@@kxloux8466 he wrote all the music for himself. The 24 caprices for example are the studies that he wrote for himself. The reason why it is so virtuosic is due to his Marten syndrome making his fingers significantly longer. This opened the door for him to perform many techniques which (at the time) had not been written for. His work was therefore ideomatically designed for himself to play.
This is one of the most technically difficult pieces in all violin repertoire, and he is playing this as an encore after the concert, he is playing it completely flawless. Incredible. Awasome. Congratulations. by the way, many peoples asked, why is he wearing glasses is to project his eyes, in case one of the strings breaks during the pizzicatos and hits his eyes.
"To protect his eyes in case a string snaps" Hahahahhahahahahahahhshshs Those are his invention, prism glasses that in his words makes the time go slower.
@@user-ww2nd4co2p it's possible, but does it really matter? they are both playing on a level that's so so high! one might argue that ziyu got the juice aswell
@@allons-y933 I'm learning the God Save the King variations, and they are *extremely* difficult, but I'm confident that I Brindisi and Il Palpiti are considerably more difficult. They sorta hide their technical challenge, making you forget that there are 15ths, crazy artificial harmonic arpeggios, and *tremolo double-harmonics with LH pizz* at the same time.
@@allons-y933 Oh, that makes sense, I was wondering why you were thinking that I Brindisi was significantly easier. This is just from my personal experience, but the hardest variations in God Save the King are the 3rd and 5th, I can't even begin to imagine the coordination and dexterity required to do both at the same...
"I have studied violin myself and I have seen and heard many great violinists, but Roman Kim is revolutionizing the whole violin-technique. You have to go back to Paganini to find somebody that innovative and groundbreaking." - Dirk Radloff
Techincal difficulty 10+++++ on 1-10 scale. Played at a technical and musical level of off the scale. Left double pizz. while bowing too is insane. He's using techniques I've never seen before. His left hand is the most skilled I've ever seen. All while being musical! Mind blowing magic.
I saw you on his Beethovens performance! Definetely, if I was a mear peasant in the 19th century and people tells me 1:30 are some mermaids or banshees souls trapped in his violin, I would've had no doubt
I didn't even know violins could make some of those sounds! Like at the part that starts somewhere around 5:15 I was like what??? How?!?! I'm not a violinist but that looks and sounds downright impossible, AND YOU HAVE GREAT DYNAMICS ON TOP OF IT. This is unearthly in how awesome it is!!! I know I'm 7 years late or so but I had to say something lol.
It’s called ricochet and Paganini has a piece (his 1st caprice) composed almost solely by them This part is very difficult, but I don’t think it is the most difficult one
This Young musician is really unbelievable! And when he is playing everything seems to be child's play! Paganini himself could not have played more perfectly!
Every time I listen to Roman I am shocked that he isn’t in the discussion as one of the very best violinists in the world. The man is the second coming of Paganini.
@@bait5257 well only the word “king” changes to “queen” but the anthem stays the same 🙃 when Paganini composed this, a king was the monarch, nowadays we sing “God save the queen “
He oído muchas versiones de Dios salve al Rey pero en mi opinión es la versión más hermosa, afinada, y perfecta que he oído, su sonido es inconfundible, la primera vez que oí está pieza fue en una radio de música clásica en fm aquí en Venezuela, y sin temor a equivocarme creo que esa versión es la de este joven. Genial de verdad.
@@andrewzhang8512 he actually said in an interview that these glasses help him play faster, because he says it feels like time passes slower when he uses them
@@christianrupp4006 i guess it's like one of those things that pros do to be consistent with their things. Like they do specific things to put themselves in the right mindset. They program the action with the mindset. For example, tennis players bounce the ball in a specific way or they spin their racket before a serve to get in the right mindset for playing.
7xrking about the same level as this piece ...those two are probably the most challenging among the repertoire..and maybe erklong Schubert Ernst hehehe
@@dogpaw814 not Erlkönig is really not in the same league here. Maybe Nel Cor piu non mi sento (paganini) or the sauret cadenza to paganini first violin concerto
I swear this is how Homero pictured the singing of the mermaids back in the Odyssey, those sounds are so out of the natural, like beautiful devious giggling echoing through the air, tickling your hearing, calling for your mind
Paganini’s bravura. Extraordinary mind and hands seem to be more than equipped for the demands of this piece, and it’s not at all difficult to imagine Paganini playing his ‘Il Cannone Guarnerius’ when you hear this.
