Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Janine Jansen 2-4

[liug2012]

Why is there a random piano bench in front of the conductor?

[Rogue4renhiw]

fuck the purple subtitle..... Janine's sound is perfect!

[BlackIsOut]

0:36 Bach's chaconne!

[sportsfan1937]

some people really don't like this.....REALLY?!?! she sounds, unbelievable. her expression is the best! others just play through it and rely solely on vibrato and bow pressure. she does so freaken well with knowing where the phrase goes and works soooooo well with the orchestra

[Sim882]

@sportsfan1937 ur getting manipulated by her facial expressions - this is played with very little expression. compare with Oistrakh

[DhAoS1020]

@Sim882 No, actually I don't even have to look at her face and know she plays with an enormous amount of expression. =/

[Sim882]

@DhAoS1020 you need to listen to Oistrakh's version i think

[lesliefoy49]

one of the best living ,and above all simpathical as well ,her style,"stile est l'homme"

[dekanotto]

La bellezza della musica, dell'esecuzione e la magnificenza dell'auditorio sono irresistibili. Janine Jansen è magica!

[censchot]

Ah, the emotion she puts into it.. I will watch her play this live in Amsterdam in february.. hope I can keep a dry eye..

[Charmington0]

:D

[andyfoe]

So much feeling behind it - it does not get (much) better.

[Fattomz]

@andyfoe

i agree, have u watched sarah chang playing it ?? She's great

[evikeysn]

I didn't even know something like that a person can do with a violine :O

[dududevynidu]

Bravissimo!

[24DJF]

@JesSeales amen to this comment, they could have cut it after the cadenza!

[jeffreycfchu]

Love her phrasing of this piece.

[PC900]

Phrasing beautifully done. Very well played indeed...ah heck, I love it!

[Enocdirecto]

I love janine jansen

[technocrash09]

One of the things this video gives us is some great close-ups of JJ's instrument (well, not hers exactly...it's a loaner). This is as close to a vintage Strad as most of us will get. In this case it's a 1727 Stradivari "Barrere"....just FYI

[lbrinin1701]

Personally I like everything about her, She is passionate and alive and brings the music to life

[kuvhlubkojibleegxwbo]

They should get rid of the explanation, we are not stupid.....it's distracting me from watching!

[legoinaboat1]

@kuvhlubkojibleegxwbo It's for people who dont know much about classical music, and or string instrument technique, which believe it or not makes up a large portion of the audience of this performance

[tlcooper93]

Well played.

[ionsaxofon]

art is about balancing the expression of a universal emotion with your own experience. it's always the public deciding if you succeded or not. i think she does

[anumoli]

@MusicIver27, shes not jerking around look closely and think. you're probably just used to seeing another musician in performance...

[Musiclver27]

@anumoli That's probably true. Also, after looking at the video again, I realized it wasn't her movement I disliked but her facial expressions. I don't want to be mean--it's just not my preference.

[perri6]

That was the joint!

[haneem95]

woow...



[OrianaDiazL]

Me encanta como toca ella y su expresividad.. además que en el video se explica cada tema del concierto. es muy padegógico.. :)

I love the way she plays and her expressions.. and of course each explanation about the theme of the concert.. very pedagogical :)

[mrzizkaz]

4:47 - 4:47

Total O face

[mrzizkaz]

@mrzizkaz I ment 4:45 - 4:47

TOOOTAL O face

[OrianaDiazL]

Why do people always compare a musician with another?? A violinist with another?? Each musician has a different style and different way to performance a Master piece ans SHE plays it in a very very BEAUTIFUL and Excellent way!! ENJOY HER CONCERT... I love it :)

[Musiclver27]

she seems tense and...stressed out. i am all about passion and movement, but not the jerking around the she does.

[mrwarrington94]

@Musiclver27 are u an idiot? have u seen violinists perform before? they all "jerk around" except other people call it expression, u r in NO position to criticize her

[Musiclver27]

@mrwarrington94 well look who's criticizing and judgmental. i didn't say she was wrong, i just said i didn't like her style--i'm pretty sure i'm in a position where i can have an opinion. why don't you go back to the first grade and learn that.

