Jascha Heifetz

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

Fantastic Lesson!! Hope many violinist and students will listen to tis movie..

[@srinitaaigaura]

Fun fact : In this programme, Heifetz is playing all the pieces he played in his Carnegie Hall debut in 1917 that made him such a phenomenal sensation in America.

[@chrislegit3198]

Fun Fact, I played Carnegie Hall in 2002, I made sure I asked exactly where the GOAT stood in 1917. I literally stood in his footsteps when I performed Carnegie Hall NYC. I’m no Heifetz ha ha. Don’t get it twisted.

[@thatoneguy8064]

@@chrislegit3198 cool story bro

[@PMFan0]

only heifetz warms up with Bach's Chaconne from partita in d minor

[@a-gnosis]

no sht dude 😂 that about sums him up.

[@varunsathya1912]

@Landen Zakai yeah no one cares

[@varunsathya1912]

@Tommy Kamryn fuck off with the fake responses

[@sereenberny4063]

Love this man🤍

[@AkvileAlex]

Oh My God, he's from Lithuania! Awesome. It makes me proud.

[@aimson]

One other comment: My teacher always told me that Heifetz would play almost nothing but scales before performing. I'm sure that's an exaggeration but probably not by much. Once you know exactly how you want to play, it is the beauty in the scales and intervals that ultimately provides the foundation for beauty in the music. Kind of makes scales seem like more than just finger warm-ups or technique building. Food for thought...

[@srinitaaigaura]

He would warm up with scales and bow exercises for an hour and a half sometimes.

[@hoorooblu]

Elsewhere on youtube is a clip of Perlman remembering auditioning for H who listenrd to the performance piece but then wanted to hear scales and arpeggio variations. P said he'd learned them in the old way, from a Russian teacher, so he was able to impress H. Scales matter

[@drsudipendranathchatterjee9874]

My Respect to the Great Master....The VIOLIN stands by its name!

[@samifaheem1266]

Legend of both musical interpretation and violin technique

[@Rudreax]

After all the videos I've seen of this man playing...it's nice to see him do such normal things (ping-pong, tennis, etc.).

[@RealEnglishNow]

ah i love these old narrative segments. and what a musician!

[@brainwasher9876]

if anyone could upload the full version of this, I'd be so grateful.

[@TheDerrickoh]

You can purchase a DVD called "God's Fiddler" for the whole thing.

[@solowcello]

Andrew Wang God's Fiddler is different film - this one is from 1949/1950

[@3883melange]

So good!!

[@emilygclarinet]

Fascinating video!

[@Sititalei]

Heifetz's instict was that shoulder rests were an unnecessary addition: if the player's neck were too long, then he/she should play the viola; too long again and they were a potential cellist. What's more, his grasp on the instrument was, maybe surprisingly, featherlight, dispelling theories that a rigid hold is needed to keep the fiddle from moving during downshifts. So, the sound was paramount.

[@DualThunder]

that was amazing

[@taylorzhnag]

everything he does is awesome, even when he tauts his bow, and tunes his violin!

[@johndeer4250]

ok im gonna take a minute in the middle of this video to say thanks 🙏 this is amazing

[@gimaru1]

thanks for posting this

[@thelightisahead]

Thanks for putting this up :) it's fascinating, I'm going to get this DVD now!

[@ycats1000]

i liked watching him play paganini he's the greatest musician !!

[@Muminblues]

Gracias por compartirlo con el mundo.

[@mmenchu]

I see. Thanks for the insight.

[@bountyhanz]

Incredible at 4.50. Totally crazy .his fingers...omg.Greatest violinist in the 19th century:)

[@romfiddler]

Как то известный композитор Шенберг написал скрипичный концерт и предложел его Яше Хейфецу для испослнения . Хейфец внимательно просмотрел партитуру и заметил , Для того что бы это исполнить нужно шесть пальцев , а у меня только пять !

