Bach, Hilary Hahn & Sex sells and Playboy www.pinterest.de/pin/432838214160526255/ SLIPPED DISC Playboy? It's not a game February 3, 2009 by Norman Lebrecht No comments. An excited reader has notified me that Playboy magazine is running a feature titled Too Hot to Handel: the sexiest babes in classical music. Before you waste a moment’s click on the site, let me assure you that all of them are decorously clad. Along with the all-too predictable Anna Netrebko and Danielle de Niese, Playboy has selected violinists Leila Josefowicz, Julia Fischer, Janine Jansen, Hilary Hahn and Anne-Sophie Mutter, the last in a photograph that must have been taken at least ten years ago, or in very flattering light. Ms Mutter is described as Austrian - she’s German - and a MILF, which is a term that does not bear cultural elucidation. Two relative unknowns are included. One is the oboist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the other, perhaps, someone’s girlfriend. All good clean fun, right? Wrong. Let me tell you a story. Ten years ago, a Finnish violinist called Linda Lampenius allowed herself to be talked into posing nude for Playboy under the stage name Linda Brava. Her centrefold appearance landed an EMI record contract and an avalanche of media attention. Her first record reached number 14 in the UK charts and there was no follow-up. She was taken up as a talent by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, and quickly dropped. She appeared on Baywatch, just the once. A victim of unrealistic expectations, Linda went through years of turmoil before making her way back home to Finland, where a producer friend of mine recorded her some months ago playing chamber music - rather well, he said. The story has a happy ending. Linda, 38, is expecting her first baby in the coming weeks. Let’s wish her well. The Playboy experience is not to be recommended as a means of advancing a musical career. It’s exploitation, that’s the bare truth. Don’t bother to look. NL
You probably wont see this out of the thousands of comments on here but I want you to know that I am learning this piece currently and you have inspired me to continue practicing. You are a true inspiration to all musicians and hearing this truly shows me what I could be. Thanks!
Hey, I KNOW how difficult these Bach pieces can be. i understand, to a point. Lifelong guitarist here, and I've spent years transcribing Paganini and Bach pieces, these things are addicting too once you've got your hooks in and think you can get them up to speed. There's truly nothing like Bach. I love playing from these sonatas and partitas and I'm getting hooked on a couple preludes and minuets from the cello suites. I'm listening here because I'm playing this on mandolin and I'm hitting snags in two places trying to keep the tempo genuine. The fingering on mandolin is tough but Hahn has given me a better feel and I'm getting past the measures that were tying me up. I had to playback at a slightly slower speed to catch here transitions of those tongue-twister measures. I'd tell my students and anyone that wants to play these... BACH... is a four-letter word! LOL! ~JSV
She puts more effort into learning a note than I ever will Look on her Instagram, it proves how she had to work hard to get to this point. A true legend
True dude! It seems you are a true Twoset's and Hilary's fan cuz I see your comment in nearly every video related to these artists. Well I am too a fan of both of them (twoset and Hilary).😊🎻🎻🎻
She's said that one can't cheat while playing Bach and she plays Bach almost everyday and playing Bach keeps her intonation pure ... One of the most hard-working violinist and my inspiration to keep playing the violin ... I'm learning violin for 8 months now as an adult...
ermine jose and im playing violin for almost 2 months now and i can not perfectly can read notes but i can read notes and im on a 4th finger Now!! and practicing my he's a pirate and i learn 12 song!!!
@@ulrichp.2275 I too like them having that sound in there as it gives you a clue as to the "room's" acoustics. I really like everything about this video.....wish she did the whole Sonata!
I played the violin as a kid, gave up when I was 19 (after grade 8 in the UK). Took it up again two years ago, I'm now 58. I'm working on this piece at the moment, and it's a challenge, to say the least. When I started on it, I genuinely feared it would be impossible for me, but I can just about play it now, albeit not as fast as she plays it here. Knowing the piece, watching this performance is just mind-blowing. I know I'll never be able to play it as well as this, but watching her play is a real inspiration and an absolute joy. I've listened to a lot of violinists play Bach on TH-cam now, and HH is by far my favourite. Her technique is just beautiful to watch, as well, so clean and without affectation.
@@vladmirpuddin385 generally speaking starting something on an upbow feels "backwards" so to speak and is difficult to coordinate because over the duration of the piece the feeling of being on a backwards bow is uncomfortable making it harder to play but hilary does it so easily and sounds better than most people despite the akward bow direction
@@vladmirpuddin385 Up bow means you start at the tip of the bow and play towards the frog (part you hold). Typically up bows are a little lighter and down bows are accented. You can hear how Hillary plays the second note with a slight accent which is the result of the down bow being moved over. Most pieces start with a down bow as its more comfortable
She's playing with her wedding ring on. I don't think I've seen other violin masters do that. She's a very consistent performer with flair and cordiality. She always provides an uplifting experience to cheer us when we're feeling low.
James Ehnes plays with his ring too. And he's the male equivalent of Hilary Hahn. Maybe it's the power of the Ring! (This is a joke, they are the best violinists of our generation.)
Adult cello learner here. She is the most inspirational musician on the planet at this moment in time. Im supposed to fawn over Yo Yo Ma...but its Ms Han who has my attention. Such clean accurate playing, its mind blowing.
