Heifetz - Chaconne (masterclass)

[@SomeAnimeOtaku]

Yeah it's annoying, I read a book about him written by a woman who studied with him for a long time. She said that Heifetz always helped students who had financial issues so that money never got in their way, he even bought them instruments if necessary. He also made sure the violin he played on in his lessons was always of a lesser quality than the violins of the students (so that they can't blame the instrument :P). Now if THAT isn't the mark of an amazing teacher and human being that what is?

[@SamLamingMusic]

Could you tell me what the book's called? I'd like to read that.

[@mattb-iq3iv]

it's not true. made up story

[@felixshen8055]

Heifetz’s violin does sounds a lot worse than his student’s though

[@jamesfeldman4234]

@@mattb-iq3iv Even if made up, it's a great story.

[@abstractivegrapefruit77]

SamLamingMusic late reply: Heifetz as I knew Him by Ayke Agus. Similarly, you can find stories on Heifetz's website

[@DollaramaShopper]

Student: "I have the etudes and the Paganini." Heifetz: "Chaconne." Student: "..." LOL

[@iusedtobe6837]

DollaramaShopper thats Heifetz

[@jpmcft3194]

Chaconne is notoriously hard even if you practise 40 hours a day!

[@joeythehat9]

@@jpmcft3194 Yea but gosh damn... it's so great when done right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2jbnXWfpdOtfZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOckIier8iYZ5I

[@siryeti8195]

@@joeythehat9 Wrong Chaconne, but you got the spirit. Vitali's Chaconne is also very hard!

[@pietrobolognini4398]

@@jpmcft3194 AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@pigalleycat]

Contrary to some commenters, I don't feel that Mr. Heifetz was trying to impose his interpretation on this student. First off, he wanted the tempo to be established during the theme, so that the following variations make sense, so you feel the 2/4 phrasing in 3/4 time. Then he encourages the student to take some chances, up the A or G string for example, while not losing the melody. Then in the second minor variation, with the open A pedal point, he suggests a way of making this long variation more interesting, increasing intensity with 8ths, triplets, then 16ths. This is NOT the way JH recorded or performed this piece, but demonstrated the process of finding one's own way by experimenting. When studying with a master, or guru, one must do everything they say to get anything out of it. Plenty of time to pick and choose later on. (The petite brunette sitting on the right is my old teacher, the beautiful and talented Carol Sindell. I was blessed to have had her as my first teacher, a student of Gingold and Heifetz.)

[@treatb09]

thats how music was back then. it's a masterclass, and he's the professor…of course he teaches it to be played the way its supposed to be played.

[@daviddamshek109]

"Anyone else playing the Chaconne today?" *Dead silence* "I can't hear you" lol

[@guppymaster5784]

I want but i can't xD

[@Flowerjebo]

Uhhh... I am.

[@Flowerjebo]

I think that's why we came. I THINK I DON'T know that for a fact though

[@pietrobolognini4398]

AHAHAHHAHAHAH

[@KaiTakApproach]

This is brilliant. Heifetz was an intense teacher here and that is surely what these students wanted, and despite the comments here I think the student picked up the instruction quickly, which is a credit to him. The intensity of the dynamic here captures the spirit of the instrument perfectly. We play because we are willing to struggle for beauty rather than sit around and wait for someone else to give it to us. Thank you for a wonderful glimpse into Heifetz!

[@SamTahbou]

When you're at the level to take a masterclass you are not looking to be coddled, you're not a beginner or a child, you're looking to be the best you can be in a very competitive space, Heifetz is in fact very mild here, I've seen some teachers be downright abusive in masterclasses, sadly the work place with a conductor might be a nightmare compared to a rough masterclass, if they can't handle it here they could breakdown when a whole orchestra is waiting on them and the conductor is unimpressed.

[@martinsechet6297]

2:00 "no compromise"; I love it :)

[@NT-kr6dn]

Tim Mart What does he mean by that?

[@martinsechet6297]

No compromise with accuracy. The note should be neither too high nor too low, but impeccably at the right height, not nearly. It seems that the pupil is tired of seeking this accuracy and is ready to leave it there, without seeking perfection. At least that's what I think Heifetz means. (Thanks google for the translation, I hope it is good!)

[@NT-kr6dn]

Tim Mart Thank you very much sir

[@portischarles]

I also took it to imply -- I may be Heifetz, and this masterclass may be being recorded, but you are the violinist here are you must maintain your own standards -- even if it requires taking further time to tune. Close enough is not good enough. This is the combination of elitism and egalitarianism that was Heifetz.

