What surprises me each time I listen to Mr. Heifetz' playing, is how he matches the style of the time while still remaining on top of the interpretation. In short: He can keep the tonality of what other composers/musicians have done under control as well as express himself more openly as the interpreter. Sort of like a chef preparing a traditional recipe and bringing the fullest flavor of what is expected of the dish.
Heifetz was one of the greatest violinists ever. It is true he was not romanian, but as a non-romanian he plays this wonderful piece almost as a true native and I am sure Dinicu himself would have applauded and joined to play a duet with him!
He really makes it sound so traditional, like I hear it and think, this sounds like home. Many interpretations do not reach the level of taste Heifetz has, and he is very versatile too
Heifetz: Spends hours perfecting flawless staccato technique My Teacher: Just practice a scale going downwards. Me: Gets shaky bow in performance coincidentally with the beat on staccato part
I own a record with this performance on it, and I thought it was quite impressive. Of course, when listening to a record, you can’t see the performance. Now, watching this video, and being able to see how he is playing this, and I am absolutely amazed. I never would have believed that it was possible to get such tone and control just on single bows. I’m just absolutely amazed. This is absolutely beyond my understanding. You’re a madman, Heifetz (Also yes, I did come here from the recent Twoset video)
He has a great performance but struggles at some notes, playing it a bit more legato at some points compared to the original. This was written by Grigoras Dinicu, a roma, and roma people also have a tendency to play faster and fortissimo, a bit of a different style because it's heavily influenced by romanian folklore which, and suits the staccato very well. There is actually a recoding of Dinicu playing it ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QFbPLEW2oaM.html ). Something similar you can see in some pieces of music by Taraf de Haidouks, a roma band which continued with the folklore till this day. For other staccato, there is another roma (Ion Voicu) playing Hora Martisorului ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dOOdhT5csU8.html ) to exemplify how roma play.
What’s the name of the record? I’ve been trying to find records with good classical performances on them, but haven’t found any that stood out to me so far
@@Vivi-iw8oh I can’t remember the name of the record at the moment, I am currently at college while the record is at my home ~600 miles away, but I’m going back in 2 or so weeks. I can tell you then if I remember
Such an amazing talent. I first heard this on my grandmother's console stereo back in the early '60s. The tune always stuck in my head. To see it performed underlines the degree of difficulty and raises my appreciation even more...amazing!
OMG!! It's just the RCA recording my father has, I'm quite sure! We have still the album but unfortunately the record player got broken down. So that I had the chance of listening to this gem again! Thanks a million.
@@frankie6954Romanian Violonist can beter and nota one but 10s like Blajinu, Lunchevici, Botgros , Ion Drăgoi, Albeșteanu , Ion Voicu, Botoca,problem îs with registrations distroed o ithen did not exist in Soviet Times
This piece expresses so well the Romanian soul, with ups and downs. Grigoraș Dinicu, the composer of Hora Staccato, was one of the greatest violonists in the world, one of a kind.
Anyone coming to this from Twoset should view the documentary on Heifetz, “God’s Fidder”. The “Art of the Violin” is a great look at other violinists, and would be a way to learn about other 20th century masters like Francescatti, Thibaud, Szigeti, Enescu, Milstein et al.
@@PreservationEnthusiast lmao did you just call Heifetz irrelevant? 😂 I wanna see Lindsey sterling compete against a soloist now and see who’s the irrelevant one. Nothing against Lindsey because she seems like a nice person, but the music she plays is really easy and quite unimpressive
@@ILikeBirds Heifitz is irrelevant in today's society. He would not sell many records. He doesn't have the persona to succeed. The stuff Lindsey plays may technically be easier but she dances at the same time. Let's see Heifitz do that! Come to think of it I don't think I've even seen him smile.
@@PreservationEnthusiast I’m sure Heifetz could easily dance and play easy pop music at the same time. I think TwoSetViolin sorta brought back classical music now. Even if you think Heifetz is “irrelevant”, the community of people who still listen to classical music would make him less irrelevant since he’s one of the best violinists in all of history
@@ILikeBirds Two Set had the right idea when they got Hilary Hahn hoola-hooping. But Heifetz would have considered something like that beneath him. Hence he is a dinosaur of the 20th century. Even the classical audience of today are not listening to his recordings.
