Augustin Hadelich - Britten Violin Concerto, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Detroit Symphony LIVE

Recorded Live on March 24 2018, Detroit
Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto Op. 15
I. Moderato con moto
II. Vivace
III. Passacaglia: Andante lento
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
www.dso.org
www.augustinhadelich.com
copyright 2018 Detroit Symphony Orchestra

[@denisrey-bellet5514]

The greatest violonist alive. Fantastic. I m falling in love with this musician. Incredible.

[@69elchupacabra69]

Why do old people in the comments of classical music videos always talk in superlatives.

[@TheTucsonJeff]

@@69elchupacabra69 : How can you tell a person's age by their comments? And why is it important to you whether or not they write in ""superlatives""?

[@fifilabellechapelle7132]

@@69elchupacabra69 Why do people like you make useless comments?

[@YaDarunka]

@@69elchupacabra69 Because they can, and because chupacabras are not able to appreciate that as such

[@gersonparra9367]

@@69elchupacabra69 Hello, I think it is about the ability that some people have to appreciate with true courage and feeling the artistic expression of people like this great violinist. It is also important to mention that adults are more open to enjoy without prejudice, this is something that other artists and young people of this time often do not have the ability to do.

[@jouzai1]

I'm pretty sure that I make up about 5% of this video's 28,000 views. I just cannot get enough of this fantastic piece played by this fantastic violinist.

[@dingdingbella6521]

same

[@sharon1775]

This is why l love the violin and the orchestra.

[@sg4286]

Augustin brings out such incredible beauty and drama in this wonderful concerto! From the tentative dreaminess in the beginning to the sounds that remind me of a battle march and a lament, later on, Augustin plays it all so beautifully and evocatively!! I am fascinated and drawn into a magical place by his playing - something about this musical story is glittery and shimmering for me; it reminds me of a fairy tale or a dream, including the scary parts that can be a part of those things. Some of my favorite mesmerizing, gorgeous little details are at 6:30 (such finesse!), 12:50 (love how he plays this seductive theme!), and 14:10 (his playing on the violin morphs seamlessly into the piccolos - amazingly beautiful to me) Augustin's harmonics throughout this piece are just incredible, including some double stop ones - how? Augustin does it again!! So wonderful! I hope to hear him play this live soon!

[@buddhasizedguy]

He's playing it with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - May 6, 8, 2021 :)

[@lpiele]

And with the Milwaukee Symphony Jan 21 & 22, 2022.

[@dingdingbella6521]

Britten is my favorite concerto and your my favorite violinist. perfection maestro augustin

[@wiltonpt1]

What a gift for the world to see in this man. The clarity and creativity of his playing are astounding

[@RichardASalisbury1]

This may well be the best recorded performance of the Britten I've heard, and I've heard over half a dozen.

[@gayanemirzoyan5487]

Janin Jansen is for me the best!

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

What an incredible performance! I must say! And the Orchestra immaculate as always. I cried. Thank you from Tottenham. England. A much underestimated violin and orchestra masterpiece brilliantly played. Bravo!

[@cynhwon]

I just love listening to everything he plays...

[@rujinmin2330]

So beautiful!

[@olivierdemones]

Une version admirable poignante et bouleversante mettant ce concerto dramatique qu devrait être plus connu parmi les plus beaux concertos pour violon du répertoire. Bravo et merci !

[@lanonyme]

Ben d'accord avec vous . . .

[@camiloacosta]

great artist! thank you....

[@semrabahcivan8627]

Amazing, I am breathless, thank you such a great interpretation.

[@bowtangey6830]

I. Moderato con moto- 0:33 II. Vivace- 10:38 III. Passacaglia: Andante lento- 18:54

[@clementine.t.b]

Thank you !

[@carollienhard7405]

Unbelievably beautiful. Thank you

[@lanonyme]

Merci Benjamin & Augustin pour ce chef d'oeuvre que je ne connaissais pas.

[@ronaldpuddu5325]

Deeply heartfelt and nothing less than spectacular. Soulful music making of the highest order.especially if you love Benjamin Britten.

[@annetteheintzenberg5623]

Wow! Great! 🌸

[@doxielain2231]

Thank you, Alex Ross, for bringing me here

[@natanlima4104]

Great interpretation!

[@wendyshell8679]

You played this beautifully, Augustin!❤️

[@maytemoreno5542]

Majestuoso Violinista! Extraordinaria Interpretación!... ❤🎶🎻🎶❤👏👏👏👏

[@wendyshell8679]

This is amazing. His playing is something otherworldly! ❤️

[@qedimovarena7828]

From such amazing perfomans Augustin Hadelich want to cry

[@jacisantos1849]

Simply stunning!

[@brofenix]

^^ I really enjoyed your performance in Miami, Florida in November 2018, Augustin! I think you have the best interpretation of the Britten Violin Concerto that I have heard. Just a stellar performance!!

[@5StringTheory]

What a brillant piece! And ah, the perforamnce!

[@benjamincuevaseninde]

-- Un superbe Concerto exécuté avec brio. Bravo. --

[@emyxd888]

Wooooowwwwww!!!! ☺😊💖

[@christoyaranoff6632]

Saw him perform this piece at Benaroya hall in Seattle recently. Such a brave piece and a wonderful attack on the strings. The audience held their breath through most of the performance. A double encore and three standing ovations I hope to see that recording again on youtube. The Dai Fujikara world premier was also admirably focused.

