Hakan Hardenberger - Variations on a theme from "Norma"

[GLPSucksDonkeyBalls]

This is nothing compared to Nakariakov's version located here:

youtube(dot)com/watch?v=XicAdV­WttLw

[PLANAutomation]

I like how the he plays the next note before he pushes the valves. On my Bach cornet I always have to push the valves in time with the articulation.

;-) Beautiful playing.

[duhcornmaster]

this is amazing and played by one of my favorite trumpet players of all time :D

[bwvbach]

The camera man sucks!

[jeonTP]

Amzing sound,music!

[jesemus33]

Great sound, but I dont like that baby cow vibrato, anyway is awesome.

[ArtistasFunchalenses]

Great! :)

[KillerTpt]

wow......who's the dipshit that put the "dislike" button.

[maddysav]

I am so in love with Håkan!! Do you think he believes in polygamy?

So beautiful.

[jakobhedberg00]

He's a friend of mine =)

[MrJamesjamespark]

I respect you, Mr. Hakan Hardenberger.

[TICETOCAR]

why is the audience sitting on the floor?

[TheAndykovalchuk]

@TICETOCAR To hail to Mr Hakan Hardenberger.

[radusmart95]

what a face has the piannist:))

[Jedimaster20]

Whoever disliked this, you could learned a lesson or two from Hakan, instead of hating his amazing playing, you should learned to love it.

[RevengofTsume]

I'm learning this piece right now and it's really fun but variation II is soooo hard! Got to get better at triple tonguing.

[meha101]

I love how this has no dislikes so far!

[xTrumpetPROx]

@meha101 

[xTrumpetPROx]

@meha101 u jinxed it

[meha101]

@xTrumpetPROx Maybe someone just decided they no nothing about talent when they see it

[HazugmondoBorasz]

i wonder how it would sound being accompanied with a bigband like wynton marsalis usually does it with arbans pieces...

is there a performance of that kind on youtube somewhere? if there is someone pls help!

[esolheim]

A superb, flawless live performance !!

[deporserv]

superrrr

[alarachnebede]

is impressive to have a sound like that with a Bach cornet.

[magnus588]

@alarachnebede no its not impressive its skill

[Ostiosti]

@alarachnebede The musician makes the music, not the instrument!

[jaffleiron]

Matt - it's a cornet. Which is a brass band, not orchestral, instrument. It has a softer, richer sound than the trumpet.

[11MattRafferty11]

what kind of trumpet is that

[oweowedpd]

Have you heard this version?

watch?v=XicAdVWttLw

Does this sound like a robot? I don't think so. In fact, it is the best live performance so far.

[weckling11]

k interpretacion magnifica es un gran maestro se entiende muy bien lo k intenta trasmitir esta musica es excelente

[maddysav]

I love Håkan!!!!!!!!

[chen480913]

很棒~good~台北縣~阿偉

[oweowedpd]

Sergei Nakariakov's version will blow you away.

[trumpetguy19]

@oweowedpd Sergei's version might be faster but Hakan's I think has much more soul in it rather than playing like a robot.

[carlosxeno]

esto es verdaderamente muy hermoso.. se transmite puro sentimiento.. excelente presentacion maestro!! me gusta mucho su sonido.. es muy noble y dulce!! de verdad me gusta mucho este video!

[trumpetguy19]

This is just Beautiful!!

[iwritecoolmusic]

I didn't know that Johnny Depp played piano.

[veigl2]

wow! er hats einfach drauf!!

[anthonya13]

hakan has one of the best sounds I have heard on trumpet. you can hear how alison balsom was really influenced by him!

[Almdudlerflasche]

whats that for a trumpet?

[habadibidoe]

that is not a trumpet but a cornet..

[trumpetguy19]

It's a cornet

[ElPapasitoLopez]

he's the fucking master

[Axolo1991]

great!

[giannibert]

This man is a god of the trumpet ... really impressive when you consider that it is done live.

[stuartbowes]

on second thoughts maybe not.. but he didn't look too phased

[stuartbowes]

total legend .. shame about 5:01 but thats just trumpets for you

the real proof is in the carrying on as though nothing happened. i think he actually shrugged slightly lol

[JayLizzle]

those Arban variations leave absolutely no place for any hesitation after a mistake. If you get out of your triple-tongue rhythm you might as well start over

[stuartbowes]

yeah you can't stress it, it just happens

dunno what the fuss is all about with triple tounging tho, long it off and just use double tounging in groups of 3; dgd gdg dgd gdg etc. it's never failed me yet...

[JayLizzle]

never tried it, but it seems harder. Though obviously more flexible, after a mistake.

I'll stick to ddg though, works for me

[stuartbowes]

whatever works :D if it aint broke and all that

[jesemus33]

but you can get a clean atack on ddgddgddg, you can do this with dgdgdgdgdgdgd but not with a strong accent at the begin of each triplet, ddg ddg is a perfect choice for any arban etude, anyway if you can do this congratulations

[stuartbowes]

d'oh! yeah sorry my bad it is of course actually a trumpet. i was totally aware of that but typed 'trumpet' by mistake for some reason

point is still true of all brass instruments anyway, so kinda irrelevant

[mataque]

just amazing!!!

[barliman2001]

If you listen very closely, you can detect in his sound quality that he is principally a trumpet player who is using a cornet from time to time.

If you compare his sound to Tine Thing Herseth, you will find the exact opposite - she is a cornet player who uses a trumpet occasionally.

[StradMan37]

Sometimes, the notes simply refuse to come out of the horn - unfortunately, that is what happened to him at about 5:01.

Perfectly well-played otherwise!

[micheledeidda1981]

does he loose the breath in 5:03?

and anyway i love his sound.

[bluebarman1]

un grande anche lui.....

[trumpetguy19]

His intonation and embouchure is just perfect it hardly moves when he changes his range!!

[Viscamo]

He is v good, but his intonation isn't perfect.

eflats mostly to high etc.

But his tuning is alive and endlessly correcting.

Which is a good thing

[barliman2001]

Well, he is using a cornet, and that kind of thing happens if you are not used to the peculiarities of the cornet...

[godlovespigs]

Consider me inspired. I think I'll attempt this (it's in the Arban) although I'll fail.

[singping90]

i had no idea it was on arbans

thank you..

i will try as well :)

[TSALN]

Truly beautiful.

[mwmann2]

beautiful...

[pedroesteban86]

better tags on this video!! This video needs to be seen by more people!!!

[CaptainFudges]

Only 2700 views for such a masterpiece... shame.

[StradMan37]

@CaptainFudges There is another copy of the same masterpiece (posted by "johncage70"), with more than 35,000 hits!

[DiVeronica]

@CaptainFudges people would rather watch some idiot play two trumpets terribly at the same time because it was on americas got talent or some bullshit.

[alonshofar]

Wow! best player of our times.

[immernochAlex]

so perfect

[blightwixer1]

He's an amazing player... He makes it look really easy.

[TrptProf]

That's the sound...

[Jazzwerx]

I wish I could play this well, in ters of both style and technicality. Oh yeah and not mess up( I do that a lot).