Jascha Heifetz Tests Itzhak Perlman's Skills

In this excerpt from "American Masters - Jascha Heifetz: God’s Fiddler" (2015), Itzhak Perlman's first encounter with famous violinist Jascha Heifetz.
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Itzhak Perlman reminisces about his first encounter as a teenager with the world-famous violinist Jascha Heifetz. Perlman was a student at Juilliard and Heifetz stopped in at his class to hear him play. After performing, Perlman and his teacher Ivan Galamian thought Heifetz had heard enough. Instead, Heifetz asked Perlman to play scales for him --- a rudimentary exercise in training.
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[@bilbo_gamers6417]

2:14 Imagine being nodded at by Heifetz, God, I would burst into tears

[@legendsilver6016]

Holy shit right!!!!

[@QED_]

@Bilbo_Gamers: I'd just quit right there (while I was ahead, so to speak . . .).

[@s.t.5993]

Probably you wouldn’t, because you would know that you are pretty good already ;)

[@davidshubin2889]

why do you idolize men? Worship God and only God!

[@HyouMix]

@@davidshubin2889 PRAISE THE LING LING

[@paulharris3000]

The pupil in this video is not Itzhak Perlman, but Erick Friedman,also an extraordinary talent.

[@dominiquecolipi970]

Paul Harris well, obviously it's not itzhak. But thanks for clarifying who it was.

[@yugandali]

Paul Harris Thanks, I thought he looked a bit old for 14, and different from the other photos.

[@nidurnevets]

I think he is identified in the documentary, but not here for some reason. He went on to teach a Yale, where he was highly thought of by his students, from what I have heard.

[@DieFlabbergast]

@@yugandali If it were Perlman, he would not be playing standing up. Perlman contracted polio at age 4 and walks with crutches: he plays sitting down.

[@johnny_eth]

Those scales were hideous though.

[@christinaminton8441]

I think if I had to play in front of him, I would literally dissolve into the physical embodiment of severe nerves and a heavy weight of inadequacy. That era of teacher could be pretty brutal.

[@stradivarius54]

haha! I had Erick Friedman as a teacher-he always asked for crazy scales at master classes in front of all the students, like let’s hear F# major 3 octaves, and he wanted the right fingering too-not one for Gb wasn’t correct even tho it was the same pitch. Everyone was mortified to play, and we all improved a lot. But I’m glad I don’t teach that way...

[@Molybdaenmornell]

@@stradivarius54 I'm not a violinist (pianist here). Why does Gb get a different fingering than F#?

[@davidekdal7190]

@@Molybdaenmornell Its usually that the written note name correlates to a specific finger in that position. For example the norm is to play a G sharp on the D string with the third finger (In your case that would be the fourth finger), but a written A flat is played with a lowerd fourth finger. I think it has to do with playing efficiency and also it gives a more logical system that ties Gb, G, and G# to the ring finger (3rd finger) and Ab, A, and A# to the pinky (4th finger). Of course every note can be played in different positions but this is basically the standard.

[@stradivarius54]

Molybdaenmornell Gb begins on low 3rd finger on D string while F# would begin with a high 2nd finger. If you begin on 3 you use a different sequence of fingers going up the scale ( 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2) than if you begin with a 2-( 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1)

[@MST3Killa]

Heifetz: "Play..." Me: "A horrid rendition of Marry Had a Little Lamb? You got it!"

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

(plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" by mistake)

[@donsroom4843]

Heifetz: “Play...” Me:”...myself out? Absolutely, Maestro. My sincerest apologies; I have no idea what I’m doing here, either.”

[@allyw7405]

No no, a jazz rendition

[@JewandGreek]

My violin instructor told me about taking lessons from Galamian. He traveled from Oklahoma to New York to study with Galamian over the summer. In his first lesson he was told to practice scales. He spent about ten minutes practicing and said "This is stupid. I know how to do scales. I'm here to learn how to play like the pros." When he showed up for his second lesson Galamian said "let me hear you do your scales." He did one of the basic ones and Galamian asked for progressively harder scales until he was satisfied that his student didn't practice. About ten minutes into the lesson he said "The lesson is over. Come back when you're ready to do what I tell you." At that point he knew he was in trouble because his parents paid for the trip and he was about to blow it, so he buckled down and practiced scales like his life depended on it, and won Galamian over. He went on to become the principal violinist with the Tulsa Symphony, and he attributed his successs to Galamian's emphasis on playing scales.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Amazing! Yes, we have to constantly be humble. Mastery doesn't come overnight.

