Locatelli, Pietro A. Violin Concerto op3 no.12

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764)
Violin Concerto Opus 3 no.12 (The Harmonic Labyrinth) in D Major. Solo part : imslp.simssa.ca...
movement 1 : Allegro
movement 2 : Largo-Presto-Adagio
movement 3 : Allegro

[@violinhunter2]

Before Paganini, there was Locatelli - a very enigmatic and mysterious violinist about whom little is known. He was also a book seller in Amsterdam. A genius for sure.

[@vladimirsteinberg9819]

And Mozart was buried in popper's grave.........

[@zanderbuhler]

@@vladimirsteinberg9819 *pauper* ;)

[@ruperttmls7985]

@@vladimirsteinberg9819 Like Vivaldi

[@Mercer1012]

I love how you put his portrait at the end, with its smug little smile, he's saying "Yeah son, I wrote that."

[@ioannouandreas4]

La Tempesta i think that what he is saying too with an extra word at the end.. enjoy..

[@luisaagudelo7782]

2:15 "oh this is beautiful, I can totally learn this" 2:25 "how 'bout no"😞

[@malgorzatakwasny836]

luisa agudelo i so agree

[@TheShadowPerson.]

luisa agudelo 😞

[@kenji8]

luisa agudelo ha I

[@cadenstine7108]

If you think about it it’s not that hard it just looks hard and sounds hard the player is just crossing strings a bunch of times

[@Sophie-vu7ki]

You need to have 3 violins and six hands to play that part

[@Beeie]

17:04 Finally found a piece that goes past C8.

[@aidanf8632]

I LAUGHED

[@joshscores3360]

Scriabin Sonata 6 goes up to D near the end as well

[@theextractionsd5419]

That high note is part of the cadenza. So, I don't consider it part of the piece. A cadenza is an improvised ornamental passage played by the soloist. I heard a soloist played this piece and they played a different cadenza without that high note.

[@Beeie]

I noticed but wasn't too sure about it, thank you for the info. But at least someone played such thing.

[@theextractionsd5419]

@@Beeie Your welcome.

[@carlosivan1332]

The cadenza is INSANE

[@Le_Samourai]

Which

[@aksuli1]

For example the 1st cadenza gives me the reason not to play this concerto...

[@georgetate6055]

Yes, it is insane! Be sure to listen to Chloe Chua play the 1st mvt, too

[@VincentGiza-Composer]

Allegro...................................00:00 Largo-Presto-Adagio............05:03 Allegro...................................07:45

[@pablodesarasate499]

thanks

[@arcobow97]

I think the composer knew Paganini would be born at some point, so he wrote this.

[@illupodimare]

Possible, and someway intriguing. Right.

[@hamedmahdavi5785]

Do you believe in reincarnation?

[@aaronkim3856]

Covellechi Actually, it's the other way around. Paganini's 24 Caprices were actually inspired by Locatelli's 25 Caprices...

[@peakpower13]

no

[@adriribau]

Hamed Mahdavi it’s right, paganini admired a lot Locatelli and he was inspired by him

[@Moucheron1990]

That's some insane notation.

[@angelosmanganiotis4433]

This is like an endless Kreisler étude

[@nelsoncheng4638]

Angelo's. You mean Kreutzer? Kreisler didn't write etudes.

[@violaisreallycool]

It does, but it also sounds completely awesome. Like a Paganini Vivaldi mix.

[@gatunix_]

@@nelsoncheng4638 Kreutzer W etudes

[@thomasneuber2740]

This concerto is insane! What a great composition!

[@kwimbra]

17:26 - Locatelli's "Play that, motherfucker!" Face.

[@benaiah93]

God I love this freaking concerto.

[@marcolucca6241]

In the first page: harmonic labirinth. "It's easy to enter but difficult to exit!"

[@violinpraxis]

After listening to this, I believe Tartini's Devil's Trill should be renamed as Angelic Baby's trill or cherub's cute Trill

[@bruh7130]

@Shostacovid-19 Kreisler's variations on a theme by Corelli maybe?

