Shlomo Mintz plays Paganini on "Il Cannone"

In 1997 Shlomo Mintz played Paganini's famous "Il Cannone", a violin made by Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù in 1742, during a special concert in Maastricht in the Netherlands with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Yoel Levi.
This concert was an initiative of a Dutch television network (TROS) and aired on TV in December 1997. Our deeply grateful to them.

[@UserI10]

The fact that Paganini himself played that violin is honestly blowing my mind

[@Tbone913]

the sound is sweet and smooth like warm caramel

[@simakogan4048]

🎉❤MAGNIFICAT!!!! I was crying by watching THIS INSTRUMENT AT PALAZZO TURSI MUSEOM AT GENOVA, twiste......4 years ago.... Hello from Jerusalem. 🎉❤

[@krishnamurthyramakrishnan191]

Il Cannone is not, I repeat, is not a piece of wood! This violin was created by one of the most gifted violin makers in the mid 1700s with poor facilities for the fine art of specialised wood carving. It is a work of art which not just appeals to the eye ; in the capable hands it produces the finest sounds of music for the souls waiting to be uplifted !

[@markcobb6561]

SO you like it?

[@toobmaniac]

Krishnamurthy Ramakrishnan Worthless firewood not worthy of a single loss of life ( life , created by the greatest master creator ever " GOD "

[@ThomasTVP]

He was also a Grade A drunkard. Many of his original violins look like shit.

[@olewetdog6254]

Still a piece of wood. Well.......actually multiple pieces of wood. But still, literally a piece of wood.

[@krishnamurthyramakrishnan191]

@@olewetdog6254 In Tamil, which is my mother tongue, in southern India, we have an apt saying for your ilk "கழுதைக்கு தெரியுமா கற்பூர வாசனை!" ( How can donkeys have heightened appreciation of fine perfumes like camphor )

[@adrianaacornejo]

CONGRATULATION FOR INTERPRETATION PAGANINI MR. S.MINTZ....AND THE VIOLIN' SOUND IS PERFECT...FROM BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA.. THANKS FOR VIDEO

[@robertwesterman4088]

"The Cannon of Guarneri!!", in exquisite hands, sounding as a Miracle!!

[@andaroga]

Il cannone es tal vez el más potente violín sobreviviente de una gran época de stradivari, paso por las manos de Paganini y el gran Schlomo Mintz lo presenta con sumo respeto n este video, Gran Schlomo, un saludo.

[@antoniomaxevans9541]

Ecco la celestialita'del Nostro amatissimo Niccolo'Paganini ed il grandissimo virtuoso interprete.Grandiosi.grazie

[@Petroschristidis]

A wonderful performance by a stunning musician and virtuoso in a magical meeting with the magnificent il cannone. Wow Great little documentary as well

[@robertomazzanti6182]

Tutto molto bello, grazie.

[@suedavis3525]

Magnificent control and technique

[@ThunderousThrasher]

such an powerful sound!!!

[@dianal.1279]

I love this video and mainly this fantastic performance. What a joy!

[@davidquinn9676]

It has good volume even on the harmonic of a very high note around 12:45.

[@oriyashperling7199]

שלמה מינץ ענק הכנרים! תודה רבה!

[@anthonymaerin4052]

What a beautiful recording startlingly rich felt as if I could reach out and touch it .thank you

[@vintagebluesmann]

Beautiful!! so much emotion!!

[@1cleandude]

Simply beautiful!

[@Reis59452]

this is perfect!!!

[@dorothypugh2614]

The concerto performance begins at 4:46.

[@pierresauce8307]

Do yourself a favor and start at 2:24, it's like he's playing just for you

[@Genagurevich]

Феноменально!

[@mrsenstitz]

Divine. Like an angel singing.

[@ThomasTVP]

Sentimental hogwash.

[@rickdeckard1075]

@@ThomasTVP sentimental hogwash played like its klezmer

[@davidavi9090]

Il Cannone,belo violino, ótima execução, parabéns 👍

[@zifarro]

Il cannone è un catalizzatore di emozioni che sublimano l'anima di chi comprende...

[@rickbarker4121]

Fantastico!

[@manueldiaz1939]

que emocion es escucharle es grandioso

[@MM-jv5pz]

“IL CANNONE… “ Shiver…!

[@cjamonwilliams]

OMG... speechless! Each violin is made for certain music...I don't think the Soil for example could be as good for this piece because it can't be attacked per legend...but this Gesu was born for this piece...! And think ... Paganini was sick for the majority of his career with Syphilis...

[@saorylucas7565]

Me encanta. 💖

[@ferrantepallas]

Inspiring!!!

[@oibafartu9479]

Che bel video, che bella gente!

[@nelvaalvarado8604]

Maravilloso 🎻

[@dezsoracz872]

What a privilege !

[@TheForeignersNetwork]

Ah man, this instrument was just made for Paganini. The Soil would sound a bit shrill for most of his very technical pieces like this one--On Il Cannone you can hear every note very clearly with just the right amount of resonance. Not too bright and not too dark, although slightly on the darker side than a Strad. Very excellent.

[@marthaflores9278]

Hermosa música.

