Daniel Hoffman - Original Klezmer (klezmer fiddle)

[@bauldbill]

Couple of weeks ago I was walking around Cork City in Ireland and came upon an old Romanian man playing this music. I recognized it and sat across from him listening for probably around half an hour and then went to give him a few coins but he wasn't collecting so I started talking to him and asked if he was from Romania and that I'm familiar with the music he was playing and asked a little about Klezmer. He was so happy that I loved his music, I really think it made his day. :)

[@davidjames-maddaford4531]

On this day, you did a great thing.

[@PodcastCentral333]

There was a Romani man playing a fiddle song like this in the Underground and he almosts bought me to tears - a South African German Jew

[@bt9124]

Wonderful

[@ashleym7221]

Is that in Cape Town ​@@PodcastCentral333

[@ian485]

This is the kind of music you don't want to end, ever You just want the fiddler to keep on

[@owenohara623]

Seems Like He SI

[@bowtangey6830]

So true. 😎

[@bennettbullock9690]

How does klezmer music ha e that delicious quality of longing? It's the same thing I hear in gospel music and Irish folk music, but not much else. A feeling of trying to make sense of life, as it comes, but at the same time it tries to emphasize the struggle for something indefineable. The daily and the sublime. Beautiful.

[@RandomNarwhal]

Probably all those cultures share histories of oppression, loss, and suffering. Their histories are ones that speak to an irredeemable aspect of human nature, which is cruelty, but their music stands on that history and sentiment, while also diffusing it with musical expressions of optimism or, at the very least, defiance.

[@guywilletts2804]

Because European folk music tends to not use the Ionian and Aeolian modes. Klemzer, like flamenco and fado, prefer Phrygian with the flat second. Gypsy jazz prefers harmonic minor, a minor scale with a raised seventh. Folk from around the UK (not just Irish) uses the Dorian with its raised sixth. Not saying that everything in these genres is just that, but that is the signature sound. The melodies, singing styles, lyrics and so forth are built on that mode, and it is in those that you find the reflections of the human experience that random narwhal describes.

[@jessicathiel112]

This is such a beautiful song! That’s why I love Klezmer and Gypsy music! It speaks to your soul!

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

Thanks for asking. The Jewish or "klezmer" doina is one of about 7 or 8 types of Romanian doinas. There are structural and stylistic differences from other types of doinas, as well as differences in the context in which it is performed. But there are also doinas from other countries in the Balkans. Its not exclusively Romanian, and its very much influenced by the music of the Ottoman empire.

[@adrianciobanu5856]

but dionele ar only romainians like sirbele horele briele brezele calusarii and others

[@zealotzealot4848]

Ottoman empire has no music. Turks adopted music of greeks, Armenians, balkan nations and arabs. Turks came from Altay and Mongolia with completely different musical tradition

[@MikeS7]

@@zealotzealot4848 you could say that of any music

[@zealotzealot4848]

@@MikeS7 not any, but only turkish

[@MikeS7]

@@zealotzealot4848 rock and roll was influenced by blues. it's not only Turkish, all music stems from somewhere. Just like Chinese music influenced by Japanese music and vice versa. Lots of Turkish music was influenced by the Roma people as well.

[@Pathy1]

Really nice! I loke it very much. This kind of violin sound always let me remember of my grandfather when I was litle child. He loved to listen to kind of mixture of Gipsy, Hungarian, Romanian Violin sound. It has so much passion!

[@adrianciobanu5856]

gipsi saund you can lisen uacing boliud films , and maghiar saund lisening hanti and manti folk people from rusia

[@mariavanhoof7961]

Felicidades Daniel Hoffman y gracias por su explicación

[@morehn]

I took courses in Jewish liturgy by famous Cantors and they said Ashkenazi musical scales resemble Gypsy music.

[@adrianciobanu5856]

​@@morehn 😂😂gipsi are indians so indian

[@morehn]

@@adrianciobanu5856 Gypsy is Romanian

[@ourbakmarion1648]

Vous êtes une source d'inspiration inépuisable. Et je voulais vous remercier. En tant que danseuse votre musique me touche et sublime chacun de mes mouvements. merci pour ce moment de musique merveilleux.

