Itzhak Perlman: J.S. Bach - Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004 

Thank you for sharing this, what a fantastic bit of good fortune! Good luck catching Perlman😊

Any chance you remember or know the exact date in 1978 of this performance? Can't seem to Google the month/day....

Sorry I can't recall the date. You might be able to find the date from the BBC who recorded it. Summer time is all I can confirm.

Amazing that John Williams was there - thank you for sharing - as a former professional guitarist (a hand injury knocked me out the game) - the Bach violin suits have been arranged for classical guitar - incredibly hard to play, but tremendous repertoire.

Thank YOU SO SO Much for recounting this great joyful experience

Agreed. 🥰👍

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Very good, very good. Close, I think, yes.

Maybe this is only available thanks to the BBC

Also her pronunciation indicates that she speaks German at least pretty well

I think that’s Patricia Hughes - her upper-crust voice and perfect pronunciation in any language was the embodiment of Radio 3 for years

It was a gift. And what a wonderful, wonderful, gift it was.

Because it was a gift.

When i heard the voice of the speaker at the beginning i was worried about recording quality. When the piece started i was shocked. incredible.

It's better than the sound quality of my iphone XS

@@aliveli-hq6zk ITZ hack

@@stefanli1755 your iphone was outdated and mic in 1970s was much better.

No. BBC.

I think it was casual for him.

@@barristanselmy2758 I think it was the sweat stinging his eyes. lol

I feel like he felt that’s how it should be and I have to agree although I was shocked for most of this 🥲😭

was shocked too. looks like a mind game Perlman played to himself in order to carry the energy forward.

I loved this way. It’s like the story carried down to another chapter without skipping a beat.

Well, **this** universe, at least.

There is not Universe, only this earth we live on and the firmament of stars moon and sun above. And perlman is the master of this earth

so you get it too. best moment in recorded Perlmann

@@TS13579 have you been to any other universe?

@@awarebear7938 you forgot to say the Earth is a globe.

Analog filming is best for sound quality

exactly what come to my mind after 5 s : how is it possible to get such awesome recording !

@@cym13 Not surprising that the BBC has some decent recording equipment.

I think, at a certain level, the preference for a particularly accomplished musician becomes an exercise in personal taste. I think this performance is a bit too fast for my liking. His touch and expression are his own, and often a bit too forceful. For me, the fluidity and grace of Hilary Hahn is much more to my liking. I've yet to hear anyone perform the Partitas like she. Just another perspective...

@@tcampbell1111 You're right, Thomas! I guess I'm just a fan of Perlman, and have been for ages... Hilary Hahn is also a wonderful violinist, no doubt. Her version is great. But there is something about Perlman's passion and commitment which reaches my gut in a way Hahn does not. Again, my personal taste, certainly... Nice to hear your reaction...

@@kimbatteau1 For sure itzhak perlman is absolutely amazing and we can’t compare him to hillary hahn because he is really better than her

Exactly feeling the same @Kim

@@elgizbaskaya6848 Having worked on the piece for a few months and re-listening his performance only yesterday, what amazes me is that I just realized he doesn't bother to play the exact text on some places, and sometimes he is even kind of far from it, specially on the fast parts. But his intentions are so perfectly on point that it goes straight from the ears to the heart, and I wan't to cry each time after this last simple D which carries so much tension, accomplishment, deep grief and absolute liberation at the same time ; it is absurd and beyond my understanding how a single note can mean so much (and it's something you also feel when you play it, something worth to be alive for). I get what you say about Hilary Hahn's version Thomas, she is somewhat more graceful, clean and precise, but there is something with Perlman's loudness, intensity, "passion and commitmen" as Kim rightfully put it, that I find more acute. Truer, maybe, for this piece.

Yup.

Back again tonight, tears forming

I first heard it on Radio Three (BBC) in 1978, and then I found the video of it on RU-vid. It is sublime. Perlman is a master whom Bach himself would have valued.

Every time I hear it, especially the Chaconne, it brings a tear

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@Comdeia Divina .

I had the same problem until a week ago. It seemed like every classical piece I listened to was interrupted by a Tampax commercial. Then I installed Ghostery at the recommendation of some tech guys who said it was the best adblocker. It took 30 seconds, and I haven't seen an ad since; not even the ones for clothes or stores that show up in the sidebar or on websites. Honestly I wish I did it a long time ago; interrupting Bach's Chaconne with an ad is a travesty.

@@wmnoffaith1 Right? That’s an understatement.

Absolutely!!!!!

That quick switch out of the fast gigue into that first strong chord of the chaconne was shocking, but in a good way! =)

Me either.. Bach is possibly the greatest gift us humans have ever been given..

Listen to it again and then you will have

Yesssssssssssss !!!!!!!

@@Macumber773 So true.

Y termina en el 31:29

Idk, I think the best part is at 11:00.

13:50 it is for me

Yeah even the announcer is better than what we have now.

the best part begins at 13:50 , don't cheat.

same

That's what I love so much about Itzhak Perlman, he is technically quite stunning, but even more so human in his playing. Similar to Ivry Gitlis but without so much of the boldness, more a sort of warmth and soul. Additionally, all of the grit you hear of the playing just contributes to such a comprehensive picture of what kind of person he is. Not willing to always go to Heifetzian standards of absolute perfection, but playing what would emotionally fulfill all parties the most.

I just returned from the Beautiful Philippines. Traveling mostly through Palawan. On my journey I listen only to Bach and some Schubert. I found this stunningly beautiful country accompanied with sublime music so much more amazing. Glad someone from the Philippines is enjoying this marvellous music.

