Attempting the HARDEST CHRISTMAS Song on the Violin (ft. Roman Kim)

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  • čas přidán 24. 12. 2023
  • I am the first CZcamsr in history to VLOG myself attempting a violin piece arranged by Roman Kim. Because Christmas season is here, I thought I would give you this treat, of seeing me suffer and playing this extremely difficult piece. I wonder if Paganini, the legendary violinist of our galaxy would be impressed by this. Nevertheless, Roman Kim is an absolute beast. If you want me to play more of Roman Kim arrangements, make sure to subscribe and like this video!
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Komentáře • 116

  • @Musicrafter12
    @Musicrafter12 Před 7 měsíci +56

    Legend says that Roman Kim has seen this video and posted about it on his Facebook.

  • @jessicawong3081
    @jessicawong3081 Před 7 měsíci +81

    Legend says that Roman Kim is Paganini and Lingling at the same time.

  • @DanleyBae
    @DanleyBae Před 7 měsíci +37

    And this is probably Roman Kim trying to create an easy Christmas arrangement for us mortals.

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +10

      Yeah, he's like, ill make the other arrangements exclusively so that I can only play them haha

  • @ankavoskuilen1725
    @ankavoskuilen1725 Před 7 měsíci +7

    The beauty of playing the violin is, that every violonist struggles with the instrument at his/her own level.
    So when you are not yet very good at it, it is comforting to know that.
    On the other hand it can be frustrating to know that you know you'll never reach a level at which you are happy with your playing.

  • @gavinthegamer7967
    @gavinthegamer7967 Před 7 měsíci +10

    Roman Kim is the type of guy to play Paganini as a warm up piece

  • @AM-6030
    @AM-6030 Před 7 měsíci +26

    We can feel the pain you endured in attempting this piece. Great job nonetheless, and a Merry Christmas to you as well!

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +2

      Thank you very much! Have wonderful holidays!

  • @chia_s_ee_d
    @chia_s_ee_d Před 7 měsíci +10

    Roman Kim is just mmmmm an alien, he’s Ling ling’s brother

  • @Tyler_Kwak
    @Tyler_Kwak Před 7 měsíci +4

    When you said "that was the highest note i ever heard in my life" He was playing a G7 with that Bb6. But the high note before that was a B7. The highest note on the violin I ever heard was a C8 in Paganini's 7th caprice .

  • @milanchristi7939
    @milanchristi7939 Před 7 měsíci +15

    You did very well! I'm a beginner of violin studies - I'd say you have a ton of experience under your belt. But Roman is just a f-r-e-a-k!! (But a cool freak!) Merry Christmas!

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +4

      I appreciate it! It was mostly me fooling around tho, I wanted to try and put a bit more effort into it but by the time I got to practice, Christmas was already here haha Merry Christmas!

  • @jessicawong3081
    @jessicawong3081 Před 7 měsíci +3

    4:19 is the definition of "cries in failure" (Okay, I've been commenting way too much)

  • @randylazer2894
    @randylazer2894 Před 6 měsíci +1

    You did a great job with music of a difficulty that approaches impossibility for all but the truly top tier of violinists.

  • @roslynbarratt6902
    @roslynbarratt6902 Před 6 měsíci +1

    We were entertained! I loved seeing your frustrations, it was extremely relatable. The amount of times I just can’t get a passage so I purposefully play it bad. I thought you did really well! I hope you had a good Christmas! 🎄

  • @eddiemerribaker
    @eddiemerribaker Před 7 měsíci +3

    Great content, as always. Love that you celebrate the great Roman Kim.

  • @ryuaoyama2580
    @ryuaoyama2580 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Not gonna lie, that was brave and it doesnt sounds that bad. You did very good y'know! Thank you for the amazing content. Merry Christmas and have a happy holiday with practicing more, hahaha!

  • @lauramunos4951
    @lauramunos4951 Před 7 měsíci +5

    As always, thanks for the entertainment! Merry Christmas! 🎄

  • @peaceabayomi2994
    @peaceabayomi2994 Před 6 měsíci

    Amazing😭😭😂😂😂your reaction at every level was epic 😂😂and you did great 😌🤝

  • @agent1149
    @agent1149 Před 7 měsíci +3

    This was a very entertaining video. I applaud you for even attempting this. I know it would probably be very difficult but I wouldn’t mind another video with the same format lol. Anyways I’m a little late but Merry Christmas and happy New Years!

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      Happy holidays to you too! What piece would you like me to cover in the same format?

  • @ebonykitsune5031
    @ebonykitsune5031 Před 5 měsíci

    Subscribed my guy, anything Roman plays is impossible for mortals. I swear he is a reincarnation of Paganini and we all just have to gaze in awe at his talent.
    You earned the subscription for just TRYING to play this. 👏 👏 ❤

  • @m4rcus988
    @m4rcus988 Před 7 měsíci

    oh cool we finally get a sequel to "God save the violinist". perfect for destroying christmas spirit. merry freaking christmas to all my fellow violinist out there who have difficult pieces to practice. u got this.

