We Just Offended This World-Class Violinist
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- 00:00 Intro
00:54 Round 1 - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
05:33 Round 2 - Brahms Violin Concerto
09:04 Round 3 - Bach Chaconne no. 2 in D minor
11:15 Round 4 - Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5
14:29 Round 5 - Paganini Caprice no. 5
17:01 Round 6 - Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
20:57 Round 7 - Ysaye Sonata no. 3 (Ballade)
25:14 Round 8 - Bach Double Violin Concerto
29:24 Outro
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Only Brett can say "a powerful g string" when commenting on a violinist. Exceptional hearing by Brett and Eddy.
They should make a merch with that written with a violin picture
Why am I thinking of another type of g string lol
Man Brett, if you talk about a womans g-string, you don't do it on the internet for everyone to see.
Took me a good 5 min to figure it out lol
Actually laughed out loud with this one, thanks mate xD
I really liked this because it explained to me as a rock musician what to listen for. I don't pretend to understand the classical world, and hearing you guys explain why someone sounds the way they do is great entertainment and education at the same time.
As a metal head I’ve found that a lot of classical music provides great inspiration for rhythms and ideas for riffs. Granted I’m not playing Animals as Leaders or periphery (more like parkway drive) but nonetheless these are really helpful with understanding tonality and atmosphere when creating new licks and riffs
This is exactly the point of view I'm coming from. I've been a rock fan my whole life but I'm slowly trying to learn about classical.
Yeah!
I too am a metal musician, but with classical heritage, from an entirely metalhead i turned a purebread classicalhead (?)
Haha im not so much metal, more classi 70s prog rock but I feel ya
The problem with Hilary Hahn is that even to the untrained ear it's too obvious how good she is
her intonation and expression is just inhuman
Like it was like very very obvious especially the third round
Right??? I mean listening to this made even more clear how amazing she is
its soulless
@@quest-cequecesttonvisage Nope. It isn't.
what i really love about this video is bret casually texting world-class violinists like: "hey guess what we are doing today? dont get mad pls, lots of love xoxo"
Don’t hesitate to be classical music nerds! As much as I enjoy your less serious videos, this right here is exactly why I love this channel : a fun mood and music nerdyness !
Same! I love the nerdy music videos the most 😊
hey brett and eddy, just wanted to let you guys know this is genuinely MY FAVOURITE TYPE OF CONTENT FROM THIS CHANNEL. it was pure joy playing along with you guys and listening to your thoughtful and precise analyses. there is something incredibly precious when you guys go full-on Classical Music Nerd Mode because your insights are the culmination of decades of studies and appreciation, and i love relishing in the knowledge and wisdom imparted and feeling enriched by it all. this video made my week.
thank you for this new year gift! hope you guys are taking some (...just SOME) time off practising to enjoy the festivities. happy year of the tiger
We need to upvote this comment!
This! There's basically nothing more lovely than when nerds get to nerd out about something they know a lot about. ^_^
You're so right! :)
Yes!! I agree as well!!!
Totally agree with you!!
I know many people have said this already, but I really really love when you guys get into this type of stuff, because this is - essentially - why I love you two so much: seeing my true passion represented. The nerdy passion-driven content is what I'm here for! ;) And the game/guessing type framework only adds to the fun; it gives musicians a chance to test their knowledge, and non-musicians a chance to expand their knowledge in an entertaining way!
I'm a noob to strings but there was something about Hilary's Chaconne that was just outstanding. Like, the others were great but hers was heavenly. I can't really describe it.
She plays Chaconne slower than original, but much more emotional and clear.
Others played it with sharp transition between phrases, while Hilary makes transition so smooth
@@DimkaTsv very nicely explained!!
@@DimkaTsv That's Hahn's famous articulation - even when she was young, her notes were always crystal-clear and extremely precise.
ikr!! i feel it too!!
im not even a musician but i love jazz and classical music.
same, I love her version, my favourite
This is INCREDIBLE content: Entertaining and exactly as nerdy as I signed up for. Please do more, watching you guys dissect pieces and share your thought process is incredible for non-musicians/beginners like me.
And it's great for us music nerds too :-)
I am guilty that I always forget to like. I want to hit like more. But sometimes videos is just "glad i watched it; next..."
