Most Famous Violin Pieces Ranked from Easiest to Hardest

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[@fatpun1948]

Thanks to the influences of TwoSet, I have heard almost all the pieces mentioned in the video even though I am neither classically trained nor taught. You guys are REALLY doing a marvellous job on spreading classical music to the world!

[@katejung5785]

Well and also they are the most famous pieces so not surprising

[@hailee1277]

Same!!! I stumbled upon this channel by chance and I'm very glad that I did. I'm from South Asia and Western classical music is not something I've associated with or heard in general.

[@ericadavenport2039]

Sure, Kate, anyone can just turn on the radio and hear these pieces. Sheesh, just let Fat give TwoSet a compliment.

[@autoghg]

Yeah I agree

[@lalala5583]

I always enjoy, seeing you two having so much fun.Please keep playing together as long as you have the opportunity.🙏🏾

[@citrus0112]

I can basically spend hours and hours hearing them talking about music just like this since their passions make it so engaging and intriguing.

[@dannya8614]

Which can place you at a Ling Ling level of intrigue

[@stay.once.v]

So ture

[@ciel-101]

Agree. I love listening to twoset too. The way they talk about classical music is indeed engaging and it’s just the right portion for me - between serious classical dialogue and comical chaos \( >v< )/

[@KlaviersAnthology]

But can't spend even just 40 hours to practice... I feel you...

[@sufiyakhan90]

They are so passionate that i fell of my chair while listening

[@xandraxandra1437]

I'm smiling so hard right now. Seeing Twoset with violins playing from memory and having fun. It's like the old days. I love it so much!

[@xandraxandra1437]

@@TMinusRecords Yes, I think they have changed a lot during the years. It's natural and I like their newer videos too. Somethimes I miss those videos when they just played to teach us about the violin, about classic musik and used their violins casually. They also seemed to have a lot of fun trying to play the pieces and listening to each other.

[@lucticide]

@@xandraxandra1437 yup, they don't do many skits or charades videos either nowadays. i kinda miss them even though they used to flood their channel with charades lol

[@chiathesavant]

@@xandraxandra1437 yes yes I remember when they had just started. All was peaceful. Im so happy they got famous and big and im glad they hardly changed and they didn’t get so mainstream

[@brendamiller5785]

I love this so much. Listening to each other....yes...playing from memory, sometimes alone, sometimes together. The Ytase piece...Brett just casually forgets he had a private lesson with Vegerov.... humble but flex (lol) I wonder how many pieces (or parts of) they know from memory ....amazing. So prodigy

[@wobblyorbee279]

1:58 wait is that actually like that or is it out of tune or is it just my ears?

[@susanbryant6516]

I like these kind of episodes where they EXPLAIN and DEMONSTRATE why a piece is difficult or special.

[@twstdreality]

Racist

[@Slenderman-lt6dj]

@@twstdreality wdym?

[@acatsimp1838]

@@twstdreality how is that racist

[@wongcayven9893]

@@twstdreality How tho

[@colinehasaki]

Yeees, absolutely I never touched a violin so I am so glad they actually explain very well and I can laugh/be impressed along ! They really make quality content.

[@Mango_41]

Just wanna say that ive been watching twoset for a few uears now and i love how there content has evolved (bubble tea stuff, collabs, etc) yet they havent lost sight of the core of their channel. Theyre still 2 awesome guys who love classical music and love sharing it with us. 😁😁

[@nancychen4998]

agreed!!

[@cristinaciotlaus]

Me too

[@racoondoggd8944]

Same

[@bransonchen8080]

Uears

[@xandraxandra1437]

This video is what reminds me of the old videos they did. Love it so much!

[@simplytwosetter]

These two went on and on about how hard a piece is, and how only virtuosos can play it, and then, played it... And they've played almost all of these pieces... Twoset never disappoint.

