My mom: You shouldn't listen to metal, that's the devil's music Meanwhile, the actual devil's music:

For the non-violinists here: at 13:31, he is playing over 4 octaves of the note G, with his hands stretched out over 3 octaves- a technically extremely difficult thing to do - in tune, Listening to this guy is like watching an Olympic skater- watching it, you think to yourself: how hard can this be? Until you try it yourself and land flat on your bottom in the first second. Believe me, this is a lot harder than it sounds.

I tried possessing him halfway through to improve it. He kept resisting though.

Ray's eyebrows: ↔️↕️↖️↗️↘️↙️↩️↪️⤵️⤴️

I like the part where Ray Chen plays the violin

Edit: 3 years later, I had no idea this blew up😭 The story goes, Giuseppe had a hard time getting money and getting booked for playing his violin, after so much defeat, one day he got up and decided to kill himself. He stopped and thought to himself he should sleep one more night, so he did. Little did he know this would change his life, He began to have a dream of the devil walking up to the side of his bed telling Giuseppe he would make him the most famous violinist in the world, if he gave himself and his soul to the devil. Before Giuseppe could respond, the devil pulls out a violin and started playing the most beautiful song Giuseppe had ever heard in his life. Giuseppe awoke in the middle of the night and jumped out of bed, ran to his violin in order to re-create the song. Till this day nobody has still ever exactly replicated the song just as Giuseppe. Written in diaries and notebooks from the mid 18th century it is said that during the performance, you could hear bells and chimes while feeling like the room is getting smaller and smaller. Some notebooks say that after the performance, they would have a out of body experience seeing the devil clapping from the corner of the theaters he would play in.

the impressive thing is that tartini got a really good piece, though it was not the original he had heard, which is 14-15 minutes. imagine remembering 15 mins of a dream that accurately

Definitely Convinced that anyone that can play this without missing one note definitely sold their soul. Literally breathtaking music. Wow

*when you realize that this is still inferior to what the devil actually played*

Very clean recording. Props to the sound engineer on well placed mics. No noise footsteps, no sniffing/breathing, etc. Only flaw is a few coughers.

Thank you TwoSet for helping me to appreciate music like this.

0:00 1. Larghetto ma non troppo 3:16 2. Allergro moderato 6:17 3. Grave - Allegro assai

14:04 - 14:27 That part make me cry the first time i heard it

legends says his violin still recovering from this concert

This was next to perfection. And the fact that he did this level of playing for 15 minutes straight is amazing alone. People who master their instruments to this degree can turn them into living things producing a true voice of their own.

Someone probably already did this but here you go: Violin Sonata in G minor “Il trillo del diavolo” by Giuseppe Tartini, Arranged by Fritz Kreisler 1. Larghetto ma non troppo 0:04 2. Allegro moderato 3:10 3. Grave 6:19 (Allegro assai 9:15) (Andante 10:02) (Allegro assai 11:03) (Cadenza by Kreisler 11:38) Movements and tempo markings vary, so I tried to stay with what the video says, hope this helps!

11:53 My jaws have fallen on the ground...

The devil's trill. It was like crying in frustration. To deny its own nature is death, but to continue is to postpone death. We have this evil part in ourselves.We come face it at times, and to understand this dark side and chose not to harm one another, but become the master of it. To produce a great music, it was devilishly good.

As a guitar player, I look at Ray's left hand, and I'm in awe! These arpeggios are insane... violin is such an expressive instrument.

14:04... absolutely gorgeous *A M A Z I N'*

he played the heck out of that violin for fourteen minutes straight! my arm hurts just from watching him.

11:38 to .....14:05 just go for it! Play like this is the last day of your life!!! I wonder if it felt like a couple of minutes for Ray, or an eternity. We all feel different on stage. Adrenaline takes over and often tricks your head into think 10-minutes performances were three seconds haha.

Few soloists other than Ray Chen can combine such golden tonality with such golden personality

the bow's horsehair is breaking at the end, that's how savage this piece is. He did an amazing job!

Not only Ray Chen's performance is legendary, but also perfect performance from the concert master of the Sinfonietta and all musicians that another great color of Tartini's sonata is given. Ray Chen's double-stopping is just so perfect!!! The big finale is just way too DIVINE!!!