[@MattB90]

So lucky to have a great teacher and to have the humility to surrender his talent to that teacher

[@cpetrizzi]

Music is all about the fundamentals. I had a teacher (clarinet) that said, "If you miss one day of practice, you go back two days." I was terrified of losing two days! So I never missed even a single day of practice from age 13 to 22. Practice consisted of 10 minutes of warm tones, 20 minutes of scales, and the rest pieces. No exceptions, ever. People think practicing is playing a piece over and over. It is rarely such. Some days it could be the same 8 measures of 16th notes for 6 hours. Practice is typically mundane tasks over and over and over again.

[@PalKrammer]

Practice scales 40 hours every day.

[@nickcarroll8565]

I swear I’ve heard that story, that wasn’t Mr Marquis was it? I’m in Tulsa area.

[@anekamJ]

lmao: "g flat in tenths, major"

[@noelic6744]

That to me sounded like the most intimidating line ever. lol

[@jamesmiller4184]

"Do not be afraid of scales; MAKE the scales afraid of YOU!" - Heifetz. (As paraphrased from memory.) . : .

[@ApsisApocynthion]

So anyway I started playing in Gb, 10ths, major.

[@Ishsa]

I missed cause my fingers ain't so good, but imagine if I hadn'ta had my Flesch!

[@Kaitalise]

Heifetz with astraight face: "G flat, tenths." Me:......I'M SO SORRY THAT I HAVE SKIPPED PRACTICING MY NORMAL SCALES ALL THESE YEARS PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!

[@TheBandFake]

I was really confused when he said that at first... I didn't realize he was referring to the interval until he played it.

[@seindual7599]

ERICK FRIEDMAN plays in this video, NOT PERLMAN

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

+Kayta Vicaer Rainbow trout have scales, weight-loss clinics have scales,why not fiddles??

[@rayjr62]

Jascha Heifetz made a deal with the devil. No one knows what Jascha got, but the devil got some violin lessons.

[@fgrcdtczhrsthwrhcae]

I was terrified watching him do the scales test thing

[@nimluikham11]

God, this is more scary than horror films being made these days!

[@georgealderson4424]

I absolutely thought the same thing. What would happen if you got it wrong...?!

[@11Kralle]

"What's a scale?" (from the violinist-edition of 'Famous Last Words')

[@u.v.s.5583]

Scales are too musical, too melodic. Play Flight of the Bumblebee fast!

[@Killerbee4712]

@@u.v.s.5583 Yeah, who cares if you miss 95% of your notes? If you can play it slow, you can play it fast, and make 10 million dollars

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@Killerbee4712 Fast is AMAZING! Such a display of pure genius. Geniuses are not made, they are born this way. They can seem out of tune and missing most notes, they are still perfect!

[@TheMaestro2005]

Gb in 10ths... 0_o

[@NathanielRobinson]

Great to see my teacher Erick Friedman playing in this clip. I remember at my audition for him, in the tradition of Heifetz, he had me play scales in C and D major.

[@srinitaaigaura]

He reminds me of the legendary Indian violinist, M S Gopalakrishnan, a violin God to anyone who watched him play. His students had to play everything from scales to a whole composition, on one string, with only one finger, at any speed, any bowing. I've heard Heifetz would keep on making it more and more and more difficult, introducing all sorts of tough bowing and variations till the student couldn't do it anymore and then he'd say "Let's work".

[@julian-ze2ed]

What an honor to have been in the sight of Jascha Heifetz

[@verboh4846]

Nate Robinson porfavor, enséñanos lo que tu maestro te enseñó sobre las escalas

[@fhpurcell5364]

He was your teacher?! Wow, that's amazing. I'm extremely happy for you, you must be an awesome violinist.

[@nimluikham11]

@@srinitaaigaura Oh, my, God.

[@robbes7rh]

Wonderful anecdote that captured an aspect of Heifetz not everyone would know. And the fact that a 14 year old Itzhak Perlman was able to impress the revered Master of the violin in such a way. What a triumph!

[@yve6177]

Notice how the camera ominously zooms in on the word "scales" at 0:38 😂😂😂

[@fcandias]

underrated comment 😂😂😂 that's subtle editing genius.

