Maxim Vengerov - Bazzini: La Ronde des Lutins Op.25

[Eehlex]

Guys, I understand the Perlman Vs. Vengerov 'Absolutely EXACT' debate. I ADORE Perlman but Vengerov's my favourite because he IS a lil' goblin during this. I don't need them to enjoy, but the faces crack me up. It's infectious, which is part of good music. I'd be no good in a live audience because I tend to suffer Awesome Overload & start laughing out loud. He's good. He knows it. Just opinions, but M.V.'s decidedly cheeky interpretation of a number of show-pieces make me smile widest.

[dumbasspatrol]

he should wear a opera mask to cover those ugly faces :O

[foobarbe]

What's with the slowing down at 0:46 ?

[Jonaclasic]

Perlman is best

[topolinik]

Tecnica superba!!! Bravissimo! però se faceva meno facce mi piaceva di più, vabbè...standing ovation, senza ombra di dubbio.

[shineelover16]

I couldnt help but laugh at the faces he was making but so far i love the music. It's atcually natural for violinist to make faces like that but i also did that too at my concerts, it just happens when you get into the music thats all. :D

[CAMELLOBORRACHO]

To those who say that Maxin looks like a fool:

Ive been playing violin for 8 years and seriously, if you want to play such a masterpiece or any other and you want to shock your public, music has to be transferred from the very deep of your heart passing from your brain directly to your arms and then to your fingertips.

Those feelings are the explanation to all the faces hi puts. He is not fool.

HE IS JUST OPENING HIS HEART TO US!!!

[SpoonsForks]

hot

[dojomania]

didn't the pianist hit the wrong note @0:17 ?

[missyosbourne333]

jajajajajajajajaja!! he looks like the joker jajajajaj w/ the eyebrow thingie jajajajajajajajajaj but damn he's good!! thumbs up man!!

[Torghest666]

My favourite part is when he plays the viola.

[uraniumgrenade]

I find it a bit sad that so many people who claim to love music seem to want to try so hard to find some ridiculous fault that nobody cares about, rather than just enjoying the music.

[johnbaptistlulu]

oh come on already, I love his attitude towards music, it isn't like he is making faces on purpose, like Lang Lang for instance, who looks like he is impaled to his chair! Vengerov really sees into music, and if he expresses himself through facial muscles let him make faces. just don't let him stop playing.

[swedenman93]

I'm sorry, but I cannot take him seriously. I've watched this video 4 or 5 times and I still haven't been able to accurately evaluate his playing because of how distracting his mannerisms are. I don't care how good you are, there's a certain point where you just look a little TOO silly.

[DevilViolinist]

at 0:47 through to 0:50?

[Shadowyn777]

J'en rest sur le derrière après e telle prestation... -___-" J'n suis verte tellement c'est parfait!! Merci pour cette vidéo!! ^_~

[Jpits000]

impresionante gente como el

amateurs como io queremos ser asi

[pyroticmaniac]

i personally hate abridged songs. it only sometimes works for books. also, arranged music to make it easier... just ruins the origional. =[

[Milujuhousle]

jajaja very expresive this man and excellent violinist

[HODOK1935]

c'est  vif et" enlevé,"très belle interprétation

merci*****Odette

[ipmoic]

Clown!

[violaplayer1995]

he has mastered the dance part of it.

[foobarbe]

Not so good ; technically it's ok (but he's moving too many IMO), but, well I don't really know how to express that, but there is no... elegance.

The way he plays it is agressive and the result is not excellent.

I also prefer Perlman's interpretation.

[RandomMocker]

That's one of the problems in my opinion. I would like to see a world where it is easy to access classical music without being judged or automatically condemned as pretentious or elitist. Granted, the faces can be quite annoying, but I think there needs to be a bridge for the "animals" to cross so as they can access the talents of perlman and other fantastic musicians, and Maxim provides an apt bridge in my opinion. Besides, it also gives us musians more work!! haha.

[NaturalDiversity]

ehhh not very good at all to be honest. In my opinion, Perlman tore it up.

[cwldoc]

Incredible technique! I don't think I've heard left hand pizz that fast!

