Daniel Hoffman - Original Klezmer (klezmer fiddle) 

Couple of weeks ago I was walking around Cork City in Ireland and came upon an old Romanian man playing this music. I recognized it and sat across from him listening for probably around half an hour and then went to give him a few coins but he wasn't collecting so I started talking to him and asked if he was from Romania and that I'm familiar with the music he was playing and asked a little about Klezmer. He was so happy that I loved his music, I really think it made his day. :)

How does klezmer music ha e that delicious quality of longing? It's the same thing I hear in gospel music and Irish folk music, but not much else. A feeling of trying to make sense of life, as it comes, but at the same time it tries to emphasize the struggle for something indefineable. The daily and the sublime. Beautiful.

This is the kind of music you don't want to end, ever You just want the fiddler to keep on

This is such a beautiful song! That’s why I love Klezmer and Gypsy music! It speaks to your soul!

The violin is literally crying...awesome...

The sadder the notes make sweeter the sound and tears are not hid.

I'm so amazed!!! he made it sound like it's a different instrument he made it sound special like he's the only one who have this instrument in the whole world !! love this! 💚

This music speaks to my heart. It give great pleasure to experience the emotions we all have when an artist demonstrates such skill.

SAD MUSIC BUT SO LOVELY TO HEAR

Vous êtes une source d'inspiration inépuisable. Et je voulais vous remercier. En tant que danseuse votre musique me touche et sublime chacun de mes mouvements. merci pour ce moment de musique merveilleux.

the violin is speaking Yiddish, I swear!

Thanks for asking. The Jewish or "klezmer" doina is one of about 7 or 8 types of Romanian doinas. There are structural and stylistic differences from other types of doinas, as well as differences in the context in which it is performed. But there are also doinas from other countries in the Balkans. Its not exclusively Romanian, and its very much influenced by the music of the Ottoman empire.

Thanks for your part in keeping this musical tradition alive. Understatement.

that's how you make music, thank you!

i had been going through life without actually feeling some music in a long time, and then i came across this. thank you for reminding me of the feeling of music.

woooooooow i was looking for this song so long

Bravissimo!! כל הכבוד!

An almost vibrato free (or VERY restrained vibrato) performance, and therefore especially beautiful. So when vibrato is used, it is highly effective and emotional. The ever present mechanical vibrato-every-note that most violinists are trained for leave me unimpressed (except as regards the technique it takes to do it, which is quite an accomplishment). "Normal" vibrato would completely cover up a lot of the subtle ornamentation being used here. So nice to hear a trained violinist who uses the entire violin range, with an approach to playing (particularly minimizing the vibrato) that reminds me of really top quality traditional fiddle playing in any genre. It's not the strings he uses, its the fact that his playing sounds much more in tune than the playing of the average heavy-vibrato-everywhere violin soloist of otherwise similar technical ability. This performance is proof that "dry" notes played on the violin have all the power and beauty anyone could want. Rant terminated.....

BEAUTIFUL, Daniel!

Der "Teufelsgeiger" Daniel und Seine Helfeshelfer Spielten in der Löwengrube das selbst der König der Tiere Samt dem Pferdehufigen bockshörnigen zu Tanzen begannen... Dankend Euch Joaquim von Herzen

Really nice! I loke it very much. This kind of violin sound always let me remember of my grandfather when I was litle child. He loved to listen to kind of mixture of Gipsy, Hungarian, Romanian Violin sound. It has so much passion!

WOW, out of all the countless instruments which do klezmer/East European folk music out there, none other can belt it out (and with such incredible gusto might I add), is the fiddle/violin. Whether it's the sweet, melancholy doinas, or the lively, energetic sirbas, the sound of it really resonates with you, and connects you with your roots and your heritage. Coming from this East European gentile born and raised here in the US, that was BEAUTIFUL. Thank you and good luck on your upcoming CD :-)

Академическое исполнение. Спасибо! Браво!!!