[@ricduca]

Hadelich es un grande indudablemente. Un sonido limpio siempre, espectacular. Afinación perfecta y gran musicalidad. Tiene todo porque además es una gran persona. Su interpretación de este magnífico concierto es sublime técnica y musicalmente. Me quito el sombrero ante tanto talento y tanto arte.

[@danielray7965]

Going to hear him play this in January 2024!

[@yokojkato]

Very good...I was supposed to listen to this concerto live in Montreal last April. Looking forward to the next occasion. Listening to this interpretation a few times, I found the orchestra is also superb.

[@santiagotabaresvega9933]

HERMOSO!!!

[@donkeychan491]

Glad this concerto is becoming more widely played and appreciated. Along with the Berg, these are the only 2 violin concertos that moved me to tears.

[@annamyshkina81]

Augustine! Sincerely love and thanks. Be happy and healthy in the New Year, dear teacher

[@paullewis2413]

Thanks for the upload. Never a great fan of Britten's music except for this concerto and of course the War Requiem, described by Shostakovich as the greatest composition of the 20th c.

[@rolfschulte4747]

really, Dmitrij ? What about Stravinsky, Berg, Bartók No.2, Prokofjev No.1 (and 2), just to stay with Violin Concerti ? Prepostorous - reminds me of what Nietzsche - nastily - said of Brahms : "Die Melancholie des Unvermögens"...! Performance makes a silk purse out of a sow's ear, though...

[@steveegallo3384]

@@rolfschulte4747 -- Remember, too, the Soliloquy at "The Iceman Cometh"'s end, "When men's souls are not sow's ears, THEN will there be time enough to dream of silk purses...."

[@simonwong2738]

Totally agree, the two greatest composers of the twentieth century complementing each other, they sure knew what they were talking about.

[@RichardASalisbury1]

@@simonwong2738 I agree about those two, except that I would add Bartok, and Stravinsky (even though I dislike, or find "empty," a lot of his work; Britten and Stravinsky disliked each other's music intensely). Personally I too rank Britten's vln. cto. among the greatest of Century 20, along with Bartok's 2nd, Berg's, Shostakovich's two, and maybe Prokoviev's 2nd.

[@simonwong2738]

@@RichardASalisbury1 Stravinsky's ballet compositions are at the same league as Tchaikovsky's. As far as VC, I actually like prokofiev's 1st better.

[@MegaVicar]

I. Moderato con moto-0.33 II. Vivace-10.38 III. Passacaglia: Andante lento-18.54

[@andresrozsa637]

Nobody tops Ida Haendel for this piece but it's very good!! I'm glad more people are playing it! This concerto is LONG and doesn't sound like it would be especially easy to memorize. I personally don't know anyone who plays it except the very greatest violinists.

[@makimoko]

I agree Ida Haendel’s recording is simply out of this world!

[@normanddorais]

The master at work is something to behold.

[@kimsyoutubechannel874]

Thank you very much for posting these. Since we now live in the countryside these videos are a blessing.

[@nephiburgos7929]

Uff hesssss the best

[@andresrozsa637]

His playing reminds me a lot of Francescatti's. Even the way he presents himself onstage. And like Francescatti, he is supposedly a really nice person. It's sometimes hard to be nice in the ruthless world of classical music!

[@jesselopes5196]

Saw him do this at the BSO last night - spellbinding

[@qedimovarena7828]

Bravissimo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@melissacastro5412]

It's me again!! I love youuuu ❤️

[@gilbertdaroy6080]

His whole stance reminds one of Paganini.

[@iliailiev527]

Parabéns AGUSTÍN......!!!! INCRÍVEL VIOLINISTA!!!!GRANDE ABRAÇO E MUITO FELICIDADE!!!!

[@michaelredmond9038]

WOW

[@samueldemello]

Wooooooow

[@cgb01]

Walton and korngold please!!!

[@justusschroeder5814]

Du schaffst es dem Tod Ieben einzuhauchen und dem Leben die Schönheit des Todes zu übertragen ……..Einzigartig 🎼🙏

[@RohanJoshi7599]

10:36 second movement

[@dmitridmitrijevitsjsjostak3627]

yeah why is it not written

[@laktonsssy6620]

Yeeeeeeesssss!!!!

[@sheldonsheldon4412]

Sublime

[@calebhu6383]

14:56

[@joeunkim29]

Moderato con moto 0:33 Vivace 10:38 Passacaglia: Amdante lento 18:54

[@samiesmith]

GOOD JOB!!++++

[@user-so4fp1hf8l]

Braaaaaaaaaaaavo!!!

[@jvcpdl]

This second movement is pure Shostakovich. Or Shostakovich is pure this second movement hahaha

[@davidross5338]

Actually, it's the second movement of the Prokofiev first violin concerto (which I actually first heard long after getting to know the Britten - in Nora Grumlikova's performance with Peter Maag).

[@iliailiev527]

😊❤😮😊❤

[@ultimawerewolfbluephoenix9670]

How am I able to fall asleep to the second movement?😅

[@johnwakefield7373]

Did Britten really write a violin concerto?

[@MrInterestingthings]

Is there any concerto he doesn't know & play like a geniusmusician even at his young age ?

[@lucasflood4812]

Britten really did it for the girls and the gays

[@xichang5092]

The ending is less dramatic and less sorrow. I think Janine Jansen interpreted it better..

[@paullewis2413]

I agree but not sure if it`s her interpretation or whether the tone of her violin seems more appealing.

[@musicalmarion]

Janine's is really wonderful.. but.. his tone... !

[@W8in12]

Different*. Not better.