No, not "anyone" can play "whatever music they want" because they have the determination to practice. I agree that many, many people, many more than I think is generally realized, could develop good technique if they practiced diligently. But _fine_ technique is rarefied air, and so is interpretation of this depth. There are certain nuances that just cannot be taught. They have to be intuited
all of these 3 partitas were composed by the giant Bach at Kothen towards 1720, and these are all pieces to be played by great virtuosos of this magnificent instrument
@Lactoris1 That was a insult.. Milstein was a excellent violin, and his playing was so different from Jascha Heifetz but equal. Jascha Heifetz, was great aswell but he required all his students to go to Milstein concerts. You do not compare violinists, at all especially if theyre classical. US violinists and many more should have respect for us.. WERE all different but we still have respect for each other. THAT is a number 1 rule you should know. So i better not see a comment like this again
to tribond151, I did not intend to mean any offense to you. What I intended to say was to many violinists in my father's era, while Heifetz's interpretations were sometimes controversial, as a master of the instrument he was the standard by which all other violinists were measured. Not everyone agreed with this opinion, but most violinists did.
And think back than.. Heifetz was born in the 1900's.. there was no technology.. Violin was hes favorite thing to do.. basically hes only thing. But as i said.. any VIOLINIST who practices.. can play any song. as long as they take the time to learn it. They might not be able to play it as other Violinist but they can play it THEIR way.. and please, stop saying you need talent to play the violin lol.. NO u need determination and time to practice and progress.. and LOVE to play .. BYE
There are still many out-of-tune notes! When I was little I thought Heifetz was the best thing to happen to a violin since the bow ... but now that I'm all grown up he just sounds like he practiced a lot but isn't listening enough.
My father was a violinist in one of the great symphonies during the Heifetz era. He heard all the great soloists of the time. To him, and many of his colleagues Heifetz was practically G-d.
As far as how Heifetz got to be so good, he believed it was the combination of tremendous natural ability plus disciplined careful practice.
tudoryka79,crawl into a hole and die you insolent imbecile,you have the right to critique the performance,but calling Heifetz an idiot,i dont care if you are god,even he doesnt have the right to badmouth a brilliant human being like Heifetz,you insect
brainwasher9876 i'll have to disagree with you... it depends on the talent.. and Perlman said something that fits very well here "I never practiced more than about three hours a day. It depends on the gift, the talent. After five hours... it becomes useless"
thats its not true... you can play any music as longas you oractice it doesnt matter about Talent.... we all have talent just being able to play a instrument.... hes considered good is first... he started play at like 4 and started playing in orchestra at like 10 and hes interpertations of music was soo good.... and no you dont have to be gifted... you mak epeople feel downw hen you say that.... and you dont need talent you need determination to practice
If what ericgable says were indeed true, then we could all play like Heifetz---hooray for us! Wouldn't it be great if all it took was practice, not talent?
My friend, it's not just practice but PROPER practice. Most of us do not have the patience or fortitude to practice properly for long periods of time. Those of us that do sound like the above.
if you practice you achiev your goal. If you strive for the thing you want youa chiev your goal. Theres no talent in anything. Talent is something you can do and ACHIEV something others cant.. Thats not saying you need certain talent for a VIOLIN to be like heifetz. You cant exactly be like heifetz but you can play any music as him but in a different prospect. yous guys need to stop acting slow and actually think about it. talent does not apart you from not achieving
lol.. didnt i just say... WE ALL PLAY different... thats what make us HUMAN!. we have differences...Talent aparts us from other people... we all have our talents. You can never sound like other violinist emotional wise.. But in intonation wise YES you can.. That what makes Violin different.... If we practice we can Play anything we want but.. it still wont be the same.. your emotions wont be the same..as other people.
after a while, you start to get really tired, because five hours is a VERY long time and humans can only repeat something so many times, after that, our minds start to wander and practice becomes useless
I agree. I used to be a cellist before I was a violinlist, and I was principal cello, and NEVER practiced, I just read music really well. But many of them complained about how they practiced 4 hours a day and can't even play the music.
Do you believe Perlman when he says that? The man couldn't go out and play as a child. What do you think he was doing? How do you think he learned so much music so fast? Not practicing 3 hours a day. He was practicing at least 5 and maybe 6 hours.
