Heifetz Live 1948 Zapateado (Sarasate)

[@seekerperson7]

Sarasate is rapidly becoming one of my favorite composers. First I heard his Gypsy Airs and Carmen Fantasy and said "That's amazing" but for some reason, I didn't go far beyond that. Then I found his Romanza Andaluza and now this, and it seems like all of his works are amazing! He deserves more recognition, like Paganini

[@singhjackson2698]

seekerperson7 He is the reincarnation of Paganini.

[@majora5651]

seekerperson7 Have you listened to Malaguena? It's my favourite piece of his!

[@jschweiter]

Try listening to the Caprice Basque. Probablymy most favorite Sarasate composition.

[@catherinejohnson769]

Or his introduction and tarantella.

[@AishInTheHouse]

Introduction and tarantella is why I fell in love with classical music! And his Navarra is also a fabulous composition

[@mr.aisak07]

Who would win? Jascha Heifetz with his violin / Miss Mississippi with her elegant dress

[@murilloman9130]

Isaac H. Jasha

[@romeovashishthviolin9384]

Heifetz of course

[@finalform4971]

if we're sending someone in to disorient the crowd. Miss Missi

[@Roma-kp4qg]

Give Midori Goto a chance!

[@romeovashishthviolin9384]

Roma well I guess Midori is the good blend with the dress and the skills

[@mawler357]

It amazing how fast and how accurately he can play this piece. Truly incredible.

[@kongkonasahadola2949]

Every time I listen to Heifetz, I check if the playing speed is 1.5× or not.....

[@schneisi]

Welll thats Heifetz , no words needed :-)

[@brother234]

@fredhainen midori has one of my favorite of this, however, the phrasing detail, the exquisite bite of the gut, the grit of the rythm is spectacular, i can't help but write comments plural after hearing it against others. i can't believe it could be played better than Midori, but here we have it, evidence that Heifetz yet again still dominates out of the grave, RIP.

[@TomBarrister]

I believe that this performance was from March 25, 1946. The Bell Telephone Hour ran from 1940 until 1958 on radio and from 1959 until 1968 on TV. The show aired on Monday nights during most of its radio run. Donald Vorhees was the conductor throughout the show's entire 28 year history.

[@peace-now]

Every violinist has her own style. Heifetz is clearly one of the greats. There are quite a few others, as we all know. Another one of my personal favorites is Fritz Kreisler, and of course the master himself - Sarasate!

[@shrimp7229]

YES, Kreisler and Heifetz are my favorite

[@rheumer]

Totally awesome and supernatural (but natural for Heifetz!). Great slideshow. Many thanks.

[@DanaKot336]

I love all versions perlman menuhin midoto as well but jascha took it to a new level of technique & passion + such a unique sound and interpretation of the masterpiece.. !!

[@Chrismacleod777]

He was phenomenal!

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@tomsun3163]

so this is what its supposed to sound like...

[@snickydoodle4744]

I think this is just as good as Midori Goto's version!!

[@Ciaccona255]

Its rushed. Augustin hadelich version is best for me

[@gordonwu6828]

@@Ciaccona255 I mean when do u listen to Heifetz and not expect every piece to be faster

[@Ciaccona255]

@@gordonwu6828 that's true 😆😆

[@jjjj-wk9gt]

@@Ciaccona255 but what about Hannah Roberts?

[@Fuzion-cy2hf]

Speechless

[@ricardoangulo2249]

Jascha, único, maravilloso e inalcanzable!!!!

[@cleojdhh]

Today there are many superb violinist on the concert circuit but none match the brilliance of the one and only Jascha Heifetz.

[@MusikPiratCH]

However at Jascha Heifetz' time there were Yehudi Menuhin (IMHO best ever) and David Oistrach! Today you might be right. Don't forget also Isaak Stern, Itzhak Perlman and Pinkas Zukerman: ;)

[@jinnymudlark1815]

Izhak Perlman - at least - was a bit later, wasn't he?

[@alexanderhan2819]

Janine Mudaliar yeah

[@kasper6873]

@@MusikPiratCH Inarguably, noone surpassed Mr. Heifetz in technique, the other is subjective :)

[@jean-yvesbranquet3634]

Absolument PHÉNOMÉNAL..!!! STRATOSPHÉRIQUE !

[@puhtek]

Brilliant.

[@xtsylviacary]

Simply sad that there is no studio version of this performance released.....

[@elenak.4629]

Live version has its own atmosphere, and I like it very much!

[@marcelogonzalezechazu9054]

Live version has a lot more value, no editing.

[@ruben3333100]

Very good Jascha Heifetz!!!!! Awesome!!!!!

[@matiasmartinezarmero8433]

Maravilloso!!

[@andreweinberger1305]

Matias Martinez Armero I

[@Aquablue33]

He was rather handsome as a young man, eh?

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

YES.

[@jesseg.2413]

Colin Montgomery oh yes indeed.

[@jinnymudlark1815]

Mesmerizing looks! Even more mesmerizing, his playing!