[@name5702]

Huh lol

[@xxathenacraftsxx]

Why do I get a Parks and Rec vibe at that shot 😂😂 So menacing but in a comedic way

[@audrey1358]

I think I'm overly obsessed with violin now thanks to TwoSetViolin videos😂

[@divisix024]

Same lol

[@nadianocentini4775]

Me too lmao

[@salottin]

Same xD And I play Bass

[@SS-yc5km]

@@salottin woah a slapper!

[@salottin]

@@SS-yc5km O EM GEE

[@geoffytheonemanband905]

Meanwhile in my world __ C major one octave

[@user-ji7ik7ef3s]

and no slurs

[@violagang842]

Start where you are. Play it well, with good pitch and tonality. The rest will come :)

[@musical_lolu4811]

Studio Kingma ...NOT.

[@nimluikham11]

Dude, shut up. G major one octave is what's hot...

[@isabelkantor6443]

@@nimluikham11 music gypsy

[@properlydicedonyon3624]

I have 10 years under my belt. I had a decent number of songs in my repertoire. I thought I was ready to take on the world. then I listen what the first chair in my youth Symphony could do. THEN what Perlman can do. now I realize I'm a long way to go and then I should strive to be better every day. thank you Itzhak Perlman!

[@arthurhogan2133]

@Christina Minton: my teacher was Czechoslovakian ,and her name was, Haas; a brilliant master of the piano. She drilled scales into my head in all keys, major and minor particularly; the three forms, natural of course, and melodic ,and harmonic. Ascending, descending and in contrary motion through all the keys. Plus using them in broken chords, contrary and parallel motion. European teachers are demanding of this from their students; and this is for the piano. Learn scales this way, and your fingers will fly to the right notes no matter what you are studying. Especially when sight reading.

[@lancethrustworthy]

For YOUR brain, maybe. We're not all wired up the same.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

I certainly wish MY piano teacher had made me practice scales.. but, alas, she never did.. I took lessons from her for 9 years and never ONCE practiced scales.. not once. Although, I did turn out to be a half-way decent pianist later on, I'm sure I would have achieved a lot MORE having been made to practice scales on a more regular basis.

[@bzeliotis]

@@lancethrustworthy Personally, I don't play scales or finger exercises but prefer pieces that contain scales, (Bach), which is a musical activity. Also, I agree with Barenboim who says that one should eliminate the mechanical element from one's playing and concentrate on playing consciously. Many other masters also say that one should play music pieces not just finger exercises. But... sorry human brains are human brains, we're all wired more or less the same, it's just our choices that differ.

[@Liz-vd4lj]

I agree. European teaching of music will always excel the american way.

[@blauespony1013]

My first flute teacher was the same. She made me acquire a lot of musical knowledge and I am thankful to this day. It is way easier to sightread if you look at a run and think: "E major run" or "A minor triad" or whatever (sorry, if the words aren't correct, I learned music in German obviously and struggle with the translation). Nevertheless: Practice makes perfect. So sightreading is just part of the story.

[@RezaMolavi]

No way to escape the basics. no matter what we do or what we are trying to learn, it begins and ends with basics per and over again. here is an excellent example of it. Mr. Perlman, as I understand it, practices the basics every day to this day being the great violinist as he is. thank you for the reminder.

[@alhfgsp]

No structure can survive on a faulty foundation.

[@revshareglobal7334]

Heifetz did not fuck around. Thats obvious.

[@wisdomseeker0142]

Revshare Global. That is the quote of the century. I need to work on my scales.

[@rockhard2654]

seems to me the whole lesson of heifetz's life is you can get a lot done if you just quit fucking around

[@curtisharrell]

Actually he could, if he wanted to, fuck around all morning, practice in the loo, and still be home in time for cornflakes that night.

[@richardmessina9475]

Yes.

[@V.D.22]

When you are playing with Heifetz and at the end of the song he nods his head in approval, meaning he is satisfied with the way you played, that means you are really good!

[@catherinehazur7336]

I could listen to them play scales, arpeggios, 8ths all day long. Heifetz had such control. Can you imagine having someone like that as your teacher and have to prepare for a lesson every week? Id be a totally nervous wreck I would have liked to have heard Perlman play a little something here.

[@debrahayes7621]

Scales, scales, scales. The foundation for all musicians.

[@rudranroy2109]

The result of practising 40hrs a day.

[@MarcosRobertoDosSantosJF]

Ling Ling method always works!