1071608張鼎翊 dude. Starting on an up bow doesn’t make a piece harder. Despite the bite on the string being slightly more difficult when starting on an up bow, this particular piece is facilitated by it because it makes the rest of the exposition easier to play because of the string crossings. I would know because I played it.
Zireael Didn’t claim it was, just making a point. I just quit the Suzuki method after I finished book 6 and started learning what I wanted to learn instead of what I had to learn. Made violin much more enjoyable.
Hilary doesn't show off with just speed, but an emotional and soul-bound connection between herself and her violin, where the genius of Bach is a mere mouthpiece in which she does this.
Yes. We all had to start somewhere. Even Hilary Hahn, here was a newbie once. It's a phase that eventually becomes history in favor of something else. What is that else? Depends on one's learning ability and commitment to practice.
Hilary is the reason why I haven’t quit violin after 9 years of playing. I look at her when I feel sad, and she gives me determination! In March I will have played for 10 years! I’m so excited. Thank you so so much mrs. Hahn for giving me inspiration all these years! I’m 13 now, and I love you!
I can’t. She just...HOW?! She is perfect! It’s one thing to listen to the music but it’s another to watch her actually play it. Her posture is absolutely flawless. A professional violinist’s bow hand should move gracefully meaning that when you change bow direction you should start the transition movement with your fingers. At such a high speed, Hilary Hahn does this incredibly well. Not to mention her bow hold just looks so relaxed. Her bow maintained perfect contact with the strings throughout the entire piece. It didn’t slip at all which gave it a really nice and clean sound. You could tell she was letting the weight of her left arm sit in her elbow which meant that she was not clenching the neck of the violin which made the shifts not even noticeable. The shifting was so clean and she never missed a single note. The speed of her shifting was so good as well. If it’s too fast, you are likely to miss the note. If it’s too slow, you can very clearly hear the shift and if that’s not what the composer intended then it sounds bad. And her left thumb stayed in the same exact spot unless shifting which is incredibly hard with such awkward fingering in this piece. I didn’t hear a single note where intonation was questionable. Despite how much her left fingers were moving, she kept her hand shape perfect. Also when she placed her fingers on the strings, she didn’t use the very tips of her fingers, nor the fleshy part like when you play a harmonic. She used just the right part of her finger so that the notes were exactly in tune every single time. With all of this she still manages to have a nice facial expression so it doesn’t look like she’s about to cry or stuff up like most violinist do when playing a hard piece. I am so blown away by Hilary Hahn and I absolutely love her work. She is easily my favourite violinist and I look up to her and respect her so much.
@@RAFITAESTRADITA Personally, I would take this as an insult, were I Hilary Hahn. She wasn't just given the talent of the violin, she worked her ass off to obtain the dexterity and skill she has when playing the violin.
@@cogitoergosum9069 Of course she have to deploy huge discipline to reach such perfection, but don't forget that all his "talent" was built on previous given talents: her body.
She's the only violinist who reminds me of David Oistrakh - she shares his power, grace, serenity, good humor, strength and humility (as in 'how was I chosen to have this gift?'). Among so many phenomenal musicians, HH stands out as one of the truly great.
She is to her violin performing Bach, as Gould is for piano... She may not be as eccentric, but in her own genius she demonstrates the same perfective mastery of the instrument, as Gould... Can never get enough of both playing Bach... Pure bliss, leaving one awestruck at the nexus of their technical PERFECTION, intonation and emotion. Alas, to be merely mortal.
Every time i see Hilary playing it seems to me that she had previously meditated for 2 hours. I mean, she plays with such a relaxed posture. It´s amazing. Wish u come to Colon Theatre soon!!!! Cheers from Argentina.
Shut up with your comments man, analyse plus avant de dire des conneries, parce que qu'elle n'est pas plus expressive ni engagée qu'elle l'était auparavant, justement elle est remarquable de par sa constance.
I've been playing with a cleaning sponge on my rest for about two years now, and now I see that Hilary, one of the best violin players at the moment also does it, I'll use that next time when people tease me about it 😂
I'm a retired machinist with industrially damaged hearing. Anyone who can play a Bach violin sonata without it sounding tedious to me has gotta be a real musician. Now I am a Hilary fan. Thank you, young lady.
@@ahsenmughal9675 It technically isn't, because it's an interlude in the opera The Tale Of Tsar Sultan. So it's like, The Magic Flute (opera by Mozart) is a piece, but Queen Of The Night Aria is not.
Her face shows more like she's proud of how amazing the piece she's playing is rather than How she does it. An absolutely amazing person and I'm also proud of her
I see I last commented on this a year ago. I can play this now, a lot better than then. I've discovered so many nuances in the piece. I thought I had it then, but I didn't. Now I'm closer, but also wiser, and I understand just a little deeper the master that was Bach, and consequently how much further I have to go. I've listened to Hilary playing this at least 100 times, maybe more, and it's a wonder every time. I fall in love with her a little bit more every time I hear her play it. I saw her play this and a lot more Bach besides at the Wigmore Hall in London earlier this year, and it was a transformative experience. For violinists of any level, she is an absolute inspiration. Her playing cleanses the soul. Of all the current crop of soloists, she is the pinnacle.