[@esmeraldamiguel3921]

I'm so amazed!!! he made it sound like it's a different instrument he made it sound special like he's the only one who have this instrument in the whole world !! love this! 💚

[@drclivefeingold]

This music speaks to my heart. It give great pleasure to experience the emotions we all have when an artist demonstrates such skill.

[@ukaszl3089]

The violin is literally crying...awesome...

[@kenpickles680]

The sadder the notes make sweeter the sound and tears are not hid.

[@sdorr]

Thanks for your part in keeping this musical tradition alive. Understatement.

[@JeremiahKalb]

i had been going through life without actually feeling some music in a long time, and then i came across this. thank you for reminding me of the feeling of music.

[@barbaraprodromides428]

Bravo maestro Hoffman, votre violon chante l âme de tout un peuple, une mélancolie pleine de soleil en ses cordes magistrales d Humanité.

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

merci beaucoup pour le commentaire généreux!

[@MooNAtyX]

en voilà une jolie tournure :)

[@musicoscope]

Bravissimo!! כל הכבוד!

[@MrDazzlefish]

Totally fell in love with the sounds and style of this performance! Thank you so much!

[@WatermanViolinStudio]

As a professional violinist and violist myself, I enjoyed this quite a bit. I love how many different styles there are to play this delightfully curved wood!

[@Mo-MuttMusic]

As someone who doesn't play violin, but performs with folks who do, I'm amazed at how many wonderful sounds people can elicit from that curved wood. Shawn R.#Music4URSpirit

[@dpkroon]

hi Daniel....gotta love fiddlers of any sorts that play with STRENGTH & excellent technique....& u qualify in my books as one of the best in all those fields!!....truly think very highly of your playing & love the music....so glad i "discovered" you !!

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

Thanks Doug! I appreciate the generous comments!

[@johnwetzel5248]

An almost vibrato free (or VERY restrained vibrato) performance, and therefore especially beautiful. So when vibrato is used, it is highly effective and emotional. The ever present mechanical vibrato-every-note that most violinists are trained for leave me unimpressed (except as regards the technique it takes to do it, which is quite an accomplishment). "Normal" vibrato would completely cover up a lot of the subtle ornamentation being used here. So nice to hear a trained violinist who uses the entire violin range, with an approach to playing (particularly minimizing the vibrato) that reminds me of really top quality traditional fiddle playing in any genre. It's not the strings he uses, its the fact that his playing sounds much more in tune than the playing of the average heavy-vibrato-everywhere violin soloist of otherwise similar technical ability. This performance is proof that "dry" notes played on the violin have all the power and beauty anyone could want. Rant terminated.....

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

+John Wetzel thanks John for the generous comments! In my opinion the use of continuous vibrato developed in the Western classical style as a way to produce a louder sound as well as a sound that cuts through considerable volume of an orchestra. But somewhere along the way, vibrato became used ALL the time, even when not needed... and you're right about the tuning thing- as a "vibrated" note is actually a range of pitches. For me its just another expressive tool, among many, to be used or not depending on the situation... anyway, thanks for noticing!

[@gyrocompa]

I totallly agree. That's the second reason why I prefer baroque violin (the first is the répertoire of course, and the third is the softer sound of gut strings).

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

couldnt agree more.

[@metamorphosis42]

that's how you make music, thank you!

[@ljubadavis1815]

BEAUTIFUL, Daniel!

[@MrHyttu]

woooooooow i was looking for this song so long

[@Lensah23]

FANTASTIC! - WONDERFUL! THANK YOU & BEST WISHES FROM AUSTRALIA (DOWN UNDER)

[@КрасныйФархад-х4ч]

Академическое исполнение. Спасибо! Браво!!!

[@porteur-de-lumiere1508]

Comme cette magnifique musique me ramène à mes origines Tzigane, nous ne sommes pas du même peuple mais notre histoire et notre musique est malheureusement commune...

