@floydhead1491 it's okay, you don't need to swear. we understand you. we all understand. you can sleep soundly tonight. it's going to be all right. i promise. have a wonderful life, it seems like you're a wonderful person.
@floydhead1491 ok ok he can have a joke, but you don't need to swear, especially in the comments of a great piece...we came here to enjoy the video, not see you swear. got it? thx.
@BossOver9000 Profanity is the last refuge of a tiny mind... the intention is to make up for lack of content with (so-called) powerful terms. The trouble is, the more that profanities and abrupt words are used, the more common they are used the less striking or powerful they actually become. (At a party long ago a young woman came in and the first thing she said was "SH!T!!" Aw, isn't that a pretty mental image? A young girl opens her mouth and spews... SHIT. How impressive.)
6:16 is one of the most amazing transitions I've ever heard going from the solo back to the tutti. I love how he cues the conductor to cue the orchestra.
If I have a violin. And you have a violin. And I have a bow, there it is, that's a bow. Are you watching? And my bow reaches acrooooooooss the room, and starts to play your violin, I PLAY YOUR VIOLIN!!! I PLAY IT UP!!!
@remusrimbu2: I think it's more or less accepted in violinist circles that Heifetz was the best violinist who ever lived. Anyways, I love Szeryng's Bach performances; don't know enough about Brahms to make a judgment though
i think that the lack in clarity that you noticed is because brahms drew upon the spirited gypsy fiddling that was popular in 19th century vienna. lots of composers during this time wanted 'exotic' influences in their music.
Ingenue001 Henryk Szeryng can totally play his double stops right! I like this rough, pressured style. What's wrong with the 'unclear' double stops? This isn't 'poor play' nor is '5 seconds of this a joke'. I'd like to see you play this better than Szeryng. How can anyone compare Heifetz, Milstein, Szeryng, Elman, Oistrakh, Kogan, Chang, AND EVEN Hahn. Sure, I intensely dislike some styles (Heifetz's Symphonie Espagnole, Chang's Mendelssohn), but I can't even dream about getting there.U 2
he simply lacks the technical knowledge (passed on by the old russian school) and the facility to play the piece in a listenable fashion without blundering through it. what is needed are more violinists with heifetz's technical skill with different interpretations... not unskilled violinists blundering through challenging virtuoso pieces and calling it artistry.
@moldyoreo I think you are conflating the harsh and forced playing with "interpretation". He is obviously struggling through the challenging parts of this piece near the end. He doesn't play them effortlessly, silky or smooth like Heifetz. The double stops are too rough and harsh, not smooth like Heifetz. Perhaps this harshness adds to the piece? You think so, I prefer Heifetz's version (which frankly is a bit too milk toast) but is preferable.
I think you conflate your opinion with fact. You like Heifetz, I like both. The only thing you're proving is your ignorance of the breadth of musical possibilites and expressions by attacking Szeryng on his technique, which in all likelihood is better than what you could ever develop to be. Do all of us a favor and keep your smallmindedness to yourself and your Heifetz recordings. There's much more to music than you care to know. Those of us are better of for knowing that.
@moldyoreo just compare the first.. 5 SECONDs of this guy vs. Heifetz is a joke. There are not in the same league. Zino Francescatti had the chops to play this, Szeryng does not. He's not a very good violinist. I am not sure why you don't get that.
Probably because unlike you, Szeryng had a concert career. Enough people liked him to attend his concerts. Indeed, 74,861 people have viewed this clip alone. I'd like to see you attract that many people. The answer is simple: you can't. Live in the real world and go beyond all talk.
@moldyoreo if there were a video of Heifetz performing this live that would not be the case. I just don't get it when people say this is better than the Heifetz version.... beyond me... he's not playing very well.. unless the harsh tone suits you and the poor play fits that theme.
Indeed, many things are beyond you. Just accept that people have their preferences. You call them scratches, it can be called articulation. Szeryng's recording of the Bach S & Ps have less scratches than Heifetz' version. If you're consistent, Heifetz is inferior to Szeryng in that instance.
@Ingenue001 sorry but I'm think you are joking!Szeryng is the best violinist in the world.And you now why?because he cares about music.This video has a very poor quality.Listen to the cd with Pierre Monteaux and London and you will here.Heifetz plays faster,but this is more like brahms,more solid.
@Ingenue001 I support your right to prefer one interpretation to another and even to examine the nuances of different techniques, but I think it's quite another thing to say Henryk Szeryng "lacks technical knowledge." Besides the fact that this performance is quite good, Szeryng also has a spectacular performance history; his Bach and Mozart are particularly good.
@Ingenue001 Also, in regards to the Russian vs. Franco/Belgian issue, keep in mind all of the great players who play FB: Menuhin, Perlman, Stern, Oistrakh (almost), Shaham, Hahn, etc. I think it's fine to criticize one school of bowing, but to say that it somehow "limits" a performer is unreasonable.
