David Oistrakh plays "Labyrinth" Caprice in D Major

[Talia47bleu]

Pour moi, cette interprétation est divinement belle !

[TonicMike]

If anyone has any criticism for Master Oistrakh regarding this caprice which he performed right after playing the entire Tchaikovsky violin concerto then I have this to say to you: YOU play the entire Tchaikovsky concerto then see how you feel. That thing is epic and to play this so cleanly and beautifully afterward with none of the editing or doctoring that gets done nowadays shows the greatness of Oistrakh.

[prodipe23]

@TonicMike - You are abolutely right but no one would dare to say something negative about Oistrach.(maybe amateurs).Ostrach was and remain the masters MASTER.

[TonicMike]

@prodipe23 Thank you. Some imbeciles did say negative things though, which is why I made that comment.

[prodipe23]

@TonicMike - I observed by your comment that you love D.Oistrach.Me too.The world without such giants is going down. It´s enough today to look around...Thanks for posting such musical jewels.

[nodepe]

David Oistrakh has been dead for more than 35 years now (1974) and is still unsurpassed as violinist!

[tlcooper93]

Honestly, the first not may be a little flat, but who cares. Everything else is perfection. Take into account that he just made perhaps the best recording of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto ever. He is probably a little tired.

[SMSHCT55]

The negative comments are laughable...Oistrakh just displayed GENIUS

FANTASTIC bow control...AMEN

this came right after performing the Tchaikovsky and still he masters every slight nuance. Why criticize??? there were no 21st century recording studio tricks....editing or splicing

[jevo1947]

Es hat mir große Freude bereitet,dieses Video hier zu finden.

Herzlichen Dank.

[takhirviolinest]

Госп. Оистрах did to 1st encore Locatelli capricce in D and before he did Tchaikovski violin concerto.

[stomentendo]

I think his violin is not perfectly tuned.

[OldsoftCZ]

@stomentendo Yes, you are true.

[stradrools]

@stomentendo no,it is just you...people who think that are better from the Great Masters makie me sick.

[crawfordviolin]

its like paganinni caprice no 1, except not that exciting.... I don't think that I will bother learning it.

[OzzyKingofKings]

I think you mean: "It's like the Paganini Caprice no. 1, except more sublime and more difficult."

Personally, I think Oistrakh's rendition is superb. Especially love how he closes it out with the Ds fading into oblivion.

[Newtacious]

it might be better, it it is not more difficult than caprice no. 1

[OldsoftCZ]

@OzzyKingofKings No, Caprice 1 by Paganini is more, more difficult. In this piece there are no fast passages in parallel thirds neither so complicated fingering.

[curlyman217]

thats one big stick!

[leoncioviolin]

Siempre impecable y con personalidad

[Hugomir79]

Number One in The World..!! FANTASTIC

[mikrokosmik]

why orchestrate an etude?

[capnpayne]

this is a caprice from a concerto, not an etude

[mikrokosmik]

i realize that. it sounds like an etude.

[violinDE]

hallo, your are right. Piertro Antonio Locatelli , Ventiquattro (25) Carpricci per violino solo Op. III; capriccio 23 (versione realizzata)

[arwen108]

Please, upload this video again, please, please...

[stradrools]

he makes it seem so easy..Well it is not!I have been studying it for two months.:(

[thelarkascending111]

I love his bowing technique, brilliant!

[1courage]

Me 2. But the intonation isn't that good.

[davidvorobiev]

Весёленькая пьеска. Представляю себе стайку птичек, стремительно летящих к солнцу.

[happyfunnyfoo]

paganviodio,

I am glad we have you, a distinguished violinist, criticizing Oistrakh. You must be concertmaster of God's orchestra. Brb, checking your YouTube profile for awesome demonstration videos of your violin prowess...

where are they?

[happyfunnyfoo]

lol, it's funny because most of the "intonation" issues are relative to the timpani

and most of the critics probably don't play with major orchestras, have no claim to fame, or think they're big because they are concertmaster of a no-name orchestra

[mshakhz]

The pathetic and worthless disputes in this video's comments cause me a headache and nausea.

Oistrakh is one of the most distinguished violinists of the 20th century.

Yes there were some notes out of tune in this performance. But if you're comparing two violinists based on a performance of a mere caprice, you must have quite poor musical judgment.

[ecgtrombone]

he has some pretty bad intonation problems. and the tempo... i agree everything doesn't have to be fast but, I, as the general audience, wouldn't want to listen to it for entertainment at this slow tempo.

