I was fortunate to be in the audience that day. I was a young music student who was given a free ticket for the concert. The great guitarist John Williams was sitting in front of me. The whole concert was inspiring and it had the audience in absolute silence until the end. The standing ovation was very unusual for a British audience but what can I say. It was sublime. I have been playing the Chaconne on my classical guitars for years but just can't near Itzhat's intensity and sustain. I will keep trying.
Amazing that John Williams was there - thank you for sharing - as a former professional guitarist (a hand injury knocked me out the game) - the Bach violin suits have been arranged for classical guitar - incredibly hard to play, but tremendous repertoire.
With Perelman’s playing, all the bitterness and sweetness combine perfectly. I don’t heard J.S Bach from his Chaconne, I heard a sorrowful, anguish old man’s reflection of his life after losing his beloved wife.
In my humble opinion, and as a classical violinist who studied with Broadus Erle at Yale, Itzhak Perlman is the greatest violinist of the modern age (I can't speak about the pre-Heifetz era). This is testimony to his total art. The emotion, the technical perfection, the total sound! Unbelievable!! The Chaconne, probably the greatest piece written by any composer for the violin, either solo or accompanied, in history. Bach and Itzhak Perlman: two eternal geniuses! Bravo!!
I think, at a certain level, the preference for a particularly accomplished musician becomes an exercise in personal taste. I think this performance is a bit too fast for my liking. His touch and expression are his own, and often a bit too forceful. For me, the fluidity and grace of Hilary Hahn is much more to my liking. I've yet to hear anyone perform the Partitas like she. Just another perspective...
@@tcampbell1111 You're right, Thomas! I guess I'm just a fan of Perlman, and have been for ages... Hilary Hahn is also a wonderful violinist, no doubt. Her version is great. But there is something about Perlman's passion and commitment which reaches my gut in a way Hahn does not. Again, my personal taste, certainly... Nice to hear your reaction...
@@elgizbaskaya6848 Having worked on the piece for a few months and re-listening his performance only yesterday, what amazes me is that I just realized he doesn't bother to play the exact text on some places, and sometimes he is even kind of far from it, specially on the fast parts. But his intentions are so perfectly on point that it goes straight from the ears to the heart, and I wan't to cry each time after this last simple D which carries so much tension, accomplishment, deep grief and absolute liberation at the same time ; it is absurd and beyond my understanding how a single note can mean so much (and it's something you also feel when you play it, something worth to be alive for). I get what you say about Hilary Hahn's version Thomas, she is somewhat more graceful, clean and precise, but there is something with Perlman's loudness, intensity, "passion and commitmen" as Kim rightfully put it, that I find more acute. Truer, maybe, for this piece.
This is one of the greatest musical performances of all time. I have been coming back to this exact same recording for the last 6 years, it never gets old.
I first heard it on Radio Three (BBC) in 1978, and then I found the video of it on TH-cam. It is sublime. Perlman is a master whom Bach himself would have valued.
Just discovered this gem today, and it’ll forever live in my heart. Mr. Perlman’s chaccone is sublime and unmatched. He plays with warmth and power that translates to the soul. Mad respect and awe from the Philippines
That's what I love so much about Itzhak Perlman, he is technically quite stunning, but even more so human in his playing. Similar to Ivry Gitlis but without so much of the boldness, more a sort of warmth and soul. Additionally, all of the grit you hear of the playing just contributes to such a comprehensive picture of what kind of person he is. Not willing to always go to Heifetzian standards of absolute perfection, but playing what would emotionally fulfill all parties the most.
I just returned from the Beautiful Philippines. Traveling mostly through Palawan. On my journey I listen only to Bach and some Schubert. I found this stunningly beautiful country accompanied with sublime music so much more amazing. Glad someone from the Philippines is enjoying this marvellous music.
Being able to play by feel is pretty necessary (and common) for violinists. In reality, if you know where the notes are without looking, which is pretty elementary for most violinists, it's not that hard, and almost preferable to play without looking.
It's definitely incredible but I think just playing it from memory in the first place is actually much more impressive. With this amount of practice your muscle memory knows where the fingers need to be to produce a given note. The trick is knowing the notes. I guess we have Paganini and Liszt to thank for making it de rigeur to play from memory!
40 years ago this performance was recorded in high quality and it still a wonderful recital of JS Bach violin music BWV 1004. Unbelievable and amazing that he can remembered the whole BWV 1004 movements.
