Leonid Kogan plays Tzigane by Ravel

[@FillypeLazaro]

I had more then 10 chills listening to this. Inexplicable performance. Henryk Szeryng was my favorite player of Tzigane, but now I changed my mind. Kogan's execution is indescribable.

[@romuloremulo]

All violinist in this level are exceptional, Oistrakh is my favorite one but here Mr. Kogan does not have rival...really awesome.

[@abelewin2855]

When I listen to Leonid Kogan playing the violin, I hear extreme discipline, and most unique sound. It is pleasure to hear. I am sorry he left us too soon.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

Leonid Kogan was indeed a phenomenal violinist; an unbeatable pyrotechnician. His Tzigane is certainly up there with the best. My own, personal favorite is the old Heifetz version with the piano. I don't care for superlatives, but in this case I will make an exception. Heifetz and Kogan rank as the greatest violinists of all time. Michael Rabin was also superb. My teacher knew him well. He was Perlman's favorite. They had the same teacher; Ivan Galamian. Uncle Junior knows best.

[@aregnav]

unclejuniorsoprano Both Kogan and Heifetz certainly had the makings of varsity athletes, don't you think?

[@becefalus]

felt my bowels loosening listening to this again best interpretation out there with its smoldering intensity

[@electriscape]

WOW. that literally made my jaw drop. I've heard a lot of different interpretations of Tzigane but this one is just out of this world. Damn!

[@themusicdr]

:-O oh my word listening again after some time superb, phenomenal, magnificent, awe inspiring, blood curdling, goose bump inducing, jaw dropping magnificence.......................... i could go on, but the page is not long enough!!!

[@CENTERONE700]

this is it!! who can produce this kind of intensifying sound? Kogan got me chill~

[@NestorAudinotviolins]

while the dynamics of recording may be too much for KZbin to handle, my god! what a performance! I'm speechless. I really liked Vegerov's interpretaion of this - but Kogan just has "another gear". Somewhere Kogan and Paganini are playing duets together - and Paganini is playing second violin.

[@themusicdr]

I had a headache before listening to this Went away for 8.5 minutes! Head still might explode, but due to the sheer power of what kogan presents for us here Damn good

[@themusicdr]

you know she ALWAYS makes good observations. and oh my how kogan tears into this...................superb

[@GoJBC]

It is truly a best recording ever ! I know he started learning violin while he was 10 years old, commonly considered was very late but reached level no ones have reached .

[@andrew01]

What I would give to hear this performance in person...

[@Fabit3]

My god, this sound is strong, clear, moving, deep... PERFECT!

[@phosphorosrfk]

Thank you for uploading this. I have never heard anything like it, and now I'm spoiled for life!

[@lasephardita]

It's just amazing! Please give the the superb pianist credit!

[@999a0s]

Kogan was the closest thing we got to Paganini. there's a lot of virtuosi in the 20th century, violinists with beautiful tone, perfect technique, and gorgeous interpretation. but most of them only dipped a toe in the side of violin that is raw aggression and pain. Kogan played with fury. this is, after all, the devil's instrument...go home if you're not willing to bleed for it.

[@peterlunow]

always thought and STILL think : this is the best interpretation of this work! Frightning at times:-)

[@danviolco01]

woow fenomeno kogan!! La mejor version que he escuchado gracias!!!

[@chopinopus28]

by far to the second this is the absolute best!

[@okd521]

The passion and honesty of the people who comment on the violin is something you can feel in your soul. Try something new. Ask your AI to tell you the most popular song from any random countries in the world. You might be astounded at the beauty. That leads me to things like this.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

With all due respect to Leonid Kogan, listen to Heifetz play Tzigane; especially the early recording with just the piano. I doubt that there has ever been anyone who could match Kogan, technically. But I still have never heard anyone equal Heifetz's playing. Watch his masters class video and you will be amazed to learn the mistakes that about 99% of all violinists don't hear. This is a "must watch" video for any serious student of the violin.

[@stradivari87]

Che suono.....Kogan?....Insuperabile:).Una colonna dei violinisti.