[@bruh7130]

@Shostacovid-19 doesn't rlly sound baroque but it was the only "baroque" showpiece" I could think of lol

[@UlimorUdamenta]

@@bruh7130 How about Il Grosso Mogul by Vivaldi? The Cadenza is booomb kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHXHeaaBat6SfNE

[@Eric-ue1bv]

Following the score with my eyes during that last cadenza... o_O

[@Ploutvonozec]

I do not know why I always like faster versions of every piece I encounter. This one is perfect. The longer I tried to find another performance on YT, the worse ones I found.

[@goosedoctor5836]

I don't understand what happened in that cadenza, but I liked it.

[@lucienr7931]

don't try this at home.

[@vladimirsteinberg9819]

xAn excellent advise, thank U!!!

[@rickdeckard1075]

just scales and arpeggios, not a huge deal once memorized.

[@jimmydeng453]

13:30

[@Retard620]

Rick Deckard Your full of shit!!

[@programming4179]

@@rickdeckard1075 13:29

[@sean..L]

I love drawing weird things while listening to fast classical music. It’s life-giving!

[@robertbrawley5048]

You draw I read the comments

[@lea-ko7uv1ou7w]

Interesting and surprising idea :):) !! How does this piece help you to draw ? What do you draw :):)? And do you do others things while listening to classical music ??

[@poutanasgios4319]

Honestly same

[@falco830]

I fucking love how the orchestra ends the piece all chill as fuck!

[@DualThunder]

what a fine recording. i love the sound of the violinist's instrument!

[@polomokipo6000]

PIETRO ANTONIO LOCATELLI {BERGAME 1695-1764 AMSTERDAM} VIOLIN CONCERTO OP. 3 N°12. Une merveille le violon, orchestre grandiose bravo. LOCATELLI fut élève de CORELLI, était un virtuose du violon. Après avoir exercé son talent dans plusieurs pays européens, il s'établit à Amsterdam des 1729 et y fonde une écoles pour instruments à cordes. Son oeuvre la plus importante est L' ARTE DEL VIOLINO OPUS 3 {1733} et 12 CONCERTOS GROSSOS OPUS 7. Merci pour ce chef-d'oeuvre, au violon sublime.

[@preciousse1]

pourquoi tu balances le même commentaire partout ? C'est grotesque

[@digitalpatrick]

that last note is either hilarious, or so damn cute. I heart this performance. :]

[@evanhurley5045]

Locatelli died 18 years before Paganini was born

[@jabezteng9872]

the real question is, do you believe in reincarnation ?

[@ddm6812]

@@jabezteng9872 that would explain Paganini virtuosity, because then he would have had an 18 year head start.

[@pocoloco1200]

Danny R.Z Bruh can you calm down?! It was joke! They obviously know Paganini practices a lot and we’re just saying a joke so calm down! Also why would you take offense to a joke haha.

[@TheOneAndOnlyZeno]

@@pocoloco1200 Joke or not there is truth to what Danny says, Paganini was treated with disgust and disrespect during his life by religious do-gooders for the rumours of selling his soul to the devil, which in turn led to a very long delay in him getting a proper burial...

[@azureNotsure]

TheOneAndOnlyZeno yeah, though if he was alive today, do you think he’d be treated much better? Probably will turn into some sort of a meme in the classical community

[@alessandrolittera4733]

Il più bel brano per violino della storia

[@diegovelasco3133]

14:30 it sounds like thunderstruck by ac/dc

[@JessicaPilotGirl]

+Diego Velasco No, thunderstruck is the one that sounds like this.

[@nicksm7980]

@@JessicaPilotGirl, actually AC/DC wrote Thunderstruck in 1590's.

[@vivaseussonhos]

Nick Sm haha

[@reubinthomas]

All AC/DC songs sounds like something else. Not just thunderstruck.

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

@@reubinthomas what do you mean, plagiarism? Whatever may be I almost worship them although I am an aficionado of western classical music since 1979!

[@MegaCirse]

Une musique hors du temps ! Ces musiciens fusionnent une poésie évocatrice et rêveuse et nous nous trouvons là, face à une architecture de la musique du monde ! C'est beau comme la rencontre fortuite d'une cuillère à dessert couverte de chocolat, et d'un honorable livre sentimental sur le rebord d'un guichet de gare fermé temporairement pour travaux.