Mind boggling! She shows up handling that splendid Vuillaume of hers like a frying pan, then she starts playing it like the Goddess that she really is. Magnificent is just another empty word, unable to describe her unearthly art and outstanding violin skills.
I saw her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra when she was . . . what, thirteen maybe? She walked on stage like she owned the building and then amazed me with the finest Mendelssohn concerto I'd ever heard. My feeling afterwards was that I was blessed to belong to a species that could produce a miracle like her. Then I heard some woman behind me huff that she paid to see STARS, not CHILDREN. "You ignorant cow, you HAVE heard a star and you're too stupid to know it!" . . . is exactly what I didn't say. Plus, Hilary is the NICEST person!!
It was just non-stop! I completely lost track of time just watching this absolute insanity. How can you play so consistently for so long without even so much as a rest or pause?
In Bach's time only a few privileged people would have had the chance to hear this incredible music. I often wonder what he would have said.if someone had told him one day anyone in the world could do so at the touch of a button. I'm sure he would have been thrilled to hear this flawless rendition by one of his greatest admirers.
I was enchanted when I first heard her play Bach when she was still young & now...she does not dissapoint as she has grown into a beautiful & talented violinist of the highest order! God bless her as she continues to amaze us! Her Bach sends shivers up my spine & I long to hear more every time I listen to her play!
When ever I play the violin or show a recording of a violin being played my dog starts to howl and bark. Especially on the double stops or higher notes.
She is playing so flawlessly in high heels too!! Never ceases to amaze me!! The yellow earrings must be her favorite. I just watched her in another video,BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, she was wearing them in this performance too.
I keep watching, or listening without watching, every few days. A lot to listen to, a lot to watch and appreciate. Concentration, relaxation, movement and a little "There, see how it's done?"
Another single note piece of Bach that is very difficult, you have to have the bass and describe all the harmony. Bach does this with humor, lots of phrases upside down and backwards. I hadn't played my viola for a while and to get back in it I picked this piece. It has everything, difficult bowing crosses, intricate phrases with different groups of notes alternating in number, tricky syncopations. I assumed it would an easy warm up just looking at the page, but it soon became something to practice in every measure, I had to slow down so much I play it adagio for now to get every note right. I am inspired by Hilary, I didn't realize she is a fantastic Bach player at least on the level of Perlman. Funny thing is I like to watch them both, the way the body and the bow move is so much a part of Bach playing. I can tell what you are thinking almost since I know the notes myself. You videos make me want to go practice, I guess that is a good thing.
Absolutely remarkable. Every time I hear something she does, it's just outstanding. Her bowing is amazing, especially for this music, Bach. Just the right amount of attack and aggression with the subtleties all in the right place. Excellent dynamic expression. Her intonation too is always beautiful. I wonder if she's done any Paganini, like the Caprices. I'll have to look for that. Bravo Hahn!! ~JSV
Impeccable sense of how Bach moves "the beat" (#1) all around the line....like running Class 5 Rapids on a raging River....she's always on it. ...Thrilling rollercoaster ride. .
Man what a COOL video. I love the way it’s filmed - that sassy walk in silhouette and her colorful dress against the white background. And the performance is just perfection, of course!
The pure Angel of Unser Vater JS Bach spirit. She carries it in her mind and sends it to her blessed hands through her fingers to the strings of her Stradivarius. She is unique which doesn't mean that there are not many other excellent violinits. I love her Beethoven, her Brahms, her Chaikovsky, her Bruch, her Mendelsohn... and her Sibelius is super splendorous. Thank you Hillary!!!
My teacher wants me to play this so I was like OK I’ll just look up Hilary Hahn, so I sat down in the Practice room; Me: presses play Sound: 🎵📈📈📉📈📉📈🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶( exaggerated times 100) Me and my heart jumping out of my chest with the first measure zooming away at a billion miles an hour: 😂 My head: in awe and amazement Also me: let’s do this
The thing about hilary's playing that makes her very distinct is that she actually allows each note to take their own time which makes a sense of both separation and connection for each of the notes and those before and after it.
wow. i always felt twoset's facial expressions when listening to her were exaggerated, but when i listened to this, eventually i made that face internally.
She makes it sound easy to play. She makes it sound like there are two violins playing at once. Hilary is elegant. She makes every note heard to the perfection, effortlessly. You can feel the music and savor the sweet melodies the way it was meant to be. She is an eye candy as well. Classical music goddess.
Сколько наблюдаю Hilary - не устаю восхищаться этой женщиной !!! Мы называем её Нос сапожком...как музыкант - она всегда праздник. Всегда удивительна и узнаваема. Манера её чудесная, а трактовки очень яркие, убедительные - порой, выдающиеся !!! Главное в ней - искренность. Это мы заметили...ценим и любим - хотя ни разу не видали и языка не знаем.
She's amazing. My son met her at a master class and she took time and spoke to each single child for a long time.
I'm so jealous, I wish I was their.
Wonderful!
@@benedicttambiga7725 You wish you were their what?
For you, Mr. Benjamin! Your soul and "the best part of your body" will get pleasure !!! th-cam.com/video/tZJBBE4TeYk/w-d-xo.html
so sweet!
