Paganini Concerto n. 4 + "Le Streghe" (Ruggiero Ricci - Piero Bellugi)

Turin, Italy, April 3, 1970
Ruggiero Ricci, violin
Orch. Sinf. di Torino della RAI
Piero Bellugi, conductor

[@dustinrupert620]

I'm now listening/watching this in clear detail, and this is the greatest of violin sounds imaginable. Such clarity and perfection.

[@aharonschvartzman7041]

Достойный потомок Паганини

[@farmertice7064]

Not a pretty face, but one hell of a violinist. Ruggiero Ricci didn't look like a violinist. He had the look of a prize-fighter. In fact, he looked a lot like Rocky Marciano. I'll never forget the time he visited the conservatory at Interlochen in 1978. The students were both honored & amazed when he dropped by. Then, he treated them to the 2nd half of Paganini's Caprices. I could write a book on Ricci but no on YT. His technique was bold & masterful. His tempi was always brisk. He never played it safe. He was old school & never used a crutch under his violin. His posture was perfect; legs at the right distance apart with most of his weight on the left leg; feet always firmly planted. Unlike many of today's violinists, he never made stupid-looking faces nor did he move about while playing. He was always pleasant to watch. This 4th concerto is one of my personal favorites. The adagio is my favorite movement, because it reminds me of a Sicilian funeral march. FarmerTice.com

[@josemariagarcia9912]

31:42 His down bow staccato was amazing!

[@gustavocagliolo7673]

Excelente interpretación de Ricci y dirección de Bellugi. Paganini es lo mejor en el violín y sus conciertos. Gracias por conservar y difundir esta música. Saludos desde Argentiina.

[@james23465fh]

Undoubtedly, he is one of the best and most professional musicians in the world

[@fabia_viola]

Uauuu!! Que fantástico 👏👏👏

[@OraBaronello]

Grande Piero, sono Felice di essere stato un Tuo alunno., grazie per avermi reso meno ignorante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jennywages]

My favorite Paganini concerto, very hard to find.

[@davicoutinho600]

Tudo do Paganini é demasiadamente difícil... devia ter os níveis: fácil, médio, difícil e paganini hahaha.

[@sina8883]

Wow! I thought it was only me who loves (or even knows) this concerto! I discovered a recording of this (Ricci's recording) at our local public library waiting for my parents to pick me up back in 7th grade (many decades ago), and have been absolutely enchanted by it ever since. I hope to play it some day. I working on #1 right now, but this is definitely on my bucket list.

[@GojuBob]

Ruggiero Ricci was the finest of all Paganini interpreters, IMO.

[@Awis67AMS]

And Salvatore Accardo. Something about Italian violinists..

[@violintegral]

And Franco Gulli!

[@gianlucalav]

And ALDO FERRARESI!!!!

[@Jean-JacquesAmblard]

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[@vladimirsmurans5544]

LEONID KOGAN!!!!!!

[@derik2nicolai584]

OMG the first time I see Ricci, I had his recordings since the 60th

[@MrFpam]

R.I.P. Ruggiero!

[@user-kp8ir4xx6x]

On endine tunne, et läbi neljanda jõudis ta finaali, milleks on V. Tunnetatud elu, valu!

[@BenjiOrthopedic]

He had one hell of a left hand. I never cared much for his music making but he certainly knew everything about the technical side of the violin. The funny thing was, he was a very small man, and yet look at what he could do? Literally anything. He actually sounded good into his 80s. There's a video of his last recital out there - it's good! It was done 30 years later, in 2000.

[@broccolee4328]

His understanding of the left hand mechanism is like no other. I took a semester of lesson with a prof who used to be one of his students, and learned a little bit of his technique.

[@diegocastroarriagada868]

All absolutly perfect!!! Ricci brilliant always and the orquestra made a great job too!! Viva Ricci, viva Italia!

[@mariaashot5648]

Bravissimo! Thank you for uploading this precious video!

[@sherom]

He had a distinctive sound which separated him from the rest. Thanks for uploading this performance by one of the greats.

[@horiaganescu3948]

Ruggiero Ricci must have been Paganini himself... This recording is a real treasure...

[@danca4]

Ruggiero Ricci è stato un grande. Anche Piero Bellugi un grande direttore. Bellugi è stato anche un grandissimo didatta. Buon ascolto.