[@RSTDRO]

yea like boi brett played tchaik violin concerto, yasye 3 and eddy played sibelius violin concerto and shostakovich violin concerto

[@RSTDRO]

They didnt perform ling ling level pieces tho

[@czarmvillalobos3537]

Brett also played Ysaye Ballade No. 3 in Maxim Vengerov's masterclass. Twoset are god level lol

[@vt4979]

The difference is that they can’t play them on the same level as the virtuosos, even with the easy pieces. That’s not a knock on their ability at all, as they are already highly skilled professional musicians. It’s just that violin soloists are totally different beasts, they are the great masters as twoset puts it.

[@simplytwosetter]

@@vt4979 I agree. I'm still impressed that they can play it, and I believe with a lot of practice, they can reach a higher level. But I do agree that they still have a long way to go (or probably impossible) to reach many virtuosos' level. But still, to me, they are amazing already.

[@damshek]

Paganini goes from "impossible" to "doable" surprisingly quickly, once you start practicing it seriously. There's a huge drop in difficulty once you start cracking all his little tricks, which you inevitably will if you throw enough "grind hours" at it. But Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc., on the other hand... some of the passages in those pieces just never sit well, even if you practice for a lifetime. They are never not hard to get to sound right. My personal nemesis currently is the 3rd Bach solo sonata, that thing is just borderline abusive.

[@niamhkeira8784]

You are extremely correct

[@georgesteffey8375]

I've had the same experiences as a trumpet player

[@diadrite]

I think I can understand that actually, even though I don't think I've sank enough 'grind hours' myself just yet. Paganini's very difficult to a point but once you're comfortable enough with upbow staccato, spicatto, high positions, thirds, tenths, and fingered octaves, I'd imagine you can basically play all 24 caprices with some practice. (Although I'd argue the God Save the King variations would be a massive undertaking no matter what.) But then there's some passages from less violinistic composers that are just plain uncomfortable and they'll never get more comfortable. You just have to grit your teeth and fight through the pain.

[@manunited1235]

So you’re saying bach’s violin pieces are overall harder to play than Paganini’s?

[@damshek]

@@manunited1235 My best analogy is that learning Paganini is like learning to juggle, looks impossible at first, then becomes second nature. While playing Bach solo pieces is like learning chess. It never becomes really easy, because there's so much depth and new possibilities at every step. And on top of that, yes, there are some technical moments in Bach solo violin pieces, especially the fugues, especially with a modern violin and bow, that can make a lot of Paganini seem like a breeze. Slow chords where you have to carry multiple voices by connecting notes in midair, hoping it makes sense to the listener, and not crunch any of them, and stay in tune... I'll take tenths and left hand pizz anyday for easiness tbh.

[@totibeck6356]

I’m a 47yr old non-musician. Before twoset - I listened to blues and jazz and had no idea what bubble tea was. As soon as I finish writing this comment - I’m about to order bubble tea and choose some of the pieces from this video for a playlist. That’s how much this one weird channel has influenced and affected me!

[@ahappyfrenchtoast2669]

that's so cute :)! im glad you found this channel and the wonders of asian cuisine (including the bubble tea)

[@Lewej1]

Ahh, that's so cool! To be honest, though, classical and jazz merge in many areas (case in point, Gerswhin).

[@cyrissiryc5126]

Hope you liked the bubble tea 😊 brown sugar less ice 😉

[@totibeck6356]

@@cyrissiryc5126 brown sugar and tapioca - cold no ice - medium sugar (because of brown sugar) 😁

[@accepttheawesome]

What a beautiful community music creates!

[@edits_betterthanrevenge]

I like how when Brett flexes Tzigane, Eddy acts surprised and just makes that face at 9:41

[@mentallyunstablernplssendhelp]

Perfect pizz boi effect ✨

[@OekkieM]

don't even play classical music but still watch these videos the second they come out

[@user-cx8iz6xw5d]

same but I’d love to learn the violin or a musical instrument

[@cristinaciotlaus]

Yes, they inspired me to play the violin I’ve been playing for a few months now 🎻

[@huienvlogs]

Me, a viola player: 😻🦶

[@booksandmusic2526]