@MattyOBrian1 I am referring solely to "impossible" pieces like this one or scherzo tarantella, sarasate, paganini 24, etc... They lack the virtuosity to play it full speed with perfect tone unlike Heifetz. I am very sensitive to abrasive tone and loathe it.. my personal taste. You are free to disagree.
@Ingenue001 First of all, in terms of difficulty I wouldn't place Sarasate or Paganini 24 in the "impossible" category. I would reserve that slot for the first 12 caprices, Britten, the original Sibelius, Bach, Wachsmann, etc. Second, I could name a number of Franco-Belgian players who play this piece and others at "full speed" and with "perfect tone." Check out Hahn playing the third movement of Barber. Actually, check out Hahn playing anything.
@MattyOBrian1 just out of curiosity... do you notice that his guy can't hit his double stops cleanly? or that hillary hahn's version has a poor tone quality (sounds like a loose wire) and is not precise? She struggles with the double stops, but to a lesser extent. Or, that the Heifetz version is an exercise in perfection where nearly every note is hit perfectly, cleanly and with a pleasing tone?
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this was wriiten by joachim and brahms, joachim was the best 19th century violinist. he taught auer, auer taught heifetz of the old russian school. that's why heifetz's version is in another league. heifetz's teacher's teacher wrote it.
not enough delicacy in his play or heifetz's finesse. ponderous and harsh. better than all but one violinist today, but not in heifetz's league.
At this level of artistry it really is a matter of taste. For my tastes, I prefer Szeryng.
i find your genealogical argument very weak. Why is it, then, that not all of Auer's students play it like Heifetz? The answer is simple: they're all individuals and their playing rests on their own merits, not who taught them. Their skills were developed by their mentors to be sure, but to claim that one rendition is better than another because of somebody's teacher's teacher is absurd.
@moldyoreo the pedagogical skills are passed on from teacher to students, hence the best violinists being of the old russian school for the last 150 years. sz's clumsy technical skills are not comparable to heifetz and he is unlistenable. clumsy, abrasive tone, out of tune. I was too busy wincing to notice his "interpretation". what violinist wouldn't give up their half-baked "interpretation" for heifetz's tone and precision (itself a more appropriate interpretation).
Again, that's a value judgment. One could make an opposite point and say that the Franco-Belgian school produced superior violinists from a point of tone production. They certainly had a spectrum of overtones that the Russians couldn't even touch. Not all Russians had connections to Auer. Many were taught by Stolyarsky and not Auer - including Oistrakh. Kogan had absolutely no ties to Auer.
Your argument is simply weak. . You yourself say that you didn't listen to his "interpretation". No wonder you fail to appreciate violinists outside of your immediate favor.
@moldyoreo Szeryng is a great violinist. among the non-old russian school this is tops. he just cant compare to heifetz. he can't even cleanly hit the double stops in the main theme. he slams them. the orchestra overwhelms him. this is a very hard piece and he struggles through it. 4:36-4:46 he's scratching the violin. 5:10 -5:15 is badly out of tune. 6:00-6:10 is a rain wreck. 6:50-7:20 is beyond his skills to play cleanly. heifetz clearly plays each note.
If what you call playing "cleanly" were the one single issue which makes or breaks an artist, you'd be right. However, you fail to understand that there's more to making music than that. Can he compare to Heifetz? Yes and no. In your world he can't. In my world, thanks be to God, he and Heifetz are like apples and oranges. It's a good thing because we need more violinists with their own sound, not just Heifetz clones everywhere.
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Brahms said when he composed his best works "Straightway the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies and orchestration... I have to be in a semi-trance condition to get such results."
In my opinion, 1:15 is the hardest part of the piece. I hate that high B in the octaves. Takes a lot of practice to get it in your fingers just right.
everyone i have a question, plz answer, in ur opinion who do u think plays the brahms concerto the best and who will it forever be associated with, plz forgive me if i dont know dis, im a cellist, but i love this concerto!!!
And this piece comes on. What excellent film making and juxtaposition, putting such a great, beautiful piece for the credits after Daniel Day Lewis bashes someone's head in with a bowling pin .
Szeryng eligió la ciudadania mexicana. Fue el gran embajador cultural de México. Un artista excepcional y un ser humano de la máxima calidad. Dios bendiga al maestro Szeryng. Los que amamos la música nunca lo olvidaremos.
i'm so thankful to live during a time when i can turn on my pc and be listening to the world's most beautiful music in a matter of minutes. truly astounding as is the virtuoso mr. szeryng.
This is uploaded from a DVD, where the sync is very bad. I have the DVD....anyway, the playing is great! The orchestra players need a bit of work though.
