Tchaikovsky (2 of 6) Maxim Vengerov

[cajetanus]

Absolutely incrdible - is there a dvd or recordeing of this to buy somewhere?

[007TheViolinist]

he and his violin, are in...one.

[autobotsrolloutttt]

i think he just made every orgasm face in the book

its okay because this IS orgasm music...

so...

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

I take it back. His facial expressions, bodily movements, and the way his hair jiggles make this the best Tchaikovsky of all time. Vengerov: 1 Everybody else: 0

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Man, whatever happened to the video of Vengerov playing this concerto when he was 16? IT WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS VIDEO. Seriously, the way he sounded when he was 16 I would say is probably the 3rd best Tchaikovsky I've ever listened to.

[CuciucGriga]

i love the tempo! every single note sang! we can argue a lot about vengerov's playing, but one thing is true, he doesn't leave you indifferent, he does inspire everyone! and that's what a master should do.

[zaimilgar]

i love this guy, when i hear him i feel in another world.

[christophleipzig]

@DrMortague

Who is the conductor and the orchestra? When and where was it recorded? Thank you!

[DrMontague]

@christophleipzig see: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D (1 of 6) . for the conductor.

I think the year is 1999 @ the Royal Albert Hall London. BBC Proms

[musikgirl1]

@christophleipzig Rostropovich

[christophleipzig]

@musikgirl1 Thanks.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@christophleipzig The conductor is none other than MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH

[jamesoesi]

@christophleipzig Rostropovich is conducting.

[sl008m]

So much music! This is THE concerto of all times and it never gets hold!

[ferunal]

Impresionante

[ferunal]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carlesnight]

El minuto 6 : 39 es brutal, e intentado hacer eso con el cuello y me cuesta bastante, madre mía que momentazo

[remedios89]

lol i love the oboist's facial expressione behind at about 2.40 like O___O

[craisslayer]

Stop fricking comparing musicians. You'd think that the classical music fans were much more mature than that. Whatever, we don't really have recordings of Paganini so we can't compare them. Just appreciate Vengerov. If you like Paganini's work, that's cool too, but I don't see how he fucking relates to Vengerov's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Concerto.

[galexwong]

He is gifted.

[yellotheemcee]

why is it part 2?

[annaralf]

part two of the video, I guess.

[Lukin112]

the first part is an interview with vengerov, i guess

[iloveafrica86]

BRAVO!

i love Vengerov...

[carloslaran]

with this performance i think vengerov even surpasses kogan.

[MIchaelYiochalas]

LOL!And Vengerov is way better than paganini was.Get a grip on your self.

[DrMontague]

What pathetic comment. We can never know. However the opinions of other muscians and great composer of the time who heard Paganini play certainly considered him a brilliant technician of the violin.

[yellotheemcee]

we will when they get that time machine up and running lol

[bbiguy]

How can you compare a man who died hundreds of yrs ago to a man today ?

By the way, I like kogans Tchaikovsky the best.

[yellotheemcee]

shame he died when recording equipment was realativly crap

[regelemihai]

Actually, since Paganini was considered abnormal by his own era's standards, it is safe to assume that modern day virtuosos are just as good, if not better.

[DrMontague]

He had morphans's syndrome commonly known as spider finger. This abnormality was beneficial to violin playijng not a hinderance

[regelemihai]

My comment about his abnormality was in no way related to his physical attributes. What I meant was that his playing ability was something that was never seen before, therefore, it was "abnormal" to those times.

Since the bar was lower than it is today, after so many generations of fantastic violinists, I think we just have to evaluate Paganini with relation to his time period--not ours.

Thanks for the response(and for the clip, BTW) :)

[themusicdr]

sorry to be pedantic -MARFAN. as for pag of course none have heard him play but it is widely accepted that he did things on the violin that none had done before and seemingly none have been able to replicate since. he was unique unto himself. that is not to detract from the greats of today and recent past of whom maxim is most def one

[louloubeb]

Bravo Vengerov,

Continuez comme ça Vous jouez trôp fort:

Bravo:

[a1rb0rne101]

simply sublime, continue your beautiful work Vengerov

[ItalianViolinist]

Absolutely beautiful. I don't know why, but anytime I hear this concerto, I cry.