It could be. Long fingers are just one physical aspect. Marfan is actually a connective tissue disorder that can sometimes result in elongated fingers.
Oh yes, before I leave, I thought I could play one of the hardest, most technically demanding pieces ever written for this instrument. Just like that, as a spicy encore. Damn.
![Ranking PAGANINI 24 Caprices 🎻 [Difficulty Tier List]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bYGRF_S9ZkM/mqdefault.jpg)
Can't afford a string quartet?
Paganini: No problem, I play all the sections.
Four players? Nah just four strings baby.
@@kxloux8466 he wrote all the music for himself. The 24 caprices for example are the studies that he wrote for himself.
The reason why it is so virtuosic is due to his Marten syndrome making his fingers significantly longer. This opened the door for him to perform many techniques which (at the time) had not been written for. His work was therefore ideomatically designed for himself to play.
@@adambe1126 Ah you are correct however he did not have Marten Syndrome, it was actually the Marfan Syndrome.
Yeah, pretty much.
Cant afford an octet? No problem. Paganini can play all 8 at once
roman kim is definitely putting in his 40 hours a day practice. ling ling would be proud
Twoset everywhere. Help...😂
Loved that it was the first thing I saw
Please let them react to this
@@orionwhitcher6213 lol would be awesome
Orion Whitcher I’d love to see that
This is one of the most technically difficult pieces in all violin repertoire, and he is playing this as an encore after the concert, he is playing it completely flawless. Incredible. Awasome. Congratulations. by the way, many peoples asked, why is he wearing glasses is to project his eyes, in case one of the strings breaks during the pizzicatos and hits his eyes.
Wow. Like a violinist's crash helmet. This kid needs an asbestos suit in case his instrument spontaneously combusts.
he actually described in an interview they help him "perceive time slower" whatever that means
@@ratman2817 yeah, you are right, I had totally forgot about that but I just rewatched it and you are right.
"To protect his eyes in case a string snaps" Hahahahhahahahahahahhshshs
Those are his invention, prism glasses that in his words makes the time go slower.
They help focus his vision on to the fingerboard. I’ve worn them.
Twoset officially deemed this piece as the hardest ever.
Straight up tho, have they even reacted to Roman Kim's playing yet🤔🤔
@@mateoronderos6107 no! I have replied to a few of their videos requesting them to react to Roman Kim. I guess not enough twosetters follow Roman Kim.
@@mateoronderos6107 they have to
@Michel vachon lol upload your recording then
@Michel vachon listen to his version of I Brindisi and tell me it doesn't have musicality.
ruclips.net/video/t5kzdf8kUeM/видео.html
Dude the part from 0:30-6:00 is absolutely unreal.
0:06-0:10 was also insane
@@sreny148 ikr
@@sreny148 lol
thats litterally the whole piece 😅
@vishnu violin that’s the joke
He is one of the most technically brilliant young violinists today
*the* most brilliant violinist- have you seen some of the techniques he's invented?
Yeah... this guy is a PRODIGE !
@@calebhu6383 *laughs in Leonidas kavakos*
@@stamatello1995 nah man Kim is better
@@user-ww2nd4co2p it's possible, but does it really matter? they are both playing on a level that's so so high! one might argue that ziyu got the juice aswell
Left hand pizz while playing tenths...yup time to quit
have you seen i brindisi? makes this look like a student warmup
@@allons-y933 FIENDISH VIRTUOSITY... love that term... well said..
@@allons-y933 I'm learning the God Save the King variations, and they are *extremely* difficult, but I'm confident that I Brindisi and Il Palpiti are considerably more difficult. They sorta hide their technical challenge, making you forget that there are 15ths, crazy artificial harmonic arpeggios, and *tremolo double-harmonics with LH pizz* at the same time.
@@allons-y933 Oh, that makes sense, I was wondering why you were thinking that I Brindisi was significantly easier. This is just from my personal experience, but the hardest variations in God Save the King are the 3rd and 5th, I can't even begin to imagine the coordination and dexterity required to do both at the same...
