Henryk Szeryng plays Tzigane by Ravel

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

who is this accompanist? i see him in all kinds of videos with all kinds of performers

[SteliosSerghiou]

One of the best renditions of Tzigane I've ever heard..just moving.

[9224addicted9224]

@8200aqua me too me too :) i say len played it quite good as well ;)

[BearxHugx]

eargasm... this is just beautiful !

[keniawiskers55555]

this is scary... it's brilliant; his performance, the passion, and the cry of his violin send shivers down my spine; the hairs of my body rise in admiration

[JohnM21789]

Anybody know the name of the pianist?

[Rivvie49]

@JohnM21789

I think it's Charles Reiner

[ElectroDanceQueen]

ahhh why can't more teenagers see the beauty in classical music.... My ipod's filled with Chopin and Beethoven and my friends think it's weird LOL but this piece was so beautiful :) 

[kfgsaprez]

@ElectroDanceQueen Im 16 and I am in love with this piece as well Dominico Dragonetti's Bass Concerto and Handel-Halvorsen's Passacaglia to name a few. So there's still hope! haha

[Milky111wtf]

His technique is wonderful and his interpretation defies all common complaints that he was a boring violinist.

[cansaran11]

@SuperGintamaFan thats what gives it this tzigane touch

[8200aqua]

I love this piece!!! :D saw it on La Corda d'Oro....

[ElectroDanceQueen]

@8200aqua Me Too XD

[BeauJames59]

Awesome piece, played with awesome spirit.....

[wskfan]

Yesterday Elin Kolev in Zwickau/Sachsen/Gxermany..::)

It will be a very interesting comparison At the moment my recording is private only..::(

[arielsonnenberg]

Can anyone show me ANY modern day violinist that plays with this kind of class and beauty?

[TheTucsonJeff]

@arielsonnenberg There is none!! Szeryng is one of the finest (if not THE finest) violinists who ever lived. His intonation was always impeccable, his phrasing impeccable, interpretations outstanding! He was always totally confident when playing. I don't even recall him ever making a mistake!! I like him more than Kogan, Heifetz, Oistrakh, or Rabin.

[TheTucsonJeff]

@arielsonnenberg P.S. - are you related to Nadja???

[arielsonnenberg]

@TheTucsonJeff Hi......no , not related to her. Have you heard Szeryng's Brahms double with Starker and Haitink. Absolutely sublime-even for him.

[SLKA440]

Oh my..

Szeryng in his prime. What a precious piece of art and history! I always loved his Bach-Uunaccompanied collection (the Odyssey one) too. He was a master violinist of the first rank, all time.

[zoethealien]

Though I prefer the rendition of Zino Francescatti, this version is definitely a masterpiece.

[gojewla]

In my opinion, he is the only violinist I have heard that gets the expansiveness I would like to hear in the opening. His timing and control of color is perfect!

[perplessita]

what happens from the 5th minute give me thrills. amazing.

[chestermcduffy]

the recording is AMAZINGLY clear and balanced for its time. where can i buy this recording does anyone know??

[pianosydney]

How about giving a credit to the unnamed pianist!!!! This is an intricate piano part and the piano is an equal partner.

[MrPurple6996]

youtube will kill music yet... this song has no life when google presents it

[DERFNAM72]

Fenomenale

[RSANTACLAWS]

Ya i'm sooo awesome...;

[marieclaudenivot1950]

n"est-ce pas une merveille?

[InvocareIgnis]

impressive skills

[laresoldo39]

Is it a Strad?

[Djangolulu]

No not

[kundalini76]

@laresoldo39 - 'Leduc' Guarneri 'del Gesu' c.1743. One of the greatest violins in existence.

[jhcao1472]

This guy can really play.

[nuuskamuikkunenkatz]

Ok, guys, but who is the old man at the piano? It´s not Mindru Katz - is too old to be him. It can neither be Michale Isador, so - who the hell is he?

[aimaim22]

One thing is for sure, accompanists should be given more credit.

