Henryk Szeryng plays Tzigane by Ravel

[@LittleB2007]

I love Szeryng very much... there's no over-the-top, over-zealous, over-acting element in his playing, just classic, elegant and authentic but still he can be so emotional and engaging. Amazing. He was slated to come to play in Japan 20 years ago. I bought a ticket and awaited his recital but he passed away just before that. I could never have the priviledge to listen to the great virtuoso in person. Very sad.

[@gojewla]

In my opinion, he is the only violinist I have heard that gets the expansiveness I would like to hear in the opening. His timing and control of color is perfect!

[@Gary1.0]

I know this comment is 12 years old But what do you mean by control of color?

[@pentwick4652]

@@Gary1.0 color is an abstract concept in instrumental music but i think it refers to the varieties of sound created through timbre and dynamics

[@OrlandoAponte]

Agreed, that's one reason why I love Szeryng's playing so much: every single note means something. There is no shallowness in his playing, no matter what he plays, his playing is full of depth and boundless ideas.

[@ahembd1]

Absolutely. Jewish pathos.

[@SteliosSerghiou]

One of the best renditions of Tzigane I've ever heard..just moving.

[@FillypeLazaro]

A masterpiece of music played by a genius violinist. This video is an unique relique.

[@keniawiskers55555]

this is scary... it's brilliant; his performance, the passion, and the cry of his violin send shivers down my spine; the hairs of my body rise in admiration

[@thestranger6648]

I thought for the last 25 years only Midori could do this piece justice but I have just been proved wrong...This guy is the bomb...

[@keniawiskers55555]

Thanks for the time machine! It had truly been years since I had returned to this masterpiece; I enjoyed every single second of it, glad you did too ❤

[@bintock3263]

This is the best violin playing I have ever heard! The playing is gentle at times, yearning at others, then strong and sharp/pungeant. It is everything and in such unique forms embodying each sound. It makes me sad and happy. I'm so glad he played this for me to hear and for humanity.

[@BoozeYJ]

This movie is so awesome!! Thanks to uploader.

[@benciopolak]

szeryng e oistrakh i migliori che abbia mai sentito. compostezza, calma, e folle lucidità. altri tempi.

[@robotnik77]

Boy! Did I ever enjoy this! From the generation which gave us so many outstanding violinists, we get this priceless gift from Henryk Szeryng.

[@BearxHugx]

eargasm... this is just beautiful !

[@zerpaviolin]

8:24 pure magic sound!

[@thejondrettegirl32]

I heard this and fell in love with it. It's so beautiful!

[@ElectroDanceQueen]

ahhh why can't more teenagers see the beauty in classical music.... My ipod's filled with Chopin and Beethoven and my friends think it's weird LOL but this piece was so beautiful :)

[@Тайныйновгородец]

Пожалуй, однозначного ответа подыскать будет трудно - мне сейчас 61 и я безработный строитель в России...не буду говорить о власти - это мерзавцы...но скажу - всё годы, начиная с 17 лет - слушал живую музыку, успел застать и виделся в Москве с Леонидом Коганом...в кармане только диплом ПТУ и за всю жизнь переслушал море скрипичной классики...сейчас за 40 лет безвременья в России и в мире выросло оглуплённое роком и прочим металлом поколение...народы превращены в толпу скота.

[@ronkalinovsky6898]

@@ТайныйновгородецЯ очень рад, что в России еще есть такие люди, как Вы, которые ценят искусство и осознают, что при власти мерзавцы. Мои родители эмигрировали в конце 80-х, и я родился в США; семьи в РФ у нас уже давно не осталось, зато есть дальние родственники в Украине, под Киевом. Я сам музыкант, из семьи художников и музыкантов, и культура, о которой Вы говорите, мне очень близка и важна. Тем более страшно и грустно наблюдать за тем, насколько успешно правительство фашистов и клептократов сумело целиком затянуть российское общество в эту преступную войну, и как затем активно оскверняется все, что раньше было святое, в том числе и искусство. Иногда возникает такое ощущение, что не осталось больше таких людей, которые в силах противостоять этому, или даже осознать, что с ними происходит. Поэтому искреннее спасибо, что Вы это написали. Вы дали мне надежду на будущее. Будте безопасны, и главное, продолжайте свободно думать.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

aside from the justified appreciation for szeryng, what a piece of music.

[@TomBarrister]

This is from a French TV broadcast on November 28, 1963. The pianist is Tasso Janopoulo.

[@Milky111wtf]

HIs tone is freaking amazing- just listen to that G string! So passionate, so technically perfect.

[@stradivari87]

IL maestro dell'arco.....

[@emtube9298]

What a great treat to hear Szeryng, and to hear also this virtuoso piece by Ravel! Thanks for uploading this and all the other Szeryng!

[@allanbarton5667]

A personal and and intimate interpretation by a true master

[@germaxco]

I love his marvellous sound !!!!!!!

[@robertkeithkennedy]

He could sell me the farm. This is the best Ravel Tzigane that I've ever heard.... period.