Comme cette magnifique musique me ramène à mes origines Tzigane, nous ne sommes pas du même peuple mais notre histoire et notre musique est malheureusement commune...

thanks - that's a Crown GLM-100 lavalier mic connected to a Sennheiser wireless unit. Unfortunately they no longer make the mic.

Totally fell in love with the sounds and style of this performance! Thank you so much!

hi Daniel....gotta love fiddlers of any sorts that play with STRENGTH & excellent technique....& u qualify in my books as one of the best in all those fields!!....truly think very highly of your playing & love the music....so glad i "discovered" you !!

Убиться как красиво ,прям аж в душе скручивает на изнанку все!вот это от души!впервые такую красоту слушаю)

this fiddle sound ist touching my heart! Thx for sharing!

Thanks for sharing this beautiful music with us ! An impressed violonist ;)

this is such a pretty piece. Your playing is so expressive

Fabulous!

Bravo maestro Hoffman, votre violon chante l âme de tout un peuple, une mélancolie pleine de soleil en ses cordes magistrales d Humanité.

I want to see these songs on a CD. with good sound. with a group of the same composition. Today, you are the best klezmerband.

Beautiful !!!! just perfect

Love it! Pure class!

This is beautifull, thanks you (florinda from Argentina).

Hypnotic sounds -> I love it!

FANTASTIC! - WONDERFUL! THANK YOU & BEST WISHES FROM AUSTRALIA (DOWN UNDER)

This is beautiful.

great playin', Daniel; loved it.

this is art and amazing music.

You broke my heart, man!

מדהים ביותר!

OMG. My soul is ignited. I love the violin

Excelente. Abrazo desde Panamá, ¡shalom!

Powerfully beautiful

As a professional violinist and violist myself, I enjoyed this quite a bit. I love how many different styles there are to play this delightfully curved wood!

Wonderful....played soulfully and skillfully :)

unbelieveable. i love it.

This makes my heart beat Shani xxx

I love your sound! So round.

I live in tel aviv and I can't believe I missed it :^(

Wonderful!Bravo!

maravillosooooooo!!

I hear you calling, i am not far behind, beautiful and haunting makes me feel I should apologize for being late.

I got to know this piece when I came across a wonderful video, animated life of Marc Chagall with this music as a base. It was so beautiful...

Ничего себе - это что-то невероятное!

OMG!!! Great!!! Best wishes from Poland:))

Holy crap this guy is good!!!!

Great fuckin' control of the violin! Wow! I'm blown away!

Listening to this at increasing speeds is pretty fun. Even double speed sounds nice.

You music is Grate !

Amazing.

Marvelous!

Thank you!

*That was very good!* 👍

thanks daniel hoffman

Verdammt, ist das schön!!!

Wonderful. Whenever I see and or hear a “bowed” Double-Bass, I the “Well Grandpapa is here.”

You have a so big soul !!!!!!

Maravilloso!

Yall know how to make a violin bleed with music. Love your culture

Hey Danny! Was looking to show a (Russian) colleague an example of Klezmer nusic and here you are! So great to see what you are doing now!

C’est une musique pour l’âme

Восхитительно.

excellent ! merci !

great love it

Muy buena. Muy interesante el sincretismo de raices melódicas.

magnifique !

Плачь,скрипка моя,плачь!С тобой вместе плачет моя душа.

Asta-i românească toată ziua!

I love the melody at 5:58

Impresionante 👀

Gosh i'm in love ...😍😍😍🌈

Que virtuoso, muy sensible ejecución .

Очень красиво!!

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Great!

I think I've come to the conclusion that us westerners have fundamentally misunderstood how this instrument is meant to be played. This...this is what the violin is supposed to sound like.

Where can you buy this piece of music?

i love it

Where can I get sheet music for this? My High School orchestra would love it!

Mein Herz

Sounds very mysterious.

Thanks for sharing this, Daniel. As the founder, composer and performer of Sacred & Secular, a multifaith, multicultural music collective, I'm looking for styles to incorporate into Sacred & Secular's work. Hearing this makes me want to explore klezmer music in more depth. Shawn R.#Music4URSpirit

Genial :)

heel mooi

Bravo

zo goed dit kippenvel