His bowing and his demand of his violin along with the clarity and. Precise perfection that is only diliver by this genuine master of masters there is only one Heifetz no one ever will surpass him
THERE ARE AND WERE GREAT VIOLIN PLAYERS BUT HEIFETZ IS NOT ONE OF THEM! HE IS ONLY ONE, UNIQUE AND INCOMPARABLE. WHEN I LISTEN HIS PERFORMANCE IT IS LIKE COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD. IT IS MORE THAN AMAZING, IT IS UNBELIEVEABLE THAT HUMAN CAN PRODUCE SUCH FANTASTIC MUSIC
@Yehuda Toledano My question was a provocation. It springs from the fact that in the bad old days roma music wasn't recognized as very advanced. Of course I know there are all kinds of music for the violin, and still you find this in Wikipedia: "It is rumored that Jascha Heifetz once said that Grigoraș Dinicu was the greatest violinist he had ever heard." Heifetz was so intrigued by Dinicu that he added the Hora Staccato to his repertoire. And he does it beautifully, he was such a great master of the violin. But if you compare his recording to Dinicus, you might see my point
It's hard to describe how much satisfaction I can get from watching this video,it feels like he did the things all that you think you can't make it for you.
as a romanian I feel sad that this technique is not so popular with classical composers, exactly as @TwoSetViolin said. Though, in romanian folk music this technique is pervasive.
Yoooooo YT algorithm is scaring me 😂 I just watched TwoSet's latest video on 8 epic classics, this recording, which was introduced in the video, showed up immediately 😮
That's true, as long as u sound good, nothing is relatively wrong or illegal on the violin. This instrument can break barriers, dude. Take a look at this woman: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n6oSeODGmoQ.html
@@kadegainey5123 I mean i don't see what's wrong from people knowing it from TwoSet, they are Reintroducing classical in the newer generations while making it enjoyable, educational and inspirational for people to get into musical
i cant get over that continuous down-bow staccato he did.....to make STACCATO look like a smooth bow is remarkable. I love Heifetz because of his natural ability to make stuff like that look easy..... Did anyone notice his bow hold changes when he does that staccato bow? (You know what I'm talking about.)
0:42 how on earth do violinists do to lift up the bow like that, with that much energy, that far from the string, and put it back without it trembling?? I've tried it, and oh man, I can't-
haha it's so ironic...in an interview heifetz ever commented that he used to have an extremely poor staccato when he was young. but who would have guessed??
My father (a decent fiddler) reminiscing about his own lessons. Teacher to my father, who was having troubles with staccato - 'you must acquire staccato bowing. Legally if possible, but acquire it!'
means you've never heard enescu... like many considers cortot a genius (and he was) but never heard Lipatti. and, to the subject, you must, really must, heat Dinicu's interpretation. ;)
THERE ARE AND WERE GREAT VIOLIN PLAYERS BUT HEIFETZ IS NOT ONE OF THEM! HE IS ONLY ONE, UNIQUE AND INCOMPARABLE. WHEN I LISTEN HIS PERFORMANCE IT IS LIKE COMING FROM ANOTHER WORLD. IT IS MORE THAN AMAZING, IT IS UNBELIEVEABLE THAT HUMAN CAN PRODUCE SUCH FANTASTIC MUSIC
Jascha Heifetz altered what was the original Hora Staccato. Many musicians now consider the transcription a formal part of playing the piece over the original. This piece is among the most famous of his transcriptions and that is saying something, no? Just look at his amazing technique and listen to the colours in the playing.
He actually did not alter the original violin. He transcribed what was a piece for violin and a small orchestra into a piece for violin and piano. Most of his adaptation was on the piano side. Listen to Dinicu play this piece and you will hear some differences in interpretations choices / accents but not much else different. Unfortunately, the original Dinicu is out of print (Heifetz did buy the rights, so no new prints of that were ever made), and will likely never be made until 2067 or so, 80 years after his passing in 1987.
