I love Szeryng very much... there's no over-the-top, over-zealous, over-acting element in his playing, just classic, elegant and authentic but still he can be so emotional and engaging. Amazing. He was slated to come to play in Japan 20 years ago. I bought a ticket and awaited his recital but he passed away just before that. I could never have the priviledge to listen to the great virtuoso in person. Very sad.
This is the best violin playing I have ever heard! The playing is gentle at times, yearning at others, then strong and sharp/pungeant. It is everything and in such unique forms embodying each sound. It makes me sad and happy. I'm so glad he played this for me to hear and for humanity.
Agreed, that's one reason why I love Szeryng's playing so much: every single note means something. There is no shallowness in his playing, no matter what he plays, his playing is full of depth and boundless ideas.
In my opinion, he is the only violinist I have heard that gets the expansiveness I would like to hear in the opening. His timing and control of color is perfect!
ahhh why can't more teenagers see the beauty in classical music.... My ipod's filled with Chopin and Beethoven and my friends think it's weird LOL but this piece was so beautiful :)
this is scary... it's brilliant; his performance, the passion, and the cry of his violin send shivers down my spine; the hairs of my body rise in admiration
Szeryng became a Mexican citizen in 1946 and traveled under a diplomatic passport granted him by the Mexican government in recognition of his services to Mexico. Szeryng was director of the string department of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico from 1943 to 1953.
This is the best Tzigane I've ever heard. I like this interpretation more than Kogan, Heifetz. I like the sound of this violin, added more sadness to the intro
The most amazing thing about this (and all of Szerying's recordings) is that he was almost certainly drunk off his ass when it was recorded. As far as I'm concerned, he was the best ever.
I'm not a gypsy or a Jew, but Szeryng's playing is , as always, brilliant. With artists of this calibre, the only criticism comes from taste...or ignorance.
Sounds like that song is based on one of the gypsy scales. I love that dark erie sound, especially on the begining. I'm not a huge fan of violin music, but I really appreciate it when someone can not only play good, but also play with emotion. After all, that's what real music is about.
Tzigane is the french word for gypsy, so, of course, it sounds a little gypsy. (but with a french accent.) This is the best version I have ever heard. he get's just right. The thing that I most respect about Szeryng is that he brings the music out without imposing his own personality. you hear the music with it's own glorious personality.
Hadelich is a great performer and artist, but a different temperament than the old timey virtuosi. No one around today that does this. The last ones I knew were Niziol, who still performs solo, and the late Andrei Korsakov. Just my 2 cents
@@alexpate8626 hadelich is completely different I agree totally. And that's why I think he's the greatest nowadays. He doesn't try to bring back the old style and obviously fail at being better than the old themselves (who could beat Oistrakh and Szeryng at their own game?), he found a personal thecnique and his recordings and live concerts are the peak of modern violinism.
Die Geigergarnele completely agree. Hadelich is my favorite, too. I encourage looking into Niziol. He mostly performs with his quartet but he is a master who won the Wieniawski in the early 90’s. Andrei Korsakov as well. Beautiful music from both.
Note that in Ravel's days in Paris gypsy/gitan/tsigane/tzigane did not so much refer to the Roma (Gypsy) people in any strict sense: the "gypsy" style of the work was rather a kind of popular musical exoticism, comparable to the Spanish exoticism in Ravel's day (compare Chabrier's España), or the Janissary exotism in Mozart's day (Alla Turca).
Notice how loose the hair is on his bow.. What amazing playing...All the great violinists(Oistrakh, Heifitz, Menuhin, etc) had their own style, all played perfectly, but Szeryng is always my favorite. His beethoven is amazing
I have Ginette Neveu's recording on this piece. I seriously got addicted to it. Now hearing this, the interpretation seems very different from the one i am used to, but i guess everyone has their own style. It is still beautiful!
Hilarious, that coming from Perlman... Man I dunno, I really think Szeryng's playing is exceptionally, powerful esp among the WWII generation violinists...IMHO
Anyone who knows anything about gypsy playing knows that vengerov's rendition is over-exaggerated and self-indulgent. This is an outstanding performance.
Good ears AbsoluteZ3RO! Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, the Leduc then, thanks. Any idea if it was sold after Francais died? It's such a beautiful instrument. I hope it found a home in as talented hands as Szeryng's.
I'm sorry, I was referring to the old aesthetic of the passionate, "self-taught gypsy" style. Today's gypsy style seems quite different. Thanks for opening my eyes in that regard. Adidas01003, why do you accuse me of being a "bigot" while my comment clearly indicates that I listened to and respect Szeryng's interpretation? I hope you've had enough fun from Vengerov bashing. :P
I believe th e pianist is the Hungarian/ Canadian Charles Reiner with whom I know Szeryng televised both pieces in the early 60's. It's great playing by both though. Does anyone know if Szeryng is playing the "Le Duc" or the "King David"?
I adore this but sigh i dont hear much difference among the interpretations. All i can say is that it seems that ravel is the greatest composer and arranger ever to walk the earth...
