@@andreavedovati2198 The lyrics were written by Plant in 1973 immediately after Led Zeppelin's 1973 US tour. Although named after Kashmir, a region of the northern Indian subcontinent, none of the group members had visited the area. Instead, Plant was inspired during a drive through a desolate desert area of southern Morocco. (At least that is what Wikipedia Says :)
Louis Aubé : Kashmir is my number one favorite Led Zeppelin song ! when I listen to it I have to repeat it over and over again before I can continue on , it hooked me from the first time👌✌️👍🙏
The best of modern music has to stand one ultimate test. It’s not the sales or the popularity of the performance. Its will it take the transition to a classical score. Prodigy, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Black Sabbath, and Steely Dan and Weather report. All pass this test. Sadly the majority of “classical score on most modern band and performers do not. This is an excellent example. Amazing. .
commentatron2000 : I checked it was written by Robert plant while him and Jimmy was on vacation in morocco or somewhere ! but is credited as all three Robert Plant Jimmy page with the collaboration of John Bonham wrote the song according to Wikipedia, and statements in their personal interviews.
@@hedekbass I think they arranged it so that the musicians filled the "wall of sound" as much as they possibly could to sound more full. As well the reverb, which I can't tell is natural or added to the instruments instantly. I don't think it was added in post. It's natural or effects pedals. But I'm an amateur in sound.
I, for, well, many, had no idea that the music for 'Psycho' was simply a string quartet. The violins playing WAY up to the bridge is what gives it that damned screeching sound. Check out some other quartets. Kronos is good to start with.
Planned to just stop in for a few seconds for a sample of a novelty cover. Instead Yamato snatched my soul and swept it away to somewhere transcendent. This took my breath away, I have no words for this
@@duraosunda you probably like some crap music about money and hoes. You have no musical intelligence, so your comment is a waste of other people's time.
Music - like all art is subjective. I enjoy the original song, and I enjoy a lot of classical music, but this really doesn't do anything for me. I don't DISlike it, but it doesn't grab me, either. Reasonable people, as they say, may differ.
This arrangement shows how much harmony there is in this song. That's what I wanted to hear in any cover of Kashmir. And musicians are brilliant! Thanks for arranging, playing, recording and uploading to everyone involved in letting me hear this.
A good cover is when the group that adopts the piece honours the original so beautifully and adds even more soul to it. Their arrangement is awsome. These guys really own it.
This made me want to burst into tears - the joy, the beauty, the realization that this IS a masterpiece that will be played a century from now. The lump in my throat hurts but it’s a good kind of pain. Thank you, Yamato!
I became aware of Led Zeppelin in, probably, 1970 and was a confirmed fan by 1972, by 1977 they were almost a deity to me. In the 2000's I learned of their breathtakingly audacious plagiarism, of the ageing American blues artists living out their lives in obscurity and grinding poverty while Led Zeppelin played their music, their songs, as they toured the world in their own airliner, playing to sold out stadiums. You are, of course, right when you describe this - and others in the Led Zeppelin repertoire - as a masterpiece, I wonder if we'll ever really know just whose masterpiece.
A cover version is only justified when the executor, performer can make it different and in respect to the original in the same language and quality. This wonderful version preserves all these flavors and ingredients.
I hope so too.......I'm quite sure Robert would appreciate this.....as well as Jimmy....what a great take on their epic song......I have read that they waited a whole year to release this number,... because they knew they had really hit on something....this was my favorite song when I was a kid...........
Absolutely incredible! I know this video is approaching a decade in age, but as someone who grew up to listening to Led Zeppelin, this is such a beautiful nostalgia trip. It absolutely blew me away. My applause and respect goes out to you, YAMATO String Quartet!
Wow, putting together an arrangement like this is pure mastery of the art. Did anyone else notice the Z for Zeppelin shaved into the violist on the left's hair; a master and a fan!
What a beautiful circle. Rock musicians take classical and make it into rock, and then classical musicians return the favor and take rock and make it even more beautiful without ruining it. Music is a wonderful thing.
As a huge Zep fan I can say wow that was absolutely incredible. Probably the best cover of that song I've ever heard. And as a musician I can say it was even more incredible. The skill level of these dudes is mind boggling.
@@straightarrow372 Her version is killer too. But I still dig this one more without the drums and bass... kinda sets it apart a bit more from the original while still maintaining the power and intensity. Both are amazing covers to be sure.