[jarny2]

I saw the whole document on TV many years ago and it's also on youtube, and it's just to say that 5 secondes before he starts Labyrinth he had just given a most fantastic interpretation of the Tchaikovski concerto! In this case it's quite easy to forgive the small imperfections.

[richtomes]

They worked him pretty hard

[noblove]

lol sca

les are coolio

lv.200 maplestory global!!!!

[paganviodio]

people play this kind of pieces always very fast,in order to paralyze the public,but the public should know,not every piece is hard when it is played fast.this piece is one of them,which is easier to play fast.here is slow,would be harder if it was played even more slower.Milstein said,the caprice 1st,is then unplayable,if it is played very slow.

[paganviodio]

his f sharp is at the begining too low.intonation is not always right here.but it is played slow,this piece is in a slow tempo 1000 TIMES harder than in a fast tempo,because of the richochet.richochet does not really work in a slow tempo.and he tries even to make diffirence between richochet AND detachet

[KyotoMelody]

wow! thanks.

[MusicalOtter]

I feel that adding the orchestra makes this piece too clumsy - the solo is very nimble, but putting in all the other parts makes it tiresome to listen to.

[CODE3012]

I think it makes it seem more epic

[caterthun]

Hey; this makes me feel pretty good, it reminds of a Scottish reel I can play quite well. Maybe I should start working on the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto after all. On second thoughts I think I'll leave it till my next incarnation.

[VIRT1976]

Bravo Oistrakh! You are perfect! You play this very dificult piece, the last bars, with the all control of the world! Thank you Oistrakh!

[baoxyzen]

tempo...ceci celà...

sa sonorité, son âme, lui-même is the best of the world !!

il y a un autre merveilleux qui est décédé très tôt, don't remember his name

[flaviusfurtuna]

king of the violon

[MomSaysImCool]

@flaviusfurtuna Tsar of the violin, rather.

[ecgtrombone]

he messed up a lot.

[InternetMusic]

I think he was tired because he had just finished playing the tchaikovsky concerto on his 60th birthday... Can I listen to your performance without any mess ups?

[bastianloewe]

May be he lost two or three notes, but common, can you play that like him, and after the tchaikovsky concerto and two heart attaks, the unique thing that I am going to tell you , more respect for a genius, son of a ......., you know what I mean, And also I know what are you thinking, Heifetz is better, NO!!!!!!!!!!, hE IS WORSE BECAUSE HE IS LIKE A ROBOT

[Twinkleh]

Calm down!

He's a minority,you don't need to get too worked up over someone like that.

And don't bring Heifetz into it. :( Some people prefer technicality,maybe he's one of them.

[naumrenato]

you're talking about your father?

...i'd say!!!

[zinedio79]

non è che sia proprio il massimo..forse lo leggeva a prima vista?? già che il pezzo non è geniale forse ce lo poteva risparmiare..

[capnpayne]

Doesn't this usually go a little faster? I don't want to sound like an asshole but it seems slower than I'm used to

[govibe]

there is no "right" tempo... all decided by the perfermor

[capnpayne]

how very philosophical of you but i'm talking about the usual speed for this piece

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

First time I've ever heard Oistrakh talk

[kenplaysviola]

So relaxed and controlled.  Excellenttttttttttt!

[GreatPianists]

What impeccable bow control! I'd love to have Oistrakh's right arm.

Orchestral accompaniment is kind of unneeded, but nice, too.

[djyoru]

I do think David Oistrakh would give me the feeling of "Labyrinth" more than Henryk Szeryng's recording.=]

[jguar17944]

I think, though, that the piece is supposed to be a labyrinth for the player, not for the audience.. the title is "the HARMONIC labyrinth," i.e. it's difficult to get through it

[vlnking]

Yeah it is tough for the audience if you listen really critically. Everything in this recording is out..I remember a friend I have in a major top ten orchestra was talking about how Oistrakh really does not play in tune compared to some of the best. Szeryng and Heifetz were superior fiddlers for sure.

[govibe]

oistrakh was a better musician... Szeryng's interpretations make me snore

[vlnking]

I don't really dispute the fact that Oistrakh had some real original interpretations. For me a good musician has to have the 3 components: accuracy [intonation], rhythmic, and a beautiful sound. Oistrakh has 2 of those [sound, rhythm]. I think Szeryng was a masterful musician. The violin cannot be played better than him.

[govibe]

do you really think szeryng could have played more colerfully and emotionally like oistrakh did in sibelius concerto second movement on this sight?

