I love this piece so much and I wish more American orchestras would play it so I could see it live. I'm so excited to see a version with Maxim Vengerov as the soloist!
I'm currently teaching this piece to two of my students, and it really is a marvellous piece! I play sections as best I can to inspire my students (one is 14 yrs old, the other is 16). I play various sections very differently to give them an idea of the possible expressions and colours. Master Vengerov is my favourite violinist and I know that playing this video to my students will inspire them much more than I personally could do. Thank you for the upload to this channel! I loved every second :)
I just heard this piece on Sirius Radio for the first time. I got interrupted and had to check it out. Glad it’s Maestro Vengerov that popped up first! Bravo!
Vengerov's Liang Zhu performance flows like water from the top of Himalayis going through different terrains, sometimes steep like 1000m deep falls and plateau next until it reaches the delta. His touch is amazing, more mesmerizing than ever!
@@OctaZR1434 The music was actually written for western orchestra violin concerto The composers were inspired by a chinese legend n used elements of chinese opera music
Dear Mr Vengerov, I was born in 1986 started the violin at the age of 5 years old. You were my childhood idol at that period when you played with Mr Itamar Golan the famous recital pieces of Kreisler and when you played Tchaikovsky concerto in all the cities of France (especially Marseille because I was in the public). Compared to that period, your posture and visual aspect has reallly changed. In fact, when I see you playing nowadays, your movements are much more minimalist compared to the 1990s. If I may, I would be very insterested to understand the reason of such modification. And by the way, Thanks a lot for the video, Henri
There are several interviews he gave about this, actually! He was injured and he said that he was forced to reconsider how his body relates to the instrument.
Love the way you interpreted contemporary composed Chinese traditional music--really curious about your process of researching this piece. Your performance has incorporated the traditional Chinese styles and techniques for certain sounds and tunes, but also has a quality of expressiveness that is more universal
Just heard the Huang Meng La piece, and this one.... They're all masters of their instrument, and me an amateur, so I'll limit my words to the recording, and perhaps the engineering, of the piece. Perhaps the Huang piece was more ample in sound. Listening is more important to me in the mid to lower regions of the sound spectrum to the human ear. Not downplaying the higher frequencies either, just that for that ultimate sound comfort, I like more the mid and lower areas. The Huang piece perhaps is just more ample in sound and overtones. Or, was it the instrument itself? Vengerev's violin really sounded thinner. Let's check with Mr Stradivarius.....
22:29 the last part, “the 2 young lovers became butterflies.”; the love between 2 loves will continue in another space. The feeling is different from original piece, should be sad.
Fantastic performance as always, Mr. Maxim. You're my absolute favorite violinist! What I don't get is why the Chinese insist on performing these old patriotic songs. But you do play it as beautifully as it can be played. Thank you, Sir.
Old patriotic? This piece is based on Liang Zhu, a mythical love story. Just because it is written and played by “the Chinese” and sounds “Chinese” doesn’t mean it’s a propagandistic music piece.
@@cameronleach5902 sorry it is Chinese music you need to have that culture regardless what is written for western music. Music is not notes on the sheet. Music is a language with soul and belief. You are there yet.
Perhaps it was that some of the notes were unstable and wobbly. I thought it gave it character but as far as a paid musician would go that has to be a bad day.