[rvalleci]

@aimaim22 Definitely. That's why their name is changing from accompanist to collaborative artist. That's what they are! :)

[DHcello]

@aimaim22 I agree, they always have to wait at the first part

[Djangolulu]

IDK but he looks like an alien when you see him in the background

[kundalini76]

@nuuskamuikkunenkatz - The 'old man'  at the piano is Tasso Janopoulo.

[nuuskamuikkunenkatz]

@kundalini76

Thanks!!!

[ferrari360modenayuji]

This movie is so awesome!!

Thanks to uploader.

[frankcisyarmi]

hermosa version gracias henryk !!!!!!

[Milky111wtf]

Yikes. This man!

[starguts]

This is what you get when you combine a genius composer, with a genius performer.

[Didounours99]

@starguts and the most important...a marvelous combination of people which made the tzigane soul...

[bielsachile]

THE BEST ¡¡¡¡

MASTER.

[hildagrim]

is it just me or does he NOT look drunk in this?

[mattlee3491]

If he is... more props to him!

[sijas]

now i'm gonna go and get drunk and see if i can play like this :)

[bit2009iz]

que relax, sin palabras

[TheGeisapleas]

minute 7:01 !

[hashminia2]

my fav part is the part that starts at 5:10

[germaxco]

I love his marvellous sound !!!!!!!

[calloffthedogs]

one word: AWESOME

[huangyanxi]

wow! Henryk Szeryng really plays well. I don't mean to brag, but I am twelve years old and playing this for my diploma two next year. Sigh.......I can't even play one quarter as good as him. A very good intepretation of the piece!!!!!!!

[ganzasensei]

......maybe its me....but ...stiff much? just me though...just saying that my cousin isnt as stiff...

[highbyesky]

was the very beginning of this song in Schindler's list?

[fernViolin]

thanks man A LOT

I hope that these strings are not that expensive cause many of the high class strings cost around 1500 to 3890 pesos

and its not a set which is a real bummer

THANKS A LOT MAN VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT

THANK YOU

[fernViolin]

what are the different brand names of the guts strings? i've been looking for those types of strings for years

i live here in the phillipines

[Violinater]

"Olive" strings and "Passione" strings (which is gut and aluminum wound).

[PTCello]

Notice how loose the hair is on his bow.. What amazing playing...All the great violinists(Oistrakh, Heifitz, Menuhin, etc) had their own style, all played perfectly, but Szeryng is always my favorite. His beethoven is amazing

[ezln56]

realmente hermoso

[cjh37878]

It's recordings like this that set musicians like Szeryng away from the rest.

[AmyxIkutolove0295]

maravillosa

[7enlightenedtemplar7]

The sound quality seems to good for such an old video

[INFERNALMENTE]

LOL

i think this violinist's very great

[nicaanime04]

it really is one of the best.. I love Tzigane.. I'm playing some of it..

[Milky111wtf]

He plays this incredible!

[starfishg]

wheres the video?! what happened?

[amati2009]

There is an explination to his magnificent sound- OLIV STRINGS! He uses Oliv strings and I think that this is why he get's such a rich, juicy and loud sound. I do love Szeryng, he is my favourite violinist.

[bigdonkey002]

are those gut strings?

[eudoxas]

Yes, they are the ultimate gut strings along with Eudoxa's

[eudoxas]

Well actually here he wasn't using Oliv. He only used Oliv in his later life. He is using Eudoxa D, G, Kaplan (gut) A and a Gold Label E...super combo!

[xasakura]

speaking of pronunciations... I feel stupid asking but, how do you pronounce henryk's last name?

[amati2009]

Like this: Henryk  CHERING

[Kurtyoungblood]

Can someone tell me how to pronounce Tzigane wtf.

[wayyum]

zi-gaun

[Kurtyoungblood]

Like "is he gone" without the Start of "is"  ?

[wayyum]

It isn't "eee", but a short "i" sound, like in zipper.

[Kurtyoungblood]

Thanks :)

[EndLeSs042]

haha Thiz made me LaFF!!..

