I would say yes but it is not original bowing however. Paganini would have played fast in original bowing. Probably slower than this but definitely quickly and with proper bowing more difficult.
If it was written on the page of the music sheet, I would say that it was the proper bowing to use. The point of the caprices is like an etude; it is used as a practice of technique so I would say there was a proper bowing.
@@asassymusician6534 The thing is, that 3-1 ricochet bowing has been changed to 2-2 in most editions - the editors scratched Paganini's original bowing.
More important that it's actually played. "The Fastest Violinist" just scratches fast with no hand sync, no tone, no pitch, out of rhythm, out of intonation.
In music you don't have ti play fast, you have to play well, expressively and with passion Otherwise you seem only an idiot that thinks: faster is better, even if the notes are completely wrong
@Ali Abbas I mean, they could've played at just as fast a speed. But probably not as well articulated and accurately as Leonidas Kavakos played it. Speed isn't everything, this is music, it's meant to sound good lol.
Everyone just assumes Paganini was the greatest ever. I seriously doubt he was even close to todays top violinists. Standards and techniques were way lower back then, and often these great virtuosos would write music that even they couldn't play (Ernst is famous for this in particular).
+pbuk1 20h/day practice sounds too much. You'll most likely reach burnout before you become an expert. Good food and sleep are important if you want to be a master in anything, imho.
Did you guys know two set asked him if it was hard playing that fast? Kavakos said, "It felt slow, my teacher told me to play slow so the audience can hear the notes"
The almighty Ling Ling your hard work and practice schedule made you as good as you are now and many could never hold a candle to your practice hours or skill.
This entire video is only 1:56 long,which would be an incredible accomplishment to play the entire 5th.Then he doesn't even play the first note until 8 seconds in!Then he finishes at 1:53!!That's the entire 5th Caprice,played perfectly,in 1:45!!!This is the absolute zenith of humanly possible technical virtuosity.Either that,or Leonidas Kavakos is not human.
I met Kavakos about a month ago at Veroia,Greece.A transcendental performance,really. The Athens State Orchestra played along with him.They played Mozart and Beethoven,it was divine.He was playing and conducting the orchestra at the same time.His sound was so clear,my god.After a two hour performance he kindly accepted to talk to me and my friends(with us going to the only music school the town has) and answered all of our questions.He was so calm and kind.God bless his heart.Can't wait to see him again.
Just saw his performance in Minneapolis... absolutely know what you mean! He preformed Bach first on violin and then conducted Brahms after intermission. Just beyond this world! Certianly divine! Not to mention, it was my first time seeing an orchestra in person. I am absolutely going to many more! I didn't get to meet him, but it was still such a pleasure to see him in his element! Would certainly recommend 👌
Even though this is old as hell, if you play it back at half or three-fourths a speed you can hear EACH note being accentuated. This is mastery of speed, not some insect race.
The nice thing is that Kavakos never felt the need to approach Guinness World Records considering that this is 15 notes per second except both accurate and musical. It shows that he does not care about such petty things.
He's actually faster than that (consider beginning and end being theorically at libitum). Around 0:48 he hits the top speed of 214 bpm while averagely he is around 210 I think
Actually from 0:27 to 1:35 he plays 16th notes for 76 measures if I calculated correctly (and haven't missed a repetitive measure in there somewhere)...Which means 76 x16=1216 notes in 62 seconds, which makes for an AMAZING 19.61 notes per second....Il CANNONE!!!!!
many players often take the musicality out of the music when they play it fast but what kavakos has done here is truly amazing each note still retained its meaning and depth despite the fast tempo
this guy's a monster! on his CD recording, he plays the middle section with the original 3+1 bowing, not quite as fast as here, but still much cleaner than anyone else who plays it with that bowing. either way, he's almost unhuman.
He played sacrilegiously more than 15 notes per second. He must be practising more than 40h a day. Ling Ling must be proud. #LingLing #Twosetviolin #sacrilegious
Astonishing ... I love this interpretation as I really can percive all the notes even though its a fast tempo, the groove still is very clear etc. bravissimo.