[@AnnaBohemianBaroque]

From start to finish a standing ovation performance. Kantorow plays a Stradivarius attributed violin, the "ex-Leopold-Auer" dated 1699.

[@knickbooks6648]

Extraordinary, bordering on supernatural. Beautiful....

[@umarth]

13:28 Baroque Heavy Metal

[@umarth]

I've always thought that baroque music was the "heavy metal" of those days... think about it: long wigs, a great deal of improvisation, crazy virtuosistic playing... probably fans... That was the way they "rolled"...

[@DoubleMusician]

AC DC Thunder!)))

[@yaboibobby7776]

Or 16:30, that also sounds pretty cool

[@robertbrawley5048]

For sure

[@allisonyuh7369]

Tries to follow along with eyes. Gives up halfway THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!

[@ssw4m]

this was the first recording I heard of this piece, it's awesome that's for sure

[@xaviersega]

I saw and heard Satu Vänskä of the ACO play this live today on a 1728/29 Stradivarius. At Hamer Hall in Melbourne Australia. It was pretty incredibly magical.

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

Maestro Locatelli's Labyrinth is indeed a labyrinth- "One way in ,the same way out"(Macenna's Gold) . But once you are in , you will be spellbound by the "mad" composition and will not think about the exit. This composition is a big challenge to any virtuoso violinist and our "protagonist" has come out in flying colours. Excellent recital. Thanks.

[@BenjaminCarpenter]

That is WILD!

[@donesixfour]

the cadenza is an etude... the faster and more accutare, the more skill you gain. versatility is the key

[@HermanoPOJ]

How can someone disklike this amazing performance?

[@IvyLimOhimesama]

Who’s here after watching Chloe Chua performed this in SG?

[@elebuddy2]

Wow this is actually a hilarious piece, way ahead of its time!

[@TheAbnerCoutinho]

Jean-Jacques Kantorow (violin) with Orchestre d'Auvergne.

[@feanorian21maglor38]

Love the Baroque period.

[@DanielSantos-ct6vr]

Magnífico.

[@elisabethsteltzlen]

Une partition de "Fou"..... Un Violon phénoménal...... Hallucinant !!!!

[@aramkhachaturian8043]

Ya, I can imagine rocking to this

[@dbljb2dbljb2]

At 6:36 the performer plays two notes per two notes incredibly fast, giving it a magical effect.

[@XaeroQ3]

This concerto sounds very cool!

[@infledermaus]

Oh, this is delightful! Thanks for sharing!

[@mihaipredescu]

The most difficult polyphonic concerto that existed on Planet Earth!! Especially when played at this tempo. Not sure was this fast played in that era. There are some parts where violin wouldn't even sound if it were much slower... because some voices could be fitted right due to some finger crossing one over the other and still maintain the constant pressure of the right hand. God!

[@illupodimare]

Wrong, abut a post. Paganini died in 1840. We are listening a composer (died in 1764) more than a Century composing before. This is Italy.

[@moltzer]

happy birthday locatelli

[@Alexmalism]

2:09 I wonder why Locatelli have written an unplayable chord there, it might be a possible indication that this piece was meant to be played with scordatura? While the overall music doesnt indicate so...

[@prototypeinheritance515]

where is the impossible chord. i only see thirds

[@jeroendijkmans4760]

All these chords are playable in theory, using some flagiolettes, with really flexible and big fingers end extraordinary technical skills tho

[@joshscores3360]

No, A and C sharp are both lower than D, and are thus only playable on the G string. So yeah.

[@composerdavidgiannivaldez367]

It's possible that for this Locatelli could've wanted the violinists D string to be tuned down, but he never wrote that soooo

[@sidosoft]

Or this is a shorthand notation (like elsewhere in this piece) for an arpeggio.

[@marcosPRATA918]

Labirinto é o destaque, sem dúvidas um condensa um método avançado na execução do violino ( e tudo antes de Paganini).