[dlfunky]

yes it is very emotional like all Tchaikovsky and vengrov plays it like an angel.

[znutnut]

this is def not vengerov's best performance, it seems slightly overwrought IMO...however Rostropovich's conducting and orchestration is brilliant, he brings out details that rarely shinr through in other performances

[zum323]

ROSTROPOVICH, bravo!

[zum323]

BIG HEART AND VIOLINISM!!!

[annpham]

They great artists have been my life so much better...

[javyi18]

Great stuff, this!

I think it's much better than his performance of the third movement (6 of 6).

Thank you for posting this.

[oly8523]

Oh my God! Greatest musicians on earth together! Rostropovich and Vengerov!!!

Awseome!!!

[JSE160595]

Rostropovich conducting

[TigiousViolinious]

A great violinist of our day and someone with a really fresh approach to the violin repertoire there is only 1 version of the Tchaikovsky for me and it is Oistrakhs interpretation(only my opinion-if you still don't believe me look for an old vinyl of Oistrakhs 60th birthday-he plays the Thaikovsky and what a performance!! someone was asking if the orchestra are giganticallastic compared to Vengerov-no Vengerov is quite small(big broad shoulders though)but small legs-still a LEGend of our day!!

[misterbg1]

you should hear vladimir spivakov's performance with the philharmonia orchestra conducted by seiji ozawa. Even as my favorite violinist of all times is Oistrakh.... this is by far my favorite recording of tchaikovsky concerto.

[bluedoughnuts]

Note how Maxim reaches for a note way up the finger board at 1.30...just to get the right tonal quality. That 's someone who really cares.

[Seven12Stay]

bluedoughnuts: your right. the enharmonic is great. he is a great musician.

[bluedoughnuts]

:-)) thanks!

[hornking]

is he standing up? or is every one else giganticallastic

[upka619]

The World will neve be the same without the Great Slava! Vengerov is always breathtaking!

[DrMontague]

Is it on YouTube? Music is a highly subjective medium. Upload video or audio please and I will certainly give an intellectual opinion.

[Shades2Of1Grey]

Come up with some new lines for once. If your going to be pointlessly abusive at least be interesting about it.

[JSE160595]

i agree

[metacideman]

once again, almost exactly the same comment as usual posted on a vengerov video, just with kogan named this time... and bound to antagonise.. jealousy perhaps

[guilobcast]

I think this is definetly the best performance of this concreto posted on youtube!!!

[abburidotakaria]

even heifetz's?

[chairos13]

of course not

[bitchass888]

PPPPlease upload his shotakovich no.1 concerto

[VanessaMaeFan18]

omg omg omg omg omg omg is that uploaded yet??? i heard hilary hahn played it and i was just impressed. if was impressed when she play it, i know i would be blown away if i heard vengerov played it. hes sooo expressive when he bows. ahh. how wonderful

[fichan25052505]

he is actually very very good

[lyricalsibelius]

5:50 on is just orgasmic.

[alexjademaru]

Beautiful!!!

[bergzyboy]

he has a beautiful almost imperceptible son fils!

[Ten8sious]

2:32 vabrato= nice

[sofly09]

It's a bit too slow for my tastes, but fabulous playing by vengerov.

[bergzyboy]

a bit slow for my taste as well. my fav recording is kyung wha chungs followed by mutter's. this is the 1st i have seen him play his facial exp and contortions are very distrating but his playing is amazing!

[MrBrightside1987]

i have to be honest, although he is an amazing violinist, i dobt really like this recording. I prefer Oistrakh and Milstein :s

[AndreiViolinist]

Incredible....The best violinist alive!

[sofly09]

**gawks**

uhh what about perlman, zukerman, zimmerman, Ivry Gitlis, Camila wicks...and the list goes on. Vengerov may be the "best" of this generation, but we still have violinists from the golden era still living with us.

[kaikobird]

None of those you mentioned are in the 'golden era.' o_O

[mtava002]

yeah...the only gold era violinist alive today is Ida hendel.

[ellegin88]

is that rostropovich conducting?

[DrMontague]

I will add add introduction (info) to to this concert soon thanx for your interest. I'm too well oiled to add it now just seen a rock! band

[skripach22]

Beautiful recording of younger Maxim in his prime. Must be 10-15 years ago? Thank you for posting it !