Perlman plays with his bow as if it were a toothpick. He makes playing violin look so easy

Everything in his body language says he is enjoying every moment of this performance.

Incredible, such a technic, emotion, skill, even humor i hear when he play this. Totally awesome. Perlman is one of the greatest violinist of all times.

2:13 - Perlman changes left hand positions in the opposite order - and he got immediate laughing reaction in the concert hall :) Those Russian knows how to listen to the classical music :D :D :D This is not only technically brilliant, but also very funny and clever performance.

He hit the Play button and his hands does all the work while he enjoys the music :D

It was my pleasure to have been able to hear him play this very piece in his recital Undoubtedly listening to him playing live is even more enjoyable.

All those making comments about how there are errors in his tuning, playing or otherwise are sadly jealous. Perman is the finest violinist in the last 50 years according to every major conductor and music academy. If you cant deal with your own insecurity dont waste time posting.

I love how he ends the piece... puts a smile on my face every time. That's Perlman's degree of showmanship... he knows he doesn't need razzle dazzle to get noticed because he's just the best. Easily the strongest player in history -- overall. I'm not saying he's the best at EVERY piece, but damn near close.

Ithzak Perlman is Génial 🎶🌷🎶🎻

Perlman is freaking superhuman!!!

0:18 "Hold on let me tighten my bow in the middle of this easy piece cause I'm fucking Perlman."

Greatest violin player ever...

Perlman is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absoulutly amazing! Perlman truly is the greatest ever.

And his glasses are falling down too - Yet he holds it together the master that he is, he could be sleeping i think, and play this wonderful little showpiece.

It's amazing how he can tell jokes to the audience through his violin without being serious. Just awsome. adore him :)

how can anyone not adore this? perfection!! kudos also to the pianist. just wonderful.

existe músicos de vários níveis: --o MEU --iniciante --intermediário --avançado --profissional --expert --ITZHAK PERLMAN.

Saw him last night playing this in Bogotá, Colombia. He is absolutely amazing. The martellatos, glissandos playing every note, and plucking notes with the left hand, plus his bowing technique are simply superhumanly amazing. Simply the best violinist in the world.

I was at the concert as well. He played it with so much clarity, and because it was live, it just amazed me more!

Dear Mr. Perlman, You are the god of violin!!!

Having studied this instrument, I am certain this is no mere mortal rendition of the artistic gift placed inside us. Itzhak is a musician of historic proportion. Listen to everything he has played at least once and see how your spirit is enriched.

I can't imagine anybody to have any reason to "dislike" this video clip. Perlman is the best!

No more words to say! PERFECT COMPOSITION, PERFECT PERFORMANCE. Mr.Perlman, YOU ARE THE BEST. Notice, the audience gave a standing ovation after the piece.

Потрясающий мастер.. и ансамбль 💜

amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing close you eyes..and LISTEN....daamn

Saw him play this in concert a while back, its even better in person.

Omg I'm totally blown away!

This piece makes me smile every single time. ;-)

HOLY COW!! I bow before you! You are making the angels ask God for violins! WOW!

Maestro Itzhak Perlman is together genial! Amazing, Hy is together my favorite violinist 🎻❤️🌹

You can just tell by the way Perlman plays that he is witty and sometimes sarcastic. He is just joking around when he's playing the violin, and it's the most adorable thing I've ever seen. Truly a master.

'' Last 15 seconds are gold''...ONLY ???...lol All the piece is JUST BRILLIANT !!! BRAVO,PEARL-MAN !!!....

I just saw him play this about 2 hours ago in New Jersey. No it's not the same now as 1990 (he's 67!), but he still kicked the piece raw and made it say "yes sir!" He's a jewel, this man.

Как мне нравится это произведение и исполнение превосходное! БРАВО!!!!!!

Perfect. And the pianist is amazing too, just because of following him perfectly in his perfection of playing this! Both amazing musicians. :)

Every single performance he does, he does it like so effortlessly

Great. I would like to know when Mr. Perlman will visit my country Brazil. We will enjoy if we could see pieces alive ... Thanks ...

You know, after watching all the child prodigies play, it's interesting to see how a world-class violinist can bring the piece to the next level. Perlman makes the piece come alive, and you can tell he's having fun doing it!

heard this live and all i can say is... THIS IS SO FREAKIN AMAZING!!! I wish i was related to itzhak perlman

This piece is one of the st brilliant ever. But I think the most genius part is the syncope at 2:00 where the violin enters one beat after the piano. The suspension it creates I'd simply breathtaking 😃

I love to hear him play this song. It shows his genius.

perlman totally owns this!!!

Of course we are blessed...and Mr.Perlman pupil of God !

0:23 and 1:41. What a showman! And on the last note. He looks, smiling at the audience on the second to last note and then plucks the final stinger.

Very, very nice. I wouldn't expect any more.

Fantastic performance. He is one of the best violinists of ALL time.

Surely even Paganini himself would be impressed?!

