I attended his recital in mid 1950's in Bandung, Indonesia when I was in high school and still practicing violin. When I asked to sign on his picture at the program, he crossed the picture as it was Isaac Stern's. I had also his old recordings playing Paganini's 1st and 2nd violin concertos. He is a truly Paganini specialist.
The only one that can do all the different techniques so easy like this, no one has ever reached to this easiness yet. You can say that Roman Kim has some special abilities(the most famous special harmonics especially), but no one can do all the different techniques so easy like him. And the last part the tempo is just insane! Literally nobody can play this tempo with this quality, although there are someone very close to it(Xiang Chen) but not the same speed and quality(of course Ricci used many easier fingering but you have to admit, the quality is super). Ricci was just too fast, with this tempo he managed to pull off 99% of the note and with almost perfect intonation there. How does it even possible for a human being! Truly master of the violin technique at all time.
Very few violinist have a distinct sound, they might have their own style, but not a distinct sound. Ruggiero Ricci has both his own style and a very distinct sound !...Thanks for uploading !
Ok even most violinists probably won't quite understand just how insane Ricci's left hand pizzicato is. He only uses the bow when he absolutely NEEDS it, meaning he can pluck, for example, a 3rd finger D on the A string with his 4th finger on E. Most violinists (including Paganini) would bow this note instead due to the massive amount of finger strength required to pluck it, but not Ricci!
La sua naturalezza e' disarmante!! Sembra non faccia nessun sforzo fisico , la tecnica e' impressionante, ho avuto modo di ascoltarlo dal vivo molti anni fa in Italia a Vercelli con i 24 capricci di Paganini. Secondo me veniva da un altro pianeta!!!
È un genio assoluto...ecco perché esistono i geni per farci vedere le cose nella maniera più chiara ..non hanno bisogno di studio come noi questa è la differenza.😂
Ricci was as good as anyone of his day, and often better. His Mendelssohn recording is fantastic, with perfect intonation and stunning clear as a bell left hand and bow articulation that rivals or exceeds a Milstein or Kogan. Yes, he would take chances in a live concert, and could be careless, but so what.
+Zsuzsa Kovács Heard him in Birmingham in 1966, playing the Glazounov. The 'Gibson' sounded as a small organ! Ricci, one of the greats, and the 'Gibson' - IMO the greatest fiddle of all…
We've never heard Paganini. Paganini also kept the sheet music hidden and his request was to destroy it upon his death. Must be some cooler heads preserved it and was slowly published. Maybe if students had access to the scores, then Paganini wouldn't have sounded so good. Perhaps Ricci playing is what Paganini wanted to sound like. Adventures in Good music with Karl Haus picked Ricci's recording of moto perpetuo as the finest. I am so grateful Ricci recorded under VOX so us students could afford records.
@@Jackson_Blagg wtf this is the third time I see a comment from you in violin videos haha i think this world is way too small. For me the violinist that I admire the most is midori goto, maybe you have already listent at this but if you haven't you must listent her Campanella's version, it is incredibly beautiful
A bit sloppy technically, but one of the greatest facilities of all time. And an incredibly exciting kamikaze delivery. Definitely not afraid to take risks.
Lul take a look at this violin master calling out Ricci for being sloppy technically. Dawg consider that the recording quality kinda sucks too. This is arguably one of the best performances if not the best of this piece on RUclips.
Всё-таки Риччи немного хулиган в музыке, не аккуратно играет. Я сравниваю с Мидори в " Последней розе лета" Эрнста. Для меня Мидори -- эталон. Сравните и вы... Кстати, " Пляску ведьм" Паганини лучше и аккуратнее играет Юлиан Ситковецкий.
A rather strange performance from such a gifted violinist. In any case he would pass NO exam in this world with his insane and sloppy playing which produces more than anything innumerable wrong notes. Musically this is showmanship with nothing more profound to offer. I know, however, very different recordings by him that keep all the promises his technique actually makes. That's why he is indeed one of the great legends of violin playing. - But by no means with THIS recording.
