Sarasate : Caprice Basque Op. 24

Recorded on 13 June 2022 @YST Recording Studio by Poco Productions for Radio Station Symphony 92.4 “Stars On Symphony “ programme.
Pianist : Lim Yan
Violin : Petrus Guarneri, Venice 1729 on generous loan from Rin Collection.

[@bianka.saridzic]

She is so good that she doesn't even have to move while playing

[@courtneyoneillviolin]

hi

[@BrandenBread]

Hahaha best comment 😂

[@Ruzvel]

She's just too fast for our eyes

[@falscakesrighteyebol1332]

1 nanometer bow usage, don’t blink challenge lol

[@monabowley3951]

There's a reason twoset fans call her Ling Ling

[@zoeyloh4411]

I’ve never pressed a notification this quick in my life 😅

[@jerome73]

Me too!

[@classicalpop6962]

Me too

[@elizabethtang1530]

Me too

[@reese9585]

Sameeee

[@lachimolala1364]

Same

[@blytheanneliese5408]

Her phrasing, articulation and bow control is just incredible. Chloe Chua never ceases to amaze me with her artistry and tastefulness! Really exciting interpretation. And her technique is just out of this world- crystal clear harmonics, astonishing LH pizz, that stunningly good intonation- too much to fit into one comment. She is outstanding! Well done!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@IgarashiDai]

So musical and lyrical! Chloe really knows how to make her violin sing beautifully!

[@derekbowbrick6233]

40hours a day practicing makes you a gifted musician.

[@courtneyoneillviolin]

hi

[@bruh-th5ft]

If thats 40 hours a day, thats not gifted, that's strived

[@Philippepencet]

not only

[@cyanml3048]

@@liamnevilleviolist1809 and 6 hours a day without being negative makes you a decent (actually…a *normal*) person

[@HungQDang]

@@cyanml3048 well, he's already a Violist...

[@jackburgess8579]

The best violinists who are not Spanish perform Sarasate as if they have Spanish blood. Only God knows what heavenly substance runs through Chloe's veins, but with this performance we have further proof that whatever it is, it serves as the blood of every culture and every age.

[@ayuannur9557]

The sounds she produces is so rich and majestic, only now I think deep to myself : Oh, so this is how music truly sounds with authentic instrrument.

[@Hechete]

I'm still blown away that she was able to get a stringed instrument to sound like a flute around the 5:30 mark.

[@DarthSagit]

I think the technique is called harmonics but it's hard to sound good

[@damshek]

The technique is well known, but it's extremely easy to sound like a dying cat doing it. Few people can pull it off with such flawless clarity.

[@reese9585]

Such an astounding performance! The articulation is so nice✨

[@Colonel_Kassad]

YOUR ART has filled OUR LIFE far beyond what words can SAY WE give thanks to the LORD for sending YOU OUR WAY That's why WE celebrate TODAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHUA CHLOEY :)

[@graceonaga3094]

Bravo Chloe and Lim Yan! I have listened to this piece so often and found it the most immersive in your performance repertoire. I remember loving your performance of Heifetz's arrangement of It Ain't Necessarily So and noted your use of rubato but you have taken it to another level here. Sarasate lived in Pamplona right next to Basque Country so he was able to capture the fire, beauty and discipline of the culture. I know it ws written as a salon piece so for violin soloists it was also an opportunity to demonstrate their technical skills while evoking the folk music of a locale. This performance was not evocative -- it was absolutely immersive and your progress in rubato technique is beyond impressive. Folk dancing in many places is done slightly behind the beat/tempo and then it seems to leap in front of the beat before settling on the beat. Perhaps some people would call this chaotic and yet it is also what brings a piece of music alive. What a wonderful gift to all of us. Thank you very much!

[@АмалияМарова]

Happy birthday dear Chloe! I want to wish you all the best, success, joy in your life. I want to tell you sincerely that you have become the person thanks to whom I began to love classical music and practice more in my violin playing. I love you very much, you are a wonderful person

[@TeiuAl]

I know Chloe's good, but she never ceases to impress me with every performance she posts

[@jackburgess8579]

Chloe performed this work in Copenhagen last August. The other works that made up her recital were: J S Bach - Sonate c minor BWV 1017, Siciliano Largo and Allegro Tchaikovsky - Meditation d minor op.42 Mozart - Rondo C major, KV373 Kam Ning - Amazing Grace, arr. for solo violin Ysaÿe - Caprice d'après l'Etude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns It must have been a truly incredible recital. One part of it - Tchaikovsky's Meditation - has been posted on the Copenhagen Summer Festival's channel.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaaYYmmnbdulrs0 Hopefully, Chloe will post the rest of it here on her channel sometime. I am especially keen to hear the Bach and Kam Ning. ("Dear Santa, last year you brought me Histoire du Tango and it was the best Christmas present I ever had. I wonder if this year ...😀)

[@wd1534]

Thank you sir! I've appreciate it! Will she come to play in France someday? Where can I see the places where she will play?