[@olgacepovecka]

And in older days still attractive I think :)

[@izzzthewizzz]

who? Martín Melitón Pablo de Sarasate y Navascués ?? I guess if you find guys with a mustache and lots of talent attractive he was.

[@trevorford9079]

Great intro to the video! More videos could use this to highlight the sensational past of the violin heroes involvedl

[@LAZARUSREX1]

¡¡Genial interpretacion del Zapateado de Sarasate¡¡

[@ΝΙΚΟΛΕΤΤΑΠΡΩΤΟΝΟΤΑΡΙΟΥ]

we are still alive ...on the stage as a rock...group!

[@elainebmack]

Gee, Heifetz was handsome!

[@lydiamechali3745]

Very good!!!!!🎻🎻🎻❤️❤️❤️😍

[@claraakane]

.....mr. heifetz is far more handsome than justin bieber..... i was gawping at his picture for the last three minutes, haha....

[@Raptuza]

Yeah he must have been magnetic...!

[@Jimbouru]

General consensus on Mr. Heifetz playing is, that he was in fact a very dramatic and exciting interpreter among the many musical qualities he possessed. If this is not an exciting live performance, maybe you could be so kind to point out one.

[@olgamariani]

incredible!! : ))

[@RobertLopesCardozo]

Here we can hear violinplaying is for right-handed people. The music is made by the bow-arm!

[@jacquelinet4710]

That doesn't mean left-handed people can't play it well...

[@RobertLopesCardozo]

Jacqueline T You are right. The music comes from the brains/soul, not from the hands. Django Reinhart had after an accident only two good fingers (left hand) and became the most virtuoso jazz guitar player of Europe. My left hand is as well handicapt after an accident (the last two phalanxes of my finger 3 are stiff) and I overcome this almost totally. I do play the same Presto (Bach) as you do on your KZbin channel. In my opinion you can play it much better if you pay all your attention to the bow hand. Please listen to Arthur Grumiaux - Bach Sonata No. 1.

[@RobertLopesCardozo]

Jacqueline T Lefthanded have an advantage in performing double tunes pure. Different people have to solve different problems. You are right and I am sorry.

[@jacquelinet4710]

RLC4567 Thank you for your comment. I think you are right in some ways -- the right hand is very important when playing the violin and I've been trying to work on that. I happen to be left-handed myself, though I'm not sure if that has influenced my playing or not. I would think that the hand I write with doesn't have much of an affect on my playing, since they are unrelated things. Oh, and I love Grumiaux's Bach recordings!

[@surtcaldera]

+Robert Lopes Cardozo Jimi just strung his Strat upside down, and I can't see why you couldn't make a violin as left handed as you want. He could play well with either hand in either stringing, though. I'd bet it never happened historically as left handedness was so disapproved. I do most things equally badly with either hand; I (usually) write right handed, shoot left handed (eye dominance) and play 4/5 bass and 6/7 guitar right handed. I sawed the tip of my trigger finger off and I'm just getting back into strings after convalescence. I look forward to arranging this for speed metal :) Yeah, I'm a heathen.

[@carmenrubio3786]

Gracias

[@javiermillan9868]

The right arm's god

[@shannonrhodes8922]

Javier Millán he's left handed at that!

[@alanbash2921]

The King .

[@cog592]

Very nice 👌

[@rusudankiknadze2607]

One and only!

[@fredhainen]

Anyone who feels that this performance is not exciting must be dead. If some modern performances seem better, is probably because Heifetz has inspired the younger geration of fiddlers to perfect their art to new standards. Violin strings have greatly improved sine Heifetz's time as well as recordings.

[@kasper6873]

Heifetz actively chose gut strings, how much can quality in gut improve? If you have an example of someone objectively exceeding Heifetz in technical ability (as interpretation is a matter of subjective preference), please tell me about them. ;)

[@nickcarroll8565]

@@kasper6873If he were still alive it would be interesting if he’d choose modern synthetic strings of gut.

[@kasper6873]

@@nickcarroll8565 Indeed it would be. He picked up the steel E string when he came to the USA.

[@Coolcat607]

@wks1978 I feel like everyone thinks this way now, but perhaps back "in the day" there was a different kind of sound people interpreted as emotional and exciting, and this was it.

[@1stab]

He is very dramatic and powerful in his playing. He tends to run sharp in a lot of notes and his supersonic vibrato gets a little redundant. But he had a charisma and a presence that was unbeatable.

[@fletchercalderbank8498]

1stab The reason he played sharper was to stand out over the orchestra

[@frankie6954]

As far as I'm concerned, Heifetz had the greatest sound in history, and his vibrato was a very important part, and extremely beautiful.

[@nickcarroll8565]

When I was younger - like 20,years ago, I remember reading most virtuosos tended to run a bit sharp on faster pieces. Unsure if deliberately or not.

[@nelly7412]

@JimboUru Don t you worry. I live in Spain,for many many years, but I knew Sarasate and Jascha Hiefetz. I consider Sacha is "zapateando" with the violin. That s the way I feel listening that master piece.

[@valeriadzbiob1760]

El mejor!,!