As good as Eugene Fodor was,Ruggerio was the best interpreter of this work. I was very surprised he was NOT in the top 20 violinist chosen in a classical musician's opinion poll!!!! Neither was Zino or Phillppe or Christian or Hendryk!!! (Not to mention Ida, Jelly or Gulia not even Erica? At least Ginette was 8th:She was considered better than Stern but not as good as Szegetti???!!!!) They also picked Oistrahk over Heifetz!!!
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I attended his recital in mid 1950's in Bandung, Indonesia when I was in high school and still practicing violin. When I asked to sign on his picture at the program, he crossed the picture as it was Isaac Stern's. I had also his old recordings playing Paganini's 1st and 2nd violin concertos. He is a truly Paganini specialist.
7:10 double harmonics WITH trills and later with vibrato. this is the new benchmark for no.1 hardest thing ever on the violin!
The only one that can do all the different techniques so easy like this, no one has ever reached to this easiness yet. You can say that Roman Kim has some special abilities(the most famous special harmonics especially), but no one can do all the different techniques so easy like him.
And the last part the tempo is just insane! Literally nobody can play this tempo with this quality, although there are someone very close to it(Xiang Chen) but not the same speed and quality(of course Ricci used many easier fingering but you have to admit, the quality is super). Ricci was just too fast, with this tempo he managed to pull off 99% of the note and with almost perfect intonation there. How does it even possible for a human being! Truly master of the violin technique at all time.
Very few violinist have a distinct sound, they might have their own style, but not a distinct sound. Ruggiero Ricci has both his own style and a very distinct sound !...Thanks for uploading !
Que bella interpretación 😻😻😻😻!!!
👍🏽👍🏽
Simply fantastic
Ok even most violinists probably won't quite understand just how insane Ricci's left hand pizzicato is. He only uses the bow when he absolutely NEEDS it, meaning he can pluck, for example, a 3rd finger D on the A string with his 4th finger on E. Most violinists (including Paganini) would bow this note instead due to the massive amount of finger strength required to pluck it, but not Ricci!
really best paganini player
Ficou pra historia!
Ninguem jamais tocará como ele esta peça!
Genio!!
La sua naturalezza e' disarmante!! Sembra non faccia nessun sforzo fisico , la tecnica e' impressionante, ho avuto modo di ascoltarlo dal vivo molti anni fa in Italia a Vercelli con i 24 capricci di Paganini. Secondo me veniva da un altro pianeta!!!
e si sembra lui il violino...
è un genio....per lui suonare il violino è come bere un bicchiere d'acqua. ..
Alessandro Buccini wow
È un genio assoluto...ecco perché esistono i geni per farci vedere le cose nella maniera più chiara ..non hanno bisogno di studio come noi questa è la differenza.😂
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Ricci was as good as anyone of his day, and often better. His Mendelssohn recording is fantastic, with perfect intonation and stunning clear as a bell left hand and bow articulation that rivals or exceeds a Milstein or Kogan. Yes, he would take chances in a live concert, and could be careless, but so what.
Certified Intergalactic! Thank you so much for uploading this very precious video of Ricci's performance of Le Streghe.
How do I get certified Intergalactic? I can't find the certification exam anywhere.
I feel myself lucky to listen to him in Budapest, Hungary in live in abt. 1976 or 1977. Just like a second Paganini.
+Zsuzsa Kovács Heard him in Birmingham in 1966, playing the Glazounov. The 'Gibson' sounded as a small organ! Ricci, one of the greats, and the 'Gibson' - IMO the greatest fiddle of all…
+marsvltor2 I was 6 in 1966:) but 2-3 years later I got fun of Bernsteins' performances given in televison in Hungary.
How old r u?
Так не бывает! Роскошь! Непозволительно так хорошо на скрипке играть.
Avrei voluto poterlo vedere dal vivo!
in one breath! superb
Crikey! Love it. Playing it from memory rather than sheet music. Complete mastery.