[@cy7632]

@@jackburgess8579 SSO just released their season brochure two days ago, Jan 12& 13: Mozart 4, Mar31 & Apr1:Mozart 3 . 16 Mar:The Four Seasons( release online). Can't wait to watch these concerts!

[@jackburgess8579]

@@cy7632 You missed out the Bruch #1! (If I remember correctly, I think it is the beginning of March.) Sadly, being in England I only have the 16 March Vivaldi/Locatelli to look forward to!

[@cy7632]

@@jackburgess8579 Yes, i missed out Bruch#1! it is on 3 & 4 Mar 22. After hearing Chloe played Bruch #1 in TwoSet's video(although only few seconds), I started to like it. I just bought the tickets for all these concerts:) I hope Chloe will soon have a Europe tour so fans from overseas can also watch her performance live!

[@jackburgess8579]

@@cy7632 Congratulations on your purchase. What wonderful occasions you have to look forward to!😀

[@JC-oo1im]

I don't have professional or technical terms to describe Chloe's interpretation of the music, but to me as a layperson, it's like personification of the music. It visualizes the music in my mind. It's kind of like hearing the soul of the music, and 'seeing,' someone dancing, all in my mind's eyes.

[@MishaSkripach]

To a professional this is AMAZING. Confirm!

[@costeliancu6016]

You are a great Gift from God to make people's souls rejoice!!! God bless you !

[@axiaocy]

Beautiful playing between two Singaporean musicians!!!

[@owenmcneill7746]

Her tone is very impressive. She also has extremely good intonation.

[@jackburgess274]

I love the lilting introduction, which ends with the explosive gestures at 2:57 to 3:00. It is imbued with such measured well-being. Its variations after the initial statement - which ends at 1:14 - are modest but delightful, and Chloe teases out their every nuance with marvellous sensitivity. It is a dance of people in relaxed enjoyment of one another's company and in no rush to do anything else. It sets the scene perfectly for, and counterbalances, the fireworks and exuberant brilliance that is to follow. In contrast, in what is otherwise a fine performance (on YT), Antal Zalai cuts the entire section between 1:15 and 3:00. The reason, he says in a reply to one of the comments on the video, is that "Most violinists make a cut in the first section, I guess it's because the first section is extremely repetitive rhythmically, and also its duration is unequally long compared to the second section." I think that all three parts of this statement are wrong, and that while it is logically impossible for anyone to disprove the first part (about "most violinists") single-handedly, this superb performance by Chloe is a conclusive refutation of the second and third parts.

[@Colonel_Kassad]

From Назар Балынский's comment: "...so few have this rare and highly intelligent class to be able to take the whole of your heart attention to another beautiful world of musical artistry, to take you away in a manner, you know, that you feel in heaven and wouldn't want to come back to the earth of your day-to-day narrow existence.... Here I don't humiliate the talent of Mr.Zalai, he's dead cool." Antal Zalai cuts his way to the flashy parts of the piece to show off but he with this he makes serious mistake. These parts are structure and cannot be omitted without losing meaning. These are like choir and soloist. Not question and answer mind you, but statements and affirmations. And these are the most joyous parts of the piece at the same time. To put it short: I go shopping, make informed decision and buy a Chloe Chua. Poor me? :)

[@tigranmeliks]

The cleanest version I’ve heard

[@ArtPath11]

It's always nice to get a notification from your channel.Keep up the amazing work!☺️

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

Very lyrical and very musical, I love that each note finds a way to melt it’s way into the next. She moves her bow in a very breezy manner, and that to me is exciting because I myself have always played in that way, which I found very funny😂 Benno!!!

[@jackburgess8579]

I wonder why Chloe hasn't posted the other piece that she recorded and broadcast on 92,4 at the same as this superb Sarasate - namely, Mozart's Rondo in C, K373. Her performance of it is very beautiful. I guess she doesn't want to spoil us!

[@carolhayes7750]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@appl2597]

For those who are not aware, Chloe was recently featured in a CNA insider program "Life Of Teen Prodigies" Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqrKnIJqp9ajatU

[@lbchua5733]

Thanks for the link👍🏻

[@fulanita184]

El sonido tan limpio del violín, para mi, la mejor, virtuosa y linda Chloe 🎵🎶👂🏼❤️

[@namironofreortega1374]

Has escuchado a Guido Sant'anna? Se viene una generación de grandes violinistas!!!