[Flaminggential]

too much physical movment....really weak sound..so thin u can barely hear it

[gihieudeo]

Maybe that's because of Youtube. You should download her album of Mendelssohn - Bruch

[Wheatley1380]

0:30 - 1:20 should be one of the most passionate points in all of classical music. it is in heifetz's version. here it is dud. The orchestra buries it and she's flat. She's very, but Heifetz is god.

the big problem is here tone is awfully thin. This hamstrings the emotional power. Without being able to use tone effectively to generate passion, she overcompensates.

[Ydnayd]

Ya decía yo que me faltaba otra parte. Me encanta sobre todo del minuto 4:30 al 5:00. maravilloso!! =)

[Tb161]

has anyone ever measured the change in string temperature caused by bow friction, and would that cause a change in tone?

[moldyoreo]

Does a bell sound different on a cold day than on a warm day?

[Mayzinha100]

perfeitaaaa '-'

tocaaa maravilhosamente beeeeeem *-*

[thehilario]

astrazni: It's BBC, i think it's from the BBC night of the Proms

[halneufmille]

Thrilling first movement, moving second movement, can't wait to hear the rest. A very very good interpretation. Thanks for posting.

[astrazni]

What program is this? Where are the subtitles from?

[KlaasdeJong123]

Janine is the ultimate Violinbabe

[JohnYiMusic]

AGREED

[pokerface127]

true passion right there.

[MrVincent14779]

BRAVA!!!!!!!!!

[jesusj49]

Bellísima versión de Janine, además de ser una hermosa violinista!

[nagyac0]

the conductor looks like hes about to go build some railroads

[RadecoBR]

Lovely... Nice... Beutiful... Thanks for sharing with us

[lizxwiz]

She looks like she is having so much fun. I love that.

[sivery70914]

beautiful girl play the beautiful violin, I enjoy it.

[arrow81030]

she has the most powerful vibrato i love it and 2:59 is absolutely brilliant BRAVO!

[ParagonAX]

She looks like she just had an orgasm at 4:46, what a way to end the movement!

Brilliant performance, although Sarah Chang's version cannot be beat.

[miasuky]

How can anybody comment on how much she moves??????? shes amazing who cares if she does the jig while shes playing

[terryleebo]

I agree. Her sound is clear, precise, and delicate.

[duffshot81]

People say the same thing about Julian Bream on guitar, but hey, they are both fantastic performers. I say, "Let them Rock!"

[nibelungensohn]

I noticed an unusually wide spread between the index and middle finger of her bow hand. What kind of bow hand is that?

[josh2ley]

I was a Suzuki violinist until this year. For the past couple of years, i've been told to hold my bow like that with the index finger up high. I guess it's just different teachers idea of a correct bow hold.

[2206411411]

josh2ley: Different teachers would make a big difference, yes. It's not just different teachers, though, it's also different styles. IIRC, German baroque violin playing requires the use of true chords, something impossible with Italian violins. Again IIRC, Italian violins were designed instead to be played fast. Many other forms have evolved over time, so I assume each form has an ideal way of playing it with different teachers opting for the method that suits the form they like.

[pokerface127]

when someone of her musicality, passion, ability, and intensity plays something as intense as this, moving IS INEVITABLE! Like, if you just stand there and just play, that means you're dull and uninteresting

[fishcat42]

On a song like this, if you stand still with your fingers moving that fast, they'll rocket off the end of your hands. Moving helps to keep up. :) Seriously, you're right, the passion and intensity of both musician and music makes physical response inevitable. Musicians are supposed to be slightly eccentric (we get the word music from "muse", the Celtic spirit of song, who was something of a berserker).

[kuvhlubkojibleegxwbo]

I don't like the changes they made to this one. they speed up on some part that was supposed to be speed up. Sarah Chang did the best of playing this concerto. she did. great job sarah

[Ziggy1614]

4:20  to the end of the movement my all time favorite violin lines. IT FREKIN RULES. plus Janine is sick at playing it. Exactly what i want. omg i just cant get over it. Who agrees?

[Alwaystuned]

Ziggy. Right there with you!