[@MrALEWKOWICZ]

Nous sous sommes beaucoup empruntés et beaucoup donnés l'un à l'autre.Mon amour de la musique klezmer est indissociable de mon amour pour les musiques tziganes,roms,manouches, gitanes... de toutes origines.

[@johnb5463]

SAD MUSIC BUT SO LOVELY TO HEAR

[@mjshirel]

מדהים ביותר!

[@plumedesinge]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful music with us ! An impressed violonist ;)

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

thanks - that's a Crown GLM-100 lavalier mic connected to a Sennheiser wireless unit. Unfortunately they no longer make the mic.

[@gataenfuga]

Excelente. Abrazo desde Panamá, ¡shalom!

[@SuzyLinux]

This is beautiful.

[@oldenburg63]

this fiddle sound ist touching my heart! Thx for sharing!

[@moncysho]

I want to see these songs on a CD. with good sound. with a group of the same composition. Today, you are the best klezmerband.

[@Feensang]

Der "Teufelsgeiger" Daniel und Seine Helfeshelfer Spielten in der Löwengrube das selbst der König der Tiere Samt dem Pferdehufigen bockshörnigen zu Tanzen begannen... Dankend Euch Joaquim von Herzen

[@NeluThat70sKid]

WOW, out of all the countless instruments which do klezmer/East European folk music out there, none other can belt it out (and with such incredible gusto might I add), is the fiddle/violin. Whether it's the sweet, melancholy doinas, or the lively, energetic sirbas, the sound of it really resonates with you, and connects you with your roots and your heritage. Coming from this East European gentile born and raised here in the US, that was BEAUTIFUL. Thank you and good luck on your upcoming CD :-)

[@AlenIlijic]

great playin', Daniel; loved it.

[@КоэКцоев]

Убиться как красиво ,прям аж в душе скручивает на изнанку все!вот это от души!впервые такую красоту слушаю)

[@adrianciobanu5856]

ato rumanskie pesni

[@PearlLV88]

OMG. My soul is ignited. I love the violin

[@ibnyahud]

the violin is speaking Yiddish, I swear!

[@OlivierDALET]

I love your sound! So round.

[@lobobeaumont9947]

this is such a pretty piece. Your playing is so expressive

[@panickingkilljoy7587]

I live in tel aviv and I can't believe I missed it :^(

[@annas6022]

Wonderful!Bravo!

[@ewastrzelbicka6001]

Hypnotic sounds -> I love it!

[@danpierce2515]

this is art and amazing music.

[@triciavangeens4055]

Beautiful !!!! just perfect

[@personalnotesmusic]

Wonderful....played soulfully and skillfully :)

[@JosephinesNina]

This makes my heart beat Shani xxx

[@mihaelaserea6035]

You broke my heart, man!

[@ClaudioAliaga-m4r]

I'm a jewish soul who was Lost in the middle of nowhere for so long until one day I really found out who I am. God bless you all of us. Baruj Hashem. Amén.

[@GypsyWagonTV]

Love it! Pure class!

[@BytomGirl]

I got to know this piece when I came across a wonderful video, animated life of Marc Chagall with this music as a base. It was so beautiful...

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

BytomGirl thanks! I would be very happy to see the video as well. Can you post a link?

[@BytomGirl]

Of course :) There are different melodies but this one is one of them. Will be right back.

[@BytomGirl]

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[@florindasznol4276]

This is beautifull, thanks you (florinda from Argentina).

[@JanJohanssonmusic]

Powerfully beautiful

[@ABC-rh7zc]

Wonderful music!

[@613willie]

Hey Danny! Was looking to show a (Russian) colleague an example of Klezmer nusic and here you are! So great to see what you are doing now!

[@leoneldiaz78]

Listening to this at increasing speeds is pretty fun. Even double speed sounds nice.

[@tanjasuncek]

You have a so big soul !!!!!!