[@1n9-b3c]

truly a wonderful musician

[@YouthfulOne]

Wow! Such a beautiful, passionate and fun duet. Kudos to you both. So exciting to hear you grow Chloe!😊

[@mosesracal6758]

Hopefully Chloe goes on to be world-renowned! Also if she ever just need to rest from the 40 hours a day, she can always just be a youtuber and react to her fellow child prodigies as well lol

[@OzanYarman]

Bravo to you talented young girl with the cute bangs. :) You are destined to rise to great fame.

[@YozhikvTumane]

*Confession No 1:* _I've never heard this piece befor._ *Confession No 2:* _I'll listen to it many times in he future._

[@LYCE601]

So tasteful, incredible

[@elizabethtang1530]

Lovely 😍 thanks Chloe for the wonderful performance

[@courtneyoneillviolin]

hello

[@Sadarsa]

Amazing as always

[@DavidBergman1776]

Amazing recording! Now I have a perfect recording to listen to while I learn this piece (sometime in the next year probably)... I hope to maybe get 10 per cent of this recording. 4 hrs of practice a day? We'll see lol

[@irisce2799]

It's illegal for a 15 year old to be so magnificent on the violin

[@garyguyton7373]

She isn't...impossible...no one's that good...never happen..couldn't happen...uhhh, I think it happened. OMG

[@owenmcneill7746]

@@garyguyton7373 lol

[@ynot5478]

Brava! You demonstrate what the violin is capable of with such mastery and sensitivity. Thank you for sharing you music with us.

[@nurikanazilatulilmi]

This is so good actually, i can enjoy hearing it

[@nickyork8901]

I like the colours in her sound, very interesting and beautiful tone. Works very well for Spanish music too.

[@flawnel]

Absolutely astonishing performance, I don't know what it is, but there's always something that makes Chloe's intepretation special and very beautiful. I can't wait to see more from here in the future, keep up the good work Chloe!

[@courtneyoneillviolin]

hello

[@Nathanael_Grant]

I'll comment here because we have similar names

[@nielshoogev1]

I get the feeling that Chloe Chua is never in a rush. She takes her time to set up every note with the approach she wants to give it. Of course she plays fast when that is required, but she has enough speed that she can even take her time when playing fast passages. Just my non-expert two cents.

[@gottfriedwilhelmvonleibniz9033]

Thank you Chloe! You're a big inspiration and you're also making me discover a lot of beautiful violin music; I play the piano, but you're making me think about starting to play the violin as well. Keep working hard! Love from Italy❤️🇮🇹

[@artyjaycayairlines]

Do you want to play _for_ violin on piano?

[@gottfriedwilhelmvonleibniz9033]

@@artyjaycayairlines no, I'm thinking about starting to play the violin : )

[@artyjaycayairlines]

@@gottfriedwilhelmvonleibniz9033 Cool

[@laulaugag12]

Same but I'm a violinist that wants to start playing the piano

[@artyjaycayairlines]

@@laulaugag12 Same question but swap them ???

[@paulking2919]

I can listen to this for a thousand times and never tire of it!

[@shh5764]

I clicked on this video fast, simply amazing playing by Chloe

[@wimbly2115]

you motivate me to practice more^^

[@dragontears]

Beautiful as always!

[@youdontneedtoknowmyname8605]

OMG I'm so happy 😁 you're back after 10 months 👏🏻👏🏻

[@tibibara]

💙💙💙

[@Philippepencet]

thank you very much for each upload! 💐💜🙏

[@TeaseMelissa]

Chloe is such a wonderful violin virtuoso. What I find even more musically impressive though is that being so young and raised in an Asian culture she is absolutely nailing the passion, playfulness, unpredictability and some times chaotic nature of Mediterranean pieces and composers. And that's something you can't just be taught, you need some sort of life experience or a high degree of empathy. She obviously practices A LOT but her mental maturity is out of this world. Also paired with a Guarneri? Pure delight to listen to! I hope some day she will come to Greece/ Italy/ Spain/ Portugal and experience the music in that environment as well.

[@agucci]

Very well played, Shifu!

[@c2r4a1]

Warm sans theatrics. Gets better and better with repeated hearing and as new details emerge. There is technical precision (left hand pizzicati and harmonics at speed and in rhythm) and an overarching musical architecture that connects the phrases and sections, making them flow to the next organically.