[@madairesmusicaclasica8080]

La inspiración no conoce fronteras. El subconsciente opera a todo nivel de profundidad en el acto creativo. Una melodía para música clasica puede basarse en un silbo de organillero oído y memorizado en la infancia.

[@athena.m.carson]

I seem to have a Locatelli obsession. Excellent capriccio!!! How does one produce such tone playing that part?

[@harryandruschak2843]

Enjoyed this Sunday evening, before going to bed.

[@mihaipredescu]

I'm in total AWE... !!!!! :-o is a bit too fast for that period.. but is BRILLIANT and sharply CLEAR sound and precise intonation

[@MichaelCCB]

I cant believe that the composer's date is 1695-1764

[@Dogaradodia]

Certifié intergalactique! Prodigieux!

[@yeah381]

Like Vivaldi on steroids. Poor bloody violinist! This seems like an absolute nightmare, even if it does sound very nice.

[@BBL.Soldier]

Vivaldi has a child, names him Locatelli. Baby Locatelli then fathers Paganini.

[@RecordareDomineA415]

Another great comment, but I would say it's more about personal taste

[@Petroschristidis]

who is the soloist? Sounds like Carmignola . Fantastic ! P.S Some people here say that this is "not so hard..." i don't think they know what they are talking about

[@violinhunter2]

It is not Elizabeth Wallfisch but I wish I knew who the soloist is. Maybe Steven Staryk? Perhaps it is Carmignola, as you've said. :-)

[@hershey1902]

Just compared it to the recording on Spotify, definitely Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

[@calebhu6383]

The thing about Locatelli is that his pieces are written with very basic fingering in mind. No twists, no real complex stuff. I've played through most of his Caprices and while they are easy to read due to the repetition and lack of accidentals, they are not nearly as easy to play in tune. This is because while the fingering is basic, it's written for Locatelli's fingers in mind, which must've been Rachmaninov length because there are some stretches that are simply impossible for the average hand. So to people with Paganini's fingers and flexibility, Locatelli shouldn't be particularly difficult. But for the rest of us with normal hands, Locatelli remains an enormous struggle.

[@amarismilano845]

who the *HECK* says that this isn’t hard??

[@rebshannonling]

I heard Chloe Chua playing this today. The notes aren't made for humans... 😂 Yes, she nailed it.

[@陳敬智-s2f]

2:08 ~ 2:09 Locatelli wanted a violinist to play a double stop with both notes on the g string?!He was a violinist himself ! I want to laugh when I heard those notes being played separately

[@arkady0177]

I'm starting to think, that the violin is supposed to be tuned somehow differently in this concert, it seems really too hard for g-d'-a'-e"

[@ddm6812]

he kamacazied the heck out of this peace.

[@zanderbuhler]

Agreed. Some form of scordatura is probably being used. The double stops in the third cadenza at 13:30 eventually become to wide to play in one hand frame and I don't think shifting or stretching for those some of thirds is possible at this tempo.

[@karma5596]

1:35 Bach's chaconne motif

[@munciyekahir1043]

16:30 best part but fucccccccccc

[@k8.o464]

Trying to play some parts of this as a warmup or etude would be quite interesting

[@nrazz9985]

The end picture should have had the thug life glasses animated in, because this guy is a complete boss.

[@emiliocervi9991]

Un brano bellissimo che non conoscevo !!!

[@manfred4766]

Paganinis caprice op. 1 / 1 wurde inspiriert von locatellis 15. caprice. beide in E- Dur. Locatelli muß über sehr große spannweite der linken hand verfügt haben. es gibt stellen bei nr. 15, 21 und 24, die eigentlich unspielbar sind. hat er auch schon mit scordatura gespielt ? das harmonische labyrinth ist die nr. 23, wobei es in der ausgabe von ricordi eine leichtere fassung ( A ) und eine schwere ( B ) gibt.

[@MrToilet1918]

Reminds me of Vivaldi's 5th L'Estro Armonico concerto

[@iosephantonivs4262]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZeUhIhtd5qFmsU

[@fabiopaterniti47]

Prima di Tartini, Paganini, Vivaldi , Bach

[@0-mega216]

before Paganini, but after Tartini, Vivaldi and Bach

[@misterbg1]

I seriously need to know who the Violinist is... I cannot find even one recording that matches this outstanding performance...