[@ИосифНовиков-ш2п]

Потому что Шоенберг - шарлатан. Ни один образованный и уважающий свое дело музыкант, не скажет, что он хороший композитор или вообще композитор

[@ye_priyanto8849]

amazing ,,, ***

[@aimson]

Although shoulder rests were around 100 years ago, Leopold Auer and others despised them because they were unnatural and dampened/altered the sound resonating from the soundbox. As such, most of the older violinists (pretty much every "great" violinist in the past) didn't use a shoulder rest and instead used a small cloth on the collarbone underneath the shirt. Personally, I just use a folded up sock and it works just fine for me.

[@LeKuZi000]

legend

[@spdt3519]

That video of Heifetz playing Vitali Chaconne I desire to watch the full video......

[@sailorconan]

I want it tooo!!

[@cynic150]

I distinctly remember hearing him on a recording saying that the instrument he had just played on was an Amarti.

[@stuballs42]

The mistakes this man makes,are out of my range ,so I just enjoy listening to the Greatest !!!!!

[@papa_mia4495]

5:39 Unboxing a Guarnerius, thank me later!

[@violinist102]

Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 Its the 4th mvt. op 108. There is an outstanding recording of Heifetz playing it on youtube.

[@aimson]

It's worth watching this over and over just to hear Heifetz make mistakes. Maybe he is human, after all!

[@SpaghettiToaster]

3:23 "this is gonna take a while..."

[@TomBarrister]

Heifetz was indeed relentless, more than a bit stubborn, and I know from personal experience that he could be very tough to deal with in real life, although he wasn't always that way. That said, who is better or worse than somebody else is a matter of personal taste.

[@bokewilhelm1452]

einfach grosse klasse

[@molecram]

Oistrakh did use a shoulder rest, check some of the videos posted here very carefully, in some places the camera shows his back and you can see it. Or get the video "David Oistrakh: Artist of the people", and at the end of the video there is a picture of him changing the strings of the violin and he is showing the back of the instrument, so you can see clearly what kind of shoulder rest he used.

[@예니이-l6z]

1:28

[@yankeeshogun]

@MeshiX3 Get a decent audio setup including an SACD player and get all the RCA Living Stereo SACDs featuring Heifetz. They were recored over 50 years ago, but close your eyes, and it's like having him play in your living room.

[@atlanticking2315]

can anyone tell me where I can find the video of Heifetz playing vitali chaconne as shown at the beginning of this video at 00:47 please? I have been find it every where without success

[@carrottoponcrak]

I've wondered the same thing for years. I'll have to check my dvd copy of "Heifetz & Piatigorsky" and see who the owner of the footage is credited to. I would petition to get the Vitali Chaconne recording released in a heartbeat.

[@mmenchu]

"practice fiddle"... interesting. I would have thought he'd practice on either his Strad or his Guarneri (depending on which one he'd use for his next concert).. it's not like fingerboards across violins are the same. What's the point of practicing Flesh's scales for hours just to change violins the next day? But i guess at the end of the day he was Jasha Heifetz and I'm just an idiot so I must be missing something in here. Anyone has any ideas?

[@ksviewerx]

@avenging209 At 4:49, it's from the Bach Chaccone. Just listen to it you'll get it halfway through the first part or so...

[@violinchick25]

thank you so much for posting this- is there more of the documentary available? Pleeeease??!!

[@TomBarrister]

It's not the Beethoven Concerto. The woman you see with Heifetz at the beginning of the video is his second wife, Frances Speigelberg.

[@aimson]

The rest of it has been posted by various users on KZbin so I didn't want to be redundant. Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Scherzo Tarantella, the 24th Caprice, and a slew of others as well.

[@aimson]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 "Please, for the sake of good, please make some mistakes so that we know you are human!" I can't remember who said that but it makes me smile every time. Oh, maybe Ivry Gitlis in the Art of Violin. You know, in a way, I get mad at Heifetz for his perfectionism sometimes. Before he came on the scene, making mistakes was a part of performance and no big deal. Now, we have musicians who exchange creativity and ingenuity for safety, convention, and technical perfection.

[@망히-z9z]

Bernard Shaw. ㅡ Perfection only belong to God. You should practice mistakes everyday so God is not jealous of you.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

I know many modern double cases holds six bows, but I only count space for five here. Does anyone else see that?

[@fryfry377]

omg Heifetz smiling... I don't think I'm gonna be able to sleep tonight..

[@milstein91]

@aimson i didn t hear any mistake...