Ah, I definitely like this more than Milstein's. Heifetz plays with such "poppy grace", having fun with the notes - making them individual and collective at the same time. I love how he juggles this song.
hmm im not putting this down, but can anyone else notice it sorta jumps back and forth from really nice smooth string crossings and all that to really staccatto/spicatto kinda changes . .. it sounds like its changing the feel and mood of the piece. Its still a great performance though . . . its Heifetz after all
no its not like im trying to brag, i just want to see if other ppl are playing this at 4.5 years so i know if im below other ppl my level or if i need to catch up with them...
mapleric: I've been playing for 2 years and im 13 also. Yes there are other young teens like you and me out there that play like this in short time periods. Your talented
not really. How good you are depends on how much you practise. You could be 13 and played for just 2 years but if you practised 15 hours every day you could still be a very very good violinist.
I agree. I wasn't completely correct. While a large portion of time is to be devoted to practise all that would be useless if you aren't doing it correctly.
true. But I would say practising makes more impact than skill and talent. Heifetz's teacher Leopold had fundamental problems with his hands since he was born, but he was still a fantastic player due to his neverending hard work.
I highly disagree with you. Listen again but this time think about the breadth (not depth) of phrasing. Let me explain. There are different lengths of phrases, some contained within others. I agree that Milstein brings out more of the micro details of the shorter phrasies. In a way I feel more of the depth you probably hear. However, Heifetz brings out more of the macro details of longer phrases. When I "stand back," I enjoy Heifetz's phrasing more, when I move in close, I prefer Milstein's.
Here is another example of what I mean. Take the Tchaikovsky concerto in D and compare Heifetz to Oistrakh. I personally feel more moved by Heifetz because he brings out more of the sorrow, excitement, and élan of the piece. In analogy, the color, hue, and emotional content of a painting. When I hear Oistrakh, I am more amazed by the individual characteristics of the phrasing. In the above analogy, the fine details of a painting. Does this make sense? Something to think about.
yes, perhaps it depends on how critical you are of the entire piece and at times individuals phrases. I think that we can agree on the fact that Heifetz does some things better than Milstein while Milstein has strengths over Heifetz in other situations.
@aimson This sounds a lot like the violinistic equivalent of a comparison between the cellists Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran--Rostropovich focused on making larger gestures while Shafran specialized in tiny changes in a piece that had great overall effect. Is this more or less what you're trying to get at?
@C0urante Well, I'm not sure what you exactly mean by "larger gestures" and I have never heard of Daniil Shafran, but I think you are close to what I was talking about. I'll try to give another analogy. Imagine being up in two different airplanes touring Alaska. In the first flight, you are higher in the air and have a chance to see the full landscape, patterns of snow, color of the horizon, etc. It has a certain beauty to it as your eyes take in all of the stimulus.
@C0urante Now, in the second plane, you fly closer to the ground but still high in the air. This time you can see the types of trees, the animals foraging, and the different textures of snow and ice. It also has a certain beauty to it, but more in the details. However, the trade-off to flying closer to the ground is that you miss seeing the beauty of the larger view in the first plane. For me, Heifetz is like flying both planes at once, where other violinists are like flying the second plane.
Yeah,you have some million dead palaistinian and arabic children to proud of,you jewish scum.These musicians have nothing to do with butchers,rapers,mass murderers,fanatic lunatics,racists and talmudists.
LoL!It's really funny when a jew speaks about hatred!You have made hatred and isolation a way of life.Also,Heifetz was a worldwide-known musician.Such musicians TOUR.Everywhere.They make no descrimination based on nation or ideology.
If your stupid argument was right then David Oistrakh was a vivid supporter of the western world.Wanna concrete proof?He toured Europe and U.S.A.Also Mikis Theodorakis likes Turkey very much.He has given concerts there.
Do you know how old this recording is? IT'd be interesting to see the way Heifetz changed his interpretation of this over the years.
There was a vid of Milstein playing this when he was younger that is really beautiful too. While his later recordings were slower and more nuanced, and his younger version is overly slurred (though also faster even than Heifetz here) the timbre is like liquid gold.
I actually like how he plays this a bit slower than Milstein. I think he gives a great interpretation. But Milstein's is right up there alongside this performance.
