One of the most underrated violinists of our time. So gorgeous
@paulharmon5575 жыл бұрын
Saw him here in Dayton about 20 years ago. He displayed such joy and exuberance throughout the Dvorak. During the intermission I noticed a stagehand carry out an extra chair. When the orchestra returned Shaham came and took a seat in the second violins.I forget if it was the Eroica or the Fifth, but later he said he had never played that Beethoven symphony. What a night.
@moonshade02274 жыл бұрын
I have heard similar story.
@robhosken23516 жыл бұрын
The look on Mr. Shaham's face at the orchestral introduction of the andante movement shows that he is fully engaged in the magical world that we can sometimes inhabit through music.
@DanielKRui2 жыл бұрын
Watching his face is as moving as watching the finest acting in a great film -- in fact even moreso knowing that he is not acting. What wonder he displays! I know that eyes don't shine literally, but when the light catches his eyes at 12:09 it is like I am looking at stars.
@mrittikamaitra18094 жыл бұрын
Low-key want to hear Eddy play this
@xuanthanh74414 жыл бұрын
soundcloud.com/eddy-chen-violin/sets/barber-violin-concerto he did upload his recording tho
@teasokolovska80994 жыл бұрын
Thanh Xuan I don’t think that’s him because it’s with an orchestra
@s022294 жыл бұрын
Tea Sokolovska he played it with an orchestra when he was in uni
@teasokolovska80994 жыл бұрын
Insert Name Heya 🤯🤯🤯
@franceskinskij3 жыл бұрын
@@teasokolovska8099 wait till you hear a shoulder rest drop in the 2nd movement
@jorgefraile2182 жыл бұрын
The perfect melody doesn't exi... The perfect melody: 10:35,11:30, 15:04, 16:16, 16:38
@kinorspielmann4649 Жыл бұрын
GS is unique. I've heard him many times live in concert. His playing. His personality. He reaches out to orchestra and audience with his alertness, smiling humanity, infectious joie de vivre. It's hard to put into words. You feel you're in the presence of greatness.
@RenVicious698 жыл бұрын
He looks so happy, like a kid on christmas *_*
@karensaheejang51158 жыл бұрын
+RenVicious69 I completely agree!! :))
@SoaringTrumpet8 жыл бұрын
+RenVicious69 To be a world class violinist, so many watching and critiquing him; yet still he retains that childlike wonder when he performs. This is why he is one of my favorite soloists.
@thewalmer79424 жыл бұрын
His playing is also one of the great wonders to all string players, beautifully played yet his bow is so damn tight
@moonshade02274 жыл бұрын
@@thewalmer7942 It's painful to watch that bow. I guess the bow need to be reshaped but he didn't have time to do it.
@taisviolino13 жыл бұрын
😍
@ronaldbeield79463 жыл бұрын
There is a reason this concerto has steadily gained popularity over the years. It's the stunning diversity of the 3 movements with the 2nd one of the most beautiful ever written, and contrasted with the 3rd, a bizare riotous explosion of fury.
@paullewis24133 жыл бұрын
I think the popularity has also been a result of a more open minded approach to tonal/melodic mid 20th c works which were deemed "old fashioned" some decades ago but now these works are judged on their merits and not just by the latest fads.
@davidbrown63406 жыл бұрын
For me: 1st movt. feels like a noble and optimistic handling of a great crisis; 2nd is a dignified acceptance that it has turned out badly; 3rd is an angry escape when we do not need to put on a brave face-it is over and we are alone. Thank you Gil!
@user-lm2ce2no5b4 жыл бұрын
2020 in a nutshell.
@thecelloboy3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful concerto!!! Perhaps my favorite violin concerto of all time! Though is anyone else horrified at how tight his bow is?!?!
@mate51713 жыл бұрын
oh wow, now i noticed
@rogerroth95363 жыл бұрын
I can't be horrified at something that works so well ;-)
@patriciarossman86532 жыл бұрын
oh, my heavens! I wonder why?