The great performance, bravo!
Magnífico
Incredible!!!!!!! 👏🏻 bravo 🎉
Wow ! Wonderful ! Thank you !
We've never heard Paganini. Paganini also kept the sheet music hidden and his request was to destroy it upon his death. Must be some cooler heads preserved it and was slowly published. Maybe if students had access to the scores, then Paganini wouldn't have sounded so good. Perhaps Ricci playing is what Paganini wanted to sound like. Adventures in Good music with Karl Haus picked Ricci's recording of moto perpetuo as the finest. I am so grateful Ricci recorded under VOX so us students could afford records.
que notas tan bellas llenas de emocion
Dear Ruggiero, obviously you are the second greatest violinist in history after Paganini.
He is tied for my pick. I would have to say Roman Kim is better just because of his creativity but then again... Ruggiero is flawless with technique
@@Jackson_Blagg wtf this is the third time I see a comment from you in violin videos haha i think this world is way too small. For me the violinist that I admire the most is midori goto, maybe you have already listent at this but if you haven't you must listent her Campanella's version, it is incredibly beautiful
@@terraquium4711 Her Sarasate and Ernst are impressive
@@Jackson_Blagg yesss her sarasate zapateado is the best I have Ever seen
@@Jackson_Blagg maybe his technique is one of the best now, but as a violinist he is not the best. I will say more. There is no the best one nowadays.
I really wish someone could 4Kize and colorize this epic performance!
I think these records are as beautiful as they are, sometimes remastering those can ruin the beauty of the original recording
perfecto!
😮
Elevado Nivel Interpretativo.
Algún día :3
4:04 WHAT! HOW!
que interpretaciòn (Y)
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What did it have to do with witches?
a little fluff up at 3:49..Roger was a good friend of my professor Alfredo Cavalieri---they both studied with Louis Persinger.
I think the video is cut there
That pizzicato
He has a pizzicato that no one can reach even today....
He was so gifted, he does the pizzicato almost just like playing normally. Insane
A bit sloppy technically, but one of the greatest facilities of all time. And an incredibly exciting kamikaze delivery. Definitely not afraid to take risks.
Ruggiero Ricci is "sloppy technically"? The world has gone insane.
Lul take a look at this violin master calling out Ricci for being sloppy technically.
Dawg consider that the recording quality kinda sucks too.
This is arguably one of the best performances if not the best of this piece on RUclips.
@@GeodesicBruh oh yeah yeah
He's defenitely not afraid to tell some bullshit
What sloppy technique? Do you even know what you are talking about? The notes are crisp and clear and in tune. There's nothing sloppy here.
I have to agree he doesn't play as cleanly as some others, but the performance is still impressive and enjoyable
06:23 & 07:04 I loved it...
Всё-таки Риччи немного хулиган в музыке, не аккуратно играет. Я сравниваю с Мидори в
" Последней розе лета" Эрнста. Для меня Мидори -- эталон.
Сравните и вы...
Кстати, " Пляску ведьм" Паганини лучше и аккуратнее играет Юлиан Ситковецкий.
Non da emozioni ed espressione
A rather strange performance from such a gifted violinist. In any case he would pass NO exam in this world with his insane and sloppy playing which produces more than anything innumerable wrong notes. Musically this is showmanship with nothing more profound to offer. I know, however, very different recordings by him that keep all the promises his technique actually makes. That's why he is indeed one of the great legends of violin playing. - But by no means with THIS recording.
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As good as Eugene Fodor was,Ruggerio was the best interpreter of this work. I was very surprised he was NOT in the top 20 violinist chosen in a classical musician's opinion poll!!!! Neither was Zino or Phillppe or Christian or Hendryk!!! (Not to mention Ida, Jelly or Gulia not even Erica? At least Ginette was 8th:She was considered better than Stern but not as good as Szegetti???!!!!) They also picked Oistrahk over Heifetz!!!
Disagree... Fodor all the way. No dosrespect to maestro ricci but Fodor is THE BEST.