I don't understand how she somehow keeps getting... better? Remarkable.
She was already Remarkable the day she started playing the Violin...
It's amazing what years and years of practice can accomplish.
BY PRACTICING 40 HOURS A DAY
Bach, Hilary Hahn & Sex sells and Playboy www.pinterest.de/pin/432838214160526255/ SLIPPED DISC Playboy? It's not a game February 3, 2009 by Norman Lebrecht No comments. An excited reader has notified me that Playboy magazine is running a feature titled Too Hot to Handel: the sexiest babes in classical music. Before you waste a moment’s click on the site, let me assure you that all of them are decorously clad. Along with the all-too predictable Anna Netrebko and Danielle de Niese, Playboy has selected violinists Leila Josefowicz, Julia Fischer, Janine Jansen, Hilary Hahn and Anne-Sophie Mutter, the last in a photograph that must have been taken at least ten years ago, or in very flattering light. Ms Mutter is described as Austrian - she’s German - and a MILF, which is a term that does not bear cultural elucidation. Two relative unknowns are included. One is the oboist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the other, perhaps, someone’s girlfriend. All good clean fun, right? Wrong. Let me tell you a story. Ten years ago, a Finnish violinist called Linda Lampenius allowed herself to be talked into posing nude for Playboy under the stage name Linda Brava. Her centrefold appearance landed an EMI record contract and an avalanche of media attention. Her first record reached number 14 in the UK charts and there was no follow-up. She was taken up as a talent by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, and quickly dropped. She appeared on Baywatch, just the once. A victim of unrealistic expectations, Linda went through years of turmoil before making her way back home to Finland, where a producer friend of mine recorded her some months ago playing chamber music - rather well, he said. The story has a happy ending. Linda, 38, is expecting her first baby in the coming weeks. Let’s wish her well. The Playboy experience is not to be recommended as a means of advancing a musical career. It’s exploitation, that’s the bare truth. Don’t bother to look. NL
LING LING
no one plays bach like hilary
I'm trying to play Bach like Hilary...
Nathan Milstein?
april showers yo ma ma does.
@@robertorayoherrera5354 yeah! Yo Yo Ma and Hilary Haha are the Masters of Bach! They both have such a pure and clean sound that's hard to replicate!
a lot of people do.
You probably wont see this out of the thousands of comments on here but I want you to know that I am learning this piece currently and you have inspired me to continue practicing. You are a true inspiration to all musicians and hearing this truly shows me what I could be. Thanks!
God luck and you are a brave man for even attempting this! :-)
Godspeed, hope it worked out for u!
I’m learning this movement as well, it’s a struggle 😅
@@durban55 keep up the good work!
Hey, I KNOW how difficult these Bach pieces can be. i understand, to a point. Lifelong guitarist here, and I've spent years transcribing Paganini and Bach pieces, these things are addicting too once you've got your hooks in and think you can get them up to speed. There's truly nothing like Bach. I love playing from these sonatas and partitas and I'm getting hooked on a couple preludes and minuets from the cello suites. I'm listening here because I'm playing this on mandolin and I'm hitting snags in two places trying to keep the tempo genuine. The fingering on mandolin is tough but Hahn has given me a better feel and I'm getting past the measures that were tying me up. I had to playback at a slightly slower speed to catch here transitions of those tongue-twister measures.
I'd tell my students and anyone that wants to play these...
BACH... is a four-letter word! LOL!
~JSV
She puts more effort into learning a note than I ever will
Look on her Instagram, it proves how she had to work hard to get to this point.
A true legend
True dude! It seems you are a true Twoset's and Hilary's fan cuz I see your comment in nearly every video related to these artists. Well I am too a fan of both of them (twoset and Hilary).😊🎻🎻🎻
She's said that one can't cheat while playing Bach and she plays Bach almost everyday and playing Bach keeps her intonation pure ... One of the most hard-working violinist and my inspiration to keep playing the violin ... I'm learning violin for 8 months now as an adult...
good luck.
Good for you! It's never too late! We all play not to be perfect but "to make progress"(that quote is from Pablo Casals :))
Thank you ;)
ermine jose and im playing violin for almost 2 months now and i can not perfectly can read notes but i can read notes and im on a 4th finger Now!! and practicing my he's a pirate and i learn 12 song!!!
@@matteoamistoso834 nice... I can sight read good...but my intonation sucks...
I know this is completely off subject but
That dress is fantastic.
Yes! It doesn't get in the way of concentration like the "dress" or lack thereof of some musicians.
@@libertypastor1307 LOL well clearly it does since we're all discussing it
Not only off but also shallow
well said
@@libertypastor1307 Lol, your reference to 'America's got Talent' is 'hilari'ous
100% Skill
0% Editing
9000% P R A C T I C E
Yeeeeeeah! Not talent, but 9000% practiceeee!
0% Editing ?
Proof that you don't make videos x) You think camera change are IRL things ? :p
And TALENT
40 hours
I guess 40000%
Those heels are the prettiest shoes I’ve ever seen
I agree! I also love the sound of her heels as she walks in!