@MattAllenTeller2 жыл бұрын
Wow yes. Well...it works for him. My guess would be that that violin can take more pressure from the bow than can be given if the bow is more loose, and he likes the other characteristics of the bow. Fascinating and I would not have noticed. Edit: You know, the stick on that bow is warped too. Now I'm wondering if his "regular bow" had an oops of some kind and he borrowed that one at the last minute. That would make this even more impressive. It matters what bow you use on a violin....it's not noticeable at a low level of playing but at his level it is.
@timmiewilly2 жыл бұрын
This is his preference. His bow control is incredible and he's able to achieve tremendous dynamic range as a result.
@minniexplayer54057 жыл бұрын
A chilling, breathtaking performance. Barber was one of the greatest of the 20th century in my opinion, and so underrated these days.
@AnthonyLeighDunstan7 жыл бұрын
Underrated?! Who doesn't like Barber? The audience clapped after the first movement because they couldn't help themselves! He's one of the most performed composers of the 20th century - exceedingly popular among performers, film composers, and audiences. He lived off commissions his whole life and his estate grows still! I think you mean his partner Menotti - now HE is underrated for both his music and librettos! He saved Barber's failed final opera as one example of his underrated-ness. Anyway, there you go. Sorry for the rant ;-) I think what I mean to say is I love Barber too :-D
@minniexplayer54057 жыл бұрын
cosimohankypants What I mean is where I am (it varies from country to country) he is barely performed and people know hardly anything about him... :)
@AnthonyLeighDunstan7 жыл бұрын
That makes sense. I hope you succeed in bringing a little of his musical beauty to people's ears. ;-)
@corean3polar6 жыл бұрын
cosimohankypants i think musicians (classical i guess) all know barber but the rest know him by adagio and bc of tiesto...
@jimquinnel77268 жыл бұрын
That was...astonishing. I hadn't encountered the composer or the performer before as I'm generally a rock\blues\soul kind of guy. I do like a bit of violin though, was looking for rare performance by Curved Air and this just randomly popped up in results. I am so glad I followed the link. I shall be spreading this far and wide.
@BRUXXUS6 жыл бұрын
Check out Barber's Piano concerto. Barber's music is so... otherworldly but also so deeply emotional. I love it.
@charlescascales6474 жыл бұрын
and the Adagio for strings. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJl9e8h_2Zy9mqc.html
@katherinetaggart57362 жыл бұрын
So many treasures out there to find! Here are some beautiful pieces you may want to check out: "A Lark Ascending" or "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis", by Ralph (prounounced Rafe) Vaughan Williams; "Symphony No. 3" or "Appalachian Spring", by Aaron Copland; "Scheherazade", by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
@claudiocardinale4373 Жыл бұрын
Traduzione
@marceldiaz2247 Жыл бұрын
Wish I could listen to it for the first time again. What a masterpiece performed by one of the bests.
@davidburleigh74817 жыл бұрын
Just extraordinary. This is Gil's concerto more so than anyone else. It could have been written for him, he is so in tune with the music. I have had the pleasure of hearing him live twice - he broke a string playing the 9th movement of the Four Seasons that first night! In my opinion there is no finer musician in charge of a violin than Gil on the planet. I too noticed the tautness of the bow he uses here. It sure works! As per an earlier comment, the publisher didn't reject the work, I believe the commissioning violinist did after playing through the first two movements. They weren't hard enough - apparently over estimating his technical ability. Barber certainly put him in his place with that Moto Perpetuo 3rd. I don't think the violinist ever played it!
@patriciarossman86532 жыл бұрын
It IS Gil Shahan, I agree!
@paulchristopher2135 Жыл бұрын
Played in the violin section Schumann Symphony 2 with the Britt Festival Orchestra when I served as Assistant Principal over a decade ago. This was after a fabulous performance of the Brahms Double. Great artist.
@johnmill32687 жыл бұрын
after nine years with the violin, i will never ever get to his level. Gil, you are spectacular.