He looked utterly spent - if he was an athlete you'd say "he left everything on the field". This performance was an extraordinary one - utterly heartfelt and the product of fierce concentration..
21:40 is so beautifully heart-wrenching. After all of the pain, suffering, and despair at the beginning of the Chaccone, this section changes the entire atmosphere of the performance. So gentle and sweet, like a mother holding her newborn child; the feeling of a mother’s warm embrace. It truly makes me melt.
That look at 29:22 is incomprehensible. You can see him coming back to the present, having been some sort of conduit to another dimension. The utter dedication to his craft as he acknowledges the realities of his human form and the sweat inducing performance he just gave. Very few people attain this at anything they do, whether it be music or sports or anything requiring a high level of competency. It's as close to perfection as one could hope for.
Noticed that too. And the audience seems to be as caught up in it as we are, the silent gap between the end of the piece and the applause. He's absolutely one with anything he plays.
I've watched it also, many times. When the world is jangled and stupid I look for this music. I think, "Wait a minute. I have phone calls to make, papers to write, errands to run." But no. I can't stop this transcendant music. I have to wait until Maestro Perlman plays it all.
I keep returning to this video myself, whenever this world gets too jarring. Maestro Perlman also made a video playing Beethoven's only violin concerto. You might like it as well. Just wonderful and engrossing. He's still playing, I am happy to report.
Itzhak Perlman is without a doubt one of the greatest violinists that ever lived. Truly a legend on his instrument and in any genre he plays in with that violin!!
I have never heard this piece played with so much respect, deep feelings and naturality. One has the feeling, that ever single note is played bach himself, how he imagined it when he wrote this masterpiece. I keep listening to this performance which is truly a gift to humanity, thank you Itzhak Perlman.
I'm a high school senior. I'm playing the Gigue as an audition piece for a music school, and seeing this has really inspired me to keep working hard at my piece so I could perhaps be even a quarter as good at this
This is Bach and Perlman at the height of their powers,expressing the joy and depth of the human spirit in such a profoundly incomparable performance that surely will remain an unforgettable moment as time travels on
I literally cried. I’m glad this performance was recorded. For years I have been listening to Nathan Milstein playing this piece and really believed that didn’t exist anything better, that he was the absolute best, but today I’ve meet this master. Thank you for uploading this.
Hilary Hahn's too, it seems to be inspired by this interpretation. I love both of them a lot, and they've spoiled me! I can't listen to anyone else play without wanting to listen to theirs.
Bach did his duty making the chaconne. It’s one of the most amazing pieces ever. The best part of the chaconne is how the number of interpretations possible is limitless. I think the beauty of the chaconne is that on sheet music it’s just a piece. It isn’t Bach’s job to make it come to life. It’s the player’s job. And again it’s the players choice on how he/she wants to portray this magnificent piece. And Perlman has done his duty along with Bach.
This piece might be the biggest mic drop in human history. Bach managed to stuff the entirety of human emotions into this epic piece for a single instrument!!! It's like a ladder that connects humanity to the divine. Thank You Sebastian for being so vulnerable and pouring your whole soul into this masterpiece!
Mr. Perlman is amazing story teller. Through his violin playing you go through sadness, happiness.note by note, it is so spiritual. His gestures...while playing...this guy is amazing....bach is delighted. .
After listening and watching this recording more than a few times. I need to place a comment in this such historical performance, glad to have the opportunity to keep rewatching and relistening soul-touching notes gifted by Mr. Perlman
People old enough to have seen this live.... what was it really like going to a show without seeing everyone's cellphones taking video of it and just actually enjoying the performance there on the spot and letting it be theirs?
@@elemenoplease Probably because they're recording their children playing. Its still not good behaviour, so fair enough i see where you're coming from, but that's not the same crowd as a solo Perlman show.
I've always held Milstein's Bach recordings in the highest regard, but Perlman was a great prodigy on the violin. And he was such a chad on-stage; he's playing a masterwork on the violin, but he looks like he's joking with his buddies on Friday night at the pub.
@@Mopsbpv so would I! For me, the fact I can hear slight flaws every now and then is encouraging - a reminder something doesn't need to be perfect/literally flawless to be... perfect.
@@nicholasbushnell-wye5900 for me the perfection is the soul and passion that the musician puts in his work A person can be as talented as one can be but if there is no soul into what they are doing its just notes.