[@pippofan123]

Uma coisa interessante sobre o Ricci: como ele gostava de tocar! Numa apresentação em São Paulo, Brasil, depois do 12º ou 13º encore, eu parei de contar. A plateia pedia mais e ele tocava mais. No fim, o público foi chegando para frente e alguns de nós já estávamos em cima do palco. Num certo momento ele olhou para a platéia, assoprou as pontas dos dedos, balançou as mãos, como quem estivesse dizendo: "não aguento mais" e encerrou o recital. Com carinho e simpatia. Grande Ricci. Quanta saudade!

[@blancaduran9797]

Your right is like im leasing to paganini in person

[@violintegral]

In the hands of the right violinist, the Paganini concerti are absolutely MAGICAL. Shunsuke Sato also has a fabulous recording of this concerto on period instruments, definitely worth a listen!

[@fidicen73]

My heart-felt thanks for posting one of the greatest performances of the last century, by one of the greatest of violinists, who is still with us, inspiring and passing on his wisdom and skills.

[@sylviafarese9546]

Paganini en este concierto n* 4 saca lágrimas

[@Nuraghes100]

Ex Pluribus Unum Ruggiero Ricci Riposa in pace,Maestro

[@iosi1455]

❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢💝💝💝💝🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️✨✨✨👆🌼🌹🌿🌹💫💓🌾👍👆

[@MK-kw4dq]

Dear Maestro, you are always with us. Thank you for your talent and everything! Thank you you for Elizabeth Basoff-Darskaia, considering your best student, she was always following your suggestions. She loved you so much as a teacher and admire you as a great violinist. You are always with us. We love you and your playing, we love your wonderful opinion about other musicians. You are always with us. Love and love to Julia, she is the best.

[@PippoFan-ww9uz]

Uma vez eu perguntei a ele quantas horas por dia ele praticava para aprimorar sua técnica. Ele respondeu que, durante seis meses do ano, ele gravava e durante os outros seis meses, ele viajava apresentando-se em vários países. Nos seis meses em que gravava, ele praticava, pelo menos, oito horas por dia. Nos outros seis meses em que viajava, ele disse que não tinha muito tempo. As viagens, os espetáculos, os ensaios, outros compromissos, tomavam todo o seu tempo. Então, podemos concluir que, neste período desta apresentação, ele não estava tendo tempo de trabalhar sua técnica. Imaginem se tivesse... Grande Ricci!

[@abelardoster]

Absolutely marvellous. Ricci's technique was/is unsurpassed.

[@MRMOTIVATR]

a truly noble duo...RIP

[@pippofan123]

Que saudade! Eu adoro o Ricci. O violinista e o ser humano. Ele não enfrenta as dificuldades. Ele atropela as dificuldades.Mas, nos cantabili, que som, que arco... Como ele gostava de tocar. Como ele tinha prazer de tocar. E o encore? Uma Streghe, depois de um nº 4, não é para qualquer um. Mas ele adorava um encore. Eu já o vi dar mais de 10. Eu já o vi tocar até os dedos não aguentarem mais. Aquele Guarnierius trabalhou muito nas mão dele. Grande e humilde. No melhor sentido da palavra humilde. Um homem que não precisava sair por ai dizendo: me respeitem, eu sou um astro! Um homem comum, como qualquer um de nós. Mas, quando ele começava a tocar seu violino, a gente sabia que estava diante de um ser superior. No melhor sentido da palavra superior. Que Deus o tenha!

[@GillesRatier-dz2ch]

Grand artiste 😢

[@margheritasilviavivian6741]

Piero Bellugi diceva che, secondo lui, Ruggiero, era un interprete ideale di Paganini; nelle sue esecuzioni aveva la " puzza di zolfo"" e poi lo stimava, tanto.

[@florlopez4714]

Como si el mismísimo Paganini interpretara esta obra.Un virtuoso!

[@geigenatelierbrusch469]

What a daredevil!! Ricci is beyond believe. His virtuosity is the most diabolic of all the virtuosos, with Gitlis as a close second.

[@margheritasilviavivian6741]

grande grande ruggiero! Ti ricordo con tanto affetto...

[@user-zn1lm7cw5n]

There is also LP recording of same solist and conductor with Royal philharmonic. It's very rare recording from CBS Sony!

[@felicitywoodhill8065]

amazing he is so good!!

[@Samlaren]

Just amazing....

[@JorgeSmitt]

Espectacular!!