He probably would have gained more publicity if his name were easier to pronounce. How do you pronounce his last name? Can some one give it phonetically?
listen to Brahm's symphonies (but choose your Orchestra/Conductor carefully! Makes a huge difference). I recommend Vienna Phil./Bernstein if you like more interpretation and an incredible sounding orchestra recorded in the best hall in the world (the recording might not be the best sonically for digital reasons but ...
Thank you for putting this here. Mr. Szeryng is a hero of mine from way back. I was lucky enough to hear him once in Boston's Symphony Hall in the '80s (toward the end of his performing career). His renditions of Bach's solo partitas and sonatas ARE the standard to aspire to. Is there anyone else who has made the instrument so much a part of himself? (OK, Perlman did, but in a more fiery way). Thanks again!! (Also he was Polish & as I am partially of Polish extraction that makes me proud. :)
>Is there anyone else who has made the >instrument so much a part of himself?
Nathan Milstein definietly has. Did you listen to his Bach renditions? The ones from the 70's and later. Simply supreme and the best, according my book ;)
Hi, guys. Is it just my impression, or this video is "tuned" to somewhere A=444? Additionally, as big a fan as I am of H. Szering, I must concede that *this* particular video is not him at his best. But this doesn't mean that we have green light for condescending trash-mouthing about. How I wish I could play as """bad""" as H. S. in this video (not to say anything of his Beethoven Concerto!). So, please, relax and enjoy one of the GREATEST.
This is my favorite performance next to those of Gil Shaham and David Oistrakh. And if you want to see a guy sweat, watch Shaham literally drip sweat onto the violin! This is a nastily hard concerto, and what makes these three stand out is how little they bring attention to themselves, but all the attention to the music.
I believe Szeryng's level of both clarity and strength makes all of his playing very unique and his interpretations much more understandable. I really appreciate it in this concerto.
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just because youre all in love with your little red concertoist it doesnt detract from his blatant failure. im surprised stalin even opened the iron curtain on these shenanigans
I'm not going to say anything about the violinist because he's good but this is definitely far from the best recording of this song. The violin is so faint.
Hi....too many of you are calling a composition like this a 'song'. This is a concerto. I know this sounds kind of anal....just of those little things that can bug.
This concerto is one of most demanding in repertoire, technically and physically. That is why it is not performed that often. Some works cost (Mahler 6, Brahms 2nd pno for example. Ask any truly pro violinist). This is one of them!
Jeez, don't any of you see the extraordinary discipline of Szeryng's playing? He's working hard but that was his style - he didn't just hack through it the way many others often do.
Let's face it, he doesn't cop out on anything - he savors every phrase. The Brahms ain't exactly Bartok #2 when it comes to technique, but communicating it effectively to an audience is a challenge. I know from experience.
yeah, he has that precision and care on every single note he plays. Thats what makes his tone special. Brahms wasn't a composer particularly known for virtuous pieces, but if you mess up the interpretation Brahms doesnt sound like brahms.
I saw an advanced screening of There Will Be Blood the other night -- brilliant film btw -- and I'm pretty sure this exact performance was used in the film.
I prefer Oistrakh interpretation but Szeryng was for sure one of the best performer of this concerto. Several studio recordings are superb, for example one with Antal Dorati and another with Montreux.
lui pas dire kaka mais difficile morceau
MsVerlinden 2 weeks ago
fuckyea.jpeg all the way
motharchodar 1 month ago
i really need to play this piece...
BossOver9000 3 months ago
@BossOver9000 You are aware that that might not be easy ...
obermax25 1 month ago
Epic Brahms, just epic.
MsFloopdedoop 4 months ago
thank god this moment was preserved
Dwaynethesock 4 months ago
This is great
mrcraigjohnsonful 5 months ago
kolko je ovo jadno ! jebem ti muziku,i delo,kad ja ne mogu da zapamtim ovu melodiju -.-
LekicGrobar 8 months ago
I'm finished.
AsmoGoth 8 months ago 17
this is so dirty that even lysol can't clean it
floydhead1491 9 months ago
@floydhead1491 it's also NOT dubstep.
Supernova325 9 months ago
@Supernova325 ever heard of a joke you fuckin square?
floydhead1491 9 months ago
@floydhead1491 and somehow the world still goes around...
Supernova325 9 months ago
@Supernova325 good comment, real deep
floydhead1491 9 months ago
@Supernova325 you pretentious fuck head
floydhead1491 9 months ago
@floydhead1491 it's okay, you don't need to swear. we understand you. we all understand. you can sleep soundly tonight. it's going to be all right. i promise. have a wonderful life, it seems like you're a wonderful person.
Supernova325 9 months ago
@Supernova325 thanks man, but i still think your a piece of shit
floydhead1491 9 months ago
@Supernova325 floydhead1491 does NOT seem like a wonderful person. He needs to clean his ole pie-hole with lye soap!
outoftunefiddler 5 months ago
@floydhead1491 ok ok he can have a joke, but you don't need to swear, especially in the comments of a great piece...we came here to enjoy the video, not see you swear. got it? thx.