Absolute control and mastery of the violin. I could only dream of playing this well. I don't say this to brag but seeing Perlman playing in concert beats any recording.
his verion of songs are always so rich!! is it his skills or his violin or both? he doesn't have that sharp and cold sound other violinists have. he always has this...warm sound. I try listening to multiple versions of violin pieces when i get to know a new one, but somehow always end up with him.
He is simply the master of intonation and feeling. Everything he plays resonates with jaw dropping clarity. Surely the instrument helps but anything he touches turns to gold.
The smoldering crescendo from 19:00-20:37 is gut wrenching. I listen to this piece every week and it always breaks my heart, and at the same time, sets me free.
My father played also J.S. Bach , such as the Violin Concerto in E-major. And the Violin Concertos of J.S. Bach are my most beloved works to listen to. And the Partitas of J.S. Bach give me the shivers every time I listen to them.
Not only the instrument, but the man. Itzhak Perlman is simply the best violinist I've ever heard... The Soil Stradivarius is his partner in music, and I know of no instrument to suit his style better.
@@giganerd896 Perlman is indeed amazing, but at the time of this performance, Perlman was performing on the "General Kyd, Sinsheimer" Stradvari. He bought the "Soil" in 1986.
I had the same problem until a week ago. It seemed like every classical piece I listened to was interrupted by a Tampax commercial. Then I installed Ghostery at the recommendation of some tech guys who said it was the best adblocker. It took 30 seconds, and I haven't seen an ad since; not even the ones for clothes or stores that show up in the sidebar or on websites. Honestly I wish I did it a long time ago; interrupting Bach's Chaconne with an ad is a travesty.
Playing Bach music is like a chorus with all the different voices interacting in harmony and solos of the soprano voice and mezzo sopranos responding the phrase with some baritones affirmation,is like an opera.
Watching Perlman drip with sweat, I feel the struggle practicing during the summer months... nobody tells you how much playing an instrument makes you sweat lol. Bach in particular, almost like it's cleansing the soul...
Wow. I can't believe I've never come across this before. I've always loved them both, piece and performer, but I have no words for what the combination has done to me. I usually end up in tears regardless what he's playing. It's been said so many times but at risk of sounding cliche, this man becomes one with the composer, channels every single emotion put into those notes, and then makes the violin sing and cry and weep, and us with him. The audience silence at the end is the only possible reaction to that moment. What a gift.
This is absolutely LEGENDARY! I hear Heifetz' heavenly interpretation mixed with Perlman's heart striking version. This definitely one of the best versions of chaccone! Bravo!!!
I always return to this performance. How is his interpretation so powerful but at the same time so warmth. So rich. I personally dont feel this in other violinists. I see their emotions, even on faces, but dont feel it like here.
17:57 onward … CONCENTRATION, INSPIRATION and TALENT. An amazingly gifted, disciplined artist. Even through the perspiration drops falling down a countenance of effort and a lifelong achievement of culture and exactitude. What a virtuoso, Perlman. I 'suspect' JS Bach would be proud. 😉
I cannot understand all the factors at play in composing or interpreting such complexe music but I would love to find out how it can be so hair raising, give me shivers & bring tears to my eyes. The highs, lows and transitions are all so intoxicating. (Pardon my choice of terminology, I am not a musician or even a 'connaisseur'.) Many thanks, to all involved in making & playing this & other such music. For keeping it alive throughout the centuries, so that we may all have a chance to discover & experience it. Best wishes from Montreal.
I was fortunate to be in the audience that day. I was a young music student who was given a free ticket for the concert. The great guitarist John Williams was sitting in front of me. The whole concert was inspiring and it had the audience in absolute silence until the end. The standing ovation was very unusual for a British audience but what can I say. It was sublime. I have been playing the Chaconne on my classical guitars for years but just can't near Itzhat's intensity and sustain. I will keep trying.
Thank you for sharing this, what a fantastic bit of good fortune! Good luck catching Perlman😊
Any chance you remember or know the exact date in 1978 of this performance? Can't seem to Google the month/day....
Sorry I can't recall the date. You might be able to find the date from the BBC who recorded it. Summer time is all I can confirm.
Amazing that John Williams was there - thank you for sharing - as a former professional guitarist (a hand injury knocked me out the game) - the Bach violin suits have been arranged for classical guitar - incredibly hard to play, but tremendous repertoire.
Thank YOU SO SO Much for recounting this great joyful experience
Chaconne...my tears fell. Such intense and excellent playing. This video is historical.
