Midori- Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer" by Ernst

[raffdeen]

Que barrrrrbaridad

[milstein91]

some variations are too slow

[SmirnoffLime]

her bowing at 3:30 leaves me speechless. SO clean

[MissWonderholic]

goodbye imma go practice now.

[SnowbirdFlock]

good performance of a great work. All the violin stars used to be Jewish men, now they're all Oriental girls!

[livelaughloveju7]

oh my chords....

[finconnaiseur111]

nothing exceptional about this. what is so amazing about her playing?

[baroquenviolin]

@finconnaiseur111 Everything.

[elphiefushia]

@finconnaiseur111 would you like to play what she just played and make it exceptional?

[PonzuMeat]

@finconnaiseur111 Apparently this piece is considered as one of the "harder" virtuoso violin pieces and she played almost perfectly. And it makes her, you know "exceptional".

[paganinilovedkebab]

best violinist of the galaxy

[muslit]

what a big bore

[Editors4Writers]

I dare say, "Flawless."

[Tidza1993]

amazing!!!!!

[zzzBaron]

FUCK!

[superstar4567]

this melody is so beautiful. and executed so perfectly. *tears*

[Macariotron]

I wonder if the sham-wow contributes to her crisp tone?

[caer0590]

speechless!!!!! amazing, just amazing

[PMeridian1]

5 people need to be high-fived, in the face, with a chair.

[gitersaras]

not human



[boomer4666]

i think 1:56 is a good shot :P

[BillGear38]

Nice sound

[PMeridian1]

Chuck Norris and Yo-Yo Ma had a baby girl. Sure she misses a couple notes, but she makes up for it by bein completely B.A

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! The Midori Star!

[Georgekwok]

mind blowing performance...! but what's with the clothes and make up :P

[zacharyrod1st]

Her tone is so clear T-T Very nice indeed.

[travonprince]

Haha Midori is sooooo small in this video..! Amazing violinist regardless of size..!

[docarRidenza]

the legato arpeggio and left hand pizzicato played simultaneously was unbelievable! damn it! huhuhuh... bravo midori!

[festor2]

Chuck Norris can do his with a 300 pace tempo perfectly!

[sportsfan1937]

@festor2 no he can't. only she can

[upyoursassmonkey]

@festor2 Hah, Chuck Norris jokes on a Midori video... now I've seen everything.

[Fractalesque]

The first I heard this piece was on a Paganini compilation performed by Gidon Kremer. Since hearing Kremer's rendition, I have always used it as a benchmark to compare the performance of others playing the same piece. Midori's and Kremer's style of playing are so different: Kremer the gallant powerhouse of artistry and technical precision, and Midori with her graceful and elegant, near flawless execution. A clear case of apples and oranges and the individual flare of true craftsmanship.

[mypersonalhome99]

Ineccepibile !

[sk8channel100]

like sara chang almost

[ashton200]

@sk8channel100 Please don't compare the two. Midori displays a level of playing that far surpasses Chang's. You might as well compare a swan to a brick. I'll spell it out for you, Midori's the swan.

[Hannerification]

It was such a honor to be able to have our orchestra play with her. :)

[WACOAGENTS]

WELL................I see it- I heard it---I still can't believe what i just witnessed. No words for me to describe it. But GOD!

[shyapokun]

彼女のヴァイオリンを知らない人はかわいそうだ。みどりさん最高­！！♡

[brother234]

speechless



[TMitz1024]

This piece is just ridiculous, It's almost impossible

[MakarenkoYura]

super!!!!!!!!!

[badATchaos]

i saw her preform live. it was amazing to see it in person.

[karenatra]

o.o wish i could be as good as her someday

[ngezg]

mükemmel

[haiz369]

we try so hard not to be out of tune when playing... i bet she's trying to be out of tune but she cant...

[uetaa1]

Toca muito !

[mphello]

How do you do double-stop or simultaneous harmonics, or whatever they're called?

