J.Heifetz-Bruch Scottish Fantasy-1(Grave;Adagio cantabile)

[lovingee1]

Heifetz, Stern and SARAH CHANG - the BEST of the BEST!

Barb Todres/NY

[the4smiths]

Heifetz is the greatest that ever was!!!

[leoncioviolin]

precioso

[wandsout]

dad: you're never gonna be like this guy

me: who?

dad: (shows me video)

me: ....you're right.

this video is the reason i practice 6 hours a day now.

but i still suck compared to him D:

[srinitaaigaura]

I love this recording because it is the only one that shows clearly how he actually sounded live in a large hall -- that is the true Heifetz sound and I have to say, it sounds sublime, haunting and even transcendental. You don't hear that edge or the scratch anywhere that comes in his recordings.

[srinitaaigaura]

Regarding intonation or ''not in his prime'' factor, he's almost 70 years old here...and who can fight age? But it's still SO wonderful and you don't normally feel the fact. This was at a time when he was also performing very rarely. But the lack of conductor -- he eventually fell out with co-operating with anyone all together and this was also had some role in his retirement in the 50s.

[elfslay]

You know, I'd really like to see a performance of this when we was younger. I've listened to an earlier recording and wow, it really makes the mistakes in this one clear. Heifetz was the greatest violinist in his time, but old age and lack of a conductor make a difference here.

[KatinssEverdeen1234]

@mrotwist you are exactly right. Yes Heifitz was amazing, but i agree that this perfprmance does live up to his reputation with other violin solos.

[KatinssEverdeen1234]

those two people are deaf.

[harrynking777]

The orchestra plays too loudly when Heifetz is playing. Also, the balance within the orchestra is very poor. Everybody just plays mezzo forte. The tuning within the orchestra is often suspect and the poor balance does not help. Heifetz deserved a better orchestra than this.

[fltwwq]

I can't believe what I'm reading below - did someone actually call this 'out of tune and painful to listen to'??? I suggest you scrape the wax out of your ears...

[mrotwist]

The differences between Jascha Heifetz and other violonists like Fritz Kreisler, Isaac Stern, Nathan Milstein, Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh, and other great violinists of the twentieth century are so minimal as to be almost non-existent. To say that one of them is [or was] "greatest" or "greater then the others" is mundane. The same is true for soloists on other instruments, such as the piano.. I must admit that this performance by Heifetz does not rise to the level of many of his others.

[globalsingers]

@mrotwist

You do not know - feel - much about tunes, do you; Heifetz's very rich tune is invincible!!! Mutter to a certain extent has managed - but, no!! - your ears are not of music; no??

[zzzxtreme]

@mrotwist

he's kinda not "liked" by other other greats because he wanted to protect the "superiority of american violinists". yehudi didn't want to join his invitation to form that american violinist group

for economics ? i don't know

[TheDarkfighter555]

This is the most beautiful music I ever heard - Bruch was GENIUS.Nobody can perform it as beautiful as Heifetz did.

[chichi123xx]

YES good song

[liranrok1]

that violin is just beautiful!

[dpoland]

Yes, this is in fact......perfect! My teacher studied with Heifetz, I wish I could have heard him even once in my life play.

[jszczepaniak]

3:37 ...wow...

[pogo32123]

Jascha Heifetz was the best violinist that ever was- he was the Horowitz of the violin. If you want to see the apex in technical ability of any violin piece- listen to how Heifetz played it.

[yangsta72]

@pogo32123 id say paganini was. for him to write those caprices required great technique and great knowledge of how to play the violin. paganini was also a true prodegy

[pogo32123]

@yangsta72 yes! i would agree on that one- but unfortunately there are no paganini phonographs. For years people thought his music was un-playable. I don't even think fritz kreisler could play it. I heard a great story once of freitz kreisler; that when he first heard heifetz play the violin, he said "might as well break my violin bow- now that i have a new standard for a violinist" I am paraphrasing what he said.

[ineschoupa]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[dslmse]

Anyone knows if he made a video of his Devil's trill Sonata Cadenza? (the killing trills...) Cheers...

[PassionateViolinist]

@dslmse He did not record that work

[mahlerman101]

when he asks what they say in french for good luck - anyone else hear the guy replying, "merde"? haha

[rogerstill71]

@mahlerman101 That's what the French say instead of "Good luck" - Merde. I'm not shitting you, I live in Quebec. Literally, it would be "bonne chance". mais on dit "Merde"!

[sarahxboxbeara]

@mahlerman101 hahah yess

[sergelapelle]

Great to hear him with full clarity on this recording..when you can hear the higher frequencies his tone is even sweeter

[mingte3]

Max Bruch might have been surprised if he had heard this ...

the true fairy really existed...

.."The Inner Voice"

Not too sure ...

...N. Paganini can play this well.

THE Violinist of all violinists !!!

[landolfiman]

There's magic here- the colors in the tone, the flexibility in the pulse, the dash and exuberance and intensity- no one is quite like Heifetz- a nonpareil.

[mourningofrahaza]

Just FANTASTIC!!!

What would life be without such music!!!

And now we just can into it on YouTube; marvellous....I am so satisfied for this possibility.

Thanks

[galexzero]

Heifetz's stradivarius sounds great! He played really well! I enjoyed it!

[oldgoat5]

he used the guarnerius here.