I love how the radio announcer phrases her conclusion: "It was given by Mr. Itzhak Perlman" as if it were a gift rather than a performance.
Maybe this is only available thanks to the BBC
Also her pronunciation indicates that she speaks German at least pretty well
I think that’s Patricia Hughes - her upper-crust voice and perfect pronunciation in any language was the embodiment of Radio 3 for years
It was a gift. And what a wonderful, wonderful, gift it was.
Because it was a gift.
J.S. Bach is watching from far above!
He's happily smiling ! And enjoying!
Bach + Perlman + Stradivarius = Perfection
With Perelman’s playing, all the bitterness and sweetness combine perfectly. I don’t heard J.S Bach from his Chaconne, I heard a sorrowful, anguish old man’s reflection of his life after losing his beloved wife.
This performance is one of the great moments in the history of the universe.
Well, **this** universe, at least.
There is not Universe, only this earth we live on and the firmament of stars moon and sun above. And perlman is the master of this earth
so you get it too. best moment in recorded Perlmann
@@ts13579_texas_usa have you been to any other universe?
@@awarebear7938 you forgot to say the Earth is a globe.
In my humble opinion, and as a classical violinist who studied with Broadus Erle at Yale, Itzhak Perlman is the greatest violinist of the modern age (I can't speak about the pre-Heifetz era). This is testimony to his total art. The emotion, the technical perfection, the total sound! Unbelievable!! The Chaconne, probably the greatest piece written by any composer for the violin, either solo or accompanied, in history. Bach and Itzhak Perlman: two eternal geniuses! Bravo!!
I think, at a certain level, the preference for a particularly accomplished musician becomes an exercise in personal taste. I think this performance is a bit too fast for my liking. His touch and expression are his own, and often a bit too forceful. For me, the fluidity and grace of Hilary Hahn is much more to my liking. I've yet to hear anyone perform the Partitas like she. Just another perspective...
@@tcampbell1111 You're right, Thomas! I guess I'm just a fan of Perlman, and have been for ages... Hilary Hahn is also a wonderful violinist, no doubt. Her version is great. But there is something about Perlman's passion and commitment which reaches my gut in a way Hahn does not. Again, my personal taste, certainly... Nice to hear your reaction...
@@kimbatteau1 For sure itzhak perlman is absolutely amazing and we can’t compare him to hillary hahn because he is really better than her
Exactly feeling the same @Kim
@@elgizbaskaya6848 Having worked on the piece for a few months and re-listening his performance only yesterday, what amazes me is that I just realized he doesn't bother to play the exact text on some places, and sometimes he is even kind of far from it, specially on the fast parts. But his intentions are so perfectly on point that it goes straight from the ears to the heart, and I wan't to cry each time after this last simple D which carries so much tension, accomplishment, deep grief and absolute liberation at the same time ; it is absurd and beyond my understanding how a single note can mean so much (and it's something you also feel when you play it, something worth to be alive for). I get what you say about Hilary Hahn's version Thomas, she is somewhat more graceful, clean and precise, but there is something with Perlman's loudness, intensity, "passion and commitmen" as Kim rightfully put it, that I find more acute. Truer, maybe, for this piece.
パールマン、やはり私の中では神です。
この、のびやかで外に広がるバッハ、
１音たりとも聴き逃がせないほどの
魅力を感じます。
同感
書きたいことすでに書かれていた笑
なおさら、彼が下半身不随だと知ったときは衝撃だった。
1978? This amazing quality of sound? Only Itzhak Perlman!
When i heard the voice of the speaker at the beginning i was worried about recording quality. When the piece started i was shocked. incredible.
It's better than the sound quality of my iphone XS
@@aliveli-hq6zk ITZ hack
@@stefanli1755 your iphone was outdated and mic in 1970s was much better.
No. BBC.
This sound quality from a 1978 recording? Imagine you heard it live. It's literally flawless.
Analog filming is best for sound quality
exactly what come to my mind after 5 s : how is it possible to get such awesome recording !
@@cym13 Not surprising that the BBC has some decent recording equipment.
when itzhak hit the chaconne, it instantly gave me chills all over my body
That quick switch out of the fast gigue into that first strong chord of the chaconne was shocking, but in a good way! =)
Such a performance deserves 1bn likes
1,000,000,000,000 I agree
Genuinely the best recording of this piece ever. No one else comes even close.
Whatever else may happen in life, the universe and everything, I'm unreservedly grateful to have come across this performance.
Amen
No one plays this piece of music better than him!