[@PierluigiDinoGiovanardi]

Grande Ruggiero! L'ho ascoltato, settantaduenne, suonare i capricci di Paganini, senza interruzione. Stupendo!. Grazie

[@ceciliovazquez5278]

Sencillamente GENIAL

[@reinelnavarro8440]

En Bogotá después del ensayo con la orquesta Filarmónica lo acompañé a esperar el taxi que lo llevaría del teatro Jorge Eliécer Gaitán al hotel Tequendama.Hablamos como 30 minutos en italiano y español,me dijo que la esposa era argentina y era la razón más inmediata.Lo acompañé porque ya sabía que tenía un violín Guarnerius avaluado en más de 800 mil dólares y corría más riesgo de robó estando solo.Eso fué hace 44 años.

[@reinelnavarro8440]

El violín del Maestro Ricci fue construído en 1.734

[@edrickcorban-banks9480]

I agree, with Emilio, in all his comments, brilliant performance

[@robotnik77]

"You always hear of the 'del­i­cate, sen­si­tive artist.' I assure you that it takes the nerves of a bull­fighter, the diges­tion of a peas­ant, the vital­ity of a night­club host­ess, the tact of a diplo­mat, and the con­cen­tra­tion of a Tibetan monk to lead the stren­u­ous life of a vir­tu­oso." - Jascha Heifetz - That, ladies and gentlemen, Ruggiero Ricci had. R.I.P.

[@MK-kw4dq]

I am sorry I am righting as Maestro Ricci still alive.. he is alive in our heart and soul.

[@iandick7559]

Thanks for this up load and for this sad news. I'm a huge fan of Ricci's. I met him several times after concerts in Scotland. It really is the end of an era of great violinists.

[@-guitarhero]

yeah paganini was the goat. I cried so much when he died

[@southernhawkstudios]

We are coming back! Check out my Ballade! and Roman Kim is probably the greatest violinst alive!

[@blancaduran9797]

I give him the gold ticket

[@alfredogomez5241]

Love it.

[@russeflat13]

He was in Tampa Florida was great a master

[@mantiglia]

Big Ruggiero!!!!!!!!!

[@meekbalaklava6248]

07/24 1918 - 08/06 2012 Rest in Peace

[@chuckgills580]

Cgilbert Who was this guy LOL.who play so Awesome on the Violin with such so easy to him with such Grace elegant and always have made it look so happy and excited and easy and smooth sailing God must have bless him and Ever which a way in Life

[@sherom]

Is that a shoulder rest Ricci is using starting at 4:18 ? Looks interesting....Again thanks for uploading this video, Ricci is one of my favorites.

[@kikobonfanti6478]

kiko bonfanti. é divino e magestoso, FANTASTIC.

[@michelecherchi154]

amazing!!!!!!!!!

[@Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! Thanks for uploading.

[@camitful]

L'ho ascoltato a Roma al teatro Ghione in duo con Lya de Barberis.

[@kikobonfanti6478]

kiko bonfanti. é divino e magetoso, FANTASTIC.

[@cardani76]

Wuao impresionante

[@rogeliovillagomez5248]

Maravilla entre él cielo y la tierra . . . Hermosas melodías al oído . . .reflejadas al ver de la naturaleza . . .roy

[@VladislavGomulka]

His violin sings like a human voice.

[@cornel999]

i've always been a big Ricci fan. i "get" him. a former teacher of mine was a childhood friend of his in San Francisco. but, i've always been frustrated by his sloppy play. he had so much talent, but he took it for granted and coasted on it. he smears through arpeggios without even try to get all the notes, uses a slappy, unappealing spicatto, etc. with more discipline, he could have still played "on the edge" and thrilled us all, but been that much more impressive.

[@jaschenski]

Exactly, he was always touted as the "exemplary" exponent but many many people can (now!) play the Caprices better than he could, flawlessly.

[@shimondaniel8761]

Bravo!!!

[@llynfach]

How could members of the audience take their eyes off the miraculous Ricci?

[@johnrajan9935]

He is so intense at times, for some it may be to much.

[@guillerminatissera5809]

La version del concierto 4 de paganini para violin mejor ejecutada. Con un director y orquesta matavillosos.

[@violinvirtuose8531]

12:08 a verry good cadenz best violinist!!! queen paganini interpred and best lorenzo storioni ex ricci!!!!!!

