Most of us violinists agree that Heifetz recorded the best version of Vieuxtemps 4 in history. And here he doesn’t just imitate a bad player - he points out every mistake possible in a very profound way actually, which is very hard to do. Humor aside, to be the best performer of the piece and then doing this is simply next level 😎
@raoultak
15 жыл бұрын
So....Heifetz had a sense of humour. One of the greatest practical jokes high grade students can encounter from Heifetz. We finally see Heifetz smiling and taking effort to entertain his students. This shows that Heifetz wasnt such a completely controlled person; he also was a human being with human feelings. And....Heifetz enjoyed playing like this as well. Its a revelation. Great!!!
@srinitaaigaura
3 жыл бұрын
He had a quirky sense of humor and the occasional socially awkward nerd kind of thing. IIRC Once as a kid when Auer asked him to start reading books to broaden his exposure, he innocently went book hunting and picked up the first book he saw, which turned out to be on "lizard reproduction". He was too embarrassed to tell Auer about it the next class. And Auer who was thinking he'd probably pick up some story books had a huge laugh when he finally got the boy to say it. (Jascha Heifetz : Early Years in Russia) In later years these eccentricities in his personality showed up much more. He didn't quite end up the geek, but it did go elsewhere.
@dorotaa6933
Жыл бұрын
Don't think so...he only laughed at other's poor playing.
@daniellu8282
11 ай бұрын
I hope to be able to induce that much forced laughter one day.
@TomBarrister
10 жыл бұрын
Heifetz admitted in later years that he never listened to any such auditions. This sort of horrible-playing skit was something that he enjoyed doing from time to time, and there are accounts of his doing such for at least two decades before this master class (and probably for another decade or so after that).
@srinitaaigaura
4 жыл бұрын
He used it to play pranks quite a few times.
@kasper6873
4 жыл бұрын
Thankfully so, anyone would have hated to be imitated by Heifetz and this be the result.
@katarinaenright5404
4 жыл бұрын
I think he also probably did this to break the ice and not have the students be too nervous cause there was no way they could do that bad
@bananawilson
4 жыл бұрын
Guys it’s called shredding, and I’ve been doing it my entire life.
@egon4593
3 жыл бұрын
You can hear how he has to concentrate to get a bad intonation. The parts in which he doesn't, they are hopelessly in tune.🙂
@uliwidmaier5192
3 жыл бұрын
I know!! He can't help it!
@Windmillgackt
9 жыл бұрын
OMG I can't stop loughing!!!! I just LOVE his imitation skill so so much!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! I wonder how he keep his serious face while the others couldn't help bursting out laughing! LOL!
@srinitaaigaura
4 жыл бұрын
Hardest performance of his career by far. He actually has to play badly, which for him is a near impossible achievement. His legato was still good at most places despite his best efforts....
@SteppenwolfHarryHall
12 жыл бұрын
He even plays badly perfectly.
@OrlandoAponte
14 жыл бұрын
The best part is Heifetz's ability to maintain a straight face throughout the entire performance
@EmmaIadanza
10 жыл бұрын
My violin teacher assigned that I listen to this and said "this is what NOT to do" and I watched it and laughed so hard...
@jasmin2831
8 ай бұрын
My violin teacher gave me the same assignment today :)
@TomBarrister
17 жыл бұрын
For those who care, the pianist is Brooks Smith, who was Heifetz's main (often only) accompanist from 1950 (when Heifetz and Emanuel Bay parted company) until Heifetz retired in 1972.
@wannabecat369
9 ай бұрын
I think Bay retired.
@TomBarrister
17 жыл бұрын
The five students you can see in the video are, left to right: Varoujon Kodijan, Adam Han-Gorski, Elizabeth Matesky (mostly hidden by Heifetz), Carol Sindell, and Claire Hodgkins. The other two students were Robert Witte (a short light-haired young man) and Erick Friedman (who can be seen in other videos here).
@Soulill0quy
18 жыл бұрын
you rarely ever see a video with Heifetz smiling and laughing. that was awesome. I can't believe someone auditioned that piece with that kind of "preparation" tho
@WenhaoSun
16 жыл бұрын
I love that how no matter how badly it sounds, the majority of it is pretty in tune (except for where he plays out of tune on purpose), and even the octaves and chords are still pretty good hahaha
@BBL.Soldier
5 жыл бұрын
And that's what the Dolphin stradivarius sounded like
@ss032010310103
4 жыл бұрын
This was his cheaper modern violin isn't it?
