8 More Legendary Classical Performances You MUST Hear (pt. 2) 

Hilary Hahn's violin playing is faster than my internet connection

Since Twoset forgot to put the links to the recordings, here they are in the same order Twoset put them: 1. Shostakovich Violin Concerto Sergey Khachatryan; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pbazgm099I8.html 2. Paganiniana; Nathan Milstein; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KQjzKVkFqag.html 3. Korngold Violin Concerto 2nd mov; Itzhak Perlman; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pPxJZLBOw0s.html 4. Sarasate Zapateado; Midori Goto; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DUUcWKtoALY.html 5. Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2; Janine Jansen; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oMKP3gwRJHI.html 6. Beethoven Violin Concerto; Arabella Steinbacher; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PvrPGO7ja3k.html 7. Barber Violin Concerto 3rd mov; Hilary Hahn: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q5hP5IikHcI.html 8. Kreisler Liebesleid; Fritz Kreisler; ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jniNETA36Us.html I also made a playlist just in case you guys wanted one. ru-vid.com/group/PL5fgbEPVE-Z9BuHdSJ6gd4Gb2iRa8YN76

Fun fact, when Hilary was playing that coda, it was about 14 notes a second

Me: "Oh no is it arleady finished?" Brett: "I know it was a long episode" I could hear them speaking about music for hours without being bored

Paganiniana: *exists* WE NEED A LINGLINGIANA

I stopped watching Twoset to watch Twoset

Midori is astounding!!! She's so kind too....had the fortune of being her accompanist's page-turner for the concert...so nerve-wracking, but definitely, the best seat 5 feet behind her on-stage (on a $10M+ violin no less). Topped off with attending the masterclass she gave that afternoon...definitely a day I'll never forget!

TwoSet: **spews musical terms** Me: "Uh huh, yeah, of course, definitely" Edit: 111 likes lmao

Where is my self esteem...? Gone reduced to atoms

Ben lee: i can play 15 notes a second Hillary hahn: hold my bow

A parallel I’ve noticed between great virtuoso pianists and violinists from watching your video is the economy of movement. Everything is so efficient and I think that lends to making the performances look ‘easy/effortless’.

TwoSet should collab with Daniel Thrasher, not only can he sing, but he's a genuinely funny dude

Daniel Thrasher and twoset collab- LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN

When you talk about music it always feels like a too short vid, it's so interesting to listen! So just keep them coming, we don't mind.

Reminder that Hilary was only 20 years old when the album was released. She like did the impossible being only 20 I can't put my mind together

Eddy looks so blissful during the Korngold by Perlman - I'm so glad he has a piece that inspires such emotion for him. It sounds so lovely to me; I can't imagine how it would sound to someone so well-trained in classical music and how music works in general.

"We gonna get copystriked but we NEED to share this to you guys" Such angels....

"How rare is it to be able to hear the composer play his own piece?" Agreed for legendary older composers. One of my favorites is looking up recordings of Rachmaninoff playing, and it's really breathtaking whether he's playing his own pieces or others (he played liszt's Hungarian rhapsody no 2 for example). His renditions tend to ignore the sheets, even his own, which I find fascinating. Interestingly he also wrote a piano version of liebesleid which has a recording of him playing.

Perlman really brings the juice out of every note. Listening to him play is like biting into the most tender, gourmet steak.

I kind of wish they'd make a video with Midori. She's always been passionate about classical music and encouraging people to play the violin.

“Don’t quote me on that” -Eddy Chen 2020

Destroy your self esteem Have no self esteem Get rid of it Just let it go

Two set violin: so beautiful... Me, a percussionist: hehe, drum go bang bang

Brett and Eddy or Eddy and Brett, You are the "master class" of helping us understand, hear and appreciate the world of violin. So fascinating and interesting! No one else has done so much to educate viewers to enjoy the depth of the art of the violin. You've made the skill and emotion of the music accessible to the "common" man. Keep up the high level of presenting the factors involved in great performing and making one a fan of classical music AND the artists.

That one chunk of hair at the back of Brett's head: *HeLLo tHeRe*

Twoset should do a History series where they discuss the lives of composers and explain some of their pieces

Old school Kpop: 2010 Old school violin: “you know, the black and white days”

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that they knew they wouldn't make money off of this video, and yet, they gave us eight more beautiful pieces of classical music?

Last time i was so early twoset were still serenading kangaroos

me when sergey plays: :0 twoset when sergey plays: >:O the people behind him when he plays: :I ling ling when sergey plays:

Brett looked so emotional during that Korngold.

I have watched almost all of the TwoSet episodes, and results are: 1. I want to start playing violin and 2. I absolutely love these guys. I mean LOVE.

Alternative title: two set fangirling over many people for 16 minutes and 8 seconds edit also I wanted to remind two set: I have commented this many times before but can you guys update us if there will be a two set school? You said in a comment before that you will teach us different violin techniques ❤️

Finally they talk more about itzhak Perlman

the amount of cultural contributions twoset violin is making is simply incalculable

Perlman's tone quality just makes me weep every time in a way that no one else can. He really makes the instrument sing like no other performer.