BossOver9000 3 months ago
@BossOver9000 fuck you fuckface
floydhead1491 3 months ago
@floydhead1491 ok...
1) youre horribly bad at swearing, and you even look bad with it, so stop it.
2) as i said, you do not swear in the comments of a nice work of music...go swear in the comments of your own videos or something...
we came here to enjoy the video, not to see your profanity, got it? Have a nice day.
BossOver9000 3 months ago
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@BossOver9000 eat my cock clown you piece of clownshit
floydhead1491 3 months ago
@BossOver9000 Profanity is the last refuge of a tiny mind... the intention is to make up for lack of content with (so-called) powerful terms. The trouble is, the more that profanities and abrupt words are used, the more common they are used the less striking or powerful they actually become. (At a party long ago a young woman came in and the first thing she said was "SH!T!!" Aw, isn't that a pretty mental image? A young girl opens her mouth and spews... SHIT. How impressive.)
UlfenDaddy 1 month ago
@Supernova325 seriously dude,ever heard of joke?..
PitBullSerbian 8 months ago
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THERE WILL BE BLOOD
89alphaomega 9 months ago
Great piece, great violinist, terrible hairdue
LunaticJACK1 9 months ago
@LunaticJACK1 the concerto is 45 minutes long, no ones hair looks the best after that.
saintmichael104 9 months ago
6:16 is one of the most amazing transitions I've ever heard going from the solo back to the tutti. I love how he cues the conductor to cue the orchestra.
GSYBE631 10 months ago
If I have a violin. And you have a violin. And I have a bow, there it is, that's a bow. Are you watching? And my bow reaches acrooooooooss the room, and starts to play your violin, I PLAY YOUR VIOLIN!!! I PLAY IT UP!!!
Lassannn 11 months ago 24
@Lassannn :D
ronackostolomac 2 weeks ago
Like this if you're "finished".
verkenderkraftwerk2 1 year ago 2
Ah, a nice Hungarian dance. I am Hungarian and this truly touches me!
violintwilightsaga28 1 year ago
@violintwilightsaga28 What about the hungarian pornstars? :)
TK2008BEST 11 months ago
Am I the only one who thinks that the chorus of Don't Cry for me Argentina is based on this rondo theme? It's essentially the same chords!!!
omegaxx19 1 year ago
lol it's kinda fits =)
redqueena 9 months ago
this song is so intense that the man is sweating :P
sophisticatedx33 1 year ago
@sophisticatedx33 lol it's kinda true :)
redqueena 9 months ago
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!
ImmynimmyX 1 year ago 2
Yo también le estoy agradecido a la actual tecnología...lo grande al alcance de mi ordenador. Maravilla. Enormes músicos.
jafigueroa41 1 year ago
I AM THE THIRD REVELATION YOU SNIVILING ASS!
1972glm 1 year ago
He is sweating lol. Whenever you play the whole brahms concerto you lose at least one pund
crazynugget8 1 year ago
I loved this in MODERN WARFARE 2.
SuperElm 1 year ago
Amazing and great technique
eeuzzy 1 year ago
cadenza at 5:09 is magnificent! szeryng is fantastic, and ranks among the best ever for sure!
xchnsn 1 year ago
there will be milkshake
MrTheBeast 1 year ago
Gotta love technology.
DarkMessiBan 1 year ago
some one tell me where i can buy this......
jimbilkin 1 year ago
@peicemakerSS22 yea ive seen the movie but you sound like a psycho
mainly the type that copy what they see
MrTheBeast 1 year ago
@peicemakerSS22 sick motherfucker
MrTheBeast 1 year ago
@remusrimbu2: I think it's more or less accepted in violinist circles that Heifetz was the best violinist who ever lived. Anyways, I love Szeryng's Bach performances; don't know enough about Brahms to make a judgment though
HROGAKDTE 1 year ago
what a great player he is
gregtowers1979 1 year ago
one of my favorite.
His Bach is AMAZING! lol
yscslim 1 year ago
i think that the lack in clarity that you noticed is because brahms drew upon the spirited gypsy fiddling that was popular in 19th century vienna. lots of composers during this time wanted 'exotic' influences in their music.
princesskristi1 1 year ago
Ingenue001 Henryk Szeryng can totally play his double stops right! I like this rough, pressured style. What's wrong with the 'unclear' double stops? This isn't 'poor play' nor is '5 seconds of this a joke'. I'd like to see you play this better than Szeryng. How can anyone compare Heifetz, Milstein, Szeryng, Elman, Oistrakh, Kogan, Chang, AND EVEN Hahn. Sure, I intensely dislike some styles (Heifetz's Symphonie Espagnole, Chang's Mendelssohn), but I can't even dream about getting there.U 2
lezare2012 1 year ago
An excellent performance,thank you !