This one I couldn't hit like fast enough.
you're right
This comment. Exactly!
Same! I’m an occasional musician (played for years-stopped in college-now play occasionally at home) but know very little of the dynamics of violin. Appreciated their breakdown of subtleties and this would be a great series for other instruments. Maybe they can bring in their friends who play the respective instrument for each video. I’d watch!
I hope Twoset see this comment because as a viewer I really like these kinda videos. I’m not a musician or have any kind of musical training, but I really enjoy these videos. It’s as much fun for me to watch as it is for you guys to make so please keep making this style of content. I get excited about it.
And thanks for opening up the classical music world to people like me. Cheers 🥂
Indeed these two guys will be remembered among the foremost music educators of the early 21st century.
Amazingly I did really well except for the last round, because of TwoSet I have listened to and watched
so many violinists, also at 67yrs old I have taken up Cello.
Honestly I almost got a clean sweep.....I just mixed Anne-Sophie Mutter and Ray Chen up.
Keep up the great work friend! I'm learning the violin by myself. It's hard to self teach with the violin.
@@Bloop9604 I tried Violin but an old left wrist break stoped me. I have found a good teacher for Cello, expensive but worth it.
I was a bit surprised that they took so long to recognize Mutter in that solo performance, I think Mutter has a really distinctive sound and her vibrato is instantly recognizable if you're familiar with it. I'm not the biggest fan of her because she sometimes takes too many liberties for my liking but she has such an incredibly beautiful and rich sound.
I'm happy for you
That's awesome; enjoy it! I really envy the sound cello can make, but I can't afford or fit a cello. :P However, I started violin as an adult a couple years ago, so we're in it together! Do your best. :)
It's honestly wild how skilled, musical and in tune Hilary is. She's so expressive without being overdone. It's incredible how fine and tasteful she is while still sounding strong.
she is one helluva violinist
yes.
That, is a very good description of her playing. Really great
I loved their reaction on hearing Hilary's chaconne. This was the first recording by her I ever heard, having never heard of her before, and I immediately fell in love with her playing. I had listened extensively to Menuhin's rugged and emotional recording from his teens, and played it myself religiously on the guitar. At some point I decided to look for other recordings out of curiosity, and stumbled upon Hilary's. My immediate reaction was "this is the shit right here!". I felt like I found the violin equivalent of Glenn Gould; she seemed to understand the piece better than anyone I've ever heard, and it was the most mature rendition of it I've ever heard, and she was only 17 !
If I have to choose only 1 piece of music to listen to for the rest of my life, it’s not even a contest. Hilary’s Chaconne is my definitive Bach experience.
I thought exactly the same when I heard Hillary's for the first time! Until I listened to Midori's. Both are really different but I love both versions equally, they are top top top quality
Personally I love Szeryng's and Shoji's interpretations the most (found in a super short playlist on my channel) but I look forward to hearing Kavakos playing it. I heard an excerpt (Adagio from Sonata 1) from a new recording he did of all the Bach sonatas and partitas and it was breathtaking.
Hilary's Chaconne has been mentioned a few times in the comments on this video. I just went & listened to it. Stunning.
As a non-musician but being able to identify mutter’s vibrato is like
I’M SO PROUD OF MYSELF 😂
it is so recognizable but yes be proud of you!!
She’s been sounding like an old man for quite some time now 😁
I could easily, EASILY, watch like 600 more hours of just this. I was just discussing you guys with my parents today and my father mentioned that his mother (a pianist) used to do this with her advanced students. A little group of them would gather together at their house and listen to a bunch of recordings of the same piece and then just sit there and discuss them (and my father would sit over in the next room and listen to them). I've forwarded this video to him. I think he'll enjoy it a lot as well!
same dude
then you can easily do 600 more hours of practice 🙂
As an amateur musician and non-violinist, these videos are the best kind of content on your channel! It’s fascinating to hear already well-known pieces played completely differently and see what those who know how to handle that instrument have to say about it.
as someone who doesn't really listen to classical music outside of TwoSet videos, it's so fun to listen to the nuances of each recording! Janine's interpretation of the Mendelssohn was so gorgeous I can already feel a downward spiral coming...
Samee!!!!
