Joshua Bell - Bruch violin concerto (movt 1)

[@MarkSeibold]

We had our daughter tutored in violin by Oregon Symphony violin teachers for 10 years- then she began to teach other neighborhood kids when she was only 14. I watched her practice for many years, and how this instrument is possibly the most demanding to learn to play. Joshua Bell is probably the most consummate master alive today without a doubt.

[@royaleblack42]

i am not a classical fan by any means but if you can't see that this piece is beautiful, you don't deserve the gift of hearing.

[@patrickmhoge]

i've met josh bell and he is really one of the most modest people you will ever meet. he is soo amazing at violin! his style, interpretation, intonation, are flawless in every piece he plays! he is without a doubt one of the most gifted violinists in the world! i'd say he was a musical genius.

[@You-qp1wp]

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[@molecram]

This Bruch version is fantastic, very well played by Joshua, i enjoyed it, romantic with the correct use of vibrato, Bravo Bell keep it up!!

[@imjace]

Guitar, piano, violin....hands down? a master at their art is a master at their art regardless of the instrument. No contest in creativity, for creativity can't be measured. It's all beautiful and shouldn't be put against each other.

[@ViolinVirtuoso111]

I just heard him play that piece again today in Boston and it was perhaps the best performance i have ever listened to. He is still pretty amazing in this video as well.

[@susiecanuck]

Thank you BBC4. Aren't we lucky to be able to watch & listen so closely!!

[@patricedhautcourt1]

He puts "rock" in his violin. So even romantic pieces of music remain fresh (solo parts). Terrific music played by terrific musicians.

[@karadan100]

The sound of a really good orchestra is really something to behold. Really quite remarkable.

[@MsKhushy]

This is the best version of the Bruch violin concerto ! Joshua is doing it perpectly !

[@AngelizeGermany]

I Love Joshua Bell's playing...... He is touching my soul.......that is what music has to do......

[@stewartdroll]

I saw him in person a few weeks ago. Wow!

[@scottguitar28]

what i find the most amazing about this performance is how well the conductor followed joshua bell so flawlessly with all those rubato and ad lib sections (especially the ones mr bell wrote in himself)

[@idamendez9629]

God has blessed all of us with this beautiful music from this young man and the symphony....so awe struck...and mesmerized....what a privelage to hear!

[@CosmosFiddler]

Lets not minimize the years of training, sweat, tears, anguish, time, money and dedication that Max Bruch devoted to conceiving this wonderful masterpiece and the same lifetime study and perfection of his art that Joshua Bell has put into the making of this performance.

[@dorothyvalcarcele3877]

My husband and I were blessed with a Christmas gift -- tickets to Joshua Bell -- playing this very piece and it was beyond beautiful. I felt that the gift of music Joshua shares with all of us is not worthy of any criticism whatsoever.

[@esclamonde]

Glorious music beautifully played. Bruch also composed a lovely Ave Maria with which has the same tenderness and yet at the same time real drama. Joan Hammond sings it on You Tube - worth a listen. Bravo Joshua

[@myopolo]

He has a lot of talent and besides to be young is getting to be one of the most famous violinist worldwide....

[@lovemusic4246]

me encanta este concierto!! es genial. y tocado con ese violin y ese violinista!! es mas bello aun!

[@LukeKim197]

It doesn't make it sound better. It makes the performer able to add more emotion and phrasing by engulfing himself in the music. Trust me, I'm a musician.

[@38sthelmacota42]

Tonight, August 11, 2015, I will hear him play this concerto at the Hollywood Bowl. Needless to say, I'm truly looking forward to this evening's concert. We are lucky to have him perform here in Los Angeles every season.

[@sandydriscoll6360]

38SThelma Cota Yes, I will be there too! My favorite violin concerto!

[@allenpan8061]

😂😂when he came to phoenix to perform, i had FREE TICKETS because i performed in a youth group and it offered tickets for the best players (i play violin btw)

[@38sthelmacota42]

+Allen Pan Allen, I am so happy to hear that you had the good fortune to hear Joshua play. He is so inspirational to us all, especially to young people such as yourself. I will keep your name in my heart and mind and hope that some day I'll hear you play your violin in a concert with our Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl or at our wonderful Disney Concert Hall. You are "a best player".... I expect to hear great things about you in the near future. Keep the faith and always practice to keep your "gift" alive. A fan, Thelma Schoen

[@AndySaenz]

This dude rocks on the violin...perfect intonation, great phrasing and interpretation, and great tempo! And his body language reflects how much passion he truly has for playing the violin. I have the sheet music for this concerto, but I'm having a lot of trouble with the fingerings.