He is actually playing it faster than Milstein. He attacks his notes more and has a more staccato style than Milstein. The notes may sound more spaced out, but the tempo is definitely faster.
artists are no machines. every performance can slightly differ. compare this video to sim49's. this prelude is so difficult that even the greatest interpretes show (minimal) mistakes. every interpretation is an adventurous journey in spite of decades of routine an experience.
Compared to the 'Milstein' video you posted, this is better. But compared to the Milstein video posted by a user called sissy, this is not as good. Milstein on sissy's video just destroys anyone else I've ever heard, Heifetz included.
Personally, I think Heifetz has a slightly better technical aspect, but I prefer Milstein's phrasing much more than Heifetz's. I do like Heifetz's interpretation of the Bach Sonata #1 more than Milstein's though.
That is not true.Milstein started do study the violin becouse her mother wanted to keep him out of trouble in his neiberhood,And he started to be intereasted in violin late.
It was during a concert given by 11 year old Heifetz that Nathan Milstein's MOM was inspired for Nathan Milstein to start learning the violin so he would be out of trouble.
So what?That also Heifetz was inferiour to his past generation,in your idiot logics.That does not make sense.If Milstein is younger than Heifetz that doesn't mean Heifetz is better.
U should learn to read the post that I replied to. People thought Heifetz influenced MILSTEIN to play, but he only became more into his violin playing a lot later. It was his mom that wanted him to play. So before u get pissed off at my answers, read the other comments. No where did I mention who is better than who.
harmonically, the preludio is phenomenal, remarkable, awesome.
As great and as extraordinary as the prelude of the first cello suite !
Bach's work has such an artistic beauty and an intellectual depth, Bach is definetely the greatest and the most prolific and the greatest composer that ever lived.
ok comparison. intonation wise,, they are both amazing! milstein hits more double stops at the string crossings. heifetz uses a bounce.
milstein has exagerated dynamics which gives more color to the piece. heifetz also has lots swells and decrecendos. once you get to this level there is no "better". enough said :]
Thanks to Aimson. Like you, both recordings are perfect to my ear, but different. Heifetz, from Vilna, requires precision and his violin is like finest crystal. Milstein, from Odessa & being a spiritual chosid, omits some precision but his Strad is like honey wine. Heifetz has a tiny gain for certain parts, yes. I was impressed by Esther Kim's Gavotte, 3rd here.
Bach was the first Paganini
asdfqwervd 5 days ago
This is really amazing, and breathtakingly beautiful.
Nammedit 1 week ago
I think Milstein is better
qweasd123456543 4 weeks ago
Whereas Uncle Sam tells you to join the US Army, that photo of Heifetz up there is saying, "YOU need to go practice".
goodcommentguy 5 months ago 7
i like how the most thumb'd up comment is about the picture and not about his playing.... cough
SpoonsForks 1 year ago
No, not "anyone" can play "whatever music they want" because they have the determination to practice. I agree that many, many people, many more than I think is generally realized, could develop good technique if they practiced diligently. But _fine_ technique is rarefied air, and so is interpretation of this depth. There are certain nuances that just cannot be taught. They have to be intuited
ShipperS7 1 year ago
Perlman, Schmerlman. This is Heifitz!
tonywsmith2 1 year ago
Both are great. I think Bach would have hired Heifetz.
francescaemc2 1 year ago
all of these 3 partitas were composed by the giant Bach at Kothen towards 1720, and these are all pieces to be played by great virtuosos of this magnificent instrument
beethomozart 1 year ago
i soooo love the 1st movement and the third one, preludio and gavotte
olokies 1 year ago
Much better than Milstein - really no comparison. Precise yet expressive.
Lactoris1 1 year ago
@Lactoris1 That was a insult.. Milstein was a excellent violin, and his playing was so different from Jascha Heifetz but equal. Jascha Heifetz, was great aswell but he required all his students to go to Milstein concerts. You do not compare violinists, at all especially if theyre classical. US violinists and many more should have respect for us.. WERE all different but we still have respect for each other. THAT is a number 1 rule you should know. So i better not see a comment like this again
ericgable 1 year ago
I'm loving it
LaPaelleraDelAmor 1 year ago
Heifetz just takes my worries away, helps me open a new page, shows me that not everything is so important, I wish he was alive 0:]
iluminada333 1 year ago
I prefer the version of itzhak Perlman
dexterspe 1 year ago
to tribond151, I did not intend to mean any offense to you. What I intended to say was to many violinists in my father's era, while Heifetz's interpretations were sometimes controversial, as a master of the instrument he was the standard by which all other violinists were measured. Not everyone agreed with this opinion, but most violinists did.
nidurnevets 1 year ago
So much passion OMW!
such inspiration.
triBond151 1 year ago
So much passion OMW!
such inspiration.
triBond151 1 year ago
I prefer Milstein because he expresses with phrasing and heifetz expresses with his bowing. But they are both amazing!
