I crazy love these harmonics series...I'm now trying bow speed, mixing natural harmonics in fast arpeggios, artificial 4th vs 5th(I've just learned that from you Augustin that 5th rings better and more tolerant even if I'm a bit off. What awesome demonstrations of Sibelius, Carmen, and Paganini. We're not worthyyyy. Heifetz teaches "WHAT" to do...Augustin teaches "HOW" to do.LOL
Natural harmonics are also great for intonation work! You have to be incredibly precise with where you press on the fingerboard to make them sound and there are a lot more possible subdivisions than the ones that are usually taught (1/2, 1/3, 1/4 playing length), with many of them falling on the equal temperament scale
really fascinating; and the violin seems to be the most difficult instrument to master, in the whole history of music. Thank you very much for sharing these advices and explanations. ps: Your Eugêne Yasaÿe recordings are incredible, thank you so much for your interpretions of his crazy music
Excellent set of mini tips for a difficult technique to get right! I have the same issue on my old German instrument with third harmonics not speaking easily and find bow speed (higher speed than on other harmonics) and placement (remember exactly where in relation to the bridge they speak best) absolutely critical.
Oh my god, that charming smile and playing all these harmonics like a god ✨✨✨ -where does it leave us mere mortals? 😉 Still, fantastic to hear that it CAN be done, and so beautifully…
In the 3rd movement of Paganini’s 1st Concerto, there is a passage alternating between playing high on the G string, and then echoing it with harmonics. There is one place with sixteenth notes in harmonics where you seem to have a very interesting fingering. Instead of sliding around you stay in position and just move your fingers to play several notes in harmonics. What are you doing there? It seems almost like magic. Also there is a place a little later in the passage where you seem to be doing harmonic trills by just moving one finger. How?
I just watched you fantastic Sibelius Concerto with the Iceland Symphony and Eva Ollikainen. I just want to know why you did not choose a harmonic on the last note of the second movement. Some say that it sounds too low, but then one misses the quality of a silvery surface of a waveless sea.
How about giving people a short piano piece to play, send in, and pick a few to add the violin with? Many are likely very good amateurs. Then do the split-screen thing? Give lockdown people a chance to have a short video with a world-class virtuoso, even if it will never make the RCA label or whatever?
Imagine that. Intelligence mixed with sweetness. I like this guy.
it almost begs for the virus not to end, so we get more of these, but on the other hand, we need you to play concerts.
I crazy love these harmonics series...I'm now trying bow speed, mixing natural harmonics in fast arpeggios, artificial 4th vs 5th(I've just learned that from you Augustin that 5th rings better and more tolerant even if I'm a bit off. What awesome demonstrations of Sibelius, Carmen, and Paganini. We're not worthyyyy. Heifetz teaches "WHAT" to do...Augustin teaches "HOW" to do.LOL
You are very good teacher, without wasting words going direct to the subject with great demos. You will have many followers in the violin community.
You have no idea how much this video opened my mind... Thank you.
This lesson is so beneficial, so thank you very much Maestro!
Love this series - you explain things so clearly.
Very helpful! The idea of using fifth harmonics is excellent.
Natural harmonics are also great for intonation work! You have to be incredibly precise with where you press on the fingerboard to make them sound and there are a lot more possible subdivisions than the ones that are usually taught (1/2, 1/3, 1/4 playing length), with many of them falling on the equal temperament scale
Great! Lucidly presented. Thanks for posting, and all the best when the concert season gets going again. 👍
really fascinating; and the violin seems to be the most difficult instrument to master, in the whole history of music. Thank you very much for sharing these advices and explanations. ps: Your Eugêne Yasaÿe recordings are incredible, thank you so much for your interpretions of his crazy music
thank you scott
Excellent set of mini tips for a difficult technique to get right! I have the same issue on my old German instrument with third harmonics not speaking easily and find bow speed (higher speed than on other harmonics) and placement (remember exactly where in relation to the bridge they speak best) absolutely critical.
Thanks a bunch, Augustin. Super grateful for all of these videos
Muchas gracias hermano. God bless you
Agustin , excelent you, go on so ever, thanks our GOD
Very good double! Bravo
Thanks a lot for those very informative explainations
Oh my god, that charming smile and playing all these harmonics like a god ✨✨✨
-where does it leave us mere mortals? 😉
Still, fantastic to hear that it CAN be done, and so beautifully…
You are brilliant!
Very inspiring.
You are awesome, thank you!
Thank you Shifu...
Grande maestro
In the 3rd movement of Paganini’s 1st Concerto, there is a passage alternating between playing high on the G string, and then echoing it with harmonics. There is one place with sixteenth notes in harmonics where you seem to have a very interesting fingering. Instead of sliding around you stay in position and just move your fingers to play several notes in harmonics. What are you doing there? It seems almost like magic. Also there is a place a little later in the passage where you seem to be doing harmonic trills by just moving one finger. How?
Thank you!
"....., if you hit them." 😂
Much appreciated
I spent a day working repeatedly on G string passages and got bigger calluses. Now I can't play harmonics with my 1st and 2nd finger as well.
I just watched you fantastic Sibelius Concerto with the Iceland Symphony and Eva Ollikainen. I just want to know why you did not choose a harmonic on the last note of the second movement. Some say that it sounds too low, but then one misses the quality of a silvery surface of a waveless sea.
I learned half of this the bad way for not founding the video before hshshs
Thank you
😊 Fantastic 💪💪💪👏👏👏
Can you talk about spiccato and staccato techniques? Thank you ☺️
SƠN NGUYỄN especially I need a low tempo staccato!
he's actually a genius. like hearing einstein talk about particle physics.
how high do thirds harmonics sound relative to the root note?
2 octaves higher than the upper note (the one that's touched lightly), so an octave+ a tenth above the root note.
Augustin I was making weird noises at my dog and at 2:36 it felt like you stopped talking to wonder what the hell i was doing
Bravoooo
How about giving people a short piano piece to play, send in, and pick a few to add the violin with? Many are likely very good amateurs. Then do the split-screen thing? Give lockdown people a chance to have a short video with a world-class virtuoso, even if it will never make the RCA label or whatever?
🙏
tq Mr august