[@grantbmilburn]

Heifetz: Can you play a C major scale... Perlman: (thinks) piece of cake.. Heifetz: ..with left hand and right hand reversed... Perlman: Dang Ling Ling challenge...

[@SanteeNellie]

That's a Ling Ling workout

[@Nadia1989]

The ULTIMATE Ling Ling workout

[@bgaona]

It turns out Ling Ling is actually an old Jewish guy LOL

[@roccotarli762]

Stg😂😂

[@m0ment219]

Not even close

[@u.v.s.5583]

C major scale up and down, 40 years, 40 months every year, 40 days every month, 40 hours every day straight please. That's one of Ling Ling basic workouts.

[@HarlondN]

Thank you my friend and i really enjoyed it. Here i come to support this channel. Greeting from California.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

Love the bow gesture after the last stroke, like a kenjutsu cut. Looks pretty damn badass.

[@ivanaraque]

This brought me to tears, I've revered Heifetz since I was a teen, and Perlman since not so much after... Seeing them doing the ending to BWV 1043 was like cherry on top!

[@marycage7075]

That’s not Perlman playing with Heifetz, it’s Erick Friedman.

[@winglow7615]

I am glad my teachers didn't make too much demands on me. Otherwise I would have quit. I did not quit and still enjoy playing in my 80's.

[@deldridg]

Lovely to hear. It's quite a delicate balance to find. I am a pianist with 2 young kids learning. I can tend to be a little strict, as was my teacher (I'm not teaching them - just during their daily practices). We often play for others which gives them the encouragement to work harder. Only this morning I asked my 8yo daughter how long she thought she would be playing for. She'd never really considered it. Our son immediately responded with "all my life" when asked. Guess who works the hardest and has by far the better results?? All kids are different. My dad is over 80 and plays every day and often puts on concerts for folks in nursing homes around his area. Lovely to share your music! All the best from Sydney - Dave

[@jeffs1546]

Well that is why you’re not Perlman

[@deldridg]

@@jeffs1546 I think that's true. Have you seen the movie "Whiplash"? It grappes with that exact idea. To be the best requires a single-minded focus for a very large proportion of your life and if you are not that driven innately, you need an external force (that parent screaming at the 7yo tennis player etc.). It's what it takes to be a Perlman in most cases.

[@satrialesporkstore7889]

"G flat, in tenth!" "Uhhh... sure..." "If you can play slowly, you can play quickly!"

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Unless you are Contrabassi, then you are late because you have no eyes and your ears are in your feet

[@MrGer2295]

Wonderful ! Thank you for posting :)

[@violaisreallycool]

7th time watching this.... Just appreciating heifetz and perlman together.

[@owdy3973]

This video single handedly makes me practice scales Even if i couldn't do it in tenths or fingered octave and not always in tune, it helped me a lot

[@nicholasdevizzio2311]

Now, Now, Let us get thee story straight, Mr. Perlman was shown in a still photo, as well as the late Mr. Galamian. It was then depicted and noted that Eric Friedman,along with others were in the video. The excerpt clips were from the Heifetz Masterclass series. Maestro Perlman was just drawing back from an accounting of his meeting. Besides, if one really wants to disprove that the use and studies of scales are invaluable. Well my first introduction to scales was when I had been asked to play Beethoven's First Symphony in C, when I was in my first year in Junior High, With th Senior High Orchestra. Then I was introduced to studying basic scales, then eventually introduced to the heavy duty studies. So the value of scales is important to develop coordination and a sense of listening.

[@yourguykeikei5738]

Me before watching this video: I could practice my scales later... *ends up not to* After this video: OKAY OKAY, IM SORRY HEIFETZ, PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT PRACTICING MY SCALES, ILL DO THEM NOW

[@lindamanas954]

Itzhak Perlman is a lovely man with a great sense of humour. A really good raconteur!

[@gabywatkins7125]

Wonderful! So gifted!

[@OCD777JFN]

The violinist Heifetz is speaking to in the video during one of his masterclasses is Eric Friedman, not Itzhak Perlman. Itzhak Perlman is on the color video, however, telling stories of his studies with Ivan Galamian at Julliard on a day that Heifetz dropped by.

