Vengerov: Carmen Fantasy - 'Like Chickens On A Farm'

Maxim Vengerov's masterclass on Pablo de Sarasate's virtuoso showpiece, the Carmen Fantasy, recorded at the Royal Academy of Music. In this clip Vengerov shows how to capture the virtuosity of the piece with style and flair. The full 55-minute class is available to buy at our download store - bit.ly/Vengerov...
(Student: Mengla Huang)
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[@jdebruynviolin]

He's not unmusical, people. He's an excellent, excellent player.

[@casper_ag86]

the student is so amazing already and yet there's still too much to learn...wonderful...

[@Romeniawe]

he is a great young virtuoso, Vengerov is a maestro instead, with a lot of experience on his shoulders, everything he says is gold

[@dic888]

His name, Mengla Huang. Winner of Paganini competition on 2002 and already a famous soloist on tour!!!

[@irisponcedeleon2239]

I'm an absolute beginner with only one year of experience. When I see these & hear these amazing musicians: they ignite a passion within me & I can only hope to become as great 😂

[@ZenWhisperer25]

For God's sake, who is the player ? He is already an outstanding violinist and I've never seen him before. God bless his skill and his luck to be guided by sensei Vengerov.

[@thebagelman2852]

Mengla Huang, it’s also in the description

[@asmith8815]

He is definitely a very promising player. Emotions like joy, teasing, anger, and etc. need to be brought out more. Carmen has many moods Sarah Chang plays it so brilliantly and beautifully. There is no one in this day and age that plays like her. No disrespect to other violinists.

[@legendj9623]

when you are a master like Maxim Vengerosv you can tell people if their music has emotion or not; when you are a nobody, comments like that only show your jealousy and prejudice.

[@samg8761]

yes!!!

[@AeolianMusica]

I disagree - music is meant to move people regardless of their level of knowledge in the field. A non-musician should feel absolutely as right saying “I wasn’t moved by that” or, “I didn’t think it was particularly emotional”, etc. because the purpose of the art form is to speak to them, a "nobody". Understanding how it could have been more engaging is something far more tricky (and it doesn’t just depend on the performer either) - but this is what musicians spend their time doing. Vengerov is able to instruct the student in how to better express the feelings in the music and reveal to him ways to negotiate certain technical demands in ways no untrained musician could. I agree with you in that some of the comments are overdone and, like you say, display "jealousy and prejudice”, but I don’t think this is necessarily all of them.

[@zerozerg2789]

dwrmusic yes but a lot of people don’t have taste for music though

[@zwy7]

very true...

[@clarkealonzi7419]

That is a beautiful sounding violin,

[@SF-ru3lp]

Gorgeous playing!

[@deadoralivecowboy1401]

It is so satisfying when they do and get what vengerov says .

[@Kolpachnikov]

Thank you so much!!!!! Very interesting, Fantastisch!!!!

[@OrianaDiazL]

I LOVE THIS PIECE!!!!

[@MMFmasterclass]

That's pretty sharp of you. You must know the room. The reason we cover up the board is because it has a glass front and all the lights and cameras are reflected in it. That would be pretty distracting to our viewers.

[@agberny]

@dziady1 This "kid" you are talking about is Huang Meng La who incidentally won first prize at the prestigious Paganini Violin Competition 8 years back in 2002. :)

[@hcast2005]

What a Professor!

[@sellogu]

Amazing. He´s wonderful

[@lacarneinflamare]

This was heavenly! :D And the sound was so clear, as founatain water...

[@juliankorolev1282]

Максим Венгеров, можно сказать, мой земляк (я сам из Новосибирска), несмотря на то, что родился он в Челябинске, но с 1-месячного возраста жил и рос уже в Новосибирске.Один из лучших скрипачей. Произведения в его исполнении мне нравится слушать.

[@jys1205]

i love Maxim :)

[@fiddlefaddle1]

This is not being spiteful. I love to watch violinists show expressions when they play and are really taken by the music. I almost want to ask them if they would like a cigarette after they are finished. Unfortunately , I'm an Irish fiddler and I just can't emotionally show expression when I'm playing Swallowtail Jig, Blackberry Blossom, or Devils Dream. This gentleman is really amazing and so are his students.

[@angelabinu]

... goose bumps..!

[@pzowndizzle1]

i liked the sound. This is supposed to be like a gyspy dance and a fantasy at the same time. 2:00-2:01 i got a chill. It was a great mixture of those two. Also I liked the pause at 2:11-2:12. This also added to brinigng those two factors up.

