Franco Gulli plays Paganini-I Palpiti

Franco Gulli is one of the most famous violin teachers in the country. My teacher studied under both him and Joseph Gingold. It's a shame Gulli never cared about a solo career because his playing is absolutely top notch.

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• violin
• music
• classical
• paganini
• gulli
• franco
• palpiti

[ztefieh]

i really appreciate all of your videos of other not-so-well-known great violinists. and i agree with you: it's too bad some of these teachers didn't have a solo career like heifetz, oistrakh, menuhin, etc. but i guess it's good that he was a great teacher. some teachers aren't so great performers and some performers aren't so great teachers. so take your pick, i guess.

[aimson]

Glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm sorry I don't have more videos! Actually, I stopped posting audio because I thought it was kind of silly to have so many already. If I were you, I'd go out and buy a copy of Gulli's CD. You will not be disappointed, I guarantee it :)

[ItzhakRoxMySox]

I've never heard technique this good. It's all perfect. But as a performer, i dont think he could have grasped the audience as well as some others. Performance just wouldnt be his thing. There's just something missing in his playing. I mean I've heard one other I Palpiti worth listening to of this same arrangement and the technique was nowhere near this, but I prefer listening to that one, besides the harmonics section. It's just the way its played

[aimson]

That is my general critique of Gulli and it is consistent across all of his recordings. He misses some of the fire and passion but makes up for it in refinement, incredibly accurate intonation, and pristine phrasing. He is one of the most underrated violinists in history, though he does not play in a way that really grabs your heart. Leave it to Heifetz or Enesco to do that.

[boobopbadoop]

It's amazing how similar he sounds to Hilary Hahn. It's quite interesting.

[aimson]

Hm, never really thought of that before (mostly because I don't listen to Hahn that much). But I think you sort of have a point in that both have a tremendous full sound and both play pretty conservatively (not too romantic, schmaltzy, or aggressively). I'm not sure if there are any other worthy connections between the two.

[violdick]

If you scroll to the earlier pages here, sitting on the 4th or 5th page of comments here, some imbecile calling himself PROKKETS stated, "wow this is crap eminem is better", quoted in his punctuation.

My response was to him, not to Gulli. My response to PROKKETS didn't appear under his comment, which is what I expected when I posted "reply".

If you read my other postings about Gulli, and not this "PROKKETS" fool, you'll see that I was a devotee of Gulli, and student. Thanks for your concern.

[ItzhakRoxMySox]

This is the most perfectly played piece of music I have ever heard

[CCHvioloniste]

Thank you for posting. I studied with him at Indiana University. Miss him very much. I consider it a greatest pleasure and honor being able to stand next him and listen to his playing.

[MrFullService]

I have never before heard violin playing on this order! 

[rwocmo]

Franco Gulli- The ultimate in refinement and taste, violinistically, musically, and personally.

[zzp1]

@aimson

I fully agree. I highly appreciate Franco Gulli for his play, especially his Paganini recordings.

[aimson]

@honkeydonkeyponkey I know what you are saying. I am spoiled by Heifetz though, most other violinists I hear are so bland in comparison. Gulli is not one of them, of course! My guess is that Gulli was not more famous because he didn't want to be. He saw himself primarily as a teacher, not a performer. It's similar to Gingold, who most only know as the legendary teacher. However, he was primary 2nd violinist in Tuscanini's orchestra! Fame holds little meaning in music to those who really care.

[246trinitrotoluene]

great piece. i like it much better than a lot of paganini's other works

[GDM96]

One of the most talented violinists ever! His tone is incredible touching!

[Tonys714]

This was my teachers teacher!!

[TheCpdissonance]

I have a recording of Gulli playing Paganini Violin Concerto No1.

Its my teacher's, I'll ask him if I can put it on youtube in my next lesson

[langelo68]

@helenagothicangel13 hey, call her!! chiama la nonna per piacere!