[@fdevyatkin]

Erick

[@glennlopez6772]

This is a video of reality besides capability as such. We need real teachers and few are lucky enough to find them. There are also good teachers and one has to glean as much knowledge as possible from them, regardless of their sometimes demanding attitudes. After all, it's finally the student who gets what he was seeking or at least some of that! For me the violin was difficult to appreciate in my early days due to lack of exposure to the best. Later I was fortunate to witness live, some really high standards. We should be thankful for violins and violin players.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

In our third year undergrad mid year exams in Guildhall, in London, we had to have all major, minor harmonic, minor melodic scales with related aroeggios, thirds, sixth, octavas, fingered octavas, tenths ready. Slurred, détaché, and dotted rhythm. That was not fun.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

But it most definitely helped your playing, though.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

To be totally honest I'm not completely sure of that. I think it was a bit of a freak show, and in my case, working calmly on a few of those scales rather than memorize literally hundreds of fingerings would have been more beneficial. I think everyone should be able to play a simple three octava scale from any note (I used to do all of them in a sequence each morning, it takes a few minutes), but double stops imply different fingering for each scales, and you don't really need to know how to navigate g# minor melodic in sixth on demand. It doesn't make you a better player and takes an insane amount of time.

[@M_SC]

@@IZn0g0uDatAllhi from the future, if you had been forced to play the scales etc as much as you did to have to memorize them but hadn’t had to memorize the fingers would that have been all the benefit and none of the time wasted? I have returned to violin lessons after 40 years and there’s no emphasis on memory. A few things like this are quite different

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

@@M_SC No we learnt to “make them up” through systematic fingerings and by anticipating both notes in double stops. Still not fun.

[@barbaraweselakfranch1387]

Is very interesting Maestro Itzhak Perlman! I love your video's together !❤️🎻🌹

[@cellokid5104]

This must've been so epic to watch

[@kevinaldrich5480]

An example of a performance being only tip of the iceberg of everything the performer knows and is able to do.

[@patheddles4004]

Many years ago, a professional woodwind musician told me: "You'll only ever need 10% of what you can do, but you won't get hired unless you have the 100%". I still have no idea what his actual limits were, but he was /good/.

[@fernhill36]

Back in the mid 1950's when I was a music loving history student at Columbia, I knew a number of musicians who lived on the upper west side of Manhattan including the wonderful violinist Beryl Senofsky. Beryl had recently won the Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition at which, Heifetz,was one of the judges. One aft.,I ran into Beryl on 93rd and Broadway and he told me he had just gotten off the phone with Heifetz in Ca. telling me that the last thing Heifetz told him was " don't forget to practice scales or you'll play like Isaac" (Stern)! Beryl,also, told me Heifetz used the word "whore" to describe Stern's playing!

[@SpaghettiToaster]

I'm pretty sure Stern knows his scales though

[@jgunther3398]

one of many things stern had a reputation for was playing out of tune but when i heard him (late in his life) he sounded fine

[@TheZombieGAGA]

😂

[@keithrowsell6847]

Haha, I love the Al Hirschfeld at the end!

[@paulwellings-longmore1012]

Reminds me of the story that Liszt told about his encounter with Beethoven. Beethoven asked the 11 year old if he could instantly transpose the Bach fugue he had just performed into another, unrelated key. "Fortunately, I could" recounted Liszt. Like Liszt, Itzhak Perlman must have had not only flawless technique, but nerves of steel to have performed in front of such an uncompromising and austere legend and not frozen, fumbled, or simply burst into tears.

[@AlisoCreekVoiceOver]

"G flat, tenths."? I only know that in F#...

[@VIsionsOfJenna]

Right, why play a Cb when you can play an E#?

[@GB6__YT]

VisionsOfJenna Cb is enharmonically equivalent to B, while E# is enharmonically equivalent to F

[@sealand000]

@@VIsionsOfJenna I prefer B# and Fb

[@VIsionsOfJenna]

@@GB6__YT Yes, Gb and F# are enharmonic keys -- that's the joke. (The subdominant of the Gb major scale is Cb, while the leading tone of the F# major scale is E# -- you get a white key accidental whichever you decide.)

[@barbaraweselakfranch1387]

Very interesting Maestro Ithzak Perlman 🎻 🌷 Thank you for documentary!

[@PhyllisTHuang-qj7py]

Well, it's sad that Erick was already dead for so long when this documentary was made.

[@rogerdodger8415]

Fabulous!!

[@srinitaaigaura]

According to what his students have said and written about him, there was no telling what exercise he might ask and when. If you did pass the first round, he would make it tougher and tougher, asking you to play faster or slower or 3 or 4 octaves in legato, detache, staccato, spiccato, and increasingly ridiculous bowings, or play it descending first and what not and when you couldn't do it anymore, you knew your limits and he'd say, "Let's work..." Friedman once challenged a student to play 3 or 4 octaves on the G string alone to give them an idea of what might happen...