Maestro Itzhak Perman is fantastic! I like very very much Itzhak Perman,!,,

Is there anything this man can't play? Absolutely amazing!

Itzhak, you are THE MAN. Astonishing talent, and it looks so easy and effortless for him. Can't wait to see him here in Seattle on 2/25!

what a cheeky boy.he played the 4 f sharps in reverse order.just awesome.

Il joue comme si le morceau était d'une simplicité enfantine!! INCROYABLE!! He plays like it's not difficult!! AMAZING!

Wonderful! Perlman is the best.

Great and much more, as usual.

Who would think that music can make you smile and laugh, its like a comedy show for beautiful music. Brilliant.

I find that anything that he plays, they are all very nice.

Wow, this is seriously next level virtuoso stuff! And Perlman just smashed it like he was in his sleep!

Видно, с каким удовольствием и подъёмом И. Перельман играет для российских любителей музыки. Публика, мне кажется, его просто обожает.

my favorite violinist, ty for the video

brilliant... ...no other words come close.

What can I say (or you) to this? Ole! He definitely IS the Maestro! Sometimes it sounds like Two Violins and a piano all put together (not the piano in the background) and watch those hands and his face, How he ENJOYS himself. You can see it and feel it! Certainly THE BEST! :) :)

BRAVO! BRAVO! WONDERFUL!!

I don´t understand how a person can play such a difficult piece of music with a relaxed appearence and a smile on his face. Just enjoying.

What a talent ! It's not only the perforamce but also the feeling ...

I was at his concert last night in Austin, TX, where he ended with this. It was amazing.

The great violinists can play anything and the transcendent ones like Perlman make it look effortless.

A long time until I will be playing anything nearly as eccentric (and cool!) as this... :)

Absolutely Genius!!!

Brings tears to my eyes.

perlman's bow arm has always been out of this world..

just saw him do this in concert. He is so awesome. The best ever!! no words to explain it!!!

Itzhak is also quite a Yankees fan. I met him a number of years ago. He makes this complicated piece look so effortless.

The great maestro!!! He makes it all seems so easy!!! A genius!!

Is there anything more entertaining than to watch someone that knows what they are doing?

Compare this video to the one taken when he was 13 years old. Maturity brings even more brilliance. I can't wait until some of the 7 and 13 year olds playing this today are his age. I can only imagine how perfectly delightful it will. He is an example of perfection of achievement. Unconscious competence, total mastery, breath-taking and beautiful. This is MUST OWN music.

Маэстро Виртуоз!Благодарю Вас!

No one shows any technical&expressive performance like him. So admirable

Toujours extraordinaire... Génial Violiniste 🎻🌷

that pizzicato that he does just cracks me up with his amused expression!

ultimate relaxation.....it's so easy for him...

how can anyone NOT like this masterpiece made better by Itzak Perlman?

My violin instructor tells me that every good violinist knows when they need to just intensely focus on the task at hand(the hard parts specifically) and just go in and get business taken care of, then go and enjoy the easy parts. I feel like this whole piece is one of those get business done kinds of things, be musical, but its all written out for you. This music speaks for itself. What a wonderful piece. Currently studying this myself. A beautiful performance by Perlman as always.

I watch this almost every day. I must learn to play this piece!

I got to see Perlman play this live, in the late 70s, I believe. It would have been very close to the same time as when this was recorded. This was at a high school auditorium in Elkhart, Indiana, maybe a few weeks after Perlman appeared on the cover of Newsweek. What an absolute delight to find a recording of him doing the Bazzini - I'm still as thrilled to hear it today as I was more than 30 years ago.

Excellent. Bravo!

Maybe it is not the most difficult composition for a violin but there is not an other violinist who could it so well play as Pearlman !! It is BY FAR THE BEST performance of this Bazzini work,I heard before. For that matter this is the most popular work from Bazzini maybe because of its high virtuosity .

Not a violonist but an artist 🌹

This is a stroll in the park for Perlman. Amazing!

Fabulous! I love the pianist! Perlman always enjoys himself!

¡¡¡magnifica vesión, perlman tenia que ser.!!!

Just see him make me smile! No one plays like perlman. That was fun

LOVE IT, LOVE IT,LOVE IT!!!!! He is the best. I love him, i look up to him. Wonderful man, may the Lord bless him greatly

That's absolutely breath takingly powerful. As a kid who takes violin lessons, I don't think I'll EVER attain to that...the techniques are soooo hard!

Looking at the score, it's marked as a down-bow........... His skill... incredible!

Ohohohohohoho oh my god. So blown away. The intonation. The speed. The seeming easyness.

My fav violinist. I love how he plays this and Meditation. I have the CD and he is just awesome!

That glorious instrument just proved it was worth every cent.

Best version I have ever seen/heard.

The beauty of a live performance is hearing those small imperfections. The fact that the crowd gasped shows that they knew the piece well enough to recognize just how lost he got. There were a few slurs before the "big" mistake and he pulled it together. It's such an easy piece to run into a ditch... While there were imperfections, the performance was brilliant. I'm impressed with the master as well as the audience.