[@marie_gstr4742]

Just imagine the state of stress of the student... OMG

[@splortz]

He's receiving a gift. If you want the gift, you have to be present.

[@NicoAsd]

I think the student is Itzak Perlman, i you search it in youtube he talked about it

[@Kchkchkch8415]

@@NicoAsd Perlman could never stand.

[@IndelibleBeings]

This is a pearl about how and why Heifetz's version of the Chaconne carries and is different from many other players- he's digging for the melody 100% -there's so many ways to find it, it's not about the fingering for most of the piece, it's all where and when you bow and what notes you carry for the melody -he found it because he could play it 50 different ways. The roma who play this and don't know how to read music got this part of it too -every time they play it different, but always it's got the melodies and harmonies recognizable throughout. Exactly. Brilliant.

[@IndelibleBeings]

"if you're in the mood, put the trill on..." -Classic.

[@lightyagami4902]

And that is why I'm fking stuck on the arpeggio part

[@brainwasher9876]

Light Yagami ^Story of my life.

[@lightyagami4902]

Lol

[@IndelibleBeings]

Light Yagami which part? The fingers don't move much -I mean they move slow in that part. The bowing, if done slow, is simple as well. Where you getting stuck?

[@jsphotos]

Fascinating - Heifitz is an excellent teacher. The Master!

[@Phil-tb2yz]

Intimidation personified

[@paulamccrackin2187]

Violin is not for the faint of heart. The best teachers I ever had throw the harshest criticism up front to see if you are strong enough to tolerate what's coming next. Violin is not easy and they need to know up front if you have what it takes to tolerate the critics in real life and of course KZbin😂😂😂😂😂

[@mcugu404]

@@paulamccrackin2187 Exactly. I had a teacher who lets me be free, play whatever I want, don't be harsh with criticism and all. It cost me almost 1 year to trying to fix the bad habbits/intonations that I got when under teacher's control because he allowed me to do so because I told him I'm playing for hobby not professionally. Now my new teacher is harsh with it, she doesn't let me get away with a single wrong note or bad intonation, I feel the improvement and fixing on my playing.

[@twitch.tvsemakajohn]

I'm so impressed with the sound quality.

[@blinkkeebs]

when you play too well, you improve the sound quality :v

[@Chrismacleod777]

Heifetz was the most wonderful violin player - absolutely astounding technique and musicianship!

[@benrubensbass]

14:50 of Heifetz playing and demonstrating is marvelous! also 10:30! 16:40 the Bow arm is amazing!!! 17:40-18:26 is astounding playing overall wow.

[@brooklynk.biegel1176]

great to watch and hear Heifetz instruct on this incredible piece. Thank you for uploading!

[@aimson]

That look at 16:53 can only mean one thing: "Are you kidding me, how the fucking hell am I supposed to play that?!?" HAHAHAHA

[@lawcch]

wow, what a master class where the master , Heifetz demonstrated and explained the interpretation of Chacconne by JS Bach. I wish I were there to play for him.

[@maisquietesvous6756]

Je suis français j écoute du classique que j ai découvert petit à petit et je trouve ce document extrêmement intéressant cela me permet de mieux comprendre Mr eifetz Merci a la personne qui a mis ceci en ligne " a lot if thanks you for this from FRANCE 🇲🇫🇲🇫🇲🇫🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 Vive la musique classique !

[@PaulZink]

Don't confuse "empathy" with wearing one's heart on one's sleeve or making a dramatic show of feeling. Jascha Heifetz let the emotion of the music shine through without making a big show of it.

[@classicalperformances8777]

Same as Horowitz

[@jingweiyu3568]

This confirms yet again that the arpeggio section in chaconne belongs to the realm of demigods...

[@manuelfohr6898]

best violinist !!! heifetz

[@MastanehNazarian]

The teacher is using Bach to teach the student how to organise his thinking. Excellent.

[@janaschmidt9096]

8:05 "don't jump" with his back turned to the student --- intimidating :-o

[@DanielRodrigues-yu7kj]

16:52 "what's the first thing I have to do?"