I would have jumped up at the end of this and shouted bravo through the hall! Why did no one even stand??? This was an INCREDIBLE performance!!

You can tell the soloist REALLY likes this song!

Movement timestamps: 0:03 - I. Larghetto affectuoso 3:10 - II. Allegro 6:17 - III. Grave 7:18 - IV. Allegro assai

Sometimes i listen to this when I'm sad because it's so beautiful, and it is so beautiful it sometimes brings a tear to my eye

Honestly that cadenza is the most haunting part of the piece the amount of trills makes it erie

Ray Chen 🥰 Keman çalarken duyduğu mutluluk, o haz gerçekten hayran uyandırıcı adeta transa geçiyor 💐🥰

Lol that eyes at 04:28... Ray looks like he himself was visited by the devil :) Awesome performance, bravo!

This music is *god*-tier ;)

The last 4 minutes feels like the devil is fighting himself and doesn't want to lose..... but in the end the devil loses on the last note. Very strong sonata.

Il celeberrimo "Trillo del diavolo" ( Devil's Trill ) di Giuseppe Tartini è una bellissima Sonata in sol minore , uno dei brani più complessi e stupefacenti composti in epoca barocca. A parte tutta la mitologia , nata attorno a questa grande Sonata, affascinante anche per l'importanza che il sogno ha rappresentato per il tormentato Tartini e per l'umanità, prima della grande teoria di Freud, la Sonata è veramente un grande componimento musicale , di grande bellezza melodica e armonica. Straordinario il violino di Ray Chen per potenza, per bellezza del suono, per la perfezione dei trilli ( che sono un'attrazione ma non l'unica peculiarità della Sonata) , per le "nuances" che sa trarre con maestria dalle corde del suo magnifico violino. Un applauso grandissimo al Maestro Ray Chen e a tutta l'Orchestra, che ha accompagnato e sottolineato con magistrale abilità tutti i passaggi del brano del Grande scopritore del "terzo suono". Un grande applauso che accomuna tutti. Grazie

Good lord, that man *SHREDDED* his bow! You can see the horsehair coming off at the end! The Devil works hard, but violinists who can shred the violin AND their bow work harder.

4:26 Idk why I just saw this and I suppose that Ray thought: "sht I let the stove on"

I love how everyone is standing around him at the end for a moment just staring...

As beautiful as this piece is, the idea that this is said to be a mere approximation/reflection of the actual music played by the demon in the dream drives me mad. This is already heartbreakingly beautiful. You're saying there's something _better?_

Ray Chen is a fantastic violinist

I could watch this guy play the violin all day. You can feel the passion through the way he plays the violin.

Those who feel lost, rotten and have a dark soul will still be listening to this 50 to 100 years from now. Our children's children and so on...🤔

I swear everything sounds better when you dream

Felt like devil already claimed his soul the moment he started playing.....😰😰😰

I couldn't help but smile when Chen executes the hard passages with such mastery and musicality. What a delight to listen!

Algún latino observando esta majestuosa obra

Kudos to the Dutch public; not a single seat was empty!

this makes my hair stand on end, there's so much emotion and passion in this piece.

As someone who has played viola for 4 years, this piece seems extremely difficult. It pays off though, as the outcome is incredibly emotional and beautiful. Props to all the people preforming in this.

I think Ray would have to be my favorite interpreter of pieces with some darkness and drama to them. During the fast trill part, I can imagine the Devil himself playing it to Tartini!

Tartini was a superb italian violinist who accompained Mozart in his Academy at Villa Poggio Imperiale during the Mozart's first italian trip to Florence

Imagine writing this all down from a dream 😦 Crazy how the song was written

I have never ever heard the cadenza played that cleanly! That was amazing I love the way Ray Chen plays this!

WOW! How can a piece of music inspired by the devil be so beautiful, so MAGNIFICENT? This is an absolute masterpiece, Tartini should have felt very proud of himself after he wrote it. Ray Chen is amazing! He played the hell out of that violin! 🎼🎶🎵🎻

怎麼會這麼好聽！

This is the one piece that I'll listen to if I ever feel unmotivated to practice, so motivating. Ray is a beast.

Love watching what can only be described as proto-telepathy among these fine musicians. This is why music is so fundamental to a proper education. To learn to play is one thing, to learn to play in a group setting like this is where evolution occurs!