I am not even a musician but I do the same

[@rimurutempest5377]

Same

[@gliscor9892]

I think devil’s trill should be ranked higher, the original manuscript has a lot of uncomfortable double stops and the Kreisler arrangement and cadenza are pretty fiery. I think it’s at least hard

[@sethewesson2882]

Yea the cadenza is impossible

[@bal-xx7fh]

my brother tried to learn that once... safe to say he's not touching any cadenzas ever again

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

The cadenza is written by Sauret, who also wrote the cadenza played in Paganini violin concerto

[@frederickerichsen6303]

The end is freaking insane with all the tenths and double stopps. My face went O.o when they ranked it medium

[@aragornsonofarathorn3461]

I dont think they listened to devil's trill to the end :D

[@antoineduchamp4931]

Other contributors have mentioned Tartini's Devil trill: I was in London many many years ago, when as an ENCORE the great David Oistrakh propped his violin under his generous chin and played this truly demonic piece ! he played it as if it were the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, i.e. effortless beyond belief. I recall all the string players of the London Symphony orchestra craning their necks to try and see him do it.... a memory I shall always have.

[@nb7524]

Wow!! It is SO awesome that you experienced him performing that piece😁

[@antoineduchamp4931]

@@nb7524 Dear NB, more happened at that concert! during the famous opening orchestral tutti of the famous theme of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, Oistrakh walked to the leader's desk while they were playing and lifted away his music from the stand! As if you say... "you don't need this to play the famous theme!" The audience laughed at what he did, and so did the orchestra. The greatest violinist I ever did hear.

[@Aristaeuss]

Amazing. When was this?

[@chiakum]

Would be interesting to see how other violinists list these difficulty levels

[@johnny_eth]

Ling Ling would put everything in the easy category.

[@kritee]

Yeah they should do this again with Hilary or Ray

[@danieltran9634]

I would love to see Hilary Hann do this. Because everything seems easy and effortless when she plays. 🙄

[@freeziez8569]

Yes. Would also love to see a difficulty ranking of popular violin showpieces, from Praeludium and Allegro up to The Last Rose of Summer.

[@ajsorensen2585]

I would rank them about the same for technical difficulty

[@xxPenjoxx]

I would love to see where Hilary Hahn and Ray Chen would place these exact same pieces on the same chart. How differently would they be compared to twoset??

[@liesalllies]

All easy (jk)

[@katherinemurphy2762]

@@liesalllies I mean, there's a video of Hilary Hahn playing Erlkönig out there on the interwebs...

[@JurgenWindcaller]

I'm so proud to be finnish. Our country is small but we gave birth to Sibelius, an amazing composer and it feels great to see that he's surprisingly known around the world

[@alvarezgabriel6679]

Well your small country gave birth to the the best violin concerto in the world (imo ofc) so i'd say it is definitely a success

[@Rafael_Peixoto]

*Cries in Brazilian, from a country as big as a continent and with no really well known classical musicians*

[@JurgenWindcaller]

@@alvarezgabriel6679 Finnish people mostly know Sibelius for Finlandia, we play that always on our independence day and it's awesome

[@owdy3973]

Isn't Finland known as the happiest country? That's some achievement for a small country

[@JurgenWindcaller]

@@owdy3973 yeah that's true and the funniest thing is that all finnish people are complaining about everything all the time :D it's kind of a meme here that we are called the happiest country

[@MrChannelnamehere]

Should do an easiest to hardest video for piano repertoire with Sophie!

[@devenjainn]

Oui oui

[@orla257]

I started playing violin in September and I nearly have my first grade done. TwoSet was the reason I started to play, so THANK YOU , from one of your biggest fans!!!!!

