Gitlis plays Paganini - Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 6 (1817)

[@violinow1673]

There is and will be only one Ivry. He is just so unique. No one plays like him. There is absolutely no similar playing. God bless him.

[@soleaguirre100]

Violino W l agree with your comment l was with him last may in Paris is so nice person he plays fabulously....the best!!!!

[@adamwright9741]

It's sometime seems like a protest because he was around when they change from 432 Hz to 440 and I wonder if he changed his style a little bit when that happened cuz I noticed some of his high notes were traipsing back and forth. Bravissimo!!!

[@soleaguirre100]

Adam Wright maybe but l hear in a interview that sometimes is cute for him improvise even the sound is not perfect! l hope answer your inquietud! but congratulations you have a very good hear 🎻 l talked with him las week and he told me that he was sick but now is better is a strong man!

[@hopelessviolin4690]

@@adamwright9741 pitch standard was never 432. Before 440 there was no pitch standard

[@pronins]

Having personally met, interacted with and mentored by Ivry, his death was absolutely devastating for me… He was the last true “individual”, an undeniable personality - fearless and absolutely unique, both in life and music - these concepts for him were literally inseparable. His life was all about his musical expression. Such honesty in every note. Unparalleled sense of timing and inimitable style. As for the Paganini concerto, there are many great recordings I grew up listening to: Kogan, Tretyakov, etc. However, Ivry takes it to a different level in terms of freedom of expression. From everything I’ve read about Paganini, I have to say Gitlis’ interpretation comes closest to the essence of Paganini and to what the epoch of Romanticism was all about.

[@butsirrr]

With tears in my eyes, please do not delete this ever.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

Gitlis is never boring & always quite intelligent in his phrasings. He is an international treasure. This is about as good as it gets, certainly on the level of the great Michael Rabin. Gitlis never ceases to amaze. No gimmicks, just phenomenal playing. A brilliant musician.

[@alexpate8626]

Love your comment. Hope you are well and enjoying beautiful music

[@johnfawcett4260]

Love this playing!! Reckless Abandon, perfect for Paganini. Wish there were more violinists who weren't so caught up in being perfect and just went all at it like Ivry Gitlis!

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

How could any sober person give this a thumbs down? This is one of the finest interpretations ever recorded bar none.

[@stanlassiter1962]

Gitlis the most unique ever ! Different rate of vibrato not same for every note like most today ! Real spirit ! Like hearing Paganini now!

[@vangel1443]

Gitlis and Paganini seem to be thinking and feeling exactly the same. Thank you for this beauty, musicanth!

[@lucasconte1973]

with permission of anyone i can tell that this is the best performance ever ever ever for all eternity..and i have listen more than 30 version of this concert...thanks

[@sergeykitov2760]

Kogan and Voicu are also extremely interesting, I don't want to choose the best from these three

[@sunny3435]

@@sergeykitov2760 i agree, and hadelich

[@user-vy6ql5xg2d]

And Menuhin！

[@vartolomei55]

Augustin Hadelich . I listen in 1985 for the first time Gitlis .1& 2 Paganini violin conceros . Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra. I can not say that i liked then, I was young . ( 16 years ). 10 years later I start to understand what means Paganini, Now, I adore him . I think Gitlis plays very well, but steely and faster . 10 years ago i found Barati . I liked him very much . But today, Augustin is the GOD .Greetings from Romania .

[@dominique7641]

Gitlis ist für mich der beste Paganini Interpret den ich je gehört habe!

[@juliandedu2578]

ich kann dich beim besten Willen nicht wiedersprechen :)

[@alexpate8626]

In English... you’re wise, and this is marvelous. Thanks

[@cristianvornicelu3756]

Incredibil!! Habe schon so viele mal dieses Konzert mit Ivry Gitlis gehört,und bin trotzdem jedes mal wenn ich das höre, erstaunt!!

[@assindiastignani]

Gitlis is Gitlis. Yes, he's wild, he's a bit sloppy, sometimes he takes such fast tempi that you can barely follow the music (his Sibelius for instance, also on youtube) BUT he is also original, always interesting and the sheer joy of playing the violin which he emanates is so overwhelming and seductive, no serious lover of violin repertory could not have at least a few Gitlis recordings on the shelf. For me, he's the greatest gypsy violinist of all time.

