His father, Fortunato Francescatti, had studied with Paganini’s only known pupil, Camillo Sivori, and it’s possible that young Zino inherited some Paganinian trade secrets.
IMHO as great a violinist as there has been in the last 100 years. Not just for pyrotechnics, but for a combination of effulgent romantic tone, a sustained singing quality, and implacably perfect technique. If anything, he is underappreciated.
I think he puts Heifetz and others into shame! :-) His left hand pizzicato is stronger than most violinists' right hand pizzicatos! Not to mention those artificial harmonics (flageolets) -- again, these sound crisper than many violinists' natural harmonics!
This is so different style then other famous players that deserves comparison. The most remarkable impression of mine is that he plays better MUSIC then any other famous known player I heard. Secondly, he plays cristal clear from the first note to the last. The other famous old and especially new performers often manage to play faster, but, naturally, they loose MUSIC. And that is the whole point. At the end for this gentleman I can say just BRAVO, hats down.
I just hesrd this from the Chinese virtuose FENG... Technically also well done but there is not one beautiful note.. All scratchy and no substance nor music. FRANCESCATTI is one of the best
@@christopherhogan691 When commenting Mr Feng's playing of some piece, I got myself virtually attacked by few Chinese commentators. Even my family was condemned and cursed! I agree with you.
The accuracy at 2:03 is insane... Even if you slow the tempo down slightly, as the video might be a little bit on the fast side due to the equipment of the time.
In addition to his remarkable violinistic and and related musical abilities, Zino Francescatti's violin playing had (in my opinion) a uniquely remarkable singing quality, like a human voice. His performances sound vocal, even in the most rapid passages (like the Bazzini). You can almost sense words. And his stage presence was (I believe) second to none. What a great artist.
Così elegante , così vitale ...Un privilegio poter ascoltare un virtuosismo di tale calibro. Se non fosse già assodato ovunque partirei da qui per collocare Zino Francescatti sull' Everest della storia del violinismo.
it is because the video itself, the bow is fine. as you can see during 0:55 - 1:05 the bow sometimes is straight and sometimes the bow becomes curved in some area of video.
I heard this man perform the Beethoven Concerto once with the Dallas Symphony and once with the National Symphony in Washington. D.C. at the Kennedy Center. He was superb both times. He was quite old the second time. He was a tremendously powerful performer and always perfectly in control.
At 2.45 notice the high elbow in the bowing . Not everyone does that . Just an interesting detail . Itzak Perlman ?---No high elbow at all .More ways than one .
The video is awesome. I think the bow is curved due to the fact that most of the play requires pizzicato. I figure the bow has to be quite tigh te be able to bounce. I did not see the same thing on other performers though.
A lot of commenters here with hearing problems. Zino is exhibiting a whole lot of technical and tempo problems on this difficult piece. You need to listen to Heifetz's two versions of this composition on YT video "Jascha Heifetz plays "La ronde des lutins" by Bazzini" to hear the difference between an A-Lister and only a good violinist. Even Jascha's versions are not perfect - the piece is so demanding technically.
@@gabrieleruffini4884 Well, let's stop with the excuses. Each and every live performance by Hilary Hahn, who I believe tops Heifetz and everyone else in the history of violin playing, sounds perfect, as if recorded in the studio. I wish she should tape "La Ronde" to see whether it is possible to play it with no intonation hick-ups.