[Pullypingpoy]

I'd have to agree with Sviolinist. The face expressions were the first thing I noticed. I love the music, but over exaggerated body movements or facial expressions make me frown. Great music, however. ^^

[Sviolinist]

I'm going to be one of those people that says he looks like a fool with all those faces. I love Alfred Brendel and he has a similar sort of problem. It's very distracting. I shouldn't have to close my eyes so I can hear beautiful musix. Good job Verngerov, you're the man.. but stop it with the faces damnit.

[joparkeruk]

Just LET HIM BE for crying out loud!!!!

[ubartkishi]

@Sviolinist Close your eyes and listen to the music. Trust me, you won't miss anything ;D

[SpoonsForks]

@Sviolinist better than josh bell

[SpoonsForks]

@Sviolinist lol leave him alone hes  a cool bro

[Cheokkkster]

Hahaha. my sentiments exactly. funny facial expressions.

[megot1388]

i luv him!

[sertha]

Quite Amazing, yet he doesn't do it justice with the shortened version.

[millionpeople1]

he is hottttttttttttttttttt

[piceaorientalis]

Extraordinary technichs..Very strong....

[DevilViolinist]

Why don't you like the pizz? It's the best version I'VE ever heard!

[wutuworry]

he looka lik ethe guy that came out in spy kids o.O

[unitednerdsbeproud]

I think it's really good. I wish he had played the full version. Personally, the Perlman version is much better though. He is just perfect - and he doesn't do funny faces while playing! This guy is still good though.

[Sticky422]

I didn't really care much for his pizzicato. It sounded explosive and unnatural to me XD

[schilippe]

This guy sucks! He's just a show-off, i saw Itzhak Perlman play this live in Lincoln Center, it's just no comparison.

[tangomecrazy]

I agree very much so. Nobody can compare to Perlman. And he doesn't look like a prat in the process.

[schilippe]

Yeah, Perlman just looks like he is enjoying a nice piece of music instead of playing it.

[steven55987]

everybody listen to chuanyun li play this song!

alot better than this

[violaplayer1995]

i like it..matches perlman version..i like the left hand pizz he makes it look so fun to play.

[ejvaldes]

in fact IT IS, LOL :)

[violaplayer1995]

now this is much better than the crappy music video.

[cortesepiloto]

I Agree...great vengerov!

Virtuoso ever

[zauntel]

I love watching maxim play. He looks so funn and like he's really having a good time.

[juan486]

it's his expression, his way of playing.

[bountyhanz]

Pls dun insult some pro violinist(world's top). He's a proffesional and so pls stop making tis kind of comments.I think he's really very good.99.9% good to me,like excellent!!!

[ejkapuso07]

AWHHHhhhh i hate show of violinists even if they play good they look like making the piece look ridiculous LACK EMOTIONS. The piece meant to be serious and breath taking you make it look Ridiculous stop making those dumb asss facial expression it sux really

[gnatural]

thie piece is not meant to be beautiful , it can be gritty! thats ok! its an encore , meant for show and to display technical ability.

[FrithAbove]

Gosh this performance was the worst i've ever seen from this song.

[cenolbaj]

This in not a SONG !

[Aiko4793]

I don't think it's necessarily the worst performance of this piece, but it's not that good! =)(Sorry, I know a bunch of people will kill me for that, but I'm not saying he's bad - I think he's amazing!)

Have you heard Gil Shaham play it? It's one of the best/cleanest playing I've heard for this!

[DevilViolinist]

He makes soooooooooo many faces!

P.S. Hi Andrew Connell

[orjus]

He has taken this third rate work and made it worse

by his attitude of being such a great virtuoso that

he can toss anything off and we will be amazed - well

we are not --it was a disgusting performance .

[gnatural]

LOL!! all i can do is laugh at a comment like the one you posted orjus cause its just not true. dont be jealous of him.

[orjus]

gnatural - jealous ! jealous of what ? he's a dime adozen -but if you like him, well and good. You both

don't know the "art" of the violin playing.There is no

disputing taste .

[gnatural]

what are you talking about?

[orjus]

It's all plain English -what don't you understand ?

