P. HIRSHHORN plays Caprice d'apres l' etude en forme de valse,

[frankcisyarmi]

impresionante Phillipe HirShhorn !!!!! creo haber visto un video donde Janine Janine o Julia Fischer no estoy seguro hacian referencia a "el" por tu tecnica!!!!!

[pochetta1]

Hirshhorn is a classic, now we should dare say it. In the same row with Paganini, Heifetz, Oistrakh and other great names.

[2ndviolinist]

Crass piano playing. Hirschorn has amazing facilty but his tone is too edgy for me. The double stops around 4:52 are crunched. Listen to Prihoda playing impossible pieces for comparison. Sorry to be negative, just used to the "old guys", Sarasate, Kubelik, von Vecsey, etc. for show pieces.

[Mendy7952]

@2ndviolinist Hey 2nd violinist, you are a crass critic. I am glad you like the "old guys" like Sarasate and Kubelik who never made an electrical recording and their tones are not really captured by the early recording machines. In fact, those were two who's sound really never made it on the phonograph, although Sarasate sounds rough as hell in his few old-time recordings. Apples and Oranges Mr 2nd violinist.

[Mendy7952]

@2ndviolinist Hey 2nd violinist, you are a crass critic. I am glad you like the "old guys" like Sarasate and Kubelik who never made an electrical recording and their tones are not really captured by the early recording machines. In fact, those were two who's sound really never made it on the phonograph, although Sarasate sounds rough as heck in his few old-time recordings. Apples and Oranges Mr 2nd violinist.

[Mendy7952]

@2ndviolinist You are kidding, right? Kubelik, "Sevcik's most celebrated VICTIM" and Sarasate who's few acoustical recordings show a rough, rough sound????

[waldemaretz]

Fantastic! Such amazing energy and elegance! I never heard this piece played like that! Thanks a lot.

[zouzou636]

Balestrieri !

[egonsky]

I know.... he plays Balestrieri during competition. Later i think he played on a Bergonzi... but it doesnt matter he sounded same on a toy violin aswell...

[theviolinist12345]

how do you know it ?

[mudidopolos]

How exciting! Compared to this performance of the Waltz Caprice all other performances I have heard of this piece seem pedestrian!

[dkurgano]

amazing!

[Paulette1703]

Philippe Hirshhorn est le meilleurs violoniste et en concert il était divin,

j'ai entendu et aimé beaucoups de violoniste mais il était de très loin le meilleurs

[sevcik2]

Magnificent!!!!!

[lschreiber]

Outstanding !!!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

I have to come by and listen to these magnificent Hirshhorn recordings OFTEN--I can't thank you enough for posting these, they are so remarkable and inspiring. The perfection, clarity and purity of his playing is almost impossible to process

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Do you happen to know what violin Hirshhorn was performing on--or does anyone?

[Ilga512]

I don't know for sure, but most likely at that time (1967 - one of concerts after Queen Elisabeth Competition) he was playing on one of State Collections instruments.

[Bautisnemo]

Probably strad...

[dkurgano]

@OriginalMoonbeam

might be the count Youssoupov strad. this was in the russian state collection since early 20th century, one of their best violins. oistrakh, kogan, kaler used it, and others im sure...

[stanlefo]

@OriginalMoonbeam It was a Balestrieri.

[TheMaximvengerov]

@OriginalMoonbeam

for the queen elizabeth it was a tomaso ballistieri,which he owned all his life.later he used a bergonzi on loan i believe.

[RaduBiticaViolin]

@OriginalMoonbeam

There is something new in my videos with him at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam !!!

[themusicdr]

great!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Outstanding!!!!!! He literally sparkles in this performance! Much appreciation for the upload!

[Violinjunky]

good grief! words escape me! its beyond perfect-such clarity and beauty I have never heard any violinist come close to producing, I am in total awe!

[Ilga512]

Thanks for this comment, you are so totally right. Nobody will ever come close to Hirshhorn's performance because it's not possible - he was just 20 years old.

[michaelhegeman]

Another great performance of Hirshhorn!