~we'Re On The Same bOaT ThOugh! ~~~

[iluv2write]

I have Ginette Neveu's recording on this piece. I seriously got addicted to it. Now hearing this, the interpretation seems very different from the one i am used to, but i guess everyone has their own style. It is still beautiful!

[usernamehopeful]

what a sound

[albelnox99]

4;40 mins FTW!

[starfishg]

What year was this?

[stradivari87]

IL maestro dell'arco.....

[Whatdahall]

HAHAHA!! I love how the pianist comes in early at 7:38.. Oops!! It was probably a "one shot" deal. Anyways, By far my favorite violinist... even though he was wasted all the time, he still played great. Notice his change in vibrato speed... that's vibrato done right!! None of this auto-vib bull-s*** .....

[barbershopquartet]

after watching vengerov's interpretation of this, nothing else seems quite right........

[DDDAKSU]

Skillful! He seems perfectly mastered that composition.

[FritzTheCat1030]

The most amazing thing about this (and all of Szerying's recordings) is that he was almost certainly drunk off his ass when it was recorded. As far as I'm concerned, he was the best ever.

[dernieremode]

What makes you think he was drunk? I'm not attacking your comment, I'm just geniunely curious- was he a known alcoholic?

[cgd147]

hey deniermode, he was a drunk, my teacher played with a couple of times.....utterly drunk everytime. And do you know how he died? Was so drunk, he walked out of a window!

[cgd147]

Listen, I'm not saying Szeryng is bad, I know he was drunk...but that doesn't stop him being a fantastic player.He is my favourite! And by the way, my family has never experienced a drink problem...ever.

[loris234]

he almost touches perfection

[talonboy5431]

wat grade would be a gd time to attempt this piece?

[FritzTheCat1030]

87th

[slaggart]

I would say 10 or ARCT, depending on what conservatory system you follow. This is very hard repertoire.

[singinginachurch]

Artfully played.

BRAVO!

GREAT VIDEO!

[totallyho]

wow, what a tone!! His way of using the bow is very impressing and fascinating!

[marudesoramitai]

i wonder this is the real version or not but i love it, especially at the last was awesome. i love it. lol but i cant play so fast....

[rootbeer281]

4:23 sounds like a Mario theme lol

[SceneQueenx]

your right

[anthk]

warm tone,good!

[GirlyVoice]

shouldn't the piano be prepared as a luthéal?

[HalfACupOfHate]

That was great (one of my favorites) but how do you pronounce Tzigane?

[rootbeer281]

sigan

[semisavage]

I love Henryk, but I am amazed how many haven't listened to Ferras' performance! Ferras is beyond Henryk as the Sun is beyond the Moon. The Moon is beyond the Earth, but don't be fooled by the reflection; the Light comes from the source of the Flame! Seek the Flame! Ferras Burns for real, not only a refection of the Original Fire.

[NikkoFiore]

Amazing!

[TomBarrister]

This is from a French TV broadcast on November 28, 1963.  The pianist is Tasso Janopoulo.

[plutokiss]

Note that in Ravel's days in Paris gypsy/gitan/tsigane/tzigane did not so much refer to the Roma (Gypsy) people in any strict sense: the "gypsy" style of the work was rather a kind of popular musical exoticism, comparable to the Spanish exoticism in Ravel's day (compare Chabrier's España), or the Janissary exotism in Mozart's day (Alla Turca).

[irrejhk]

the best version!

[Garnet826]

the piano accompaniment is not as bad as i expected; i've always heard it with an orchestra

[benciopolak]

szeryng e oistrakh i migliori che abbia mai sentito. compostezza, calma, e folle lucidità. altri tempi.

[slaggart]

This is a decent performance. I prefer Maxim Vengerov though for his passionate playing in the intro - that's more gypsy like. A really fun and deadly hard piece.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

You don't know a thing about gypsy playing if you think Vengerov sounds gypsy like. Listen to Joseph Lendvay play it, he actually is a gypsy, and not once does he use harsh, abrasive noises in his performance. The most authentic interpretations are this one and Christian Ferras's. The only way you could like Vengerov's is if you were after the LEAST gypsy like interpretation, and I'm not saying that to bash him - his playing truly isn't gypsy like in that piece.