[@juliandedu2578]

Ivry, the most gypsy of the Jews, the Jew with the hands, the heart and the feelings of the gypsy

[@juliandedu2578]

Ivry, the most gypsy of the Jews, the Jew with the hands, the heart and the feelings of the gypsy

[@juliandedu2578]

Ivry, the most gypsy of the Jews, the Jew with the hands, the heart and the feelings of the gypsy

[@juliandedu2578]

Ivry, the most gypsy of the Jews, the Jew with the hands, the heart and the feelings of the gypsy

[@asherwade]

assindiastignani ~ thank you for having the courage to say what you said about Gitlis' playing, ''he's wild, he's a bit sloppy, sometimes he takes such fast tempi ...''. I had the pleasure of getting to know Ivry personally over 6 years, ...I wasn't a fan of his [yes, 'unique'] ''style'', but, 98.6% of the time, he still manged to pull each performance out of the flames-!!! ~ On the other hand, I was/am a fan of him as a person and personality - {in spite of what fame and $$$-fortune often does to a person}: he izz a real genuine ''Yiddische Mensch'', ...and, because he is such an understanding person, he, more than likely, feels bad for the genuine Authentic Roma people and the stereotyped Jew who were caricatured in the 'other' comments, here.

[@jorgeoscar1000]

Maestro Paganini was the master of the octaves and tenths which are the most difficult in the violin not to mention his beautiful orchestral score and the difficulties that accompanied every note in that so hard to play instrument that is the violin, but so melodious that can move the most hardened person. Viva Nicolo Paganini

[@lucasconte1973]

AMEN BRO ..AMEN

[@BytomGirl]

RIP Ivry ! Love this concerto, I heard it the first time when in the 80s I watched film Paganini of Klaus Kinsky with Kinsky himself at Dolby where he brought it for a special showing and this concerto played throughout the film and I fell in love with it and Ivry's interpretation is amazing.

[@Chrismacleod777]

That was fantastic - I love Ivry Gitlis's playing! Beautiful, clear tone plus some sort of excitement and fun! And he is such a wonderful raconteur also! Thank you for posting!

[@kasper6873]

His third movement is incredible, the playful start, the staccato. All very much like Paganini should be played.

[@EmilianoManna]

An incredible interpretation. Among the best!

[@jeanvoeux24]

L'ame tzigane du violon de Gitlis ...pour Paganini pourquoi pas . La technique est remarquable , la direction et l'orchestre aussi

[@annirichardson5851]

Why do we want them to play like someone else?. I want them to play their own way, be yourself, do your own thing!!. Beautiful!!.

[@tevfikfikretbozkurt3460]

Tüylerim diken diken inanılmaz nasıl bir Kemancı bu ya gelmiş geçmiş en teknik Kemancı sol el sağ el birbirleriyle yarışıyorlar

[@Sir85]

Best interpretation ever!!

[@didierdelacour7860]

Voilà un concerto enlevé, excellant orchestre, Ivry Gitlis tient parfaitement son rôle Bravo à tous et merci.

[@xptrail]

Wunderschön! Unmöglich! Unglaublich!!! Eİn Genie!!!

[@camillebouchard6436]

Excellente interprétation.

[@horiaganescu3948]

R.I.P., MAESTRO!

[@manuelfohr6898]

best violinist !!!

[@raz744u]

So sick of 7 year old kids trying to play this. Those parents torturing their kids with a stupid ambitious idea that their kid should play Paganini at 7. They don't understand that just playing meaningless notes is not the same as really playing the music. Ivry never just plays notes, he sends a message. Truly inspiring performances. Big difference.

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

Oh thank the lord, finally someone with some sense!!! Honestly, you are so correct in what you say, and yet nobody seems to understand. You wouldn’t believe how many kids these days-and really most of the young “celebrity” violinists-are out there playing with brilliant technical skills, yes, but with a cold and hollow sound and without a shred of musicality. There’s a difference between simply playing the notes and then trying to understand tempo and dynamics and trying to play the notes beautifully, trying to be musical. It’s hard to explain really in just words, but this musicality is what separates the truly great from the merely technically clever. This is what separates Ivey Gitlis or Leonid Kogan from Ray Chen or Chuanyun Li. So it goes for piano and so it goes for piano. It doesn’t matter if you can play the notes. You either have the soul or you don’t. I may not be as technically brilliant as Ivry. But I care less about technical brilliance than I do about beauty. I will play a piece a bit slower if it means I can cultivate a richer and more textured sound. Sound is everything! Thank you for saying what you say. You truly get it!

[@mrozen123]

Wonderful interpretation -- something of his own. Loved it!!!

[@danielagebauer7191]

Genius. This is the only explanation of this. Hope I play it also like that next year. 🙂

[@xptrail]

Incredible! Gitlis is a Paganini's reincarnations!

[@domenicopieriniClassicalMusic]

Un vero funambolo...un animale del violino, un virtuoso incredibile

[@lucasconte1973]

CHERTO

[@bagigyerek]

The best!!!!

[@oroszlan670810]

the best vibrato!!!

[@odilecouet6752]

Among thé best

[@odilecouet6752]

Among the best

[@bloom1112]

Rip❤️

[@CelloHub]

Incredible performance. Ivry as brilliant as usual... Paganini's reincarnation I assume....