I agree! Hope they do more of this, it's both interesting and educational.
Yeah I really like how expressive she was. You can feel the emotions of the piece.
I somehow just found out about this recording of Hilary's Chaconne and holy moly imma go listen to that right now, her Brahms concerto is already one of my favorite recordings *ever*
... and Anne Sophie's Saint Saens.
THIS VIDEO IS GOLD
We get educated about what to listen for from the playing of these top violinists
And of course Twoset nerding out about what they love is the best thing!
I will always recognize Hillary's playing, she has a very unique crisp tone and a perfect sort of bow scratch in between notes. She really knows how to scratch a musical itch!!
Her vibrato is also very distinct in that every note has the same amount of vibrato. Crisp, even vibrato.
Brett & Eddy: I'm hoping you guys make more videos like this. For me this is the type of content that I kind of feel like I always waited for when I hit that subscribe button. The nerdier the better, you know, stuff loaded with music theories and playing techniques/styles and backstories of musicians...etc.,etc. These juicy stuff had my ears perked up and at the end of every single one, because you guys and your team are so good at upping the game, there was an inner standing ovation on my side, as I ALWAYS played along. I also enjoyed all of your less-heavily-about-music stuff. They are absolutely delightful. But truly, this is the type of video that's worth the weight in gold.
This type of videos are so interesting for non-musicians like me while still being super entertaining!! Keep it up guys lovely content!!
Yes! I learned so much. Really hope they do more of this kind of videos.
I think most of their subscribers are not musicians 😂😂😂😂 just people who have broad musical taste and like their personalities 😌✨👌🏻😂
same here bro
Even as a non-musician I genuinely enjoy this kind of nerdy classical music stuff! It‘s both funny and educational
Same. I get my classical info from TS. I listen and select the one I like and add to my playlist.
poor guy got his comment stolen by some bot
This comment got stolen by one of the verified bots sadly,
Classical nerd, here. Please keep this type of content coming! I love focusing on the slight differences between the greats. It really humanizes them
For some reason, Christian Li's performance of Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso was my favorite. To me, that piece sounds best when played with a more "childlike" playstyle, intricate, on time and careful as opposed to more emotional and taking more liberties with tempo. All to say, it was beautiful.
Just a guitarist over here…. I was AMAZED at the attention to detail you two exhibit here. I doubt I could tell different guitarists apart when they are playing the same song. But, after watching this, I can’t help but wonder why I’m not pushing myself to that level of understanding.
So, you know, I’m not a violinist or even classically trained. But I find this very inspiring. I need to improve, time to go practice :)
The more you listen, the more you will hear. I'm sure you could easily learn to tell guitarists apart (since it's the instrument you're most familiar with). And teaching yourself to listen to the nuances really will pay off for your own playing. 👍
@@elissahunt I’ll keep that in mind, thanks for the encouragement :)
In classical music the differences are more noticeable because everyone is trying to play it exactly right. Only after that they add interpretation.
Non-classical is often less strict so you need to listen to other properties maybe to tell them apart. Don't know if its easier or harder because of that.
If you ever get the chance (and I know it's hard), study Classical guitar; the degree of technical excellent imparted by a classical musical education is astounding, and it'll give you more skills to apply in any style you play.
Well if one of them is someone like Gutherie Govan and another is the artist himself, you'll find a hard time finding differences between the two. Lol.
Popular opinion:
TwoSet should do more of those videos❤️
Yeah agree!
But in piano
10:00 it really is amazing how much more moving this was. The clarity and emotion is outstanding, even for someone who isn't classically trained at all. Bravo, Hilary!
I just love hearing Chloe Chua play - she is so technically amazing but also has passion and power beyond her years
So incredibly interesting
🎻🎼🎻
Excellent video guys!
I love how clear Brett and Eddy can be about WHY they chose who they chose. Being able to describe that is not easy.
Yee. As a non musician, I got some of them right but I wouldn’t be able to describe
Guys this was so much fun!!!!!!!!! My dad is a professional violinist, and I grew up listening to this stuff. While I love the more casual content you do as well, this is the kind of stuff I really watch for. I guess I might be in the minority. By the way I was able to guess 14 musicians correctly. That's not taking into account that I accidentally saw bits of the video for a couple of the rounds (if I saw it, I didn't count it as a right guess). By the way, I wish the editor would put more of a warning when the video is going to start, for those of us who want to play along.