[@nirvananirvan55]

you are right.

[@arthursouza8735]

What is he playing at 0:50?!!!

[@srinitaaigaura]

Vitali Chaccone -- watch?v=97xlBipnzG8

[@lawrencetendler2342]

TABLE TENNIS

[@AlexRiversMusic]

Arthur tutu Vitali Chaccone

[@sailorconan]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWHMc2tqlMSUqrc

[@IlViolinoNelTaschino]

What exercise Is without bow at 03:58?

[@망히-z9z]

The finger exercise is from the book (Basic Study) by Carl Flesch published by Fishers. Hillary Hahn also pratice same thing. I do too. It's one of the greatest helper for the string player.

[@aimson]

@v3zah Well, I'm guessing that a shorter bridge creates lower tension in the strings, which would lead to lower sound volume and maybe clarity of tone. It might depend on the length of the violin or strings used though. Obviously, a tall bridge isn't better than a short bridge, but a bridge too short could dampen the sound too much. I'm totally guessing though, I'm not an expert.

[@carrottoponcrak]

anyone know where to find or buy the full video of him playing the Vitali Chaonne? I mean if someone taped the last ten seconds, im sure he taped the whole piece.

[@sashaclarino9022]

Unfortunately it doesn't exist. All music Lovers would be more than happy to watch all Jascha Heifetz's concerts on video, but very few exist....

[@FitzyOreilly26]

carl flesh's urstudien is the part he uses at the beginning without the bow

[@janek13able]

Tell my please,someone,where can I find the next part of this film?

[@egonsky]

i think he also played his carnegie hall debut on the Tononi

[@OrlandoAponte]

What's that piece at the beginning of the video? It's one of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard!

[@devonchristopher5837]

Vitali Chaconne

[@OrlandoAponte]

@@devonchristopher5837 Lol, I figured it out shortly after I asked 13 years ago. It went on to be one of my favorite pieces for a while

[@devonchristopher5837]

@@OrlandoAponte Omg even after 13 years you still replied lmao. I was like 1 y.o when u asked

[@heifetzcollection]

It is a part of Bach's Chaconne for solo violin.

[@shychameleon]

Where’s part two?

[@coleman177702]

now that i listen closer, i think, but im not sure, that its the Sinding Suite in A minor

[@stuballs42]

The MISTAKES someone talks about ,arn't even worth trying to find!!!!! The man was brilliant!!!!

[@aimson]

Hehe, maybe I should have been a cellist then. Having a long neck has always been one of my problems because I need to use my left arm to simply hold the violin in place when shifting. Maybe I should start using three socks instead of two!

[@duhhh86]

but in an old interview he did talk about the dangers of over-practising. haha.

[@NOalRAZZISMO]

@aimson where do you see him making mistakes??

[@avenging209]

@DHcello Thanks mate!

[@pinklucozade6016]

So Stradivarius is just a practice violin for him??

[@dabneyoffermein595]

correct. he has used it for performances however.

[@violinist102]

It was a Carlo Annibale Tononi (1675-1730).

[@Tiber24100]

Do you have more ?

[@adamwho9801]

I owned this once, it is both very interesting and painfully hoaky.

[@DHRDM]

I wanna see the rest of the documental :(, where can I find it!!??

[@earlystrings1]

Anyone know what the practice instrument was? I find it odd that he would not have used the Guarneri.

[@gordonkersten1327]

I‘m fairly sure it was this one: Carlo Tononi (1736) This was the violin of Heifetz’s youth and the instrument with which he emigrated to the US and made his first Carnegie Hall appearance in 1917.

[@ab20_]

anyone know what the piece was at 5:05 ?

[@yohanrodas3141]

4th movement of Brahms’ 3rd violin sonata in D minor

[@ab20_]

Yohan Rodas Thanks man I appreciate your reply

[@Thomas-wx7jz]

What piece is he playing at the beginning?

[@Michael-rh5nu]

Vitali Chaconne

[@solomonraja4913]

Be an inspiration

[@brainwasher9876]

the E string draws blood? since when? I've played the violin for 14 years and that's never happened to me.

[@faerie_waters]

Ha! I know, I giggled at that one!

