Truly amazing! Speechless! There are so many well-known Erhu performing artists. But I've never heard anyone who can play a difficult piece like this one nearly as good as Erhu Master Xu Ke, who is by far the best super-player.
Xu Ke在此最大的成就是game changer, i.e. he made the impossible possible! This piece whether played perfect or not is not important. If imperfect, it is understandable as this is a whole new 'game'. Since he can change the way games are played, the technical pitfalls are not so difficult by comparison and he will make it right.
One of the most difficult pieces to play with a violin, ask anyone who has ever attempted to play this. Then trying to play it with an instrument that has only two strings and do such a magnificient job? Unbelievable, amazing, magnificient, you name it. The execution, the orchestration, the conducting,....I have viewed this a dozen times and each time worried that the delicate instrument might break...oh man.
Amazing! Like this piece. I play Erhu, and know how unbelievable it is. The instrument is specially taken care of by moving the 千金 to a unusually high position, allowing the range of the tones to be wider than normal Erhu. This is an excellent implant!!
Amazing technical skill and musicianship. As pointed out before, this is a zhong hu, as evidenced by its lower pitch. That just makes the high parts all the more impressive.
This should still be a erhu. The size of resonance box is bigger than a normal erhu but smaller than a standard zhonghu. I think that it is special designed by this musician and the G and D strings are being used here. In this case, we called this a low pitch erhu. Finally I am glad that most of you enjoy the performance.
This guy is known for having done a number of improvements on the erhu, including expanding the range (built a taller stem) and improved the resonance box design so it sounded fuller and better than the more traditional instrument.
hey, i'm a chinese too. and i play violin. i know who ru talking about. i think she is just playing to express her MUSIC by her exaggerate moves and face expressions, and it's unnecessary for performance. a truly musically is not perform like a stage actress. this Erhu musician is the best, including his technigues and musicianships!!! He is just too amazing more than we can say!!!! you must watch 許可 play butterfly lovers! he is the best one in all player including evry violinists!!!
@leophyter er... Not quite, er, although it is two in the chinese language, but in this case it simply refers to the range of the instrument, with Gaohu having high pitched notes, and ZhongHu taking the role of the viola. The Er in Erhu implies that it belongs in between...
The violin is a very strong instrument. Which is why it can take the song so well. But the erhu looks so much more delicate and there are only two strings instead of four to take the strain. So I just thought that the erhu might be slightly weaker.
It's called "er hu". Er means 2 in Chinese, referring to the 2 strings. Hu I don't really know, perhaps referring to that little box thing on his lap that the bow goes back & forth against. It's a Chinese folk music instrument. Amazing play... Lang Lang's father also plays it. They did a duet at Carnegie.
who says u can't do pizz on the erhu? there are many erhu songs which has pizz, for instance: sunshine on tashkorgan, sai ma(horse racing), carmen fantasy, etc
If the Sarasate were to see this he would have a heart attack. This is like spitting on his face, using that instrument instead of using what it's meant to be played on, the Violin...
at 1:34 if you listen to the real song there was supposed to be a pizzacato (or however you say it) plucking part.. lol he was like =( i haz no pluckz!!!! and later there were some more that he couldn't do lol... the conductor was funy I THINK IT SOUNDS BETTER ON THIS INSTRUMENT THAN VIOLIN THOUGH
I have the Butterfly Lovers by this musician. It is ape format around 200mb. Mail me at my gmail account with prefix stevenckcheung to tell me how the file can be transferred to you.
When one plays a piece of music on an instrument that is not originally written for one will have to rearrange the piece; in this case i think the ppizzacato was too difficult to be played on a Erhu since it has only two strings.
HOHO. I'm a Chinese. Personally speaking, it is not the best version of Zigeunerweisen on erhu. I've got another one by a female chinese musician . hers is the best.
well Paganini always cut off a pair of strings just for show off , sawed them before concert they popped off in public terrified tthe audience an he continued with one or two strings the erhu has only two string that means this guy is Paganining
No matter how best the techniques of the player, "Sarasate Zigeunerweisen" is not suitable for 二胡 playing given that the material and configuration of 二胡 and violin are different.
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Truly amazing! Speechless!
There are so many well-known Erhu performing artists. But I've never heard anyone who can play a difficult piece like this one nearly as good as Erhu Master Xu Ke, who is by far the best super-player.