[animeaff]

Notice the climax ending of the first movement. Now that's the kind of passion and intensity I'm looking for - strking and without compromising the tone beauty. Come on! She gasped for air for a moment there!

[billythekid20]

this cadenza and to the end are the best moments in violin concerto repertoire

[xMaddiexox]

Amazing!! love it!!

[Lightning2117]

it's so fun to watch this virtuoso play!!

Bravo!! :)

[marisagale]

Hey do you know where I can get other clips with these subtitles on them from???

[metalheadlass]

i think there are many violinists who would dream of playing like janine jansen (myself included)...she's a very rare artist if you ask me...one of a kind...mendelssohn would have been proud if he watch that

[peanutbabe83]

Janine plays beautifully, and stands in the pantheon of great musicians. This was filmed at the Albert Hall in London, in a proms concert with Sir Roger Norrington at the podium, which helps a lot. But seriously, Jannie is awesome here, notice her breath after finishing the allegro movement. Such commitment it is so enthralling to view.

[fishcat42]

I couldn't tell if it was a breath or a heart attack, such was her intensity and the visible shock of suddenly stopping. A truly superb violinist - and, yes, the acoustics of the Albert Hall certainly didn't hurt this amazing performance. Whenever I see anyone play the soloist part, it is hard for me to imagine that the human frame is capable of the speed and precision required, or that the nervous system can deliver the impulses fast enough. ...or maybe aliens do visit this world...!

[pokerface127]

you have to think though, this passing january she celebrated her 31st birthday, and she's been playing since she was 6. that twenty-five years

[pokerface127]

Janine jansen is a great violinist. when you listen to her paly, or even watch her, the energy and passion that she puts into it is amazing. and what's ood about her is that she gives the music LIFE it has energy and a mood: soft and calm, or agitated and crazy.

BTW the solo that starts at 2:59 is freakin amazing!

[ipmoic]

Having been around the block a few times and--with a father as concert violinist-- I would say that Ms. Jansen is the very best artist to arrive on the scene since Pinchas Zuckerman a generation ago. She is just wonderful.

[thepianistboy]

The part at :50 when the orchestra re-enters with the theme and the violin plays arpeggios over it is just amazing. One of the most wonderful parts of the concerto.

[AnnieHoock]

I totally agree.

[mathwpmusicgeek]

the orchestral introduction of the second movement is slightly reminiscent of the song silent night...

[musicdivinemusic]

Fantastic interpretetation, you cant ask for more in terms of skill, energy and feeling (not to mention that Jenine is a heart-stopping beauty!) I also enjoyed the footnotes, they help you appreciate the piece much better.

[algarrobino2222]

quien es mas brillante ANNE SOPHIE MUTTER O  JANINE JANSEN

[agfigueroaa]

es intrascendente esa respuesta.

[asertado2]

What´s better coffe or chocolate?...who cares theyre both delicious.

[Nicutza89]

She plays fantastic. But there are also some fabulous perfomances on youtube. check Sarah Chang's version when she was 15. I like it very much. And also check Kogan's and Szeryng's renditions. very good

[bob27f]

To see what a wonderful interpretation this is, listen around on YouTube to the other versions of this. They are stiff, unromantic, and unfeeling by comparison. Thank you, Janine, for breathing the fire and beautiful tone into this piece as Mendelssohn intended. Kudos to the conductor as well.

[unitednerdsbeproud]

The one by Sarah Chang isn't bad! And I have a recording of Itzhak Perlman playing which is fantastic. Janine is fantastic - but she's not the be all and end all.

[Meestercheese]

And Sori1004jy's on the electric violin is also nice!

[Ziggy1614]

i need to use this video in a project and those frigen footnotes are in the way.. can someone help me get rid of them. any ideas what i can do???

[Ziggy1614]

i head bang to this

[tamarahisk]

She is fantastic - she took my breath away!!!

What a deep expression, what a profound sound! After other performaces on the site - good but rather too much "sweet" (even Menuhin's) - she is the best!!! ********

[jkbs123]

the little text at the bottom of the screen bothers me like no other.

[Vrcmannetje]

That conductor! Look at him at the end of the 1st movement, he's doing something and still manages to have no input in the way the music of the orchestra is brought. What a retard! Janine plays beautifully. Unbelievable.