[@prznd]

É impossível descrever o que eu sinto ao ouvir esta música. É impossível...

[@fernandoantonio7796]

como siempre bravo!

[@janetvakhovsky1223]

Несравнимый,гений, такое исполнение невозможно комментировать, Браво, СПАСИБО!!!,царствие небесное,Иври-ТАЛАНТ от бога!!!!!🎻🎻🎻👏👏👏💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏

[@otterhouse]

I guess you don't win competitions anymore with this kind of performance, but it surely is a lot less dull! Wonderful orchestral interplay, also. Just listen to 6 min in to the first movement. Gitlis opening of the second movement is memorable too... Thanks for uploading! Rolf, record collector, Netherlands

[@utreda11]

Невероятный скрипач... :)

[@landolfiviolin1]

Amaizing!!!

[@ianloco100000]

Just throwin my thoughts out here but if yall talkin bout modern day paganinis then chuanyun li should def be put in the convo he musically gifted like crazy even if u dnt like him you can't deny it...jus give him sum listens

[@butsirrr]

On god..

[@sternernickwill]

Gitlis hardly deserves comparison to Gypsy violinists, however wonderful they are. His playing and interpretation is inspired and idiomatically expressive. I’d say this is world class playing - what he says with the violin goes beyond technique. One would hope that inspiration beyond technical execution is still the prize most valued above all else by musical artists. He lives in a category of his own along with many other instrumental and conducting masters of the past (Shafran, Gendron, Heifetz, Menuhin, Argerich, Kocsis, Furtwängler, Celibadache to name just a few).

[@leoncioviolin]

BRAVÍSIMO

[@yssayas]

unglaublig !! fantastisch ! einmalig!!

[@jeffsmith6680]

Inspired playing

[@kasper6873]

I would have liked to have a Heifetz recording of this, but sadly I don't think it's been made. I'll make due with Menuhin and Gitlis just fine for now.

[@Nightwatcher2401]

The cadenza was shortened comparing to the orinigal one

[@fukyuk]

cadenza at 13:11

[@ziegunerweiser]

Gitlis kogan Rabin kaler szeryng ashkenazi mintz and heifetz pupli erick friedman all among the best I liked them all

[@annaannaof716]

Excelentná hra!Myslím aj N.Paganini by s touto interpretácoiu bol spokojný.Anika

[@grudzein]

Genuine Paganini. Masculine playing with balls! :D

[@vangel1443]

Thanks for your comment!

[@jackpoint188]

What's amazing are the 200 year old internet users comparing today's violinists with Paganini. Gitlis likes to rush in parts and it's very engaging.

[@uosilo]

he sings the violin

[@guillaume05ch]

what a cut at 11:44 haha...gitlis is amazong anyway!

[@kihokahoka]

you need tons of chutzpah to be able to play like this.... not just technique

[@user-yl1ys4ve5q]

Well, Paganini is Paganini! He beholds the spirit of the violin. Gitlis has the technique all right, but, something seems to be missing there that could wildly birst out

[@Deadbushfan1618]

Oh this is very very interesting... Onwards and onwards, a virtuoso yet with sprinkles of musicality hear and there, very very interesting. Also different from literally everyone, not dazzling-brilliant but nobly driven... ORZ

[@zzp1]

Mark Messer hits the nail: it is indeed a bit too fast. I prefer Kogan or Ricci.

[@kenc6082]

Kogan is 2nd to this, in my mind. Kogan's incredible techinique is totally at the service of the music, and "every note is like a jewel", as my violin teacher Arianna Bronne used to say. But there is just more life and improvisatory feeling in this version.

[@Academy.S.T]

22:50

[@albertbuss8657]

C'est très paganinien si on se fait une idée du caractère échevelé qui devait marquer les interprétations de Paganini sur scène... Mais ça manque un peu de rigueur et parfois de précision.Et pourquoi ces brusques variations de tempo dans les tierces de la première page ?

[@pragma5475]

Paganini le jouait ainsi !!! d après les récits

[@hkim2468]

Holy cow...

[@gaminisamarasinghe5377]

Absolutely brilliant! I have never heard a better tone on any violin! Wonder who the maker is? I would like to see Gitlis and Chang playing a duo of this most fabulous and endearing,marvelous and dextrous piece of music! Love it

[@MarlowStardust]

Too fast, missing notes, bla bla bla. Listen folks. Musically Paganini is not overly complicated. It's not Brahms, not Beethoven and certainly not Bach. You need colour for Paganini. Gitlis gave colour to this piece. And that's what puts him along side the great violinists of the 20th century. Turn on this record and you now it's Gitlis, after a few notes. Same would be the case for a Menuhin, Kreisler, Heifetz or Ferras recording. Can you say the same for Mutter, Chang, Fischer or Jansen? No. Sure, they play it differently, a bit louder here and there, a bit faster here and there, a bit more ore less time taken there and there. But the SOUND? No difference, replaceable, and indistinguishable. You must admit that to copy Gitlis' rendition you would have a waaay tougher time than copying most of todays "great" violinists (few are the exceptions).

