GOAT Polyphia - solo violin arrangement 

Hello everyone. Thanks a lot for the lovely comments. For anyone who might be interested - you can now find a copy of the score for this arrangement here: www.elenaabad.com/scores

Amazing it’s like polyphia and Paganini had a baby and the results are wonderful

I watched this in disbelief. This is like the extracted essential oil of G.O.A.T. The pizzicato section gave me goosebumps.

Absolutely amazing, and really gutsy to play without effects or accompaniment.

I'm a bassist and she did the bass solo much better than me. Man, this deserves SO many more likes, I mean, it's perfect!

THW MOST TRUEST TRANSLATION OF G.O.A.T. TO VIOLIN JUST BEAUTIFUL

What I love about RU-vid showing me these is Polyphia used to cover classical music, and now classical music covers them

What a shame it took me 2 years to find this. I've seen 4 or 5 really good violin covers of this but you're arrangement is my favorite.

Are you human? You incorporated techniques that make this song a true work of art -your pizzicatos, harmonics, glissandos are out of this world, and so incredibly amazing staccatos. Wow, I’m speechless. Congratulations

This is a stunning arrangement, and performance. It really highlights just how similar much of Polyphia's music is to classical composition. I did get a laugh out of a comment suggesting it was gutsy to play this without effects. I think that's a bit of a misunderstanding of what it typically means to be a violin player.

I've listened to a far amount of various G.O.A.T. covers and I can say that this one is a marvelous display of creativity, virtuosity in the instrument and creativity in arrangment. Truly one of the best covers of this piece.

Perhaps the most impressive thing I have ever seen musically. I felt like I was at the most impressive classical performance of the 18th century.

I have no words

Ohh my goodness…. Spectacular!!

This is truly an over the top virtuosic performance...exceeding the technical wow factor of the original by several orders of magnitude while being extremely artful. Your left hand technique is picture perfect drool worthy. THIS deserves a bazillion views. Do you have a notated version of this transcription? I'd gladly pay you handsomely for it. :-)))) Just your takedown and arrangement skills alone are mind-blowing.

I'm speechless

so much detail omg

This is awesome! Congratulations!

As a violinist, I am absolutely blown away. The pizzicato was beautiful, I could never 🫡

OH MY LORD! THIS SHOULD NOT BE FOR FREE! WHERE CAN I PAY THIS LADY? WE SHOULD DONATE TO SUPPORT ASAP

That's insane, she encapsulated the essence of the music perfectly

Ysaye would be SO HYPED!!!!

As a non violinist, I am shocked beyond belief. What an amazing cover I didnt even search for it but I sure am glad I found it

You ever watch something that makes you want to quit your instrument? This!

this need more recognition. that was impressive

This is literally the best interpretation of "Goat" I have seen. Elena, you have amazing talent.

Truly exquisite!

So good

Amazing

This is the best cover of goat on violin i have ever heard, youre amazing ❤😨

This woman is the Hillary Hahn of solo violin arrangements! On top of your hauntingly mesmerizing performance to perfection, the production quality is improving greatly. The lighting, cuts, close-ups and different angles, all the artistic details that add even more visual richness to your music. All the things that can get better, ARE getting better! I'd be absolutely shocked if your channel doesn't blow up in due time after you consistently put out even more content like this.

It suddenly makes sense, when Polyphia has been playing by a violin or classical string instrument, man it such an amazing thing.

miss, wow. the rhythms, the clarity, the creativity, the story, this is absolutely genius, amazingly done.

The best version ever

This is impressive!

This blew my mind.. top tier performance!

They need to see this

Oh my goodness. Thats out of this world. Be my sensei. Teach me the way!

Oh my💜

ridiculous amounts of skill

Waaaaaww 💯💯💯💯💯💯❤️

congratulations! It’s an amazing and very exciting arrangement. Perhaps the best I’ve witnessed so far. Your arrangement goes beyond the usual “cover” and becomes a piece by it self. Awesome!

Holy crap what the hell this is unbelievable. You are incredible and this video deserves millions of views

Приятно слушать. Хорошо снято и чисто сыграно! 👏

AMAZIIIIIING !!!! I could feel your dedication and a lot of emotions that the music brings.

Dude, this robot is so life like.