Agreed. 🥰👍
Augustin Hadelich
Very good, very good. Close, I think, yes.
BIG Hadelich fan here, but Perlman is the O.G. on the Chaconne 🎻😉
No? Try Baráti!
This is one of the greatest musical performances of all time. I have been coming back to this exact same recording for the last 6 years, it never gets old.
Yup.
Back again tonight, tears forming
I first heard it on Radio Three (BBC) in 1978, and then I found the video of it on TH-cam. It is sublime. Perlman is a master whom Bach himself would have valued.
Every time I hear it, especially the Chaconne, it brings a tear
Just discovered this gem today, and it’ll forever live in my heart.
Mr. Perlman’s chaccone is sublime and unmatched. He plays with warmth and power that translates to the soul. Mad respect and awe from the Philippines
same
That's what I love so much about Itzhak Perlman, he is technically quite stunning, but even more so human in his playing. Similar to Ivry Gitlis but without so much of the boldness, more a sort of warmth and soul. Additionally, all of the grit you hear of the playing just contributes to such a comprehensive picture of what kind of person he is. Not willing to always go to Heifetzian standards of absolute perfection, but playing what would emotionally fulfill all parties the most.
I just returned from the Beautiful Philippines. Traveling mostly through Palawan. On my journey I listen only to Bach and some Schubert. I found this stunningly beautiful country accompanied with sublime music so much more amazing. Glad someone from the Philippines is enjoying this marvellous music.
Triple A
Great violinist
Great composition
Great composer
13:43 what shocked me is that he hopped from Gigue to Chaconne without any hesitation or pause :0
I think it was casual for him.
@@barristanselmy2758 I think it was the sweat stinging his eyes. lol
I feel like he felt that’s how it should be and I have to agree although I was shocked for most of this 🥲😭
was shocked too. looks like a mind game Perlman played to himself in order to carry the energy forward.
I loved this way. It’s like the story carried down to another chapter without skipping a beat.
Doesn't even look at the violin while playing; indeed, his eyes are mostly closed. Just incredible. What a triumph.
Violin is an extension of his own body.
Being able to play by feel is pretty necessary (and common) for violinists. In reality, if you know where the notes are without looking, which is pretty elementary for most violinists, it's not that hard, and almost preferable to play without looking.
It's definitely incredible but I think just playing it from memory in the first place is actually much more impressive. With this amount of practice your muscle memory knows where the fingers need to be to produce a given note. The trick is knowing the notes. I guess we have Paganini and Liszt to thank for making it de rigeur to play from memory!
The music is written in his soul.
40 years ago this performance was recorded in high quality and it still a wonderful recital of JS Bach violin music BWV 1004. Unbelievable and amazing that he can remembered the whole BWV 1004 movements.
At the end it seemed like he had to take a moment to come back from heaven to earth.
absolutely! his playing is other worldly.
You can tell he poured the entirety of his soul into that performance. Emotionally exhausting.
Este violinista é um fenómeno! Quando se ouve, até a mente agradece!
As so often is the case.
He looked utterly spent - if he was an athlete you'd say "he left everything on the field". This performance was an extraordinary one - utterly heartfelt and the product of fierce concentration..
1:03 Allemande
4:34 Courante
6:36 Sarabande
11:00 Gigue
13:50 Chaconne
Abraham Wu thanks mate!
I mean it's in the desc tho...
@@romanbelyakov2118 desc doesn't work in mobile but does in comments.
@@romanbelyakov2118 lol
Btw it’s Giga not gigue
21:40 is so beautifully heart-wrenching. After all of the pain, suffering, and despair at the beginning of the Chaccone, this section changes the entire atmosphere of the performance. So gentle and sweet, like a mother holding her newborn child; the feeling of a mother’s warm embrace. It truly makes me melt.
It’s release, acceptance. And you see it in Itzhak’s expressions. It is obvious how much he loves this
@@arashkamangir331 I agree. After all, this piece was written after the passing of his first wife
27:48
Beautiful description
If there was ever a more perfect meeting of man, music and the instrument, I have yet to hear or see it.
Right you are, yes, indeed.
That look at 29:22 is incomprehensible. You can see him coming back to the present, having been some sort of conduit to another dimension. The utter dedication to his craft as he acknowledges the realities of his human form and the sweat inducing performance he just gave. Very few people attain this at anything they do, whether it be music or sports or anything requiring a high level of competency. It's as close to perfection as one could hope for.