[@xinyuez-violin_flute]

Any twosetters here? 😁

[@11bx3]

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Here

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Yup

[@crescendo_999]

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[@Nyxiedoesstuffig]

YUHH

[@jdsarfo610]

babe wake up! a new chloe chua recording just dropped

[@artyjaycayairlines]

Yes, and this is also my first day getting a notification from her lol

[@Remsayz]

nice jd

[@barriewilliams7031]

the left hand pizzicato! and the harmonics! amazing

[@hidamao_o3940]

Perfect as always. The 1729 seriously produces the best sounds of a violin I've heard. Such a full sound, and combined with Chloe's precision... sheesh... I wish she'd bring out an album.

[@jackburgess8579]

Chloe is presently pursuing two recording projects with the SSO: (1) a complete set of Mozart's orchestral works with solo violin - the 5 concertos, the sinfonia concertante etc., and (2) Vivaldi's Four Seasons + Locatelli's "Harmonic Labyrinth." The CDs are due for release in 2023 and 2024. Yes indeed, the tone Chloe extracts from this violin is incredibly rich and beautiful!

[@jackburgess8579]

By the way, another violin by Peter Guarneri of Venice - the ex-Perlman, Klausner c. 1750 - is being sold by Tarisio on 17 November. A YT search for "Tarisio Guarneri Perlman" takes one to a video of Perlman playing it. Tarisio says it is "exceptional" but on the evidence that video, what Perlman gets from it falls short of what Chloe gets from hers.

[@CatnipTequilas]

Angelic... I've never heard such good playing before. You are so talented and amazing. Such a gorgeous piece

[@たまごプリン-x8y]

Happy birthday to Chloe. I will continue to support your activities.

[@recklesseyesore5906]

A new piece to listen to which expands my musical list. Thank you.

[@danielaleon9658]

Amazing!

[@mariedu1791]

I see a video of chloe chua: I click. Congratulations Chloe I am completely a fan of you you inspire me a lot keep it up! 💗

[@Montecitodesign]

Very nice. Ling Ling would be proud!

[@Matty88K]

This IS Ling Ling!!

[@belmarmom]

Chloe is Ling Ling.

[@artyjaycayairlines]

The replies vs the comment 😂

[@Tieg]

Put it on for background music. Had to stop what I was doing halfway to focus on the performance instead.

[@Colonel_Kassad]

Channel News Asia reviews six Singaporean prodigies in their latest edition among them Chloe, as well. She speaks about challenges. So now, the Godess of Olympus is challenging the Titans :)

[@Colonel_Kassad]

In the beginning there was Silence above the waters. Then the Godess appeared. First day She created the Sound. There was a sensation. Next day She created the Vibrato. There was a sensation again. Following day She created Dynamics. And this was a sensation. Well, and now I hear Rubato as well. A sensation is coming and more to come, yet...

[@jackburgess8579]

There is so much joie de vivre and spectacular virtuosity in this performance. It is one of my favourite performances by Chloe. (although of course all are incredible🙂).

[@ian8950]

Beautiful thumbnail picture. Perfect. 👍👍👍

[@artyjaycayairlines]

For the cost of no motion-video…

[@konstantin.v]

Beautifully recorded, too. With very small, just the right amount of echo 😊

[@felixdzerzhinski8004]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ThuPham-ev1fm]

Everything is so good in this piece! The way she executed it is amazing!

[@EagleWingsNTT]

Such a beautiful melody and played by such a gifted violinist. A most perfect combination

[@ramenory]

Don't forget to give love... Like & subscribe!😁🌹🎻

[@DianeJoyS]

Awesome! My crush 🤩👏👏

[@somy3560]

amazing performance like always.

[@jackburgess8579]

It is only very, very occasionally that I find a performance that moves me as much as Chloe's performances do. In part because neither the piece, nor the violinist (in the West at least), is well known, I thought to share it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2TgHWvoLOnetU (I think Chloe herself would enjoy and esteem its beauty. I wouldn't post it otherwise.)

[@lbchua5733]

Without your reference and link, I may not have the fortune of listening to Zoria Shikhmurzaeva's meditative and sublime performance. No doubt Chloe will resonate deeply with that level of artistry.

[@jackburgess8579]

​@@lbchua5733 I am glad to know that you value Zoria's performance as I do. I wish you a happy Christmas and New Year! (Better early than never!😀)

[@lbchua5733]

@@jackburgess8579 Merry Christmas to you too. Attended SSO 3 days ago. krystian Zimmerman, with the SSO, performed Beethoven 4th Piano concerto, and conducted Beethoven 4th. Glad to see that the BBC has included SSO in its top 21 symphony orchestras list.