[@mazeppa1231]

Nice!! Hope you enjoy your journey with the violin. :)

[@mazeppa1231]

Nice!! Hope you enjoy your journey with the violin. :)

[@marikkomariam]

watching now how Brett's trying to decide where to put Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.... and now he is preparing for A SOLO WITH AN ORCHESTRA guys i feel so proud ❤

[@anonymouspikminguy]

YEAH FR and its happening in 6 DAYS

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Devil's trill is way harder than medium in my opinion. One cadenza is by Sauret, who also wrote the Paganini violin concerto cadenza. But Kreisler's cadenza is much more prevalent, and incredibly difficult to play clearly. I highly recommend Oistrakh's recording with Frida Bauer

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Oistrakh plays it really well, if you want to listen to a great recording

[@arashkeyani2578]

Isn’t the cadenza by Kreisler?

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Sorry, I was mistaken. Sauret also wrote a cadenza for the piece, but the Kreisler cadenza is much more popular

[@andreyv116]

Yeah kreisler cadenza is a pretty good finger twister

[@zongopbongo]

I was really confused when they put it in medium. Just looking at the sheet music for the second half of that piece makes me dizzy.

[@sheenam1535]

The way Brett’s bow gets in Eddy’s face. 😆 You know you have watched enough TSV videos when you are familiar with the pieces even if you’re not a musician yourself 😂

[@elissahunt]

What I loved about that is Eddy didn't do anything about it. Almost anyone else would have moved it out of the way. Eddy just went with it.

[@devilskiss1]

The pieces in order are: Easy: Elgar salut d'amour Brahms Hungarian dance no. 5 Massenet meditation (from thais) Kreisler liebesleid Monti csárdás Medium: Sarasate zigeunerweisen Waughan Williams the lark ascending Franck violin sonata Lalo symphonie espagnole Tartini devil's trill sonata Bruch violin concerto no. 1 Beethoven spring sonata Vivaldi summer concerto Mozart violin concerto no. 3 Hard: Tchaikovsky violin concerto Ravel tzigane Bach adagio (from sonata no. 1 in g minor) Saint Saëns introduction and rondo capriccioso Mendelssohn violin concerto Beethoven kreutzer sonata God level: Ysaye sonata no. 3 ballade Brahms violin concerto Shostakovich violin concerto no. 1 Dvořák violin concerto Sibelius violin concerto Paganini caprice no. 24 Bach chaconne (from partita no. 2 in d minor) Ling ling: Ernst der erlkönig Ernst the last rose of summer Paganini violin concerto no. 1

[@fatemehsaeed9724]

Thank you🤍

[@sharonlampert7452]

Thank you!

[@mavow_]

« Bach makes you feel very naked » - Brett

[@creepow8528]

pronouncing "Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)" as "Liebeslied (Love Song)" is just like 2 entirely different things but still makes sense somehow.

[@PeegyKittyKat1]

Was about to comment on that :D

[@zokoravonyensloh]

I mean it's still a love song - just not in the normal sense XD I was looking for this comment I found it very funny :D

[@Slalamandre]

And Zigünerweisen

[@giuseppeettoremantovani2465]

Ernst was not jealous of Paganini, on the contrary! There is a story: Paganini had been performing many concerts around Europe, and Ernst was following him everywhere he went, he even stayed in hotel rooms right next to Paganini's, trying to learn his "secrets", but rarely did Paganini practice during his stays. Later, at a concert that Paganini attended, Ernst played Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento with "accuracy that shocked the audience and Paganini". At the time of that concert, the piece was not published yet, so Ernst would have had to learn it by ear from Paganini's concerts.

[@kokkiro]

twoset: *ranks piece as hard* also twoset: *plays it effortlessly*

[@bloodybutterfly2992]

Thank you twoset for introducing me to so many classical bangers

[@brendamiller5785]

Eddy: We were just jammin' lol lol

[@Hi-hk5eg]

I agree with most of them but, in my opinion, Devil's Trills Sonata should definitely be on Hard-Hard level because of some of the later-er parts. Reasons - *Firstly, it lasts a good more than 15 minutes. *It requires another level of musicality. *In the 4th movement, the violinist has to do trills while simultaneously playing arpeggiated triads. *And then there's the cadenza. Note- It is just my personal opinion.

[@CopShowGuy]

That last movement is pretty intense, yeah. The other three movements, comparatively aren't so bad though.