You're probably one of those people who like listening to midi files

[vlnking]

Well let's get insulting and make assumptions about me liking midi files (which I don't) because I don't like Oistrakh as much. I think Szeryng was just as much of a musician as Oistrakh. He covered a greater part of the literature than Oistrakh (i.e. Oistrakh did not record any of the Sonatas and Partitas of Bach except the G minor).

[govibe]

so does that mean you're opinion that szeryng is better than oistrakh is a fact? It sure does come off that way jerkoff

[vlnking]

sorry you're tone deaf. I feel for you

[govibe]

sorry, I think Oistrakh is better than szeryng (who had very ordinary phrasing). Please end this discussion NOW

[vlnking]

precise intonation is part of being a good musician. your opinion about szeryng's phrasing being merely ordinary is simply opinion, oistrakh's intonation be inaccurate is a fact.

[govibe]

what do you think of menuhin's intonation, especially in the third movement of the beethoven concerto on this site?

Also consider that oistrakh was playing this after the tchaikovsky concerto and it was his 60th birthday (getting kind of old), so he must have been tired.

[govibe]

now all we're doing is arguing over opinion... Please don't say I'm tone deaf because I value over things over precise intonation.

[vlnking]

precise intonation is part of being a good musician. your opinion about szeryng's phrasing being merely ordinary is simply, oistrakh's intonation be inaccurate is a fact.

[govibe]

hey, and unless you can play better than oistrakh (and prove it by posting a video of yourself), don't say crap about oistrakh.

[vlnking]

Yeah Menuhin's Beethoven sucks.

[abburidotakaria]

then why not post crap on his videos instead of oistrakh's?

[Poluxantis]

ow is that so ... I'm waiting to see how good you can play beethoven! I is verry easy to give critic when you can't do it better... Btw menuhin is the best player of the 20century ...

[vlnking]

are you stupid? Menuhin is the best player of the 20th century?

[Poluxantis]

yes i'm stupid

[vlnking]

yeah it is pretty obvious, at least you can admit it, that is the first step.

[Poluxantis]

i can see you are very intelligent... The public have choice to think ...

[abburidotakaria]

why keep watching oistrakh videos if you obviously hate him so much? Go write cheerleading posts on your god heifetz videos instead

[kandutery]

yo creo que eres gilipollas. Transalte.

[vlnking]

The intonation is really no good..Oistrakh doesn't really play in tune listen carefully. Henryk Szeryng's recording of this caprice is far better, and in tune!

[jguar17944]

I was thinking the same thing before I read your comment

[robertosexar]

My dear Oistrakh. Some times those darn notes are dificult to maintain in tune, don't you think? But what I dislike the most is those damned flowers! Still he's got that good sound

[erikkournikov]

im practicin it, i really like oistrakh

[anbecu]

Los redobles de timbal me parecen innecesarios

[daeviydt]

this may very well be my favorite video on youtube... i wish the entire video were just from one angle, my favorite angle, where all you can see it Oistrakh: it's like the voices are coming from the flowers, from the earth, from Heaven... this piece could be wriiten by Ligeti, it's so modern, so cerebral... victorious, delicate, bold... I LOVE IT!

[misterbg1]

oistrakh didnt play this too well, his still my fav though

[madtyn]

This piece is for violin solo. The orchestra has nothing to do in this piece. The accompaniment by Gennady Rozhdestvensky is good at some moments, but unnecessary and simple. You can't listen to the moving voices written by Locatelli with all the orchestra playing. It's a pity that Oistrakh didn't record it properly.

[julliards]

GOD THIS IS A CAPRICE!!!! ITS SUPPOSE TO BE REPETITIVE!!!

[dnywoman]

i wisk i can meet some great player like this one!

[dnywoman]

i wisk i can meet some great player like this one!

[trevorpinnocky]

lovely piece. ; )

i have to say i like this one better than the szyeryng.. ahem. .. ; )

[blackvinylgrooves]

Is this from Soviet Television,by any chance ?

[ABanchich]

I love this caprice! I have an excellent recording of it performed by Szeryng as well.

[misterbg1]

this is sooo repetitive

[OistrakhMilstein]

well oistrakh didn't compose it so don't blame him

[misterbg1]

your mom composed it, i blame her

[misterbg1]

who is blaming oistrakh, i said "This piece is sooo repetitive, i dont like the piece, not oistrakh

[misterbg1]

hey oistrakhmilstein, for years iv been wanting to hear the perfromance of oistrakh of rondo cappriccioso, ill be really greatfull if you can tell me where i could find it.