[@Sortudinho]

Technical machine? The student? He seems pretty into his music, if you ask me. A technical machine wouldn't express his playing through his facial expression or movements.

[@AeolianMusica]

Just as an add-on: Horowitz (the pianist) hardly moved or showed any physical emotion while he played, particularly in the later years, and yet the music is some of the most human, expressive and poignant I have ever heard. You can check out recordings of him on here.

[@GawdOFVIOLINZ]

he looks great in 2:39 when hes smiling he actually looks tht he likes that part

[@rafthegoat]

It's just because the Piano was early

[@Schtofenbach]

Great student!

[@germangarciamartinez4097]

I found out Maxim is my father. Im so proud of him.

[@coipelnicolas]

Magnifique

[@gnatural]

its really sad that people think that way isnt it. heifitz, milstein, perlman and many others etc, dont have the face of models and yet they are the greatest violinist of the 20th century.

[@SchottenbauerVideos]

Thanks for the video!

[@MMFmasterclass]

Michele Schottenbauer so pleased you enjoyed it! We have new videos every Wednesday.

[@smallworld7537]

Wow... this is awesome!

[@cbrusharmy]

I'm not being argumentative, I genuinely would like to see a video of you playing the violin. I've already posted embarassing videos of myself wishing that I was a musical talent. I enjoy seeing real ones.

[@MMFmasterclass]

It was recorded in February 08

[@crazyelliexxxx23]

what a player!

[@empoleon9999]

@dziady1 Paradigmatic ignorance of the Internet. With how expressively and well he plays, I would say that he does "seem to know the slightest thing about the violin and what it can do" and that he does "play with a formed personality." Additionally, Vengerov's instruction of his interpretation is his way of teaching how to "serve the music." This "kid" is at the level at which one can only better him through interpretational nuances as opposed to technical ones.

[@alejandrotiti1746]

Sensacional

[@SoundOfSphere]

@prajituraCuUnt Yes he is Tadashi Imai.

[@mightygamer0]

@winrx well he is playing with Maxim Vengerov listening. Wouldn't you be kinda nervous and not playing up to what you normally do?

[@stellina96]

There is just too many prejudices here against Asian musicians. Those who are performing in major concert halls are those who excel regardless of their ethnic origins. A lot ofmgraduates even from the

[@themusicdr]

great clip. student is v good

[@lydiamechali3745]

Very GOOD 👍🏻👏🏻

[@hyeinee6245]

He had a shoulder injury last year so he stopped his violin career :( But I think he still teaches and dances(

[@alaynashu]

2:45

[@SinanAkkoyun]

Wow he played so awesome, I have to say I liked his chicken farm more

[@winrx]

@gnatural So given my commentary, what would you say if I said that you play with more polish and flair than Huang? And how come I have never heard of you? : D

[@battousai22790]

@Neilusful This is not true. This young man obviously knows his notes, and understands the overall frame of this piece. But only the wiser in experience knows how to truly milk this piece for all its worth. It takes a lot of time to know how much you can do with a piece like this.

[@jraziru]

Do these masterclasses take place at a music school or a university somewhere? I'd very much like to know.

[@keonahlee2328]

This is hilarious whenever I watched the chickens in the farm part T-T

[@harishvarma4858]

Superb.Better than anybody else.You do not need a tutor.

[@viola1066]

Harish Varma I am sorry but he definitely needs a tutor ... he is good but he has still a lot to learn

[@jeffrey1448]

there is no such thing as "not needing a tutor". This is not math class you know.

[@XtremeBratmaxe]

@ahsusmus of course he does - hes chinese!

[@MMFmasterclass]

Yes, although I think he spells himself Mengla Huang.

[@dasolati]

Sweet Lord Almighty

[@Shrinksjp]

Mengla Huang looks so different here.

[@firemedic561]

Makes me realize how much I suck!

[@Surausolla]

Same here!

[@cbrusharmy]

Fair enough

[@scheepalicious]

Vengerov looks SO much like Count Dracula from Sesame Street here.

[@Shrinksjp]

What is Mengla up to these days?

[@winrx]

@gnatural Does he have any cds/mp3s coming out? It looks like his last one has been discontinued (per Amazon)... : p

[@ccr1963]

nice

[@yamahaU3]

他在伦敦的皇家音乐学院，下面的回复有写。

[@JCviolin09]

true.....i want to see him with his violin showing what he can do better

[@gnatural]

@winrx im just a little annoyed that you would watch this video just to nit pick on what is already a very impressive performance and challenge his title as the Paganini competition winner. he sounds amazing, just enjoy the video. we always try to find faults in peoples playing instead of just listening first and trying to appreciate what is being done.