[@singinginachurch]

Artfully played. BRAVO! GREAT VIDEO!

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

i like this interpretation, it feels natural.

[@cjh37878]

It's recordings like this that set musicians like Szeryng away from the rest.

[@Gerardo_57]

This is the most awesome Tzigane I ever saw!!!

[@fernandomarquez6661]

Gracias tremendas interpretaciones

[@BeauJames59]

Awesome piece, played with awesome spirit.....

[@bernie57]

wow!!

[@frankcisyarmi]

hermosa version gracias henryk !!!!!!

[@fumichian]

Thanks for the precious image！

[@OrlandoAponte]

Yeah, he was definitely multi-talented. He's one of my favorite violinists.

[@Milky111wtf]

He plays this incredible!

[@accuellarb]

Szeryng became a Mexican citizen in 1946 and traveled under a diplomatic passport granted him by the Mexican government in recognition of his services to Mexico. Szeryng was director of the string department of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico from 1943 to 1953.

[@nicaanime04]

it really is one of the best.. I love Tzigane.. I'm playing some of it..

[@Goldiorl]

This is the best Tzigane I've ever heard. I like this interpretation more than Kogan, Heifetz. I like the sound of this violin, added more sadness to the intro

[@4Topwood]

Please listen to Michael Rabin's interpretation of this piece.

[@elzbietaseidel1449]

@@4Topwood Und zu MURAT RENA!!

[@MrGer2295]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

[@sharonsteinman3444]

so far, this is my favorite Tzigane.

[@Yinnge1]

Beautiful..

[@aptmusic9]

tasso is pianist!!!! its great xcept the first note was pushing on sharp but perhaps it makes it more bright

[@whoathere69]

i believe it is now in the hands of famed violinist anne sophie mutter

[@DDDAKSU]

Skillful! He seems perfectly mastered that composition.

[@belenrobleto5092]

it is amazing.

[@DERFNAM72]

Fenomenale

[@Soulill0quy]

this rocks my socks

[@gawgul]

Great sound--Szeryng, really sorry he's not here to play for us anymore.

[@AlKadath]

Wow, that's something. I never knew Casals said that! Thanks for sharing. And I totally agree with your assessment of Szeryng.

[@TheUnorthodoxGears]

amazing

[@NikkoFiore]

Amazing!

[@kundalini76]

@laresoldo39 - 'Leduc' Guarneri 'del Gesu' c.1743. One of the greatest violins in existence.

[@marcvilleneuve1889]

He did not acquire the Leduc del Gesù at the time of the recording. He is playing the Munch Stradivarius, which he donated to the Israel Philharmonic.

[@Raquelyo]

que relax, sin palabras

[@AmyxIkutolove0295]

maravillosa

[@svennevig]

Tzigane is the french word for gypsy, so, of course, it sounds a little gypsy. (but with a french accent.) This is the best version I have ever heard. he get's just right. The thing that I most respect about Szeryng is that he brings the music out without imposing his own personality. you hear the music with it's own glorious personality.

[@arielsonnenberg]

Can anyone show me ANY modern day violinist that plays with this kind of class and beauty?

[@takisetdanielleeconomou7826]

Itzhak Perlman

[@ottokarvonschnallenburg2572]

Augustin Hadelich with the same instrument!

[@alexpate8626]

Hadelich is a great performer and artist, but a different temperament than the old timey virtuosi. No one around today that does this. The last ones I knew were Niziol, who still performs solo, and the late Andrei Korsakov. Just my 2 cents

[@diegeigergarnele7975]

@@alexpate8626 hadelich is completely different I agree totally. And that's why I think he's the greatest nowadays. He doesn't try to bring back the old style and obviously fail at being better than the old themselves (who could beat Oistrakh and Szeryng at their own game?), he found a personal thecnique and his recordings and live concerts are the peak of modern violinism.

[@alexpate8626]

Die Geigergarnele completely agree. Hadelich is my favorite, too. I encourage looking into Niziol. He mostly performs with his quartet but he is a master who won the Wieniawski in the early 90’s. Andrei Korsakov as well. Beautiful music from both.

[@kundalini76]

@nuuskamuikkunenkatz - The 'old man' at the piano is Tasso Janopoulo.

[@WranglerSlim]

Sounds like that song is based on one of the gypsy scales. I love that dark erie sound, especially on the begining. I'm not a huge fan of violin music, but I really appreciate it when someone can not only play good, but also play with emotion. After all, that's what real music is about.

[@bielsachile]

THE BEST ¡¡¡¡ MASTER.

[@trevorpinnocky]

awesome. ; ) thanks for the vid.

[@nico22059]

I absolutely love this. I´m not a great fan of Ravel, but now I´m getting to like him more.

[@plutokiss]

Note that in Ravel's days in Paris gypsy/gitan/tsigane/tzigane did not so much refer to the Roma (Gypsy) people in any strict sense: the "gypsy" style of the work was rather a kind of popular musical exoticism, comparable to the Spanish exoticism in Ravel's day (compare Chabrier's España), or the Janissary exotism in Mozart's day (Alla Turca).