Noticed that too. And the audience seems to be as caught up in it as we are, the silent gap between the end of the piece and the applause. He's absolutely one with anything he plays.
This is perfection..
this music has the potential to heal the grief of the world
I wish that every human was able to read the message given through strings.. 📖
I have never heard anything as magnificent as this.
Me either.. Bach is possibly the greatest gift us humans have ever been given..
Listen to it again and then you will have
Yesssssssssssss !!!!!!!
@@Macumber773 So true.
Best performance of the Chaconne hands down. Perlman was at his very best!
Einer der drei besten lebenden klassischen Geiger. Zertifiziert intergalaktisch!🌹
Why does this video not have million of views? I've watched it so many times. It's absolutely mesmerizing.
I've watched it also, many times. When the world is jangled and stupid I look for this music. I think, "Wait a minute. I have phone calls to make, papers to write, errands to run." But no. I can't stop this transcendant music. I have to wait until Maestro Perlman plays it all.
We are almost there bois
I keep returning to this video myself, whenever this world gets too jarring. Maestro Perlman also made a video playing Beethoven's only violin concerto. You might like it as well. Just wonderful and engrossing. He's still playing, I am happy to report.
Perlman plays straight from the heart.
Greatest violinist? Probably. Greatest piece? Definitely.
Itzhak Perlman is without a doubt one of the greatest violinists that ever lived. Truly a legend on his instrument and in any genre he plays in with that violin!!
I have never heard this piece played with so much respect, deep feelings and naturality. One has the feeling, that ever single note is played bach himself, how he imagined it when he wrote this masterpiece. I keep listening to this performance which is truly a gift to humanity, thank you Itzhak Perlman.
I'm a high school senior. I'm playing the Gigue as an audition piece for a music school, and seeing this has really inspired me to keep working hard at my piece so I could perhaps be even a quarter as good at this
This is Bach and Perlman at the height of their powers,expressing the joy and depth of the human spirit in such a profoundly incomparable performance that surely will remain an unforgettable moment as time travels on
I literally cried. I’m glad this performance was recorded. For years I have been listening to Nathan Milstein playing this piece and really believed that didn’t exist anything better, that he was the absolute best, but today I’ve meet this master. Thank you for uploading this.
you should hear Heifetz's version too!
@@50tv29 Have a link?
@@weltonrodrigotorresnascime9616 th-cam.com/video/MlasM8-9c0E/w-d-xo.html
Hilary Hahn's too, it seems to be inspired by this interpretation. I love both of them a lot, and they've spoiled me! I can't listen to anyone else play without wanting to listen to theirs.
If you want to hear one suffering man listen to ferras
What a gift this performance is!
Bach did his duty making the chaconne. It’s one of the most amazing pieces ever. The best part of the chaconne is how the number of interpretations possible is limitless. I think the beauty of the chaconne is that on sheet music it’s just a piece. It isn’t Bach’s job to make it come to life. It’s the player’s job. And again it’s the players choice on how he/she wants to portray this magnificent piece. And Perlman has done his duty along with Bach.
This piece might be the biggest mic drop in human history.
Bach managed to stuff the entirety of human emotions into this epic piece for a single instrument!!!
It's like a ladder that connects humanity to the divine. Thank You Sebastian for being so vulnerable and pouring your whole soul into this masterpiece!
Thank you U tube for this gift. I feel so blessed and uplifted.
Mr. Perlman is amazing story teller. Through his violin playing you go through sadness, happiness.note by note, it is so spiritual. His gestures...while playing...this guy is amazing....bach is delighted.
.
God is delighted.
@@johnimusic12 stop drag your imaginary figure to this beautiful human achievement, music written by human and played by human.
I wonder if Bach ever even heard a performance this good.
Yup
@@freedomlife3623 stop dishonoring the one and only Elohim.
After listening and watching this recording more than a few times. I need to place a comment in this such historical performance, glad to have the opportunity to keep rewatching and relistening soul-touching notes gifted by Mr. Perlman
Best part starts at 0:00
Y termina en el 31:29
Idk, I think the best part is at 11:00.
13:50 it is for me
Yeah even the announcer is better than what we have now.
the best part begins at 13:50 , don't cheat.
Whether there is an audience or not, he would definitely have the most fun..oh God, he is sooo good !!!
Mr. Perlman's performance of this timeless piece really spoke to my heart. I haven't been moved by a piece of music this much for a long time.
