Abram Shtern plays Kreisler - Liebesleid

Abram Shtern plays Fritz Kreisler's Liebesleid

[@snovotne]

I'm sure Fritz Kreisler would haved enjoyed this performance of his piece. Such warm playing! Bravo!

[@user-iy7zh8ww2h]

Гениальное владение смычком. Звукоизвлечение- восторг!!!

[@snovotne]

I'm certain Fritz Kreisler would have enjoyed this performance of his piece. Such warm playing! Bravo!

[@lisag6]

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.

[@graywolflmr]

Great!!! The best Liebesleid on youtube.

[@royalconqueso]

how beautiful.. I'll try to play this piece.

[@IVANKOVALE]

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

[@cadenza56]

Great Abrasha!!! RESPECT!!! and love!!!! MG... perfect and true Kreisler!

[@merrihew]

Yes. I should have mentioned him. Francescatti and Campoli are the only two I've heard who seem to understand how to play Kreisler.

[@sivieroalvaro]

Bravo!

[@slappinjoy]

Best so far!!! These little "out of tune" notes are just what makes my heart aches!!! Sensational interpretation, there are no more players like this around, just perfectionists that annoys me beyond musical sense..........ps I play professionaly in an orchestra and many bands

[@proditorio1]

They made me cry!

[@sneddley]

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

[@merrihew]

With this sort of music, rubato is what its all about. The only other violinist I've heard who seems to get this right is Alfredo Campoli. Everyone today is afraid of rubato. That's why I collect pre-War records.

[@nirvananirvan55]

i agree with you on the intonation part.... lol

[@sneddley]

@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.

[@sherom]

I agree!

[@sneddley]

@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.

[@lisag6]

Did you catch Joshua Bell playing this tonight on Live From Lincoln Center? Impeccably played but Mr. Bell is "afraid" of rubato, as you say. I was not touched at all by Mr. Bell's rendition -- back to the pre-WWII recordings I go....

[@NestorAudinotviolins]

give Leonid Kogan's interpretation of La Gitana a try. You'll be a believer - trust me.

[@Nai61a]

@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?

[@lisag6]

Thank you, thank you! I just checked out your posting of Campoli and I see what you mean. My dad has a pre-war record of Francescatti playing Kreisler and that is wonderful too, very lyrical and full of grace -- have you heard that?

[@IsraeLinoy]

Nice! I also play it in Mandolin :-)

[@OrlandoAponte]

I'm not gonna lie, this is a really great, amazing interpretation of liebslied. Now I'd like to hear him play the Tchaikovsky violin concerto haha jk.

[@merrihew]

Bell is a good example, along with Vengerov, of violinists who were willing to be more adventuresome when younger. Their playing is now more intellectual and less intuitive. They've been getting advice from the wrong people.

[@assa123assa123]

The fellow probably meant the parts that are marked as 'graciozo' on the sheet. Playing them as up and down achieves airy, light sadness and yet dancing feelings. Hard to express that. This performer really doesn't convey the nature of this piece, to my ear. Sorry to say so. Kreisler, Menuhin, Tretyakov - seek there. But tastes differ, of course.

[@ElenaKuschnerovapianist]

Such a bad sound with ringing is usually the result of resampling between 44.1 and 48 KHz. This video has to be digitized again.

[@freeqwerqwer]

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..