[@vladoilic8497]

I completely agree; in fact I wanted to comment exactly that but you did it for me. Thank you, kind stranger :)

[@Hi-hk5eg]

@@vladoilic8497 No problem :)

[@smithmusicstudies]

Oh, good! I'm not the only one. When they put it just barely in medium I almost crashed my car. 😆

[@CopShowGuy]

@@smithmusicstudies Oh...um...maybe you shouldn't watch videos while you're driving. Unless you're saying it made you so angry that it made you feel like destroying your car.

[@kaugusta1]

Thank you. I have decided to add "Never play after a prodigy" to my life rules. You guys just tossed off demos of every piece - that was crazy! So impressed with your retention of pieces you might not have played in a while along with the skill. Yowza!

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

Never, EVER play after a musical genius\prodigy

[@Mango_41]

Eddys face when brett did the pizz... brett is perfect pizz boi after all lol

[@denkanator]

1:55 This is why i like two set. They've been making videos for seven years, and Brett still waves his bow in front of the camera like a noob

[@olle130]

I just realized that I've achieved a goal of mine and that is largely thanks to you guys! Two years ago I knew nothing about classical music and wanted to learn to appreciate it. I am a musician and grew up with a lot of different music (classical was however not one of the genres played at home) so I knew by theory how composers such as Mozart and Beethoven were great but I couldn't feel it or really enjoy it. Hence I wanted to explore more classical and learn more. One way to do it was to make sure to be more exposed to classical and by subscribing to you guys the journey was a treat. Before I knew it my playlists were full of classical music. This video just reminded me of how far I've come with my goal and also gave some tips of new pieces to listen at :D Just wanted to thank you guys for all you do and let you know that I really appreciate it and that The Ling Ling Academy really delivers!

[@stevqtalent]

Sibelius: i wish i was a violinist Ernst: i wish all violinists would just quit

[@cristinaciotlaus]

Who else wants to see more charades? Love you guys by the way

[@nancychen4998]

me!! 1/100 🥰

[@xandraxandra1437]

I would love to, but I think they don't. It's become harder and harder to find a theme.

[@moonwatcher99]

This. Also, I wouldn't mind a chicken or two, lol. (I'm also hoping more tv shows will start using violin; I feel like they kind of ran out of material to roast.)

[@kokod2736]

Me, I love charades

[@GerinoMorn]

I've never heard Ernst' Erlkönig so I went and listened to it. I have been properly educated as a classical music listener, but I have never, ever felt what this piece did to me. Incredible.

[@Yourdailydoseofsarcasm]

Twoset : THESE ARE THE HARDEST VIOLIN PIECES Also twoset : plays them all flawlessly

[@helenlee1780]

I love this episode so much. It reminds me of what it felt like to fall in love with your channel at the very beginning.

[@citrus0112]

now we all fall for them once again :>

[@helenlee1780]

@@citrus0112 exactly＜3

[@booksandmusic2526]

Oh my god them playing little snippets of various concertos/sonatas are so beautiful and for some reason it makes me tear up 🥺 Now this is my new favorite video of theirs

[@nikki._.nguyen]

9:36 one perfect pizz boi :3

[@TheIrenepiekarski]

This is my favorite kind of TwoSet videos! Fun and beauty in one swoop!❤❤

[@Chrstne81]

I love how creative and interesting your videos are! I’m not really a classical music person, but videos like this make me want to explore listening to more music.

[@ttv.lostintokio]

Listening to these pieces in the background, just made it easier for me to finally get started on my classical music playlist i've been meaning to set up for months, so thank you.

[@silvanavivas9728]

It's such a pleasure to see you interact and have fun and try stuff...your videos are also educational! Thank you, you make me feel good.

[@MsLionsmurf]

honorable mention to Schubert who wrote Erlkönig originally for Voice and Piano (after a poem by Goethe) Ernst adapted it for Violin as did Liszt for just Piano

[@niamhkeira8784]

The piano version is RIDICULOUS

[@amandapr1me]

My blood boiled a bit when they credited it to Ernst, who just transcribed Schubert's piano music to violin.