Incredible... i ran out of words to fully capture the mastery and your freedom of expression... more people should see this!

Makes me wish I hadn't stopped playing like the coward I was. I love your use of technique that mirrors the awe-inspiring nature of the tones produced. Pizzicato, harmonics.. this is truly a performance piece. Thank you so much for sharing this.

this is the definition of good

Recorded at half speed and sped up?

I love the ending in particular, so haunting (I realize it's similar to the opening but feels different since it's ending).

Wow imposible, Tim hensen its so pure in here

Wow, this cover is the best. This is a masterpiece

Holy crap! Big-time Polyphia fan here and my opinion is…that’s absolutely amazing!! Super well done. Many kudos to you 🙏🏻👍🏻

Absolutely love the nuances, there are moments of true brilliance in the arrangement and playing. Also: OMG the video editing.

This surpassed my expectations astronomically across all the interpretation. The harmonics, the dynamics the tasteful choices of respecting the original phrasing when necessary (even when a significant ammount the original phrasing is artificially added through the mixing process, but here it is executed live and organically) and adding your own phrasing choices like the pizzicati in 1:19 and 1:34 the second one being two notes before than the previous one, etc. It truly sounds like a Paganini's version of G.O.A.T, and even the details like alternating the illuminations from white to red according to the verses like in the original MV, (yes, I noticed the chair being light grey at the start and being red at the end).

Goated cover

I'd say you captured the upper register entirely! I soo want to hear an orchestra arrangement, or string quartet of one of their pieces!

Incredible

MY GOD YOU HAVE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE

Holy shit This is so much more virtuosic than anything I expected when looking up "Polyphia violin cover" This is like the Hillary Hahn end boss of Polyphia covers, what the heck??? I think I now understand guitar players when they say they're shocked into wanting to stop playing guitar LMAO All jokes (and serious compliments) aside, this is INSANE! What a performance!

Just: omg !

This is a hidden gem!

I'd love to hear this combined with the original song! Guitars and everything

I don't care if this video was sped up a little, because the arrangement is what's important. Incredible arrangement. Can't blame her if it's hard to translate a 6-string solo into a 4-string instrument.

Wow! ❤

Wow

Damn, I've been listening to Polyphia covers all evening and this is the first I've stopped to comment on. Absolutely wonderful!

0:31 was so smooootttthh

this needs MORE VIEWS

I'm not crying 😢! YOU'RE CRYING!!

such a badass cover!

I appreciate your strong address and consistent application to every note. Solid technique. Second chair in any renowned orchestra. Serious attitude having leadership skills. Truly enjoyable performance!

wouw extremely underrated

This sounds amazing🔥🔥, but when you listen to this at 1.25 speed it will sound legendary😎😎

Underrated

Wow

This is the first violin cover that i m listening to and i swear it s sooo good that I looped the video for 40 minutes straight, love it

this is sick

You're crazy 🤟it's the best cover

So precise it almost looks sped up 😅 wish I was that good, gotta practice

Im trying to play this and your playing is amazing, those harmonics are no joke to hit accuately, the runs and everything else are impressive as well but being that consistent on the harmonics is wild, amazing!

HOLY SHITTTTTTTT THIS IS OTHERWORLDLY DESERVES A MILLION VIEWS OR MORE DAMNNNNNN

Просто сумасшедщая оранжировка и без того сложной композиции, это было великолепно!!! СПАСИБО!

Really cool.

Well done!!! U killed it!! Not sure why u only have 20k for that video

INCREDIBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Put her in the band!!!!! 🎻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Amazing!!! Virtuoso

Amazing

M...m..my brain doesn't understand ... incredible performance!!

this is INSAAANE

Absolutely amazing👏🏾🙏🏾.

This is exactly what my life needed!

2:44 im not even understand violin but wow dude this part is soooooo good! It gave me chills

This was amazing, totally deserves more views

HOW DOES THIS ONLY HAVE 2K VIEWS!?!? 😱 We need to fix this! 😤😈

This deserves way more views.

This is an amazing arrangement....very "violinistic"....others I have seen just don't suit the violin. And your playing is AMAZING!!!!!!

Это потрясающе! Очень круто! Через экран почувствовал жар исходящий от струн😎