[PaganiniAlive]

Heifetz used stradivarius before?

[xXLeafXNinjaXx]

he owned both a stradivarius and a guarneri

[wonybunyeats]

*guarnerius

[wprimrose]

the names of the makers were stradivari and guarneri and should be referred to in that way. Adding "us" to the ends of their names was an artifact of writing their labels in latin

[rapperyt]

clarification: i'm pretty sure this is the video where the french national orchestra played so horribly that they had to put a different recording audio to the same pictures, if that makes sense.  and he's 70 in this by the way. it's the orchestra's fault.. not sure if it's still the french orchestra who played the recording?

[BugsWisely]

Beyond compare. At least a "messenger from god." Not even Heifetz could give this "hight of the cold war crew" the emotion and spiritual enlightment he seemed to instill in orchestras with his unparalleled ability his entire career. No one can bring tears to your eyes as this amazing man could. True compassion. Perfect Moderation.

[oztimpanist]

why the percussionist missed so many notes? or is there a different edition of music?

I have Kalmus for now. anyone can clarify? many thanks

[sunyuloveu]

I think it is not a good idea to play this big concerto without conductor. Look at the beginning, he doesn't know how to start, to give a sign or what... He is the king of violin, but I am sorry, he doesn't know how to lead. especially in the second mov, such a stupid movement with the bow.

[duhhh86]

the first note (of the piece) that came out of his violin was just stunning enough already...

[lollover1]

Orchestra horribly NOT together.

[bountyhanz]

HEy guys, if ur comments are negative , pls dunt write ur comments on this video. In his teen, he was considered a virtuso violinist and till nw , he's still.Regarding of the tuning of his playing, oh com'n, he's how old aready?? 80+? Hardly at this age , could play a bruch Concerto SCottish Fantasy u noe!

[ernokokeny]

King!!!!!!!!!!!

[summerluv4vicky]

LOL you dumbass, have you ever even heard this song before?

[sijas]

LOL you dumbass, don't you know it's called a piece?

haha jk jk

[wuviolin93]

it's nice that you have your own opinions, but there is a reason why he is up there ( or was ) and your not.

[globalman]

bravo, you said it for me. thank youl. the man was an accredited genius and this is only one performance. how lucky we are to have anything and for free. they should down load something better if they don't like this.

[violingirl77]

@2LiveBoo I have to agree with you... Heifetz was probably amazing when he was younger, but his intonation made this painful to listen to.

[lolmanerik]

5:39 - 5:40...so funny...

[john16889]

What year or date was this concert!!!

[variousweetie]

Picky tunning shows some difference?

[newlifetrib9412]

Thats cause its in G flat major a very unusual key signature retard.

[sonofagitar]

hm is this Eb minor or Gb major? it just sounds very minor to me in the beginning (my ear is pretty terrible and I don't have the sheets on me, so it might be horribly obvious were i to see the score =P)

[violinist102]

Does anyone have him playing hora staccato on this dvd?

[cecilibabe]

heifetz is forever violin god.

[stxer]

Does anyone know the year this was made?

[dunepar]

excelente!! me encanta! excelente violinista! :)

[yingwudaying]

so strong emotion ,yes he maby need a conductor(.

[sherom]

A conductor would not of made this piece any better.

[lolmanerik]

worse... ;-)

[sma1968]

Let me begin by stating - I love Heifetz - He is at the top of my list and I think remains the greatest. That said, this is not a great performance and I blame it on his arrogance.

This concert was done sans conductor - he acted as conductor and soloist. And quite frankly, it could have used a conductor. An interesting experiment, but the end result feels like he's trying to play with a music-minus-one recording.

The French stage expression for "Good Luck" that was said - was apt: Merde

[katyaa]

totally agree

[zzzxtreme]

enescu pwned heifetz!

enescu had ranges of beautiful vibratos, instead of heifetz's single range

[zucchini2007]

I would say Heifetz is truly a LEGEND in the world of classical music, and he's very likely the greatest violinist of all time!! He makes the most difficult pieces look so effortless, he truly is a violin virtuoso.

[melomansarasatiste]

nobody in the world can make sound like this it's anormal

[uli22es]

Beautiful. Lot of pasion and perfection! A complete violinist in all senses! Great!

[Darbkin]

I can't wait for Hilary Hahn to play this!!!

[zzzxtreme]

absolutely

[zucchini2007]

WOW, ocorde, what a STUPID comment! The Scottish Fantasy is one of the MOST DIFFICULT pieces ever composed for the violin, it takes YEARS of dedication and practice to get it right! NO STUDENT can play this fiendishly hard piece, not by a long shot!!

[ocorde]

I never said anything about the composition,I said that Oistrakh´s version is better than heifetz one´s.

Of course it takes a long long time.Anyway Heifetz version is not the best,and also heifetz play only four movements from five that have originally.

[nico22059]

actually there are only 4 movements...

[yuh10000]

perfect

[john16889]

HEIFETZ IS A GOD, NOT A MORTAL

[IsaacDelarge]

zopetrikeman, I would love you for life if you could put up the last 2 movements.

[schubert39]

Is very good. Is perfect. Is beatiful. Heifetz is a great violinist.

[marius312]

This is a wonderful video, thank you very much. Where is it from? It shows how even as an old man Heifetz's musicality and virtuosity was all there even though his technique may have decayed.