Ivry Gitlis - Kreisler's Schon Rosmarin

[MrWambo1996]

It's in my repertoire.

[bleedingheart37]

yay, i can play ths

[nilson814]

Ivry Gitlis is alive? where he lives now?

[puccinifan]

@nilson814 He's alive and well, living in Paris and teaching with some regularity.

[catalarik1]

Just watch the video of the composer himself playing this piece. And note just how much his bow wanders down the keyboard. It is the sound he wanted, made by the technique he used to create it.

[virag1904]

Oh, dear!

[winrx]

That has got to be the worse Heifetz impression I have ever seen....

[leoncioviolin]

bravísimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[CJbouzouki]

What a lovely sounding violin!

[SomeAnimeOtaku]

@CJbouzouki There are many other professionals with a stradivarius, but this one still sounds better (than most), becouse he plays it with style. But you're right, his violin really is lovely:P If you look up the video where he talks about his stradivarius you can hear it with the camera closer to the violin

[themusicdr]

YES!

[jarny2]

I also really like Gitlis' freedom in all the music domains, even in the way his bow goes nearly half the fingerboard. And yet he sound is still good. My teacher would not allow me to do that... :-)

[osiris1018]

He himself did change the song much....But he's right at letting his bow goes nearly half the fingerboard...It's the technique to make the sound become weaker, exactly matching the sheet.

[AlicanYilmaz1991]

I love this piece omg. Has anyone the sheet for this lovely piece and could send it to me?

[zuzanazuzanita]

excelente interpretación, que tempo ni que tempo. Qué acompañamiento de la pianista. genial! aguante Gitlis!

[yamelchenko]

very beautifull. he's still got it!

[calloffthedogs]

just love it! Gitlis is so unique!

[felixmendelssohn]

still got that swing, baby YEAH

[Leibik]

Violinist is great but who is the pianist?

I never heard such a great accompanist

[egs1150]

I Believe the accompanist is Ana Maria Vera...

[guidc]

maravilhoso!!

[JPizzle1490]

I don't know when this video was recorded, but I know that Gitlis is now well into his eighties..... and he can still play like that. Honestly, in this case, I don't care about how correct the interpretation is stylistically because I like the way it sounds anyways. It has so much charm and grace. I smile every time I listen to it.

[aaron1tatamovich]

out of the clasic performance, that´s great!!! awesome gitlis!!!!! i love him

[dulcevibrato]

That's great ! He makes me smile all the time ! I love his way of swinging this piece ! He his a great musician

[COPYGRITE9]

the melody is perfect good work

[hakmirchai]

what ever happended to "less is more."

[ddviolinist]

sometimes it just isn't true!!!

[ingres125]

The man is a violinistic genius, as advertised!

The interpretation is incredibly artistic.

Really original and inspiring.

[0AZ909]

An immortal composition played by an immortal violonist...

[GreatPianists]

I remember hearing someone say once that "what makes or breaks a Kreisler piece is the timing and the pace." A remark absolutely on the button, as far as I'm concerned.

And Gitlis paces this piece so well. The subtle stretchings and releasings of the flow bring a warm smile to my face every time.

[cgd147]

Itzhak Perlman said that on 'The Art of the Violin'

[mhasselsjo]

Really wanted to turn it of because I had more important things to do but couldn't. I was too moved by his performance. Now I won't get enough sleep..Why Ivry why?

[cgd147]

i personally think that this isnt a great performance, but Ivry was fabulous in his day so i suppose that now hes older he can play like he wants and people will still love him because he is a legend!

[lfierz]

Schön Rosmarin has nothing to do with the carnal pleasures on sale in a French bordello, but a lot with the Vienna in the beginning of the 20th century, where there was a lot of explicit and noncommercial sexual play, as exemplified in the works of Arthur Schnitzler ("Reigen"). Kreisler had also a rather agitated sexual life before falling in the hands of the redoutable Harriet. I think Gitlis brings this out to perfection. Others may prefer the castrated players of today, but I love Gitlis

[HeifetzBeatsOistrakh]

There's something rather vomitous about playing Schoen Rosmarin like you're in a French Bordello. There is simply no way to construe a sleazy, kinky meaning to this kind of graceful writing. Kreisler doesn't play this piece even remotely like this. His playing has charm, grace, and lilt. After all this is said, however, thanks for posting anyway. :)

[HBOfosho]

There's no one quite like Gitlis to turn Kreisler's gems into a raunchy mating call like this one.This type of toying with the music takes little or no profound musical skill and should be left in the practice room.I am not implying that Gitlis doesn't have any musical sense;he just doesn't choose to use it.HeifetzBeatsOistrakh is right-even if one prefers another way of playing these pieces over Kreisler,one must remain loyal to the charming qualities that should stay in his music for eternity.

[violinguy123]

Hear hear! What was he thinking?

