Beethoven Concerto violon op.61 Leonid Kogan - 2

[pravljicezaotroke]

Brilliant!

[violinhunter2]

There have been many great violinists, but few as great as Leonid Kogan.

[kztakasaka]

thank you for uploading. This is really rare and good sound.



[pavobaxter]

i think kogan is superior in heifetz in one thing: kogan seems to be just playing long notes for every notes he plays. it's like he's studying so he's taking attention on every little note. and the sound is so clear and also deep.

[jayadsilva67]

But don't get me wrong. Heifetz too got his creativity from the center of the universe. He was a legend too. But I prefer Kogan. Both were Jews and only them people know how to visit the center of the universe for inspiration and creativity.

[jayadsilva67]

Kogan was far superior to Heifetz. He got very little publicity. The sound that he produces appears to come from the center of the universe, where the seat of creativity exists.

[felixmendelssohn]

sweet mother of jesus i'd forgotten how good this performance was

[Mabata394]

(following of the other message)keeps a long F,switch to F#,the orchestra comes back and they play in Bminor,then Eminor,Aminor,D7,long passage in Gminor,then Bb7 to Ebmajor(so a half tone upon Dmajor),then A7 to Dminor,kogan plays then a chromatic and the orchestra is back in Dmajor! Beautifull and Kogan is one of the greatest,no doubt about it...

[fiddlercrab3]

Thanks for the analysis! It's always cool to see the chords spelled out in front of me; the visual aspect helps me absorb them in a different way. Yeah, Beethoven's the man!

[Mabata394]

I heard this concerto for the first time (played by a corean laureate at the queen elisabeth competition) a few days ago in brussels,and I was pretty amazed by the tricky modulations in this part of the first movement:this video begins with the main theme played in Amajor(ok for a concerto in Dmajor;)),then the orchestra plays it one more time but in Aminor,then modulation to Cmajor and Kogan comes in(and enters like he did in Dmajor at the beginning of the concerto but here in C)and then ...

[guilarth]

One of the most powerful and inspiring performance of the Beethoven's concerto I've heard ever !

[chanterellesympa]

Quel orchestre, quel soliste.Talent,Travail,humilit­é.C'était au 20ème siécle.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

This is proof that Kogan is a true artist. Where in most of his performances he demonstrates an enormously muscular and vigorous sound here his playing is filled with all the tenderness and sweetness required to play this concerto. Superb!

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Oops I forgot the main point of my comment: Even though Kogan's playing is uncharacteristically tender/gentle in this video he still sounds like himself, and still plays with the same fire that he always plays with, THAT'S why he's a true artist.

[antiorea]

The B/W video's have something special that the color can't give to the Classics, it's like when you play an LP Disc... Great video

[argentor16]

génial !

[theViolinDreamer]

The more I listen to Kogan , the more I feel he is becomming my favorite, after Heifetz.

[calloffthedogs]

In some ways (not all) I think Kogan surpassed Heifetz. This assertion will no doubt bother people, but I believe it to be true. Kogan never had the excessive preoccupation with speed when he played. His sound may well be more muscular as well. Obviously Heifetz is a god. Kogan is standing right there by his side though.

[NestorAudinotviolins]

all time great violinist