Sarah Chang: Brahms Concerto (Movement I, Part 1)

[@jhglobal1]

Sarah's warmth, passion and humanity..coupled with her technical gifts makes her, IMO, the greatest living exponent of the violin today. Others all have their wonderful strengths and qualities..but in total...and especially in the tonal interpretation of the major works, she's the best.

[@SsteinwayS]

Thank goodness Brahms decided to write this concerto! It's fantastic! :) Sarah Chang and Kurt Masur are a splendid team!!

[@HereForTheShips]

One has to truly admire a genius like Sarah. She was playing Bruch when she was 5, imagine that! She's my motivator :)

[@SsteinwayS]

It's incredible how much experience she's had playing, even though she's not even thirty yet! This is such a difficult concerto, but she handles it with the gravity and power it needs, but an amazing grace and beauty. Splendid....!

[@sibelvio1]

Ms. Chang plays the Brahms concerto, which in my mind, is the most idyllic and perfect recording. She plays with such simple beauty and, at times, withdrawl... which for me is vital to this concerto. A consistent, even, beautiful tone, which she masters in an uncanny fashion. However, when the time is right, she hammers down into this movement and lets us know she isnt just a pretty violinist with a nice violin. Way to, yet again and again, sarah :)

[@SsteinwayS]

Definitely!! Gorgeous stuff...

[@boomer4666]

I SAW HER LIVE I SAW HER LIVE PLAYING THIS! I SAW HER LIVE! YESTERDAY APRIL 2! IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! STUNNING!! AH IT WAS THE BEST!

[@MrGunterguerrero]

"Brahms and his musical adviser Joseph Joachim...The idea of writing a violin concerto for his friend Joseph Joachim had presumably occured to Brahms long before he finnaly decided to take the work in hand during his summer vacation in 1878..." (Peter Jost) Miss Chang playing this concerto conducted by Kurt Masur...Superb !

[@SsteinwayS]

@NimbleTurtle13 I agree...very well put. In terms of the music itself...hands down I love Sarah Chang...it stirs something profound in me emotionally and her performances stick with me. But with the Brahms, this monster of a concerto, Hahn shapes it architecturally very well. She does this superbly...same with Bach and the way she plays with his musical structures. And this is what I love - how each person brings their own strengths to the table!

[@SsteinwayS]

@jhglobal1 I agree...she's not just a musician, but a wonderful human being. And that is what resonates so strongly through her music :)

[@SsteinwayS]

@canzo0378 I agree...there's this unmistakable, unique, indescribable quality of her playing which is so captivating...I always feel like her violin is speaking...it's so human, so alive! She's so much more than just a prodigy! The 20's were difficult, but she made her favourite recording when she was going through a very difficult time...the Shostakovich/Prokofiev concertos. It takes more than a brilliant technique, it takes a huge soul and heart to be this good!!

[@erisabetto19]

logro sentir, al oir esta preciada melodía, unas lagrimas, d profunda exasperación emocional, el éxtasis ha llegado a mi alma

[@SsteinwayS]

@karpule That's why I love her too...she brings something to the music other than just playing the notes...her spirit :)

[@SsteinwayS]

@Tokgabi I agree. I find Hahn's Baroque and 20th century renditions amazing for her technical facility and intellectual capabilities, but in the Romantic repertoire Chang brings a tension and drama which the concertos just need. Everyone's different and I'm glad every musician is allowed the freedom to choose whatever he/she wants!

[@Made7Line]

@boomer4666 ME TOO!! I was there! I took a plane, a shuttle, a skytrain, a seabus and a cab to get there!! But it was worth it! I'll remember it my whole life, I was at the very edge of my seat the whole time, and in the second movement she had me in tears :') (she needs to have her dress fixed though.. it was kinda slipping off her shoulder the whole time:P) I LOVE SARAH!! everybody thinks I'm insane for going to vancouver every weekend for music but i love it so much its totally worth it!!!

[@SsteinwayS]

@vivl0x0ian3 I agree...the violin seems so "alive" when she plays...it's really weird, but I always know it's Sarah Chang playing...it takes someone really special to make an inhuman instrument sound so unique!

[@SsteinwayS]

@121ego Perlman is so wonderful! The old masters never die! :)

[@SsteinwayS]

@TeKarauria Haha...Lord Menuhin is the one who called her "the most perfect violinist I've ever heard" when she was eight.

