(1/2) David Oistrakh - Brahms Violin Concerto - III

[periola]

Love the shift at 1:23

[OkajowNawojka]

King of brahms :)

[moshiko7701]

unbelivable performance beautifull it REALY touch the soul

[violinynada]

who is idiot that click on dislike?¿

it's impossible

[violinynada]

who is idiot that click on dislike?¿

it's impossible

[villars91]

I prefer Heifetz

[KofsonBkwc]

Nie ma to jak se pomachać kijem :D

[knockoffnigel123]

"I drink your MILKSHAKE..."

[freeqwerqwer]

Where is the music? This is not music; it is sheer ego tug 'n pull. He played it too aggressive, unpoetic, and on the mechanical side.

The orchestra wasn't of high caliber too. I can't believe how people are overrating this performance; it isn't even musical. I recalled Oistrakh did a better job of this concerto in a LP recording.

[tlcooper93]

@freeqwerqwer The orchestra seems to be VERY high caliber to me.

[Razpewtin]

@freeqwerqwer Can you play this?

[freeqwerqwer]

@Razpewtin , no I can't play it but I know how it should sound.

[Oistrakhfollower]

@freeqwerqwer Hello, I am a violin player and I do play this tune. This is my favorite repertoire, and also I do know ho it should sound as you do (maybe I am better cause I can play this movement). This recording it the best I have ever heard. Well, if you want something not "aggressive", listen to Klemperer (1958) version, but this is still one of the best. If you can't play this virtuosic movement, you need to think more and be respectful to this historic performance.

[leopianotuner]

@Oistrakhfollower , Oistrak's Beethoven is broad rich tone, powerful, and melodic but I also like Mehuhim's Beethoven too which is more subdued, humble, respectful of the orchestra, and his sweet tone is charming too. I think Perlam's Beethoven is more faithful to the score but Perlman doesn't have a deep soul like Oistrakh or Mehumin.

[veeken77]

Oistrakh never ceases to amaze me. It's not just his execution it's his interpretation -- the man is a beast of interpretation of the highest order.

[mannycabrito]

did anyone else notice the concermaster mess up the bowing in the beginning at around 0:39? haha

[Oistrakhfollower]

All of replies are true.

That's why I'm his loyal follwer (look at my name).

[wichitazen]

My favorite performer of this concerto, bar none. A master.

[azndaemon95]

Look how fluid his fingers are!

/jealous

[TheEmmochka]

Yes Right ....Rudolf Schwarz,,,,another KING.... How much Jews gave ;....and people hate them for .....WHAT, You need Motivstion and hard work ....and Talant...

[TheEmmochka]

Yes Right ....Rudolf Schwarz,,,,another KING.... How much Jews gave ;....and people hate them for .....WHAT

[TheEmmochka]

I was little girl when I watch him on Russian TV. Yes ...KING ...DAVID and almost all of them are Jewish people...

[gnatural]

@TheEmmochka he was Russian 

[TheEmmochka]

I was little girl when I watch him on Russian TV. Yes ...KING ...DAVID

[stoklund]

The best! Best and warmest tone with a singing voice!!!! Strong with the power of Real LOVE!!!

[runninriot15]

I won't call David the BEST OF ALL because one cannot compare different styles and interpretations, but Oistrakh is definitely top notch

[classicalmusic1000]

Henryk Szeryng is the best.

[TheGaetano62]

look at cristian ferras, very nice and great taste of frasing

[Musicaclassica97]

Perfetto e intonatissimo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sei grandissimo David Oistrakh

[weezeedee]

so fast! I keep expecting that because of the speed at which he's started a phrase he'll have to screw it up to maintain the logic and the music, but nope! amazing! I feel like he's thinking at least 3 phrases ahead at all times!

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

PERFECT.

[AKSTERSKY]

I love,love love,love this beautiful piece played by David Oistrakh

[yscslim]

A Beast....thats how Brahms should be played :O

[classicvinylbiz]

Is Oistrakh the best? I heard Nathan Milstein is not bad:

watch?v=qWK4jtOwQ-8

[vuth94]

haha what is that conductor doing? - swiveling his baton while swiveling his arms

[tlcooper93]

He seems a little worn out at the end, the way he drops his bow right after playing. I can't imagine how tired he must be after playing the Brahms Violin Concerto.