[gnatural]

that i dont know the art of violin playing when im a violinist, and i never said anything about disputing taste. i agree that you cant dispute taste, that doesnt mean you rank on vengerov when his technique and expression are incredible and he is already a master violinists.

[orjus]

gnatural--there are violinists and there are violinists. Some just saw away until the end of time and some

do know the art of playing the instrument .There are some who are impressed by slap-dash technique and so called expression,I wouldn't cross the street to hear

him,as for "master violinist " spare me .

[gnatural]

then u do better. post a video and show us the extent of your art.

[gnatural]

Orjus- have you ever listened to other vengerov recording. listen to him play sibelius second mvt here on youtube. he plays with soul.

[orjus]

gnatural -you must be his manager --or should be .

As I said ,most violinists are circus performers otherwise would any violinst who respected his art

play such crap especially at his age .Yes I heard his

Sibelius and his Mozart which lays bear all his

second rate talent .

[gnatural]

then post a video and show u up! show us your huge talent. play better than vengerov. you have nothing to loose,

[gnatural]

i think your just jealous of vengerov period. now will u or will you not post a video if you are so good?

[orjus]

gnatural -the subject is not me but vengerov.What self respecting violinist at this point in history of violin

playing would ever want to play this Bazzini garbage .I

don't know Mr. Vengerov to be jealous of him,nor would

I care to know him .

[gnatural]

bazzini is agreat encore piece, everyone plays it even perlman does. and he command the respect of the violin world.

[orjus]

gnatural- Parlow,Elman,Heifetz,Kreisler,­Szigeti Francscatti,Neveu,Morini ,Haendel,Szerying,have heard them all ,amongst others in concert many times ,and you

drag in vengerov and perlman-we all laugh here .

[gnatural]

the point is not how many people you have heard. I have heard many other violinist play this piece also but your getting away from the issue. you think vengerov is a seocond rate talent and that he does not know the art of playing the violin. now it is up to you to show us. and please get off your pedestal.

[orjus]

gnatural-to close this ,for you seem not to understand or are incapable of understanding the point -the names I listed were" artists of the violin"- and were the standards by which comparisons were made -would you

in your wildest imagination include Vengerov among

them? the same goes for Perlman though he a much

better player .

[gnatural]

then what is the purpose for new artist coming out if you keep going back to the old? you need new artist to set the mark, repin, vengerov, hahn, christian T. dont get me wrong, i love the violinists of old and they to me play with more heart than anyone today, and i include perlman among them, personally, hes my hero.

[gnatural]

its just not reasonable to demand that people like vengerov play like oistrakh or szerying. they are one of a kind and will always be.

[RandomMocker]

I hate elitist pricks like you. I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't even play the violin, or any instrument for that matter. Yes, even the Triangle.

[jazzecca2007]

im sorry to all those who like this guy. i hate him with a passion. sorry.

[Kiddae27]

Jeb.

[joparkeruk]

'hate' him??? what on earth has the guy done to you? I totally agree you can like someone else's style of playing more than his, or that you may not like the way he plays etc etc, but 'hate him'. You should try some 'meditation' to develop your compassion techniques, the poor guy is 'hated' just because he likes playing music?

[govibe]

francescatti is so much better!

[jamsnastizz]

anybody know what violin he plays on

[munjabi]

oh fuck you all, hes great better than you lot... twats!

and im going to seeee him and you're notttt

ha=haaaa

[Chalabre]

I love Vengerov very much :)... but Perlman is the best!!!

[winrx]

<gag>

[happyfunnyfoo]

youtube is the new rutting ground for trolls

[Zvax]

"I don't care if he is considered one of the best , he isn't bad of course but for certain isn't not good enough for my ears."

oh yeah, and needless to say, you are so much of a great guy that you can talk so highly about you're ears?!? haha dood, suit yourself. ok to say that you prefer other guy, now to place you over him and to say you're better... you can get lost.

[kokobil]

I have heard Maxim Vengerov in other performances too. he is overated. He shows off off much and sometimes bounces too much . He tries to show to everyone he really has it but there he loses it. He destroyes the tempo butchers the notes or scratches too much. I don't care if he is considered one of the best , he isn't bad of course but for certain isn't not good enough for my ears.