morinoroba 1 year ago
he simply lacks the technical knowledge (passed on by the old russian school) and the facility to play the piece in a listenable fashion without blundering through it. what is needed are more violinists with heifetz's technical skill with different interpretations... not unskilled violinists blundering through challenging virtuoso pieces and calling it artistry.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
You simply lack the ability to appreciate things outside of your narrow knowledge.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo I think you are conflating the harsh and forced playing with "interpretation". He is obviously struggling through the challenging parts of this piece near the end. He doesn't play them effortlessly, silky or smooth like Heifetz. The double stops are too rough and harsh, not smooth like Heifetz. Perhaps this harshness adds to the piece? You think so, I prefer Heifetz's version (which frankly is a bit too milk toast) but is preferable.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
I think you conflate your opinion with fact. You like Heifetz, I like both. The only thing you're proving is your ignorance of the breadth of musical possibilites and expressions by attacking Szeryng on his technique, which in all likelihood is better than what you could ever develop to be. Do all of us a favor and keep your smallmindedness to yourself and your Heifetz recordings. There's much more to music than you care to know. Those of us are better of for knowing that.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo .....harsh tone, squeakyness, abrasiveness and limited facility. This guy isn't my cup of tea and gives me a headache.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
Your comments have a harsh tone, squeakiness, abrasiveness, and limited facility. You give my a headache. Go have a cup of tea.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo just compare the first.. 5 SECONDs of this guy vs. Heifetz is a joke. There are not in the same league. Zino Francescatti had the chops to play this, Szeryng does not. He's not a very good violinist. I am not sure why you don't get that.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
Probably because unlike you, Szeryng had a concert career. Enough people liked him to attend his concerts. Indeed, 74,861 people have viewed this clip alone. I'd like to see you attract that many people. The answer is simple: you can't. Live in the real world and go beyond all talk.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo if there were a video of Heifetz performing this live that would not be the case. I just don't get it when people say this is better than the Heifetz version.... beyond me... he's not playing very well.. unless the harsh tone suits you and the poor play fits that theme.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
Indeed, many things are beyond you. Just accept that people have their preferences. You call them scratches, it can be called articulation. Szeryng's recording of the Bach S & Ps have less scratches than Heifetz' version. If you're consistent, Heifetz is inferior to Szeryng in that instance.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@Ingenue001 sorry but I'm think you are joking!Szeryng is the best violinist in the world.And you now why?because he cares about music.This video has a very poor quality.Listen to the cd with Pierre Monteaux and London and you will here.Heifetz plays faster,but this is more like brahms,more solid.
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MattyOBrian1 1 year ago
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@Ingenue001 I support your right to prefer one interpretation to another and even to examine the nuances of different techniques, but I think it's quite another thing to say Henryk Szeryng "lacks technical knowledge." Besides the fact that this performance is quite good, Szeryng also has a spectacular performance history; his Bach and Mozart are particularly good.
MattyOBrian1 1 year ago
@Ingenue001 Also, in regards to the Russian vs. Franco/Belgian issue, keep in mind all of the great players who play FB: Menuhin, Perlman, Stern, Oistrakh (almost), Shaham, Hahn, etc. I think it's fine to criticize one school of bowing, but to say that it somehow "limits" a performer is unreasonable.
MattyOBrian1 1 year ago
@MattyOBrian1 I am referring solely to "impossible" pieces like this one or scherzo tarantella, sarasate, paganini 24, etc... They lack the virtuosity to play it full speed with perfect tone unlike Heifetz. I am very sensitive to abrasive tone and loathe it.. my personal taste. You are free to disagree.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
@Ingenue001 First of all, in terms of difficulty I wouldn't place Sarasate or Paganini 24 in the "impossible" category. I would reserve that slot for the first 12 caprices, Britten, the original Sibelius, Bach, Wachsmann, etc. Second, I could name a number of Franco-Belgian players who play this piece and others at "full speed" and with "perfect tone." Check out Hahn playing the third movement of Barber. Actually, check out Hahn playing anything.
MattyOBrian1 1 year ago
@MattyOBrian1 just out of curiosity... do you notice that his guy can't hit his double stops cleanly? or that hillary hahn's version has a poor tone quality (sounds like a loose wire) and is not precise? She struggles with the double stops, but to a lesser extent. Or, that the Heifetz version is an exercise in perfection where nearly every note is hit perfectly, cleanly and with a pleasing tone?
Ingenue001 1 year ago
orchestra is not good either...
Ingenue001 2 years ago
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this was wriiten by joachim and brahms, joachim was the best 19th century violinist. he taught auer, auer taught heifetz of the old russian school. that's why heifetz's version is in another league. heifetz's teacher's teacher wrote it.
not enough delicacy in his play or heifetz's finesse. ponderous and harsh. better than all but one violinist today, but not in heifetz's league.
