Abram Shtern plays Kreisler - Liebesleid

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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2007

Abram Shtern plays Fritz Kreisler's Liebesleid

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  • This man has taught me so much!!! I am forever grateful!

  • I have fallen in love with this interpretation. His rubato is so finely timed and nuanced, lending an unbelievable amount of charm and sweetness to this most lyrical of pieces. You don't get this with the "generic" playing of young artists.

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  • They tell that when Oistrakh visited Kiev he was attending "Swan Lake" just to hear how "Abrasha" (Abram Shtern) will play violin solo.

  • THE BEST version EVER!!!!

  • Дорогой Абрам Хананович!!!Большой Вам привет из Киева от благодарных учеников!Всех благ и всего самого хорошего!!!

  • Прекрасный музыкант и добрейший человек!

  • @Nai61a Very well said. Sadly there are no generally available commercial solo recordings of him (that I know of). Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

  • @sneddley It''s true, the intonation is not perfect, but, goodness, what a story-teller he is, how he finds the "leid" side of the piece, what control and communication. Why have I never heard of this man before? Has he made any commercial recordings?

  • He plays out of tune and his bow strokes are too long sometimes.. He basically mimics Kreisler's interpretation but w/o the composer's charm..

  • @xMoonlightShadow666x It is a Guarneius del Gesu which was loaned to Mr. Shtern for this concert. In case you might want to hear this in better sound, I have also posted this same performance.

  • @marccreate - Mr. Shtern was for 42 years Concertmaster of the Kiev Opera and Ballet Theater. He plays this as he feels it, sorry it doesn't conform to your wishes, and as for him being, as you put it, "a talented amateur" there is little for me to say to that sort of nonsense. He is also still alive. He comes from the Russian tradition of music making and violin playing, if you want light and airy, fine, look elsewhere.

  • imo the most beautiful version of this beautiful song!

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