Scary Pumpkin yep Time to watch the Roman Kim version of I Palpiti, that would change your sentence again :)
his pinky is so long omg
Derrick Ware hi drrrick
That's one reason why he is sooo good
Didnt notice his pinky until I saw this comment. They are crazy long
It's pinkier
he made those left hand pizz looks like nothing
me: I want to play this
my fingers: no you don't
😂
Roman is the 21st Century Paganini....God Save the Kim...!!!
4:20 these harmonics...
@@ValkyRiver brighter than my future
@@keadeharakazuha3521 Kim’s even brighter than your future
Jong Un
roman: plucks strings with his pinky at rapid pace
in his head : what should i eat later
Ok, why is your pfp different when I open your channel?
Bevsworld04 idk
Little Peperoni what’s wrong with fortnite
@@kaomink oh, just that only 9 year olds play it, the community is toxic, they are too young to play in epic games, etc.
@@mirnim yeah super toxic community
and you're right lots of them arent old enough
This mans skill is beyond my understanding. May Ling Ling be proud.
"I have studied violin myself and I have seen and heard many great violinists, but Roman Kim is revolutionizing the whole violin-technique. You have to go back to Paganini to find somebody that innovative and groundbreaking." - Dirk Radloff
God save Twoset Violin
Amen
I thought of having a violin. Now this guy inspired me to not to even think about it.
How is it going?
Twoset also ended the same with the outstanding performance of professionals and prodigies.
R.I.P. self esteem
Techincal difficulty 10+++++ on 1-10 scale. Played at a technical and musical level of off the scale. Left double pizz. while bowing too is insane. He's using techniques I've never seen before. His left hand is the most skilled I've ever seen. All while being musical! Mind blowing magic.
I saw you on his Beethovens performance! Definetely, if I was a mear peasant in the 19th century and people tells me 1:30 are some mermaids or banshees souls trapped in his violin, I would've had no doubt
Did this pop up in anyone's recomended after twoset did the video about this being the hardest piece?
OMG exactly like does RUclips want to destroy my self esteem that bad....
@@evax8660 I KNOW
yes
It's nice that roman is getting more recognition indirectly (but I Brindisi is the harder piece haha)
Yes, and I'm curious about why they mentioned Chaconne but didn't Molinara by Paganini 😄😄😄
Came for the performance, stayed for the glasses
Imagine some guy aspiring to be a violinist was like "hmmm, i like this piece. I think I'll learn this first"
It’s crazy to think that Paganini was so good that it drove him to compose this...
the 91 people that dislike are jealous concertmasters that can't play this
No jealous music students
*Very* few soloists can play this with such ease either.
@@ILikeBirds no. There is a reason Roman Kim is famous for this, he is abnormally good. Barely any soloists can do this.
Sure
Probably are!
How does this man exist in our planet. My gosh. Absolutely amazing!!!!
He’s from Kazakhstan, where the Russians have their cosmonauts. The cosmonauts brought him back from outer space.
Roman Kim is truly extraordinary. 4:51 gives me chills every time!
Gives me chills every time aswell!!!
Two Set Thanks for gifting me the love for violin (listening to)
Good grief, who is more of a savage, Paganini or this mad lad who managed to to learn this piece?
I mean Paganini wrote it too, so I think he gets the one-up here.
yes
What is most astounding of his playing is how clear the intonation is. Simply incredible!
This is by far the best rendition of this piece on youtube.
And one of the only lol
@@user-ww2nd4co2p because who dares attempt this piece, haha
@@tydeze1 true, im sure many have tried lol (including myself)
I didn't even know violins could make some of those sounds! Like at the part that starts somewhere around 5:15 I was like what??? How?!?! I'm not a violinist but that looks and sounds downright impossible, AND YOU HAVE GREAT DYNAMICS ON TOP OF IT. This is unearthly in how awesome it is!!! I know I'm 7 years late or so but I had to say something lol.
That's not the hardest part of this piece
It’s called ricochet and Paganini has a piece (his 1st caprice) composed almost solely by them
This part is very difficult, but I don’t think it is the most difficult one
Ricochet (like slurred sticatto)
That's funny that this is probably easiest of these variations (if you can call anything easy in this sheet)
It’s called “Alien Invasion: take me to your leaders or I’ll zap this miserable planet into oblivion”
This Young musician is really unbelievable! And when he is playing everything seems to be child's play! Paganini himself could not have played more perfectly!