So much passion!
triBond151 1 year ago
I prefer Milstein because he expresses with phrasing and heifetz expresses with his bowing. But they are both amazing!
triBond151 1 year ago
OMFG stop having smug arguments on ethics and style on a comment box of youtube. How pathetic.
Joshuaying 1 year ago
And think back than.. Heifetz was born in the 1900's.. there was no technology.. Violin was hes favorite thing to do.. basically hes only thing. But as i said.. any VIOLINIST who practices.. can play any song. as long as they take the time to learn it. They might not be able to play it as other Violinist but they can play it THEIR way.. and please, stop saying you need talent to play the violin lol.. NO u need determination and time to practice and progress.. and LOVE to play .. BYE
ericgable 2 years ago
I really like the third movement.
jaguarofdoom 2 years ago
There are still many out-of-tune notes! When I was little I thought Heifetz was the best thing to happen to a violin since the bow ... but now that I'm all grown up he just sounds like he practiced a lot but isn't listening enough.
Scratchybratsche 2 years ago
My father was a violinist in one of the great symphonies during the Heifetz era. He heard all the great soloists of the time. To him, and many of his colleagues Heifetz was practically G-d.
As far as how Heifetz got to be so good, he believed it was the combination of tremendous natural ability plus disciplined careful practice.
nidurnevets 2 years ago
@nidurnevets Only God is God! that makes me mad that people would say otherwise about humans!!!
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@nidurnevets Only God is God! that makes me mad that people would say otherwise about humans!!!
triBond151 1 year ago
tudoryka79,crawl into a hole and die you insolent imbecile,you have the right to critique the performance,but calling Heifetz an idiot,i dont care if you are god,even he doesnt have the right to badmouth a brilliant human being like Heifetz,you insect
rawautube 2 years ago
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heifetz was an idiot...phenomenon...but an idiot....and the proof is that he played bach, wich it is really not his job
tudoryka79 2 years ago
@tudoryka79 hear hear - he should have stuck to the romantics all the way
Scratchybratsche 2 years ago
brainwasher9876 i'll have to disagree with you... it depends on the talent.. and Perlman said something that fits very well here "I never practiced more than about three hours a day. It depends on the gift, the talent. After five hours... it becomes useless"
BaRToLoMaSi 2 years ago
thats its not true... you can play any music as longas you oractice it doesnt matter about Talent.... we all have talent just being able to play a instrument.... hes considered good is first... he started play at like 4 and started playing in orchestra at like 10 and hes interpertations of music was soo good.... and no you dont have to be gifted... you mak epeople feel downw hen you say that.... and you dont need talent you need determination to practice
ericgable 2 years ago
If what ericgable says were indeed true, then we could all play like Heifetz---hooray for us! Wouldn't it be great if all it took was practice, not talent?
petrina1022 2 years ago
My friend, it's not just practice but PROPER practice. Most of us do not have the patience or fortitude to practice properly for long periods of time. Those of us that do sound like the above.
violatione 2 years ago
by all means, then, practice to your heart's content
petrina1022 2 years ago
if you practice you achiev your goal. If you strive for the thing you want youa chiev your goal. Theres no talent in anything. Talent is something you can do and ACHIEV something others cant.. Thats not saying you need certain talent for a VIOLIN to be like heifetz. You cant exactly be like heifetz but you can play any music as him but in a different prospect. yous guys need to stop acting slow and actually think about it. talent does not apart you from not achieving
ericgable 2 years ago
this comment is very good. what's the problem with you guys? (i.e why did you down-vote it?)
peepock77 2 years ago
lol.. didnt i just say... WE ALL PLAY different... thats what make us HUMAN!. we have differences...Talent aparts us from other people... we all have our talents. You can never sound like other violinist emotional wise.. But in intonation wise YES you can.. That what makes Violin different.... If we practice we can Play anything we want but.. it still wont be the same.. your emotions wont be the same..as other people.