[@alphadev]

*raises eyebrows*

[@JacobHINDI]

How talented is Heifetz! Far out - the master - makes it look easy! Great lesson esp section where he asks the pupil to bring out the melody - he just skips over those strings effortlessly

[@treatb09]

look at how nimble his fingers were. his hands were very thin, an long skinny fingers

[@brnyx]

Heifetz asked what he brought and then make him Play chacconne xD! ... that guys face at 2:19 is priceless LOL

[@babakesm942]

Carlos Bernal Heifetz wanted to see if that guy wants to play chacconne before he says or not LOL😂

[@Chyle69]

I wonder who's the guy with the dark hair. He sounds amazing! He probably got famous! Does anyone know?

[@theevilduckling]

"If you feel like playing a trill, do it. Just do it."

[@solowcello]

His comment actually is: "If you're in the mood, PUT the trill on." Then, of course he adds that it is more interesting with the trill.

[@mhk2167]

when he entered the room, I shat my pants

[@paulsonpapora1580]

A serious violin teacher.

[@orchestresymphoniquequimpe7674]

Passionnant.... J'ai connu ce type de cours avec un maître pendant sept ans, Roger André, Premier violon solo de l'Opéra de Paris.

[@raulraism12]

Pode crê

[@JacquesLuu]

who's the student ?

[@PaperGrape]

I'll bet Heifetz picked the violins of each and every one of his students. They all hold an incredible amount of pressure, just like his playing style required....

[@irenelavinesia8764]

Why am I nervous?

[@brainwasher9876]

I'm not saying that I know what Bach must have felt, it's just that having it slower seems to sound more natural.

[@Poreckylife]

I agree with you.

[@kathaus5861]

Anyone else playing the Chaconne today? Not now, maestro!

[@paularnold9009]

Wow!! 16’30” is like a private pass to a secret magical garden..aka, his amazing mind...

[@zerozerg2789]

I can relate to his state of nerves lol

[@Universe2929]

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[@bboygraff1]

first guy is pounding the shit out of the violin!!!

[@Vincentyeung3000]

The best cd collection of Heifetz will be sold out soon!! hurry up!! Jascha Heifetz (Complete Original Jacket Collection) (104 CD) [Box Set, Limited Edition]

[@OYISGEN]

He really wanted that trill at the end.

[@bigstaif9797]

The best chaconne player is henryk szering by far

[@alessandrovaccari782]

Oh man, you're so true

[@Kevin-sq1hh]

@@alessandrovaccari782 nope, grumiaux begs to differ

[@musicalmather1160]

me: enjoys the Chaconne being played how it usually is. Heifetz: _nonono stop, you need to fix this and this and this_

[@musicalmather1160]

Heifetz knew his stuff

[@andrewdesborough480]

Heifetz is just making him play the Chaconne the way he plays it. The whole point of condensing all of the great parts of music into one piece of fifteen minutes is so that you put all your energies into playing every single note and passage to make it mean something. That's all that you can do. Never mind technical things. Bach wrote it when his life was fucked and his wife had just died. That's the point. And further more, that's pretty much the point of why we listen to music.

[@siryeti8195]

No not really, all he is changing in the students playing is the riskiness of his playing and his speed.

[@petrus153]

Sir Yeti nice bro replying to a 7 years old comment :P

[@siryeti8195]

@@petrus153 ok?

[@petrus153]

Sir Yeti yea I’m just saying it is interesting, don’t take anything personal 😁

[@siryeti8195]

@@petrus153 yea idrc, I get it alot

[@hereinweymouth]

I switched from live streaming of wcvb.com to this video. This video had no audio. Such occurrences are too frequent with youtube.

[@mauriciodelrioyanez1394]

SON BRILLANTES LOS EJECUTANTES ....PERO DEFINITIVAMENTE ES UNA LUZ LA OPINION ACERTADA Y VIRTUOSA DEL MAESTRO......POR ALGO NO SE HAN REPETIDO ESTOS VIRTUOSOS......

[@treatb09]

what year was this was recorded?

[@mathewr2461]

2016

[@treatb09]

70 44 not uploaded...

[@callumissocoollikf]

it wasnt uploaded in 2016, he was doin a funni

[@voicesrusproductionsmusico6294]

it has to be 'at least' 61

[@ubkwerhe5469]

Haifetz: What do you have? Student: Rode No.15, Dont No.21, Paganini No.19 Heifetz: Play Chaconne Student: WTF?

[@yanylamusica2618]

Xd

[@TheModernHermeticist]

savage!