@davidburleigh74817 жыл бұрын
Lol. I've had 47 years with the violin and I won't get there either!!
@tomswiftyphilo25043 жыл бұрын
@@davidburleigh7481 keep trying!
@judymcgrath673311 ай бұрын
sometimes we have to come to terms with our own limitations. No matter how hard we try, we cannot achieve those lofty aspirations we had set out to reach. We are gifted in other ways, we have to honor ourselves.
@Musicnyc7776 жыл бұрын
Lovely playing with a good relationship communicating with the conductor and orchestra! A great player, here once again consistently lovely playing.
@1975sneh3 жыл бұрын
I love the expression of awe on the lead musician’s face
@thespumeljoke2133 жыл бұрын
At 11:28 is where Eddy from twoset dropped his shoulder rest... (Ik this from one of their video)
@IvanGreindl5 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the sensitive performance from M. Shaham: all aspects of this inspired music's particular 'dreaming atmosphere' are generously restituted...
@sveinungnygaard15053 жыл бұрын
What a performance! He really sells this beautiful music fantastically. What a beautful piece
@user-mm6or8qy1j2 жыл бұрын
I always listen to his Barber concerto. He is the best!!!
@johnnauman3479 жыл бұрын
Nothing finer. Thank you Gil!
@laceandribbonsviolinАй бұрын
Mozart never prepared me for this😭 excellent job
@keiththomas7955 жыл бұрын
There are wonderful violin concertos written by composers great and small. This one by Barber has me in its spell and I deem it as my favourite concerto, and this is a super performance
@dominoplay37126 күн бұрын
he understands Barber so much
@joeheid47573 жыл бұрын
The oboe solo in the 2nd mvt is my favorite melodical passage of classical music.
@tomswiftyphilo25043 жыл бұрын
I think it's a nod to Brahms, who also begins the 2nd movement of his violin concerto with an oboe solo.
@johnvanalstine96452 жыл бұрын
You've got great taste. 👍 Since we are of like mind on this, have you heard the one oboe (and harp I believe) part from Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915"? It is the most nostalgic bit of music I have ever heard. Here is a classic recording of it. Begin listening at 8:24 and you will shortly know what I'm talking about. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ja1oktF9r5yWY2w.html
@aliceinguiriland59579 жыл бұрын
100% IN LOVE WITH THIS CONCERT!
@albertperson40132 ай бұрын
In the 90's I watched a ballet performed to this piece in Albuquerque and it was marvelous. Recorded music but wonderful none the less.
@nscena9 жыл бұрын
The first two movements... So beautiful. Shaham is a joy to listen to and almost as much a joy to watch.
@jlapierremusic8 жыл бұрын
+Nunzio Scena and the third??
@garmbrister2 жыл бұрын
Beyond brilliant, beyond great. Thank you for posting this. Shaham and Robertson and Barber-stunning. A masterpiece.
@johnnauman3477 жыл бұрын
Beautiful man, beautiful Barber Concerto. Made my day!
@idoodlesnoodles172 жыл бұрын
Best classical piece I’ve ever listened to ✨ if someone told me 2 ye are a ago I’d be listening to classical music everyday- I wouldn’t have believed them till they show me this
@steph28902 жыл бұрын
i've just kept listening to this wonderful piece played by mr.shaham~ thanks for the post :)
@craigkowald30553 жыл бұрын
These two have a close personal relationship since Robertson is married to Shaham's sister. Wonderful performance!
@ellastrudley55468 жыл бұрын
I was there for this! Absolutely stunning
@annamariamanfredi6624 Жыл бұрын
Una musica stupenda. Bravissimo il violinista. Meravigliosi tutti. Grazie ❤
@giridhargopinath95044 жыл бұрын
Is nobody gonna acknowledge how amazing and precise and powerful his fourth finger vibrato is?
@tylermoore82183 жыл бұрын
The only one to rival Hilary
@giridhargopinath95043 жыл бұрын
@@tylermoore8218 yes ofc.Hilary is God
@johnnauman3477 жыл бұрын
Gil is a superduper hero. Our 2017 Heifetz.
