Beethoven Violin Concerto (1st movement part 1)

[pappataci85]

why are people arguing about what words best describe this performance?....it's an individual experience...nobody here knew Beethoven.

[YTM021807]

@pappataci85 It is not "arguing", it is "studying or analyzing" this basic work. I find the comments highly instructive. And it is fun and active participation!

[warandcheese]

@YTM021807 i actually met him several times. he likes to be called lewis and is just an awfully nice guy. he LOVES mac and cheese. 

[jcfbell3001]

wow really dignified performance

[YTM021807]

Congratulations!! "Dignified" is a very accurate description!

[jcfbell3001]

thanks for posting this interesting performance

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

It's not him who lacks emotion, it's the orchestra

[fhesi3]

What would professor Auer have to say about this performance?

[sheepbird]

you guys are terribly mean to the soloist just cuz he doesnt bend in a million ways while playing does not mean he isnt putting all his emotion into the piece let the instrument do the expressing and if you listen he is playing the piece beautifully close your eyes and just listen it doesnt sound like hes playing like a robot hes preforming to give you good music not to dance and i think he accomplished that

[floydianlapse]

Yes it's leisurely played and wonderful all round performance!

[vasil21]

I think that he puts enough emotian it to it.

[finn123sk8]

hello, i am writing on my boyfriends account to set things straight. firstly, i wouldn't go for robotic so much as boring and unenthusiastic. the violin should be played for pleasure not to get the notes right. If you play like you love it then it will always sound better than perfect notes on their own. Who in the general public would notice a few mistakes? just enjoy the experien

[YTM021807]

Disagree!

This violin concerto is highly "spiritual" or mystic work.

Should be introspective, meditative.

[theOfactor39]

he plays this too robotically... not enough passion and expression

[YTM021807]

I Disagree!

Not "robotically" but "calmly" "not rushed".

[ulyssesjj]

I just popped in to say one word 'pondorous'.

[YTM021807]

Disagree!

Not "ponderous". Instead there is much weight, profound insight and understanding. Deeply felt!

[marleyjay01]

much love to the puerto rico symphony orchestra, one of the best around

[KWR01]

Glad to see more Berlinsky on the net...great violinist!