[@harriethtw]

what's the name of this young man?

[@dabonem5317]

Mengla Huang

[@Made7Line]

maxim is a great violinist and teacher, wow! The student is very advanced technically, but I think he played this piece too lyrically. It needed to be more exciting and unpredictable.

[@easyrocksoeasy]

Damn,still gonna play those vibratos...

[@maewe]

@craisslayer it's just a fact that I have witnessed in many years

[@prajituraCuUnt]

the pianist is tadashi imai ?

[@karelraphaelstora8459]

On peut tout critiquer Mais à la condition de d’abord poser comme pustulat que techniquement il est monstrueux On est dans le perfectionnement, la masterclass

[@gnatural]

@winrx its definitely you :D

[@gnatural]

@Beeffyviolin ???

[@hoasjhdfiadsf]

how is he an "ass?" he's respectful and brilliant at what he's doing. explain yourself

[@KENT009100]

are the student's Chinese?

[@classifieds103]

Although this was VERY good. I think students should watch the opera itself before playing the Fantasie. I think they'd have a better understanding of all the emotions and how to bring out the nuances of the piece.

[@cbrusharmy]

post a vid

[@SomeAnimeOtaku]

o.0 Is he really professional?

[@milstein91]

@Sortudinho he would cuz that s the only way he has to fake the audience that he is musical.The expression is on the bow not in the face.

[@hwuman]

i thought it was funny when the guy interupted Maxim at 1:34 look at Maxim's facial expression!

[@babakesm942]

what is the name of the piece?

[@Fuzion-cy2hf]

Babak ESM Carmen Fantasy

[@jzpatelut]

Thanks for video...i like best pizzikato movement...JITENDRA KUMAR...INDIA..jzpatelut..

[@TheViolinAndMore]

give this guy a better violin .. please =)

[@이천수-p2v]

I think..... My opinion no problems in an instrument maybe bow or his bow technique..

[@JackArctic]

I hate how the student keeps interrupting Vengerov when he's talking!!

[@SpoonsForks]

:40 i wonder what he's thinking about... like contemplating life's biggest obstacles

[@magodeoz30]

He should teach how to play and make faces

[@yscslim]

I dont understand his musical sens....Very good technic though

[@MarjanJanczyk]

child of the rich parents

[@benchbriancagas]

@The930706 haha. areumdawoyo :D

[@ntudoc]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYeypmqge7qmntU He definitely learned how not to play like "chickens on a farm". See 2:07

[@chelsearule789]

2:44 "chickens in the farm" lol

[@The77310]

yang dong geun playing the violin lol

[@MonoRec88]

What are you talkin' about? Have you ever been at a masterclass? It's not unusual that the student tries what the "master" said and I wouldn't call that incident an interruption at all. Words can only get a student so far.

[@Lovelace141]

@maewe. Nah that's kinda slack, I don't think it's technicality, I think it's from being "forced to play" by their parents and plus culturally, asians aren't allowed to express themselves. They are taught to be obedient and well disciplined. By making that kinda comment you're insulting not only asians, but the rest of the world and ultimately musical integrity.

[@bastianloewe]

you dont need a violin to do clases, you dont need to show just to explain, most of great teachers cn teach better without a violi rostal, flesch auer also I think, actually if your way to teah is this ons: hey why dont you try this and just play it is like how I do that

[@Schamschi]

Then you want to watch a competition, and not a masterclass.

[@bourbakis]

Very good skill. But lacks narrative ability. I think that's what Vengerov tried to convey. This is a dramatic piece, needs to tell it in a big way.

[@pelajava]

por mucho que se lo propongan los asiáticos no ponen alma en la música...al menos la mayoría...eso sí, mucha técnica

[@Schamschi]

And a masterclass with a "master" showing his own playing is even weaker, because the purpose of a masterclass is not (or shouldn't be) a student imitating the teacher. Nobody needs someone to play something in a certain way just because their teacher played it that way, without real conviction. A musician should understand what he is doing, and do it a certain way because he thinks this is the way to do it, not because their teacher said so.

[@mariadasgracassantanadealm4195]

Vendo esse vídeo, me sinto o cocô do cavalo do bandido caído. rsrsrsrs

[@giulianopanichelli4337]

wtf let he do is hown technique

[@crazy77town]

@Neilusful far east Asians.......

[@swisher120]

That's what I said!!!! He's just playing the notes without any love for the actual feeling of the music.