@niccolobuscemi4 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful music I ever heard
@StuartNeame4 ай бұрын
The oboe solo (second movement) is so beautifully played - amazing!
@alanhodge984 Жыл бұрын
have not listened to this in a long while it's a masterwork Shaham 'wore it out' two thumbs up
@paullewis24133 жыл бұрын
I love the tone Shaham gets from the violin reminds me of Grumiaux (from recordings I've heard) Wonderful concerto I prefer it to the more famous romantic works of the 19th c.
@robertcohn88588 жыл бұрын
Incredibly beautiful performance.
@ianmartinson24513 жыл бұрын
12:50 so many chills
@RichardASalisbury19 жыл бұрын
Wow! Never liked the 3rd movement of this concerto until several years ago when I heard the whole piece played by Shaham. Today I looked for it to hear movement 3 again, which confirmed that Shaham really makes this work for me. He plays the movement with such precision of pitch and rhythm that I can hear and follow everything that's happening. The other performances I've heard up to now seem to lose the overall coherence of the movement in the speed of the playing. Not so with Shaham.
@davidbrown63406 жыл бұрын
I agree, though I have not heard them all
@donrayjay3 жыл бұрын
I’ve read Barber himself wasn’t a fan of the third movement. The concerto IS the first two movements for me
@JeanDeLaCroix_3 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Hahn ?
@RichardASalisbury13 жыл бұрын
@@JeanDeLaCroix_ Yes, have that, I think with Edgar Meyer's Violin Concerto, a masterpiece in a very different though very American style. I like Hahn in the Barber, for the same reason, but she was only 19 when she recorded it and I think Shaham shows more maturity--maybe I mean more nuanced expression--in his performance.
@jorgefraile2182 жыл бұрын
@@RichardASalisbury1 But you can't deny that the coda in the 3rd movement was absolute madness
@raresshaham2164 Жыл бұрын
Gil , we are waiting for your Shostakovich, surely one that can show us all it can be done gracefully, elegantly with less exaggerated drama 😊
@ryancaldwell4348 Жыл бұрын
Who else is here because of their 2020 music appreciation class but liked it so much and wanted to find it again and finally was able to again in 2023
@andrewpetersen52728 жыл бұрын
Sweet Jesus what a performance!!
@roybrewer78653 жыл бұрын
A definitive performance. . .
@andrewpetersen52726 жыл бұрын
The greatest concerto of the 20th Century!
@andreweverton1626 жыл бұрын
Andrew Petersen Berg, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok, Britten, Sibelius, Adams, Stravinsky, etc. etc. I like the piece too but don't diminish it by saying something silly.
@andrewpetersen52726 жыл бұрын
Andrew Everton imho
@andreweverton1626 жыл бұрын
I get that, I just feel like that's the kind of opinion that people often share without having a whole lot of context or knowledge, and I wanted to suggest that we consider the many other excellent compositions that century has to offer. Apologies if your opinion is fully informed and given with awareness of those other pieces.
@andrewpetersen52726 жыл бұрын
Andrew Everton Well, I am familiar with all those you named, and quite a few more. Sibelius comes close, Khachaturian too, but for beauty and technical musicianship, I find this peice is in a class of it's own.
@fabiomino35066 жыл бұрын
Andrew Petersen welllllll idk about that
@niccolobuscemi4 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary violinist
@xxleanzviolinxx7 жыл бұрын
Such a musical and passionate performance, as always!
@AnthonyLeighDunstan7 жыл бұрын
No wonder Barber lived off commissions his whole life - give the people what they want and they'll reward you. Give them what they ignore and they'll forget you at least until you're dead... and even then sometimes not.