[@MsLionsmurf]

it was more of an "at least mention who wrote it originally ..."

[@Satopi3104]

Oh good I was like “wait isn’t this Schubert…?“ good to know I am not losing it (yet)

[@DavidMillsom]

I just came across this vid. Thanks ! I know many of the pieces but I'm delighted to that you revel a number that I've either did not know or hadn't paid attention to.

[@Loorp]

Love the pool of pieces you guys selected! I played Tzigane and Chaconne for my senior recital in high school, but haven't really played consistently after that. Your recent videos have encouraged me to start playing again after 15 years. It's harder now with young kids, but just go through the first page of Ysaye (trying not to get depressed from the Chloe recording though).

[@katelynkress7979]

You got this man

[@pioussutherland8962]

Thank you, guys. I’ve wanted to learn music since I was 10, and you guys convinced me to start after 9 years of wanting to learn. I got a guitar 3 days ago and started with music theory beginning of this month. Keep on! And practice!

[@juviasilman4309]

Funny as always guys and so nice seeing and hearing you play together. Would like to see Paganini clothing merch 🙏

[@alessandraquincy3212]

your voices are so damn soothing, if you have a podcast I would use it to cure my insomnia. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD IMAGINE TALKING WHILE PLAYING WITH YOUR VIOLINS!!!

[@miyalovessibelius]

idk if you're still there but i have good news for u

[@yyuwan]

Love these episodes! As a non musician, can know more about classical or violin more!

[@catherineanntuazon2131]

I am new to this channel but I've been binge watching even on work 😂 I love how I'm learning classical music because of you two. Kudos and keep it up. ❤️❤️❤️

[@theworsttriangle9669]

ive been waiting for this video for a while now! thanks!

[@vitorr2469]

well you guys have outdone ur selves once again. this video is probably one of the best videos u guys have ever done. you’ve labeled about every song you’ve guys used in ur videos, and it was very nice seeing ur guys chemistry when playing. keep doing this, great video!

[@marcosz9966]

W TAKE VITORRR

[@cyrissiryc5126]

13:54 haha love this 😆 it's ok Eddy, even if you're not Chloe-prodigy level, you're still #1 (with Brett) in our books 😘😘😘

[@GrandMasterEzio1800]

Y'all are crazy good content creators and even crazier violinists. I came hoping to find out the name to a piece and ended up watching the whole thing through, subbing, and watching other vids. Still haven't found the piece I've been looking for😂😂😂

[@arrianah5080]

any updates? hope u found it already xDD

[@Tenshiiqt]

Ive been watching you for a year now and I finally got my first violin and just started playing violin 2 days ago, because of you😁 Thank you so much Eddy and Brett! Love both of u lol

[@muyanxu5077]

This video, especially the ending joke bit brings me back to 2019-20's twoset! Waiting for ur lingling level performance Brett😉😉

[@pita4401]

they're so impressive, my god!!! they keep getting better and better and becoming an improved ling ling version of themselves.

[@4llowyourdream]

I'm amazed how frequently you're posting!! I feel blessed 🙏 Just don't burn out.

[@nancychen4998]

yes please take care of yourselves

[@BigTallLankyDude]

Nice, videos like this are a goldmine of new pieces to check out!

[@beatricedubois7377]

I really appreciate that you two complement each other than being in constant one upsmanship that I see so often. Hope your friendship stays humble to each other and respectful to each other’s strengths. You two are a pleasure to watch!

[@coolcatwithhat7580]

Why is all of your videos so amazing of what you guys are trying to show your passion with music

[@keltong2492]

Amazing, you guys always outdo yourselves

[@jorgemejia1007]

Love this channel cause these are really charismatic and I also get to know more beautiful pieces

[@mimimonbebe9077]

Love you Twoset, thank you for these types of videos 💚💚

[@sarahC19]

This video is just 16 minutes of pure serotonin! I just love you guys' passion for music❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MegaRabadaba]

This is great, I learned the names of so many pieces I've been trying to find!