Xu Ke在此最大的成就是game changer, i.e. he made the impossible possible! This piece whether played perfect or not is not important. If imperfect, it is understandable as this is a whole new 'game'. Since he can change the way games are played, the technical pitfalls are not so difficult by comparison and he will make it right.
One of the most difficult pieces to play with a violin, ask anyone who has ever attempted to play this. Then trying to play it with an instrument that has only two strings and do such a magnificient job? Unbelievable, amazing, magnificient, you name it. The execution, the orchestration, the conducting,....I have viewed this a dozen times and each time worried that the delicate instrument might break...oh man.
Amazing! Like this piece. I play Erhu, and know how unbelievable it is. The instrument is specially taken care of by moving the 千金 to a unusually high position, allowing the range of the tones to be wider than normal Erhu.
This is an excellent implant!!
Musical & technical perfection. Touching & sentimental expression of lyrical theme, beautiful imitation of sobbing. Simply brilliant!
Bravo!!! XUKE I give six to that. I have great respect and admiration for chinese people. A great race.
Amazing technical skill and musicianship.
As pointed out before, this is a zhong hu, as evidenced by its lower pitch. That just makes the high parts all the more impressive.
两根弦就能创造出如此美妙的音乐，太棒了！
That's so amazing!
I'm surprised the strings didn't collapse or break with such amazing playing!
I'm...speechless. I doubt I will ever witness a better performance of this piece.
This should still be a erhu. The size of resonance box is bigger than a normal erhu but smaller than a standard zhonghu. I think that it is special designed by this musician and the G and D strings are being used here. In this case, we called this a low pitch erhu. Finally I am glad that most of you enjoy the performance.
wow what a creative arrangment haha :)
Simply incredible!
wow that's amazing, i'm starting this on violin and i already feel it's hard! never thought this was possible...
my sister played zigeunerweisen on violin when she was fourth grade and was interviewed by a chinese tv channel. it's a pretty difficult piece.
不知各位有沒有人聽過他拉的莫愁女真是二胡協奏曲的極品
simply magnificent.
Such a strange instrument, but such a magnificent sound.Awesome playing.Thank you for posting
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Wow, amazing!
This guy is known for having done a number of improvements on the erhu, including expanding the range (built a taller stem) and improved the resonance box design so it sounded fuller and better than the more traditional instrument.
perfect fingering. Great repect for his skill
from Denmark
每次听到他用二胡演奏这曲我都感叹哪。。。
Amazing!!! just amazing!
This is just awe inspiring
It so cool how this whatever istrument can play this. WoW. I'm Amaze
marvelous performance
真是太棒了！沒有文字可以形容！只有專心的聆賞！
Dear lord that is awesome. This man is my hero.
So amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
That is amazing!
wow, it's nice! eerie feel to it, but very good.
Fantastic!
I like it!
i just finished learning this song on th erhu... its really really hard but quite fun.
THAT IS COOL AND AWESOME AND AMAZING
二胡的声音最好听了！！也最哀伤了！
Amazing!
just perfect
OMG AMAZING!
AMAZING!!!!
his huqin is very good !!!
er hu is the translation from Chinese.
er (二) means two, that means it has two strings. hu (胡) is the type of that instrument.
hey, i'm a chinese too. and i play violin.
i know who ru talking about. i think she is just playing to express her MUSIC by her exaggerate moves and face expressions, and it's unnecessary for performance. a truly musically is not perform like a stage actress.
this Erhu musician is the best, including his technigues and musicianships!!! He is just too amazing more than we can say!!!! you must watch 許可 play butterfly lovers! he is the best one in all player including evry violinists!!!
it's because Erhu's sounds sadder than Violin. i think among all instruments, Erhu sounds the saddest. :(
聽起來就像是浪子在雪地，獨自冒著飄雪返鄉的悲喜情緒，交雜興奮與期望親人團圓之情。
@leophyter er...
Not quite, er, although it is two in the chinese language, but in this case it simply refers to the range of the instrument, with Gaohu having high pitched notes, and ZhongHu taking the role of the viola. The Er in Erhu implies that it belongs in between...
Unbelievable!
南胡 和 二胡 是兩種完全不一樣的樂器，近年來大家都很習慣稱(南胡)為(二胡)。
許可、溫金龍...等許許多多名家他們所奏樂器是 南胡
二胡是京劇伴奏二把手故稱二胡，和南胡比，相似，但 筒較小，桿短。
京劇伴奏一把手當然是京胡
The violin is a very strong instrument. Which is why it can take the song so well.
