wow wow wow. I keep forgetting how awesome zukerman is. I love how his sound is incredibly distinctive -- full of fire and raw passion. He has got to be one of the most underrated violinists of our time.
UNDER-RATED BY WHOM? I HAVE NEARLY ALL OF HIS RECORDINGS & HAVE SEEN HIM PERFORM LIVE A NUMBER OF TIMES. BY THE WAY, IN JOE BIDEN'S EYES HE IS NOTHING BUT A WHITE SUPREMACIST, & THE MUSIC HE PLAYS WAS COMPOSED BY MALE WHITE SUPREMACISTS.
He may be "talented" in playing violin but he's a sad little pathetic racist, and not fit to be called a "master" Just look up on he's long standing hatred and racist rant on Asian musicians and students. I suspect his hatred is born from the fact "he shared the Leventritt Prize with the Korean violinist Chung Kyung-wha in 1967" and it's a little know fact that it WAS NOT a fair contest, Zukerman made a mistake but he was given a special treatment and allow to go second time. Even after that, he still couldn't beat Chung, they ended up sharing the prize. Why is this a big deal? think about it. It was 1967, back then it was almost impossible for woman win the prize (let alone an Asian woman) due to a long standing patriarchy and sexism. Plus the deep rooted racism. But this the decision was still "shared" prize. This must have hurt his pride very early on and later developed into a racist hatred born out of the inferiority complex on Asians :p
The single most inspiring thing that I saw as a teenager was this performance. I'd never seen anyone giving their fiddle this much stick before! and I've never forgotten how much that impressed me. I still get a kick out of this even now.
I remember seeing this performance on German tv, sometime in the early 1970s, and being stunned by it. Zukerman arguably had the best bow-arm of all violinists at this time. Wonderful energy and subtle phrasing throughout. It's arguably the most spirited performance of the piece out there. Wonderful to find the record of it preserved here.
By far the best performance of this piece I have ever heard! I almost leaped up and clapped with the audience at the end! Speaking of which, where was the standing ovation Zukerman clearly deserved?
I think you're right. It is posted in a Facebook paged dedicated to him: "Friends of Lawrence Leighton Smith". Thank you so much for mentioning this source. I really appreciate it. Thanks.
Amir Ardeshiri I had the good fortune to play under him once (violin section). Copland 3rd symphony. It was the highlight of the season (for me). Such a warm human being -- he really brought the most out of our orchestra.
***** Wow. It surely has been a great experience and really deserves to be the highlight of a season. I have seen and heard a lot of violin and piano duos, but not a lot of accompanying pianists get close to this level of expression. His accompaniment really raises the level of this performance. I was lucky to watch this performance, and even luckier to get to know such a great conductor.
I don't care that he fluffed a few bits, this is a breathtakingly brilliant rendition of this piece - what an awesome violinist and performer - higher octane than most!
I wonder if he looses considerable weight after every concert. What a terrific energy and passion. Hats down, real master of violin. Wieniawski up to the skies.
Can we please stop arguing about whether this recording was better than Heifetz's or not? If you went over to Zukerman or Heifetz (when he was still alive) and asked who's version was better I bet they'd both laugh off the horrendously stupid question. It's all a matter of taste, as I'm sure you'd agree that both are very technically competent. Heifetz goes for more of light bouncy tone while Zukerman attacks and bites. You can't compare them. Personally I like Zukerman's interpretation better because I feel like he hits it more hardcore but PEOPLE IT'S A MATTER OF OPINION AND TASTE UGH.
Well said, Heifetz may be a little more technically accurate but I agree about this being more hard-core: love Zukerman's attack and energy - a thrilling performance.
i think it's pretty clear that Heifetz's interpretation is far superior, and yeah, I think both Zukerman and Heifetz would agree. One of the reasons why Heifetz was so special was because he could do things that other violinists were too afraid to do on the stage, but still do them flawlessly. Zukerman attempts many of those here, most notably the aggressive bowing and phrasing (which I would say is very much in Heifetz's style), but gets a large number of notes wrong. If you hear the double stops at the end, or the 10th, most of the notes were not played or mis-played... Anyways, not saying Zukerman is not great, but yeah, there is a large gap between him (for that matter, any violinists) and Heifetz
Ok, there might be some Heifetz fans saying crap about this performance, but sorry friends, this one equals Heifetz's in precision and virtuosity and bests it in creativity and exuberance!
"His sound and his unquestionable perfection has been unmatched by anyone before or since". I just want to play like Jascha Heifetz one day, just for ten minutes, but I can't" Pinchas Zukerman
it all about the interpretation in term of tone. no way match heifetz unless he can give that delicate soft tone which david oistrakh didnt have it too .
This one is better than Heiftez. i has the spark and the also the rhythm and spirit of a Polonaise. Heifetz is a pure technique; s if he were playing an etude by Kreutzer.
These two great artists - Heifetz and Zukerman - are so different, any comparison is ludicrous. They are, however, the two renditions of this piece to which I always return. IMO, still the best.
la potenza di suono non inficia la bellezza del suono del maestro zuckerman,virtuosismo mutuato ad una musicalità' difficilmente riscontrabile ai giorni nostri!!!!!!!!!!
I know this piece by Zukerman for 42 years, but I still don't believe my ears. I doubt if Heifetz did play this in a better way. I am sure Zukerman plays it in a lovelier way.
I simply enjoyed this performance. The pianist really blew me away in 1:40. Does anybody know who this pianist is? I loved it. And on the not so productive and useful topic of "Heifetz or Zukerman": I love both of their performances, and this seems ridiculous to me to deprive myself of any of these two great violin players.
I think it might be Lawrence Leighton Smith, former conductor of the Colorado Symphony who died about 2 years ago. On his tribute website, this clip is posted, and this pianist looks like it could be a very young Smith. Anyone know for certain?
+David Fiedler dziękuję za podanie nazwiska pianisty który z polskim temperamentem gra polskiego kompozytora Henryka Wieniawskiego. Pozdrawiam z Polski.
Zukerman played Beethoven with our Orchestra in Germany just a few years ago.. It was just unbelievably fantastic and beautiful.. He is still concertizing everywhere..