Ingenue001 2 years ago
At this level of artistry it really is a matter of taste. For my tastes, I prefer Szeryng.
i find your genealogical argument very weak. Why is it, then, that not all of Auer's students play it like Heifetz? The answer is simple: they're all individuals and their playing rests on their own merits, not who taught them. Their skills were developed by their mentors to be sure, but to claim that one rendition is better than another because of somebody's teacher's teacher is absurd.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo the pedagogical skills are passed on from teacher to students, hence the best violinists being of the old russian school for the last 150 years. sz's clumsy technical skills are not comparable to heifetz and he is unlistenable. clumsy, abrasive tone, out of tune. I was too busy wincing to notice his "interpretation". what violinist wouldn't give up their half-baked "interpretation" for heifetz's tone and precision (itself a more appropriate interpretation).
Ingenue001 1 year ago
Again, that's a value judgment. One could make an opposite point and say that the Franco-Belgian school produced superior violinists from a point of tone production. They certainly had a spectrum of overtones that the Russians couldn't even touch. Not all Russians had connections to Auer. Many were taught by Stolyarsky and not Auer - including Oistrakh. Kogan had absolutely no ties to Auer.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
Your argument is simply weak. . You yourself say that you didn't listen to his "interpretation". No wonder you fail to appreciate violinists outside of your immediate favor.
moldyoreo 1 year ago
@moldyoreo Szeryng is a great violinist. among the non-old russian school this is tops. he just cant compare to heifetz. he can't even cleanly hit the double stops in the main theme. he slams them. the orchestra overwhelms him. this is a very hard piece and he struggles through it. 4:36-4:46 he's scratching the violin. 5:10 -5:15 is badly out of tune. 6:00-6:10 is a rain wreck. 6:50-7:20 is beyond his skills to play cleanly. heifetz clearly plays each note.
Ingenue001 1 year ago
If what you call playing "cleanly" were the one single issue which makes or breaks an artist, you'd be right. However, you fail to understand that there's more to making music than that. Can he compare to Heifetz? Yes and no. In your world he can't. In my world, thanks be to God, he and Heifetz are like apples and oranges. It's a good thing because we need more violinists with their own sound, not just Heifetz clones everywhere.
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aaron1640 2 years ago
Which orchestra? Who's conducting?
vincecharus 2 years ago 2
Paris Conservatoire (orchestra) and Paul Paray is conducting. B+ orchestra at best. Paul Paray is no Charles Munch...
meadors2009 2 years ago 2
Brahms said when he composed his best works "Straightway the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies and orchestration... I have to be in a semi-trance condition to get such results."
charmingemily 2 years ago 4
I loved this in THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
FTIGH 2 years ago 50
great way to end the movie!
mrsherman109 2 years ago
@FTIGH The movie is even better than the music^^
It is insanely good !
Fa300 1 year ago
he looks like roman emperor nero about to be doused by the flames of hell!
MrDouglasfairbanks 2 years ago
Ah, my favorite movement.
DaggonX 2 years ago 2
bravo maestro
Obtulkaa 2 years ago 2
OMG, he makes it looks so easyyy!!! My goodness, I'm sooo jealous. :P
SaharaSaphire 2 years ago
BAMF
chuygarsia 2 years ago 10
In my opinion, 1:15 is the hardest part of the piece. I hate that high B in the octaves. Takes a lot of practice to get it in your fingers just right.
Sviolinist 2 years ago
goosebumps!
TheDukeOfEd99 2 years ago
everyone i have a question, plz answer, in ur opinion who do u think plays the brahms concerto the best and who will it forever be associated with, plz forgive me if i dont know dis, im a cellist, but i love this concerto!!!
SqueekyMonkey101 2 years ago
on my opinion...OISTRAKH
Itachi1846 2 years ago
Really, Why? I Must know!
917Tenor 2 years ago
You're an ass.
XxKubrickFanxX 2 years ago
"I'm Finished!"
And this piece comes on. What excellent film making and juxtaposition, putting such a great, beautiful piece for the credits after Daniel Day Lewis bashes someone's head in with a bowling pin .
sn0wsh00 2 years ago 5
OH 6:06 desafinacion :S
Elcomunisto 2 years ago
jajaja true, is funny
BRAVioLaIO 2 years ago
OH HERMOSISIMOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Elcomunisto 2 years ago
I dont know why this beautiful concerto was chosen to end the movie "There Will Be Blood"--juxtaposition?
Also, at 2:07 2:08 was that a slip or is that note written?
juufa72 2 years ago
Szeryng was a Master of Masters, Dear Sir R.I.P.
rolex0071 2 years ago
This man is sheer genius!
I must say as a flautist, string players astound me.
toddles9 2 years ago
What an exceptional piece of writing! We are performing this in my orchestra in a few weeks' time.
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne Australia - soloist; Natsuko Yoshimoto
toddles9 2 years ago
Excelso!