바버의 작품에서는 서정적인 선율, 낭만적인 화성을 특징으로 하고 현대기법이 거의 등장하지 않는다. 그래서 그의 작품을 낭만주의를 계승한 신낭만주의 작곡가라고 표현함
@petermcgarry79858 жыл бұрын
4:55 - 5:23 is so awesome
@jovanalsti4 жыл бұрын
The build-up should be enjoyed from at least 4:11 to get the full effect
@andrewbraid18154 жыл бұрын
The awesomeness doesn't stop at 5:23 ! The orchestra's tutti statement of the violin's opening theme at 5:23 is one of the most wonderful moments in the entire concerto, building up to another climax at 5:44 and then fading back into quite tenderness. What an awesome piece.
@meganroconnell12 жыл бұрын
this instantly moved me
@trevpr18 жыл бұрын
Great performance of a superb piece of music.
@pierrerienier321411 ай бұрын
just incredible beauty from gs
@sandusky09019 жыл бұрын
One of the Best
@henryjimenez49562 жыл бұрын
Beatiful.
@guitig7745 жыл бұрын
no one's here because of twoset right?
@LandOfDeez4 жыл бұрын
oops
@armanthoresen95604 жыл бұрын
I feel attacked
@ariaats27054 жыл бұрын
Guilty
@rupertacuesta4 жыл бұрын
Aria Ats u just got here because eddy mentioned he performed the solo for this didn’t you?
@ariaats27054 жыл бұрын
@@rupertacuesta Guilty again, but I assume you did the same?
@JustFiddler4 жыл бұрын
i love him
@cgb015 жыл бұрын
Precioso
@calebfong847211 ай бұрын
I didn't know Bill Nye played the violin
@buheggrolls659511 ай бұрын
Fax
@antoniusnies-komponistpian21727 жыл бұрын
I learned to know Barber through his great piano concerto and piano sonata, so in contrast to my expectations this earlier work, especially the first movement, sounded soo naive xD But I also like this!
@davidburleigh74817 жыл бұрын
The commission for it was from a good but not technically gifted violinist so Barber deliberately made the piece playable. However when the violinist complained about the lack of technical challenges in the first two movements, Barber rather made him eat his criticism in the last!
@antoniusnies-komponistpian21727 жыл бұрын
I mean more the harmonic simplicity against his late works, not the technical one
@davidburleigh74817 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. Would you say the same about Knoxville Summer of 1915 then?
@14sakuya263 жыл бұрын
his bow is so tight its turned into a rectangle lmao
@jalapeno_baby3 жыл бұрын
I'll bet it was humid in there and he had to make it extra tight
@yuehchopin8 жыл бұрын
elegant!
@InfamousGFox2 жыл бұрын
I don't remember where i heard this from? But im here.
@herrickinman93039 ай бұрын
Many people in the audience don't seem to have a clue when to applaud.
@lioufeunteun33054 жыл бұрын
His bow!
@nisyasalim45084 жыл бұрын
that is one tight bow
@bronxboy47 Жыл бұрын
On first hearing this concerto, I knew nothing about the composer, but while listening to the second movement I was suddenly certain it had to have been written by a gay man. Turns out my instinct was right. I had felt a brother speaking to me.
@johngravityscg82298 жыл бұрын
Tthank Yyou iiiiiiii Yyou Ssuper Vviolinist For Our Wworlds~~~~~~~
@anthonymee2599 Жыл бұрын
That over strung bow is making me nervous!!!
@natus498 жыл бұрын
Since when did Seth Rogan play the Horn?
@commontater86306 жыл бұрын
What a witless comment.
@mr.thickey18205 жыл бұрын
"Ach du lieber, mein schatz"! Masterful performance! The first movement was beautiful overall, BUT the second & third were very "anticlimactic" & void of any "hummable" or "singable" or "whistleable" melodies!!! Let your ears do the listening please! Sorry! God gave us good ears (hopefully)!! Compare the Barber to the Korngold & Walton concertoes!!! Of all the greatest violin concertoes, the Walton especially comes closest to a violin actually "crying"! The "interplay" between the violin & orchestra is fantastic!!!!! I could almost cry when I heard the Walton after about a 56 year absence from it! It "pierces the heart & soul" to the marrow!
