I've had the privilege to attend to one of Mr. Hadelich's masterclasses and I sat on the first row. Stood less than 2 meters from him while he played the most famous passages of every great violin concerto on this beautiful violin of his. As a violinist myself I can say: his violin has a beautiful voice. It's not punchy, but it's a dolcissimo, dark ad also warm sound.
It's a wonderful violin and I wish I were the type worthy of such an instrument. I have a nineteenth century German violin which does have a lovely tone and warm sound but is, of course without doubt, entirely outclassed by the del Gesu and were it a choice between that and a Stradivarious I'd choose the former every time. There's just something about them that is so 'inner soul' enhancing to me. Not to all I understand but to me they are THE violins of violins !! Mark - Australia.
One of the top 3 violinists who have ever lived, sitting right here.....talking about his magnificent Guarneri with it's astounding provenance. However I am reminded of several of the old Henny Youngman stand-up comedy routines where he comes out holding a violin and bow and commences to deliver all manner of one-liners and comedic stories, occasionally raising the violin to his chin with bow in hand BUT NEVER ACTUALLY PLAYING IT BEFORE HE GOES OFF INTO THE NEXT STORY!!! Such was his whole comedy routine.....repeatedly raising the violin as if to finally play.......but then never does!!! Insane!!
The video has been cut to show just him talking about the violin mainly. At one point she says that was really beautiful... but the music has been cut from this clip
3:45 Laurie Niles' question was the difference between playing in a chamber orchestra and a larger one (i guess a symphony orchestra included), but Mr.Tetzlaff didn't answer it, he emphazied he enjoyed both, but they should be different, and we are curious about differences.
have heard about Greiner instruments for years. Have heard violins and violas in concert. They are the best, most interesting modern instruments. Easily identifiable for good reasons. It’s not made according to textbook or by imitation, and this seems to be where controversy arises. Oh well
@@zec2006 I agree with you, but if they sound as good as old instruments (which is a whole another topic) that cost 300K-10 million dollars, I am sure a lot of violinists will opt for new instruments.
They don’t sound the same as a XVII-XVIII c fine violin, never. They are not the best, they are good violins. Many other makers have the same level, very few over it (but there are some).
What a marvelous man. What he said right at the end reminds me of quote, the source of which I forget except he was a writer. He said that some things become so familiar they become rubbed smooth of meaning. This can apply to any work of art. I remember when I stood in front of Picasso's Guernica. It was an overwhelming experience. Same thing hearing the Bach Chaconne live for the first time. Suddenly it wasn't familiar any more. At the age of 63, there's lots of music that I only want to listen to live now. The Schubert Quintet, for instance. To my mind there should always be something special about it and there should be the risk that something might go wrong. This was a piece I first heard 50 years ago on a chamber music course. There is something about the timbres and sonorities Schubert creates that you only get when you're in the same room as the players.
I loved episode 8 so much!! Outstanding musicians and music and so much learn about on all of the episodes!! Thank you so much for making this wonderful series available!! Marcia Battat, Napa Valley Music Associates
What a triple treat. Kelly Hall-Tompkins - 8 shows a week and she went way beyond that. What a wonderful example of exploring a piece and making it new every time it is played.
Absolutely enjoyed today's episode 6. Bravo to Jasmin Li on both violin and piano! Enjoyed performance by Samantha Washecka performing "Banjoy and Fiddle" by William Kroll who brought joy and great musicality! Extremely enjoyed Kelly Hall-Tompkins and her beautiful album,"The Fiddler Expanding Tradition." What a wonderful program I look forward to every Sunday!! Thank you so much to Gil and Laurie!! Marcia Battat, Napa, CA
Enjoying this series, very fun and great info! If Gil happens to read this... one of my best memories was attending your 2008 Seattle recital. It was absolutely amazing. Also I was nervous to meet you but you were very gracious and easy to talk to. I'm no longer a violin student but still a big fan, and it's great seeing you on RU-vid!
Enjoyed this Episode 1 very much! Gil Shaham was extremely helpful to students performing and guest Jason Anick was extremely informative and great jazz violinist!! Highly recommend this to all students and teachers for sure! Marcia Battat, Napa Valley Music Associates
Admire christian howes' work. he opens up a whole new universe to classically trained violinists and does it so well. as good a jazz musician as any and check out his podcasts too. Thanks for opening the door for so many violinists christian
Interesting to watch..I have also a modern violin..nothing great but it works up to now.. I noticed that most of luthiers does not pay attention to these things,at least in France!! I tried many of them and each time they change me the sound post!Really charlatans.. About the E I agree that affects the G but also the balance of the strings..I put rather E olive..that give me a g less dull!! Also I find that most of the strings are on the market are made for dark,old violins...so for a modern we have less choice.. Recently I tried the New lakatos pizzicato set and D,G are very good,dark,darker than the peter Infeld i used before..Only the A is very thin,and they are sold as a set only..So I dont continue to buy them..is silly,otherwise i could match them with another A..but I will not pay for the set plus another A string!I will make 2nd review on violinist.com about this set..
It is a common misconception that players do not know about the setup and adjustment of fiddles, the perfect scenario is a mutual respect and sharing of insight between both to get the desired result which is a beautiful sound. Bravo Giora!
Owning a modern violin allowed Violinist Giora Schmidt to experiment quite a lot with the set-up. Here are some of the things he did to optimize his violin. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R3LkIY2fDYg.html
A beautiful musician. I bought her mid-1990s CD of BACH Sonatas and Partitas on spec (there were no other recordings by violinists I knew in the store) but I was not disappointed in the least. My father played some of these to me when I was in the bath when I was about 11 (back in the 1960s), because he said it was the best acoustics in our house. I didn't mind - it was heaven.
This really helped me to play loure in the way bach wanted. I have Diploma exam next week and i really had a bad feeling with Bach because i didnt know how to play it. Well, now i will learn to play this movement like a dance and lets see what my teacher says :-) Thanks for posting this. A GREAT WOMAN though...