ericgable 2 years ago
what deep satisfaction must dwell in this artist after having performed as his soul commanded.
gzaenker 2 years ago 2
you might have misinterpreted perlman,
after a while, you start to get really tired, because five hours is a VERY long time and humans can only repeat something so many times, after that, our minds start to wander and practice becomes useless
snakeboy144 2 years ago
I agree. I used to be a cellist before I was a violinlist, and I was principal cello, and NEVER practiced, I just read music really well. But many of them complained about how they practiced 4 hours a day and can't even play the music.
hilaryhahnfan 2 years ago
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eligarf 2 years ago
Do you believe Perlman when he says that? The man couldn't go out and play as a child. What do you think he was doing? How do you think he learned so much music so fast? Not practicing 3 hours a day. He was practicing at least 5 and maybe 6 hours.
violatione 2 years ago
Ah, I definitely like this more than Milstein's. Heifetz plays with such "poppy grace", having fun with the notes - making them individual and collective at the same time. I love how he juggles this song.
marionzamp 2 years ago
He does exactly as he pleases! THE BEST!!
AlamoCityCello 2 years ago
hmm im not putting this down, but can anyone else notice it sorta jumps back and forth from really nice smooth string crossings and all that to really staccatto/spicatto kinda changes . .. it sounds like its changing the feel and mood of the piece. Its still a great performance though . . . its Heifetz after all
shanehodd 2 years ago
that picture scares me
he just stares and staressssss
yes i know its a pictureee but ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its an angry looking(ish) heifetz after you
yellotheemcee 2 years ago 19
ahaha I thought the same thing xDD
chibiviolinist21 2 years ago
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does it mean im good if im playing this piece when im 13 and played for 4.5 years?
mapleric 2 years ago
I think you're already a blown up kid :P
Terrozer 2 years ago
no.
DualThunder 2 years ago
Nope. Should've been able to do it in 1. Go back and try again until you get it right.
strongbadian4747 2 years ago
Its ok people dont know talent when the see it!
jthameschoir 2 years ago
no its not like im trying to brag, i just want to see if other ppl are playing this at 4.5 years so i know if im below other ppl my level or if i need to catch up with them...
mapleric 2 years ago
mapleric: I've been playing for 2 years and im 13 also. Yes there are other young teens like you and me out there that play like this in short time periods. Your talented
jthameschoir 2 years ago
It means you're a fish.
Gozaburo1 2 years ago
not really. How good you are depends on how much you practise. You could be 13 and played for just 2 years but if you practised 15 hours every day you could still be a very very good violinist.
brainwasher9876 2 years ago
it is true,,i agree
qujohn88 2 years ago
perhaps not so much the raw quantity of practice, but specifically - how - one practises. i've made that mistake myself far too many times. :)
cheryLSC 2 years ago
I agree. I wasn't completely correct. While a large portion of time is to be devoted to practise all that would be useless if you aren't doing it correctly.
Like everything else in life.
brainwasher9876 2 years ago
also depends on abilities and talent
4LX1M1K 2 years ago
true. But I would say practising makes more impact than skill and talent. Heifetz's teacher Leopold had fundamental problems with his hands since he was born, but he was still a fantastic player due to his neverending hard work.
brainwasher9876 2 years ago 2
wow this is good. thx for the upload. im playin this right now and im pretty bad at it haha. i need a recording to see if im playing it right. thx!
mapleric 2 years ago
his notes are more pronounced but his phrasing pales in comparison to milstein...
CornDoctor 2 years ago
I highly disagree with you. Listen again but this time think about the breadth (not depth) of phrasing. Let me explain. There are different lengths of phrases, some contained within others. I agree that Milstein brings out more of the micro details of the shorter phrasies. In a way I feel more of the depth you probably hear. However, Heifetz brings out more of the macro details of longer phrases. When I "stand back," I enjoy Heifetz's phrasing more, when I move in close, I prefer Milstein's.
aimson 2 years ago 3
Here is another example of what I mean. Take the Tchaikovsky concerto in D and compare Heifetz to Oistrakh. I personally feel more moved by Heifetz because he brings out more of the sorrow, excitement, and élan of the piece. In analogy, the color, hue, and emotional content of a painting. When I hear Oistrakh, I am more amazed by the individual characteristics of the phrasing. In the above analogy, the fine details of a painting. Does this make sense? Something to think about.
aimson 2 years ago
yes, perhaps it depends on how critical you are of the entire piece and at times individuals phrases. I think that we can agree on the fact that Heifetz does some things better than Milstein while Milstein has strengths over Heifetz in other situations.