[@tineldragoi8790]

MarlowStardust - perhaps you play better than him....

[@tineldragoi8790]

MarlowStardust - perhaps you play even better than him

[@butsirrr]

This nigga knows his shit yo

[@treatb09]

he isn't missing notes, he is entirely out of tune. ever played a violin? the damn things are temperamental. luckily ivry aged into a form of violinist that became utterly perfect. a true artist. .

[@pragma5475]

you are so fat !

[@liborkrizka4965]

bomba

[@Genagurevich]

Gitlis=Paganini

[@albertmuller9741]

Sure? You know that Paganini was an Italian composer? Have you heard any Italian operas or music? If yes, so which did sound like Gitlis? None? Aha! So maybe Accardo would be a better choice.... music isn't just technique.

[@abrahamparraamante6850]

relax

[@lucasconte1973]

come dowm mum..come down just a little can u get a heart collapse

[@alexanderhan2819]

Albert Müller chill tfo

[@damianrock5297]

I had never heard this piece before... but didn't Paganini usually play that insanely fast????

[@JesusChrysostomo]

L'entrée orchestrale n'est-elle pas galvaudée quelque peu, là ? :/

[@depechmode101]

no se !!!!! es mas que mi ser viviente , no se si es llo mas bello o lo que viene , dime por favor ayudame ................q haces en estoss momentos??

[@Stone2home]

Try to listen for it in other Paganini performances. It is there, in imitation (and mastery) of comic opera.

[@roland.zohrabyan]

in the picture Paganini is like Bogdan Alin Ota, doesn't he?

[@harrynking777]

Yes. Highly individual.

[@mitchell-bt3tj]

13:09

[@Kaghemsuha]

I am an Accardo fan ; Gitlis is at , almost , his level but , in my personal opinion , a little too fast.

[@Stone2home]

Well... read up on it.

[@norituk9824]

WTF ! smack in the middle of the cadenza YT decides to stick an advert for some sh*t ! I swear there's something mentally wrong with these people.

[@dominique7641]

Wer kennt einen geileren Paganini Interpreten?

[@violinvirtuose8531]

dominique7641 Der ist ja wirklich Der König!!! Aber das was ning Feng macht ist erstaunlich!

[@mauriciodelrioyanez1394]

BUENA INTERPRETACION PERO A MI GUSTO CON ALGUNOS SOBRESALTOS ALGO EXAGERADOS.........MAGNIFICO VIOLIN PERO REPITO MUY ASPERA ....PAGANINI PIERDE AQUI LA DULCE BELLEZA POR MUCHO VIRTUOSISMO....

[@lucasconte1973]

PAGANINI ES PURO VIRTUOSISMO EN LA MAXIMA EXPRESION ..ES POR ESO QUE ESTA VERSION ES CONSIDERADA LA MEJOR DE TODA LA HISTORIA

[@TheTympanist]

Lui et Heifetz et tout est dit

[@pragma5475]

et Ferras

[@roideschats8799]

@ pragma : j'allais le dire !!!

[@TheTympanist]

@@pragma5475 OK

[@pragma5475]

@@TheTympanist ET IGOR OISTRAKH

[@frankwit123]

you

[@lemenyves34]

I am not sure to agree

[@ziegunerweiser]

Kavakos I think played more like Paganini than anyone however

[@tineldragoi8790]

That is mean big , huge balls playing of violin. Not just political playing like today.

[@mrtoasty2246]

Tryhard by Ivry Gitlis nobody can play like paganini

[@Daniel-ni2ed]

why would a performance of this piece need humor? this isnt dvorak's humoresque. do away with your empty criticisms.

[@stevengates4437]

He has pizaz.....extra spises.....like extra garlic,extra pickle,extra ketchup, extra butter.....a I don't care about what YOU think,here's what I think....

[@oroszlan670810]

gyilkos előadás!!!

[@milstein91]

why u imitating zukerman word's like they are your own words?are u even jewish?

[@harrynking777]

To show off. Yes, this is a show piece.

[@vorspiel1023]

It is ok, but the tempo is so fast he loses the melodic flow..He has skip a lot of the written notes. He is really at times straining. I much prefer the old Menuhin recording of1947 or so.

[@Stone2home]

The performance lacks humor.

[@davidjacobson9907]

He has only one tempo for anything other than a melody--as fast or faster than he can play. Too bad. Because aside from that he would be really great.