But the erhu looks so much more delicate and there are only two strings instead of four to take the strain.
So I just thought that the erhu might be slightly weaker.
WOW! 美しい
amazing indeed! just got till 7:50 though..
It's called "er hu". Er means 2 in Chinese, referring to the 2 strings. Hu I don't really know, perhaps referring to that little box thing on his lap that the bow goes back & forth against. It's a Chinese folk music instrument. Amazing play... Lang Lang's father also plays it. They did a duet at Carnegie.
It's lucky that i know to read mandarin. Yes, I agree with you.
BRAVO !
omg... this iis fantastic
i've been trying to play this piece on er hu for ages andd still struggling with dhe ending...
SO COOL :)
Yes. 嚴潔敏 is also a singularly outstanding and truly amazing Erhu player. Do you know of a site where I can watch her play Butterfly Lovers? Thanks.
太神了
I dare Any accomplished Violinist to play this entire piece using only 2 Strings! It is already hard using 4 strings...what more 2 ??
Sarasate'd have enjoyed this interpretation.
为何叫二胡？从我的了解，老的京剧乐队中高胡、二胡、京胡都有，高胡音调低沉（相当于现在音响的低音炮），京胡音调高亢尖利（相当于现在音响单元中的高音喇叭），二胡则介于中间。所以我认为二胡从琴筒大小、形制、音调上界乎于高胡、京胡之间，可能因此起名二胡。Interesting...
this is sooooooooo amazing because ERHU only has 2 strings
這真是太瘋狂了~~
其實許可的胡琴的聲音和節奏和其他普通的胡琴沒有什麼大分别。只是他的二胡將它的千根繩改為八度。
er from er-hu doesn't refer to the 2 strings FYI.
gorgeousness and gorgosity combined
who says u can't do pizz on the erhu? there are many erhu songs which has pizz, for instance: sunshine on tashkorgan, sai ma(horse racing), carmen fantasy, etc
Yes, please. But how would I access to mediafire? Thank you.
If the Sarasate were to see this he would have a heart attack. This is like spitting on his face, using that instrument instead of using what it's meant to be played on, the Violin...
holy fuck that was awesome
at 1:34 if you listen to the real song there was supposed to be a pizzacato (or however you say it) plucking part..
lol he was like =( i haz no pluckz!!!!
and later there were some more that he couldn't do lol...
the conductor was funy
I THINK IT SOUNDS BETTER ON THIS INSTRUMENT THAN VIOLIN THOUGH
高音拉不到便硬撐.....
快音拉不到便滑過去..
I have the Butterfly Lovers by this musician. It is ape format around 200mb. Mail me at my gmail account with prefix stevenckcheung to tell me how the file can be transferred to you.
When one plays a piece of music on an instrument that is not originally written for one will have to rearrange the piece; in this case i think the ppizzacato was too difficult to be played on a Erhu since it has only two strings.
HOHO.
I'm a Chinese.
Personally speaking, it is not the best version of Zigeunerweisen on erhu.
I've got another one by a female chinese musician . hers is the best.
@elinaliu
It is 千斤, not 千金
Ahaha, brilliant
machines
如訴如泣
给力
well Paganini always cut off a pair of strings just for show off , sawed them before concert they popped off in public terrified tthe audience an he continued with one or two strings the erhu has only two string that means this guy is Paganining
unreal...
why do they use a western ocrh as accomp. and not use a chinese orch instead
real notes?
i'd like to see a violinist play this piece on only two strings. haha. just curious.
OH? why is it called er hu then?
can find cd?
If you need the CD including of this piece, please contact of his email: xukeerhu@gmail.com
可惜有些地方伴奏的小提琴声盖过了‘二胡的声音
刘佬佬
No matter how best the techniques of the player, "Sarasate Zigeunerweisen" is not suitable for 二胡 playing given that the material and configuration of 二胡 and violin are different.
技术超越传统二胡太多太多，令人叹为观止。
then a lot of people have had heart attack.
後面走音有點嚴重...但是前面很不錯 0.0
o ne lan :)
The orchestra is a little strong...
這首曲子後半炫技樂段還是交給小提琴吧 中國樂器真的不是很適合炫技 比較擅長的應該是情感表現 後半段炫技樂段的音準真的是非常的恐怖 很多地方聽起來像是拉錯一樣
Violin speaks louder
but
can't match a singing Erhu.
@Chritipa looollololololololo
可惜8.36 美中不足...