Also I guess it's a good thing it was Ray you offended, since he's your friend and will (hopefully) forgive you.
agreed on the adding a warning!!! loved the content just wished it was easier to play along :(
yup..
Why didn't they know it was Mutter immediately? Stood out to me immediately, weird they needed it played a second time.
And, not trying to be mean, Ray just isn't as great of a musician.
@@liloruf2838 Ray could be one of the greatest some years later when he reaches the peak of his career tho, he's still considered young in the classical music industry
I know right! I think showing the violinists playing during the guessing totally ruined it. But after - that’s great!
@@liloruf2838 Regardless of some things, I love the richness his Strad offers, the recent and well-recorded renditions, and the way his music flows in a way that does not seem "too perfect," but which you can tell he is thoroughly involved in what he is playing.
holy sheesh. at 9:56 I teared up a bit bcs of how strong the sound resonant in my ears. can say that bit tugged my heart holy
I actually wanna thank you two for introducing me to Augustin Hadelich. He wasn't really on my radar before I started watching this channel, and now he might be my favourite violinist. I got to hear him perform live in Vienna last week, which was completely amazing, and the CZcams video of him playing Tchaikovsky with the FRSO is probably my favourite performance of this concerto (sorry Brett, yours is great too ofc!)
hadelich is easily he best, both technique and interpretation
This was so fun! I closed my eyes because, as a violinist, I wanted to test myself. I think showing the answers during the test for the non-violinists was good, but I had fun testing myself, and I did pretty well! 😁
Violinist here as well, I had 100% right until the last one :( That was a really fun video
Happy Chinese Lunar New Year guys!! Just want to say you guys are awesome!! Let's be together for another year and also many years ahead!! Lots of love and respect!!
Happy chinese lunar new year to all chinese brother s beyond the border.
Happy Chinese New Year :DD
You too!:)
Happy Chinese New Year!
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THIS WAS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO!! As a pianist, I could only pick apart some of the nuances between each performer. But Brett and Eddy had so many good things to say that I didn't even notice until hearing the performance the second time!
I would so love the same video, but even nerdier : take only one piece, three to four recordings, and a 15min long comparison...
Videos like this are why me (and many others I presume ) love this channel. You are natural and seem to genuinely enjoy it, and us classical music nerds love the discussion, play along and enjoy every second of it! Very much preferable to clickbaity and fake reactions videos, but I understand it's CZcams, hate the game, not the players. Anyway, if you keep videos like this coming, I'm sure you'll keep many people happy. Thank you guys, really appreciate your work!
I love these videos too, but I think the variety of content is part of their success and charm. And offering the mix lures people into learning and appreciating the music itself.
@@susanbryant6516 I agree it's good with a variety of content, I just wish they would do a bit more of this kind and some less of the others.
I only just saw this video is 30 min long and I am happy
30 minutes of TwoSet being stressed and fangirling over violinists. Couldn't ask for more.
I can guarantee you guys this episode is both very very enjoyable and educational at the same time. There's nothing better in this world than seeing you guys being absolute classical nerds and explain why someone sounds the way they do. Please do more of this!!!!!
This is so far one of my favorite videos on this channel (and I've watched at least 75% of the video here)! A lot of people don't get the classical music is not just about expertise (which can be proven in your "classical and pop musicians eye to eye" video) but so much of it is still about artistic choices and articulations. Please please do more of these and maybe invite musicians who play other instruments to do something similar, like, differentiating different cellists lol
Having listened to Chloe's Ysaye *literally* hundreds of times, and Augustin's Ysaye about a couple dozen times (and Hilary's a couple of times, which is enough to note the more atypical phrasing), it made Round 7 trivially easy to play. I'm not sure I'll ever forget Chloe's recording for the rest of my life (that room she was in has great reverb, and she makes excellent use of that reverb). Funnily enough, Augustin's style is so distinctive that, only ever having heard his Ysaye and nothing else, his style was still clear as day for Pag 5 as well, which made that round pretty easy. Brett and Eddy, I totally recommend you compare Augustin's Ysaye for comparison too, it's almost as great as Chloe's recording. (Also, there is a super dope piano transcription of Ysaye 3, and that arrangement drives home Vengerov's comment about it being so harmonically rich as to be chamber music more than solo music. Recommend that everyone check out that piano version too)
PS Here's another fun fact: only Augustin plays the final note of Ysaye 3 on the correct rhythm. Literally everyone else, Chloe, Hilary, Maxim, and the piano transcription all play the final note with an extra rest inserted before it, which sounds super strange. Augustin is much better in this regard.