[@ReadeSnair]

16:42 - 17:04 is a violinist's hell :)

[@IbelSe]

Thanks for this video!! :D

[@a-gnosis]

14:05 I appreciate him writing smiley faces on his sheet 👌

[@vidyawarrier9676]

Bruh I think it's a slur...

[@cyllansse]

monstrueux.

[@kristiann4346]

is that perlman in the back?

[@janaschmidt9096]

+Kristian Nunez don't think so. Perlman mentions meeting him once at Juilliard but this was filmed at the UCLA music faculty if I'm not mistaken

[@רומןצם-מ1ו]

Kristian Nunez I think it us Eric Friedman, his favorite disciple

[@tianshuchu57]

Jana Schmidt this was at USC

[@jimyjoegingerale]

is about a great violinist(student)and about a big face teacher,he is superpro,but is not about how he play,is about the violinist who play the piece,it's about the feeling!

[@abdulkadirbilgin383]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@amirishelston5212]

@16:35 You're playing the Chaconne for Heifetz; you better be sweating.

[@magdalenapacut1335]

Did he say glissando?... Now doing it in Bach is a crime I guess :P

[@siryeti8195]

No, he said tie. Big difference there buddy.

[@estherglauberson3591]

I guess it is difficult to synchronize video with audio. But it is annoying to watch. So, I just listen not watching or watch on mute. A sound engineer should be employed who should adjust maybe just the beginning of the tracks.

[@AmirYSahab]

İ give my ears to be his student.

[@mattb-iq3iv]

who is the tall girl behind?

[@Grufian1]

Her first name was Claire and I think her last was Hodgkins. She was my stand partner a number of times when I was working at Universal Studios eons ago.

[@mattb-iq3iv]

she looks gorgeous from here. but I have never heard of her...

[@gidnememdehennjd5240]

Legenda pra nos do brasil

[@kristiann4346]

ik heifetz is being picky about the chaconne but who dance to it now a days? or is just about staying true to the time of creation?

[@dextermott2113]

It's because that's how it was written, and it's how the composer wanted it to be played, like a dance

[@Poreckylife]

@@dextermott2113 no. It's not a dance. Why people think it's a dance?? Chaconne is a spiritual awakening. A humanity saving piece.

[@MegaLajeunesse]

Dommage pour le décalage son vidéo.

[@brainwasher9876]

I felt so bad for the student. I would have been sweating bullets the entire time, having to play in front of Heifetz. Talk about a demanding audience. Still, I would given my right foot to be a student of Heifetz's.

[@felixdeckers8863]

Who is that student?

[@iancrush3483]

varoujan kodjian

[@junlinyi4892]

I think he meant it literally.

[@CKDindustry]

What!? Sounds like you know many lines in violin-teaching history.

[@onarovatis]

Why is he so surprised when heifetz tells him to play chaconne?

[@hereinweymouth]

I swwitched from live streaming wcvb.com tyo this video.

[@junhakim5435]

Haha I would have died

[@Wishrachi]

17:07 wow...

[@wolfgangschwachkopf3747]

Who was this guy?

[@willchandler6545]

He said:chaconne is a dance.. . "I say it's a prayer to God" . The dance for this is dead. Bach wrote this piece too express emotion out of the soul.

[@lucacer4196]

There was another way of perveiving the music. Probably when Chaconne was composed all was different too

[@brainwasher9876]

I kind of like the student's style better, to be honest. Heifetz of course has more experience but I feel his interpretation of the second half of the chaconne sounds...different to what Bach might have intended.

[@AmerineX]

14:49

[@SomeAnimeOtaku]

@aimson hahaha it does xD

[@wolfgangschwachkopf3747]

10:00 - 10:11 Is heaven..

[@PassionateViolinist]

this video is out of sync :(

[@ly2867]

How is everyone being so disrespectful in the comments?

[@wdobni]

heifetz has a special vital passion for chaconne and its painful to watch him suffering through this student as the student massacres the tune.......the student plays as if he is a mortician embalming a corpse

[@opeopepe]

クリームレモンの作品のどれかで聞いたことがある曲だなw

[@pondeflouers]

Нервничает студент.

[@SamTahbou]

А как же по иному

[@レイテドウグラスアキン]

Simple , isnt it?(≧∇≦)hahaha

[@brainwasher9876]

haven't lived with her for half a decade. Get back to me when you accomplish half the things anyone in this video has.

