With Szeryng, music is never a speed contest. He is the greatest live performer I ever experienced. One of the all-time best. While at Indiana University, I took part in one of his master classes and what a wonderful teacher he was.
Glorious tempo! Szeryng is not at all showy, and the tempo, slower than many younger fiddlers play this masterpiece today, allows the wonderful warmth of the Rondo and Mozart to shine through. It doesn't hurt that he's playing his wonderful Strad. I was privileged to have had a master class with Maestro Szeryng in Mexico in 1967. I learned more from him in 2 hours than I have since.Shame I cannot play as well, but it is a constant joy to hear him. The cadenza work is a revelation and a joy
@@yefimpastukh3505 I'm pretty certain their comment was tacitly in response to Heifetz's version. Whilst Heifet's playing of this is incredibly impressive, it's not exactly stylish!
Now this is a Violinist. Perfect form, lots of expression and passion in his playing. Mr Szeryng would give Perlmann a run for his money. Miss Sopie Mutter, I hope your watching this and taking notes.
In my opinion, Szeryng doesn't get enough credit for his masterful ability. It seems Grumiaux, Heifetz, Menhuin, and Stern received more attention. But, I believe Henrryk's playing was true to the music and the composer. His Bach VC's and Mozart violin sonatas on the Philips label is as the composers intended. No embellishment, just straight playing from the heart. They are marveleous...... interpretations.
Szeryng knew how to play stylistically correct, and that is one of the rarest qualities among violinists and musicians in general. His Bach must be the best, and as for Mozart, I think his tempo is perfect. I think this is the tempo in which violinists from Mozart's time would have played in. He's not technical at all, I think he's a marvelous violinist, perfectly combining style, technique, and soul in all of his interpretations.
Un tempo tranquille qui permet de chanter à loisir.Le risque d'un tempo assez lent est la lourdeur. Si Szeryng chante merveilleusement jamais le moindre faux accent. J'adore
@misador @misador Thanks for the clarification Mr. Isador! What a privilege to have collaborated with Mr. Szerying at that time. And incidentally the set looks very authentic. The fact that this performance was recorded in a studio helps explain why the acoustics are so superior, without the reverberation of typical European construction (too many hard surfaces). Also, I thought I had seen your face before on a record jacket as the pianist collaborating with Arthur Grumiaux.
I agree with "GeorgeEnescu" and "leafmixer". Szeryng can sure play with finesse, tonality and technique. While no one can touch "the freak of nature" (as my teacher calls Heifetz!) when it come to technique, I think many can overcome him when it comes to evoking feeling, which this recording does in spades.
Szerying is a tonalist. Style, grace, intonation, and sound quality first. A great master. Not a technical wizard like Heifetz who sounds so fast playing this that is turns into a race. Of course Heifetz is the greatest technical master of all, but I still prefer Szerying for sound any day. Bravo!
@misador Quite a revelation, that Giumiaux would be Szeryng's favorite violinist. Regarding Szeryng's musicianship, I have been his fan since I was a kid. My violin instructor claims that Szeryng is probably the only violinist who plays the Bach solo sonatas being faithful to the score, and he is probably right.
@GeorgeEnescu i agree Szeryng is amazing.. But as for Bach, my personal favorite is Milstein. But I suppose when they are at that level, it really comes down to personal taste. :-)
Henryk Szeryng (usually pronounced HEN-rik SHEH-ring) (22 September 1918 - 3 March 1988) was a violinist born in Poland and later a naturalized citizen of Mexico. Check out his full Wiki reference for more on his life !!
@misador About this rondo's tempo, let's keep in mind that in addition to being a Kreisler transcription, it's a transcription from an orchestral score. I can't picture an orchestra playing this at a very fast tempo. So why should the violin version of the music be played faster?
Szeryng spielt mit wunderbarer Leichtigkeit. Da kann man sich abschauen, wie das Rondo eigentlich zu spielen ist. 🙂 Bei der Bezeichnung des Stückes ist noch erwähnen, dass es sich um eine Bearbeitung von Fritz Kreisler handelt.
las versiones de Grumiaux son muy buenas también. Szeryng es en mi opinión uno de los grandes que tuvo el siglo XX, (como Milstein, Kogan que desafortunadamente no se repitieron mejorados hasta ahora al menos)
I don't understand some Heifetz-ubers who listen to other violinists only to say "Meh, Jascha is far better!" Both are great artists, with different styles. I happen to prefer the less flamboyant and elegant Szeryng but that's just a matter of taste.
LB2007 totally agree:D I was scrolling in the comments and literately every one said about Heifetz, but I think this is appropriate for me, this is gr8
Heifetz had a great technique, but he was cold as ice.Technique is only a tool, the music goes beyond. Szeryng was technically superb and went beyond with music.
Ainda acho David Oistrakh Leonid Kogan e jascha Heifetz os melhores de todos tempos mais concerteza logo em seguida esta Henryk Szeryng Nathan Milstein e Zino Francescatti e outros.Szeryng é aquele tipo de violinista que nunca decepciona.
I've never heard anyone bash Kreisler's cadenzas. I've always thought that he wrote some of the best cadenzas for Beethoven and Mozart's works. Give it a second chance?
Oh please. I would be so glad to hear yourself playing this sober. Why don't you try it?. Frankly, I couldn't do it myself. How much do I hate hearing people talking about immense artists who left art testimonies for future generations to learn!
This is beautiful. Oh, but spikedardens, what the heck is a miniaturist?? Is this some violinist cult that im missing out on? Anyway Szeryng is way too underated, he is the best!
HUGE fan of Szeryng, but in this case his violin isn't properly tuned. It's a pity that they didn't do a second take, as it would have been exceptional.
@rostagno Yes, Szeryng was never the spontaneous type, especialy towards the end of his career, when alcohol got the better of him. Still, you should hear his early recordings. Full of fire!
How about just listen to it not not worry about credits to the tree that made the wood for the violin and poor fly wacking horse tail that made the bow hair, and the janitor who keeps things clean, but the violinist and RU-vid, Sir MrFpam!?
I honestly didn't feel that Szeryng did so fantastically on this piece. It felt too slow and devoid of emotion. It also felt to legato-ish and not crisp enough. Considering how good Szeryng is, I would honestly expect better. Heifetz's version is, in my opinion, by far superior.
@maxhansendk and you probably think you are.. now to the ugly comment for the violinist you have added the one for me. probably that's the only thing that makes your day good. I can understand humor and I've investigated some sources concerning Henryk Szeryng. You probably won't understand, but that's so rude and disrespectful to create such an image of him being not worth a 1/1000 of his talent. And all that long after he passed away. 'not bad for drunk as a skunk' and so on. Go on, silly