@@straightarrow372 It is OK, uses parts of Jean Sibelius' violin concerto as intro. The arrangement and interpretation of this quartet is a mastepiece.
Bonham is definitely smiling from above. As a lot of you have said, pure mastery. Not only of their instuments but an understanding of the timing and complexity of that song. Four guys, big sound. Tribute indeed!
Arrangements like these, performed my masters of their art, show me just how much voltage and mileage is in these Led Zeppelin compositions. I'm floored.
I really, really have no clue as to why the TH-cam AI chose to offer me this video for a recommendation. But I thank it! This is pure mastery. I was hooked at the first bar. Well done gentlemen!
Top notch performance. And the first violin was great , you could tell he's got the album at home and just loves the song. The original was a work of art anyway.
The soloist plays with unexpected gusto ..even his body language projecting it.. his man-spread alone ..unparalleled.. among comparable artists of recent living memory ..superb!
BTW, That "man-spreading" is done for a reason. Moving the bow aggressively will throw you off balance if you don't have a strong base. A woman playing aggressively would do the same thing.
I remember when I first heard "Kashmir"--I had no idea what it was, and I wasn't even sure if I liked it, but it was unforgettable in its hypnotic intensity. After a few more hearings, I knew it was a masterpiece, and this brilliant arrangement and performance by a string quartet does it justice.
Honestly if one cannot appreciate what these four talented gentlemen just belted out then something is very wrong! Bravo! I wish I could make such music and reach the core of folks like that!!! Thank you!
Absolutely marvelous! Brilliant performance! To pull a song like that off the way they did with a string quartet it's just amazing. Hats off to these artists.
Brilliant. Outstanding musicianship. Really demonstrates the strength of the composition. This ought to become part of the standard repertoire for string quartets.
Japanese musicians, playing a piece from an England band, inspired by a trip in Morocco...That's the power of music.
Not Morocco...Kashmir
@@andreavedovati2198 The lyrics were written by Plant in 1973 immediately after Led Zeppelin's 1973 US tour. Although named after Kashmir, a region of the northern Indian subcontinent, none of the group members had visited the area. Instead, Plant was inspired during a drive through a desolate desert area of southern Morocco. (At least that is what Wikipedia Says :)
Arranged and performed in the classical style! ‘There are only two kinds of music - good and bad.’ Duke Ellington.
Very, but very ZEN!!!
😏👍
When Led Zeppelin wrote this song they wrote a master piece and this rendition in itself is a master piece. Well played and well arranged. Bravo...
Louis Aubé : Kashmir is my number one favorite Led Zeppelin song ! when I listen to it I have to repeat it over and over again before I can continue on , it hooked me from the first time👌✌️👍🙏
Little did LZ know...
If I'm not terribly mistaken, this was written and originally performed by the Wrecking Crew.
The best of modern music has to stand one ultimate test. It’s not the sales or the popularity of the performance. Its will it take the transition to a classical score. Prodigy, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Black Sabbath, and Steely Dan and Weather report. All pass this test. Sadly the majority of “classical score on most modern band and performers do not. This is an excellent example. Amazing. .
commentatron2000 : I checked it was written by Robert plant while him and Jimmy was on vacation in morocco or somewhere ! but is credited as all three Robert Plant Jimmy page with the collaboration of John Bonham wrote the song according to Wikipedia, and statements in their personal interviews.
Gentlemen: standing ovation is the only way to show my appreciation. I'm literally standing in my house right now.
Are you still standing?
and that's not the Wurst of it!
Lore Sogge l
@Tensile Strength I personally am grateful I have legs to stand on
@Tensile Strength did you choose your username from Ice Cube's character's dialogue in the movie Three Kings?
When the world seems to be turning into a sea of sewage, art will always be the sole remaining life raft.
perfect response sir
Well said.🤟
Just pay attention to the good stuff, it’s what will keep you sane.
Enough said
I can’t count the times music has kept me from taking my life. The beginning of this reminds me of Within You, Without You.
私が今まで聞いた中で最も素晴らしいカシミアの演奏. 素晴らしい
Amen brother. Props to google translate
I just wish that Yamato String Quartet were at the Kennedy Center to play this for Led Zep at their tribute
Right??
This is my favorite Led Zeppelin song, taken to stratospheric level. Thank you, gentlemen.
God. They don't sound like a quartet. They make it sound like a whole damned orchestra. Amazing.
captainphoenix pretty sure the sound engineer added some sort of echo or reverb to the audio track.