[bryan21tx]

I love Oistrakh and love his technique and everything about him, but I don't feel the passion in this performance. This movement seems too easy for him.

[harlemaudio]

the passion is undeniable,my favorite

[yscslim]

thats real Bramhs!

Exceptional!

Sound is so profond!

[GeorgeMaj15]

I am proud to say I own a vinyl of this performance. Absolutely stunning. Oistrakh playing Bruch is similarly amazing. Prokoviov is well done as well, so is the Beethoven and Mendelssohn. In the tradition of Auer though, his Tchaikovsky is lacking; his interpretation makes him seem like a timid violinist, instead of the amazing powerhouse of a player he is.

[Ingenue001]

welcome to the -10 rating... but jesus that 100 pound bow arm slams and scratch, scratch, slam, squeak,....too staccato.. as always he has his moments and plays low notes with a nice warm tone but the high notes are awfully squeaky...... I love his Debussy and that's more up his alley. This is Heifetz territory and only a rabid Oistrakh fan would think otherwise.

[Mnacuspia004]

Cant find it on EMI´s DVDs. Damn.

[auchlimpi]

@Mnacuspia004 look at : David Oistrakh; The Complete EMI Recordings - CD6

[raoultak]

Absolutely the best....never better.....the king of violinists.

[goethethegreat]

Wunderbar, pitch perfect brahms. Oistrakh understands the gypsy essence of this final movement. He displays a wonderful balance of moderately restrained passion ,and outstanding technique. In addition, he never gets sentimental, this last attribute would really make Johannes beam.

[ravenCLI]

Ja, dass ist schoen wunderbar, aus gezeichnet... raven

[bult15]

I had the privilege of playing in an orchestra that he conducted some years ago. He could not speak a word of English but the results were extraordinary nonetheless. Having just listened to Shaham's version with Berlin, I have to give the edge to Oistrakh.

[garryph]

Rudolf Schwarz's unusual conducting technique was the result of physical injuries received in a Nazi concentration camp during WW2, as he had the misfortune to be Jewish! But it's the result that counts! A much underrated conductor! (In Britain he was principal conductor of the Bournmouth, City of Birmingham and BBC Symphony Orchestras.)

[MikeDrewYT]

That wrist action and pointing the baton downwards (as if to say the beat is . . . here!) is a result of injury? Interesting. I like the style -- very authoritative and detached. Matches Oistrakh's.

[iluminada333]

Ohh the sound is very very clear for an old recording , or is it Oistrakh dunno but im thrilled either way:D

[stomentendo]

I'm sure many people already asked this, but who's the conductor?

[brianfan1]

Is he Bolt?

[stomentendo]

I found out, shortly after having post the comment, that in the second part of the video a comment says he's Rudolf Schwarz. You may have noticed that too =)

[brianfan1]

thanks!

[MikeDrewYT]

Is his baton technique an old-school trip or what?

[gnatural]

HAHAHAHAHA so true

[LDGuy]

I have to say, I am really beginning to prefer this 'forceful' approach to Brahms, of this performance, and also the Furtwaengler version of the last mvt of Brahms 4 (also on YouTube). It seems to have a bit more integrity than all these modern slower, more luxurious (Solti, Barenboim, Rattle, Dohnanyi) versions.

[eazy3b]

i actually prefer it slow, if you listen to the other version by kermer Berstein its sounds like it's missing something try comaparing both you can hear the difference.

[fitoviolinista]

mejor lo toca szeryng

[mizzohizzy220]

this music is so incredible. it seems so weird to see people performing it, it's so strongly associated with there will be blood at this point you forget that it wasn't exactly written yesterday.

Hi, I'm smart.

I love my boy's jacket there.  That guy's so cool.

[MikeDrewYT]

I was just so bowled over and thrilled to hear one of my absolute favorite pieces in the middle of that depressing (though great) movie that it didn't even occur to me at the time to consider what PTA was saying by including it. It seems so out of context in the time and place being portrayed that it can't just be the right sound for that part of the film; there has to be some meaning (and, of course, perhaps not!). Any ideas what it meant in the film?