La vida y la obra de Henryk Szeryng son para nosotros los mexicanos una apasionada fuente de aliento. Gracias SamLee0519
11bien 2 years ago
I agree with SamLee0519. No one plays the Brahms Violin Concerto better than Szeryng.
trodmi 2 years ago
trodmi-His Beethoven Spring Sonata #5 with Artur Rubinstein is easily the definitive recording.
paulostroff99 2 years ago
I'm so glad I can turn on my Mac and listen to this whenever
thecamraman 2 years ago 2
Szeryng eligió la ciudadania mexicana. Fue el gran embajador cultural de México. Un artista excepcional y un ser humano de la máxima calidad. Dios bendiga al maestro Szeryng. Los que amamos la música nunca lo olvidaremos.
Tizafernes 2 years ago
muy bien
leoncioviolin 2 years ago
i'm so thankful to live during a time when i can turn on my pc and be listening to the world's most beautiful music in a matter of minutes. truly astounding as is the virtuoso mr. szeryng.
jrblockquote 2 years ago 51
I couldn't agree more
nistle2 2 years ago 4
Who was conducting? Which orchestra?
vincecharus 2 years ago
true classic!!!!!!! =)
CSimeviolin 2 years ago
Interesting to watch his left hand at 1:05
jcfbell3001 2 years ago
and???
upsarinbam 2 years ago
This is the ending music for "There Will Be Blood"!
pookiehohn 3 years ago 2
what is There Will be Blood????..Im curious to find out..
vlhere 2 years ago
It's a really good movie.
pookiehohn 2 years ago 2
This is uploaded from a DVD, where the sync is very bad. I have the DVD....anyway, the playing is great! The orchestra players need a bit of work though.
jshaman 3 years ago
This recording is so great, Henryk Szeryng plays this amazingly
storionigirl1775 3 years ago 2
I love Szeryng. Growing up his playing inspired me more than any other to practice and love music. Thank you Mr. Szeryng!
leafmixer 3 years ago 2
He probably would have gained more publicity if his name were easier to pronounce. How do you pronounce his last name? Can some one give it phonetically?
I love this piece, he is truly fantastic!
TwistingWays 3 years ago
szeryng is caring :)
Khu827 3 years ago
sorry, my comment was intended to be a reply to yours... o.o;
/'∫eI-rin/
Khu827 3 years ago
im not usually a big fan of brahms, but i absolutely love this piece
radioheadoasisemily 3 years ago 2
listen to Brahm's symphonies (but choose your Orchestra/Conductor carefully! Makes a huge difference). I recommend Vienna Phil./Bernstein if you like more interpretation and an incredible sounding orchestra recorded in the best hall in the world (the recording might not be the best sonically for digital reasons but ...
Try Piano Concerto #1 for some deep stuff too.
TiqueO6 3 years ago
I don't if anything can be done about it but the video isn't synced. Still great music! :)
megger06 3 years ago
youtube videos never sync very well
plus it's old
wdm2112 3 years ago
Isn't it wonderful to see a violinist with a smile on his face when he plays. I love Henryk Szeryng! Wonderful, Bravo!
amati147 3 years ago 5
Yes! Finally I have found the song that plays at the end of "There Will Be Blood"
I love this song!
marcusdbaldwin 3 years ago
one of the greatest violonists!
theViolinDreamer 3 years ago 4
Thank you for putting this here. Mr. Szeryng is a hero of mine from way back. I was lucky enough to hear him once in Boston's Symphony Hall in the '80s (toward the end of his performing career). His renditions of Bach's solo partitas and sonatas ARE the standard to aspire to. Is there anyone else who has made the instrument so much a part of himself? (OK, Perlman did, but in a more fiery way). Thanks again!! (Also he was Polish & as I am partially of Polish extraction that makes me proud. :)
Treebard 3 years ago 3
>Is there anyone else who has made the >instrument so much a part of himself?
Nathan Milstein definietly has. Did you listen to his Bach renditions? The ones from the 70's and later. Simply supreme and the best, according my book ;)
Cheers!
mihajovics 3 years ago
Thank you for put this vedio here. it is very hard to find.
MusiKToucH 3 years ago 2
Hi, guys. Is it just my impression, or this video is "tuned" to somewhere A=444? Additionally, as big a fan as I am of H. Szering, I must concede that *this* particular video is not him at his best. But this doesn't mean that we have green light for condescending trash-mouthing about. How I wish I could play as """bad""" as H. S. in this video (not to say anything of his Beethoven Concerto!). So, please, relax and enjoy one of the GREATEST.
SashaDrago 3 years ago 3
This is my favorite performance next to those of Gil Shaham and David Oistrakh. And if you want to see a guy sweat, watch Shaham literally drip sweat onto the violin! This is a nastily hard concerto, and what makes these three stand out is how little they bring attention to themselves, but all the attention to the music.
psalmtone 3 years ago
I believe Szeryng's level of both clarity and strength makes all of his playing very unique and his interpretations much more understandable. I really appreciate it in this concerto.
