This is with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, performing at the Proms in about 97 or so. They were on their European tour and Andrew Litton is conducting.
love this concert.... played the first mov myself.... but i have to confess... i have never found the head and feet of the third mov... hehehe and he plays it like an easy excersise...
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling. Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell. Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell. I love his playing.
Great classical music playing is not just about technical skill. The abillity to play a piece is just one aspect. The most important aspect is interpretaiton. And it is this that makes a great musician. I have heard other interprations played by other musicians with the Barber Concerto, and I must add that I have preferred Joshua Bell's playing and intepretation to any other soloist . For me, Bell is the best for this piece of music.
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling. Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell. Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.
To rocslNmysocs: Yes, I have to agree with you! I have heard Barber Violin Concerto played by other great violinists, and I always preferred Joshua Bell's interpretation! Joshua Bell is by far the best for playing this concerto. And I don't say this because he is a fan of mine, but because I really love his interpretation of this conceerto. Errors count nothing in my book! It is interpretation and expression that counts, and Joshua Bell has no equal for this piece.
excellent charachterization/ I believe Sam would have been more than delighted ! much more involved and finer in all aspects than my old Stern recording.
Aye....Anne has the passion....Hahn has the Power and Grace....Josha has it all...Power and Passion....well maybe not so much Grace...but he sure makes it exciting to watch
Unless you have either more than 2 arms and cameras or are able to move the camera so fast we dont notice it i dont think YOU taped it. But either way thanks for posting
this concert is VERY complicated... i mean it takes so much of the player... the first mov takes a lot of energy... i have heard almost every recording of it because i played it for my graduation recital... and i love something from each recording... but the fastes third mov is Bells... i could say something of each performance... but to discredit THIS performance is crazy.... only one in the shoes of a virtuoso can do it... !!
@rocsINmysocs Sorry but u re wrong my friend... I ve listened most of the recordings of this concerto and Hilary Hahn is the best one in all... and the FASTEST one.. especially in 3rd movement... if u want check it... she plays 30 or 40 second faster then Jashua Bell...
Hahn's timing is perfect??? Her triplets are all rushed. Once in a while, maybe on purpose, but every one? No, that seems like she doesn't notice she's rushing the triplets. Her's is also much more mechanical than Bell's.
Bell may be the best for Barber, tho' I wouldn't mind another interpretation by Julia Fischer. I don't think this orch/conductor combo is nearly as good as the 1996 perf. of the Barber Violin Concerto by Bell/Baltimore SO/David Zinman.
wow. I don't care if he's playing a note here and there out of tune, you completely overlook it when you really get swept into the passion of the music (which, needless to say, isn't hard to get swept into!).
@bretticus5 -- I agree re Bell's talent, but surely you must see that your attack on the guy attacking Bell is in poor logic. The critic's ability to play or do anything as well as Bell has nothing to do with whether the criticism is legitimate or not. If the critic is wrong, then attack the critique. Attacking the critic because he doesn't have Bell's level of talent in anything doesn't go to the point of the critique. To require such talent of a critic, renders criticism non existent.
Hey... nice to see Andrew Litton conducting! Hahaha... I bet he was dying in this ridiculously trite 3rd movement, which is so fast you hear practically nothing musical in what the orchestra is doing. Shame for the music. Score for tasteless ostentatiousness in trying to show just how fast one can play. It's a mistake many of us tend to make when we're very young. We want to show off ourselves much more than we want to show off what is in the music.
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are absolutely ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and many more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling. Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell. Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell. I love his playing.
This is with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, performing at the Proms in about 97 or so. They were on their European tour and Andrew Litton is conducting.
I *have* that recording and it's my favorite of this piece. Bravo to your dad!
I heard Joshua perform the Barber years and years ago with the Winston-Salem Symphony. It was fantastic.
Always been a Joshua Bell fan. It's funny to see him in a tux.
SOOOO BEAUTIFUL
love this concert.... played the first mov myself.... but i have to confess... i have never found the head and feet of the third mov... hehehe and he plays it like an easy excersise...
Muy bueno ! Gracias,desde argentina.
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.
Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.
Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.
I love his playing.
Saw/heard him perform the Adagio for Strings with the Academy last week. Pretty good.
Great classical music playing is not just about technical skill. The abillity to play a piece is just one aspect. The most important aspect is interpretaiton. And it is this that makes a great musician. I have heard other interprations played by other musicians with the Barber Concerto, and I must add that I have preferred Joshua Bell's playing and intepretation to any other soloist . For me, Bell is the best for this piece of music.