A piece so insanely hard, it's said that no one can actually play it as written. Even Hahn leaves out the hardest Pizzs.
5:14 bow control so good that you can hear almost every note
Remember: When playing Paganini, always use safety glasses. (JK... awesome performance congrats).
Yes, because of the sparks!
That made me laugh 😂
That's actually special glasses made by Roman kim himself
Flawless, effortless, inspiring, legend goes on... Violin solo has a bright future on you, Roman 👍
4:11 that’s amazing! He’s so talented!
The most beautiful performance of this God Save the King I have seen and heard!
3:30 I never knew you could do that on a violin. 5:14 I never knew you could do that either! :D
You don't know pizzicato, you don't know arpeggio, so do you know what violin is or who Paganini is? :))
Yeah at 5:14 its an incredible hard technique called cross string ricochet 😐
@@alicanersin4614 quite the condescending asshole, arent you?
@@alicanersin4614 excuse me, this is quite aggressive
5:14 is a good exercise for getting very good at sweep picking quickly if you dare try it on a guitar
Did Paganini compose pieces so no one else could play them?
Your extraordinarily long fingers help... This was one mind-blowing performance.
I can't believe how good this is, when you think how challenging the sound, acoustic, lighting must have been!
By far the best rendition on RUclips.
He possesses an infinite sensibility of music.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I am blown away every time I see you play. You are a living Paganini.
And I thought brett was good at left hand pizz
he is, there are people who are also better than him
@@snickydoodle4744 ik it was just a joke
Long love perfect pizz boi
Ay you're from Raychen violin
@@pradyumnanr3680 yo is that prady 😳
TwoSet fandom is gonna dominate this comment section....... Soon...
Hahahaha trueee
It already has
This is the best live version that I have heard, because it captures the devilishness and the demonic.
The glorious and the holly as well. This piece was the biggest FU to the crown and the catholics back in the day. It was like Michael Angelos chapel
Every time I listen to Roman I am shocked that he isn’t in the discussion as one of the very best violinists in the world. The man is the second coming of Paganini.
Bow Control is over the roof and then there’s his left hand
Legend has it that twoset cannot mention his name without Roman being conjured in flame and torturing them with Dounis exercises.
This a live performance. Only a violinist knows how hard it is to play this piece on a stage. Paganini would be proud of you.
This man has unreal skill. Amazing.
He should honestly play this at the Queen’s funeral
Если договорятся о цене - надо бы содрать с Виндзоров так некисло - чтоб знали, как грабить мир...
This is not a piece of the dead 😭🤣🤣🤣🤣, this is the UK national anthem.
Confused Brits be like : "Kinda sounds like the national anthem, kinda not!"
😂
Isn't their national anthem ode to joy
@@bait5257 No, our national anthem is “God save the king/queen” depending on the current monarch
@@lighting7508 it changes?
@@bait5257 well only the word “king” changes to “queen” but the anthem stays the same 🙃 when Paganini composed this, a king was the monarch, nowadays we sing “God save the queen “
@@lighting7508 thx
How have I not heard of this guy?
He oído muchas versiones de Dios salve al Rey pero en mi opinión es la versión más hermosa, afinada, y perfecta que he oído, su sonido es inconfundible, la primera vez que oí está pieza fue en una radio de música clásica en fm aquí en Venezuela, y sin temor a equivocarme creo que esa versión es la de este joven. Genial de verdad.
Amazing I admire you and your pure talent. I will practice 40 hours now!
This is amazing on so many levels.
Virtuoso in such young age. How cool!
Bravo. Excellent. I'm a big fan of yours, 로만.
ARE THOSE VIOLIN GLASSES????
Prism glasses, believed to enhance self control and cerebral activity or something along those lines.
@@kasper6873 nah its just normal glasses its so the string doesn't poke out his eye
waiting to get r/woooosh-ed
@@andrewzhang8512 you just got r/wooosh-ed
@@andrewzhang8512 he actually said in an interview that these glasses help him play faster, because he says it feels like time passes slower when he uses them
@@christianrupp4006 i guess it's like one of those things that pros do to be consistent with their things. Like they do specific things to put themselves in the right mindset. They program the action with the mindset. For example, tennis players bounce the ball in a specific way or they spin their racket before a serve to get in the right mindset for playing.