[zarkingtaters]

His playing has plenty of charm in it, just not Kreisler's charm.

[lichria]

ferrückt. Eine grosse Persönlichkeit. Er darf so spielen,aber Geschmack ist etwas bitter...

[ipodghost]

What violin does he use?

[Zigeunerweisen]

The "Sancy" Stradivarius (1713), or at least he did.

[mexindian1]

Wow!! This man is an artist first and foremost - incredibly daring in his way of playing. Thank you for posting this.

[onesrhythm]

I also like Ivry's version better than kreisler too... it's probably more natural and easier to play slightly with one's own style than to COMPLETELY imitate others?

[ItzhakRoxMySox]

This is quite amazing. This has now become my favorite version, even above Kreisler himself, which is saying a lot

[violinist102]

what year was this recorded in?

[vint22]

wonderful girl there, by piano:)

[canman5060]

Ivry Gitlis is a violin legend.He is like Arthur Rubenstein on the piano.

[dt10825]

u gotta have balls to interpret pieces the way he does..

if i played like this, my teacher would smack me with a metronome.

[cromulentinnoc3nce]

i want to smack him with a metronome.

[BigHarryPotterFan07]

funny comment but applied to the wrong video!

[violaplayer1995]

lol.

[mshakhz]

lol.. then only to be fair you'll have to travel back to the beginning of 20th century and smack Kreisler himself... and on your way might as well do the same to Ysaye..

[bountyhanz]

Omg~despite his age...his hands is still as good as b4 when he he played the introduction rondo capriccioso...So fast....and it's the fastest i'd ever seen of the intro. rondo. cap.

[danbaker74]

Awesome - it's like butter! I'd love to be like that when I'm 80 odd...That accompanist is truly incredible - she is utterly there at every single tempo change that Mr. Gitlis makes. I'm playing this at a concert on Wednesday, and I'm sort of dreading it now! Oh well....

[Lesolin]

He must be around 80 years old in this video. His chops are still freaking amazing, though!

[drrogersperuo]

thats a big shirt he's wearing

[stradivarious135]

this is most unique, but i prefer kreisler playing it, or joshua bell.

[GreatPianists]

Can't believe I used to hate this. Now it can unfailingly bring a smile to my face. Don't think anyone else in their right mind would play like this, and that's precisely what makes it so good.

[michaharan]

Agree.

[24NerF]

Can any tell me how to get an online copy of the sheet music for this?

[firat8596]

Can you please upload Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto played by İvry Gitlis on Mezzo?

[gawgul]

The accompanist knows what the game is... Gitlis, like Kreisler, playful, coy, but maybe Ivry goes a step further here>>> mischief. Really cool, will send to favs.

[j599ane]

PLEASE post more Gitlis on to youtube.He is amazing!

[leviolonist]

Ivry Gitlis! Unique. Probably the most imaginative violinist ever. NEVER afraid, NEVER boring. He cannot be compared to anyone else. Some say he's crazy. Well, thanks for a bit of craziness to fascinate us and hold us spellbound. Thanks a lot, Adamwas, and please keep on posting Ivry Gitlis for us.

[cv10]

I think Ivry Gitlis has one of the most unique sounds I have ever heard. I have a recording of him playing Paganini's Concerto No. 2 and a few of the caprices that I really enjoy.

[aptmusic9]

i agree stern is the one for this piece. ivry is good but not for this piece. his phrasing is too tense for such a lighthearted piece. I always knew his vibrato to be a violent on or off contest - when he does vibrate it is almost too much but at the important ending of phrases he sluffs the note off and doesn't vibrate at all creating a very cold and dull sound. I think he has the best technique to ever grace this planet

[jannisvagenas]

gitlis is one of the last living violin legends...

[fortheloveofivry]

please post those videos you mentioned!!!! i realllly want to see more of gitlis

[arielpesach]

Ivry Gitlis plays with so much charm together with this young pianist, not to forget. He manages to combine charm and feelings of delight without being schmaltzig (sugarsweet). He belongs to the real great personalities. Isn't it wonderful with so many different great musicians? And, they all bring something of their own in their interpretations.

If we once and for all could forget about being best, and just be grateful for all the diversity.

[mattzart]

Nice. Your videos are always good.

Do you have anymore Kreisler performance videos? I'd greatly appreciate seeing some more.

[adamwas]

I'm going to be adding a lot more of Gitlis including the rest of the Bartok Sonata - His Bach Chaconne - Fugue from the last Sonata C Major - Bloch Nigun, Sarasate Zigeurneweisen, a Mozart Sonata (:D), Beethoven Kreutzer etc

[OistrakhMilstein]

thanks!

[yinlin89]

ya , kind of weird , I think Isaac Stern performed the best in MAO TO MOZART !

[OistrakhMilstein]

ivry gitlis has a weird musical mind