[nevercon]

@mphello practice, i guess! haha

[mphello]

@nevercon But, there always had to be a FIRST person to do it, right? Ernst, I suppose. Or Paganini.

So, how did they figure it out?

[GeniusHaydn]

Yes, she is a very good violinist, but not enough credit has been given to the composer, Heinrich Wilhem Ernst. What a great forgotten violinist. For anyone interested in him check-out Aaron Rosand's recording of his concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 23. It's really good!

[zzfinance]

@GeniusHaydn PLEASE HOLD ON, you are talking she or he? I　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ　ｔｈis　ｇｒｅａｔ　ｖｉｏｌｉｎｓｔ　ｉｓ　ｓｈｅ　ｎｏｔ　ｈｅ，　ａｍ　Ｉ right?

[MrRiR1]

@zzfinance i think that when GeniusHaydn talk he, he is talking about Ernst, not Midori

[GothicalSOberhauser]

Her sound is clean, and her intonation is amazing! Yet I cannot stand her trills...* The way she uses her bow is CRAZY! :D Have to say it's a precious piece, played beautifully. I also happen to like the yellowish tone of her skin :)

[atpuga]

Holy smokes!! Incredible.

[Terucherio]

OMG I want to brake my violin! Her Intonation is incredible! And there is even tough a marvelous interpretation! (...) 

[seaking020492]

i love how she came to our high school to give a seminar :D

we're awesomee yay! she's awesome-errrrrr! love how clean her music is.

[jimqa2]

Holy fucking double stops...

[musicsean77]

Man, those left hand plucks! You can't even see her doing them, they're just happening! Simply incredible!

[itsaguinness]

I start thinking of the movie the red violin..

amazing work midori has an amazing talent

[violin957]

BLOW ME

[Rettihsllub]

This is one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen! (But she needs to lose the puffy sleeves. . . .)

[aa4285]

@Rettihsllub She must have been watching that episode of Sienfeld (puffy shirt) and was inspired. :-). All kidding aside, she is amazing.

[ShawDAMAN]

incredible from a technical standpoint. jaw dropping. but all the ornamentation does sort of remove the musics' poignancy.

[JMthat]

5:38 best

[violatione]

@JMthat That absolutely blew my mind the first time I heard it!

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! The best I've ever heard of this Ernst masterpiece.

[miraeja]

she should just give up violin and drink wild turkey all day while watching animal planet

[Anae420]

she is Exceptional. simply amazing!!

[freeqwerqwer]

I dreamt but never got to play a solo concert at Carnegie Hall as this little gal did. I only got to play in 2nd violin section in a 2nd rate small town symphony. Yes she plays bettern than me technically and even some artistically but I think I could do a better job of expressing beauty than she can, even with my unpolished playing.

[Eskimviolin]

Gobsmacked

[crazymikeyx100]

I played with Midori in one of my concerts! :]

[kosmopolitisch]

Saw her in San Antonio in 1999 at the Majestic. Awesome performance.

[milstein91]

kremer is the best,she play s very good but kinda boring in some parts.

[jmuzic77]

6:57 she vibrates the air haha. this performance is amaaaaazing

[gulisha520]

wow....so smooth!!!

[dududevynidu]

watch?v=hKJaZpeaxvA 

[wakizashi333]

Anyone else notice that the last joint of her fingers (the one with the fingernail) seems to be curved upwards unnaturally? I wonder if that irregularity helps her in any way...

[Anae420]

@wakizashi333 Yes! I noticed that..i think it does help her..well but maybe its cause shes been playing all her life. I play too but sometimes even when i play with the very tip of my finger, it still touches the next string..but my fingers never curved and iv been playing for 16 yrs! lol...

[ucheucheuche]

03:20 Fake. I said that just to keep my sanity!

[snowking0215]

...Wow.

Im speechless

[neverendingcycle]

3.21 blew my mind away

[w8sted1]

not bad...

[MrGerry65]

I have watched her over and over and I still can't believe this.