[@Dog-op4mk]

Scales are the most important things in music.If you are very very good in scales than you can play any violine piece’s hard part.

[@brucesmith3740]

Imo, in jazz improv, spending all the time practicing scales hurts the music. Imo, Practice repretoire, record it. Then practice what you created in the recording.

[@brucesmith3740]

Also find rhythmic patterns and practice them in different modes. If you want to be like coltrane, then practice scales. if you like dexter better ( like I do), Practice like I suggested.

[@zojaherscha5538]

I grew up and learned the violin in the public school system at 10. I was lucky enough to have the same conductor that taught me to play all the way until I graduated high school. No private lessons. Our county had the best orchestra program in NC. I was concertmistress at school, 1st stand in All County and in the youth orchestra, All State 2nd chair (the little blonde stand mate at 10 always was concertmistress) and as a senior I actually took a class from the new Maestro of our Symphony Orchestra, a world renowned conductor that had the energy, intensity, and "umph" to drive us. In 2004 we competed as a high school string orchestra and won the title of best orchestra in the nation. We were always called to play at the Governor's mansion, conferences, weddings, you name it, we did it. Before graduation I did solo weddings for $100 a pop. The school I went to was a primarily black school, and so was my orchestra family. Obviously by my name, I'm Polish. We all loved each other. The National Symphony Orchestra came to my city, and the principal 2nd violinist gave us a lesson on the music we were going to perform in a few weeks. Magnificent! At my high school senior awards I played Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor, first movement with a retired Julliard piano professor. The time before smartphones, I have no recording. But after graduation in 2006, I stayed home and went to a small college in the city. I contracted Chronic Lyme Neuroborreliosis Complex, and didn't know it. I got peripheral neuropathy (my pinky and ring fingers are completely numb). I started having severe uncontrollable tremors in my hands, lost the ability to move my fingers in a coordinated way. My severe cognitive dysfunction made it so I could no longer read sheet music. I lost the one thing I loved to do. Here I am today still the same way, but I could have died if the doctors hadn't figured out what I had. My husband takes great care of me. But that piece of my soul is gone...

[@nozecone]

Now that is a sad story.

[@angeloortiz2769]

Itzhak Perlman seems mad chill, just to talk to

[@ellawu6552]

After watching this clip, I rush to practice my scales and arpeggios ON PIANO!!!

[@richardgleichmann7671]

As great and talented and gifted as Heifetz was.., I still like Maestro Pearlman's interpretations and TONE much better.. ( not to mention his demeanor too..). ONE NOTE.., and I can tell it's Itzack Pearlman playing.. My Aunt, Uncle, and my mother were all harpists in the LA Philharmonic... My Uncle got to do some recording with Heifetz... But I prefer Itzack Pearlman.. any day..❤️

[@tesscrelli783]

Ahhhh, tenths... I should practice them at some point.

[@CelloCircle]

i love how he says heifetz was a stickler with scales when his teacher was the literally THE ivan galamian

[@tomatojuice12]

This title is misleading

[@williamgregory1848]

The history of violin playing could be divided into BH and AH: Before Heifetz and After Heifetz.

[@mch12311969]

Oh to have been a fly on that wall!

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

JH would probably have swatted you with his bow! (This guy took no prisoners!)

[@Velsanz]

“Play (...something ridiculous difficult)” and I am going to listen to you with disappointed face. What a great teacher! 😂

[@giaducati]

This is how the students became famous violinists, with teachers like Heifetz.

[@edwardgoldsmith8011]

Have a lot of respect for these men they are the last of the true masters Heifetz will always be the god of violin Eric was a great violinist also praise by Heifetz good site thanks

[@AaliyahHigashimori]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👏🎶💓🔥✨

[@deenibeeniable]

Perlman is such a great storyteller. I could listen for a long time.

[@CarlosFernandoCastanedaOlano]

Thank you.

[@Slynell1]

I wanna watch this

[@shaneduyvenedewit5197]

"When teachers were still revered!"

[@JuanMartinexplacerez-mw3we]

Maestro de Maestros , por siempre Deslumbrantes .

[@1oldfortlavender2]

Now this is how great he was ! ! ! ! You should appreciate it ! ! !