[@siwy4don]

Love it, more videos like this!

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays and happy new year! Love you guys, thanks for keeping us entertained (and educated!)!

[@RSTDRO]

Just a reminder to like the video so Brett can perform Last Rose of Summer, Erlkonig and Paganini Concerto No. 1.

[@nickdubya1215]

Let us never forget how skilled these two goofs are

[@idroppedmychicken]

I’m so happy you guys posted this. It has some of my favorite pieces, and recently, I’ve been too focused on k-pop to listen to classical - I unfortunately can only be interested in one thing at a time, and I don’t know why?? But anyway, it’s been SO long since I’ve listened to classical music, and I’ve been meaning to again. Again, thank you for posting this. The interpretations you gave as examples gave me that feeling in my stomach that you get the first time you listen to something, and I genuinely missed that feeling so so much. I didn’t think you could get it twice, but apparently you can.

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

great tier list. thanks tsv!

[@lostfroggs]

Yesterday I was having a mental breakdown over a piece and then I realized that Brett and Eddy could probably sightread it in double time immediately after waking up yet here I was crying over it ;-;

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Same, fam. Hang in there, we got this ❤️

[@daneta.3227]

Awww man, what piece is it?

[@lostfroggs]

@@daneta.3227 Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave 🥲

[@remember9097]

4:45 a moment of appreciation for how in tune they were

[@juniper1059]

I've only been watching twoset for 2 months now so I was pleasantly surprised when I recognized 90% of the pieces mentioned here (I'm a total non musician btw) I really love these type videos, just them geeking out about classical music is soo fun to see🤩

[@konoha2955]

Thank you twosets violin for making this video letting us know the ranking of difficulties among all this famous violin repertoire. Now i got a clearer idea which one to start from and what to practice next 👍🏻 this difficulties ranking thing really help so much 🙏🏻

[@Caroline1261]

Such a fun videos, thanks TwoSet! I was surprise to see that they put Vivaldi in the Medium section! I thought it was hard to play! :)

[@saras3294]

The pieces were so beautiful and amazing Going into my playliszt

[@va.g.6363]

I just love them so much

[@curio_sphere]

Is no one gonna comment that Brett actually can *play* Ysaye 3 (a borderline LingLing piece) so well that Vengerov himself congratulated him?? Like obviously he's not world-class soloist level (that would be physically impossible with what they're doing with twoset) but he could get *musicality* and *subtle phrasing* in a piece this difficult! Not to forget Eddy's Sibelius of course, that Ray Chen was very complimentary of!

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

Brett met VENGEROV?????

[@josephotoshi]

@@theyluvtwoset.13 Yep! Watch the last 30 minutes of their "4 Levels of Violin Masterclasses" and Brett gets to have a lesson on Ysaye Sonata 3 with Vengerov.

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

@@josephotoshi Okay! I'll do that now

[@sa.5360]

@@theyluvtwoset.13 Vengerov himself actually posted the whole Masterclass on his own channel if you are interested. It's a really long video

[@simplytwosetter]

Me, started the violin half a year ago, clicked in to see whether there are famous pieces I can begin to play for fun, only to find out that probably they are all ranked "hard" or "god" level lol See you in my next life, famous pieces!

[@anry815]

hhhhhhhhhhhhh that's true! the easiest=the pieces in my mind the hardest

[@simplytwosetter]

@@anry815 yeah lol none of them were playable to me, not within three years I'd say lol

[@Nicole-uw2db]

Yeah in my mind something like Ode to Joy would be easy (i’m just a beginner) and not the Hungarian Dance . And I’m aware of Ode being just a little part of Beethoven’s 9th.

[@lalabest1aj]

trust me, you couldnt even play the "easy" pieces.

[@ealston0826]

Half a year? you are beginning to crawl! don't give up! if you enjoy it and love it, don't give up! practice smart and one day you will play the pieces you want to play. Don't ever give up on your dreams!