[victorykn]

I think he's trying to say that life is beautiful.

I would also use the expression from No contry for Old Man -- You can't change what's comming to You .. That's vanity.

Or greek-- Haracter is fate.  Sometimes the strainghs that held us win , also leed to our down fall. But life is beautiful none the less. Great music. Great acting, almoust commical at times.

[mavadd88]

This is really good, I just think is a bit slow.

[Mnacuspia004]

I wanna know if this recording is on sale, edited in dvd by EMI or deutsche grammophon, or SOMETHING.. i want to have it!!

[apporo]

yes, by emi. go and get it, and stop shutting up violinists

[violindave2]

stavropol - Good observation! His bow is tight because that was the way they taught in the Russian school of violin playing. Check out Tossy Spivakovsky. However some bows were designed that way. Oistrakh used a bow by Andre Georges Richaume (b.1905 - d.1966). I have a Francois Nicolas Voirin (c.1870) that plays best if somewhat tighter than most bows. It was the design and camber that makes it that way. I'm not sure what a Richaume is valued at but my Voirin is valued at $48K!!

[Kyriaeus]

Actually, the Russian school of bowing advocated relatively loose bow hair. Oistrakh started out with the Russian bowing technique, but later adopted the Franco-Belgian bowing, which was then used in the Soviet school of violin-playing. Elman, Heifetz, and Milstein used bow holds that were easily identifiable as Russian.

[Mnacuspia004]

oh shut up man, we REALLY dont want to know a shit about your instrument.

[sll10]

ASTONISHING!

[nico22059]

I agree with that...Ostraikh is just amazing...

[stavropol]

wow, his bow is tight.

[singinginachurch]

AMAZING!

[optimaver]

Maestro!!! Before Perlman made my (living) favorite, here you are...

[bondman24]

Tremendous!

[hoopsmaster13]

then you have no heart :) just kidding.

[issagele]

Oistrakh at his technical best... When compared to the Szeryng and Milstein videos of this same piece, Oistrakh kicks their asses

[good2gosrmerc]

Id like to play this in a murder movie or something!

[hoopsmaster13]

What are you talking about, good2gosrmerc and TheForgottenPanzer?

[TheForgottenPanzer]

THERE WILL BE BLOOD !

Awesome :-D

[senortinfoil1]

Like omg what is he wearing! Defnitly great sound and interpretation but something tells me that he might have been a bit of a diva like the little "hmpph" pose he takes at 3:53. But i just love how he does the chords at 2:00 and how powerful the last one is at 2:05, amazing performance, when was this taken?

[chillybeans27]

I'm finished!

[nukerbreath]

at the end of there will be blood...jaja

[josegiar]

really he's the best...

[Brahmsfourth]

I am an atheist, but if I chose to worship a god, it would be the playing of David Oistrakh. It almost seems as if the violin were speaking. it is scary that a human could play like he did.

[HaxIRL]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who enjoys Classical music :)

[SiXELApurple]

finally, I've found this! I heard it on There Will Be Blood and fell in love.

[PianistSk8er]

If you liked this try the Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Bruch violin concerti as well :)

[ThaSchwab]

The finales of all of them (except for the Beethoven, as the first movement is the best) are the greatest in the violin repertoire (which includes sonatas, suites, fantasies, etcetera).

[hoopsmaster13]

ThsSchwab:

What about Tchaikovsky? You think the third movment's better than the first?

[ThaSchwab]

Yep.

[lad601]

His playing is somewhat similar to Kyung-Wha Chung's.

[mshakhz]

no.. Kyung Wha Chung's playing is somewhat similar to his.. not vise versa..

Seriously cmon, how can you compare the two?

[Fr3derick]

Why not? I think Kyung Wha Chung is one of the greatest violinists.

[GreatPianists]

WIth all due respect to Kyung Wha Chung, David Oistrakh is in a completely different league.

In my opinion, not even close.

[ginsberguru]

ta pa un 10

[archives4891]

Oistrakh is God!!!! So smooth.

[Gonnakillyou]

I must admit I don't like his interpretation.

[chrisgivens]

I'm finished!

[benditlikeawhale]

All virtuosi mentioned really exhibit an astounding capability, to be in agreement. "Best" is as elusive as taste, unfortunately.