Same as the band itself :)
@@hedekbass I think they arranged it so that the musicians filled the "wall of sound" as much as they possibly could to sound more full. As well the reverb, which I can't tell is natural or added to the instruments instantly. I don't think it was added in post. It's natural or effects pedals. But I'm an amateur in sound.
I, for, well, many, had no idea that the music for 'Psycho' was simply a string quartet. The violins playing WAY up to the bridge is what gives it that damned screeching sound. Check out some other quartets. Kronos is good to start with.
@@hedekbass Nope. I'm pretty sure that if you were there, that was what you heard. String quartetes are awesome.
What a great world we live in . Beauty abounds
Hear, hear.
Beautifu music holds true
thank you gifted musicians
Someday i would use this statement "The Beauty abounds" seems like "The Dude" said it
Well said
日本語以外のコメントの多さに、本家本元の演奏を観ました。
いやはや、納得。
素晴らしいアレンジと表現力に、驚愕。
何度聞いても最高。艶めかしい
Planned to just stop in for a few seconds for a sample of a novelty cover. Instead Yamato snatched my soul and swept it away to somewhere transcendent. This took my breath away, I have no words for this
well said
Wow... look how many countries we are all from on here...and WE ALL understand this music and these talented people!!! We are so lucky
Absolutely
That's the power of good music...
Surprised there are dislikes..This level of talent is remarkable, plus the song is of legend
If they were played classical music you wouldn't have noticed them at all and wouldn't be posing as a connoisseur of other´s talent you philistine
Some people just hate for no reason.
@@duraosunda you are a idiot, as you well know , your comment proves your reptile brain controls your fanciful insults..
@@duraosunda you probably like some crap music about money and hoes. You have no musical intelligence, so your comment is a waste of other people's time.
Music - like all art is subjective. I enjoy the original song, and I enjoy a lot of classical music, but this really doesn't do anything for me. I don't DISlike it, but it doesn't grab me, either. Reasonable people, as they say, may differ.
This arrangement shows how much harmony there is in this song. That's what I wanted to hear in any cover of Kashmir. And musicians are brilliant! Thanks for arranging, playing, recording and uploading to everyone involved in letting me hear this.
A good cover is when the group that adopts the piece honours the original so beautifully and adds even more soul to it.
Their arrangement is awsome.
These guys really own it.
"Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails, across the sea of years
With no provision but an open face, along the straits of fear"
"Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream
Hid the path that led my to that place, yellow desert stream"
This made me want to burst into tears - the joy, the beauty, the realization that this IS a masterpiece that will be played a century from now. The lump in my throat hurts but it’s a good kind of pain. Thank you, Yamato!
I became aware of Led Zeppelin in, probably, 1970 and was a confirmed fan by 1972, by 1977 they were almost a deity to me. In the 2000's I learned of their breathtakingly audacious plagiarism, of the ageing American blues artists living out their lives in obscurity and grinding poverty while Led Zeppelin played their music, their songs, as they toured the world in their own airliner, playing to sold out stadiums.
You are, of course, right when you describe this - and others in the Led Zeppelin repertoire - as a masterpiece, I wonder if we'll ever really know just whose masterpiece.
This did make me burst into tears. Absolutely superb.
Me too!
I had the same reaction, very unexpected.
The beauty and sheer majesty of this song and this interpretation...
I thought that I was the only one that felt that way!
A cover version is only justified when the executor, performer can make it different and in respect to the original in the same language and quality. This wonderful version preserves all these flavors and ingredients.
Roger Slemer awesomely put my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@@Didjeridoolove Thanks my friend!
I miss John Bonham
hard disagree. a good cover doesn't need to be in the same language, and it can be an adaptation of the original. what is this music elitism
Great comment!!!!!
I truly hope Robert Plant has heard this, his favorite Led Zeppelin song, and of course Jimmy Page.
They did OK on their own "Walking into Clarksdale"
I hope so too.......I'm quite sure Robert would appreciate this.....as well as Jimmy....what a great take on their epic song......I have read that they waited a whole year to release this number,... because they knew they had really hit on something....this was my favorite song when I was a kid...........
Yes
His FAVORITE? He said that?
I never knew that. Hmmmm
@@franklee2683 Yes, Robert loves Kashmir. He called it the "perfect Zeppelin feeling".
First violin is such a total Samurai.
Your description is spot on. His body language and playing, portray and almost combative musical rhetoric.