[@zzzxtreme]

wonderful orchestra my favourite version is menuhin's during the 70s with berliner philharmoniker

[@SsteinwayS]

@Enix5548 Because, well I don't know...I'm a pianist, so I know that through hard work, anyone can play the notes perfectly, but not everyone has something special to say. Though I'm not saying Hilary Hahn is a bad artist or anything...she is a phenomenal music with a truly special gift, but she doesn't make me "dream" the same way as Sarah Chang when she plays. But there are things she's done I really do enjoy...and technically, she's AMAZING :O

[@CarlosBarretoFeitoza]

PARA MIM E UM PREVILEGIO ESCUTAR ESTE CONCERTO COM A NOSSA SARA CHANG COMO SOLISTA. ISSO E UM PREMIO QUE ME DA O YOU TUBE NESTE FINAL DE ANO. NAO SOMENTE A MIM, COMO TAMBEM PARA TODOS VOCES QUE GOSTAM DE ESCUTAR UMA MUSICA DE QUALIDADE EXECUTADA POR UMA ARTISTA DE RENOME INTERNACIONAL.. FELIZ NATAL PARA TODOS

[@SsteinwayS]

@jiwonast222 Too true! But of course, the recording itself is fantastic...after ripping it to the computer as an mp3, uploading, etc. it loses some of its luster. The best is to see her live! Fantastic concerto and musicians...

[@SsteinwayS]

@Archon33 No...not yet ;)

[@SsteinwayS]

@Made7Line Wow no kidding! She definitely is so worth it...I must, must see her! Had a friend who also went to the Vancouver concert! lol she has had some interesting wardrobe mishaps...including those involving her shoes :P

[@SsteinwayS]

@brianrhie I agree!

[@SsteinwayS]

@sergiobantam Truly a blessing for humanity, yes!

[@matthewwilson5648]

That e string has her name clearly impressed.Hard to beat!

[@SuperBurdens]

Henryk Szeryng and Jascha Heifetz are my favorites. :D

[@SsteinwayS]

@Enix5548 As I say...to each their own. To me, the "fire" of a performance makes it viable and beautiful to me...it may be obvious who plays all the notes perfectly, but to make them come alive...that's another story. But everyone likes a different performer...everyone's passionate about somebody - that's what makes classical music interesting! No other music can stir people up as much as this! :)

[@rasoros]

Is this an adaptation from a rock song? I'm not hearing it yet.. guessing it is though with this many views

[@SsteinwayS]

@karpule Aww :) Good luck! Classical music is a great joy, but even greater when you play it. I'm an amateur concert pianist myself :)

[@SsteinwayS]

@vivl0x0ian3 Well, music (especially classical music) is such a great expression of your own personality. I enjoy Sarah Chang's passionate, lively playing a lot more, but maybe that's because I identify with her more. Hilary Hahn is amazing, but in a different way...everyone likes something different! That's what's so wonderful about the world!

[@SsteinwayS]

@erisabetto19 Si, si!

[@SsteinwayS]

@boomer4666 Wonderful! I'm so jealous!!

[@Tokgabi]

@iluminada333 Hahn is . . . a machine. I feel close to nothing when I listen to her play. I appreciate her Bach, it's nearly flawless, as far as technique, counterpoint emphasis, etc. But whomever said he preferred Chang to Hahn in romantic rep is who I absolutely agree with. I feel almost an anxiety, such excitement in Chang's Tchaik concerto, but I saw Hahn play it with the DSO a season or two ago, and was toootally disappointed. It was stale to her. She's best with contemporary works.

[@121ego]

@SsteinwayS - yes, yet it has nothing to do with the technical ability to produce images in sound, with musical words we perceive with our senses and interpret with our mind. It has to do with the characteristic of being Man, a separate design that reflects image and likeness of Him in us. It's noticeable in crop circle design against Michelangelo's La Pieta. Color, form and beauty it is not in the circles. Only the cold technical side.

[@SsteinwayS]

@iluminada333 Let's agree to disagree, yes?

[@SsteinwayS]

@karpule I don't need to listen to your playing know that your passion for music makes you a good musician :) Music isn't just about the notes - it's about the person and the personality. Keep trying to find a teacher and practice and listen! That's all it takes. And LOTS and LOTS of hard work. And more practice.

[@Archon33]

Is she married?

[@CheffSalad]

haha I love how you add dat smile at the end as in No...not yet (I STILL GOT A CHANCE) hahhaha I'm just kidding

[@SsteinwayS]

@Flauterfiddle The Mendelssohn concerto is just "too perfect"...a little too predictable for me...the Brahms concerto, on the other hand is riveting and profound (in my opinion too). Sarah Chang makes it all the more appealing with her passion and amazing technique! Though the Mendelssohn is still a gorgeous concerto too...

[@121ego]

Technically perfect. I prefer Yitzak Perlman though; it's an old oak barrel against a new one...

[@SsteinwayS]

To each their own, but I find Hahn's playing generally dry...so I prefer Chang's more evocative performance with its faults and all.

[@SsteinwayS]

@NimbleTurtle13 That's your opinion ;) Hilary Hahn is a brilliant violinist, but not the musician for me.

[@iluminada333]

You have the option to say that YOU like this or that better, but no; people just feel the need to say that they are the authorities of the whole music notion, and they can decide that someone IS better than the other, even though these people are not even close to being called by masses a "musician" I never hear my teachers in the conservatory say that some musician is better or any meaningless shit like that; but then again, we have comments like Hahn is better than Chang...

[@mikesrandomchannel]

I much prefer this to the Mendelssohn.

[@TypicalLyf]

Sorry she is a korean

[@SsteinwayS]

Well...she's still single...lol