1: Shostakovich violin concerto no. 1 (Sergey Khachatryan) 2: Paganiniana (Nathan Milstein) 3: Korngold violin concerto (Itzhak Perlman) 4: Sarasate Zapateado (Midori Goto) 5: Prokofiev violin concerto no. 2 (Janine Jansen) 6: Beethoven violin concerto (Arabella Steinbacher) 7: Barber violin concerto (Hilary Hahn) 8: Kreisler Liebesleid (Fritz Kreisler)

Brett and Eddy during Hilary Hahn’s performance: H O L Y M O L Y

11:19 Brett and Eddy absolutely loosing it over that arpeggio is certified kawaii.

i feel like brett never looks happier than when he's listening to good violin music

It's great of Brett and Eddy to take the time to explain what's impressive, difficult and skilful in all these performances so that uncultured swine can better appreciate classical music! (it's me, I'm uncultured swine)

The first man looks like he's being controlled by a mouse.

Perlman was my fathers favorite player of all time. So good to see that you’ve added him in there I think as a soloist in many ways he has been overlooked because new generations don’t really know his name thank you for covering his rendition.

Who else thinks Brett and Eddy should do a 'serious' violin tutorial series? They are so talented!

you guys should make this a Spotify Podcast or on another platform ^^

0:43 - Sergei Khachatryan, Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1. Control, and emotion, a flawless rendering of the concerto. 3:52 - Nathan Milstein, Milstein Paganiniana. Modern-day ferocity coupled with old-school command of the music. 5:40 - Itzhak "The Sneltch" Perlman, Korngold Violin Concerto. His playing reminiscences the very human experience of love, and warmth. 7:19 - Midori Goto, Sarasate Zapateado. Crisp, and an excellent show of her virtuosity on the instrument. 8:30 - Janine Jansen, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2. A marriage of power and lyricism, strength and beauty. 9:52 - Marabella Steinbacher, Beethoven Violin Concerto. Melodic in the face of non-melody, and warmth in contrast to coldness. 11:41 - Hilary Hahn, Barber Violin Concerto. Immense speed and control, culminating to an awe-inspiring musical moment. 13:59 - Fritz Kreisler, Kreisler Liebesleid. A beautiful interpretation of his own work, not hesitating to fall out of strict musical time, and masterful articulation.

Midori is a beast, I remember the first performance I every saw was in school, she played Tzigane and I remember just being floored by it, since Ravel is one of my favorite composers, and I was studying piano. It was interesting to see how similar his music is from instrument to instrument.

this probably sounds very random but I love the passion u guys have when talking about violin techniques, classical pieces, and performances. If you guys had a podcast just 30+ mins of classical music conversations I would listen 100% as a non musician it's very compelling to listen to a different kind of artform.

Ben Lee: I'm the fastest violinist. Hilary Hahn: Hold my beer.

Me: takes my bassoon out to start my practice TwoSet: here’s new video

I feel like TwoSet is limited by a timer in these types of videos, but I just want to say I'll even enjoy these types of videos for more than 40 minutes.

since you directed us to these videos, I have listened to that Midori video several times daily.

twoset in june 2019: "zapa-potatoes" twoset in june 2020: "zapa-totato" yeah, no character development right there

3:37 And that's only one reason why I love Editor-San

14:11 I have that album, it's called Kreisler plays Kreisler, it costed me a lot with exchange rate, shipping fees and all, but it was SO worth it.

Friendly reminder that Ben Lee has agreed to do the Ling Ling Workout anytime!

As you can see, here are a few rare Linglings ( _Practicium fortyhouris_ ) in their natural habitat. As you can also see, here are the more common species of Wannabes ( _Practicium nonfortyhouris_ ) in their natural habitat. Look at their notorious survival instincts- *_wishful thinking._*

One of my favourite classical music performances in history is Jacqueline Du Pre playing the Elgar cello concerto. She really makes the music a part of her, and her cello and her almost look like they are one. I also think that another reason that I find the performance so moving is knowing the fact that she had to give up playing the cello when she was (I think) 27 due to multiple sclerosis. Every time I listen to her music I feel so hopeful about life and yet so sad. It's strange the certain emotions that you can only get from music.

Goto's Zapateado recording on RU-vid is legendary indeed. I keep coming back to watch it whenever I want to hear more Sarasate. The cheering could get distracting but I guess that's the charm of a live performance. It's just that good that people can't resist!

11:40 When Eddy mentioned "Hilary Hahn", Brett was all like *ahem*.

Alternative Title: Brett and Eddy simping over ling lings

1:52 true, slow passages are a hell to perform

The nineteen dislikes are the people who got offended by the Beethoven.

Korngold was a movie composer. He combined many themes he used in movies to make the violin concerto. It has that wonderful hollywood romantic feeling.