@@ulrichp.2275 I too like them having that sound in there as it gives you a clue as to the "room's" acoustics. I really like everything about this video.....wish she did the whole Sonata!
I played the violin as a kid, gave up when I was 19 (after grade 8 in the UK). Took it up again two years ago, I'm now 58. I'm working on this piece at the moment, and it's a challenge, to say the least. When I started on it, I genuinely feared it would be impossible for me, but I can just about play it now, albeit not as fast as she plays it here. Knowing the piece, watching this performance is just mind-blowing. I know I'll never be able to play it as well as this, but watching her play is a real inspiration and an absolute joy. I've listened to a lot of violinists play Bach on TH-cam now, and HH is by far my favourite. Her technique is just beautiful to watch, as well, so clean and without affectation.
keep up！You just need to practice it for many times😊
Yes, I left off when I was 15 and picked it up again 33 years later. I know how it feels!
You begin up bow?!! This is perfection
It's originally up bow, I played it before
I don't really play violin could someone tell me whats the diffrence?
@@vladmirpuddin385 generally speaking starting something on an upbow feels "backwards" so to speak and is difficult to coordinate because over the duration of the piece the feeling of being on a backwards bow is uncomfortable making it harder to play but hilary does it so easily and sounds better than most people despite the akward bow direction
@@vladmirpuddin385 Up bow means you start at the tip of the bow and play towards the frog (part you hold). Typically up bows are a little lighter and down bows are accented. You can hear how Hillary plays the second note with a slight accent which is the result of the down bow being moved over. Most pieces start with a down bow as its more comfortable
Hey I know you...r channel
Pretty sure Hilary Hahn was Ling Ling all along. There can't be any other explanation convincing enough for this talent.
Yes, best thing I've heard all day, Ling Ling all the way
It’s the 40hr a day practice that makes her so good.
@@kristiankho What?
Nahhh Ling Ling and Hilary Hahn are a couple
That's true, you never see them in the same place at the same time. Hmmmmmm InTeReStInG!!!!
She's playing with her wedding ring on.
I don't think I've seen other violin masters do that.
She's a very consistent performer with flair and cordiality.
She always provides an uplifting experience to cheer us when we're feeling low.
James Ehnes plays with his ring too. And he's the male equivalent of Hilary Hahn. Maybe it's the power of the Ring! (This is a joke, they are the best violinists of our generation.)
That ring is a reminder that some outrageously lucky man has married this stunningly beautiful virtuoso. Who could be so lucky?
yo, if you think that's impressive, you haven't seen her play while wearing a much bigger ring
(a hula hoop to be exact)
Pretty sure she's doing it to remind me that I am not able to marry her. ;-)
You should see the rings Yngwie Malmsteen has on!
I love the way she plays Bach, she plays every note so clearly and treats each note like a small detail in a giant painting on a canvas. Amazing!
Adult cello learner here. She is the most inspirational musician on the planet at this moment in time. Im supposed to fawn over Yo Yo Ma...but its Ms Han who has my attention. Such clean accurate playing, its mind blowing.
She starts on an up bow as if it's nothing. That is crazy difficult to coordinate. She's a true goddess.
Because of an up bow...? 😂
Not really that hard
@@johnh6147 nice you try and perfect it
It’s not really hard when you think about it
1071608張鼎翊 dude. Starting on an up bow doesn’t make a piece harder. Despite the bite on the string being slightly more difficult when starting on an up bow, this particular piece is facilitated by it because it makes the rest of the exposition easier to play because of the string crossings. I would know because I played it.
Someone cast her in a movie so that we have proper violinists playing as violinists
How are you doing today my name is Bryan
I agree.😇
Why would you need to be in a movie when you’re hillary hahn
@@ericatyc Hilary
IKRRRR!
cRiEs In Suzuki BoOk OnE
Even book 6 is not very hard compared to most of the stuff Hilary does, idk if there’s any more but I quit taking Suzuki method after book 6
@@LS-oh8kv there are 10 books. So 6 is almost in the middle. It's not supposed to be the hardest.
Zireael Didn’t claim it was, just making a point. I just quit the Suzuki method after I finished book 6 and started learning what I wanted to learn instead of what I had to learn. Made violin much more enjoyable.
I feel you
Cries in essential elements 1
Best interpreter of Bach on the violin alive today.
Thanks TwoSetViolin for leading me to Hilary Hahn's channel! She is so amazing! Ling Ling is threatened
Hilary doesn't show off with just speed, but an emotional and soul-bound connection between herself and her violin, where the genius of Bach is a mere mouthpiece in which she does this.
Mátyás Hale m
Mmm
Alright, let's try Twinkle Little Star again, this time I wont fail.
smells like newbie.
Yes. We all had to start somewhere. Even Hilary Hahn, here was a newbie once. It's a phase that eventually becomes history in favor of something else. What is that else? Depends on one's learning ability and commitment to practice.
I know the feeling so practice :v!
Usui Takumi 😂😂
Yes, Show & Glamour industry! >>A Violinist in the Metro
Hilary is the reason why I haven’t quit violin after 9 years of playing. I look at her when I feel sad, and she gives me determination! In March I will have played for 10 years! I’m so excited. Thank you so so much mrs. Hahn for giving me inspiration all these years! I’m 13 now, and I love you!