[@jackburgess8579]

Chloe is to perform Waxman's "Carmen Fantasy" (edit - corrected from "Sarasate's "Carmen Fantasy) with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra in the US (CA) on 28 January. Since she is to perform Mozart's 4th violin concerto with the SSO on January 12 and 13, and it is her 16th birthday tomorrow (January 7), she is making a busy and invigorating start to the year!

[@limenglee15]

Yes indeed, this will definitely be a very exciting year for Chloe. And for your information, it is the Franz Waxman “Carmen Fantasy” that she will be performing with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra in LA this time. So by now she has learnt all the three versions of the Carmen Fantasy and she has enjoyed playing all these pieces very much.

[@jackburgess274]

@@limenglee15 Thank you, that is all very good to know! I had relied on the Pacific Symphony's program for the concert, which states that Chloe will perform _Sarasate_ 's Carmen Fantasy. (The program is on their web-page. Perhaps you might alert them to the error.) I am glad to hear that Chloe has enjoyed performing all three versions, and glad too of the opportunity to wish you a happy new year!

[@limenglee15]

Thanks for letting me know about the error on the webpage, I have just informed the person-in-charged to amend it. Really appreciate your unwavering support on Chloe’s development and I wish you a very blessed new year ahead! ❤

[@josephwong8953]

​@@limenglee15It was such a privilege to play in the orchestra accompanying her last week! She plays with such passion and makes even the most difficult pieces look so easy. Hearing it live is an entirely different experience (of course, the recordings are good too...). Hope she'll get to play with the Pacific Symphony again :)

[@ChloeChuaviolinist]

@@josephwong8953 Thank you for your kind words, Chloe had a great time playing with Carl and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra last Saturday in the beautiful Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. It was definitely a great experience for Chloe!

[@tangtangyang210]

Words fail me!!! Very well done!! ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@haroldlabrique608]

Really beautiful ! What an amazing violinist !

[@septembercarryan6597]

Amazing Chloe, you are so cute 🌹

[@seant873]

It would be awesome if the video of this performance is uploaded

[@luizabrito1522]

Damn, those chords!

[@taylorlarkins5549]

Chloe Shifu is back!

[@jobrunicellirojas395]

When is Chloe coming to NYC?

[@familyye8367]

Chloe you must be practicing 40 hours a day to be that good 😭🥲So amazing 🫠

[@goosehonk6715]

This is beautiful Amazing job chloe

[@mifunetoshiro]

Chloe is beyond amazing. Her playing is the purest thing on earth. The technician who recorded it could have chosen a different microphone or at least try to dim the high frequences. Over all it sounds very shrill and i'm absolutely certain that it's due to the recording and not to Chloe's playing. The mid and low frequences should be pushed more and the high ones dimmed. It would underline Chloes warmth as it should (and as it is on other recordings on her channel).

[@melissat9120]

Oooh, your comment is really insightful! As a violinist, something sounded “off” to me, but I couldn’t quite put words to it. I don’t know much about the art of recording, but it would be helpful to learn, probably.

[@mifunetoshiro]

@@melissat9120 thank you. It's nothing else but physics in the end. Some microphones pick up high frequences better than the other frequences, some the low ones, some the middle ones and some are pretty balanced. It makes a huge difference. After the recording there are some options to correct the sounds in postproduction, but the recording itself is key. If you have the possibility to visit a recording studio someday, go for it! And ask questions! Ask why they chose a particular microphone for, let's say the bass drum, rather than an other. You will learn so much! 😊

[@melissat9120]

@@mifunetoshiro Thanks for your reply! 🙂🙂

[@keokjinn8005]

Wow......15 and already so accomplished. A very beautiful, catchy and entertaining piece.

[@tagbon]

Really enjoyed listening to this, thanks for uploading it 😊

[@Grace-zc7dk]

Bravo 👏 from South Korea

[@marshallartz395]

She is simply fantastic! 🎻👧🏻🎻

[@LudwigvanBeethoven2]

She trully mastered the violin

[@ylimexyz]

Omg the harmonic! It is so clear and melodic ❤

[@anthonycook6213]

So perfect and with a fun, dancing lilt! 🌟

[@masterfilemusicdream]

Hermoso 🎻🎵🎶💪

[@kongkonasahadola2949]

Magical, Magestic and Mesmorizing

[@chainreaction8977]

M!gic as always. Hope to see you on Odysee and maybe Shing. The world neeeeeeds to see you. I need the world to see you...

[@abcdef-mf3ut]

Chloe is my fav

[@GoFastBeSafe]

We need more videos from you

[@joseluisoyarzodaza4846]

Increíble tan bien que lo ase cada bes me sorprende mas

[@josefinabrunicelli7749]

Beautiful fresh performance!

[@remember9097]

OMG I LOVE THAT PIECE