[unitednerdsbeproud]

He seems a little dazed. Not into it. All of that. No passion... well at least in this performance...

[Lemopalm]

Janie is a music goddess, true she lacks the bold almost stoic technicality of some of the old masters, but Heifetz couldn't romance the instrument any more than Jannie could attempt to be stiffly perfect. As someone who is often critical of the new generation of soloists and especially conductors, for a lack of passion, technique and boldness, Janie not only passes my test, but truly stands in the pantheon of great musicians I've ever seen. I only wish she couldn't have played with Karajan

[Lemopalm]

PS-I hate these captions too, especially some of the more ridiculous ones like "tempo is getting faster". For those of you not in the UK, Proms is essentially symphonic music for plebs. It's put on by the BBC to educate people who are ignorant to music, and as silly and right annoying as it looks to me, it helps to think of it as a children's show, as most Promers have the musical knowledge of a child. That being said some of the captions are downright patronising and all are distracting

[gixxerman666]

I love the look on her face at 4:38 - 4:39.

[unitednerdsbeproud]

LOL I know! It's fantastic! She's so into it...

[shaprhap12]

Whoops, sorry for posting twice, I thought it didn't work the first time!

[picard2363]

Too bad the sound and video are off by a miniscule amount...Good nonetheless.

[Ziggy1614]

who likes what movement of this the best 1st or 3rd

[Ziggy1614]

i really want this music can someone give to me please?

[Ziggy1614]

THIS Friken Rocks. She is my idol. Just bloody great is all i can say. And for all the people saying crap...no one cares!.

[Zaerdra2]

not jealousy rhonesrest. just opinion. i can accept that players like janine exist although i much prefer other performers such as perlman, zukerman, hilary hahn, vengerov, kyung wha chung.... i didnt say i disliked her playing, i said that her movement was a huge turn of. closing my eyes during her performance allowed me to focus on her performance rather then being distracted by her movement.

[th0ma5laxc]

haha ik what u mean. altho i have to disagree with hilary hahn's being better. hers is way too fast (except the 3rd mvt), and i feel that kyung is a little messier sounding but vengerovs and shahams are superior in my opinion. lol but i still know what u mean

[rhonesrest]

methinks we detect a bit of jealousy bleeding through these 'criticisms'; Janine is brilliant, the performance is spectacular, and even the conductor [ok, not the finest] can't detract from either. She's brilliant, one of, if not THE finest of our age. Live with it.

[snorkyg]

Gosh, I can't believe that people have the nerve to criticise Janine Jansen so much, on all 4 parts to this concerto (the 4 videos). Some people move when they play, some don't, it really doesn't bother me; there is obviously a reason why she is moving, she's really expressing herself and performing. I think this is a brilliant performance, and I'm sure no one else posting on this video would be able to play it half as well.

[shaprhap12]

Well said! I believe Janine Jansen is the finest living violinist- her passion and love for the music is apparent. Movement or not, this is a thrilling performance!

[shaprhap12]

Well said! I firmly believe Janine Jansen is THE finest living violinist- her passion and love for the music is apparent. Movement or not, this is a thrilling performance.

[Zaerdra2]

Moving does not necessarily mean that you posses a greater amount of passion then someone who doesn't move as much (i.e Pinchas Zukerman). I watched Jansen perform here in Sydney and I basically had to close my eyes during the performance of the Mozart violin concerto V. Her movement and facial expressions were a total turn of...

[fiddlinmatt]

although the movement doesn't usually bother me a whole lot, I agree with the first part of what you said, and all

[violashizzle]

Sorry to disappoint all fans but there have been far better performances of this piece taken place fot the last hundred years. This is just silly, the moving around and scratching and then the shitty, shitty orchestra accompaniment conducted by the world's dumbest conductor.

[hbcapp]

I agree completely about the conductor. But about the violinist i would say the moving is silly but she doesn't scratch so much I think it's her lack of musical intelligence that represents the biggest problem. Compare with Kreisler's recording for example.