[@misterbg1]

found it! Jean-Jacques Kantorow

[@liomatsu1931]

you should listen to ACO’s performance with Satü Vanska as the soloist

[@leandrofalconitangari]

OMG, just realized that the opening of the violin solo could perfectly fit in a blues improvisation!!! 😂

[@TheShadowPerson.]

With the crazy solo violin dominant7 chords in the beginning, sounds like baroque blues lol.

[@lucia_netri]

Baroque never disappoints

[@admins.7984]

Like a student of the 4th volume of Suzuki I can say that this is the weirdest sheet I had ever seen...

[@enaran6658]

I am playing it now...

[@Combinebobnt]

ahead of his time

[@slateflash]

i like how the last movement has almost no rests

[@pedrocmpns]

Sublime...🇧🇷

[@felixgotz2235]

If baroque violins realy had a shorter fingerboard gow did they play does 8va passages?

[@chrislawson7983]

Awesome thanks 👍😊.

[@stripedman201]

Omg... movement 3 was so fast.... But the last note on the solo violin was so freaking impressive.

[@othmanmajid6380]

Paganini studied Locatellis Caprices and those of Rovelli❤😊

[@sebasmusician736]

Me: This piece looks kinda easy, I should try it Arppegios: starts Me: O_O

[@Federgeistchen-cg2nr]

Lol, at the end when the picture of Locatelli is shown, his expression is like “Not very impressed” However, this was an insanely impressive recording. Wow

[@carlosjavierguzman1509]

Qué endemoniada belleza!!!

[@raulalvan3283]

increiblemente bello , bien dificil tocar esta pieza y es del tiempo de vivaldi

[@redstonealex8575]

13:28 yeah im fine, IM FINE

[@KyleWithee]

What. Even. Is. This. ?!

[@tropicalstrings]

When you even think of you playing it and come at 10'' it gets worse. Amazing violinist. Are you shure its only 1violin? It has at many aspects of modern sequens or minimal music. Even some gypsy aspects in it. At 17:05 I never heard such a note.

[@pielover33751]

I think that is a D8 and Sarah Chang Paganini No. 1 goes up to E8 at 15:19-15:20 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfdnZRvhL6crc0

[@nicolekwasny5791]

omg I'm screaming I LOVE THIS SONG AHHHHH😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😂

[@akuikage]

There was some sick shredding there

[@calebhu6383]

2:46

[@SL6NtheNorseman]

With 1.5x speed, he is a GOD!

[@ΠέτροςΜαρινατος]

Excellentt o😮erformance.gongratulatuons.

[@rhedges9631]

I don't know if others feel the same, but I feel this piece relies on its very impressive passages rather than the quality of music.

[@sophiaperennis2360]

I concur.

[@kwimbra]

I want to watch a live performance of this.

[@jackburgess8579]

At the age of 15, Chloe Chua learned the work in a month last year and then performed it immaculately at the end of a one hour concert, after having performed Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the first part. She repeated the entire concert the following night! You can watch a video of her performance, absolutely incredible as it is, on SSOLounge. A video, "Locatelli in a month," that contains extracts from the performance, has just been posted on YT. An audio-only CD of the entire concert was released yesterday.

[@matteo7moh]

spettacolo

[@carmelohugopedace4299]

Cappolaboro de Locatelli. Este concierto no es para cualquiera. Uno puede pensar que en 1700 no existían los trastornos de ansiedad como en el presente. Pero viendo la partitura y oyendo el concierto es evidente que los nervios estaban encendidos. Quizás llama la atención en el barroco, pero sin estar seguro, creo que el ego de aquellos compositores les hacía competir para ver quíén era más técnico y más lúcido y atlético con el violín . No llores por mí, violín; otros te podrán tocar.

[@RecordareDomineA415]

I like your thoughts, never thought about competition. Well said Carmelo

[@lucazalaffi1able]

Per fortuna non suono il violino!!! 😁😁😁😁😁 Pazzesco!!! 👍👍👍👍👍