I just wished they had played all of Vengerov's Ysaye, because it's my favorite!
I'm the same but with the Chaconne. I know by heart how Hilary phrases every part of that piece 🤣
@@vdinh143 Hilary's Chaconne is my favorite, too.
Hilary's Chaconne is also easy to identify because her version is the slowest I'm aware of. My favorite is probably Szeryng, there's an amazing live version on CZcams. I can also recommend Ehnes' version and the 1956 recording of Yehudi Menuhin who reaches levels of intensity in some of the arpeggio sections that are absolutely mindblowing.
I don't play violin but I've been watching TwoSet for almost 2 years now. I played along with my phone turned down so I couldn't see who's who. I made zero mistakes from the 3th round on and paused each round to make a choice and not guess. It's insane that I can really hear the difference between each violinist so clearly now. I can really tell when it's Anne Sophie, or Maxim, Hillary, Ray, Chloe etc. Well done TwoSet ❤️
I always loved the idea that people's personalities/essences can be discerned from others by the way that they do things, even if it is something structured, and this video is such a good example of that! Even when the musicians are all playing the same pieces, there are still characteristic bits of each performer that naturally result because of who that person is and how they want their piece expressed. Great video!
This! I got to see James Ehnes live playing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, and like with his Mendelssohn, I noticed how brisk, clean and crisp he was and there was an onwards pulse throughout, if that makes sense. It felt like I could recognise his violin personality!
This was epic, loved it! It shows that even though the notes are the same on paper the player determines the mood and colour through their own style of playing and it is simply beautiful.
Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger! Twoset and Twosetters, good health and keep practicing.
Wow, this was really insightful. Helped me understand the styles and interpretations that these world class violinists would make of very difficult and beautiful pieces. Hilary is such an amazing violinist!
The first round was amazing:
#1 was a hopeless romantic
#2 was a man in pursuit of love
#3 was the innocence of a girl dreaming of love to come
As someone who doesn't listen to classical music outside of this channel, I greatly enjoyed this video. It was cool to hear the different ways the pieces were expressed, since I don't usually go out of my way to hear direct comparisons. Also, it was great to see you guys recognize Hilary Hahn every time and get so excited. Very wholesome
9:59 I had no idea who was who, but when I heard that powerful, clear, and resonant chord, I had goosebumps as if I were somehow listening to Bach himself play the fiddle in heaven. So beautiful! It had to be Hilary; the others were good -- one even had very obvious Baroque tuning that immediately stood out --, but only her performance really felt excellently authentic.
I also was amazed how clearly Hilary stood out. An awesome violinist!
Shivers
This comment has a strong vibe of "Of course Russell Westbrook is better than Wilt Chamberlain, mostly because I have no idea who Wilt Chamberlain is".
I closed my eyes and played along, and what I found as a non-classical musician was:
1/ The playing styles of the masters in the past were very different from the modern ones.
2/ Female soloists do sound more 'feminine' and have a quality that's not present in the male soloists.
3/ Young prodigies are a bit less 'expressive' compared to the others, even though they have very fine skills.
Thanks TwoSet for teaching me so much about classical music with all those entertaining videos
That third point was actually surprising to me. I never realized until now that there is so much difference in expression based on the age, but it was clear to me while watching this.
I absolutely agree with you about being able to hear if a performer sounds "female". That has always fascinated me.
I didn't feel the women played "female" but somehow more powerful, determined and passionate than the men. Somehow more "risky". Can't really say why. I very much agree with 1 and 3 :)
Definitely agree with 1 and 3, though for 2 I feel this applies more for fast energetic pieces like the Mozart round than for slow pieces like the chaconne, where Hahn was just being Hahn, absolutely stunning.