About as tough as it gets for violin here. Great performance.
yea. im wondering if he will play last rose of summer :)
7xrking about the same level as this piece ...those two are probably the most challenging among the repertoire..and maybe erklong Schubert Ernst hehehe
hdirtwater haha, you should see the pieces he composed
@@dogpaw814 not Erlkönig is really not in the same league here. Maybe Nel Cor piu non mi sento (paganini) or the sauret cadenza to paganini first violin concerto
his own compositions are much harder
Twoset has to react to him
:)
:)
haha they just did
They did
Which they did
Paganini : I pay for those strings, I've gotta play all of those
Great control of phrasing and timing of pauses for such a techincally demanding piece
1:27 - 1:38 my favorite part (gives me chills)
I swear this is how Homero pictured the singing of the mermaids back in the Odyssey, those sounds are so out of the natural, like beautiful devious giggling echoing through the air, tickling your hearing, calling for your mind
@@siinxx7656 interestingly enough Paganini’s 13th caprice is called “devil’s laugh” which depicts exactly what you’re talking about
Watched this and reminded me I should be practicing so bye bye
The result of a lifetime of dedication, fantastic.
Never even got a chance to pick up my jaw until the video was over
Definitely the best violinist on earth
Paganini’s bravura. Extraordinary mind and hands seem to be more than equipped for the demands of this piece, and it’s not at all difficult to imagine Paganini playing his ‘Il Cannone Guarnerius’ when you hear this.
Great musicality and the best technique in the world.
Simply unbelievable but believable because I saw it and I heard it.....
he saved the king
This has got to be the peak of human ability.
4:10 wtf happened how did he do that?
I think he pizzicato-ed the harmonic right there, but got that funky sound by lifting his finger at the same time he plucked the note (E6)
@@josephotoshi Never seen that before!
Quelle expression puissante pour une oeuvre aussi difficile, bravo monsieur Kim
GOD SAVE THE KIM .)
God save the violinist ;)
(I am a violinist who, hearing this, is amazed... like seriously)
H's spectaclar, wonderful and brilliant. Brave boy!...
boy? he is 28, I thought he was younger too lol
@@user-ww2nd4co2phe was prob 23 in this video
Beautiful, really exited to see so many videos posted lately!
Una obra de Paganini de quién más!!!? Hasta hoy no lo hay
O melhor violinista do mundo !
Concordo
5:14 holy crap. That is all I can say.
More like, God Save the Violinist
I noticed his long fingers. Is this Marfan's? This condition was a factor in Paganini's skill.
It could be. Long fingers are just one physical aspect. Marfan is actually a connective tissue disorder that can sometimes result in elongated fingers.
This is definitely not marfan
Not marfan, i think
Those double stop left hand pizz while playing a melody has me dying internally
He makes it look so effortless..
Oh yes, before I leave, I thought I could play one of the hardest, most technically demanding pieces ever written for this instrument. Just like that, as a spicy encore.
Damn.
The fact that he is the only human in existence that has perfectly played this is crazy.Imagine jasha vs roman kim
I think that those glasses gives him the power to play like that
Amazing! Thanks so much for posting!
El es lo más cercano que tenemos de como seria escuchar a Paganini
Such beautiful playing!!! Love it!!! But your eyes are okay???
So outstanding!
Some parts of this I cud already imagine soundin in an electric guitar version. Friggin Paganini was a rock star already good loooord
Amazing, as always
This song is like the Violin Olympics And Roman Kim Does pretty much every technical skill better than anyone I've heard do this song.
Te felicito!!!bien trabajada tu tecnica. 🇮🇷🧨 🎻🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Heifetz, Oistrakh, Starker, Milstein, Rostropovich, et al are Roman Kim's students. Paganini is the only Kim's teacher.
A veces es difícil definir la parte mas difícil de las variaciones, pero roman kim las hace ver tan fáciles.
Overflowing lingling power...
Who is here after the two set?
me lol
Bro
Hi
Me!
Yooo
how many hours a day does he take to polish that one fine-tune?
40 hrs a day.