  • @israbokoo3220
    @israbokoo3220 Před 6 měsíci

    Recently suscribed to your channel!
    I'm beginning my violin playing journey this month and I love your sense of humour and joke delivery!
    Keep grinding man, we out here waching!

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 6 měsíci

      Thanks man! Really appreciate the kind words!

  • @alanberry5091
    @alanberry5091 Před 3 měsíci

    I think if you get his glasses you would be amazed at how well you could also play the violin.

  • @Sploinky_doinky
    @Sploinky_doinky Před 7 měsíci +2

    I really enjoyed this video merry Christmas ❤🎄

  • @neilcrossland
    @neilcrossland Před 5 měsíci

    Wonderful videos. You make light entertainment and fun of Roman Kim. You are pretty good yourself. I wish you every success in your career.

  • @georgewilliamkaqyinga4115
    @georgewilliamkaqyinga4115 Před 7 měsíci

    Just Believe me they're two Geniuses in this video...the guy doing this video is talented and virtuosic...

  • @Greenriver592
    @Greenriver592 Před 6 měsíci

    YOU are a pretty darn good violinist yourself!

  • @vendelius
    @vendelius Před 7 měsíci +1

    Dang... amazing

  • @RatorGrimender
    @RatorGrimender Před 7 měsíci +2

    The harmonics is crazy

  • @ThePuppetMaster429
    @ThePuppetMaster429 Před 7 měsíci +2

    As an student, that, SOMEHOW, composed a variation on god save ther king (on1st and 3rd position yes im pathetic) this motivates me to quit violin and understand that I will never reach his level! :DDDD Tysm Roman Kim!

  • @smithmusicstudies
    @smithmusicstudies Před 7 měsíci +2

    Merry Christmas! It still sounds good! 😂❤

  • @alexisburgos8387
    @alexisburgos8387 Před 6 měsíci

    Roman Kim is a Beast... the greatest violinist in actuallity for me

  • @happywolfie1980
    @happywolfie1980 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks for the entertainment, that's great effort! Have a great holiday season! 😂

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      Happy holidays! Thank you for the kind wishes!

  • @chia_s_ee_d
    @chia_s_ee_d Před 7 měsíci +15

    Roman Kim practices 4000 hrs a day

  • @MinhTran-gb8gv
    @MinhTran-gb8gv Před 6 měsíci +1

    FYI: This video is the first Vlog attempt of this piece, but maybe not the first video at trying it.
    A prodigy, KANG Tae-Kyum - a big fan of Roman Kim - did it 6 months ago.
    czcams.com/video/EHsmEVIyueU/video.html
    He also tried 'Dies Irae' live once:
    czcams.com/video/CYK-SUmD4d8/video.html

  • @agmaiocplayer3
    @agmaiocplayer3 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Roman Kim is literally related to Ling Ling at this point.

  • @christophe2570
    @christophe2570 Před 4 měsíci

    This is better than he gives himself credit for.

  • @christianemichelberger8245
    @christianemichelberger8245 Před 6 měsíci

    Hey, you're doing really great! Did you only practice 3 hours for this? WoooW, well done! I'm not sure I could even read all the notes all at once!

  • @renaudlapierre8091
    @renaudlapierre8091 Před 7 měsíci

    you're actually not embarrassing yourself at all... you sound good

  • @konjajeva
    @konjajeva Před 7 měsíci

    🥳

  • @elihyland4781
    @elihyland4781 Před 7 měsíci

    My new favorite channel of 2024

  • @rikuchun3748
    @rikuchun3748 Před 6 měsíci

    May you please be able to play a piece for us, your style of playing is very nice and soothing.

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you for the comment! I will some day! :)

  • @BradyJohnson397
    @BradyJohnson397 Před 7 měsíci

    My violin teacher played in a concert with him once and agreed that he is unbelievable.

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      Nice! Im curious, what did he play?

    • @BradyJohnson397
      @BradyJohnson397 Před 7 měsíci

      I didn’t ask but he played with the Greenville Symphony orchestra before COVID.

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      @@BradyJohnson397 it’s always been my dream to see him play live, and maybe record an interview with him!

    • @BradyJohnson397
      @BradyJohnson397 Před 7 měsíci

      That would be awesome

  • @loshisad3889
    @loshisad3889 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Amazing job dude! I would've given only in the second variation.
    Btw, have you got a score of the piece?

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +1

      There is a score created by Oscar David Orjuela Cruz. You can go check it out.

  • @alandoan1640
    @alandoan1640 Před 6 měsíci

    I like how easy already has artificial harmonics, and other Kim harmonics that I can’t play.

  • @wannabecat369
    @wannabecat369 Před 7 měsíci

    Listening to Roman Kim is enough to make a corpse turn into a man, a man turn into a child and a child turn into a god.

