubkojibleegxwbo]

no offences but this concerto is sooooo boring, but the last movement is soooo fun. and cool with the cadenza

[calideczka]

boring???????????????

[Kalen1457]

@calideczka

Yes I agree very boring.

So bland in comparison to his 3rd and 8th string quartets.

[majark4]

what an idiot! this is the best Violin Concerto ever!

[cmhmuscle]

I have Max Rostal's live broadcast performance of this (the British premiere...), if anyone is interested in such things , it's still available I think.

[mysakbb]

Miss Hahn, your playing is like a blessing.. I feel so happy listening to you! Thank you!

[dagossYT]

2:40-3:30ish is absolutely terrifying.  I've heard other recordings of this piece and none of them chill me to the bone like this one.

[cenolbaj]

I think it quite does not matter. This music is such that you can play many different tones and it comes to the same result.

[Rinhos]

you're right. It's very strange, I think that on the recording she does the right notes. Maybe she had a lack of memory or something :D

[kellbellwon]

her vibrato, her stability, her subtle intensity makes it almost eerie to listen to. world class, for sure.

[omdcestpauline]

@kellbellwon i agree! ok. some people say she's dry and stuff but they're WRONG because i hate liistening to some players who are not technically as good as her! it BOTHERS me listening to them! hilary hahn's recordings don't they're so perfect and i love her interpretations! i wanna be like that this is not boring at all

[happpiday]

oh, I've heard Midori play this piece before. SHe plays it really well. Her shifts, I thought, in this movement were really audible and French. I've never heard this movement played that way. You're right, it's so much different than Hahn's.

[happpiday]

could you tell me which part you're talking about? And who played it?

[nikoversmessen]

Very sensitive, brilliant interpretation. This concerto demands a lot of maturity and sense of drama. My absolute favorite for this concerto is Lydia Mordkovich (one of David Oistrakh's most talented pupils). Anyone who loves this piece should check out Mordkovich's interpretation.

[dagdas01]

Can you find that on here?

[nikoversmessen]

Unfortunately not... You can find the cd on the internet: both violin concertos of Shostakovich, played by Lydia Mordkovitch with the Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi (CHAN 8820).

[theister]

It is quite remarkable to see a young performer play with such subtle power and restraint. I am entirely convinced by this performance. It is truly world class and even historical in significance. Bravo!!

[trtnx]

if you try hard enough you could see tremendous wings coming out of her back and floating on the ghastly murmurs of second world war being whispered in your left ear...

[kellbellwon]

well put

[thebloads]

@trtnx lol that was an almost passable attempt at dry humor.

[viola989]

she plays so wonderful, i just love it. well i couldn´t play with such a dress, but she can! :-). does anyone know when this is from?

[pppsssssssss]

What is sky? i would very much like to know.

wonderful & emotional. Hilary is one of my favorites as well!

[takharov]

Its on the Performance channel a channel dedicated to the Arts available on Sky here in the UK.

[pppsssssssss]

WOW! you guys are sure lucky over there in the UK...here in America, we don't get a channel just dedicated to the arts... :*(

[odessamike]

Yeah but you get the grand ole opre.

[twilightflame91]

it was definitely worth it, this is really good. thanks!