Gil Shaham on Berg's Violin Concerto

[@ukdavepianoman]

Berg's VC is a magnificent, remarkable work and deeply emotional. A wonderful summary of the key moments in this piece.

[@charlesrae3793]

A really illuminating analysis of one of the greatest pieces of 20th century music.

[@PlugInKali]

What a wonderful detailed explanation!! I didn't know the story behind Berg's Violin concerto and it enhances the listening experience so much more. Thank you, Mr Shaham! :)

[@andreasreiner8889]

Extraordinary - Joy - great musician!

[@riccardopini9340]

Bravo , Maestro Shaham , si capisce quanto ami questa partitura dalle sue belle parole .

[@StefanSchmalhaus]

Thanks for sharing these great insights into this wonderful piece of music!

[@canamus1768]

what an excellent distillation of this amazing work.

[@MrInterestingthings]

Thankyou ! This talk opens with the popular Barber concerto in the background . So iridescent , beautiful true American music . The Berg concerto its taken 40 years for me to get excited by it . Can't remember anything but the opening open strings then the section with Bach's cantata quoted . I took the score with me when Mutter and MTThomas played it in miami in 2016 .So glad he is here talking about it .Need to read some papers about it ! Wonderful to hear the solo parts played here !

[@basicsforbaroqueimprovisation]

Marvelous ! Thank you for sharing these insights !

[@iCyclone]

Very, very cool explication of this piece. It makes so much more sense to me now. Awesome video.

[@subjectline]

This is great, thank you for doing this.

[@subjectline]

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[@abcglobus]

Brilliant! Thanks for that.

[@unclejuniorsoprano]

THE BERG VIOLIN CONCERTO IS PHENOMENAL. I WOULD THINK THAT MEMORIZING IT IS ABOUT AS HARD AS PLAYING IT.

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

In the amazing journey from the beginning to the end, there are moments of pure magic that make this a masterpiece for the ages. Berg had a wonderful ear for beauty and was able to use the 12-tone system in lovely ways that do not offend the listener. Gil is right. The ending is heavenly.

[@brendandurham3817]

Great! I can't wait! ;-)

[@MrInterestingthings]

It's wonderful how alive he is when talking about this great early 20th century masterwork . I wonder if he has studied the Schonberg violin concerto too . Hahn needs to do a video talking about this music. 20th century music often needs a way in.Scherchen said just listen . I don't think it's often enough ! 1936 .Anxiety then 1938 .Terrible days after the freedom of Weimar Republic .

[@paulrxxxmann6718]

tried hard to grasp this music. Would like to hear the violin played solo without orchestral part so i could follow what is going on. Is there some way this is possible ? ps. I cant read music.

[@bencartlidge11]

Why is the background music the Barber concerto, lol

[@belmon38]

Why is the Barber sounding while he is talking about the Berg? Strange mix

[@spskymaestro]

It might be from his 1930s Violin Concertos Vol 1 recording, that includes both the Barber and the Berg

[@benediktmatus3981]

Why is there music from barbers violin concerto;-;