2/ Female soloists do sound more 'feminine' and have a quality that's not present in the male soloists.
This is definitely not true. It entirely depends on the player, however you qualify "feminine" playing.
Can we have another of this kind of guessing video? It's so interesting to learn the difference between those masters like real hard!
This was fun, please do more of these! As someone who doesn’t play an instrument or even know 90% of these soloist it was really interesting to hear how different the same piece sounds with different soloist. And I was actually able to successfully guess some of these, just by the sound of their experience, tone, or hearing them earlier from the prior pieces. Really enjoyed listening to your guy’s explanation too; it helped put into perspective of how I was feeling about each play style
TwoSet are the only people that can make classic music so interesting for me. This was a great episode guys. Nail-biting stuff.
I would love more of this content. However, if Twosetviolin is concerned about what their fans want, maybe just upload such videos like monthly or in big gaps so as too focus on other things too. I'd also love hearing them play more of the submitted fan compositions! I always enjoy listen to them playing!
I usually don't comment on your videos (even though I watch every single one), but I had to for this one to say that I LOVE THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS. Even though it was 30 mins it went by so fast because I was so captivated by each performance and your thoughts on them. As a beginner violinist I really appreciate the insight into violin techniques, musicality, violinists etc.
Thank you Twoset for being amazing.
I lost count on how many times I watched this. It’s very impressive
It's very fascinating how each person interpret the pieces differently! I love twosetnerds so much please do more of these nerdy contents
I think the difference between a different piece and a different interpretation is not clear-cut, at least in terms of what changes are permitted.
It's funny how, thanks to Twoset's influence, I can pinpoint performances by Hilary Hahn, Janine Jensen, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Ray Chen, and Chloe Chua, even though I'm a non-musician lol. I couldn't recognize the others' performances mainly bc I've never heard of them and so never listened to them. I guess it's time for me to expand my classical music playlist :D
Mee too!!!!
BTW yall are my reason to picking my violin back up. My last big hoorah was my senior recital in 2014. I kind of put it away for a few years. FF to 2021 I started watching y'all and got the passion for playing violin back. For Christmas I was gifted new strings and the money to rehair the bow. It's finally back in working order. Thank you guys 😍 y'all are awesome.
Best of luck with your return to violin playing! Hope you enjoy it :)
It’s only been a year but how’s the violin journey going?
I adore how educational, informative, and entertaining yall are. This was a great episode!
When you get down to it, every player has their own unique vibrato, the way they bow, the way they move from note to note, a certain flair and/or way they play. After a while, you can kind of recognize them.
Or you just listen to so many recordings all the time that you recognize them that way...
Well put
I loved this video. ❤️❤️❤️ I was only 4 minutes into it before I interrupted my husband to tell him about how I listening to classical music on a nerd level.
When I was a child, music was the most important thing in our home. My dad has perfect pitch, and a musical performance degree. He insisted that my brother and I take classical lessons for decades. We always went to showrooms to play various instruments before purchasing/upgrading to a new one.
My mom, who has no musical training, could never tell the difference between the instruments. My brother, dad, and I can all tell the difference based on wood, and luthier. Not to mention a brand new instrument versus one that's been around a while. My dad plays classical guitar, my brother plays guitar and piano, and I play piano and harp.
I'm so in love with this type of video. I'm planning on watching it again this evening with my kids when they're home from school. I want them to hear the nuanced differences between performances, and the individual choices the musicians make. They're all excellent, but they each have their own different interpretive style. That's what I'm hoping my kids will learn as they continue to study music.
Thanks for nerding out over music. I loved it!
Man I love your videos guys. I could rewatch all your videos like every few months and I am not even a professional musician. I can't quite understand the very technical stuff, but from your explainings I could also feel the differences in the tiny bits.
I think why many people don't listen to classical stuff is because they don't understand why it is so amazing. For me it was the same. I liked the very popular pieces but since I watch your videos I am dedicated to learn other classical pieces, even if it's just for intermediate beginners.
Thank you guys and keep up with the good work!