[@Moodymongul]

amongst other players I've heard play the instrument, Mintz seems to pull the power out from the instrument. I'd love to know if they ever attempted to match string gauges (and string tension) with how Paganini actually used it (I assume they would have to use the old string technology though). You'd think the instrument might react/vibrate more in keeping with the way it did when Paganini played it. I wonder.

[@cradlecap123]

Interesing thoughts. I've always wondered how they made the top E back then.

[@jeffreym4273]

Excellent intonation, so rare even among the so-called prodigies.

[@claudio388]

Great violinist

[@krispinkrisperson3614]

The Best

[@channelkowaki0671]

Always known as "Fast-mo" Mintz

[@vivioman2520]

Please name of music grand opening..

[@zzubuzz]

I was going to listen to this at work but they have a zero tolerance policy against violins in the work place.

[@BlindTom61]

Ha! Ha!

[@gianlucaarnone9573]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@BasedMamaJames617]

Surprised this thing can play almost after 200 years ago.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

11:46 to 11:48 , although it's only a few bars, sounds really funny. Like honking. A car honking.

[@masterfilemusicdream]

😍🎻🎵🎶💪

[@vioricabalteanu8564]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thejamesasher]

best living violinist and second best only to niccolo himself!

[@ilyasnm837]

I would say Augustin Hadelich

[@BorbasBence]

Anyone knows what piece is playing at 8.09 ?

[@Tbone913]

This is the only violin I have heard that didn't have that terrible scraping sound.. it is a booming and joyful instrument, a person understands how it creates such music

[@markhilbertrossetti1796]

Cello case and. Silk Bein & Fushi they took from me as the fiddle attaches the concerto, made as such. Guarneri ....

[@markhilbertrossetti1796]

Oroginal King Joseph and I did not get it. 4 Matsuda s and I chose Lafont. Lafont?

[@giacomocaceresgonzalez2351]

Y la cadenza CARAJO?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@sergiox51]

+Giacomo Cáceres González hay otro video mas largo con todo el conciero

[@giacomocaceresgonzalez2351]

ojalá puedas dejar el link,gracias.

[@stefanomatteucci7993]

Il liutaio era Renato Scrollavezza?

[@emanuelec341]

si sarebbe potuto fare a Genova :)

[@treatb09]

can you even call a copy a copy? because you don't hear violins that sound like that. its a very thick, dark and robust tone. the highs aren't anything spectacular or unique, but this violin really has a unique lower end. .

[@kingpluto917]

Bo Huggabee Well actually there was one violin that was the exact copy of the Il Cannone. I believe it’s made by Vuillame. Even Paganini played that copy and he couldn’t tell which is which.

[@bertvdlast]

KingPluto20. After a while he could hear the difference. Later he gave the copy to one of his students.

[@bertvdlast]

Bo Huggabee. That’s why they called it the Canon.

[@raoultak]

The very thick, dark and robust tone is from Shlomo Mintz. The Cannone would sound completely different when played by an other violinist.

[@teppeinagosailles7983]

いつか本物を見てみたい

[@jarleypiotrtchaikovsky]

:'(

[@markhilbertrossetti1796]

o

[@raoultak]

Il Cannone never had a better player, I guess. I am having the idea that our present generation of violin players surpassed Paganini.

[@alandom]

Leonid Kogan

[@duckledoodledooser7551]

Well Paganini could have been better due to the fact he most likely had marfans syndrome and maybe Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, meaning he’d have a reach, nimbleness, and dexterity that’d be hard to replicate without those disorders. Maybe. Who knows what he sounded like.

[@massimomascelli7308]

Sarebbe interessante trovare chi lo saprebbe suonare anche con le corde di budello

[@stefanomatteucci7993]

A volte le regie sembra che non sappiano che piú della metà della tecnica e dell’interpretazione stanno nel braccio destro…

[@pippaj6526]

Noice

[@OKOA314]

I think this violin has not played much. And I can still see the Del Gesu's charaterestics such as masculinity in G,D strings, but overall it sounds a little stuffy.

[@duckledoodledooser7551]

Il Cannone was paganini’s instrument so it was played a great deal, just a long time ago and now gets very little action. Also it’s a weird violin from what I’ve read, shorter neck that most modern violins and a small bridge.

[@m1co294]

​@@duckledoodledooser7551 it was a neglected before it was gifted to Paganini

[@alexandergushchin5475]

, sicher, Paganini hat geschpielt ein bisschen besser,,,,,

[@toobmaniac]

So , would they actually kill to save that violin ? what an over valued piece of wood with a history that is....Every human life is worth more than all the rare instruments in the world....

[@cougar231000]

+toob maniac ahahh i don't think they would actually kill someone who would try to steal it,the cops are there more like to intimidate possible robbers around

[@royklopfenstein5278]

How liberal of you, but if you actually had the choice to make?

[@treatb09]

what about a robber willing to kill for it?

[@toobmaniac]

Bo Huggabee A robber willing to kill for it in this circumstance is not a robber because they would not succeed..If they have a weapon and go for the violin brandishing the weapon the end would at a minimum result in being shot and arrested but could just as easily end in a couple deaths..An instrument is not worth a human life..A person is infinitely more valuable , rare and unique...

[@toobmaniac]

Bo Huggabee It would be their actions causing death like a mugger getting killed in an attempt to mug a penniless person...