[@cyrissiryc5126]

Ooh, nice list! Taking down notes so that I know what to vote Twoset to play for 5 mil and onwards 😁😁😁

[@shaalis]

I love how you two talk about not only difficulty, but the character and duration of each piece. It's very insightful as much as it is entertaining!

[@vivianaruizdiaz5333]

I love you guys so much. Thank you for your hard work

[@hie7326]

More of you two describing how hard a piece and how good a piece is while demonstrating them please 🙏! Additionally, I know it will be buried but you guys should try to rank and maybe compile a list of each famous composer most underrated/much lesser known piece! Would love to expand my listening list :') Thank you for another fun vid! Also, for any twosetters who have watched the 5 hardest violin pieces vid, it's interesting how they react to the Ernst der erlkönig during that one and this time and Bach Chaconne, too. Someone have been practicing I see /lh

[@stephiskhan]

My violin teacher definitely has a similar ranking based on how she let me advance thru the concertos when I used to play. Thanks twoset for contextualizing and helping me appreciate again why I learned the repertoire in the order I did. Feeling nostalgic now for when I used to play 🎻💫

[@zireael66]

Thanks for the video, it helped my day a lot

[@SmartBoy-ku7rq]

That's the video I was waiting for the long time. Because I wanted to know which concerto is easier to begin with

[@marialoh9136]

3:40 "You have to be like the fattiest sound." Eddy Chen 2021

[@notcriskey8011]

14:50 stooop he is already deeeead 😭

[@emeliflores2649]

JAJAJA

[@wreckzc]

Love this video

[@cam6144]

The video being released right in the middle of me having an existential crisis because I have now realized that I no longer want to play music professionally (I want to work with historic literature and art/music history shit) but I still feel most comfortable when surrounded by musicians ✨ it’s a vibe

[@darksaber5437]

I secretly wanted this as a video without knowing I wanted it

[@edits_betterthanrevenge]

“I think Bach makes you feel very naked.” Oh, well, I didn’t know Bach made me feel that way.

[@oxoelfoxo]

only if you're a violinist playing the violin. since I'm not, Bach (played well) makes me feel elevated

[@gerbile3493]

I don't play violin (but do play other instruments) but I do listen to Devil's Trill pretty much everyday and the second half of the piece with the (you guessed it) trills and also secondary voicing merit it a higher ranking

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

I agree, it's atleast in God tier

[@RSTDRO]

@@dehanbadenhorst1398 nah...

[@RSTDRO]

Its higher but not god

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

@@RSTDRO I think it depends on the performer. Some people find it much more difficult than others, even at a virtuoso level. To play the last part cleanly is very tricky. But that's just my opinion. You might be right

[@RSTDRO]

@@dehanbadenhorst1398 yeah but i think its in hard, because to play nearly any piece cleanly is hard, as they stated "to play it like vengerov, hilary or heifetz or any great violinist is all like god tier" (butchered what they said). But it's subjective, and honestly you're probably right because i dont even play violin. It does sound freakishly difficult though, maybe it is god tier.

[@rosalinasintros1091]

Hi Brett and Eddy! I was very inspired by your content so i want to share something. I took my first violin lesson ever yesterday and learnt the beginning of ode to joy already. It was my first ever lesson for any musical instrument. Thanks to your videos the violin teacher did not need to do much 🤣 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@toastermkii7836]

I sometimes think “hey I should compose for string instruments.” But then I remember I’m a band teacher

[@mbahgugel271]

I have a suggestion to both of you discussing how to enjoy violin classical arrangements base on the period they were written as many concert goers sometimes feel boring listening the pieces because of lack background knowledge of the music. After taking violin lessons a few years, now I understand and appreciate someone performs classical music either in violin or piano so far both of you are doing fine with your programmes.

[@FreestyleSkier]

The Devils Trill Sonata has a ridiculous cadenza, I personally think it deserves a higher ranking.

[@JacquesLuu]

3:50 well Eddy you better already prepare for the 5 Mil Brahms ! ;)