GH

[loanslayer]

going to c her tonight cant wait

[darkgarb555]

...............shiz..........

[HahnPotterishFowlnut]

People comment about MAKE-UP AT A TIME LIKE THIS? Oh, come on, this music is so lovely :)

[raccoonlord]

@HahnPotterishFowlnut don't matter if da bitch iz ugly.

thas why hilton sell like a BEAST.

[animeaff]

The polyphony is to die for....

[haruo828]

a beautiful variatin on The last rose of summer!

[viola989]

this is quite awesome!!

she's got a baby face :-)

and these hardcore hands...

[TheViolinist1001]

=O. Wow.

anyone know were i can get the sheet music? preferably for free?

[A4440HZ]

Ernst is quite clever for having found solutions for all of these melodic problems. Midori is quite clever for being able to play them. =)

[gimaru1]

awesome

[prayformercy4]

i dont understand how people can play this. i saw the score and was like wtf?!?! she makes this piece look so easy to play

[xXJohnnymac16Xx]

The way this chick plays and sounds reminds me alot of Sarah Chang

[wombatandlemur]

This is such a hard piece and she plays it as if it is a piece of cake so to speak. Absolutely amazing interpretation.

[martinhowardpaez]

she is so amazing, so far, shes the best person whos played this song so far

[drh0wbeard]

Thanks for posting this. I have had the CD with this on for some years and always wanted to see Midori play it. Wonderful indeed.

[rwdavidson]

Her shifting is just incredible!

[AADropout0Guilty]

@rwdavidson That is definitely the only aspect of her playing to take note of! Thanks for zooming in, rwdavidson!

[TMitz1024]

@rwdavidson her everything is incredible lol

[apogram]

so great as the first rate american violinists zukerman,perlman

[martinhowardpaez]

One of my teachers- Francisc Restesam, who had a Masterclass with Itzak Perlman, said this is the most difficult piece written for violin ever.

[SevenCircles]

When it was composed perhaps, these days some composers write pieces that are almost impossible. to play.

[masael255]

True. But what makes this piece, and other like it from its day, is it was able to retain a melody throughout all of it. Many modern composers, in the vein of modernist movements, have often tossed aside melody in order to show of technical virtuosity or complex composition abilities. My personal opinion, anyways.

[SevenCircles]

Agree in most cases, but some modern composers mix atonal,dissonant parts with melodies and lovely harmonies.with great efttect like Gubaidulina for instance.

I really love a lot of the spectral music composed by Murail, Grisey etc as well.

[MyMemories19]

Thank God she was born during my lifetime and gave me the opportunity to hear her play. Magnificent.

[bountyhanz]

Her performance is superb, but her make up is err, to put it blantly, it's atrocious;Vampire but incredible performance.

[SamuelConcepcion]

She had no make-up artist; she put on her own make-up while she was practicing -- that's why it was ugly.

[bluemusicdude]

First time I have heard a performance of Midori and it is absolutely mind blowing! She brought out the multiple textures with such ease and soulfulness!

[TomaVan]

great technique, bad make up...

[byebyeqiao]

oh yeah, I totally agree!!!

[kitchenfiddle]

The make up seems to be calculated to be viewed from a distance and then it's appropriate. Most perfect live recording of this piece, although played under the pressure of her Carnegie debut. This special situation may partially explain why it seems to be a little bit "too controlled" ("boring" would be too strong) - although that certainly also has to do with her personal style (her recording of the Paganini caprices is a clear example).

[TACHTIN3]

thank you for posting...

[k6865576]

just AMAZING

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Just wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing this performance--she is quite remarkable!

[ItzhakRoxMySox]

OMG.

[violinoamore]

The best and most soulful performance of this piece I ever heard ...

[isayeandrew]

mIDORI....que especialista.....de mis versiones preferidas.

[juzo95]

wow!

[turboromy]

Marvelous! She's been object of my worship since 87

Thanks franz39 for the video!!!

[yarrtiscrapulence]

bravo!