@srinitaaigaura
4 жыл бұрын
@@ss032010310103 He brought his Tononi violin to his masterclasses. Though his Guarnerius was his most prized possession, he had a special affection for the Tononi. It was the first violin he bought with his own money as a teenager. He played his Carnegie Hall debut with it and also his last recital in 1972. He even took it to tours in war zones in WW2. That violin's seen a lot.
@ss032010310103
4 жыл бұрын
@@srinitaaigaura oh I see. My teacher studied with him at USC. And he told me he purposely brought a cheaper violin to class so no one could say he sounded good cause of his Strad/Guarneri. Maybe that's the one he meant
@srinitaaigaura
3 жыл бұрын
@@ss032010310103 Once when a student complained that he didn't have a Guarnerius but only a cheap violin, Heifetz just took the student's violin and played the piece he was studying and produced his signature sound on it. Heifetz might have been strict, authoritarian and very moody, but he had a good side too. If Heifetz liked a student he would surprise them by helping them get better instruments. Rudolf Koelman still remembers the day when Heifetz called him up and gave him some money to help him out. He had been struggling and hadn't told anyone, but Heifetz found out and insisted that when he gives, there are no strings attached ever. Who's your teacher?
@albachteng
16 жыл бұрын
most beautiful playing i've ever heard. what a master!
@cellokratzer
18 жыл бұрын
..could never imagine he had such humour....
@abelpalmer552
4 жыл бұрын
If he played this for me id be laughing nervously thinking "does he do this with my playing to other students"
@uliwidmaier5192
3 жыл бұрын
I bet every one of the students was secretly thinking exactly that.
@demusicrox
8 жыл бұрын
I will never think of this piece the same way ever again hahahaha too funny!!
@Tejamajaron13
3 жыл бұрын
Same here lol, everytime I hear this piece now I get the giggles. XD
@sankha-ch
3 жыл бұрын
Just imagine how much practice went into creating this. A perfectionist even in comedy!
@ania5690
11 жыл бұрын
A lot of people seem to think the laughing is fake but, if you ever hang out with music students, you'll see that this actually is their sense of humor. Once your level is so advanced, you are able to laugh at typical mistakes because you realize that unprepared and/or poorly trained musicians look a little foolish when trying to impress. And this, in turn, drives the students to correct their own minor versions of these mistakes.
@bryanlin8333
8 жыл бұрын
thing is that's exactly what I would do and he'd still play it better than me :/ even if I try
@PuerinTheHunter
9 жыл бұрын
The face of the pianist @2:00! XD
@srinitaaigaura
7 жыл бұрын
Lol, what he played there was downright weird....
@paulcaswell2813
5 жыл бұрын
Brooks Smith - Heifetz's regular pianist!
@srinitaaigaura
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulcaswell2813 Once when Brooks was asked what it was like to work with him, he admitted it was very challenging as Heifetz could play the piano parts even better than him.
@aimson
18 жыл бұрын
Truly have to be a violinist to completely appreciate the humor of this... I was laughing so hard I almost fell off my chair and hit my head on the corner of the desk!
@TomBarrister
17 жыл бұрын
The work that Heifetz is deliberately mangling is Henri Vieuxtemps' Violin Concerto number 4 Op. 31, which Heifetz recorded in 1935 with the London Symphony and conductor John Barbirolli .
@IlCannone1743
16 жыл бұрын
I think it's very difficult for such an accomplished violinist to purposely play poorly, but Heifetz sure does pull it off extremely well. =]
@neilsolaris
17 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, I bet he spent many hours at home preparing this.
@osito16
15 жыл бұрын
i love 2:04, lol you can tell he's trying so hard to sound bad but he still sounds good
@bohun28
17 жыл бұрын
I think it was the end of the masterclass and Heifetz wanted to end it on a lighthearted note, give the students something to smile or laugh about. As i said before, nobody even knows if this was a true story or if it was just a fairytale that Heifetz created so as to make a joke.
@pronins
17 жыл бұрын
This is so funny!!!! Considering the fact that Heifetz is probably the best performer of the Vieuxtemps 4th concerto in history.
@mpearsonmadrid
17 жыл бұрын
Some of these comments are extraordinary! This is a VERY funny clip from a very great violinist indeed. Heifetz may well have had a particular audition in mind but this is very, very clever. It is very difficult to play so 'badly' particuarly if you are Heifetz! Lighten up folks.
@duhhh86
16 жыл бұрын
i don't think i've ever met a more self-assured man than him in my entire life.
@winifredtrout1
2 жыл бұрын
Frankly ...he's naughty...wunderbar
@katarinaenright5404
4 жыл бұрын
As a beginner violinist if I could play this I’d be so proud lol
@NunaLuna
Жыл бұрын
I understand you well, I have the same situation))
@sternbergzookie
13 жыл бұрын
*twitch* Oh, Mr. Heifetz, you are cruel.