[@6615sweet]

im playing this as my Concerto for collage Auditions. i cant wait. i love this piece and it just speaks to my heart. This piece is the whispering in my soul

[@arkangelblue]

OMG this is so beautiful, the pure sound of music, as a hard of hearing person, I really appreciate it.

[@gatt543]

Bruch + Bell = Master Piece! I just went to his concert in Taiwan few days ago.He is always "unique"!(Including his body wave :)))

[@Jdf2024]

Just saw him at Lincoln Center. Amazing passionate piece, amazing violinist!

[@Sing2Life70]

I especially love the part at 6:32 Josh Bell is making me into a fan of this kind of music and the violin.

[@19xdirtyharryx87]

omg i am in love with his music, its so beautiful, so emotional, so breath taking. i would love to see him play live

[@elizabethkenobi1365]

I'm really hoping I can get to see him perform this in August in Saratoga Springs. Fingers crossed. I have goosebumps already.

[@mariatartini1146]

The more I listen to it the more I like it!!! And with Joshua' s poetry !!! sounds diffrerent.

[@44divar]

@Chibininjamonkeys I agree, I have become very use to how he moves, just so into his music. Love This Wonderful Man's violin playing. Virtuoso ...............How many could playing this piece like he does??? any of you???? I heard him play this piece in Milwaukee, March 2011.........beautiful ............too bad this video has that terrible crackling at a few spots but this is lovely music to listen to...God Bless you, Joshua Bell

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

J. Albert Fracht's book on "Scientific Gymnastics for the Violinist" has finally been taken literally! While watching Joshy play this concerto, I found myself anticipating the end of the first movement so I could see if the cadenza might involve some somersaults & cartwheels.

[@TheCoastermann]

I also feel that 6:30 could be used as a theme for a crime detective show

[@untitledclassical]

He plays with full of passion! Bravo!

[@ConsolGameR]

There is just something about a lot of people doing something in synch that i think is really awesome!

[@ladyewoyn]

I love the violin favorite instrument along with piano, the sadness and emotion that you can feel from it, even epic parts are awesome!

[@googenshlagen]

@fingerboardfrenzie @outoftunefiddler You can't compare two different instruments. But think about it like this. -A violin's neck is at least half the size of a guitar's neck, meaning that all the notes are closer together. -A violin is tuned in 5ths. A guitar is tuned in 4ths. Again, this means that the notes on a violin are closer together, making it easier to get to one another. -When you have to do, say, a scale run on guitar, you can't just use one bow stroke. You pick every note.

[@davegto67]

Exquisite playing. Fantastic piece of music as well.

[@elizviolin]

Really nice concerto is played very beautifully...

[@leahgranniee]

no one can argue that this guy is an amazing violinist.

[@devoutburrito]

I like how it has a close up of Joshua Bell playing some hard technical passage and then zooms in on the timpani.

[@ashleyconnors1341]

I love this concerto!

[@lovemetu]

@13horseaholic I saw Sarah Chang play this last week in London at the Southbank, such a wonderful live performance that seemed impossible to be bettered

[@djburke504]

This was beautiful love his work good job Joshua!

[@joosangbai]

very good interpretation, what a comfortable outfit!!

[@ofthingssoimpossible]

i absolutely love this song! i'm working on it right now and enjoying every step of the way. i love joshua bell's playing, but it's almost too smooth for such a powerful and passionate song...i like it when it's played a little harsher, harder, shocking, contrasting...

[@Wrongtendency]

How could anybody dislike pure beauty ?

[@angie.mci10]

I love this piece and Joshua Bell!

[@AhmedGs964]

Marvelous, incredible and super-fantastic!

[@MarkSeibold]

I agree Kevin. He was the longstanding world master for many years. I did hear a recording with him once recently, and itzhak must have been struggling on a bad day. I know his physical condition and now aging must be taking a tole on him. He is also one of the most brilliant speakers about music. I saw him interviewed by Charlie Rose a few years ago. That interview is worth everyone seeing and listening to Pearlman talk. He speaks deeply abut the process of excelling in this instrument.