Violin is an extension of his own body.

Being able to play by feel is pretty necessary (and common) for violinists. In reality, if you know where the notes are without looking, which is pretty elementary for most violinists, it's not that hard, and almost preferable to play without looking.

It's definitely incredible but I think just playing it from memory in the first place is actually much more impressive. With this amount of practice your muscle memory knows where the fingers need to be to produce a given note. The trick is knowing the notes. I guess we have Paganini and Liszt to thank for making it de rigeur to play from memory!

The music is written in his soul.

It’s release, acceptance. And you see it in Itzhak’s expressions. It is obvious how much he loves this

@@arashkamangir331 I agree. After all, this piece was written after the passing of his first wife

27:48

Beautiful description

absolutely! his playing is other worldly.

You can tell he poured the entirety of his soul into that performance. Emotionally exhausting.

Este violinista é um fenómeno! Quando se ouve, até a mente agradece!

As so often is the case.

He looked utterly spent - if he was an athlete you'd say "he left everything on the field". This performance was an extraordinary one - utterly heartfelt and the product of fierce concentration..

I believe you... 'cause I'm crying right now.

I've watched it also, many times. When the world is jangled and stupid I look for this music. I think, "Wait a minute. I have phone calls to make, papers to write, errands to run." But no. I can't stop this transcendant music. I have to wait until Maestro Perlman plays it all.

We are almost there bois

I keep returning to this video myself, whenever this world gets too jarring. Maestro Perlman also made a video playing Beethoven's only violin concerto. You might like it as well. Just wonderful and engrossing. He's still playing, I am happy to report.

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@@lad4694 HHAHAHAHAA

@@lad4694 oof

Im gonna need 40 hours to practice, by the way why am I here? I should be practicing

I KNOW KSHXNWKZ LIKE FINALLY

Right you are, yes, indeed.

Abraham Wu thanks mate!

I mean it's in the desc tho...

Thank you Sr.

@@romanbelyakov2118 desc doesn't work in mobile but does in comments.

@@romanbelyakov2118 lol

Noticed that too. And the audience seems to be as caught up in it as we are, the silent gap between the end of the piece and the applause. He's absolutely one with anything he plays.

This is perfection..

you should hear Heifetz's version too!

@@50tv29 Have a link?

@@weltonrodrigotorresnascime9616 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MlasM8-9c0E.html

Hilary Hahn's too, it seems to be inspired by this interpretation. I love both of them a lot, and they've spoiled me! I can't listen to anyone else play without wanting to listen to theirs.

If you want to hear one suffering man listen to ferras

it wasn't flawless

@@nicholasbushnell-wye5900 i would like to see you do better

@@Mopsbpv Facts bro. Nice roast!

@@Mopsbpv so would I! For me, the fact I can hear slight flaws every now and then is encouraging - a reminder something doesn't need to be perfect/literally flawless to be... perfect.

@@nicholasbushnell-wye5900 for me the perfection is the soul and passion that the musician puts in his work A person can be as talented as one can be but if there is no soul into what they are doing its just notes.

God is delighted.

@@johnimusic12 stop drag your imaginary figure to this beautiful human achievement, music written by human and played by human.

I wonder if Bach ever even heard a performance this good.

Yup

@@freedomlife3623 stop dishonoring the one and only Elohim.

Over Enthusiastic Trekkie This

I could only dream of knowing how to hold a violin.

He is simply the master of intonation and feeling. Everything he plays resonates with jaw dropping clarity. Surely the instrument helps but anything he touches turns to gold.

Sora Ever start learning it? :)

Have you masrered Sarabande and gigue?

Theres no reason not to learn it, but are you sure? Chaconne is one of the hardest pieces out there

The arpeggios starting at 18:59 are what have me stumped so far. They are killer but also my fav part of the piece :) good luck!

Yeah! Good analogy.

@@frizfring exactly how i feel

The 5 stages of grief huh?

The piece was written to honor Bach’s wife, as she had died young

@@SrirajaPanich I believe only chaconne was written in the memories of his wife, but good theory tho

Same, A lot of people say that their favorite part is either the D major part or the arpeggios. However, this part maybe short, but it is probably one of the best parts of the chaconne. Nevertheless, the D major part and arpeggios are still beautiful and sublime to listen to.

For me its as well the strongest part in the chaconne

Not only the instrument, but the man. Itzhak Perlman is simply the best violinist I've ever heard... The Soil Stradivarius is his partner in music, and I know of no instrument to suit his style better.

It was before Covid, so nobody is coughing their lungs out too badly.

Bravo, bravissimo.

I agree!😊😂❤

No one, meaning that 196 people who watched this are not in their right mind.

its probably those upside down australians...

27:48

Please once listen to Bach's Brandenburg cencertos especially the 6th one .

I think Perlman has a warmth and sweetness of character that makes him special, at least to me.

when he charge from gigue into chaconne I think he was so bold, and seeing this moment 6 minutes later I thought he will ruin the ending - but it went on almost perfect - could have used a bit more color in a few places but the whole thing just ends in perfection. what a discipline

I highly doubt he even noticed that. Performing usually takes all of your attention and any bodily discomforts become much much less noticeable

@@anivardanyan ideally

Ani Vardanyan was

@@anivardanyan - Yes, it's how ballerinas can dance for so long en pointe, as if it is like child's play, the art that conceals art.

Is that allowed in heaven.