Damn...you have tiger mom
I was in the same place as you, but I didn't watch Hilary, so I moved to the viola
itamar bar HAHAH
Which piece are you playing now? I'm 14 yrs old and playing the violin since I’m 6 yrs old.
I have found another ling ling
バッハ先生好き、ヴァイオリン好き、じゃなくて、Hilaryさんの音、音楽がLove❤
I’m a hardcore Metalhead and I think this is absolutely fantastic!
Well that looked easy... for her.
🎻👌💓🌞
Yup-
Yes but after practicing.
it's quite hard
Living for your hula skills
I was your 404th like :)
I can’t. She just...HOW?! She is perfect! It’s one thing to listen to the music but it’s another to watch her actually play it. Her posture is absolutely flawless. A professional violinist’s bow hand should move gracefully meaning that when you change bow direction you should start the transition movement with your fingers. At such a high speed, Hilary Hahn does this incredibly well. Not to mention her bow hold just looks so relaxed. Her bow maintained perfect contact with the strings throughout the entire piece. It didn’t slip at all which gave it a really nice and clean sound. You could tell she was letting the weight of her left arm sit in her elbow which meant that she was not clenching the neck of the violin which made the shifts not even noticeable. The shifting was so clean and she never missed a single note. The speed of her shifting was so good as well. If it’s too fast, you are likely to miss the note. If it’s too slow, you can very clearly hear the shift and if that’s not what the composer intended then it sounds bad. And her left thumb stayed in the same exact spot unless shifting which is incredibly hard with such awkward fingering in this piece. I didn’t hear a single note where intonation was questionable. Despite how much her left fingers were moving, she kept her hand shape perfect. Also when she placed her fingers on the strings, she didn’t use the very tips of her fingers, nor the fleshy part like when you play a harmonic. She used just the right part of her finger so that the notes were exactly in tune every single time. With all of this she still manages to have a nice facial expression so it doesn’t look like she’s about to cry or stuff up like most violinist do when playing a hard piece. I am so blown away by Hilary Hahn and I absolutely love her work. She is easily my favourite violinist and I look up to her and respect her so much.
Don't forget that at the end she still being a human. Glory to Jehova the true God who give her such a talent.!!!
One of the best in the world,, thats alot of people out there ;-)
Raphael,
You would know.............
@@RAFITAESTRADITA Personally, I would take this as an insult, were I Hilary Hahn. She wasn't just given the talent of the violin, she worked her ass off to obtain the dexterity and skill she has when playing the violin.
@@cogitoergosum9069 Of course she have to deploy huge discipline to reach such perfection, but don't forget that all his "talent" was built on previous given talents: her body.
She's the only violinist who reminds me of David Oistrakh - she shares his power, grace, serenity, good humor, strength and humility (as in 'how was I chosen to have this gift?'). Among so many phenomenal musicians, HH stands out as one of the truly great.
She is to her violin performing Bach, as Gould is for piano... She may not be as eccentric, but in her own genius she demonstrates the same perfective mastery of the instrument, as Gould... Can never get enough of both playing Bach... Pure bliss, leaving one awestruck at the nexus of their technical PERFECTION, intonation and emotion. Alas, to be merely mortal.
Eddie is going to WHOAAAAA the whole vid am I rite
Absolutely lol
But so am I
twosetters at lmao
AMAZING
He's gonna pull that eargasm face of his throughout the whole thing.
Every time i see Hilary playing it seems to me that she had previously meditated for 2 hours. I mean, she plays with such a relaxed posture. It´s amazing.
Wish u come to Colon Theatre soon!!!! Cheers from Argentina.
or maybe she's been doing it most of her life..
... *Colon* theater? 😲
@@haferbrei7759 Does it mean the same for English as French ?
Or is it colon for colony ?
When the whole world starts with a downbow, Ling Ling decides to do it differently.
Ronnie Yeh Two Set
BRUH I JUST NOTICED THAT LMAO
Ling ling doesn't even need a bow
This is a S A C R I L E G I O U S comment.
but when I start up bow its a wrong bow
I thank God that this generation has one true genius.
To dislike this is to dislike Bach himself. Absolute perfection! Hilary never ceases to amaze me. Bravo!
This is just preposterously good. Dynamics, articulation, phrasing, bowing, posture, sound-production, timing, intonation - all sublime.
Yes its surreal isn't it!!
At 1:22 that crescendo...I just cannot with how smooth this is 😱
I don't know the correct music musical terminology, but it sounds very bright to me. Like the Sun.
@ Presto
Interesting, she becomes more and more expressive (physically and in her music)
That's beautiful as usual
Interesting, this guy probably subscribed to TwoSet Violin.
@@benedicttambiga7725 well I did but how did you know ?
@@benedicttambiga7725 ow I just understood
That was not intentional
Interesting...
Ssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Interesting.
Shut up with your comments man, analyse plus avant de dire des conneries, parce que qu'elle n'est pas plus expressive ni engagée qu'elle l'était auparavant, justement elle est remarquable de par sa constance.
LOL Hilary, after all your shoulder rest experimentation, I love that you've settled on duct tape with a sponge :)
Haha! How did I not notice that.
we should try duck tape and sponge on our shoulder rest.