@sarbarnharble
17 жыл бұрын
I love this method. I had a Bulgarian teacher who did this to me after I played horribly. Worked like a charm. It's humiliating.
@nelsonabramento1042
10 жыл бұрын
Jamais imaginei que o mestre Heifetz fosse portador de tanto humor. É simplesmente fantástico.
@ViolinClassUSA
18 жыл бұрын
Oistrakh also used to imitate bad playing,only that was not filmed.There is nothing vicious about this famous uncanny imitation of bad playing we all heard countless times.Actually,Heifetz did not imitate anyone in particular, he just gave this 'label' as a 'title' for his little joke.Whats truly amazing is how well he could play so badly.As for his mean nature-it is a well-known fact; only it has nothing to do with the joke.You guys might consider some anger management counseling out there:)
@user-dg7jv6lt4y
4 жыл бұрын
Funny how impossible it is for Heifetz to play octaves out of tune😂
@pyotrskotnicki7098
2 жыл бұрын
How he can hold his emotionless face is beyond me
@wannabecat369
9 ай бұрын
Bro still can't hide his excellent technique!
@organicjuice
17 жыл бұрын
That put me in tears. I can't even play that much.
@henryvieuxtemps2381
5 жыл бұрын
Hihihi! Trop drôle! Je regarde en boucle! Pauvre Vieuxtemps!
@aimson
17 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite violin clip of all time! Notice how the chick on the far right isn't laughing much...
@Benjamin-bq7tc
Ай бұрын
The whole thing was funny, but when he did those pizz. chords, he got me :-)
@vladiinsky
2 жыл бұрын
the original shred! love it
@sneddypie
4 жыл бұрын
its good to know he had a sense of humor
@jonathancaramin
15 жыл бұрын
it's the fourth concerto by Henry Vieuxtemps, and there is a good rendition by Heifetz on youtube.
@raoultak
4 жыл бұрын
WOW, never heard mr. H play so well.
@Robert...Schrey
5 ай бұрын
they who laugh, don‘t understand that he’s mimicking them. 😂
@robotnik77
17 жыл бұрын
I never knew Jack Benny auditioned for Heifetz!
@violinia
16 жыл бұрын
Another comment - the audience's laughter is probably mostly down to their relief at not being the butt of Heifetz's 'joke' themselves.
@chriss6356
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine being that student auditioning and seeing this youtube video all these years later and knowing that Heifetz secretely roasted you to everyone.
@bohun28
17 жыл бұрын
I love it-I already thought that Heifetz was the best, now that I know he had a good sense of humour as well-I love him all the more. For all you sensitive little children, I hope you don't play anything because God forbid anyone tells you you're not very good and you'll likely burst into tears!
@violinia
16 жыл бұрын
The laughter from everyone there is sycophantic and nauseating in the extreme; I wonder how many of them could have played for Heifetz without succumbing to a fit of nerves?
@sarahxboxbeara
14 жыл бұрын
still better than me!
@AnitaMay
17 жыл бұрын
usted q le pase? Es uno de los mejores violinistas en el mundo! y q buen humor tiene el? Es una de las mas grandes personas de la istoria de la musica!
@breckon2684
3 жыл бұрын
I know that I'm the biggest nerd when I laughed at this
@TomBarrister
17 жыл бұрын
For starters, Heifetz (years later) admitted to one of the students that he had made the whole thing up and had never had to endure the mentioned "audition". There's no question that he was a first-class asshole. That doesn't take away from his musicianship and ability to put feeling into his interpretations, even if he didn't show the same emotions on his face.
@TomBarrister
17 жыл бұрын
This is the opening movement to Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto number 4.
@sharlesin
16 жыл бұрын
Heifetz original 1935 recording of this movement is now on KZitem.Laugh and compare!
@user-gz2rs4lw3b
2 жыл бұрын
Por favor nunca levanten este video ...perdón pero me enseña muchísimo más q cualquier maestro desde Las tse o Confucio hasta la actualidad ...primavera 2022 en Argentina y su muerte fue en la primavera argentina de 1989
@sandorfarkas7898
2 жыл бұрын
Uramisten ilyen is van nem hiszek a fülemnek Tulajdonképpen egy ekkora hegedűművész A világ legjobbja lehetetlenség hogy tudta így megoldani
@winrx
17 жыл бұрын
He just imitated 75% of the "violinists" on youtube! lol
@fidicen73
13 жыл бұрын
@Adorado31 They weren't actors. They were advanced students at a Heifetz violin workshop (which is on YT). Their laughter must have been a natural reaction to the very tough workshop and criticism they'd all just been through. Heifetz's spoof audition wasn't just for fun, there was a serious teaching purpose behind it. Remember that those students would soon be auditioning for top orchestral jobs, and perhaps one day would be teaching and even judging auditions themselves.
