The Art of violin, The Devil's Instrument

Watch the whole documentary here: http://www.medici.tv/#!/the-art-of-violin-the-devils-instrument (excerpt only / whole documentary available for subscribers only)

We see and hear the legendary figures in the history of the violin: a treasure-trove of images. Fritz Kreisler, Ginette Neveu, Mischa Elman, Arthur Grumiaux, Jasha Heifetz, David Oïstrakh, Zino Francescatti, Jacques Thibaud, Joseph Szigeti, Nathan Milstein, not to mention Yehudi Menuhin and Isaac Stern

Category:

Music

Tags:

• art
• violin
• Stern
• Menuhin
• Oïstrakh
• Oistrakh
• Kreisler
• Grumiaux
• Heifetz
• Monsaingeon
• medici.tv
• medici

[TheGaetano62]

@russianbee cistian ferras a great taste

[blichilde]

really a treasure

[gcdev]

Anyone who finds the Mendelssohn violin concerto boring can't have a soul.

[mortenpagan]

pretty boring if they sound the same lol

[Abigurlrox]

the way that he plays, i know now the true meaning of life.

[agmndg]

Angelic playing by Christian, beyond what I would have thought possible. That Ferras's soul had a dark streak that eventually claimed him makes his performance even more poignant.

[ArbelBashLoberant]

@unnoticedpasserby Agreed.

[danielellarby]

A beautiful moving video that really makes you think...

[xNastjah]

Mendellssohn concerto <3

One of the greatest concerts<3

[steveb89100]

I love the bow speed.

[bismarckclass]

@blackrose152567

i think it'd take even days.:)

[bismarckclass]

loss of words...