CornDoctor 2 years ago
@aimson Yes!!! that is an excellent way to put it! :]
heilogif 1 year ago
@aimson This sounds a lot like the violinistic equivalent of a comparison between the cellists Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran--Rostropovich focused on making larger gestures while Shafran specialized in tiny changes in a piece that had great overall effect. Is this more or less what you're trying to get at?
C0urante 1 year ago
@C0urante Well, I'm not sure what you exactly mean by "larger gestures" and I have never heard of Daniil Shafran, but I think you are close to what I was talking about. I'll try to give another analogy. Imagine being up in two different airplanes touring Alaska. In the first flight, you are higher in the air and have a chance to see the full landscape, patterns of snow, color of the horizon, etc. It has a certain beauty to it as your eyes take in all of the stimulus.
aimson 1 year ago
@C0urante Now, in the second plane, you fly closer to the ground but still high in the air. This time you can see the types of trees, the animals foraging, and the different textures of snow and ice. It also has a certain beauty to it, but more in the details. However, the trade-off to flying closer to the ground is that you miss seeing the beauty of the larger view in the first plane. For me, Heifetz is like flying both planes at once, where other violinists are like flying the second plane.
aimson 1 year ago
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He makes me proud to be Jewish.
Benjiko 2 years ago
Yeah,you have some million dead palaistinian and arabic children to proud of,you jewish scum.These musicians have nothing to do with butchers,rapers,mass murderers,fanatic lunatics,racists and talmudists.
MIchaelYiochalas 2 years ago
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Thank you for your hatred, it makes me feel very good about myself :)
Heifetz was also a GREAT supporter of Israel, as evidenced by his many concerts and tours there :)
Benjiko1 2 years ago
LoL!It's really funny when a jew speaks about hatred!You have made hatred and isolation a way of life.Also,Heifetz was a worldwide-known musician.Such musicians TOUR.Everywhere.They make no descrimination based on nation or ideology.
MIchaelYiochalas 2 years ago
If your stupid argument was right then David Oistrakh was a vivid supporter of the western world.Wanna concrete proof?He toured Europe and U.S.A.Also Mikis Theodorakis likes Turkey very much.He has given concerts there.
MIchaelYiochalas 2 years ago
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Forget about that stupid jew, man, it isnt worth your time Michael. They know no honor nor respect. Don't waste your time on it.
CornDoctor 2 years ago
His tone is so clear and bright! Love it!
Violbook 2 years ago 10
Do you know how old this recording is? IT'd be interesting to see the way Heifetz changed his interpretation of this over the years.
There was a vid of Milstein playing this when he was younger that is really beautiful too. While his later recordings were slower and more nuanced, and his younger version is overly slurred (though also faster even than Heifetz here) the timbre is like liquid gold.
davus0 3 years ago
I actually like how he plays this a bit slower than Milstein. I think he gives a great interpretation. But Milstein's is right up there alongside this performance.
sammyenn 3 years ago 3
He is actually playing it faster than Milstein. He attacks his notes more and has a more staccato style than Milstein. The notes may sound more spaced out, but the tempo is definitely faster.
lmietel2 3 years ago 2
I did not notice that, but thanks for pointing it out. I guess it just sounds slower to me. Weird...
sammyenn 3 years ago
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i dnt know how i cn b saying dis bout heifetz.. but 4 dis piece (which im playing, w00t w00t) milstein is better [in my opinion]
mannycabrito 3 years ago
Love his clarity of tone.
singinginachurch 3 years ago
Milstein's recording is newer....the equipment was much improved
ARoundOfApplause 3 years ago
With some practice....he could make Carnegie Hall
ARoundOfApplause 3 years ago
WTF!?!?!?... u def. dnt know wut ur talking bout..
hes too good 4 carnegie.. lol
mannycabrito 3 years ago
mannycabrito I was JOKING!!!!! "how do you get to Carnegie Hall???" PRACTICE!
