I love Szeryng very much... there's no over-the-top, over-zealous, over-acting element in his playing, just classic, elegant and authentic but still he can be so emotional and engaging. Amazing. He was slated to come to play in Japan 20 years ago. I bought a ticket and awaited his recital but he passed away just before that. I could never have the priviledge to listen to the great virtuoso in person. Very sad.

Agreed, that's one reason why I love Szeryng's playing so much: every single note means something. There is no shallowness in his playing, no matter what he plays, his playing is full of depth and boundless ideas.

In my opinion, he is the only violinist I have heard that gets the expansiveness I would like to hear in the opening. His timing and control of color is perfect!

One of the best renditions of Tzigane I've ever heard..just moving.

ahhh why can't more teenagers see the beauty in classical music.... My ipod's filled with Chopin and Beethoven and my friends think it's weird LOL but this piece was so beautiful :)

This is the best violin playing I have ever heard! The playing is gentle at times, yearning at others, then strong and sharp/pungeant. It is everything and in such unique forms embodying each sound. It makes me sad and happy. I'm so glad he played this for me to hear and for humanity.

A masterpiece of music played by a genius violinist. This video is an unique relique.

It's recordings like this that set musicians like Szeryng away from the rest.

this is scary... it's brilliant; his performance, the passion, and the cry of his violin send shivers down my spine; the hairs of my body rise in admiration

This is from a French TV broadcast on November 28, 1963. The pianist is Tasso Janopoulo.

IL maestro dell'arco.....

This movie is so awesome!! Thanks to uploader.

He could sell me the farm. This is the best Ravel Tzigane that I've ever heard.... period.

8:24 pure magic sound!

I heard this and fell in love with it. It's so beautiful!

HIs tone is freaking amazing- just listen to that G string! So passionate, so technically perfect.

Boy! Did I ever enjoy this! From the generation which gave us so many outstanding violinists, we get this priceless gift from Henryk Szeryng.

eargasm... this is just beautiful !

szeryng e oistrakh i migliori che abbia mai sentito. compostezza, calma, e folle lucidità. altri tempi.

A personal and and intimate interpretation by a true master

Szeryng became a Mexican citizen in 1946 and traveled under a diplomatic passport granted him by the Mexican government in recognition of his services to Mexico. Szeryng was director of the string department of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico from 1943 to 1953.

Yeah, he was definitely multi-talented. He's one of my favorite violinists.

aside from the justified appreciation for szeryng, what a piece of music.

This is the best Tzigane I've ever heard. I like this interpretation more than Kogan, Heifetz. I like the sound of this violin, added more sadness to the intro

so far, this is my favorite Tzigane.

What a great treat to hear Szeryng, and to hear also this virtuoso piece by Ravel! Thanks for uploading this and all the other Szeryng!

This is the most awesome Tzigane I ever saw!!!

Great sound--Szeryng, really sorry he's not here to play for us anymore.

Thanks for the precious image！

Artfully played. BRAVO! GREAT VIDEO!

Awesome piece, played with awesome spirit.....

I love his marvellous sound !!!!!!!

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

Gracias tremendas interpretaciones

hermosa version gracias henryk !!!!!!

Can anyone show me ANY modern day violinist that plays with this kind of class and beauty?

Beautiful..

Wow, that's something. I never knew Casals said that! Thanks for sharing. And I totally agree with your assessment of Szeryng.

it is amazing.

He plays this incredible!

This is a great old violinist.

i like this interpretation, it feels natural.

it really is one of the best.. I love Tzigane.. I'm playing some of it..

His technique is wonderful and his interpretation defies all common complaints that he was a boring violinist.

Tzigane is the french word for gypsy, so, of course, it sounds a little gypsy. (but with a french accent.) This is the best version I have ever heard. he get's just right. The thing that I most respect about Szeryng is that he brings the music out without imposing his own personality. you hear the music with it's own glorious personality.

Notice how loose the hair is on his bow.. What amazing playing...All the great violinists(Oistrakh, Heifitz, Menuhin, etc) had their own style, all played perfectly, but Szeryng is always my favorite. His beethoven is amazing

Skillful! He seems perfectly mastered that composition.

amazing

Fenomenale

Amazing!

awesome. ; ) thanks for the vid.

Sounds like that song is based on one of the gypsy scales. I love that dark erie sound, especially on the begining. I'm not a huge fan of violin music, but I really appreciate it when someone can not only play good, but also play with emotion. After all, that's what real music is about.