[@carrottoponcrak]

@wks1978 you've obviously never heard Heifetz's Ziguinerweisen

[@KevinMS90]

@JimboUru i think heifetz's older recording is more exciting

[@vladUkrOp116]

Ну и где ж тут LIVE.?!

[@Jimbouru]

16. February 1948

[@zaferteomete2619]

WERY GOOD LEFT - RİGHT HAND COORDİNATİON, FANTASTİC MUSİCİAN

[@Curry395]

nice sound !

[@symfotroll]

Yes.

[@danilosilas8382]

Sensacional

[@ANNIEDRUONAIZIEU]

Don't you miss the crippling noise of microsillons ?

[@ЮрійБербенюк]

📌....#1!!!!👏👏👏

[@kunson9213]

3:10 the only one mistake in his life?

[@kasper6873]

Heifetz shredded quite often, the only reason it stands out is because of his otherwise impeccable playing. It was naturally only when he became a bit older, nothing of significance, but still noticeable.

[@PaperGrape]

Nah, probably intentional. Heifetz never made mistakes 😉

[@dannydoc1969]

In the photo with the mustache, he looks like James Spader.

[@ayse-umitonder]

at 2:38 he looks like adrien brody isn't he?

[@lavinder11]

ONDER Official his young photos look like a mix of adrien Brody and Houdini

[@Rudel23]

The orchestral version is not by Sarasate I guess....

[@Jimbouru]

Most likely by Heifetz. To make orchestral arrangements of popular encores made sense during the heydays of radio broadcast. But the arrangement could of course have been done by Donald Voorhees. I don't think it was made by Sarasate, but all this is just speculations on my part.

[@juhansuh]

Good good

[@brother234]

@2ndviolinist oh, u didn't know - they've reversed that and were back to flat, consensus just in.

[@juhansuh]

Good

[@brother234]

@JimboUru not only exciting, the other e word too - exhilorating (sp).

[@Jimbouru]

@KevinMS90 OK:)

[@winrx]

1:48 His "Erroll Flynn " phase? lol Anyhow, he certainly was one devastatingly handsome fellow in his earlier years.

[@elianagoncuian1448]

As a great fan of the these past and present violists, unlike yourself I am unable to understand the talent differences and choose one is better than the other .How can you tell who is better among these great violinists?

[@OttoKuus]

Heifetz

[@kasper6873]

As a start, talent isn't the greatest factor as it should be seen as more of a gateway into a violinists musical maturing as they age. The virtuosity, technical ability, and strive for perfection is on what I would judge a violinist. On these judging points of my choice, Heifetz greatly exceeds other violinists, both of his and our time.

[@BadBlueBoy213]

Josef Hassid played it much better in my opinion, but this is also very good! =)

[@marcvilleneuve1889]

I agree

[@davesy22]

@wks1978 The beauty of the zapateado is in its rhythm. Watch spanish dancers who pull of this dance and you'll notice the rhythmic consistency not only drives the momentum but creates the excitement. I think Heifetz hones in on the rhythmic necessities of the Sarasate and in that creates the excitement of the piece. Sarasate's interpretation is also very driven, with very few if any rubati. Check out examples of zapateados on youtube to better appreciate the style.

[@davesy22]

@wks1978 And yes, I am fully aware of the negative effect that my comments to you will have on you. Don't want an argument.

[@vioricabalteanu8564]

Incanto sconfinato!

[@archiyu]

I hate that crippling noise in the background! :(

[@mrmensje1]

KJ Hsueh thats old vinyl for you

[@davesy22]

@wks1978 People have the right to their opinions, especially on the internet. But it seems that because we can say whatever we want, we speak without thinking instead of thinking to speak. We have our opinions and we have the opportunity to say them, but is it really necessary? People need to think about the effects their opinions will have on others. EX: Should you go on a Heifetz video, made for heifetz fans and trash the man? YOu don't like him, don't listen to him. But don't generalize.

[@alexjin555]

What?

[@hobbitgnr]

jajajaja el zapato!! XD

[@davesy22]

@wks1978 By generalizing the way you did, it seems you are more interested in forcing people to accept your opinion rather than simply expressing yourself. Frame the question better. Fights start on youtube, because people in their rush to let the world know how they feel forget that this is still a medium in which tact and polish is still necessary. So either frame it better next time, or simply don't go on a heifetz video for fans and bash the man. You don't actually have to listen to him.

[@juhansuh]

ㄴ

[@mazzaropi3122]

unfortunately he din't able to play paganini.....

[@lavone5541]

Ailton teixeira he did play caprice no. 24

[@eikecoetzee2251]

He just didn't want to record Paganini. For sure he was able to play it

[@jonathonglonek4063]

He definitely knew them all and had practiced them very much

[@kasper6873]

@@jonathonglonek4063 Heifetz mostly only practiced scales. But he was probably forced to play Paganini during his time at the St. Petersburg conservatory.

[@birdandthe]

fool

[@birdandthe]

im glad he lost the tash

[@richardmessina9475]

Brilliant.