Honestly I learnt soo much about classical music and art as such during this time while binge watching all your videos... its insane how much knowledge I've gained while having fun as well without making it feel like a burden.... I keep saying this but sincerely mean it......thanks a lot for your hard work and effort, helping many of us in many indescribable ways!! Love

Legendary performances: Twoset, Roomie and Daniel thrasher collab

“Where did strings come from back then?” Looks like someone didn’t pay attention in Music History at Uni 😂 They were made from Gut, an animal intestine. Guitar strings and harp strings, with a majority of instrument strings, were made from animal intestine. There’s actually a story of the birth of Hermes, where, moments after he was born, killed a sheep and a tortoise, used the sheep’s tendons to form strings and bones for the neck, and tore open she tortoise shell and used it as a resonating chamber for the instrument. If I’m cursed with this knowledge then everyone is cursed with me

"Zapateado" is a reference to spanish dance with tap dance - "zapato" is shoe in Spanish :)

Such excellent, diverse examples: 1st mega-goosebumps 2nd tears in my eyes 3rd love from the heart 4th clean feeling to cheer for 5th flowing from actual heaven 6th offend for respect 7th so messed me up 8th lovely chill out Thanks so so much!!! :D

I love these two, but RIP the comment sections for those videos now. "OmG aNYoNe eLsE fRoM tWoSeT???"

Midori is doing a workshop with our symphonia in a few weeks and thanks to twoset i not only know who she is but can be properly P S Y C H E D

I have nothing but love and appreciation for the content you create. You bring people all over the world to learn and celebrate classical music in our lives and how it can be present today. The complexity and humor intertwined really makes this channel one of the best -also! PG! And bless you Editor-San for all your hard work (and sneaky humor too, 100% ❤️) These kinda of videos could be an hour long and I’d enjoy every second of it. Keep it up!

I have two more: 9) Eddy Chen 10) Brett Yang

14:00 What Brett said: „Liebeslied“ (love song) What it is called: „Liebesleid“ (love suffering) 😊😉

I love Two Set for bringing classical music, and specifically violin heavy classical music into the lives of so many people. I think what they are doing is nothing short of heroic I also believe Khachatryan is a giant in the making. But I can't believe they didn't put Oistrakh's Shostakovich 1's cadenza on this list. Oistrakh OWNS that cadenza. For those who haven't seen his interpretation, please watch it. Shostakovich wrote this piece when he had fallen on the wrong side of the Soviet regime, and was living every day in fear of being exiled to some godforsaken Siberian gulag; never to return. Only someone who's lived through that same era, and dealt with the same horrors, can really pull it off. His interpretation is SO cold, so jagged and soul crushing, it's borderline savage. Just like the the time and place he was living in. I admire Khachatryan for trying to find his own interpretation of this piece, and I believe he's done a fantastic job. But sometimes, the bar is just set too damn high.

Zapateado is actually a dance from Spain. Greets from Madrid!

Nobody: Me: 👀 -stares at Brett's cowlick at the back of his head-

16 minutes and 8 seconds of twoset almost jumping out of their seats in excitement😂😂

I look forward to the day TwoSet learns to pronounce "Zapateado".

I love you guys so much!! Watching you get excited over performances is so great!

Me: Bad at playing musical instruments. Ling Ling's children:

8:49 . It was the first recording of "Zapateado" I've heard. That left hand pizz..... It was the first time I've got goosebumps while listening to a recording.

Immensely entertaining and enjoyable to think these guys are introducing a younger audience to the greats like Milstein and Kreisler. Sergey Khachatryan also has a performance on RU-vid of the Khachaturian violin concerto that is stellar

The passion with which y'all make your videos is so inspiring to me! Thank you so much for being yourselves. Much love to you!

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I love it when Brett and Eddy get so into the music they're listening to:> you can really tell how passionate they are about music

Thank you both for your enthusiasm and your knowledge! I'm learning so much from your channel. Now I'll go practice.

Incredible performances. Thanks for sharing

Everyone: aMaZiNg Lingling: Slight nod of approval

Brett: It's a lot harder than playing fast parts! Sacrilegious guy: iF yOu CaN pLaY iT sLoWlY, yOu CaN pLaY iT QuIcKlY!😂

Yo, that bit at 2:30 onwards, literally cannot stop the chills continuously wracking my body. That passage dug deep into my spine and electrocuted me.

You two are a treasure. Your reactions are golden!!

Twoset has tought me so much about classical music thank you

“Holy Moly!” - Brett Yang Edit: thanks for all the likes everyone!!!!😆😁😚👍

I enjoyed the video SO MUCH that I wouldn't have mind it being longer!! Like 20 min of you reacting on violin performances would have been a blessing from heaven💛

wow that incredible feeling when you’ve seen the first one live... it’s so great that they’ve decided to do the second part, looking forward to it becoming a series!

I love listening to the violin in classical music, but TwoSetViolin made me appreciate the nuances in the music, and how difficult it is to play the violin to play good music. And for that, I thank you TwoSetViolin!!!

13:14 Yes, this is the Twoset meltdown. 😂

Love this video, and the last one. Been a bit too sick to watch you on time! So catching up, but enjoying them :)

You are both so passionate about this, it's heart warming! Thank you for this video