[winrx]

This clown does indeed look like Stan Laurel when he plays! LOL

[Chopinm4n]

It sounds a little too scratchy for me.. I'd definatley say that Perlman did a much better job.

[gowiemeister]

how does he do the left hand pizz so powerfully. amazing.

[Deelia76]

I must say I prefer the Itzhak Perlman version.. he seems to play it in a much more relaxed and natural fashion. Having said that, it's pretty difficult stuff and it was definitely well played!

[SpoonsForks]

Awesome! Wonderful!

Words can't describe how good of a violinst he is!

[x3l3m3n7alx7yp3xsx]

did your keyboard screw up or something? Have you not heard of anybody playing bazzini's "La Ronde Des Lutins" or "round of the goblins"? Sure its a child's showpiece but that doesnt mean an adult cant play it and it doesnt stop people enjoying it.

[jsnauwaert]

Indeed. It was good, but not Heifetz good, nor perlman good.

[lovesGenet]

who afe yu ignorant people.U hear notes u havent a clue to music and power of utterance.U know not history of performance or lit or anything & u make comments above levels u will ever reach.God!!!

[jsnauwaert]

I have to agree with that. I don't like his 'funny' faces, but what bothers me a lot more is indeed all the bow noise. Not very good, I would say, even if it's true that his pizzs are awesome. Perlman is lots and lots better.

[WizardOfUs]

inzane!

WOW

[WizardOfUs]

insane!!

WOW

[Peter1945]

He is the one and only Maxim Vengerov !

[mtava002]

his pizz is probably the most berserk thing I've ever heard. WTF

[Funkimunkeee]

lol i agree

[mtava002]

The sound quality in this particular video sort of dissapoints me. anyone have one with better quality?

[dicaearchy]

Very nice. A good performance.

[carloslaran]

i gotta say to however posted that vengerov needs practice gotta remember that at 17 he played ernst last rose of summer variations and paganini no.1 like only few. i know this cuz im a 16yr old violinist who recently earned a music scholarship playin paganini nel cor piu non mi sento and as i was workin on it and improvin it more and more it reminded me the kind of rock-solid technique demanded. nel cor piu and ernst last rose are at the same level essentially.

[lalo2626]

he could do it a lot better, but who cares- 99 percent dont notice...

he has got such a talent, it is a pity that he doesn't practise anymore.

[lostinouterbass]

amazing...anyone who can play with such prodigious preciseness and raw emotion while still making it look enjoyable is my hero

[FransoisBike]

His facial expression really surprises me greatly!

[stxer]

LEARN TO SPELL

[robotnik77]

He made a lot of 'cuts' in the piece. There's a little kid from Lithuania on Youtube that does a pretty good job. He plays the whole piece....and yes, I can play this so I know the piece from both sides, OK? I haven't seen a great video of this but there are lots of good

audios by different players. It's not that hard, really.

[CelestineSiren]

Why can't yall just appreciate the way Maxin performed the piece. It was freakin brilliant! And all that yall can do Is argue about the way he made a mistake here or their. As a violin player I saw the flaws. But he's only human. They happen. Just deal.

[melpost]

wow... u're such a dickhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[win123454321]

OistrakhMilstein : "the left hand pizzicati near the end was very uneven and not correct rhythm, tsk tsk tsk, Max needs to practice more"

Do you even know the piece? It is supposed ot be like that

[jsnauwaert]

His facial expressions are ridiculous

[fancyfiddler]

comeon....his facial expressions??? who cares? the man is awesome, perhaps this isn't the best piece he ever played, I agree, but I have yet to meet a violinist without such facial expressions

[Isaacstern3]

you guys need to stop argueing...how pathetic...vengerov is a beast...but even if you don't like him...you gotta love his facial expressions man...he just look like the shit...

[trebexein]

um this is "badass" in its purest form

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gwE­bOoVIwak&search=heifetz

oh beat that ugly vengerov!

[trebexein]

the way he plays, he doesn't seem to care about the music...also too many mistakes

[RandomMocker]

There are no mistakes in this. Sorry to bring up something from 2 years ago haha.