@HanBurritoz5 жыл бұрын
Why is Brahms' Violin Concerto displayed on the thumbnail?
@gregorfussenegger8 жыл бұрын
what shoulderrest is he using?
@ankhanhnguyen87662 жыл бұрын
That 3rd movement is breathtaking, but it’s a bit slow for me. Check out Hilary Hahn’s recording with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, she played it at like 15 notes per second or something! (jk)
@Malice18 жыл бұрын
Other good performance of this concerto, by Hilary Hahn, can be found in this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PL7mH8aHj5O5Uqr2gqFSGzuTIjVYFub8mn
@jonathanjesalva81584 жыл бұрын
12:06 Aye it's Gil
@bendorsey54106 жыл бұрын
My arm vibrato brother
@antonionisi5533 жыл бұрын
His bow is so tightly wound......looks like it could break!!
@tomswiftyphilo25043 жыл бұрын
hard to argue with the results, though.
@jalapeno_baby3 жыл бұрын
Must have been a humid night
@user-yi5pb9ij8f6 ай бұрын
6:45
@dion19492 жыл бұрын
Almost too beautiful to take.
@suchingyang6764 Жыл бұрын
😃
@thealvarezbrothers91306 жыл бұрын
the guys face at 3:10... lol
@Musicrafter128 жыл бұрын
The stick of Shaham's bow is awfully straight... probably overtightened by a lot.
@ramongcastaneda53088 жыл бұрын
+Musicrafter | Music and Games, agreed! I keep expecting it to start bouncing around all over the place. ;-) He must have an amazing control.
@iiiamvivek8 жыл бұрын
when i met him i asked him why he kept his bow so tight and he said "better to take it out on my bow than my family" and I'm still confused by that
@lendrumzs8 жыл бұрын
Oh dear his bow lol
@alecrobinson71246 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing this might be because an over-tight bow can make the sound darker, and Gil Shaham might be addicted to an ever-darker sound.
@metatron19806 жыл бұрын
If you watch some of his performances he really intended to tighten so not to exert pressure...and gain more tension
@wubbie81524 жыл бұрын
Is there a video of eddy chen playing this LMAO
@osvaldodomingos90413 жыл бұрын
No. There is only an audio in sound cloud. And he messes up a lot, that even i (a non musician) can notice LOL.
@mango64043 жыл бұрын
@@osvaldodomingos9041 wait really? im a musician (not a violinist :p) but i only noticed a a couple mistakes, maybe im too caught up in the music though
@osvaldodomingos90413 жыл бұрын
@@mango6404 yes you are. Even Eddy himself admited he messed up because he was very nervous. But that was many years ago amd he is much better now!! 🙂
@dougdumbrill72342 жыл бұрын
If Fred Rogers was also a virtuoso.....
@chainreactionkid206 жыл бұрын
8:47 ouch
@user-xp1lr6zt2e6 жыл бұрын
Isaac This is not ouch.I thought ,also.But it is right.
@hannakrymski44486 жыл бұрын
It is the right note. It's a C.
@ThomasRiggins2 жыл бұрын
ads ruin it
@user-wd1mp9kz1d10 ай бұрын
Geez, great performance, but i gotta say his bow is WAY TOO TIGHT!
@rickmatse57728 жыл бұрын
Gil uses a baroque bow en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_violin
@ELLENIKA121118 жыл бұрын
No, his bow is modern, he just overtightened it. If it were a baroque bow it would be shaped much differently than it is. He just prefers his bow super tightened.
@commontater86306 жыл бұрын
The bow looks just like the one you can see Gil using for Bach (on KZfaq), which he says is a Baroque bow. The baroque bow generally has a different head and frog, so his must be a modern variant. Have a look at this interview and video clip: www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20153/16682/
@jumpingpotato82394 жыл бұрын
Clapping between movements bruuuuh
@Dylonely42 Жыл бұрын
Applause between the movements ? Seriously ?
@brambleq12367 жыл бұрын
Could you crank it up a bit, please? Soft moments are almost inaudible...