4:34 - 6:06: The first of two alternate "lost feeling" passages 6:09 - 9:00: A frenzied separation of these two passages 9:01 - 10:25: A pessimistic-sounding (and one of my favorite) cadenza This is followed by a muted return to an empty "normalacy" which ends the movement at 13:43
Thanks for showing this. I love Shostakovich's FIRST VIOLIN CONCERTO. I've even played at it my own modest way. I had David Oistrahk's recording of both concertos, but I could make heads or tails of NO. 2. This concert will surely help.
Few write as truthfully about dark feelings IMO. Great job to all involved. Glad these pieces like this of his are still get performed! Other people need to hear them.
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The recording level and listeners will need to adjust it. There is NO distortion and it is like being there. The rendition here makes more "sense" of the dark/witty later Shostakovich than Oistrakh seemed able to do. He admitted that it puzzled him but it appeared in 1967 and by that time the great violinist had to face up to a heart condition which caused a decline in his concentration. He died aged only 66 and the composer -- as he himself also had a heart prognosis -- said that he wanted to compose two works for his late friend. These sonatas for violin and for viola with piano were DS's last works and both were written in 1974/5 simultaneously. The musicians in this essential performance exhibit a sense of ensemble in this which I have seldom heard in western orchestras and their light and shade as well as quickness to express the composer's late era self-mocking makes for astonishing vitality. Some performances and recordings lose the plot (perhaps thinking to much about the more heart wrenching 1st concerto in 4 movements. Just as with the 2nd 'cello concerto of a few years earlier, the composer's late period references to death are not mawkish but more mocking of the inevitable in this violin concerto. It is a blessing to hear it played so surely.
This is pretty much a Concert for G-string. Well done, occasionally erring on the side of making it too beautiful. It's kind of hard to see Gergiev now and not think of turkey meat.
I agree with "too beautiful," because to me the violin needs to be played more raw and snarky in this piece. Tell you what though, I'll still listen to this soloist and orch. all day and every day.
Már a szerző is jó, a karmester is, és fantasztikus ez az Alena kislány.
Gergiev, Baeva, Mariinsky Orchestra and Shostakovitch. What else? Long live to our russian brothers. Greetings from Italy
I stand with youcrain
Shostakovich for ever
Гениално написан концерт!
И изпълнен с вдъхновение.
Браво Алена❤
Beautiful sound, sublime nuances! Thank you Alena for this Shostakovich!
4:34 - 6:06: The first of two alternate "lost feeling" passages
6:09 - 9:00: A frenzied separation of these two passages
9:01 - 10:25: A pessimistic-sounding (and one of my favorite) cadenza
This is followed by a muted return to an empty "normalacy" which ends the movement at 13:43
Phenomenal.
Brilliant!
Thanks for showing this. I love Shostakovich's FIRST VIOLIN CONCERTO. I've even played at it my own modest way. I had David Oistrahk's recording of both concertos, but I could make heads or tails of NO. 2. This concert will surely help.
Bravo!!!
Beautiful concerto, very beautiful and really really underrated. very nice performance 👏 ❤
Few write as truthfully about dark feelings IMO. Great job to all involved. Glad these pieces like this of his are still get performed! Other people need to hear them.
This seems to me to be a very energetic rendering. Excellent work!
Would think that Shostakovich would lothe this man who is conducting this work however beautiful.
A true russian princess, beautiful and beautifully talented. Our love to you and to your talent. Guadalajara, México.
I. Moderato 00:43
II. Adagio 14:05
III. Adagio - Allegro 23:15
elegance personified
Так молодость побеждает стихию забвения!
Man - you deserve way more views! I am certainly not your only fan - you are truly brilliant!!! Please come to Vancouver, BC to play sometime - I will go for sure =)
Incredible musicians👏 New 🎥video "ALENA BAEVA & VADYM KHOLODENKO/SWITZERLAND🇨🇭/the most beautiful couple of classical music" (WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES) available on our TH-cam channel "ArtDIALOG with Svetlana"
👉th-cam.com/video/C2RctHgVg7E/w-d-xo.html
In this video: how was the performance of these brilliant musicians at our ArtDIALOG festival 2020, how classical music sounded in the heart of the Swiss Alps🇨🇭 and an amazing and interesting walk through our cozy city Biel/Bienne, Switzerland🇨🇭
Subscribe ✏ to our TH-cam channel “Artdialog with Svetlana” and thank you for any reaction🙂👏👍🔥 and comments🖍
❤️!
22:42
oh agreed!
The recording level and listeners will need to adjust it. There is NO distortion and it is like being there.
The rendition here makes more "sense" of the dark/witty later Shostakovich than Oistrakh seemed able to do. He admitted that it puzzled him but it appeared in 1967 and by that time the great violinist had to face up to a heart condition which caused a decline in his concentration.
He died aged only 66 and the composer -- as he himself also had a heart prognosis -- said that he wanted to compose two works for his late friend. These sonatas for violin and for viola with piano were DS's last works and both were written in 1974/5 simultaneously.
The musicians in this essential performance exhibit a sense of ensemble in this which I have seldom heard in western orchestras and their light and shade as well as quickness to express the composer's late era self-mocking makes for astonishing vitality. Some performances and recordings lose the plot (perhaps thinking to much about the more heart wrenching 1st concerto in 4 movements.
Just as with the 2nd 'cello concerto of a few years earlier, the composer's late period references to death are not mawkish but more mocking of the inevitable in this violin concerto.
It is a blessing to hear it played so surely.
うまいの一言
לקב"ן עם מוסיקה מצחיקה וטובה. וסיום בכלום. עם 3. הפיקולו הענק ב2. עם סיום מצחיק וטוב. החליל שולט.
That constant 4th motif is like a cry for help. It’s like a cry in the sea of dissonance.
👍❤️❤️❤️👍
תהיה הפסקה מהישיבות כל שבועיים ביום חמישי כדאי ללכת לסימופזעיון. צריך ללמוד אבל לא 24/7 צריך גם מנוחה קצת.
איך הגעת לפה יא מסטול ? 🤣🤣
This is pretty much a Concert for G-string. Well done, occasionally erring on the side of making it too beautiful. It's kind of hard to see Gergiev now and not think of turkey meat.
I agree with "too beautiful," because to me the violin needs to be played more raw and snarky in this piece. Tell you what though, I'll still listen to this soloist and orch. all day and every day.