[@elisabethmatesky7855]

~ Por Nate Robinson ~ Muchas gracias para su muy importante explanation de Maestro Heifetz via scales y mi amigo en Master Classes, Erick Friedman, playing scales on film!!! Mi espanol esta muy horrific, pero yo trato ahabla 'better' con practicar!!! En Espana, yo tocar mi violin en Brahms Concierto pero en Espanol!!! Brahms muy bueno en Espanol!!! Heifetz was tough but had a wink in his mischievous eye! Erick, Varoujan, Robert W., Carol Sindell, Claire Hodgekins, Adam Han Gorski, & I were first original pupils in JH Violin Master Classes at USC ~ Cuando su en Heifetz Class? Aren't you desde L.A.?? Con JH wishes desde Chicago ~ Elisabeth Matesky

[@bastiatintheandes4958]

Gosh! Heifetz talks just as he plays the violin.

[@tomgreene6579]

Scales arpeggios well played can give a solid foundation .

[@capezyo]

He's great

[@violinmusicwrittenornotwri787]

Funny story about scales

[@violinmusicwrittenornotwri787]

thAn_yOU Ursula Bagdasarjanz

[@violinmusicwrittenornotwri787]

Musik HQCH thAn_yOU 

[@violinmusicwrittenornotwri787]

thAnkYOU Connor Conchobhar

[@violinmusicwrittenornotwri787]

Ushnish Sengupta thAnkYOU 

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thAn___yOU raysilverwoman

[@creamsoda6427]

That is awesome

[@barbaraweselakfranch1387]

Very interesting Maestro Ithzak Perlman! 🌺

[@TurboTsunami19]

My fellows with perfect pitch probably noticed Heifetz asked for C Major twice with an arpeggio at the end. But Erik played it in B Major. He got the Eb and Gb right though. Also that look Heifetz gave a 0:54, if he looked at me like that I would have messed up my tenths right then and there.

[@natehanks6997]

Interesting stuff

[@natehanks6997]

***** I understood that reference ;)

[@dobramuzyka238]

Once I was enchanted by a little girl who played violin in a music school despite serious burns in her hands ... she was holding the violin in her hands as if they caused pain, her sound as well as the sense of time and phrases in each song were out of this world - you have to to experience for yourself ... unfortunately the talent of this child was lost because other violinists were looking for more typical wonderful children in the children, virtuosos ect.

[@jgunther3398]

and only you could tell that she was wonderful because you're so wonderful

[@user-xx7kv6wn8t]

This is what I have learned from Mr. Heifetz

[@dominoplay3712]

scales makes you think and concentrate. if you know scales from your head and be flexible on spot with fingering, you will know everything.

[@rosebyron3350]

Marvellous.

[@coolpinkone]

What a great clip!

[@seindual7599]

Erick Friedman plays in the video, NOT PERLMAN

[@jenslindemann5925]

awesome!

[@L.Spencer]

I'm a complete amateur violinist but I had a teacher from Ukraine for about a year in college and she taught me a few scales.

[@robbabcock_]

One of the greatest violinists of the modern era asks you to play scales for him, but no pressure! ;-) Luckily Perlman is a master as well.

[@fubik2108]

Это не Перельман играет.

[@ThePmfan]

It's clearly labeled who it was. It's probably from the master class vids that are also on KZbin. And there's never a hint that they are showing Perlman other than the current video and the photo. This whole thing is from the PBS special. Amazing all the complaints like they were trying to trick us.

[@user-yu6zt2bh3y]

Просматриваю

[@tboudreau5239]

Not a huge fan of this but who doesnt know him? Wow seeing the process is Amazing

[@pekkaT13]

On my scale, 1 to 10, Mr Heifets 1s 10. Love both of these magnificent violin players.

[@eastwestcoastkid]

Wow!

[@oscarrivera977]

Really nce video!!! thnk's for it!!...just a little thing, because i thing the tittle is not ok...is not about "skills" but "scales"...so close!! jaja

[@DavidTrejo]

“No, no, no.... not so fast... I would like to hear some scales ” -Heifetz 😳 I had a Russian teacher once. I know the pain. 😅

[@lindaterrell5535]

I went to grade school with a nephew of Heifetz

[@alanwitton5039]

That's the way music students should be taught! Learn the scales and arpeggios and practice the long notes

[@tonyfusco1317]

Heifetz seems so prim and proper . it drives me crazy