[@asiaasta8870]

OMG!!! Great!!! Best wishes from Poland:))

[@bennoah1673]

I hear you calling, i am not far behind, beautiful and haunting makes me feel I should apologize for being late.

[@likealover36]

Marvelous!

[@klezmando]

Amazing.

[@ivanschumacher4728]

Holy crap this guy is good!!!!

[@DmitriyTs]

Ничего себе - это что-то невероятное!

[@sasa95fy]

I love the melody at 5:58

[@Mo-MuttMusic]

Thanks for sharing this, Daniel. As the founder, composer and performer of Sacred & Secular, a multifaith, multicultural music collective, I'm looking for styles to incorporate into Sacred & Secular's work. Hearing this makes me want to explore klezmer music in more depth. Shawn R.#Music4URSpirit

[@evaruff1762]

maravillosooooooo!!

[@janjaniszewski6031]

Verdammt, ist das schön!!!

[@davidjames-maddaford4531]

Wonderful. Whenever I see and or hear a “bowed” Double-Bass, I the “Well Grandpapa is here.”

[@bexyevans777]

*That was very good!* 👍

[@helenesignovertcokelaer-5695]

magnifique !

[@jav4823]

thanks daniel hoffman

[@alfredotoporovsky2745]

Que virtuoso, muy sensible ejecución .

[@ruthsalazar2393]

Maravilloso!

[@gigiadam1777]

C’est une musique pour l’âme

[@donoscro]

Muy buena. Muy interesante el sincretismo de raices melódicas.

[@LeonTuberman]

You music is Grate !

[@emlmm88]

I think I've come to the conclusion that us westerners have fundamentally misunderstood how this instrument is meant to be played. This...this is what the violin is supposed to sound like.

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

OK you win the prize for best comment ever. Thanks!

[@sorin990]

This is the sound of Romania, actually klezmer was born in Romania- Moldova :]

[@radum8693]

yes yes

[@NeluThat70sKid]

sorin990 Harmonia frumoasa. Salutari din Statele Unite, bade. Sheer, beautiful harmony. Greetings from the US, brother.

[@CameronJordonClark]

agreed.

[@decklanhartzenberg778]

Yall know how to make a violin bleed with music. Love your culture

[@musikinspace]

Great fuckin' control of the violin! Wow! I'm blown away!

[@alad999]

excellent ! merci !

[@paulinekolobanow7225]

Восхитительно.

[@beth_levin_piano]

Thank you!

[@AlbertGuilmont]

Asta-i românească toată ziua!

[@sykes8955]

Impresionante 👀

[@indies8738]

How do you play so good !!!!

[@cnl147]

Shared this via "Google"

[@estherbn7940]

Gosh i'm in love ...😍😍😍🌈

[@cydneynida5027]

Me too.

[@tonycoady711]

great love it

[@griegklavier]

Очень красиво!!

[@9240nika]

I am blown away by this! Where can purchase the sheet music for this amazing piece?

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

please email me at krywanoga at gmail dot com and I'm happy to send you the sheet music.

[@fatfatat444albertkagan]

Sounds very mysterious.

[@jakeerney3500]

Where can I get sheet music for this? My High School orchestra would love it!

[@carmenArántegui]

👏👏👏👍💐😉Habaneras klezmer!

[@9limits]

Can anybody guide me where the part starting at @4:48 is from? It's epic

[@martineishom4]

Hi daniel,you're AWESOME playing klezmer music!!! I'm interested in every score i can get of Klezmer music,do you have any score of this? because i'll love to give it a try!

[@DanielHoffmanViolinist]

+Martin Schellemberg -thanks Martin. please email me at krywanoga (at) gmail dot com

[@Visuadiolex]

Genial :)

[@ArikLivnat]

נהדר דניאל🎷🎷👌

[@nhkpower]

unbelievable - שיין - wunderschön

[@littlewhitepetals8790]

This is how I know I was born Jewish but stolen in early infancy.

[@deborahmoses1512]

Me too!

[@bennoah1673]

You are just a little branch on a very old tree.