  • @user-jo2gg2dl1m
    @user-jo2gg2dl1m Před 4 měsíci

    7:55 IM DYING WHY DID HE BECOME THE PIXAR LAMP💀💀💀💀💀

  • @user-so7vi2nm3n
    @user-so7vi2nm3n Před 7 měsíci

    🇨🇦👍

  • @Creationhorse
    @Creationhorse Před 7 měsíci +3

    I enjoyed your playing and the tone of your violin. 😊
    The easy and the okay were beautiful. The rest of Kim's rendition...... just not into that.
    Anyhow, good job!

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you very much! Yeah.. the rest was hellish. no way I could play it as good as him haha

    • @Creationhorse
      @Creationhorse Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@ViolinMechanic The rest isn't needed. 😊

  • @hremiko
    @hremiko Před 7 měsíci +1

    You just simply don't have those glasses my friend. That's the secret :)

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Darn, Ill go ask him to lend them to me, then ill be a pro for sure

  • @ElsweyrDiego
    @ElsweyrDiego Před 7 měsíci +1

    there's a video with the sheet music in the screen while roman kim is playing

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      There is a score created by Oscar David Orjuela Cruz. You can go check it out.

    • @ElsweyrDiego
      @ElsweyrDiego Před 7 měsíci

      yes, this one i talked about! i just forgot his name. thanks!@@ViolinMechanic

  • @Asperibra.
    @Asperibra. Před měsícem

    He wrote and learned it in 15 hours by the way

  • @Musicrafter12
    @Musicrafter12 Před 7 měsíci

    Are you using Oscar David Orjuela Cruz's transcription?
    I've learned this before! It's definitely one of the easiest things Roman ever wrote lol

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +1

      The first two were by ear and then I thanked the Lord when I found the score and didn't have to figure out all the other variations XD Maybe ill make a series of myself attempting all of his transcriptions LOL

    • @Musicrafter12
      @Musicrafter12 Před 7 měsíci

      @@ViolinMechanic Best of luck on that. While I'd just buy the scores to Mozart and Bach to support Roman, someone did make an aural transcription of the Beethoven in the meantime before he publishes it btw drive.google.com/file/d/1wRivd2o8ASHPjT5F0i6RAMHamXvl9Ynm/view

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      Oh wow thanks for sharing that! Crazy how he turned a symphony into a single violin score. Dudes a beast.

  • @neilcrossland
    @neilcrossland Před 5 měsíci

    Would you mind if i send you a link to my 2nd Violin Concerto?

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 5 měsíci

      Go for it!

    • @neilcrossland
      @neilcrossland Před 5 měsíci

      czcams.com/video/_Merz7AdxJI/video.htmlsi=DPzYmuIEAPPoGryl

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 5 měsíci

      Beautiful work! I also listened to the second Mvt. Phenomenal

    • @neilcrossland
      @neilcrossland Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you for listening and for your lovely comments.

    • @neilcrossland
      @neilcrossland Před 5 měsíci

      Third movement was not a success regarding the recording. Mark (violinist) wasn't happy! But it is a 3 movement concerto.

  • @stevenklimecky4918
    @stevenklimecky4918 Před 7 měsíci

    Your playing and tone on that first part sounded definitely better than his, in my opinion.

  • @asafeslipintoreynaga6126

    plis the transcription

  • @velius_development
    @velius_development Před 3 měsíci +1

    1:50 Bro really does not know mendelssohn wtf

  • @jessicawong3081
    @jessicawong3081 Před 7 měsíci

    How is "Okay" level literally the death of everyone (at least any average person)???

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci

      Pretty much haha! I dont consider nailing the rest of the piece

  • @user-tw7yn4lt6q
    @user-tw7yn4lt6q Před 7 měsíci

    Song?

  • @bindak
    @bindak Před 6 měsíci

    You get a like and subscribe from me for this attempt 😁

  • @dextrosinistral7138
    @dextrosinistral7138 Před 6 měsíci

    Not fair comparison Roman has cheat glasses

  • @jheraldaruquipaalvarez7119
    @jheraldaruquipaalvarez7119 Před 7 měsíci

    Sheet music please?

  • @LordCarmesimXXVII
    @LordCarmesimXXVII Před 7 měsíci

    What's up with his glasses?

    • @mekowgli
      @mekowgli Před 7 měsíci

      From what I learned they're his own invention allowing him to concentrate better on what he's playing. I'm assuming they're allowing him to see both the left and right hand at once, but not sure. You can google for it :)

  • @Artoliva
    @Artoliva Před 6 měsíci

    Post the music

  • @JakePlays634
    @JakePlays634 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I’m first

  • @chia_s_ee_d
    @chia_s_ee_d Před 7 měsíci +2

    I hate artificial harmonics, full stop.

    • @ViolinMechanic
      @ViolinMechanic  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Hahaha its the greatest cheat code ever invented.