Michael Rabin plays Hora Staccato

American violinist Michael Rabin in one of the most wonderfull performances of Dinicu's Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz)

Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra/ 1959

Conductor Felix Slatkin.

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Music

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• michael
• rabin
• violin
• hora
• staccato
• heifetz
• dinicu
• hollywood
• bowl
• slatkin
• felix

[talonboy5432]

I can't believe how fast and clean this is...If Michael had lived longer he would be regarded as Heifetz's equal.

[Nightsurf59]

The question is, can the average person ,not acquainted with the music of the great European composers of the 18th and 19th centuries...or the great musicians who give voice to those composition today , actually perceive the difference in skill exhibited by performers of this magnitude?. I think not. So for many the issue is beyond resolution.Its better to simply enjoy the music.Ciao

[stupidstorm]

@violatione he DIDN'T train them! He didn't do anything. It was his assistants lol

I studied with kyung Wha chung by the way so yeah, i think i know what i'm talking about.

[SG14ever]

@AddictedToAndrea Says you. It's completely opinion. To me, Heifetz is the god of violin. I love his style and the way he makes the violin sound. And it's all technically perfect. Alot of violinists master songs technically but in the end, it's up to peoples' opinions.

[SG14ever]

@Nightsurf59 They can on this song because if you're not one of them, you're gonna sound terrible. Such is the nature of a true virtuoso showpiece.

[AddictedToAndrea]

Why do people rave about Heifetz? Jesus, I'm not trolling, but I'm flabbergasted by the virtually uniform worship offered to him. He wasn't that great.

[ciprianoravet]

It is suppose to be with all the glissandos,is as Dinicu wanted it ;)

[unetotaleincognito12]

my point was that i don't see how rabin could play it "better" than the genius violonist, heifetz, who did this arrangement. and who did it in a way that seems to glorify his own amazing (and rare!) bowing!

but if not "better", i do understand that people might find this interpretation "more enjoyable". i just wanted to point out that renditions couldn't be compared on a technical (they're both great technician) or quality basis.

[unetotaleincognito12]

great violonist, nice rendition but what were all those glissandi? just wondering...

as for people comparing rabin's and heifetz's renditions : please stop! they're both extraordinarily talented violonist! and i don't think there's any point in comparing them at this level! still, i have to LOL because rabin is here playing dinicu's hora staccato that heifetz himself re-arranged!

[An0niempje]

Very well played, but I can't say it's technically better then Heifetz.

The interpretation is different and I find it almost impossible to choose between the two.

[jeffersonfsoares]

Muito boa interpretação mais gosto ainda mais a versão Heifetz essa peça tem a cara do Heifetz

[ahpedrami]

@oneoctavelow i think there's a point that some violinists reach; past that point, i don't think it's possible to say that one is better than another (say, enesco and dinicu surpassed that point). past that point, it simply comes down to the listener's taste - for example i prefer the emotion that menuhin poured into his playing over the remarkable technical perfection of heifetz.