PS: I know that this comment comes late, but I just felt like I needed to form my feelings into written words :D
And notice everyone, that at no time do either of these guys say that one performer is "better" than another, or that one player is "the best." They obviously like Hilary's playing very much, but don't put down any other player, although they do point out problems they hear, like Joshua Bell rushing. (Hey folks, it happens.)
So rather than trying to name one performer as the best, or give him or her some kind of superior designation, let's just enjoy these great artists as individuals, and realize that this is not a competition, it's just emotional expression. Any one of us may relate or respond to a particular performer in our own way, and it doesn't have to be framed as a competition, and in fact, it's rather ridiculous to even try.
I’d pay good money to see any of these brilliant musicians perform…
This was pure joy- watching Brett and Eddy's excitement at some of the soloists 😌 especially Eddy bouncing up and down!
These kind of videos are among my absolute favorites. Listening to great music played by fantastic musicians commented by Brett and Eddy - it just don't gett better than that!
Loved this! I feel like Anne-Sophie Mutter's violin has more of a "smokey" sound - not as "clean" and sharp as some of the others. And I love what you said about Hilary - after that first comment I was able to pick her out in every example!
I'm pretty late to the video but I'm amazed at myself for even tell Hilary Hann's violin apart from other violinists. Her intonations are truly vibrant and expressive.
One of the most enjoyable episodes lately😌 It's both entertaining and educational to see professional players giving fascinating insights into the nuance of the music performed by distinctive world-class performers. Kinda a brief but lovely guidance on enjoying good music more in depth! 👍
Just echoing everybody else, the best thing about this is hearing how you analyze each piece's sound and the little things that make each one unique. And I love hearing all the pieces next to each other, and hearing their differences. Like, in the Ysaye set, they were all obviously beautiful, but Hillary Hahn was the only performance that legit gave me goosebumps listening to it.
Love love love how you described everyone’s styles and what to look for. The video felt like it flew by and it was so much fun!
Please do more of these, this was super fun to play along with (even as a non-musician)!
This was fascinating to me like I'm not a musician by any means but I could pick up the differences in the way the violinists showed their colors and it was a really nice experience I really loved this video ❤❤
Started watching Twoset around 3M, and ever since then i listened to classical music. This video is like a midterm exam to test how much did i learn hahaha. It's so nice to see i can answer some of them correctly! You guys are awesome!!!
As a non violinist, I'm very happy and thankful to Ling Ling Academy for the education, that I could play along and get quite a few correct!! :) Thanks TwoSet for all the awesome content and knowledge you are bringing to the world!
Also Hope you guys have some time for rest and reunion with family and people you love, esp. over the Lunar New Year season!! :) Love you both and the team!
Twoset: GO PRACTICE
Me, who's watching this at like 1 am while everyone else in my house is slepping:
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............................................
As a person who doesnt play an instrument, these vids help me learn how to enjoy classical music and I would love to see more
for the 100% in tune notes its either hilary, james or AUGUSTIN HADELICH. if yall in the comment section haven't given him a listen yet please do yourselves a favor !!! he is PERFECT but not in a robotic way, my favorite violinist
I love him. I don't know why he's not as popular as other soloists. He's so good.
@@Eyiba07 I KNOW!!! i wish twoset would talk more about him haha. i saw him live and i couldn't believe my ears/eyes. i've never witnessed anything as perfect as his playing.
@@tttenebre I wish I could just watch him live. I envy you.
I heard him live playing Beethoven violin concerto and his sound is just SO SWEET
Hadelich himself went to Twoset’s world tour back then in 2018/2019. Not only he’s amazing violinist, he has beautiful heart too
hi with you two, first of all I want to thank you because you make classical music cool. what I want to say is that I hope you know how lucky you are because your mother and father gave you a chance to play music when you were children. I play electric bass, sorry😉. I started when I was 18 years old, my dream has always been to play the cello, but that was not listened to when I was little, I had to drive motor sports. I found out that life is fragile as I have been very, very close to the love of my life, my wife, dying of a blood clot. she is 50% paralyzed, but she is ok today as you can be, but she is very affected by a blood clot in the brain, but I am so grateful that I have her. we are both 43 years old today and a year ago I decided to start playing the cello. but promise me to tell the students you have what a great gift they have received from their mother and father. Sincerely. Alf
I played the violin when I was 11-13 and enjoyed it but I think it was my teacher who made it fun and he was definitely more of an old school kind of player and he played in the San Francisco Orchestra. Anyway, during my last year, the Bach Double was the last piece of music he gave to us more advanced/exceptional students, myself included, but it was definitely out of my comfort level and I didn't practice nearly enough as much as I needed to to be good. So listening to these amazing musicians play the Bach Double really brings back memories and makes me want to pick up the violin again just to be able to cross it off my bucket list. That said, it's well over 20 years since I last picked up a violin and I doubt I'd be able to even play it properly anymore. Still though, being able to listen to the Bach Double in its entirely is a treat since I was never able to fully learn/play it.