[@rvalleci]

@aimaim22 Definitely. That's why their name is changing from accompanist to collaborative artist. That's what they are! :)

[@iwendellmoore]

Wow!

[@Kimberleycao]

This is a great old violinist.

[@loris234]

he almost touches perfection

[@PTCello]

Notice how loose the hair is on his bow.. What amazing playing...All the great violinists(Oistrakh, Heifitz, Menuhin, etc) had their own style, all played perfectly, but Szeryng is always my favorite. His beethoven is amazing

[@beenthereonce]

Bravo!

[@Milky111wtf]

His technique is wonderful and his interpretation defies all common complaints that he was a boring violinist.

[@FritzTheCat1030]

The most amazing thing about this (and all of Szerying's recordings) is that he was almost certainly drunk off his ass when it was recorded. As far as I'm concerned, he was the best ever.

[@robertkeithkennedy]

thank you!~

[@mattlee3491]

If he is... more props to him!

[@MBelloni]

genius

[@elgatosucio]

Can any1 play better than him? I don t think so. He was a total genius.

[@OrlandoAponte]

whichever one of those is the del gesu is the one he's playing. A strad could never produce this kind of deep/dark sound.

[@sijas]

now i'm gonna go and get drunk and see if i can play like this :)

[@welltuned24]

Good ears AbsoluteZ3RO! Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, the Leduc then, thanks. Any idea if it was sold after Francais died? It's such a beautiful instrument. I hope it found a home in as talented hands as Szeryng's.

[@Rivvie49]

@JohnM21789 I think it's Charles Reiner

[@SiegfriedHorner]

I'm not a gypsy or a Jew, but Szeryng's playing is , as always, brilliant. With artists of this calibre, the only criticism comes from taste...or ignorance.

[@MrPieperj]

wow

[@zigeunerlieder]

Fantastic! Thank you SamLee. Personally I prefer a Luthéal piano to a Steinway piano for the Tzigane.

[@AlKadath]

Hilarious, that coming from Perlman... Man I dunno, I really think Szeryng's playing is exceptionally, powerful esp among the WWII generation violinists...IMHO

[@iluv2write]

I have Ginette Neveu's recording on this piece. I seriously got addicted to it. Now hearing this, the interpretation seems very different from the one i am used to, but i guess everyone has their own style. It is still beautiful!

[@erzpianist]

Muhteşem bir şey inanaılmaz güzel, keman nasıl çalınır herkese gösteriyor :)

[@OrlandoAponte]

Anyone who knows anything about gypsy playing knows that vengerov's rendition is over-exaggerated and self-indulgent. This is an outstanding performance.

[@arielsonnenberg]

@TheTucsonJeff Hi......no , not related to her. Have you heard Szeryng's Brahms double with Starker and Haitink. Absolutely sublime-even for him.

[@JohannMoritz]

@cat man search for "Leonid Kogan plays Tzigane by Ravel" you might notice, ummm, some differences.

[@MrJusmobile]

try Heifetz for some added differences!!!!!!!!

[@slaggart]

I would say 10 or ARCT, depending on what conservatory system you follow. This is very hard repertoire.

[@ginagina1716]

Piękne

[@welltuned24]

I believe th e pianist is the Hungarian/ Canadian Charles Reiner with whom I know Szeryng televised both pieces in the early 60's. It's great playing by both though. Does anyone know if Szeryng is playing the "Le Duc" or the "King David"?

[@zoethealien]

Though I prefer the rendition of Zino Francescatti, this version is definitely a masterpiece.

[@yvonne2546]

I love Zino Francescatti!!!

[@wskfan]

Yesterday Elin Kolev in Zwickau/Sachsen/Gxermany..::) It will be a very interesting comparison At the moment my recording is private only..::(

[@jeffwads]

I also like the Midori rendition.

[@artvava]

Oh, a Greek one to put..? Thank you for the information. (:

[@DevilViolinist]

Where can I find a MIDI of this? Anyone?

[@marudesoramitai]

i wonder this is the real version or not but i love it, especially at the last was awesome. i love it. lol but i cant play so fast....

[@松本浩-h3u]

これはいつ頃でどこで行われた演奏会だろうか、もう少し詳しく情報が欲しい。

[@ThyrmBloodaxe]

who is this accompanist? i see him in all kinds of videos with all kinds of performers

[@9224addicted9224]

@8200aqua me too me too :) i say len played it quite good as well ;)

[@slaggart]

I'm sorry, I was referring to the old aesthetic of the passionate, "self-taught gypsy" style. Today's gypsy style seems quite different. Thanks for opening my eyes in that regard. Adidas01003, why do you accuse me of being a "bigot" while my comment clearly indicates that I listened to and respect Szeryng's interpretation? I hope you've had enough fun from Vengerov bashing. :P

[@OrlandoAponte]

Shaham was taught by Szeryng? No wonder he has such an elegant and even Spanish-like sound. Also, no wonder he's the only modern violinist I like.

[@albelnox99]

4;40 mins FTW!