THE BEST ¡¡¡¡ MASTER.

now i'm gonna go and get drunk and see if i can play like this :)

Wow!

que relax, sin palabras

wow!!

thank you!~

maravillosa

Hilarious, that coming from Perlman... Man I dunno, I really think Szeryng's playing is exceptionally, powerful esp among the WWII generation violinists...IMHO

@laresoldo39 - 'Leduc' Guarneri 'del Gesu' c.1743. One of the greatest violins in existence.

he almost touches perfection

Can any1 play better than him? I don t think so. He was a total genius.

Bravo!

Anyone who knows anything about gypsy playing knows that vengerov's rendition is over-exaggerated and self-indulgent. This is an outstanding performance.

I absolutely love this. I´m not a great fan of Ravel, but now I´m getting to like him more.

genius

@nuuskamuikkunenkatz - The 'old man' at the piano is Tasso Janopoulo.

The most amazing thing about this (and all of Szerying's recordings) is that he was almost certainly drunk off his ass when it was recorded. As far as I'm concerned, he was the best ever.

wow

If he is... more props to him!

Piękne

@aimaim22 Definitely. That's why their name is changing from accompanist to collaborative artist. That's what they are! :)

Note that in Ravel's days in Paris gypsy/gitan/tsigane/tzigane did not so much refer to the Roma (Gypsy) people in any strict sense: the "gypsy" style of the work was rather a kind of popular musical exoticism, comparable to the Spanish exoticism in Ravel's day (compare Chabrier's España), or the Janissary exotism in Mozart's day (Alla Turca).

I'm not a gypsy or a Jew, but Szeryng's playing is , as always, brilliant. With artists of this calibre, the only criticism comes from taste...or ignorance.

this rocks my socks

Oh, a Greek one to put..? Thank you for the information. (:

i believe it is now in the hands of famed violinist anne sophie mutter

Though I prefer the rendition of Zino Francescatti, this version is definitely a masterpiece.

Fantastic! Thank you SamLee. Personally I prefer a Luthéal piano to a Steinway piano for the Tzigane.

@JohnM21789 I think it's Charles Reiner

whichever one of those is the del gesu is the one he's playing. A strad could never produce this kind of deep/dark sound.

Good ears AbsoluteZ3RO! Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, the Leduc then, thanks. Any idea if it was sold after Francais died? It's such a beautiful instrument. I hope it found a home in as talented hands as Szeryng's.

Muhteşem bir şey inanaılmaz güzel, keman nasıl çalınır herkese gösteriyor :)

Yesterday Elin Kolev in Zwickau/Sachsen/Gxermany..::) It will be a very interesting comparison At the moment my recording is private only..::(

I also like the Midori rendition.

@cat man search for "Leonid Kogan plays Tzigane by Ravel" you might notice, ummm, some differences.

tasso is pianist!!!! its great xcept the first note was pushing on sharp but perhaps it makes it more bright

I have Ginette Neveu's recording on this piece. I seriously got addicted to it. Now hearing this, the interpretation seems very different from the one i am used to, but i guess everyone has their own style. It is still beautiful!

i wonder this is the real version or not but i love it, especially at the last was awesome. i love it. lol but i cant play so fast....

I believe th e pianist is the Hungarian/ Canadian Charles Reiner with whom I know Szeryng televised both pieces in the early 60's. It's great playing by both though. Does anyone know if Szeryng is playing the "Le Duc" or the "King David"?

@TheTucsonJeff Hi......no , not related to her. Have you heard Szeryng's Brahms double with Starker and Haitink. Absolutely sublime-even for him.

I'm sorry, I was referring to the old aesthetic of the passionate, "self-taught gypsy" style. Today's gypsy style seems quite different. Thanks for opening my eyes in that regard. Adidas01003, why do you accuse me of being a "bigot" while my comment clearly indicates that I listened to and respect Szeryng's interpretation? I hope you've had enough fun from Vengerov bashing. :P

4;40 mins FTW!

@8200aqua me too me too :) i say len played it quite good as well ;)

Shaham was taught by Szeryng? No wonder he has such an elegant and even Spanish-like sound. Also, no wonder he's the only modern violinist I like.

who is this accompanist? i see him in all kinds of videos with all kinds of performers

I would say 10 or ARCT, depending on what conservatory system you follow. This is very hard repertoire.

I adore this but sigh i dont hear much difference among the interpretations. All i can say is that it seems that ravel is the greatest composer and arranger ever to walk the earth...

Where can I find a MIDI of this? Anyone?