新年快樂! 虎年行大運!🐯✨🎇
You guys literally don't know how much you brighten up my day whenever a new video is posted.
I wish you two the best, and don't forget to practice🎻🎻🎻
✨雙琴俠超帥的✨
happy new year fellas
新年快乐！🐯
I love hearing you guys talk about classical music! It actually really helps me improve (even though I play flute) when knowing what you guys listen out for as an audience member!
P.s. I'd love a video on tips for playing with other musicians! I get confused because there are so many sounds it's hard to concentrate. 😅
I love this kind of video so much, it shows the different characteristics between each violinist and how the same piece could feel and sound so different
Those were some truly jaw-dropping performances.
Love those listening challenges and Twoset games in genral!!! Also: happy tiger mum year 🎉🎉. 新年快樂
the Chloe, Hillary, Maxim round absolutely destroyed me they were all so epiccc
I don't play classical or know much outside of twoset, but I got the first 2 rounds right just because I've watched other videos where the world-class violinists appeared as guests/collabs and remembered the observations Brett and Eddy had about their play styles. You would think it would be harder to tell the difference, but each violinist has a very distinct and unique personality when they play and that gave it away for a non-musical person like me (I like music and try to put effort into listening to the details, but I am not musically trained or know all the nuances when it comes to playing). So cool!
Editor-san! You are amazing! And i just love the way you synchronize the boys' onomatopoeia to the playing, not all the time, but it's a nice touch to do
Love the nerdy stuff!!! And I'm impressed how many non-musicians or non-classical musicians in the comments say they love it too... 😍 ...keep it coming
Listening to this with fireworks in the background during Chinese New Year is literally just pain
It reminds me of what we did in musicology master degree classroom, just a bit popularized and with just a fiew less scores and analysis. But even technical terms to describe differences are present, so that's great :3
I totally hear the differences and I never thought I would!
New videos every day?!
Honestly we won't mind if you guys take some rest
Thank you for the videos, Twoset and their crew including editor-san for your awesome editing!
Editor San must have a lot of work omg
@@mademoiselleetpasmadamesvp1482 that's why they're hiring editors
I love how they explain the difference and unique between the artists
Hope we get part two for this!
To answer your question, YES I LIKE THIS KIND OF VIDEO!! I tried to play along and got 10pts!! I actually wish editor san didn't reveal some of them so early cuz I ended up having to void my points. But this was a really fun exercise!! Also not familiar with some of the featured violinists here so it's nice to be introduced to their playing and style.
Echoing other commentors to say I also really like this type of content/video!!! Also big props to the prep team and editor-san bc it takes time and effort to compile all these pieces and create the line of this video story!!
I love so much you guys told us there were so many differences in one same piece by this way. It’s funny and educational as well. Looking forward the similar episodes.
Speaking from the non-player camp, I absolutely *loved* this video. I find it fascinating how you can take the differences in a performance, some of which I could actually hear myself, and tell with a fair amount of certainty and accuracy who was playing. That is actually interesting to me. When you add in your...*unique* reactions, which I always enjoy anyway, it becomes something that I would gladly watch more than once. I think this is a great new game for your channel; I would absolutely watch more videos like this! 👏👍👌
Came back to twoset for this kind of content 💙
I am so happy that I found TwoSet years ago. I went to my first live concert on saturday with Pinchas Zukerman and it was simply AmAAAAziiiing.
Listening live is such a different experience. I also started playing piano again 3 weeks ago because of Twoset. I found my old teacher and we are having much fun together. Thank you so mcuh for all of this. ♥ Love you all.