[@PhillipLWilcher]

An extraordinarily beautiful work beautifully played.

[@Emilyauooh]

its called playing with a lot of emotion and passion. and to me he makes it look easy to play.

[@viiiooo]

Ce concerto est vraiment magnifique!

[@michaelaimen]

Fabulous. This is sound from Heaven

[@mina7versace]

I think like how people have different character traits and personalities, so does music. And when music and musician can meet and match, it's the stuff of beauty. It's hard being a concert violinist because there are some pieces in the repertoire that's expected, but I'm sure not every violinist is in love with every piece that comes their way, nor does one violinist's style necessarily suit the music (though it can make for an intriguing interpretation).

[@mrhiggins1176]

beautiful. simply beautiful...

[@Monte_Melkonyan]

Would love to see a Duo Joshua bell & Samuel Ervinyan, must be the epicest of all violin concerts.

[@hanakim267]

He plays it so beautifully that his movements don't bother me at all :)

[@starwarsrules4826]

lol Movements always bother me, but if it sounds really good then I just won't watch >.

[@kaziwill]

He doesn't make it look hard. He has a lot of passion for the art...

[@mrami9994]

Joshua Bell is more than a fine violinist. He has an amazing 'voice' that is singular in his approach to music. He has matured greatly. I saw him when I was in music school and he is just a much better musician and interpreter of fine music.

[@HilldogTroy29]

What are you talking about the moving is what makes Joshua Bell awesome. (and his playing)

[@Chibininjamonkeys]

I love how he moves! I could watch him play the violin all day.

[@lovelystrings]

@mikey1970able Agreed! If you can't stand the moving around close your eyes and listen to the music. This guy is amazing and has studied with the best teachers around the world!

[@classifieds103]

Bravo Mr. Bell! That was splendid! Especially after the slower part of the piece, his impeccable technique and heart showed! However, there's one thing that kind of bothered me in the beginning (as a matter of preference). He did these deliberate slides in what would be the first page of the concerto, and as a student, unless it's a "gypsy piece" or a fantasie, my teacher frowned upon sliding. In a Concerto like this one, I feel like sliding ruins the gravity and seriousness

[@IckiMicki]

came here via the one he did as an experiment. never heard him before (that i know of), but he is amazing! love to listen to this kind of music, makes something inside me feel lighter than air.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

PT. 3 Every great violinist strives for uniqueness but never at the expense of the composer. Vanity has no place in the concert hall. What legacy will Joshua Bell leave the world with? When he retires from the stage, what bits of wisdom will he be able to leave his peers? Bell seems to do everything to detract from his playing. Instead of recreating music with the composer in mind, he does his utmost in putting on a show for sake of himself. It's "anything goes" with this guy.

[@LesiureBoy]

You people talking negative about these wonderful musicians should be ashamed of yourselves.

[@lakshman111]

thanks for uploading. I've watched this same video like 100 times already, cuz im learning this peiece...lol.

[@equineface]

Joshua..... :) Amazing.... I like the pencil in the french horn...

[@dukekemppy]

magnifico. assolutamente magnifico

[@thefirstviolinist]

Brilliant to the last note. NOTE: At 4:19, look closely at the French horn. This guy's got his editing pencil jammed in between a couple of valves. How professional for the BBC Proms! HAHA, I LOVE it!

[@leahgranniee]

@unclejuniorsoprano SO TRUE ! Part of that is that he's a younger violinist, and because I'm a teenager so that's basically what i call everyone. He's amazing - some people might NOT like his interpretation of this piece, but that's part of what being a musician is.

[@ubiquity555]

I love this movement, the violin is so powerful it weeps

[@Rickriquinho]

I just love this concerto!

[@moynightwish]

When I listen this music, THE REAL MUSIC... I close my eyes and just feel the music in all my skin and up to my brain... Better than an orgasm.

[@nicoazrak]

@violinbooksfire the story about DC is really sad, but thanks to it, more people knows him now. I didn't knew about him beafore it, and now im impressed and happy. ps: sorry for me english.

[@godleyviolinist]

yeah, he definitely added in those octaves...impressive. Also, he has the most gorgeous vibrato omg

[@jatinderbanga]

hes amazing. the violin is so powerful.