Kung fu violin . I love this man attitude
He gets the Robert Pant part!
whats his name ?
Thony His name is Yasunao Ishida.He is Principal concertmaster of Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.
I always thought “Kashmir” had the drive of Ravel’s “Bolero” and yes it does. Very sensual and building to a climax.
Lots of Zeps songs do,that why they are Genius.
Four legends reunited in one band, LEd Zeppelin is pure magic!
Bravo, Yamato String Quartet.
Absolutely incredible! I know this video is approaching a decade in age, but as someone who grew up to listening to Led Zeppelin, this is such a beautiful nostalgia trip. It absolutely blew me away. My applause and respect goes out to you, YAMATO String Quartet!
Wow, putting together an arrangement like this is pure mastery of the art. Did anyone else notice the Z for Zeppelin shaved into the violist on the left's hair; a master and a fan!
The mark of Zorro, he should have let those Californian peasants alone.
I did now
I took that as a Z for "ZOSO."
Now I did, thanks!
That did not aged well...
What a beautiful circle. Rock musicians take classical and make it into rock, and then classical musicians return the favor and take rock and make it even more beautiful without ruining it. Music is a wonderful thing.
WOW! WOW! WOW!!!!!!! Takes your breath away. Who would have thought this would be so worldly.
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👍 fantastic rendition. 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
Bravo!!!!! Well done gentlemen, very well done. ♥️♥️♥️
If I close my eyes, I can even almost hear Robert Plant's voice. Incredible.
BRAVO! To the YAMATO String Quartet on this excellent effort!
Bravo! To my parents: See. It was classical music! To these fine musicians, I was moved to tears.
何時聴いても、癒されます🙆有難うございます。
Just great. Superb :) どうもありがとうございました
There so much EMOTION here. Goosebumps throughout the whole piece. Thank you Yamato!
i love that these powerful old classics are done again with such passion.
Simply brilliant. A masterpiece. Encore! Encore! Love it 100%.
全世界の様々なジャンルのアーティストがKashmirを本気でアレンジしているけれど
これはその中でも最高峰だと思う
That is an arguable statement!
As a huge Zep fan I can say wow that was absolutely incredible. Probably the best cover of that song I've ever heard. And as a musician I can say it was even more incredible. The skill level of these dudes is mind boggling.
I‘m bowled over.
How do you like Lucia Micarelli's version?
@@straightarrow372 Her version is killer too. But I still dig this one more without the drums and bass... kinda sets it apart a bit more from the original while still maintaining the power and intensity. Both are amazing covers to be sure.
@@straightarrow372 It is OK, uses parts of Jean Sibelius' violin concerto as intro. The arrangement and interpretation of this quartet is a mastepiece.
素晴らしい！ 非常にうまく実行された
Goes to show how good music can cross genre boundary's and remain great...
just one of Zeppelin's most beautiful songs ..... Amazing .... Congrats from hearth
As one who enjoys classical music and classic rock, this is the best of both worlds. An absolutely wonderful performance!
"I am a traveler of both time and space to be where I have been"
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this wrld has seldom seen...
Holy cow! Not sure how this got recommended, but I am so grateful. Utterly stunning. The master violinist, he is off the chain!
WHO ON EARTH HEARS THIS AND HITS DISLIKE??? That boggles my mind..... this is gorgeous, it is transporting...
I’m with you. How. In. The. Hell?!?
Some are just plain miserable why are they here in the first place.
What a powerful performance. I never imagined Kashmir as a string quartet piece but wow, it works wonderfully.
Bonham is definitely smiling from above. As a lot of you have said, pure mastery. Not only of their instuments but an understanding of the timing and complexity of that song. Four guys, big sound. Tribute indeed!
Arrangements like these, performed my masters of their art, show me just how much voltage and mileage is in these Led Zeppelin compositions. I'm floored.
I watch this regularly. It never gets old. SO BLOODY GOOD..!! ❤
This is "The Thunder Child drives headlong for the Martian war machines" level epic. Just superb.
I really, really have no clue as to why the TH-cam AI chose to offer me this video for a recommendation. But I thank it! This is pure mastery. I was hooked at the first bar. Well done gentlemen!
Stunning
I'm hooked on that intro, still waiting for the riff.
They made us wait but there it is.
Haunting, masterful, artistic, perfection at it's most beautiful....great to watch also!
Andrew Lambert - Serendipitous! Meri Kurisumasu! Kirei desu, ne?!?