[Vincentlane]

Have you heard other recordings by this musician? i'm sure she'll whoop your ass in musicality. And as for the moving, don't hate because you don't have the passion she does. haha.

[deborakamstra]

I totally agree. Janine doesn't play it so well. Althought I think she played on the december 8th better than here on the bbc proms.. but yet.. she plays this concerto very bad and she makes it sound so ugly. Too fast! Yak!

Her Bach cd compensates a little bit, the mess that she made up here and on the last december concert in The Hague.

[violonistchris]

just go and play your viola ! before you forget how to pout your fingers on and then talk about music !

[deborakamstra]

whatever you say yoda!

violinistchris, hahahahahahaha

your stupidity is so big!! You make me laugh!

[violonistchris]

she is lovely! she plays the violin amazing her passion is unique ! she is great!

[USAF0314]

i wish by NYSMA i can get half as good as her on this song

[chopinalpiano]

What concert hall is this? Is very big, but looks modern. I have no idea what it is.

[danishbacon87]

The Albert Hall, London

[danishbacon87]

The Albert Hall, London

[USAF0314]

god dam!

[weilianlean]

BRAVO!

[Lijiang07]

Expressively virtuoso! The tone and delivery were wonderful!

[wsmith68]

JJ is so much better than Chung.

[TheHighPriestess82]

she plays perfectly. very good at the nuances in particular. she's definitely better than the orchestra as well: the orchestra sounds a bit louder than what it should be, I believe. still I didn't fall in love with this interpretation. to be exact, they don't perform exquisitely my favourite part of this movement (00:47-01:09 of this vid)

[legoemanuel]

Io l'ho conosciuta a Siena nel 1997 e suonava in maniera straordinaria. L'ho sentita studiare il secondo tempo del concerto Brahms: divina! Rivederla oggi è una grandissima emozione! Brava Janine!!!

[musique55]

I didn't like her interpretation before, but now it sounds more interesting to me. she has great control but I feel sometimes her bow lose contact with the string and she relies on the perfect playability of her violin.maybe I am wrong though. i just feel this way.

[Johnslappyslam]

This cadenza is freakin' awesome. Although, Heifetz played it the way that satisfies the ear.

[itzantun]

SENCILLAMENTE ENCANTADORA

[SickForest]

She is amazing... but I like a slower tempo, has Kyung- Wha Chung had played it

[pablogriggio]

where is she playing?

[eusabius]

she's playing at the royal albert hall in london, in a proms concert

[Possession01]

She is also playing at The Concert Hall in Reading, Berkshire, UK. this Sunday (27 May 2007) AT 7.30PM - still tickets available !

[eusabius]

Why would you lie about that? That didnt happen. You're just a liar!

[joseviolin1981]

Genial!! exelente

[zoot07]

can you upload it in video.google there you can upload in one piece, instead heard it in pieces, its frustating listen the cadencias broken

[Retardico]

I'll look it up and see if thats possible. If so, I'll post a link to it here.

[pepedorro]

he tenido la suerte de ir a un concieto de ella, y me encantó. Genial

[Panchis405]

q bien!

[ganjahomen]

Magica e incantevole!!!

[traineemusician]

Unless anyone of us can stand on the podium like Sir Roger Norrington, we should refrain from commenting from the maestro himself.

[Canados]

it is so painful to hear this performance...and it is painful because of how perfect she plays it! There is never two notes of the same colour. Every single one has its distinctive quality! The best performance ever!

Conductor is a dick(no better word for him), he doesn't even seem to be involved in the music.

[4444matthew4444]

tears*

[viola989]

shes super!! perfect playing, and very very passionate!! great interpretation! but ive found something that is not thaaat nice: shes almost never standing up straight, always a bit bent!

[saltjoe]

Nice. Nice is the right word. You can actually see her panting to catch her breath after finishing the allegro movement. LOL!

[concertolover81291]

i like her ... i didn't really know of her. my only complaint is sometimes her vibrato is too fast - but its her trademark. what passion and musicality!

[angelia81]

YUK

[ludwig05051]

she's god

[kuleyonMania]

Nice... her violin is nice... she plays nice... isn't there anything that's not nice?

[nickia88]

she looks nice!