Huberman plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1928)

[@osvaldoschilling9129]

No wonder Huberman was a living legend of a musician. Those artists had to rely on their own personal background and understanding of each piece they played since there were no recordings or other ways of finding examples to reproduce. The first movement is different from anything I have ever listened for its wide use of staccato( 14.18) and other parts which, again, look uniquely beautiful(10.40) by reproducing birds sounds.

[@ThePianoFiles]

Thanks for this - one of my favourites (I use the opening solo in non-piano focused lectures sometimes to show his incredible portamenti). I've never seen Steinberg with the first name Maximilian!

[@martinadler73]

Thanks a lot. I agree, he is really incredible! Never heard the concerto better. Steinberg (William, of course 😂) and the Staatskapelle are equally great!

[@ThePianoFiles]

@@martinadler73 it's definitely my favourite reading. I played this in a university presentation a few years ago and the violinists adored some parts and were intensely shocked by others; my main point was that for all the expressed intent to 'do justice to the composer's intention', they sure tend to be dismissive of things that were done in the composers' lifetimes. Wonderful to hear this again with your fresh transfer - thanks again!

[@martinadler73]

@ThePianoFiles I agree - it is always worth listening to recordings made by artists that were near to the composer's times. Many things get lost over the decades. Thanks again.

[@randalltrowbridge]

Wonderful! I wonder if we’re hearing the illustrious “Huberman Stradivarius” now used by Joshua Bell?

[@martinadler73]

Quite possible, as it was his main instrument until 1936 when he switched for a short period to his newly acquired Guarneri, leaving the Strad unattented, leading to it being taken by a thief, just like in 1919, but now it was gone for many years, unlike 1919 when it was back after a short time.