Haha not at all, I think it's great that she's still experimenting.
Throwback to 1st year of Suzuki training
I like her towel + pad + shoulder rest combination most
I've been playing with a cleaning sponge on my rest for about two years now, and now I see that Hilary, one of the best violin players at the moment also does it, I'll use that next time when people tease me about it 😂
Anyone who has played this can tell you the greatest piece of magic she accomplishes is making it seem so EASY.
2:40 that running decrecendo towards the tip of the bow is legendary
I'm a retired machinist with industrially damaged hearing. Anyone who can play a Bach violin sonata without it sounding tedious to me has gotta be a real musician.
Now I am a Hilary fan. Thank you, young lady.
Your comment is inspirational!!
I heard that there are faster and better pieces than “the flight of the bumblebee” and I came here 💯👍👏
Same!
And this sounds so much better to
Flight of the bumblebee isn't a piece of music...........
@@chrisk8187 explain.
@@ahsenmughal9675 It technically isn't, because it's an interlude in the opera The Tale Of Tsar Sultan. So it's like, The Magic Flute (opera by Mozart) is a piece, but Queen Of The Night Aria is not.
Her face shows more like she's proud of how amazing the piece she's playing is rather than How she does it. An absolutely amazing person and I'm also proud of her
I want to click the like button again and again if i can
I found myself to coming back here whenever I want to listen to this piece
2:25 the smile of victory.
THIS, people, is the definition of perfection.
Truly an American treasure, arguably one of the finest in the world. Unbelievable talent and skill.
The term 'American Treasure' has become a contradiction in terms in recent years, but Ms. Hahn is - no doubt - one indeed.
One of the the finest?
She gets even better as she is getting older. Pure Perfection.
Well...I guess Ling Ling is a student of Hilary ;)
*Hilary is Ling Ling's student
she is actually ling ling
No , ling ling got in her soul..........
LING LING IS CHLOE CHLUA
i think you made a typo, Hilary is Ling Ling's student
I see I last commented on this a year ago. I can play this now, a lot better than then. I've discovered so many nuances in the piece. I thought I had it then, but I didn't. Now I'm closer, but also wiser, and I understand just a little deeper the master that was Bach, and consequently how much further I have to go.
I've listened to Hilary playing this at least 100 times, maybe more, and it's a wonder every time. I fall in love with her a little bit more every time I hear her play it. I saw her play this and a lot more Bach besides at the Wigmore Hall in London earlier this year, and it was a transformative experience. For violinists of any level, she is an absolute inspiration. Her playing cleanses the soul. Of all the current crop of soloists, she is the pinnacle.
Mind boggling! She shows up handling that splendid Vuillaume of hers like a frying pan, then she starts playing it like the Goddess that she really is. Magnificent is just another empty word, unable to describe her unearthly art and outstanding violin skills.
Weird to see a woman carrying something and immediately make an analogy to a frying pan but ok.
Madam Hahn, you are a gift to the world.
I saw her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra when she was . . . what, thirteen maybe? She walked on stage like she owned the building and then amazed me with the finest Mendelssohn concerto I'd ever heard. My feeling afterwards was that I was blessed to belong to a species that could produce a miracle like her. Then I heard some woman behind me huff that she paid to see STARS, not CHILDREN. "You ignorant cow, you HAVE heard a star and you're too stupid to know it!" . . . is exactly what I didn't say.
Plus, Hilary is the NICEST person!!
It was just non-stop! I completely lost track of time just watching this absolute insanity. How can you play so consistently for so long without even so much as a rest or pause?
it starts to sound polyphonic at around 2:21 with those low notes so seamlessly mixed in with higher notes.
The way she walks in….she knows she’s a boss yet loves teaching others how to be a virtuoso too
She’s a true musician for the ages
In Bach's time only a few privileged people would have had the chance to hear this incredible music. I often wonder what he would have said.if someone had told him one day anyone in the world could do so at the touch of a button. I'm sure he would have been thrilled to hear this flawless rendition by one of his greatest admirers.
0:43 that power stance...
in heels, too
So Beautiful, Bach is Happy !! 2018
One of the most radiant musicians of all time! God bless her.
I was enchanted when I first heard her play Bach when she was still young & now...she does not dissapoint as she has grown into a beautiful & talented violinist of the highest order! God bless her as she continues to amaze us! Her Bach sends shivers up my spine & I long to hear more every time I listen to her play!
After my dog heard this, it went: bach bach
Underrated
This need more likes a
When ever I play the violin or show a recording of a violin being played my dog starts to howl and bark. Especially on the double stops or higher notes.
The single greatest performance of the piece ever done. Hilary Hahn GOAT.
She is playing so flawlessly in high heels too!! Never ceases to amaze me!! The yellow earrings must be her favorite. I just watched her in another video,BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, she was wearing them in this performance too.
I keep watching, or listening without watching, every few days. A lot to listen to, a lot to watch and appreciate. Concentration, relaxation, movement and a little "There, see how it's done?"