A more practical question I have is can anyone answer who Oistrakh is performing w/?

[alberichnib]

Gloriouos Oistrakh!!!

C'est magnifique!!!

C'est formidable!!!

[jefftam1234]

god, Oistrak like totally OWN THIS PIECE

[cfrontz]

i love this song!

[lovesGenet]

Heifetz.Oistrakh. Niveu.Kreisler is wonderful in this. Chung always!Hahn touching always.Bellnot heard in this.I love his heartines! Shaham !!.Kremer with Karajan better th live Bernstein but th s special too .EricaMorini not heard.Szigeti not heard. Vengerov several times is always grt in this concerto. I havent heard a bad performance yet. Maybe some hischoolers .this is impossibly difficult and u have to be heard n intricate writing.I wanna hear Joachims concerto.Prolly posted here too.

[fiddlinmatt]

heh... abburidotakaria... what a fruitcake

[jascha1978]

Why are people still trying to figure out who the best is. you would have to know nothing about music the piece of music if you were able to pick the best performance of a work

[th0ma5laxc]

at least now i know im not the only one who thinks so!

[Loryos]

ya true Oistrakh is the best.... some say its heifetz, but its a different style of performance.

[chihhaochao]

This one is very good, too. Oistrakh shows great

music. Thanks for posting this video!

My favorite version is the one Heifetz recorded with CSO, conduct by Reiner. God.. I wish Heifetz left his video recording of that version.

[violinobserver]

absolutely the best brahms' concert execution.

oistrakh is the best violinist ever

[Mnacuspia004]

i am absolutely agree with you. He gives to the concerto very hard human feelings.

Oistrakh was almost a god.

[bahotheviolon]

well...abboridotakaria...there you leave someone nothing else to say as,what would a donkey taste by a delicious french Onionsoup...

[bahotheviolon]

well let´s not turn the discussion into if kogan was less musical than oistrakh...but i cannot get over recommending you,to listen,how kogan plays the paganini cantabile,here in youtube.

[chyuviolinist]

your wrong. If that's true, then why aren't they famous huu?

[Mnacuspia004]

hey: There is many people famous with bad musicality. If you chek Vengerov´s beethoven violinconcerto, you get bored if you don´t look his face. hehe

[bahotheviolon]

oistrakh was not a prodigy...but who cares,yeah,kogan was better than oistrakh,but if you ask me kogan was even better than heifetz...but oistrakh,served this world as a teacher,as a conductor,as a violinist,he was a real humanist,i respect oistrakh a lot.

[abburidotakaria]

kogan may be technically better than oistrakh, but oistrakh's musicaly and insights into the music are light year's ahead of kogan's...

[bahotheviolon]

oistrakh was a violinist,with the warmest tone...he was the singer of violin,had a good technic.a great teacher.a wunderfull man.but technically there were others they could also play violin,but hadn´t the value oistrakh has treasured.

[jarny2]

Oistrakh is the example of what someone can achieve mostly through sheer work dedication. Not being a child prodigy he built his technique and musician craftsmanship through practice and patience. This the best way to get complete confidence in your own ability. Always a pleasure to hear musician like him playing. Especially when one remembers where he was living and when!

[GreatPianists]

All the greats of violin had their own, wonderful interpretations of this concerto. My favorites for Brahms are Heifetz, Szeryng, and Oistrakh.

The way he plays those octaves...mindblowing.

[commandercool069]

Milstein has an incredible version of this on youtube. I prefer it but this is great too.

[nathanbob12]

how about szeryng?

[kotomalamitsosos]

of course.he is always sooooooooooo perfect.his sibelius is also...soooo good

[GreatPianists]

Typical Oistrakh. Integrity, stamina, perfect control...

Couldn't ask for more...just great.

[Violaghost]

Omg... Oistrakh remains the best violinist. His recording of the Tchaik and the Brahms are unsurpassable

[nibelungensohn]

100% agree with you about his Brahms and Tchaikovsky. Don't forget his Khachaturian and Shostakovich. I still can't find anyone who can top his.

[govibe]

wow! even better than the video recorded in 1966!

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

wow, this is so amazing... there used to be a video of the entire concerto up, but this'll do lol.