People old enough to have seen this live.... what was it really like going to a show without seeing everyone's cellphones taking video of it and just actually enjoying the performance there on the spot and letting it be theirs?
Nobody at classical performances records on their phone... Go to a concert and you will see everyone is still respectful.
@@JM-kx7dh my son plays violin, and every concert he’s ever played everyone has phones out recording it.
@@elemenoplease Probably because they're recording their children playing. Its still not good behaviour, so fair enough i see where you're coming from, but that's not the same crowd as a solo Perlman show.
@@elemenopleasea children’s recital isn’t a professional event. Take your kid to see a symphony! It’ll be great.
Wow. A whole orchestra in a small violin. What an incredible performance!
Every time I hear this i want to cry.
This is so beautiful
I've always held Milstein's Bach recordings in the highest regard, but Perlman was a great prodigy on the violin. And he was such a chad on-stage; he's playing a masterwork on the violin, but he looks like he's joking with his buddies on Friday night at the pub.
One of the great violinists of this era at his best! What a gift.
Après avoir découvert Izak Perlman, il y a + de 35 ans à Anvers, son génie est de plus en plus grandiose
I cried at the end 😭
This is such beautiful that I can’t describe in words how I feel
I believe you... 'cause I'm crying right now.
I love those final seconds when he's done and tries to come back
He loves Bach's spirit so much. He really plays into it with that classic Perlman reverence
This is what it sounds like when all the elements come together. Remarkable!
Finally, a cultured audience. Waits for a moment after the ending to let the epic moment end
LingLing wannabes enter the chat🙃
@@lad4694 HHAHAHAHAA
@@lad4694 oof
Im gonna need 40 hours to practice, by the way why am I here? I should be practicing
I KNOW KSHXNWKZ LIKE FINALLY
Every single note was played with precision. Not a single screw up at all. it was all flawless. I would have paid a thousand dollars for that concert.
it wasn't flawless
@@nicholasbushnell-wye5900 i would like to see you do better
@@Mopsbpv Facts bro. Nice roast!
@@Mopsbpv so would I! For me, the fact I can hear slight flaws every now and then is encouraging - a reminder something doesn't need to be perfect/literally flawless to be... perfect.
@@nicholasbushnell-wye5900 for me the perfection is the soul and passion that the musician puts in his work
A person can be as talented as one can be but if there is no soul into what they are doing its just notes.
The best performance of Partita I've ever heard
His violin has the quality of sonance. Prominent as required by the demands of the immortal J.S. Bach.
the silence at the end is the sound of Bach's smile
In the days when standing ovations were not given lightly. Thoroughly deserved.
I catched Perlman's Mozart Requiem in Houston last year, truly a once in a lifetime golden event for me. He is simply phenomenal
Absolute control and mastery of the violin. I could only dream of playing this well. I don't say this to brag but seeing Perlman playing in concert beats any recording.
Over Enthusiastic Trekkie This
I could only dream of knowing how to hold a violin.
바흐와 펄먼, 세상에서 가장 부드럽고 가장 순수하고 가장 선명하고 밝은 소리.
Bach and Perlman, the softest, purest, clearest, brightest sound in the world.
Impecable!😊
Who in their right mind could vote this down? And yes, we get to hear "live" an unforgettable, masterful interpretation --priceless.
No one, meaning that 196 people who watched this are not in their right mind.
its probably those upside down australians...
his verion of songs are always so rich!! is it his skills or his violin or both? he doesn't have that sharp and cold sound other violinists have. he always has this...warm sound. I try listening to multiple versions of violin pieces when i get to know a new one, but somehow always end up with him.
He is simply the master of intonation and feeling. Everything he plays resonates with jaw dropping clarity. Surely the instrument helps but anything he touches turns to gold.
The smoldering crescendo from 19:00-20:37 is gut wrenching. I listen to this piece every week and it always breaks my heart, and at the same time, sets me free.
27:48
How can one play beyond divine? Divine is what Itzhak's playing is.
Itzhak Perlman is one of the great violinists and always a pleasure to watch and listen to. How anyone can give a thumb down is beyond me.
I am very grateful to you , Itzhak Perlman , always
Wunderschön. Ich höre dieses Stück jeden Tag
Maestros... BACH, and... PERLMAN ! Thanks
oh my godddd chaconne is so beautiful, love the way he plays it. as soon as i'm done with allemande i have to finally learn it
Sora Ever start learning it? :)
Have you masrered Sarabande and gigue?