OUTSTANDING x
Zeppelin with a James Bond feel to it. Amazing!
BEAUTIFUL! Jimmy, John and Robert would applaud this performance! BRAVO!
Marvelous.
so beautifull.
A masterpiece classic music meets rock and roll master
Great arrangement, and the intro was fantastic!
一日の終わりに聴く音楽は、明日への活力です！
いい音色をありがとう(^人^)
WOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!!!!!!!!! I listened to Led Zepplin in the late 70s early 80s as a teenager . I still listen . This version ROCKS !!!!!
thank you from Duluth Minnesota USA
Top notch performance. And the first violin was great , you could tell he's got the album at home and just loves the song.
The original was a work of art anyway.
The soloist plays with unexpected gusto ..even his body language projecting it.. his man-spread alone ..unparalleled.. among comparable artists of recent living memory ..superb!
Yes, the soloist was a true master of the violin. Beautiful performance.
I thought I was being racist when I thought he was using Kung Fu , but we are watching a master at work
He has a "Z" cut into his hair too.
BTW, That "man-spreading" is done for a reason. Moving the bow aggressively will throw you off balance if you don't have a strong base. A woman playing aggressively would do the same thing.
Listening to this with my hand to my breast.
This fascinating arrangement is performed with deep passion.
Beautiful - hats off to both the performers and arranger!
I can hear the words in my head when the violin plays that part. This is one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs.
鳥肌がたつ…😵こんな感じは初めてです！
WOT ? Six years old, only 124K views and 1,5K likes ?
Shame! This should get more than one million.
I'm still trying to figure out if the 71 idiots who gave this a thumbs down are tone deaf, or just lacking in taste
3 months later, half a milion views!!
It has over one million now.
@@antoynebeaucheminroy9197 It has over one million now.
Браво!!!! Вы сделали из шедевра свой шедевр! Спасибо большое за прекрасную музыку!
I was tearing up to the loss of Neil Peart then.. This played. Damn.. They nail it! Bravo!
me too
wow, beautiful, haunting, bravo
MAGNIFIQUE Superbe version Beau travail felicitations !!!!!!
Brilliant understanding of the song, thank you.
The man on the left is one of the finest violinists I've ever seen, Bravo 👍
Watch Lucia Micarelli play this. She is mindblowing.
That's "Zorro Ninja" for you lol
鳥肌実、バイオリン上手いな。
Camera left violinist is feeling this song. Thanks for an amazing spin on one of the best songs of all time.
驚くばかり
Odoroku bakari (Awesome)
I remember when I first heard "Kashmir"--I had no idea what it was, and I wasn't even sure if I liked it, but it was unforgettable in its hypnotic intensity. After a few more hearings, I knew it was a masterpiece, and this brilliant arrangement and performance by a string quartet does it justice.
Stunning!! Truly a demonstration ao excellence!! Bravo!!
Fabulous.
Music Transcends all Boundaries such as Race or Nationality.
Enjoyed every note..
Thank You
Amen.... The universal language!
Excelente interpretación de kasimi de led Zeppelin 🎉
Honestly if one cannot appreciate what these four talented gentlemen just belted out then something is very wrong! Bravo! I wish I could make such music and reach the core of folks like that!!! Thank you!
My favorite Led Zeppelin piece. Thank you for the beautiful arrangement.
Yasunao Ishida wow the best playing style i ever see on the violin very impressive
As a 60 year old former rock and roller, I can appreciate the creativity in this excellent string quartet.
FANTASTIC BRAVO !!!
I keep coming back here to listent to this. Incredible!
Words can not express my amazement of the talent these gentlemen display.
Of all the classics that Zep penned I think Kashmir will be the song that defined what the band was about.....beauty in ferocity.
Amazing, Zeppelin probably never thought they would hear one of their classic songs done in this beautiful way. Bravo.
You should then check out Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin (1997) performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
すんごい。呑み込まれましたよ。聞きにいきたいけど、なかなかよい席がとれない。
Absolutely marvelous! Brilliant performance! To pull a song like that off the way they did with a string quartet it's just amazing. Hats off to these artists.
STUNNING
Love the original!!!!!!!!!!!! And i love this rendition to.
Gorgeous. Stunning. Thank you
If I had been in the audience, I'd still be clapping... magnificent.
Beautiful Rendition...
Brilliant. Outstanding musicianship. Really demonstrates the strength of the composition. This ought to become part of the standard repertoire for string quartets.
These guys are Rock Stars!