[@maotemplar]

non conoscevo questo interprete ma è forse il migliore che io abbia mai sentito a pari merito con salvatore accardo. grande scuola italiana, anni luce più avanti di tutti i legnosi teutonici, gli autocelebrativi e piagniucolosi giudei e gli inutili asiatici. quello che mi fa infuriare è che in Italia se chiedi a 100 persone chi fosse paganini, 90 non sa rispondere mentre in giappone lo sanno anche i sassi...

[@antoniobarilla6175]

condivido...in italia siamo troppo indietro...eppure la musica migliore e' nata da noi

[@sak_1017]

Paganini concerto 4 is hard to find

[@Dogaradodia]

Could you please upload a separate video clip of the Paganini 'Le Streghe'?

[@sak_1017]

I . 0:20 II. 13:53 III . 19:11 Le Streghe : 27:47 Disclaimer : I'm not a musician so I'm not 100% sure :-/

[@SokolovArt]

19:10 terzo parte!!!

[@opallesse6384]

A violinist will never exits as Ruggiero.............

[@cemugur3855]

What about Aldo Ferraresi, he is the first violonist that played Paganini' s D minor Concerto. I think he is better than Ricci. But as you say Ricci is a good violonist too, but i love Ferrarasi more. Anyway both of them so talented and very good violonists

[@penelopewhite5994]

Who played the 1963 recording Brahm#77 Concerto on Columbia reords? I've been trying to find it online and get no results. Was it Ruggiero or Zino. I know it was one them.

[@stevengates4437]

He has short arms....this is why he bows kinda sideways....so good that he can keep a great sound sliding from side to side...that's just something I notice...

[@sylviafarese9546]

El directot es Piéro Gamba?

[@MegaLajeunesse]

Dommage que le cameraman ne soit pas musicien.Entre environ 17 minutes 20 et 17 minutes 30 Ruggiero sort la quintessence sonore de son violon et la camera se balade dans l'orchestre. Grosse frustration.

[@certosap]

G-R-A-Z-I-E

[@jaimelarroyo5368]

Cuando Rugeiro vino a B Artes fui el primero rn cola p boletos, al abrir tawuilla me dijeron ys estan vendifos todos.

[@pietrinomilaresol]

... Nonostante il nome, Ruggiero Ricci era americano, nato a San Francisco. Certo c'era del sangue italiano, visto il nome... Credo però che non si possa parlare di "scuola italiana". E' stato allievo di Persinger e Kulenkampff, per cui... Volendo, tornando indietro nel tempo, prima o poi Corelli o Tartini o Geminiani o Locatelli si trovano sempre...

[@Mabusesato]

Great great great!

[@benjaminfeldman1233]

In this concerto paganini went beyond Mozart level of composition

[@jacklin3587]

although he is short , his hands are big , like Perlman , young Ricci's shape of L't hand and the tone such as the staccoto are same as Perlman' style

[@dustinrupert620]

31:23 i personally wouldn't have minded if he would have taken a retake, to make sure everyone would have heard the intended sequence. (I mean live, in public. A retake).

[@PP1969GR]

great finale 26:02-26:46

[@user-do5hd7zb4x]

Violinists yes,hypnotist maybe not so.much. not that hypnosis doesn't interest me, it does, but the long standing challenge of my grandfather guides me in another direction, yes it is late in life that I re

[@user-do5hd7zb4x]

That I restart my love for the violin. So

[@user-do5hd7zb4x]

Many people told me I couldn't do it, but I have, I've played ABBA on my violin, by ear, I am so very greatful to The Soundstage for their support of my forray back into the hardest instrument to play there is. SUPPOSEDLY THE VIOLIN IS THE MOST DIFFICULT UNSTRUMENT , AND FOR A TIME IT SEEMED A VERY CAPRICIOUS, CONTRARY OBSTANANT, AWKWARD, MALLEVONANT, PAIN TO PLAY. HOWEVER I LEARNED FROM AN ORIENTAL WOMAN SOME THINGS THAT REIGNITED MY PASSION FOR THE INSTRUMENT. THINGS THAT WERE SORELY HELD OUT, AND BACK FROM ME AS I WAS GROWING UP. I THOUGJT WELL I CANT READ MUSIC, MY FATHER, MY MOTHER, MY GRANDFATHER, MY VIOLIN TEACHER JUST PUT SO DAMN MUCH PRESSURE ON ME, I COULD ONLY GIVE UP. SO I DID FOR A WHILE. BUT MY LOVE FOR THE INSTRUMENT KEPT KNAWING AWAY AT ME, SO YES I AM LIMITED IN MY REPERTWAR BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN I CANT PLAY THE VIOLIN. SHE SINGS FOR ME AND I LET HER TEACH ME BY EAR. MY MOTHER WAS VERY IMPATIENT FOR ME TO READ MUSIC. BUT IF I HAVE A PROPERLY TUNED INSTRUMENT IT DOESNT MATTER. PEOPLE MADE IT HARD FOR ME SO I COULDNT REALLY ENJOY THE VIOLIN. AND TO ME THAT IS THE BIGGEST WASTE. THEN THE ELECTRONIC TUNER CAME ON THE THE SCENE AND ITS A DIFFERENT BALL GAME JOSIE!