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.
Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.
Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.
Dallas Symphony! Nice! Please include them!
Genius. Beyond.
He moves so much!!!
Hey! I think this is at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall London
To rocslNmysocs: Yes, I have to agree with you! I have heard Barber Violin Concerto played by other great violinists, and I always preferred Joshua Bell's interpretation! Joshua Bell is by far the best for playing this concerto. And I don't say this because he is a fan of mine, but because I really love his interpretation of this conceerto. Errors count nothing in my book! It is interpretation and expression that counts, and Joshua Bell has no equal for this piece.
Joshua Bell in tuxedo?!
excellent charachterization/ I believe Sam would have been more than delighted !
much more involved and finer in all aspects than my old Stern recording.
Aye....Anne has the passion....Hahn has the Power and Grace....Josha has it all...Power and Passion....well maybe not so much Grace...but he sure makes it exciting to watch
Unless you have either more than 2 arms and cameras or are able to move the camera so fast we dont notice it i dont think YOU taped it. But either way thanks for posting
why hasnt vengerov played this piece it fits him perfectly.
this concert is VERY complicated... i mean it takes so much of the player... the first mov takes a lot of energy... i have heard almost every recording of it because i played it for my graduation recital... and i love something from each recording... but the fastes third mov is Bells... i could say something of each performance... but to discredit THIS performance is crazy.... only one in the shoes of a virtuoso can do it... !!
@rocsINmysocs Sorry but u re wrong my friend... I ve listened most of the recordings of this concerto and Hilary Hahn is the best one in all... and the FASTEST one.. especially in 3rd movement... if u want check it... she plays 30 or 40 second faster then Jashua Bell...
You taped this? You're a pretty good sound engineer then!
Anybody happen to know the name of this conductor?
holy moly batman!
I have never heard the ending of this piece faked so badly by a professional violinist
Hahn's timing is perfect??? Her triplets are all rushed. Once in a while, maybe on purpose, but every one? No, that seems like she doesn't notice she's rushing the triplets. Her's is also much more mechanical than Bell's.
he is so hot! love him!
Hilary Hahn is FAR the best! She does everything so perfect...
Bell may be the best for Barber, tho' I wouldn't mind another interpretation by Julia Fischer.
I don't think this orch/conductor combo is nearly as good as the 1996 perf. of the Barber Violin Concerto by Bell/Baltimore SO/David Zinman.
wow. I don't care if he's playing a note here and there out of tune, you completely overlook it when you really get swept into the passion of the music (which, needless to say, isn't hard to get swept into!).
@rocsINmysocs as far as fastest 3rd mvmt.. i'm pretty sure hahn wins that one.
Imagine how well he could play if he practiced!
oh my gosh, third movement was even worse, i've heard good things from Joshua bell but this blew
@bretticus5 -- I agree re Bell's talent, but surely you must see that your attack on the guy attacking Bell is in poor logic. The critic's ability to play or do anything as well as Bell has nothing to do with whether the criticism is legitimate or not. If the critic is wrong, then attack the critique. Attacking the critic because he doesn't have Bell's level of talent in anything doesn't go to the point of the critique. To require such talent of a critic, renders criticism non existent.
I much prefer Hahn or Jimmy Ehnes. Bell seems very tense all of the time and it definitely comes out in his playing. Not my favourite.
@rocsINmysocs yeah but no joshua bell is not the most compelling. anne by far beats him. she owns this peice
ew wat violin is he on? it sounds terrible, especially compared to his strad wich i thot he had...guess not now?
Hey... nice to see Andrew Litton conducting! Hahaha... I bet he was dying in this ridiculously trite 3rd movement, which is so fast you hear practically nothing musical in what the orchestra is doing. Shame for the music. Score for tasteless ostentatiousness in trying to show just how fast one can play. It's a mistake many of us tend to make when we're very young. We want to show off ourselves much more than we want to show off what is in the music.
Those of you who are nitpicking minor intonation mishaps are absolutely ridiculous! You are obviously not a musician, or a very petty musician. I just listened to this piece played by Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gil Shaham, Bernstein, and many more, and Joshua Bell's is by far the most compelling.
Most passionately played 2nd mvmt goes to Joshua Bell.
Most charismatic (and fastest played) 3rd mvmt goes to...Joshua Bell.
I love his playing.