Elizabeth Pitcairn plays Hora Staccato

[ducklordgabe]

Omgosh, I saw her today <3 she played beautiful music.

[ilmargav]

Good job Liz! Hi from Ilmar

[marytlt]

her staccato is phenomenal 

[fabiviolina]

someone can help me on how to get my staccato faster =( ?

[ploutan]

Brilliant Elizabeth, just brilliant ! Bravo !

[joparkeruk]

VERY WELL PLAYED! I often find this piece played so fast that I can't listen to it. I like the way you played it and you played it just like the Heifetz transcription is, without avoiding the down-bow staccato. You make it sound really nice too, thank you

[General789g]

I FOUND THIS PIECE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS!!

CONGRATULATIONS FROM MEXICO

[sponkacom1]

very nice;))..

[oneoctavelow]

Its not bad considering its played by a Westerner.But as with all westerners she really misses the point. In his recording Dinicu doesn't even play up or down bow staccato he plays spiccato.The staccato / spicato is quite irrelevant. What is relevant but overlooked is the 'feel' of it s 'Romanianess' and that my friends is something that the Western violinist cannot readily do.The westerner treats the trills in the piece as ornaments whereas the Romanian fiddler treats them as building blocks.

[TonicMike]

@oneoctavelow Do you consider Heifetz to be a westerner? He was the one who put in the upbow/downbow staccatos.

[FlierFrank172]

@oneoctavelow ...Going by what you say maybe only Russians can play compositions by Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky ? Only Germans playing Wagner, et al? What about Australians playing "Waltzing Matilda" ?

[oneoctavelow]

@FlierFrank172 Look everyone has a right to music - my statement is not political. What I am saying is that she plays the piece with a 'western accent' and to a Romanian it sounds unconvincing. I don't mean to sound imodest but since you're pressing the point I probably play it better than her myself... its really no big deal, its all in the trills. Have a listen to G. Dinicu here on the tube. Listen to it, you may understand why Heifetz once regarded Dinicu as the greatest he has heard.

[IcarusDrowning88]

@FlierFrank172 I'm not so sure she even plays it well... I've seen students play this better. It may be because she uses quite a bit of upper arm/shoulder tension, which really isn't the case with Heifetz or Rabin. There's even a clip of Ferras playing this with the same approach, arm tension, which doesn't go so well.

[v3zah]

before clicking the link i was very pessimistic regarding her ability to play this piece the way i like it, i was ready for a trolling comment actually, but humph, wow, superb. I have rabin's version playing often in my car, i would switch rabin's Hora Staccato with her's any day of the week tbh. I like the fact that she lets the song speak for itself, she's not pushing it she's not pulling it, great work

[oniladorian]

watch Advahov - Hora staccato

[Flybywyre]

Very nice playing...................

[BIGNESHO]

BRAVO!!! AMAZING!!!

[wwwchrisgotchacom]

Bravo, Awesome

[Rinhos]

wonderful performance!! the staccato is very articulated, both upbow and downbow!

[valldevall]

verry nice

[eserebcin]

Some of you are truly talking utter rubbish. What gives anyone the authority to say how a certain piece should be played? Is there no room for interpretation? If thats the case, then only one person should ever play a particular song, the composer. My belief is that each composition is open to interpretation by the performer, and that is one of the greatest assets of music.

[Sauron000]

@eserebcin if were not like that music would be played by robots and not by humans!

[loredanalory15]

brava!!!!! very very good!.. :))

[Spider21056]

Does my ear cheat me or at least one of that piano's keys is a little bit out of tune... and that causes the girl to play the violin out of tune as well, occasionally?...

[DancingSpiderman]

@Spider21056 that out of tune note is deliberately played. It's supposed to be there.

I like this version. And Elizabeth is a cutey.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

I'm struck by the thought that all who criticize her playing should, in a manner of speaking, put their money where their mouth is. It's simple.....produce a video of you playing this piece better than Elizabeth and post it on YouTube. I have a feeling that I'll have a long wait to see/hear your magnum opus. get busy.

[violatione]

@SpeedyNeutrino43 LOL if you want to see how this piece should be played, just type in "Horror Staccato". You will be amazed!

[moldyoreo]

Her downbow staccato is very weak compared to her upbow staccato. It's the sort of thing to be expected, but perhaps she could fix the disparities for a truly awesome rendition.

[operalament]

very nice, but i just heard that young fellow rudin, and after him this pace seems a bit slow, but hey if you can play it at all, its an accomplishment.

[amishgirl1234]

Her tone is so beautiful and sexy. I wish I could play like her.

[villder]

Violin = playback

[Violinwatcher]

Nice but i thing if your playing with your self you do it match more faster than this 'Staccato!!!;}}}}}}}}}

[thbs35]

Very nice.

As far as the slurred staccatos, are you bouncing your bow by lifting your thumb?

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

Check out Anne Fontanella and give us an expert review of HER talents.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

I think that all picky critics of any given musical performance should post their own videos playing, in this case, "Hora Staccato." It's a version of "put your money where your mouth is".

[bradtiscali]

Watch 'Hora Staccato' (composed by Bulgarian Pancho Vladigerov; and after whom the Bulgarian National State Academy of Music in Sofia was named) for 2 pianos; performed by piano duet 'Va i Ve' (Valentina Seferinova & Venera Bojkova) at The International Rachmaninoff Society's AGM 2009 in Manchester UK

Search Valentina Seferinova

[stuballs42]

She is very good ,but ,listen to the Master Heifetz,AND the down bow Staccatos!!!

PS. listen to the one that has at least 447,000 hits as this has the best sound!

[jonanjello]

Very nice! * CLAP CLAP*

[Silkmeister]

she performed The Red Violin chaconne with my orchestra in Luzerne Music Center

[ConnecticutBoarders]

awesome

[TheRobertGoode]

Every time I see her play I am so Floored!She is so Amazing!

[BEASTC0AST]

Very interesting family background on her

[violindave2]

msiu - Yes, down bow staccato is much more difficult but she IS doing it the way Heifetz wrote it. Look at Heifetz's video and you'll see how he rolls the stick over for the down bow staccatos. That's not how I was taught.

Dave

[stampedonback]

Enjoyed it very much. Where/when was this performance?

[jonahkwok]

It's not by heifetz...

It's by Grigoraş Dinicu

[hahabinga]

yes,but heifetz made the arrangement

[supernaturalforest]

Niceeeee amazinnnggg good video!

[spacegiraffezz]

uhhh. she is soo amazing. she also has the instrument of a god. 9red stradivarius in her hands. lucky duck she is... i would cry for hours i i could get that violin in my hands for only a minute.

[violindave2]

Elizabeth - as usual GREAT! I think you play this better than Heifetz did. When he did the down bow staccato, he rolled the bow over with the stick facing him. Your playing is a lot cleaner.

How's the family? Dave

[msiu]

well, to be fair to heifetz, those are written as down bow staccatos, which are more difficult, so doing them upbow is a liiiittle bit of cheating... but I do like the effect here.

[davinken]

How fabulous ! Fabuloso, bravo !

[billtownsend]

Fabulous!!!! Fabulous !!! Did I mention it is fabulous!!!!

[cmwhetst]

Hello from Michigan!! Hi it's Chris. You are an angel. You are continually amazing.

[masael255]

Wow, amazing. I turned away and closed my eyes and thought I was hearing Heifetz himself. Great job!! :D

[zarenda]

Yes, better than Heifetz. How about posting a few more videos. Have you ever done the Bruch concerto? Good luck in Philadelphia on May 22nd.