[@violinist102]

tononi, something like that.. its the one he plays in his maserclasses

[@violinist102]

In the movie "they shall have music" (1939) his strad. was stolen and it cost around $70,000.

[@beckcom1150]

any one can tell me video at 4:19 what is that piece

[@yvettekraft2371]

omgwtfchannel _ it's a warm up or etude, not a piece.

[@beckcom1150]

thank, do you know name of this etude ? i need.

[@yvettekraft2371]

omgwtfchannel _ sorry dude I can't help you there. Carl Flesch's scale book comes pretty close though.

[@sergeytkachenko4392]

omgwtfchannel _ pease from of cadence Beethoven concerto

[@Yuzurea]

omgwtfchannel _ sevcik op 1 part 4 no 6

[@Angelo3492]

what bow grip does he have?

[@gabrielesperon4459]

the correct one lol.

[@xXDragonxHunterXx]

Gabriel Esperon There are a lot of correct bow grips

[@zaiahsaranow8754]

Russian pretty sure

[@rubydog25]

Russian or glove grip. It offers more torque as the index is placed further into the front of the bow and deeper. Its advanced and rare, it offers little advantage over the galamian bow grip. I'm trying to do it for the looks lol.

[@masael255]

Only time I drew blood was when I did too much left handed pizz the first time I attempted the technique. Elsewise, I share your sentiments.

[@justinckchung]

That's actually Vitali's Chaconne. :)

[@russellflacco9589]

I enjoyed this as well but frankly a little too much fluff after a few minutes. Thankyou

[@ArditoMusic818]

Does anyone know the name and composer of the piece you hear at the very start of this video?

[@the_l_cutlerywala]

It’s Vitali’s Chaconne in G minor, I believe.

[@aimson]

Well, I never had a "practice fiddle" but I did have two practice bows in my case - one for practicing, the other for lessons. The point is to preserve the really nice and expensive instruments (much like rare baseball cards) unless you really need to use it. Since Heifetz was only practicing, a crappy practice fiddle (no doubt worth thousands, of course) was probably good enough.

[@snickydoodle4744]

I want a fiddle worth thousands

[@jaschenski]

I also heard, that in all the videos of him teaching, he only uses a cheap fiddle there, maybe not even a 'practice fiddle' - so nobody could say, no wonder you sound so good, your fiddle is so expensive ... But I don't know if you can definitively look at say the Mozart A Major quartet with students, and know he's using it there ...

[@andyluescher]

Its Brahms Violin Sonata in d-minor

[@brainwasher9876]

i think its the angle.

[@aimson]

Vitali Chaconne, one of my favorites. Check out my recording on KZbin of Milstein playing it to get a better sense of how great it is.

[@mindstatekrew]

just wondering what song is that, that opens for the begging of this footage?

[@weaccompany669]

Vitali Chaconne

[@ITMSNIPER]

does anyone know whats the piece he is playing at the start??

[@weaccompany669]

Vitali Chaconne

[@zhiquan6357]

Why the Bach score has two lines?

[@lourencodenardinbudo686]

Bottom one must be the urtext (strictly what Bach wrote, for reference); the top one must have markings suggested by the editor (bowing, articulation, dynamic, etc.)

[@koopalovetoast2409]

He practiced on a different violin than he performed on?

[@violaplayer1995]

i tihnk its the vitali chaconne.

[@oldgoat5]

i heard it was a sort of prank by david to do that... and he credited vitali not even in the era and that it wasn't in his handwriting...but im probably wrong but that what i though i knew...

[@OrlandoAponte]

How about the name of the piece at 4:49?

[@weaccompany669]

Bach Chaccone

[@SweetMisery01]

dang such a bad place to cut off...grumble. my main question is if he uses a shoulder rest or not? if he doesnt then how does he do it w/o one???

[@cartoonangel1]

i should learn from him how to do exercises after a long break

[@OrlandoAponte]

If by some miracle I ever ended up in a violin duel with Heifetz, he would crush me like a bug underneath an 18-wheeler, but I bet I could beat him in ping pong!!

[@OrlandoAponte]

@aimson Heifetz never made any mistakes, he did them on purpose. He was just testing you

[@egonsky]

put more mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn