I'm learning this piece at the moment and I was a bit proud of how I played it, I thought it sounded pretty ok. And then I came here and I realised that I actually sound like crap haha. He just has such an incredible quality of sound and he makes it look easy to play violin because there are never really any bits where it sounds scrappy and bad (apart from the audio freaking out but that's not Ray's playing).
If you think you don't measure up to this performance then listen to Maxim Wengerov play it and weep. His performances literally move me to tears. They are sublime.
So moved by this performance - if you close your eyes and just listen you can feel the all the emotions being poured into this piece. Thanks Ray and Julio for reawakening my passion for classical music and making me feel alive!
Just listening a few seconds of your tone production makes me understand how you could snag the 1st prize in the Queen Elisabeth. Very sweet and wonderful sound. You will have a very long and prosperous career.
Thank you so much Ray, I really really enjoyed watching you play this with such amazing passion and sensitivity and I really really love ❤️ it. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Hi Ray a big big thank you for this beautiful rendition of Méditations...and in such a way as the learner can learn alot! I toyed with up bow start and was delighted to follow all your bowings! It adds so much to the piece. Your performance is hugely inspiring. God bless you! Georgina (Ireland)
Your tone quality is amazing! I love your interpretation--I've never seen the bowings you're using before and they work really well! I'll have to try them out sometime.
Ray, I enjoy your fantastic talent on the violin, but I also enjoy seeing your wonderful personality shining through in the other videos of your travels and of teaching students. I hope you don't mind having a grandmotherly-type as a fan.
Hello, Ray! I'm learning this piece currently. I have been listening to and watching versions of it as a way of studying. I've heard so many, but I keep coming back to yours. It is my absolute favorite. Thank you for sharing; this is breathtaking!
My last comment was 2 months ago and inspired by TwoSet, I've now started playing the violin! To be able to sight read(!) and play this piece (which is one of my absolute favourites) is one aim and to crystallize that intention am about to order the sheet music. Yes, I know I'm looking at 20 odd years down the line but I know the power of dreams! P.S. My sister is a pianist so mebee even the 2 of us together?
@@cke900 Thanks for asking. Slow but steady I could say. Working on 2nd finger notes which are a bit of a hit 'n' miss affair and finding I can't focus on sight reading, bowing, fingering and timing all at the same time! Am taking a step back over Christmas just to get my bowing straight and fingering accurate while standing in front of a mirror! Then 3rd/4th finger in the New Year. Hugely challenging but hey...
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You 've been GOAT everytime!!!
Ray Chen, you are wonderful. I found you through your friends Twoset Violin.
Me also!!!
Me three
We are all in good company
me alsoo!!!
And me
One of the very best renditions of the meditation that I've ever heard.
Oh my God. I'm sitting here almost crying. How can one play so beautiful
I'm learning this piece at the moment and I was a bit proud of how I played it, I thought it sounded pretty ok. And then I came here and I realised that I actually sound like crap haha. He just has such an incredible quality of sound and he makes it look easy to play violin because there are never really any bits where it sounds scrappy and bad (apart from the audio freaking out but that's not Ray's playing).
Same
If you think you don't measure up to this performance then listen to Maxim Wengerov play it and weep.
His performances literally move me to tears. They are sublime.
Don't be hard on yourself. I'd love to play this. Remember he's probably a prodigy and his instrument is a Stratavarius.
Mood
Talents, practice and instrument all contribute to this loving melody, which touched everyone's ❤! Come on, one day you could be as great as Ray
Two great musicians working perfectly together. Excellent!
Ray's vibrato so powerful! One time mine will give like his....so lovely! The melody by how his express this piece is without words.
such a pretty vibrato to watch and listen to.
Vibrato should rather be heard, not seen.
I want to say how wonderful Julio Elizalde is. More than an accompanist he is a a true partner.,
Ikr? I love his playing too! They make a really good team
Totally agree! I love his playing so so much!
Excelent violinist Ray Chen! Bravoooo!😊
So sensitively played without the usual sobbing sound most soloists seem to choose. Beautiful!!
Me encanta escucharte, tienes muchisimo talento....llegaras muy lejos como musico....y ademas tienes magia en tus manos... maravilloso 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Why is it always beautiful in your hands, Ray?
One of the best renditions on violin I have ever heard
So moved by this performance - if you close your eyes and just listen you can feel the all the emotions being poured into this piece. Thanks Ray and Julio for reawakening my passion for classical music and making me feel alive!
And then you open your eyes again to continue studying the score as a student 🤦🏻♀️
@@ameerah2959 the score is very simple, its the emotional capacity it takes to play it perfectly
This piece literally makes me cry every time because of its sheer beauty.
Just listening a few seconds of your tone production makes me understand how you could snag the 1st prize in the Queen Elisabeth. Very sweet and wonderful sound. You will have a very long and prosperous career.
Warning: this guy is the best violinist in the world actually.
Vengerov has NOT competitor. Anyway music is not a sport, but sensibility , accurate and expresion is for me Maxim Vengerov
@@Rolacko ray has been put on level with vengrov just fyi
I agree he is my bias
And he’s a babe.
musically, he maybe comparable to vengerov. however, for techniques he is not yet on the top class
Thank you, again and again. And again @Ray Chen.
heart rate before listening to this: 109 bpm down to 90bpm at the end of his performance,
Listening to your violin piece makes my soul travel so far from place to place to another ...
ooo Merci Monsieur de votre Talent et qu'une belle carrière se profile pour Vous . Courtoisement . ooooo
So very beautiful. Don't mind me, I'ma just sit here and cry...
Amo ver vocês dois tocando juntos. Maravilhoso.
OH MY GOODNESS. I just listened to this and couldn’t believe how well you nailed this performance! I feel inspired to make my teacher proud now 🤌🏽
SO BEAUTIFUL! Definitely I subscribe.
Thank you for this performance. Kind regards from Bogotá - Colombia (South America) 👋🙂
My personal Favorite version..so beautiful!
Beyond beautiful, Ray...
Your performance just cleared my soul of all sorrow... It must feel incredibly satisfying to play this
The best interpretation I have ever heard of this wonderful piece!!
Thank you Ray for sharing your gift with us. Absolutely breathtaking!
I have no words to describe how much I like this video.
My kinda music while painting. Thank you for sharing your exceptional talent and beautuful Soul to the world.🙏
I'm falling in love with the music😮😟💛
Please, my heart is melting!
Beautiful. Love the dynamics. Intimate and warm.
🌟⚪🌟⚫Desde COLOMBIA SALUDOS y muchas gracias por compartir esa mágica Cancion. Me llena de regocijo y eleva mi espíritu . Muchas gracias.
Талант от Бога. Невозможно наслушаться
I totally agree with Kobolto. Ray Chen often surprises me with great interpretations.
Thank you so much Ray, I really really enjoyed watching you play this with such amazing passion and sensitivity and I really really love ❤️ it. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Just what I needed to brighten my morning. Thank you.
Wow Ray, I can’t decide whether to praise your performance or your beauty an elegance! I’ll go for both 😉
Beautiful! I love how you communicated with the pianist!🎻
Perfect and lovely, thank you.
마음의 평온과 휴식을 주는 연주 정말 아름답고 좋아요 😀 😍
Came to see to professional vibrato in action, stayed for the emotion in the sound (also, the bow technique was solidddddd)
bothj of your playing is beautiful
Exactly!
Ray Chen ROCKS!
Hi Ray a big big thank you for this beautiful rendition of Méditations...and in such a way as the learner can learn alot! I toyed with up bow start and was delighted to follow all your bowings! It adds so much to the piece. Your performance is hugely inspiring. God bless you! Georgina (Ireland)
I can sleep to this. Literally.
me too
❤❤❤❤❤ very beautiful Ray
Your tone quality is amazing! I love your interpretation--I've never seen the bowings you're using before and they work really well! I'll have to try them out sometime.
Beautiful, beautiful sound!
Omg \[T]/ Now I know why my teacher tells me to look up your video's for listening. This is amazing!!!
Beautifully played Ray.
One of my favorite videos.
大好きな曲です😍
ありがとうございます😊
Rogue starting on an upbow 😉
that's what I was thinking
I thought i was learning it wrong lol turns out ray's just badass
Ooooh my teacher taught me with an upbow! I'm like Ray! hahahaha
when you play a strad you can get away with anything
It made a lot of difference, that up bow! My teacher did not approve but I was still doing it!!! :)
Truly a beautiful piece and you nailed it.
sooo beautiful … I'm nearly crying
Ray Chen is the talent. I love this. Thanks Ray.
I'm starting with you.great job chen
Ray Chen joue comme un dieu et, en plus, il est super beau gosse
Ray, I enjoy your fantastic talent on the violin, but I also enjoy seeing your wonderful personality shining through in the other videos of your travels and of teaching students. I hope you don't mind having a grandmotherly-type as a fan.
You are just a genius.....particularly when gathered with the two sillare
I love this seedling
It brings joy
Hello, Ray! I'm learning this piece currently. I have been listening to and watching versions of it as a way of studying. I've heard so many, but I keep coming back to yours. It is my absolute favorite. Thank you for sharing; this is breathtaking!
沉思是我最愛的小提琴曲。陳銳拉得真是好!名不虛傳!中後段的鋼琴錄音回音太大稍顯可惜。
Molto bello...bel suono pieno, omogeneo...molto musicale ....bravissimo ❤
Beautiful and smooth Ray!
lovely, the high sound, i enjoy a cello version too
His sul g is freakin fantastic…you can feel the darkness in there..oh baby
女儿正在学這首曲子,謝謝你給了她很大的幫助!👍👍👍❤️
Excellent rendition. Very nice playing!
I really need the professional recording version of this song... Thanks!
i like the faces that you make when you play songs
IT'S A PIECE!
the best duoo eeeeeeeverr!!!!!
this is amazing. i look up to you and i hope one day i can play as well as you.
Coming back here after twoset's latest video to cleanse my ears
I’m also learning this piece!!!❤❤❤❤
BEAUTIFUL
Perfection!
I found you in vid where you playing with Lilly and Albert... I am so glad that i found you❤❤❤
Wow! I'm your fan from México. 👏
Bravo!Brasil. Lindo . Parabéns.
Beautiful ❤️
Simplemente, hermoso!
omg i saw you today in ucla that why i searched you up and i am so happy you have a youtube channel!! i love your performance today
❤ GRAZIE❤ Aum Aum Aum
Wonderful! Reminds me of Oksana Baiul's performance to this piece. Thanks for sharing.
❤️Ray Chen
Wonderful! I wish I could see you play! Come to London!
Hussein Horack yeah
OMG! This is so good, someone help me!!! 😮
Make sure to log your practice of Meditation on Tonic
My last comment was 2 months ago and inspired by TwoSet, I've now started playing the violin! To be able to sight read(!) and play this piece (which is one of my absolute favourites) is one aim and to crystallize that intention am about to order the sheet music. Yes, I know I'm looking at 20 odd years down the line but I know the power of dreams!
P.S. My sister is a pianist so mebee even the 2 of us together?
that's awesome! How are you getting on now?
@@cke900 Thanks for asking. Slow but steady I could say. Working on 2nd finger notes which are a bit of a hit 'n' miss affair and finding I can't focus on sight reading, bowing, fingering and timing all at the same time! Am taking a step back over Christmas just to get my bowing straight and fingering accurate while standing in front of a mirror! Then 3rd/4th finger in the New Year. Hugely challenging but hey...
My violin experience has hereby peaked
oh Ray….❤❤❤
Amazing I love it!
I used it on my prayer !
Excellent. 👍🏻