[adidas01003]

Bigot. Yes, why don't we all jump on the bandwagon and go for the same artists. You should listen to as many violinists as you can before you can form an opinion about a violinist, and not just listen to Vengerov 18 hours a day.

[slaggart]

I'm sorry, I was referring to the old aesthetic of the passionate, "self-taught gypsy" style. Today's gypsy style seems quite different. Thanks for opening my eyes in that regard.

Adidas01003, why do you accuse me of being a "bigot" while my comment clearly indicates that I listened to and respect Szeryng's interpretation?

I hope you've had enough fun from Vengerov bashing. :P

[cheetos4me]

People should, in my opinion, be more open when it comes to comparing who's better than who... You can't just say Heifetz is the perfect interpreter of every piece, or Vegnerov is bad because of his facial expressions

[zigeunerlieder]

Fantastic! Thank you SamLee. Personally I prefer a Luthéal piano to a Steinway piano for the Tzigane.

[marudesoramitai]

too, too fast, I cant play like that dude. Wonderful. BRAVO~~~~

[NiallMS]

Thanks for that SamLee. Great music, great video.

[jghamm]

the pianist as not good as him!!!

[robertovama]

Szeryng and Oistrakh are the best violonist... Hear Ravel from Oistrakh...He's also amazing

[Natooshee]

this is amazing.

[ahsusmus]

a passionate G string?

how does that work.

[Milky111wtf]

HIs tone is freaking amazing- just listen to that G string! So passionate, so technically perfect.

[welltuned24]

I believe th e pianist is the Hungarian/ Canadian Charles Reiner with whom I know Szeryng televised both pieces in the early 60's. It's great playing by both though. Does anyone know if Szeryng is playing the "Le Duc" or the "King David"?

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

whichever one of those is the del gesu is the one he's playing. A strad could never produce this kind of deep/dark sound.

[welltuned24]

Good ears AbsoluteZ3RO! Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, the Leduc then, thanks.

Any idea if it was sold after Francais died? It's such a beautiful instrument. I hope it found a home in as talented hands as Szeryng's.

[whoathere69]

i believe it is now in the hands of famed violinist anne sophie mutter

[socraticmuser]

Le Duc

[welltuned24]

I must be wrong abut the pianist if the info on the Zapateado is correct. Someone else want to take a stab at it?

[govibe]

Everything´s fine but 1:00 sounds like a mongolian song.

[Milky111wtf]

You put this on the Vengerov, too- that isn't the performers, it's Ravel's writing. I fail to see the problem, just because it invokes music you've heard before. After all, that could be seen as a good thing. :)

[nico22059]

I absolutely love this. I´m not a great fan of Ravel, but now I´m getting to like him more.

[ladyxviolinist]

Beautiful.

[swojnicz]

Who is the pinist? Good!

[camillebabs]

AMAZING!!!

[elgatosucio]

Can any1 play better than him? I don t think so. He was a total genius.

[whitemexnumba1]

this is amazing and all, but you guys really havent lived until youve heard gilles apap play this live. it was seriously life changing.

[Kimberleycao]

This is a great old violinist.

[coelhoreis]

redenption of ravel tzigane´s

[takamori400]

Great interpretation!! I compared listening to a few different musicians of this piece, and this is a wonderful performance! Amazing artist!!

[HeidiHo2001]

This is really wonderful, I really like his interpretation!

[tsukimorifanatic]

can u send it 2 me??!! i went there looking for it but it wasnt free -.- i would love 2 try playing this piece!

[erzpianist]

Muhteşem bir şey inanaılmaz güzel, keman nasıl çalınır herkese gösteriyor :)

[12233312233328]

the pianist looks like a zombie

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Lol i know he looks like Frankenstein

[SiegfriedHorner]

I'm not a gypsy or a Jew, but Szeryng's playing is , as always, brilliant. With artists of this calibre, the only criticism comes from taste...or ignorance.

[bahotheviolon]

this was the best ravel tzigane i heard until now...relly very good.

