Hilary Hahn plays Bach Sonata No.3 C Major, Allegro Assai 

I think Hilary is 17 here! Just incredible. This performance is unbelievably good.

The cadence, the phrasing, the pristine tone, the fluidity... That’s another level! Eternal respect!

can we agree that most people here can actually listen to this nonstop for at least 8 hrs?

Asked my tutor how long I would need to learn it and to play like her,"you got to be imortal", ok. so never.

The list of violin gods just got bigger by one.

This has not a bad sound. It is very clear. Too CleaR in fact and full of vitality of a young and brilliant soulful interpreter of JSB’s music I think the professor watching just realized he’s in the presence of a violin genius.

I don't know anything about classical music but one thing I am certain of, is that this is the most stunning thing I've ever heard....! Wow it's just pure magic 😍

it's just so... clear... so neat... so perfect...

I recognize Dutch tv presenter Han Reiziger who died in 2006. From 1989 to 2001 he had a famous program on television, ‘Reiziger in muziek’ which translates as ‘traveller in music’. A program that showed various types of music.

im amazed at how many phrases she can do with just like 7cm of bow

I don't know if anybody noticed this but I just laughed the professor's little head bob at 0:59

I admire her ability to sustain that energy and phrasing.

T^T i have finally found it! you have no idea how much i wanted to hear this again

For all the non string players out there, the most impressive thing is not the speed or even the articulation. It's how it doesn't sound like she makes a single shift or string change. If you listen on Spotify, the rapid alternating notes almost sound like they're played on the same string, in the same position. Today, Hilary is simply a goddess, no questions asked. As far as violinists are concerned, she's up there with Michael Jackson. But watching godling Hilary, who hasn't yet reached her final form, you realize just what a phenomenal talent she is. This is a standard many seasoned soloists today aspire to. It's just disgustingly good. And she's still improving. My adult beginner self could never.

Absolutely so technically refined and so musical. She is a treasure

This piece is so profound! In heaven I took up the violin and the c major sonata was one of my first targets. It's wonderful! Regards, D. Shostakovich

Thank you RU-vid algorithm. What a player. What a piece. Stunning.

I am currently practicing this piece and holy shit Hilary is God it self.

So seamless! I keep on hitting the replay button.💘

I can't believe TwoSet haven't found this video yet, they made a video and talked about Hilary playing this piece but they didn't show this video. So could you guy's help me Share this video to them😛 they really need to know about this video...

Elegant , Out of this world . Thank you

My new fav piece

Amazing to watch her perform.

legendary recording

I've an entrance exam to the conservatory of Brussels, and this is one of the pieces I have to play together with other pieces. 6 in total. I HAVE 8 DAYS!!!!!

Aaaah, an absolute goddess in her infancy. No, you never will play this piece this brilliantly, but she is on another level, even among virtuosi. That is no reason not to practice the piece, and live with it, and love it, and reach a certain level of fluency in it. Having followed Ms Hahn's career for many years now, I can't imagine she would want her performances to be the reason anyone deprived themselves of the joy of an intimate relationship with great music. The idea is to spread the joy of music.

133 BPM (and faster in some place). That's Alegro Assai (=very fast). Insane virtuosity and clarity.

Extraordinary! Joy in the music!🌻🌹💖

Its amazing😍😍😍, Bravo 👏👏👏👏

I haven't played seriously in oh, 15 years. I thought I'd try and pick up this piece again, I came here looking for finger & bow positions but instead of looking for hints I am simply entranced.

She is truly remarkable

That's amazing🎶Thanks❗

This is too beautiful and wholesome..... She's powerful.... Ohmy, it's sounds brilliant. Man....

It took me a while to realize that Hilary was playing this piece much faster than it was intended to be played

Total immersion. Brilliant

Anyone disliking this video, is simply bitter due to their mediocrity.

Amazing! ❤

superb interpretation. Bravo

She's so wonderful!!!!!

Her performance is the acme of emotion

BRILLIANT!!!!

Fabulosa composición y Fabulosa interpretación. 👋👋👋👋👋👋

SHE IS BRILLIANT

Great Bach & great Hilary Hahn

Perfeito 👏

그저 빛......갓러리한💕

its as if she's purely programed tp play this by a computer.. this Level of precision is divine sent from heaven. God bless

WOW. SIMPLY WOW.

astonishing!

This is brilliant. Seem Hilary was having her lesson.

Incredible playing. If that was her teacher in the background I wonder what he said afterwards..... 🤔

Just impressive !

❤

Wow :-)

Dayum!!!

wow

How old is Hilary in this performance? Fabulous.

As a teenager. Wow.

did not know jennifer lawrence has other talents.

Do you know how old she was on that video?

Superlativa

This was very beautiful, I'm trying to learn more about classical music via my jukebox channel, really enjoyable thanks :)

I love listening to Hahn play ANYTHING Bach. I would say she's obviously one of the best in the world. But I have more of a question than a criticism; does anyone else feel that ALL of these world class violinists play these Bach allegros more like prestos? I take almost any "allegro" from Bach, played by these great world class players, play back at .75 speed, and THEN it sounds like an allegro not a presto. Even though Bach prestos are extremely difficult to play on almost any instrument at this level, they do certainly maintain their personality and expression at those speeds, like above 160, 168+, but that's also not truly one click per 4/16ths. Is that even important? And then again baroque composers did not have the usage of the types of metronomes the music community in general decided to adhere to years later. They're just written differently. They're phrased different and have different repeating cannons and cadences. A presto clearly works at those higher speeds. Even at the LOWER accepted speeds of a presto, I can see why they're playing a Bach allegro that way--that seems to work fine. But they're playing these at speeds WAY deep into presto territory and I just wonder about the execution of that altering the possible intended interpretation. I guess I need now to consult more violinists about this. I'd like to see if anyone comments here, and either can set me straight on it or maybe even agree. ~JSV

This inspired PDQ Bach to compose the "Chicken With Its Head Cut Off Sonata!"

Bravo mademoiselle.Je ne suis pas violoniste mais cette pièce doit être très difficile à jouer ....

Is this a movie?

It's the fourth mvm...

That phrasing...

How..do..you..even..do..this..

how old was she??? wish i could play this well U_U

bro hillary has practiced for like 500 years i think

My music taste is wierd i love rock and classical the 2 dont mix well

와 소리 봐 쩐다

She passed the ling ling training

Her Bach is incomparable. Everything else is just so-so🎻😎🇺🇸

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I give up

Almost good enough to make Ling Ling take a break from all the practice.

As a violinist of 10 years practice, I can say for sure that this is a brilliant, well thought out, and fun piece to play. Paganini still harder tho. ;)

I think she took speed😂

There does exist an ontological level of performance any reasonably intelligent person can identify and label as, "Godlike" deduced from pure intuition. That is a reality. This is a very obvious in the case of this individual.

Spielt sie das ihrem Vater vor?

A little too speedy for my taste.