PaperGrape 3 years ago 2
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he screws up the best part. listen to 2:07!
Kapidye29 3 years ago
do you know what youre talking about?
dt10825 3 years ago 3
haha he's funny.
noirdez667 3 years ago
dude, he scratched one note and you can barely tell. Get over it lol
pilsburycookies8 3 years ago
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just because youre all in love with your little red concertoist it doesnt detract from his blatant failure. im surprised stalin even opened the iron curtain on these shenanigans
Kapidye29 3 years ago
can you play this piece perfectly?
cgd147 3 years ago
you are a stupid, ignorant asshole
XxKubrickFanxX 3 years ago
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Red? fuck you! no one chose to be Red, faggot, Stalin made them Red!
osmankemalosmankemal 3 years ago
It's not a RED concerto- it is a music, not a politics! And this is one of THE BEST concertos ever so it is worldwide!
CsOH23 3 years ago
this is a slower tempo.but it shouldnt necessarily be faster actually.but we are used to a faster tempo.but it is alltogether very well played.
paganviodio 3 years ago
I'm not going to say anything about the violinist because he's good but this is definitely far from the best recording of this song. The violin is so faint.
dogtransport 3 years ago
Hi....too many of you are calling a composition like this a 'song'. This is a concerto. I know this sounds kind of anal....just of those little things that can bug.
kjw163 3 years ago 5
"the violin is so faint"-saying that I think you are insane bro...
levanter1977 3 years ago 2
He recorded this piece at least twice....both are out of print
bondman24 3 years ago
aparently henryk went on stage drunk every time lol!!! STILL PLAYED FANTASTICALLY THOUGH!!!!
enlast 3 years ago 2
I'm finished.
bridgetzissou 3 years ago 8
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Where have i heard this before? There Will Be Blood?-no that's not it.
No Country For Old Men!-that's where i heard it!
ericdale123 3 years ago
No, you were right the first time. It was in There Will Be Blood. The played it during a scene in the middle and then again at the very end.
pvo1981 3 years ago 3
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i was being sarcastic in my last comment. i knew it was from There Will Be Blood.
ericdale123 3 years ago
I'm finished!
jojogaga 3 years ago 14
Mr. Daniel?
Lucsok 3 years ago 10
Written for the screen and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Streetballer4907 3 years ago 4
There was a Victrola recording of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Szeryng and Charles Munch. The Polonaise is amazing.
penwittig 3 years ago
I have his Bach solo sonatas and partitas. One of my treasures. Never seen him. A handsome man. Thank you so much for posting.
handyjake 4 years ago
This concerto is one of most demanding in repertoire, technically and physically. That is why it is not performed that often. Some works cost (Mahler 6, Brahms 2nd pno for example. Ask any truly pro violinist). This is one of them!
Iriecarver 4 years ago
He's always struck me as having a rather generic style of playing - but kind of like a really outstanding concertmaster...
winrx 4 years ago
Interpretation wise or sound wise? Because I can usually pick out a Szeryng recording when I hear one. He does have an original sound.
pilsburycookies8 4 years ago
Jeez, don't any of you see the extraordinary discipline of Szeryng's playing? He's working hard but that was his style - he didn't just hack through it the way many others often do.
Let's face it, he doesn't cop out on anything - he savors every phrase. The Brahms ain't exactly Bartok #2 when it comes to technique, but communicating it effectively to an audience is a challenge. I know from experience.
theoceanave 4 years ago
This piece sounds incredibly hard!
xPatriarch 4 years ago
It is technically easier than it sounds. Musically, it can be excruciatingly hard in certain aspects.
theoceanave 4 years ago
yeah, he has that precision and care on every single note he plays. Thats what makes his tone special. Brahms wasn't a composer particularly known for virtuous pieces, but if you mess up the interpretation Brahms doesnt sound like brahms.
DualThunder 4 years ago
I saw an advanced screening of There Will Be Blood the other night -- brilliant film btw -- and I'm pretty sure this exact performance was used in the film.
TulseLuper 4 years ago
TWBB (Daniel Day-Lewis) was indeed brilliant, but Szeryng's performance was most certainly NOT used in the film.
schunkeone 4 years ago 2
Yeah I know that now. It was Anne-Sophie Mutter with the Berlin Philharmonic.
TulseLuper 4 years ago 5
I'm so glad you mentioned this, I'd been trying to find out who performed that piece in the film!
meladorimagpie 4 years ago
Who cares about the sweating it is the quality of the performance that matters truly.
lebleuviolin 4 years ago
I prefer Oistrakh interpretation but Szeryng was for sure one of the best performer of this concerto. Several studio recordings are superb, for example one with Antal Dorati and another with Montreux.
palmatutti 4 years ago