[@poluboyar]

Bravo! Brilliantly!

[@PrettyDeadlyStylz]

An amazing listening experience.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

@LRifenberg Correction: The Romantic Era was NOT all about emotions! Musically, it was changed with Beethoven's 3rd Sym. This came about through social changes; e.g., Nepoleon. Even then, there are rules to be followed. It wasn't all about FEELINGS as you say. Feelings must be justified. Otherwise they are either pretentious or the result of something like heartburn or indigestion. Instead of soaring through this concerto with dignity, Bell flies by the seat of his britches, BUT HE LOOKS COOL!

[@etucker82]

The orchestra is the Royal Philharmnic. The conductor is Daniele Gatti

[@equineface]

Thanks... that was sooo nice!! Bell is awesome:)

[@TheGuggo]

To all those who comment on Joshua Bell's movements and facial expressions. You may want to know that the selection of musicians by major orchestras are done behind curtains so the judges are not distracted by any movement or facial expression, neither biased by race or gender. So just listen and try to miss a good chance to make an useless comment.

[@TonyLeZX6R]

Independent Mind i actually saw him yesterday for a field trip to see him rehearse before the performance! it was awesome!!! i only focused on hearing the music and the orchestra play. the only funny thing was the conductor going crazy with his baton 😂 💀

[@mysticm2225]

Yeah that isn’t always the case; I bring jasmine Choi and Abbie conant.

[@darkjeshush]

@unclejuniorsoprano Sorry, but I don't remember what I posted originally, and have no idea what you are talking about... it was probably too long ago. I don't even remember watching this video, nor have I ever heard of this Bell person. I know alot about Heifetz though, since I played from when I was 5 till 18. Only reason I may have clicked on this page is because I learned this song when I was 11; I played the 3rd movement in Kuala Lumpur at some international competition for kids.

[@ecrusch]

Incredible talent. Thank you.

[@Dingers90]

@unclejuniorsoprano Uncle Junior, if my child is on KZbin listening to Bruch unsupervised and not browsing other equally stimulating material, I'd be relieved. I have faith in a childs parent if all they're doing is starting internet arguments on Classical Music.

[@TonyLeZX6R]

i saw him yesterday!!! lol not kidding. there were 15 school coming to see him rehearse before performing at iris germantown performance center. search it up if you don’t believe me. he played this song too. i almost fell asleep 😂

[@TonyLeZX6R]

sorry for my incorrect grammar, i was typing very fast because i got too excited! I can’t believe i saw him and the orchestra...amazing.

[@anachoi8515]

breathtaking!

[@joandurant7854]

My favorite violinist

[@l.fsader6021]

Me 2

[@iaiameno]

wow he really moves a lot in this vid.... i saw him live two years ago... the tchaikovsky.... he moved also... but his sound never changes.... love him the same hehe

[@ermenegilde]

This song has the ability to give me shivers

[@Chiollodario]

Spectacular performace! What a musician! :')

[@karenchuchin]

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OrlandoAponte]

Why is it that there are violinists who move less than Joshua Bell but are more emotional/expressive than he is, like Perlman/Shaham? His movements don't even look emotional, they just give the impression that he is intentionally moving to show off. Just listen to this without watching it. The emotion is cut in half or less.

[@stockinettestitch]

@peruchoserrucho It's the Gibson Strad. Italiano.

[@ErktheEngineer]

Happy Birthday Max Bruch, You rule bro.

[@conchiu]

@ChrisRokers you might have! the washington post did a sort of social experiment: to have him play in the subway and see how many people stopped to listen to him

[@AnkahR]

this is just wonderful..... I played this concert too like 8,9 or maybe 10 years ago?! :) I remember my violin teacher showing me how to do the right movements and everything... I was so young and didn't understood many things than, but now, listening again I find it wonderful...if I just had played it half like Joshua do... :)

[@peanutmmss]

@classifieds103 sliding a lot is old fashioned, but i like that style. it's personal preference i guess. if it's overdone or done in the wrong places it can sound really cheesy, but i'm sure josh knows what he's doing!

[@adira533]

very nicely played yay!! :)

[@ConejoHeroe]

even after reading all these comments about 2.10 and expecting something to happen, it STILL scared the crap out of me. >.>