David Oistrakh Beethoven Violin Concerto Mvt. 1 Part 1

stickitupyapipe Says:

Jul 21, 2011 - I agree wirth your opening statement, as well as your second. Your third is wrong however. Hey, well done. Two outta three ain´t bad.

AcademiaDeSeduccion Says:

Jul 22, 2011 - yeah, two out of three on my first comment

leonardotmcosta Says:

Aug 23, 2011 - Even though I prefer Heifetz, technically speaking, I'd rather listen to Oistrakh missing 100 notes, because of his feeling

FliptopTwister Says:

Oct 25, 2011 - Im playing this at the moment. I want to know how do people feel when they listen to this concerto. Does it sound really great or just a whole heap of arpeggios and scales going up and down?? Cos thats the feeling i get when im learning the notes at the moment.....Please discuss with me. :)

dghuggs Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - Fliptop, that's the point of the whole movement. The soloist only get bits and pieces of the melody, the rest is pure obligato. Again, groundbreaking by Mr. Beethoven. Only at the very end of the movement does the soloist get a solid line of the melody, the rest of the time it belongs to the orchestra. Fantastic.

gnatural Says:

Nov 3, 2011 - That is the hardest part of the concerto, is making music with the scales and arpeggios. this is why it is considered to be one of the hardest concertos in the repertoire. sure the notes are easy, but the music is not.

danimal24585 Says:

Nov 10, 2011 - Just because you can play Fur Elise doesn't mean you can play Beethoven

danimal24585 Says:

Nov 10, 2011 - I was half expecting the killing curse to fly from Boult's wand because he KILLLED it! Brilliant!

240soundwave Says:

Nov 11, 2011 - i want me one of them drums

240soundwave Says:

Nov 16, 2011 - needs more cow bell

goodchessactor Says:

Nov 19, 2011 - No females in the orchestra.  A different era.

Itisnanful Says:

Nov 22, 2011 - I prefer this than Heifetz's version

Teregliff16 Says:

Dec 3, 2011 - listen to hilary hahn play it then you'll get it

Rickriquinho Says:

Dec 4, 2011 - The orchestra is a little bit soft for my taste...

Emile006 Says:

Jan 7, 2012 - @stickitupyapipe playing a violin has everything to do with purity of your soul, and by the way, I tought that Zimmermann was a pianist. Since when is a violin comparable to a piano?

geoffwoade Says:

Feb 15, 2012 - our orchestra is playing this tomorrow, it's a great piece, but the solo is an absolute brute

addisonastroff Says:

Feb 29, 2012 - hahah the orchestra is all men. classic

katekor44 Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - hes IS the king of violists

christina6704 Says:

Mar 31, 2012 - listen to joshua bell version and remember me !!

FriendlyCroock Says:

May 5, 2012 - vulgar words you got there

FriendlyCroock Says:

May 5, 2012 - it was a different fashion that`s alla lot of opera singers and choir singers were women

caversgreen Says:

May 8, 2012 - Simply wonderful. Never forget hearing him play the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky in RAH when I was a student at the RCM.

meryldepp Says:

May 10, 2012 - 4:35 : did he do that on purpose or what ? ! haha