[@katekor44]

the video is out of tune :(

[@user-vw1iw1ij1q]

u mean sync

[@Asiankidpwnage]

Guess you're only good at playing the "flute" huh?

[@zooglesqueeze]

Let's be glad the world has moved on.

[@dominoplay3712]

the sad part is, 9-year old kids play like this today...-.-'

[@egret2813]

Whilst studying Grade 1 ?

[@dominoplay3712]

@@egret2813 we start at 4, so, it’s never too early I guess

[@isaactsai6698]

巴拉圭收拾物樂團

[@entertainerthe]

this video is out of tune, sometimes.....:(

[@HikariTiko]

это таки медленный танец...

[@weisen1984]

totally disagree with the beginning of chaconne..........makes it sound so robotic.... chaconne is a dance of life not a dance song

[@Poreckylife]

It's not a dance

[@aimson]

But since you (or anybody else) has limited idea of how Bach actually "intended" for it to be played, musicians will just have to use individual creativity and analysis to interpret the music. Anybody who tells you or insinuates they know exactly how Bach would have played it is so full of shit I would immediately stop listening to everything they say. All we can do is interpret what we think the music is saying and forget about guessing how we think it is "supposed" to be played.

[@Poreckylife]

Absolutely agree

[@violinoamore]

Chaconne is not a dance ... sorry ... this is something much more noble and deeper

[@adamoleoni2272]

Here it goes the usual commenter saying that one of the most respected violinsts of his times doe not know what he is saying.

[@violinoamore]

Adamo Leoni Times are changing ... and in general: Heifetz was very good in playing romantic virtuosic stuff, but his playing Bach was not really that impressive - he played it like romantic virtuosic stuff ;)

[@adamoleoni2272]

Man, the Chaconne was his signature piece. Times are changing, sure, but saying he does not what he talks about is a bit... Meh. And the chaconne one of his best pieces, so I am sure he knows that dance far better than your school teacher, however good he may be.

[@violinoamore]

Adamo Leoni I simply perceive Chaconne from quite different point of view - not just as simple primitive "dance" but something much deeper and more magnificent, that's all ... Heifetz understood it in his simple way and I understand it in my way - and many other violinists feel it similar. That's all my friend ... And is has nothing to do with any teacher

[@adamoleoni2272]

violinoamore What do you mean by simple primitive dance? Since when dance is primitive? Since when dance is not an artform that can express feelings, magnificence, depth, or all the other things? And please, do not say things like: "he understands it as a simple primitive dance". Heifetz spent his all live studying music, he got to a level were very few people can get and I am pretty sure his understing of music is very deep and profound. Maybe he understands that both as a dance and as many other things, but he choose to explain in a way where his students could understand what he was trying to explain. I do not know you, so I do not want to be judgemental, but I do not feel like you are an authority in the field. I feel like you are like me, a guy with a strong sensibility that loves music, but that does not know every facet of it.

[@Mabusesato]

thanks god, Bach is not more so played today !!!

[@siryeti8195]

What is wrong with you? Im glad that bach's work was revived cause it was the best thing to happen to humanity

[@francaisemode]

noe nope nope, the higher notes are like AAAAAAAAAh to my ears!!!! horrible, horrible, rather listen to ida haendel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@siryeti8195]

Bach is the fucking best

[@ishowyouapple]

Why is he so condescending, rude, brash, and interrupts his students? Almost like he is bothered to be there, and bothered to be playing.

[@jpmcft3194]

He was very demanding for sure, but I don’t think he was ever harsh or condescending, at least not in the video clips. Without criticism and practice, the students may never learn.

[@ishowyouapple]

Jerry criticism and pointers are fine being rude isn’t, and he was. That’s why students are scared

[@siryeti8195]

@@ishowyouapple His students arent scared at all, and heifetz is not being rude. When he hears improper playing or a mistake, he stops to fix it immediately, that is what you should do. If you try to move on with a mistake, your likely to always make it, so heifetz did the right thing. In no way is he being rude.

[@siryeti8195]

Also if he was bothered to be there and with the students, why would he be there in the first place?

[@arkamukhopadhyay9111]

@@ishowyouapple snowflake spotted!

[@xavierjones4574]

I would never play this hideous cat screeching instrument so I will never "accomplish" anything with it nice try though bro

[@siryeti8195]

Are you mad that you have no skills or talent and are trying to bash those who are better than you?

[@DivaDeb1234]

Ouch