ARoundOfApplause 3 years ago
lol you funny
ronnyweasle 3 years ago
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hes dead anyway
JessicaSweden 3 years ago
artists are no machines. every performance can slightly differ. compare this video to sim49's. this prelude is so difficult that even the greatest interpretes show (minimal) mistakes. every interpretation is an adventurous journey in spite of decades of routine an experience.
nafets9876 3 years ago
immaculate technique O_O
chantellesasha 3 years ago 2
i just can't stop listening to this.
duhhh86 3 years ago
Le génie de Bach avec le souffle d'un tel artiste... Je dis oui, enfin...
DaftTube 3 years ago
wow
Ktjeek 3 years ago 2
Compared to the 'Milstein' video you posted, this is better. But compared to the Milstein video posted by a user called sissy, this is not as good. Milstein on sissy's video just destroys anyone else I've ever heard, Heifetz included.
CrowbarUpsideTheHead 3 years ago 3
Personally, I think Heifetz has a slightly better technical aspect, but I prefer Milstein's phrasing much more than Heifetz's. I do like Heifetz's interpretation of the Bach Sonata #1 more than Milstein's though.
fogg3001 3 years ago
It was during a concert given by Heifitz that an 11 year old Milstein was inspired to study Violin
ARoundOfApplause 3 years ago
That is not true.Milstein started do study the violin becouse her mother wanted to keep him out of trouble in his neiberhood,And he started to be intereasted in violin late.
Doctor550 3 years ago 2
It was during a concert given by 11 year old Heifetz that Nathan Milstein's MOM was inspired for Nathan Milstein to start learning the violin so he would be out of trouble.
slimbullet96 2 years ago
So what?That also Heifetz was inferiour to his past generation,in your idiot logics.That does not make sense.If Milstein is younger than Heifetz that doesn't mean Heifetz is better.
jasonform 2 years ago
U should learn to read the post that I replied to. People thought Heifetz influenced MILSTEIN to play, but he only became more into his violin playing a lot later. It was his mom that wanted him to play. So before u get pissed off at my answers, read the other comments. No where did I mention who is better than who.
slimbullet96 2 years ago
harmonically, the preludio is phenomenal, remarkable, awesome.
As great and as extraordinary as the prelude of the first cello suite !
Bach's work has such an artistic beauty and an intellectual depth, Bach is definetely the greatest and the most prolific and the greatest composer that ever lived.
anisometropie 3 years ago 2
ok comparison. intonation wise,, they are both amazing! milstein hits more double stops at the string crossings. heifetz uses a bounce.
milstein has exagerated dynamics which gives more color to the piece. heifetz also has lots swells and decrecendos. once you get to this level there is no "better". enough said :]
violaplayer1995 3 years ago 2
I am having difficultly playing this on my harmonica.
compmeist 3 years ago 3
Would you post it when you're satisfied with it?
gxshere 3 years ago
I second that lol
lordnifield 3 years ago
Phenomenal tone!
violinist102 4 years ago 2
Amazing steadiness.
dmelkumo 4 years ago 2
Especially considering the increased difficulty of playing with the gut strings which Heifetz favored.
johnhopfensperger 3 years ago 4
I've been working on this song and no matter how long I work on it it will never be half this good!
samurai1125 4 years ago
nice photo
Jubireba 4 years ago
Heifetz is the greatest. He's just so raw.
ILikeClassicalGuitar 4 years ago
so true
samurai1125 4 years ago
Heifetz overloads his music with too much emotion, but that is one of the aspects that make his music darn too good!
blastbomb123 4 years ago 2
He plays with such emotion, and sorrow.
deathBOMBER 4 years ago 2
Thanks to Aimson. Like you, both recordings are perfect to my ear, but different. Heifetz, from Vilna, requires precision and his violin is like finest crystal. Milstein, from Odessa & being a spiritual chosid, omits some precision but his Strad is like honey wine. Heifetz has a tiny gain for certain parts, yes. I was impressed by Esther Kim's Gavotte, 3rd here.
BarNuun 4 years ago
i'm playing this song
but piano version
he's great
the best violist that i've heard
vincentmask 4 years ago
Thank you very much! Nice picture, too.
ztefieh 4 years ago
Yeah, he's lookin' at YOU!
aimson 4 years ago
Almost intimidatingly. To me, Heifetz was quite photogenic.
ztefieh 4 years ago 2