[@zzp1]

GojuBob Definiteliy with Leonid Kogan and Ossy Renardi not to forget ......

[@rasputin1917]

opening solo and the camera shows the whole stage, even the fire exits, followed by Ruggiero close up from behind (??), and while he still soloes, it finally moves to the first frontal close-up. And even then, the camera op soon gets bored and whilst Ruggiero still throws his fireworks with fingers flying, the camera slowly pans out again to the fire exits. on either side.... Why are cameramen almost invariably the village idiots?

[@rasputin1917]

You d be surprised how few people on this earth can actually manipulate the simplest of things like holding a camera in the right direction :-)

[@johnlawrence2757]

For everyone's information this video is a recording of an exceptionally fine live transmission of a concert performance, by RAI - world leaders in TV production In those early days of TV, cameras were quite different from today's digital kit - you can see one at bottom right in the wide shot of the orchestra: you can see how big it is so it would be impossible to move the cameras during the performance: lens systems were also much more primitive and might need to be changed during coverage : cameras had to be placed where they don't disturb performers or audience. The coverage in my opinion is sensitive and comprehensive giving viewers at home a close-up experience of the concert as well as a sense of the atmosphere in the hall

[@rasputin1917]

I do appreciate all this. The outrageously unnecessary panning out (or in) and change-over from one shot to another has absolutely nothing to do with difficulties in camera positions or old equipment. Similar situations even in the 1920ies or 1930ies even were filmed far better. It glaringly looks far more like lack of commonsense judgment rather than anything else.

[@rasputin1917]

Don't throw the subject sideways by claiming difficulties of where the camera is situated (only). The issue is where the camera points, not where it is.

[@johnlawrence2757]

Rasputin Czar you have not understood at all: there was no TV of this scale in the 30s let alone the 20s. This live transmission will have been directed by a top world class film maker and Italian film makers at that time were the world leaders in motion picture creation. To me it is a superlative production with wonderful timing and sensitive cutting which must have been a real treat for the small TV audience who will have seen it.

[@granbololin]

Ni comparable con la version de Arthur Grimaux y Franco Gallini de 1954. Vean y oigan por favor

[@ChairmanJang]

3:41

[@MultiAssente]

quando la RAI sapeva fare la televisione di stato.

[@margheritasilviavivian6741]

ha ragione, grandi artisti!

[@broccolee4328]

Bee fart @5:27 xD

[@susius4211]

The Witch: 27:48

[@familiethissen9189]

I don't want to be mean, but it was maybe a little bit too difficult for the orchestra...

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

Orchestra italiana ahahah

[@xue7444]

9ce

[@71lupenzo710]

bravissimo ma trovo che accardo sia insuperabile soprattutto neel'espressione che da' a paganini piu' musicale piu' sentita.

[@user-gg6ui2oz1t]

seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....accardo.....ricci ha suonato da DIO fino a 90 anni....

[@antoniobarilla6175]

condivido pienamente ..Accardo e' particolare..

[@marcovecchietto4523]

Ecco da chi ha copiato yugeen malmsteen

[@gianlucalav]

Debbo dire che la interpretazione di ALDO FERRARESI, con Franco Gallini, parimenti virtuosistica, mi commuove di più specie nel movimento centrale. Ricci va molto sul virtuosistico, meno sul tenorile!

[@MK-kw4dq]

Writing.. ps

[@muslit]

kind of fakes

[@sylviafarese9546]

No lo conocía Es fantástica su ejecuçión Múchas gracias por regalarnos su talento