Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major op. 61 - James Ehnes

[@ademhachicha7068]

I have to admit that James ehnes is one of the best violinists of our generation. He's got everything, his sound is so clean, perfectly in tune and he got really good techniques and the ability to play really fast but still really clean. He's really underrated as no one talks about him enough.

[@AnyoneCanCode1]

I agree! When he plays you're not listening to James Ehnes, but you're listening to the composer, he really brings out the musicality of pieces he plays. Some other recommendations of my favorite violinists: Roman Kim, Stefan Jackiw, Inmo Yang. In my opinion, they all have extremely proficient technique and their individual musicality really shines through.

[@ademhachicha7068]

@@AnyoneCanCode1 I do like stefan jackiw a lot. but I think that Hilary Hahn, Janine Jansen, Augustin Hadelich, James Ehnes and Ray Chen are on an another level. They're the best out there and they are my top 5 violinists for sure

[@ReadeSnair]

Vengerov, Hadelich, Ehnes, Bell would have to be my Mount Rushmore. Between the four of them you are guaranteed to get something you love 😃

[@TacticalStrike]

@@ReadeSnair I would 1000% remove Bell and add Hahn. In my opinion Bell is the worst of the best

[@lc-b352]

@@ademhachicha7068 Certanly not the best but you did forget Faust (in my opinion THE BEST on Bach)

[@josephtravers6721]

Such a great concerto

[@herbertkronzucker8367]

Wonderful - one of today's finest violinists playing the best concerto ever written for the instrument. Ehnes is the most well-rounded violinist of his generation, in my opinion. He possesses perfect technique and exquisite sound quality and projection (despite an unusually high left thumb and a non-Galamianesque bow hold, and, incidentally, showing, once more, that dropping the shoulder rest is not a prerequisite to playing of the highest calibre). This is a beautiful and refined rendition, and I greatly look forward to seeing Ehnes develop even further (his Ysaye, for instance, is spectacular). I am also delighted James is a fellow Canadian :).

[@dominiquedarco8924]

Toujours la grande classe ,le parfait bon goût avec James Ehnes ,loin des versions frimes de trop de violonistes aujourd'hui.....et quelle parfaite intonation dans ce concerto qui ne pardonne rien au soliste .

[@ROBBIECWCHEN-vj3hk]

40:50 super awesome cadenza!!!!!

[@victorakandu9419]

Beautiful.... This puts me in the mood for a Festival of Light ! You are a master of your own Art! Thank you for a joyful performance.

[@chaikagome9725]

memo: 1st mov. 00:05 Cadenza 19:46 2nd mov. 24:28 Cadenza 33:36 3rd mov. 34:06 Cadenza 40:52

[@marcvilleneuve1889]

Ehnes towers them all...all of them. He is the greatest violinist of our time.

[@josephtravers6721]

He is playing at some fast tempos... Faster and faster! He is able to of course but.....? I heard him take the Brahms VERY fast.

[@benvolman3709]

This is a wonderful reading of the Beethoven! Every note shines with brilliant clarity. Bravo!! The National Arts Centre Orchestra is also in terrific form. Where is the listing for the conductor? Ehnes's reading is so purely musical it ranks with the finest versions anywhere. This recording is a true gem. Many thanks for bringing it here.

[@gailgreenspan23]

Thank you thank you for this gorgeous performance. With the Beethoven its so easy to get lost in the woods but James Ehnes’ sensitivity and technical clarity cut through and bring out the meaning. Wish he could play here in Phila!

[@josephtravers6721]

He's played with NJSO in Jersey.... Not far.

[@AnyoneCanCode1]

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 03:22 Soloist entrance 19:46 Cadenza 24:28 Movement 2 34:06 Movement 3

[@SA-qx7fx]

Wow this is a hell of piece to pull off the right amount of tenderness and technique coming from a former concertmaster, what James Ehnes does here is transcending, this is a jewel of a recording! Thank you for sharing, i often wonder how did you record something like this?

[@JustFiddler]

Matur suksma😊

[@josephtravers6721]

I’ve seen him perform. In recent years he plays every thing much faster. Shows his facility but some performances are ridiculously fast.

[@marcvilleneuve1889]

It is not fast: he has perfect technique and his phrasing is absolutely divine. Perfect bowings. Colors, many shades of vibrato. And he knows about rubato.

[@josephtravers6721]

@@marcvilleneuve1889Fair enough. He of all violinists can pull it off....But I as a frequent concertgoer really have noticed this.

[@catalux3]

I thought, he doesn’t have to play so fast. I liked the way he played Kreisler cadenza in the first and third movement.

[@yehudatoledanobenaim3230]

He misses the spots too often but has a nice sound. If it doesn't bother the public, it's ok with me.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

When was this recorded/filmed? Still... the masks? I guess it's sensible but almost every other soloist in the world has been "excused the mask" since about late 2021.... So... yes, just curious.

[@AnyoneCanCode1]

Dec 5, 2020

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

@@AnyoneCanCode1 Okay, fair enough then. I wish that had been put in the title/description. Apologies if I missed it! Great vid!

[@josephtravers6721]

Also think of the demographic for classical music audiences... We are OLD🎉🎉🎉🎉😂

[@fredcostas1945]

Such an elegant violinist with a great tone, Hahn and the rest sound like screeching banshee's compared to Ehnes

[@TacticalStrike]

I love Hahn’s attack and powerful sound I don’t see why she’s labeled as robotic and screechy so often. Her sound is very crispy which I enjoy not screechy. Ehnes is great too.

[@kobebryant7448]

I don’t understand why most female violinists tends to play every piece unnecessarily strong and heavy , making the sound cracked and aggressive. Like Hilary, Janine, Mutter, etc.

[@moondough_]

Bad stereotype-you should listen to Julia Fischer if you like a lighter sound. But to me Hilary Hahn’s sounds equally great to Ehnes’s.