Another single note piece of Bach that is very difficult, you have to have the bass and describe all the harmony. Bach does this with humor, lots of phrases upside down and backwards. I hadn't played my viola for a while and to get back in it I picked this piece. It has everything, difficult bowing crosses, intricate phrases with different groups of notes alternating in number, tricky syncopations. I assumed it would an easy warm up just looking at the page, but it soon became something to practice in every measure, I had to slow down so much I play it adagio for now to get every note right. I am inspired by Hilary, I didn't realize she is a fantastic Bach player at least on the level of Perlman. Funny thing is I like to watch them both, the way the body and the bow move is so much a part of Bach playing. I can tell what you are thinking almost since I know the notes myself. You videos make me want to go practice, I guess that is a good thing.
The accuracy and the clearness of the string crossings is far better than a quantum computer
I’m literally fangirling so hard over Hilary rn 😍😂
I absolutely love it❤
Absolutely remarkable. Every time I hear something she does, it's just outstanding. Her bowing is amazing, especially for this music, Bach. Just the right amount of attack and aggression with the subtleties all in the right place. Excellent dynamic expression. Her intonation too is always beautiful.
I wonder if she's done any Paganini, like the Caprices. I'll have to look for that.
Bravo Hahn!!
~JSV
Nobody plays Bach like she does. Perfection.
There're violinists and then there's Hilary Hahn
Im better than her...
At playing out of tune
sameeeee year 2.5 of playing and I only just learned how to tune earlier today
Emmy Yang :)))
I think i beat everyone here at playing out of tune, lol
Y must u hurt me in this way....
Maybe, maybe not: have you ever heard her do it? 😁
Thank you, Ms. Hahn, for your many sacrifices over the decades to develop such a high level of skill. You brought joy into the world.
In a word thank you for being, playing and sharing music with us!
Impeccable sense of how Bach moves "the beat" (#1) all around the line....like running Class 5 Rapids on a raging River....she's always on it. ...Thrilling rollercoaster ride. .
An outstanding artist . Met her once after a concert in Troy , NY . She stayed after to speak with anyone so inclined. A wonderful person and artist .
0:02 when Hilary releases a bad apple cover
Beauté de la musique, beauté de l'interprète, beauté de l'instrument. Là tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté, luxe, calme et volupté...
Man what a COOL video. I love the way it’s filmed - that sassy walk in silhouette and her colorful dress against the white background. And the performance is just perfection, of course!
The pure Angel of Unser Vater JS Bach spirit. She carries it in her mind and sends it to her blessed hands through her fingers to the strings of her Stradivarius. She is unique which doesn't mean that there are not many other excellent violinits. I love her Beethoven, her Brahms, her Chaikovsky, her Bruch, her Mendelsohn... and her Sibelius is super splendorous. Thank you Hillary!!!
That's not a Grenier?
She's amazing! This is perfection. Thank you Hilary Hahn. God bless you.
She just walks in and gets right down to it....no pretension, no posing...brilliant!
My teacher wants me to play this so I was like OK I’ll just look up Hilary Hahn, so I sat down in the Practice room;
Me: presses play
Sound: 🎵📈📈📉📈📉📈🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶( exaggerated times 100)
Me and my heart jumping out of my chest with the first measure zooming away at a billion miles an hour: 😂
My head: in awe and amazement
Also me: let’s do this
So good, and with high heels?! Brave too!
The genius of Bach shines through the magnificent, impeccable playing of a truly world-class soloist. You're fantastic, Hilary Hahn!
Let's take a moment to appreciate Hilary Hahn's stunning performance.
And those earrings. Yes, those earrings
Words become meaningless when it comes to describing you ❤️❤️❤️
Lo que intérprete es maravilloso es usted una virtud y un orgullo para la música sin palabras !!!
Hillary Hahn, a perfection that even reaches the heaven. So impressed after all the other videos I viewed you playing violin!
People like you make this world livable. Thank you for your music, your dedication, and your spirit!
literally, the video that made me want to start playing again.....you can't get more perfect than this.....
I can feel the aesthetics of Bach with her breathtaking performance
The thing about hilary's playing that makes her very distinct is that she actually allows each note to take their own time which makes a sense of both separation and connection for each of the notes and those before and after it.
wow. i always felt twoset's facial expressions when listening to her were exaggerated, but when i listened to this, eventually i made that face internally.
Amo a esta mujer. Desde BS AS.
She makes it sound easy to play.
She makes it sound like there are two violins playing at once.
Hilary is elegant.
She makes every note heard to the perfection, effortlessly.
You can feel the music and savor the sweet melodies the way it was meant to be.
She is an eye candy as well.
Classical music goddess.
the return of the goddess!
When it comes to playing Bach, Glenn Gould is the best on piano. And Hillary Hahn is the best on violin.
Best Presto ever! Thanks for sharing!!
She uses a japanese Metronome. These are the best.
This woman is seriously playing some music that is contagious for the folk.
Сколько наблюдаю Hilary - не устаю восхищаться этой женщиной !!! Мы называем её Нос сапожком...как музыкант - она всегда праздник. Всегда удивительна и узнаваема. Манера её чудесная, а трактовки очень яркие, убедительные - порой, выдающиеся !!! Главное в ней - искренность. Это мы заметили...ценим и любим - хотя ни разу не видали и языка не знаем.
Язык - это музыка, а идиома - Бах.