[@maelperron_guerra4946]

Powaaaaa

[@Ankhsnammon]

La musique n'a pas de frontiéres,la musique est art,philosophie,vie dans l'etat le plus pur.Merci de partager,mon ami(amie)!

[@iksralquyuud]

I agree about the first point. Thank you to Angus for uploading, but perhaps a little adjustment to the recording volume would have been great to prevent distortion, though I agree it is difficult in view of the amazing range between the pianissimo and fortissimo of Mr Kogan's playing.

[@999a0s]

my heart stopped

[@Tanpopohimawari]

999a0s thats what he said

[@RemovdSande11]

wow great acoustics!

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

The rest was Food... ASenq Italians like Bean soup... Love it!

[@angus24402870451]

It was recorded in year 1967, 27th of December.

[@CKDindustry]

That power...

[@aiyaaa]

Kogan is my homie.

[@Berlinchesmusic]

Madre mía Kogan...

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Clean? da da, Clean!

[@jeffersonfsoares]

Melhor interpretação que vibrato intenso,a interpretação do Heifetz é muito boa tambem

[@nakwonchoi3046]

Uhmm... he was 5 when he started studying with Philip Yampolsky... Later when he was about 11 he moved to Moscow and started studying with Abram Yampolsky (no relationship with Philip). I don't know where you got the information, but anyhow for sure, Kogan must be respected as one of the best violinists in the history!

[@themusicdr]

@NestorAudinotviolins yes i just came from vengerov's version back to this and oh my............ vengerov was really good but kogan here is just beyond words

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

to clean... a tak Smetana was God! Ed yete vsyu jizn za Calciem begayesh!

[@raoultak]

I think Kogan beats Heifetz here in a musical and technical way.

[@salukirhee]

I definitely can imagine Kogan better than Heifetz. Everybody does know who the boss is. Maybe this interpretation is too intense for you.

[@bungamentari]

i think there's recording problem at the beginning where Kogan overpowered banging his bow. I think he didn't do sounds like that. CMIIW. In general, i love Kogan's rendition of this piece.

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Believe it or not, it even had "Beans" in it... And so if you can;t taste Beans, you weren;t necessarily going to taste the rest... But Alltogether, we like Smoothies.

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

That IF yeda Vsyo lechit!

[@CLASSICAListheWAY]

pshh...wow.

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Inchn er right???Darasli da Taste!!!! How??? Kak pa nastayashemu Smetana Tastes like... A tak yesli xochetsa Cabbage, mojno is Cabbage... Pamojet eventually dabitsa chevo to??? Prablema v chyom?

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Arnel qishmish, sok patrastel, xmel...

[@NestorAudinotviolins]

Angus, when was this recorded?? Thanks for the post by the way.

[@Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic Sound!

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Kogan@ menak chapushatsav. A tak kind er no?

[@papa_mia4495]

Nina at the piano, 1978 ? anyone has any information about this recording ?

[@CookingJames1]

It's in 1967 so... high percentage of pianist Naum Walter... maybe?

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

esqan mard Giter Smetan@ incha...

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Dayarushka??? Lav e?

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

Chuyesh?

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

The only thing in Animal world that pays is indifference.

[@muslit]

This version is very good. However, this is my favorite: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5XOh4WcfauVh6s&ab_channel=RomanSimovic I find it more expressive and coherent.

[@AmyAmy-er8bp]

And to be more Serious, think Lemons... yete ttun shat e mej@ obv, everything turns into Sour like Sour Cream, which is not Sour!

[@MrJusmobile]

This is is scary, but not in a good way. He is literally banging the bow at times damaging the music. It's really cold. Technique is called for in this piece and Heifetz has it mastered. Imagine Kogan better than Heifetz. Please. Everybody knows who the boss is.

[@999a0s]

you dont get it. tzigane is about violence. when you decide to perform tzigane you go hard or go home. but if you don't play the violin you won't understand what i mean...anyway, go listen to oistrakh play mendelssohn or something if this is too much for your delicate sensibilities