Perlman

Gotta love the man, at least I do :P

One of favorite vids of him playing

YouTube - Perlman in Russia-Bazzini

An here's something some of the elder members might like (and by elder I mean J. Lee :D ) No offense Lee!

YouTube - Wieniaswky Concerto no2 - Young Itzhak Perlman

what do you all think of the man?

That's the first time I have ever seen him, though a lot of the violin music I have downloaded is usually by him (not a big collection) I do have a CD of Paganini's caprices, I've only watched the first 10 seconds of the video but am already impressed.

Thanks for the post.

Gotta love the man, at least I do :(

One of favorite vids of him playing

YouTube - Perlman in Russia-Bazzini

An here's something some of the elder members might like (and by elder I mean J. Lee :thumbsup: ) No offense Lee!

YouTube - Wieniaswky Concerto no2 - Young Itzhak Perlman

what do you all think of the man?

Despite his being handicaped, Itzhak is a brilliant violinist. I remember seeing him give an interview with Mike Wallace on "60 Minutes" some years ago, and at some point during the interview Mike Wallace asked him, what he thought made the Jewish school of Violinists such as Issac Stern, Pinchas Zukermann, and himself so great(adlibing wallace's question somewhat) and Itzhak smiled and said, wigging his pinky finger, " its due to circumcision on our pinkies"

I was surprised the Censors at CBS let that one fly through. LOL

At 2:02 till 2:16ish, how does he do that effect, it comes again just before the end, he is bowing yet it sounds plucked.

What is this effect? A violinist told me it was left hand pizzicato but she didn't know how to notate it?

Is she right? and also how is it notated?

At 2:02 till 2:16ish, how does he do that effect, it comes again just before the end, he is bowing yet it sounds plucked.

What is this effect? A violinist told me it was left hand pizzicato but she didn't know how to notate it?

Is she right? and also how is it notated?

If it is indeed left hand pizzicato, it is notated with a + where a staccato mark would normally be.

My favorite modern violinist is Henryk Szeryng, also a Jew. But Perlman is very good, probably the best of the current generation.

At 2:02 till 2:16ish, how does he do that effect, it comes again just before the end, he is bowing yet it sounds plucked.

What is this effect? A violinist told me it was left hand pizzicato but she didn't know how to notate it?

Is she right? and also how is it notated?

Well, actually, he's not bowing the string as those parts. It just looks like it because of the camera angle, it is left hand pizzicati.

Perlman is without a doubt one of best vioinists alive. Well, at least he's my favorite(which means nothing).