@Wishrachi
12 жыл бұрын
Laughter is contagious! haha
@SpookyWatcher
13 жыл бұрын
He's playing Vieuxtemps concerto nr. 4 1st part... Very beautiful concert though, listen to original too...:)
@NicoloEugelmi001
15 жыл бұрын
My impression is that Heifetz is presenting an amalgam of bad violin playing under the guise of a bad audition, and not imitating anyone in particular. In other words, he's telling a joke deadpan. I think it's hilarious.
@ТатьянаПерминова-ф2ч
Жыл бұрын
Как будто посмотрела немое кино с. Чарли. Чаплиным! Музыканты улыбаются.😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
@abelpalmer552
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine this POOR GUY who had to audition for Heifetz
@zinam5795
3 жыл бұрын
He's absolutely serious---very good humor!.... To need study by "everybody 's" mistakes "....
@Bevanclan
17 жыл бұрын
must be hard for someone this good to get it wrong on purpose..
@the4toedjoe
16 жыл бұрын
Haha, he plays better than I do in this video!
@suren1409
15 жыл бұрын
no puede tocar mal,es el interpretacion mas bella entre los malos!!hasta aqui es el mejor
@FiddlerKim
14 жыл бұрын
You know, it's really not easy to play like that intentionally, what a play!
@staccatofiddler
15 жыл бұрын
With no doubt Heifetz was the greatest virtuoso of the past century and he came immediately after Paganini for his technique. But here for me Heifetz was a bitch: it isn't correct to make this imitation because every violinist who made an audition for Heifetz could get nervous towards him and probably this pupil studied also a lot in order to prepare this audition. I think that someone of us who is laughing now for this could be very scared making an audition like that.
@a.krishna3924
5 жыл бұрын
2:00 - 2:04 sounds like middle eastern music then cabaret
@kalr737
17 жыл бұрын
Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto No. 4 in D ma, Op.31 - Andante - Moderato
@gnatural
15 жыл бұрын
no, i mean exactly what i said, there are people who practice for hours on end, and struggle with their craft, but because it may not be their talent, they cannot match the level of a heifitz. that the point i was trying to make.
@somebodys7404
4 жыл бұрын
Years before TwoSetViolin was a thing...
@nidurnevets
11 жыл бұрын
There was a tradition of imitating bad violin playing which still existed in those days. The comedian Jack Benny based a lot of the character he played on playing very badly on the violin, but thinking he was great. In real life, he is said to have played reasonably well. He and Heifetz were friends, and at least once did a skit together at a concert.
@Jaesango
16 жыл бұрын
hell i wish i can play like that
@SHINeecow
11 жыл бұрын
still better than most people.
@julgarner1
16 жыл бұрын
Great stuff - somehow i feel like i've been laughed at! Bet I sounded like that when i played to Starker...
@bergkalis
13 жыл бұрын
Just the Greatest of all! What is the work he is playing?
@kolya_n
4 ай бұрын
Vieuxtemps Violin concerto no.4
@Jctankk
14 жыл бұрын
@olympian1980 Menuhin is still one of the greats.
@00Eregos00
15 жыл бұрын
Take this video with some context and a grain of salt. These are professional musicians having a bit of fun, with some educational value too - Even knowing the mistakes takes knowledge of the violin.
@DualThunder
16 жыл бұрын
L M F A O . Both violin virtuoso and comedy genius.
@eckarteckart
17 жыл бұрын
Great! Great! Great!
@fernandoarbe
6 жыл бұрын
Could you the name of the song and how does it sound with right notes and dynamics? I would like to listen both versions.
@cassandra5322
15 жыл бұрын
hahah his vibrato is so funny!
@MythicalThing
Жыл бұрын
My 16th runs be like:
@OrlandoAponte
14 жыл бұрын
@olympian1980 Haha you're so right, like in his video of the Bruch violin concerto
@duhhh86
17 жыл бұрын
hilarious! he's a cool guy man...
@duhhh86
15 жыл бұрын
sigh...when he gives direct criticism, you all blame him. when he does it in a humorous way, you blame him as well. i think what he does in this vid is a wonderful way of bringing across what one should avoid in violin-playing. he isn't simply "putting shit on work of everybody" alright...stop being so sensitive.
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