08:00 OMG

that last chord at 14:03 always gives me goosebumps

11:39 WOW, that cadenza always blows me away! Ray Chen is the master Jedi knight of the violin!

That's art, that's passion, that's love

One of my favorite sonatas, and Ray did such a beautiful job with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

when his bow strings starded snapping this turned from epic to legendary performance

La Sonata "El Trino del Diablo" de Tartini es una pieza legendario del repertorio de violín. La interpretación de Ray Chen junto con la Amsterdam Sinfonietta en un concierto en vivo debe ser una experiencia impresionante. La combinación de la destreza virtuosa de Ray Chen y la habilidad artística de la Amsterdam Sinfonietta probablemente resulta en una interpretación emocionante y cautivadora.

Pretty sure I've watched this on repeat for the last week now. So damn good!

I can't stop listening to this.

vedendo il violinista mi sembra proprio che stia suonando una danza per belzebu`in persona. Un`esecuzione bellissima e veramente "personalizzata". BRAVO Ray Chen !

Magnífic Ray Chen 🙃💙🎻

É uma melodia triste, mas traz uma paz interior enorme

He makes it look so easy!

If Tartini had been born three centuries later he would have been in a metal band.

Ray Chen ROCKS!

This is a rock star

Can you not fall in love with the way he deals with cadenza...

I wish the camera would have just stayed on him the whole time with multiple shots in the frame to show his right arm and hand vs his left.

This is my most favorite piece! Ray played it perfectly!

ray chen is a master at his craft. what an exceptional performance.

Solo una palabra: "Hermoso"

Zertifiziert intergalaktisch!🌹

the most beautiful piece of music i've ever heard. brought tears to my eyes

it is amazing what Tartini composed here. When I first heard this I have never suspected that this piece would be from baroque era… like this really comes from a supernatural mind which brings this piece from future… from an another dimension

Is it Ling Ling himself ?

Thanks for posting this so that I can watch it 2 days after the actual performance.

This is one of the classical pieces that I can hear from beginning to end and actually enjoy all parts of it ❤

Gorgeous. I love this sonata, and growing to love this astonishing violinist more and more! Also a fabulous comic and pedagogue !

The deceptive cadence at 1:15 is so good I kept replaying it with my eyes closed.

Ever since I first listened to this, I've come back here everyday. I especially love the last part so much, so beautiful

Immaculate, polished and heartfelt performance! Bravo Ray and Amsterdam Sinfonietta!

É como se meu corpo se esvaziasse de vida e virasse uma casca seca e enquanto isso meu espírito viajasse entre universos. É como morrer e então renascer. É como sonhar. Essa música é verdadeiramente uma obra prima! :')

14:25 that violist guy in the back looks dead inside

I am completely mesmerized by Ray

In my opinion Ray Chen is the inheritor of Yehudi Menuhin. He has the same sound, lyricism and phrasing. The main difference is that his performances Are more accurate and secure than Yehudi's.

Sempre volto para escutá-la. Obra de arte, tenho o sonho de presenciar uma sonata desse nível ao vivo! bravoo

algum brasileiro vendo essa obra prima 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Giuseppe Tartini: wonderful Thank you lovely Germany

good vibes from this chant 🎻

Tartini was the first concert violin in Padua and composed naturally for this instrument. His sonatas are famous and fascinated by their virtuosity. The best known is “Devil's Trio”. This music is based on a dream by Tartini in which the devil appeared in his room, strolling with a violin and a bow in his hand on the composer’s bed, he woke up and listened to music with trills and folded notes, as he had never heard before. At dawn the vision disappeared and Tartini wrote this diabolical composition. It is a work of superb value, although the story being told is to be doubted. During the life of this extraordinary composer, the fame of Italian music spread throughout the known world, being completely dominated by the Italians, just as a century before, the Flemish had the same situation. Italy gave music, performers and singers to all European courts, a fact that continued to be true during the nineteenth century. This symphonietta has an amazing sensitivity and only could have been composed by a great violinist like Tartini. The delicacy of its cadence are extraordinary. The interpretation is sublime.Thanks for this magnificent recording.

The augmented fourth! The more I listen to the diminished fifth the more I like it.

ray really took the "devil" part literally

Amazing. Fantastic playing. Than you very much!