Maxim Vengerov: Developing your own sound

[@xue8364]

All this is very obvious for professional musicians but not so for general public, which is why these videos are so valuable

[@JustFiddler]

yes it is

[@tamaranaszer9113]

it might be obvious, yet we have to focus on so many different things, that we often lose what the most important things are and which principles should help at certain problems. so I think, such reminders are very useful and important even for professionals

[@clairepotter6975]

I didn't care for Tzigane very much until I heard Vengerov play it and my opinion completely changed! Nice video.

[@JustFiddler]

same here

[@Bestill37-7]

I love your masterclass. It is educational, fun, exciting and beautiful. Thank you so much for what you do. God bless you!!

[@MaximVengerovOfficial]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed this.

[@kj62431]

So inspirational! You classes are so universal. One does not need to play strings. Any instrument including the voice can get so much from this. I've encouraged my students to sing their instrumental parts as another way of experimentation.

[@Midori2000]

Mr. Vengerov, how do you develop such a whole and deep tone?

[@sgerianda]

I'm not even a violinist nor string player of any sort (ok, except for the piano strings) and these masterclasses make me wanna start learning to play the violin ❤

[@jessevieira638]

Thank you, maestro!

[@BambooMusicAcademy]

Incredibly spiring, thanks Mr Vengerov!

[@Sophie-Ima]

Wow😮

[@JustFiddler]

sangat bermanfaat ! matur suksma dari bali 🎻🎻🌹☘️🌹🎻☘️

[@frenchi8]

Merci beaucoup Mr Vengerov!

[@user-kn9rs2ct4l]

上手だなあ❗️当たり前ですね。魂が込められていて、感動の演奏を有難うザマス。🙏🇯🇵

[@OurLadysTheology]

Thank you!

[@udonloews1301]

👍Open-minded LOVE to LIFE👍

[@Giuliabuccaviolino]

The best !!!!

[@fransiskusiwansetiawan5227]

Yess. Tutorial...

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

What else do you want? He's giving his thoughts on colour. That counts as a tutorial... Sound colour is merely philosophy .... it's not like master Vengerov is going to tell each student how to perform their vibrato or where to shift... That is up to *them* ! And they need to make a sensible choice!

[@elricky1996]

@@liamnevilleviolist1809 right on

[@issamtewfik4648]

Can a 76 yo man start learning to play the violin?

[@Sarah-oj7bh]

As a 38 yo beginner nearing 6 months of learning, let me share my experience so far. Violin is hard. Everything about it is hard. Starting with how you hold the instrument and bow. Intonation is hard. String crossings are hard. Sometimes, just creating a sound that isn't a screech is hard. And I'm nowhere near trying any of the "advanced" techniques, of course. You'll need to hear if your intonation is good. You'll need to be able to create an image of how you want to sound, and then live with the fact that you don't have the skills yet to make it happen, for probably a very long time. You will not play the famous violin pieces for years to come, maybe never. Maybe you'll never even play most of the notes that can be played on a violin. But, if the stars align and you relax your shoulders and get your right wrist and hand flexible and remember to raise your left wrist so that you can actually find the notes on the fingerboard and your bow is flowing right and you are creating a beautiful sound, then even playing a simple scale can be bliss. So, it's a bit of a ride. I still find myself wondering how an instrument that is so impractical can be so popular, but it sounds very beautiful, so that's obviously the reason. Prior experience with another instrument will do a lot for you, singing experience will help a lot as well. I have some basics in guitar and singing, and that's a good preparation. Try it if you can be patient with yourself. And I'd recommend renting a decent beginner's instrument instead of buying a very bad one. Oh, and don't try it if you have shoulder problems already, then maybe rather go for cello? (I don't know if that's really better, I just imagine it should be.)

[@udonloews1301]

。我佩服凡格諾夫先生音樂的執著。

[@BunnaphatTangpaiboon]

👍

[@gantchikova]

ууууух! Музыкант- ураган.

[@verak2924]

И я так хочу! 😀

[@yishihara55527]

I think there is too much emphasis these days on being different for the sake of being different. If everyone sounded very similar but those sounds were all in service to the composer, then there is really nothing wrong with sounding similar to other artists.

[@Sarah-oj7bh]

I think the accessibility of recordings has changed a lot. If there's already X recordings of some concerto, it's worth trying a few new things. Nothing wrong with that, you don't "destroy the music" or all the other versions that already exist, you just try something that may or may not turn out to be a success. Of course, music that isn't authenticly felt tends to be not very good, so being different for the sake of being different might not be the best approach.

[@yishihara55527]

@@Sarah-oj7bh You don't understand. It's not about "trying new things." Whether they are new or old is irrelevant. It's about doing what the score tells you to do.

[@Sarah-oj7bh]

@@yishihara55527 Could you please not start an answer to someone who disagrees with you with claiming that they don't understand? That's bad manners. Music scores leave plenty of freedom to try new things. Sometimes there's information outside the score, like historical context, that is discovered at some point in time and changes how people view a score like with baroque music. Musicians can still choose to ignore that information, and the listeners will decide if any given interpretation makes musical sense to them, touches them emotionally etc. Sometimes, a new way of playing comes along that shapes how people think of a certain composer or piece, and isn't that a great thing?

[@yishihara55527]

@@Sarah-oj7bh Could you please just stay in your lane? You are decades, perhaps lifetimes behind.

[@yishihara55527]

@@Sarah-oj7bh There are only a handful of other professional classical musicians that I would even bother discussing music with them. You have been on the planet for five minutes but thing you know something. As I said, the power to post a comment doesn't make us equal. Equality is a myth...better u know it now.