For some reason, aside from being an amazing violinist, Hadelich gives me the vibe that he's just a really chill and pleasant dude in general, like someone you'd enjoy being around IRL. Thanks for this wonderful performance!
I met him once after a beautiful concert in Paris. He was really humble and kind, almost shy :) really an amazing person. I will never forget that afternoon
I’ve always loved this concerto. There’s and instant sunny warmth that emanates from the opening phrase of this piece. The first mvt is exciting and optimistic. Superb as usual from Augustin Hadelich.
From the beginning, the orchestra and soloist were on the right track to capture the lyrical, emotional, and well-balanced nuances intended by the composer! Brilliant and exemplary performance!
Agreed! It breaks my heart whenever I hear it. Especially at the beginning, when the notes in the solo ascend, against the descending cello and bass plucking. And then, later in the movement, when the oboe solo is recapitulated by the violin, OH MY GOD, it's just so sad, and so beautiful. Of course, this performance is world class, but my hat goes off to Mr Barber for writing such a beautifully moving piece of music.
it took a LONG time for this concerto to grow on me. At first I thought it was strident and discordant, but it was so intriguing, drawing you in with those minor 9ths. Then on more and more listenings, I finally started to understand some of the melody, sparse as it is with melody. Then, you can hear some of the lightheartedness and humor and the whole thing becomes a little game. It's like biting into a very fine cheese, where the flavors are too complex to understand on first taste, so you try to isolate and find each one until you try it again and realize how overwhelming the whole cheese is
I just wish that at the finish we had all gotten to hear an audience erupt in applause and cheers and shouts of “Bravo!” and “Encore!” Maestro, you and your colleagues sure deserved it!! PS Loved the timpani emphasis!!👏👏👏
@@WDRKlassik I listen to this pretty often in differing versions. I heard Isaac Stern’s yesterday. Wonderful! But I always miss the timpani playing! Seriously! Thought you should know!!!😉😁
This is so pretty! I had never heard it before, and am glad I tuned in! Augustin Hadelich did a wonderful job, as did the orchestra, as a whole. Lovely piece of music!❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The Barber is difficult - for the orchestra too. This piece has a colorful history - it had very thorny beginnings, as it was being composed (commissioned) and afterwards. The 3rd movement is an absolute beast. Barber didn't let the orchestra violinists get away with anything either; listen for the tutti in the middle, where they have to play the theme of the solo part. Note for note verbatim! If you have a good orchestra it will sound great, if not, horrid. I've heard both and everything in between. I heard an Anne Akiko Meyers performance of it - she did great but the orchestra was horrid. At the end of it, there was this joyous expression on her face that said "WOW! We got through it!!"
This is such a great piece for the orchestra! Those sweeping lines in the first movement are just incredible, and the WDR Symphony Orchestra renders them beautifully. (And Mr. Hadelich is as fantastic as always.)
Das ist so... unbeschreiblich 🌸🌸 Barber ist emotionale Poesie... und, es ist hier recht zauberhaft zu hören ☀️☀️ für das Andante würde ich sterben ☀️☀️☀️
For the most part I do not care for abstract dissonant music. Can't stand Bartok and Berg, but at the right time in the right setting it can shake you out of your sleepiness. Here the 3rd movement fits that role ideally, especially after the serene and haunting beauty of the 2nd movement. Barber is saying OK people wake up and back to the reality of the real world.
I've listened/watched this so many times and each time I find myself 'bracing' as does Augustin with feet spread! Breathtaking!! Genius coupled with real hard work. Thank you, Maestro.
There's nothing remotely abstract or dissonant about the third movement. It is perfectly tonally controlled in a minor (so not dissonant), clearly in scherzo form (so definitely not abstract at all), and even contains the very gentle 'surprise' (by today's standards) of the penultimate chord on eb minor (the tritone).
Bravo for this moving, inspired performance, Augustin Hadelich and the WDR orchestra, and all this under corona podium-conditions! I’ve heard it twice now, and no doubt I’ll listen again tomorrow, because this music gives a little solace in these dark and darn days.
Hadelich is incredible. That 3rd mvt stopped my breath! I think in one or two hundred years Barber will stand near the top of all 20th-century composers, or certainly those considered emergent from Modernism.
Such a great pity this performance could not occur before a live audience. I would love to hear Augustin Hadelich and the WDR in live performance! Bravo!
Absolut amazing violinist!!!!! Absolut amazing technically and music making with sutch amazing intensity. Very very beautiful violin sound!!!In style of best violinists in the world like Perelman. Super exactly together with orchestra. Thank you Köln filharmonie for very clear and warm interpretation!
Non conoscevo questo concerto,e stupendo, uva vera novità L'ultimo movimento e di uba difficoltà spaventosa.Capisco che per molti bravi violinisti e un pezzo particolarmente difficile.
Thank you so mutch WDR classic fot sharing this fantastic sound and passion niveay interpretation. So high quality Master peace all together!!!! Thank you for sharing.
Im listening you again and again. Very very beautiful music, very beautiful music and very beautiful sond of your super violin. Thank God for you Augustin!!!!You are so brilliant professional and musician. I listen to you again and I love so much your interpretation and sound expression!
I played this concerto about 45 years ago in Berlin (in the viola section, not the soloist). This brings back memories. Hadelich in a phenomenon, a violinist for the ages. May he live long and inspire composers to write new concertos. Maybe Viet Cuong could write one.
Even though this concerto isn't "up there" technically, I absolutely cannot get enough of it. Although the last movt is definitely a work out. I learned this when I lived in AZ and I had a hard time playing through the last movt because I would start sweating so bad! But I just love the orchestra part and how all the instruments fit together. Barber sure knew what he was doing.
This is played with so much respect for the lyrical feeling in Barbers music. No one can better express this feeling than mr Hadelich! Under Krzysztof Urbanskis baton this becomes a wonderful experience for us listeners.