[WranglerSlim]

Sounds like that song is based on one of the gypsy scales. I love that dark erie sound, especially on the begining. I'm not a huge fan of violin music, but I really appreciate it when someone can not only play good, but also play with emotion. After all, that's what real music is about.

[sabrinavsginc]

gypsy all the way!

[svennevig]

Tzigane is the french word for gypsy, so, of course, it sounds a little gypsy. (but with a french accent.)

This is the best version I have ever heard. he get's just right. The thing that I most respect about Szeryng is that he brings the music out without imposing his own personality. you hear the music with it's own glorious personality.

[GreatPianists]

Great Tzigane. I can close my eyes and wallow in that mesmerizing sound forever. Much more tasteful than Vengerov's on YouTube.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Finally, someone who's not an idiot realizes that Henryk Szeryng's rendition is not only much more musical than Vengerov's, but much more gypsy like as well. In fact, people who think Vengerov's style is "gypsy like" know nothing about gypsy playing. There are quite a few gypsy videos on youtube and their playing styles are nothing like Vengerov's, in fact, there is even a video of a real gypsy playing this piece, and it sounds nothing like Maxim's style. Szeryng is the better gypsy violinist.

[GreatPianists]

In fact, for any piece Szeryng plays, there's never a single note wrong and always an excellent taste and well-thought-out personality. Truly extraordinary.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Agreed, that's one reason why I love Szeryng's playing so much: every single note means something. There is no shallowness in his playing, no matter what he plays, his playing is full of depth and boundless ideas.

[abburidotakaria]

not as good as heifetz?

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

*sigh* It's you again.

[jabsomdoc]

not better than heifetz that is. nobody is better than heifetz, but szerying is one of those rare birds who is a legitimate equal to heifetz (along with oistrakh, milstein and maybe francescatti)

[jabsomdoc]

i have a friend who studied under szeryng for 4 summers. szeryng would often play any concerto from memory for his students in class. the number of out of tune notes he heard from szeryng could be counted on a single hand.

[Amatiguarneri]

Szeryng is the better everything violinist than Vengerov. They are not even comparable.

[jabsomdoc]

you're absolutely right. ive never understood what the big deal is about vengerov other than his extravagant body language. people should listen with their ears and not with their eyes. the closest thing to szerying in this day and age is probably gil shaham (who was taught by szeryng).

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Shaham was taught by Szeryng? No wonder he has such an elegant and even Spanish-like sound. Also, no wonder he's the only modern violinist I like.

[jabsomdoc]

Hmm, interesting that you think he had a Spanish like sound. I guess Szeryng did live in Mexico (and even served as ambassador there for Poland) for years. Szeryng was amazing - spoke 13 languages fluently and had musical as well as foreign policy credentials. Practiced 8 hours a day.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Yeah, he was definitely multi-talented. He's one of my favorite violinists.

[accuellarb]

Szeryng became a Mexican citizen in 1946 and traveled under a diplomatic passport granted him by the Mexican government in recognition of his services to Mexico. Szeryng was director of the string department of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico from 1943 to 1953.

[DevilViolinist]

Where can I find a MIDI of this? Anyone?

[misador]

Actually, the pianist for the Tzigane (and several other pieces on the DVD) is Tasso Janopoulu. It was recorded in Paris in 1963. There are two "bonus" Kreisler pieces on this recording, and I'm the pianist for one of them. They are part of a BBC TV recording done in London in 1975.

[littlebrit2007]

I love Szeryng very much... there's no over-the-top, over-zealous, over-acting element in his playing, just classic, elegant and authentic but still he can be so emotional and engaging. Amazing. He was slated to come to play in Japan 20 years ago. I bought a ticket and awaited his recital but he passed away just before that. I could never have the priviledge to listen to the great virtuoso in person. Very sad.

[gawgul]

Great sound--Szeryng, really sorry he's not here to play for us anymore.

[Bghdo]

who's the pianist?

[mmmxxxxmmmxxxxmm]

The pianist is a certain Michael Isador.

thanks for information