Theres no reason not to learn it, but are you sure? Chaconne is one of the hardest pieces out there
The arpeggios starting at 18:59 are what have me stumped so far. They are killer but also my fav part of the piece :) good luck!
My father played also J.S. Bach , such as the Violin Concerto in E-major. And the Violin Concertos of J.S. Bach are my most beloved works to listen to. And the Partitas of J.S. Bach give me the shivers every time I listen to them.
Please once listen to Bach's Brandenburg cencertos especially the 6th one .
Mr. Perlman's sublime performance of Bach's Chaconne transcends earthly bounds and gives us a glimpse into the beyond where all is known.
Can we just appreciate for a second how powerful that instrument is...beautyful
Not only the instrument, but the man. Itzhak Perlman is simply the best violinist I've ever heard... The Soil Stradivarius is his partner in music, and I know of no instrument to suit his style better.
@@giganerd896 Perlman is indeed amazing, but at the time of this performance, Perlman was performing on the "General Kyd, Sinsheimer" Stradvari. He bought the "Soil" in 1986.
How rude of TH-cam to interrupt this with advertisement.
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@Comdeia Divina
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I had the same problem until a week ago. It seemed like every classical piece I listened to was interrupted by a Tampax commercial. Then I installed Ghostery at the recommendation of some tech guys who said it was the best adblocker. It took 30 seconds, and I haven't seen an ad since; not even the ones for clothes or stores that show up in the sidebar or on websites. Honestly I wish I did it a long time ago; interrupting Bach's Chaconne with an ad is a travesty.
@@wmnoffaith1 Right? That’s an understatement.
Absolutely!!!!!
Playing this is one thing, but composing it as well ! Perlman and Bach, magical
Playing Bach music is like a chorus with all the different voices interacting in harmony and solos of the soprano voice and mezzo sopranos responding the phrase with some baritones affirmation,is like an opera.
That 3 seconds of silence after the last notes were magical.
Watching Perlman drip with sweat, I feel the struggle practicing during the summer months... nobody tells you how much playing an instrument makes you sweat lol. Bach in particular, almost like it's cleansing the soul...
Wow. I can't believe I've never come across this before. I've always loved them both, piece and performer, but I have no words for what the combination has done to me. I usually end up in tears regardless what he's playing. It's been said so many times but at risk of sounding cliche, this man becomes one with the composer, channels every single emotion put into those notes, and then makes the violin sing and cry and weep, and us with him. The audience silence at the end is the only possible reaction to that moment. What a gift.
This video would have to be protected by UNESCO...👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is absolutely LEGENDARY! I hear Heifetz' heavenly interpretation mixed with Perlman's heart striking version. This definitely one of the best versions of chaccone! Bravo!!!
Listening to this with eyes closed gives a very special experience.
It is nice to see that Itzhak and Bach have garnered 1.5 million views in six years.
You can always tell a true Musician by the way the music brings joy to their face
Perfection and great beauty; magnificent Perlman playing genius Bach. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I always return to this performance. How is his interpretation so powerful but at the same time so warmth.
So rich. I personally dont feel this in other violinists. I see their emotions, even on faces, but dont feel it like here.
Quiero escuchar esto siempre, hasta mi último día en esta tierra.
Itzhak plays the Chaconne wonderfully, really amazing!
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Depression
4. Bargaining
5. Acceptance
Yeah! Good analogy.
@@frizfring exactly how i feel
The 5 stages of grief huh?
The piece was written to honor Bach’s wife, as she had died young
@@SrirajaPanich I believe only chaconne was written in the memories of his wife, but good theory tho
17:57 onward … CONCENTRATION, INSPIRATION and TALENT. An amazingly gifted, disciplined artist. Even through the perspiration drops falling down a countenance of effort and a lifelong achievement of culture and exactitude.
What a virtuoso, Perlman. I 'suspect' JS Bach would be proud. 😉
I cannot understand all the factors at play in composing or interpreting such complexe music but I would love to find out how it can be so hair raising, give me shivers & bring tears to my eyes. The highs, lows and transitions are all so intoxicating. (Pardon my choice of terminology, I am not a musician or even a 'connaisseur'.)
Many thanks, to all involved in making & playing this & other such music. For keeping it alive throughout the centuries, so that we may all have a chance to discover & experience it.
Best wishes from Montreal.
Bravo, bravissimo.
playing music is like running a marathon! Huge respect to Mr.Perlman
It's magnificent. I cried it is so much motion in this music .