Twoset World Tour - Shostakovich

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  • @lillysbookcase9682
    @lillysbookcase9682 3 роки тому +769

    I’ll never forget the first time I heard the name Shostakovich. It was in an Uber ride and the driver was playing Sibelius, intrigued I asked him about Sibelius, and we ended up having a long conversation about music. And he brought up Shostakovich’s name and asked if I knew his story, which I didn’t. And so he then to go into depth about Shostakovich and his life. I’m rarely certain the driver took a detour because I was supposed to reach my destination 20 minutes before I did. But at that point I didn’t care because I had just had one of the best conversations of my life.

    • @yasmin_piano
      @yasmin_piano 2 роки тому +41

      Uber conversations are the pot luck best

    • @justanothersop1997
      @justanothersop1997 2 роки тому +19

      Oh wow. Thank you!

    • @isha9300
      @isha9300 2 роки тому +28

      ong bro that probably made his day too that sounds so cool

    • @pinoiado
      @pinoiado Рік тому

      that's awesome dude

    • @acatalepsy7410
      @acatalepsy7410 9 місяців тому

      9:36 8:17 8:40 9:05

  • @adriad4855
    @adriad4855 8 місяців тому +9

    In the "North America" performance when "Shostakovich" asks Eddy to play the piece he's been secretly writing he says something to the effect of "I doubt anybody will ever get to hear it." That struck me so profoundly. Just the idea that he was writing a piece that could get him arrested or killed, yet he still HAD to write it- all the while thinking that it would never performed. I sobbed all the way through the cadenza.

  • @timothyxue
    @timothyxue 3 роки тому +264

    i like how brett is in a suit and eddy is just casual

    • @lebronjesus172
      @lebronjesus172 3 роки тому +67

      Bc thats the outfit they’re supposed to wear, Brett is acting as Shotakovich

    • @MarsLos10
      @MarsLos10 3 роки тому +51

      yeah and Eddy is supposed to be a random casual musician from the future

  • @gwaynebrouwn844
    @gwaynebrouwn844 3 роки тому +140

    What people often forget is that Shostakovich music wasn't unacknowledged his entire life. Shostakovich lived up until 1975 people from the age of 47 were already born when he was alive. His art music was appreciated during the later years of his life end he even received multiple musical awards during his lifetime

    • @debrawhited3035
      @debrawhited3035 2 роки тому +11

      I'm older than 47, and one of the astonishing things I've found as I have started learning about classical music, is how many of the HUGE players and composers lived well into my lifetime. One thinks of them as being from a different, earlier time.

  • @pippikrumeluss5167
    @pippikrumeluss5167 3 роки тому +494

    Eddys Schostakowitch is just unreal. Heartbreakingly played and sooo good. Did you realise , that Eddy played the movement during the intermission, when the text about Schostakowitch was shown and it was just beautiful. I wish he would release the whole movement.

    • @NewFelixTwo
      @NewFelixTwo 3 роки тому +27

      True, it was amazing in each show, in the first one he broke a looot of hair... They even came in between his playing at some point of time but he nailed it, one can actually hear the anguish in that version

    • @pippikrumeluss5167
      @pippikrumeluss5167 3 роки тому +11

      @@NewFelixTwo Yeah, it was absolutely amazing. Haha I know, I watched all three shows. It was literally like in their video " 7 worst nightmares all violinists fear" three years ago. But Eddy handled the situation perfectly. Have a happy New year everyone! 💕

    • @lebronjesus172
      @lebronjesus172 3 роки тому +7

      Schostakowitch

    • @pippikrumeluss5167
      @pippikrumeluss5167 3 роки тому +2

      @@lebronjesus172 ? I didn' t ask for it. I know it's Schostakowitch. Please read the comments properly.

    • @lebronjesus172
      @lebronjesus172 3 роки тому +9

      @@pippikrumeluss5167 Damn bro

  • @4eyesinthecorner399
    @4eyesinthecorner399 3 роки тому +322

    How hard they must have been working these past number of months to organise everything, come up with and memorise all the skits, learn and practise all of the different pieces and still producing content regularly.

    • @W1NDERA
      @W1NDERA 3 роки тому +12

      Yes, I think they absolutely delivered the music-in-context concept which many people miss out!

    • @pubsheen8708
      @pubsheen8708 2 роки тому +1

      practicing 40 hours* a day

  • @idrisatardis5553
    @idrisatardis5553 3 роки тому +320

    Shostakovich is probably my favourite composer. I have often wanted to travel back into time to tell him that his music is much more appreciated in the future. He was such a nervous and insecure man and suffered quite a lot. His music has gotten me through tough times.
    That cadenza is so beautifully played. I have always been struck by how simple and warm the Cadenza starts out and ends in a kind of “mad dash”. Usually musicians play it much faster but at this tempo, I can appreciate the intricacies more. Blown away

    • @W1NDERA
      @W1NDERA 3 роки тому +14

      I think most musicians are very afraid that people are bored with slow music and so tend to do it as quick as their skill would permit which actually ruins the mood.

    • @idrisatardis5553
      @idrisatardis5553 3 роки тому +9

      @@W1NDERA there’s that. And also cadenzi tend to be very virtuosic so I don’t blame the soloists for wanting to show off skills that they have practised for years. As much as I love Eddy, he is not as skilled as world class soloist so I think he tries his best to play it right rather than shredding it which I respect. Tempo is quite free for these things so there isn’t a right way I guess but both are great in their own ways

    • @sofiaspiano7892
      @sofiaspiano7892 Рік тому

      ​@@idrisatardis5553 better to play it slowly and correctly with musicality if you can than fast if you can't

    • @pavelopsitos3949
      @pavelopsitos3949 Місяць тому

      Souhlasím, skutečné umělectví v Rusku bylo odjakživa velmi zranitelné - proto velký dík Eddymu a Brettovi: za empaticky profesionální přiblížení ruského Evropana, na plameni Kumštu jednou uhoří kremelské jepice

  • @tt7762
    @tt7762 3 роки тому +224

    3:40 the way he's memorising it, is the exact same way I expect I'd understand, memorise and study for my exams 🤣

    • @t1geres544
      @t1geres544 3 роки тому +17

      Yeah, that was how they did it through the whole show, if only it worked that way irl lol

    • @aljd5600
      @aljd5600 3 роки тому

      69th like

    • @treesquirrels497
      @treesquirrels497 3 роки тому

      Not anymore

  • @kumo-kun1831
    @kumo-kun1831 2 роки тому +65

    Fun little story: Shostakovich once decided to write his cadenza in the 4th movement (Burlesque), but David Oistrahk said it was too hard to manage, therefore the cadenza was altered, and was put between the 3rd and 4th movement.
    Wonder what a crazy, ravishing cadenza this man could wrote if the limitation of violin is not a factor of composing?

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit Рік тому +11

    It’s crazy how Eddy can fabulously embody the agressive nature of the music without his playing getting sloppy. All the glisses and chords in the composition took me for surprise- what an engrossing piece!

  • @pablov1323
    @pablov1323 3 роки тому +50

    "we love even your operas" that was sadly spot on

  • @amyqiu8137
    @amyqiu8137 3 роки тому +144

    Shostakovich’s grandfather was a Polish revolutionary in the last great joint Polish, Lithuanian and Ruthenian uprising of 1863 against Russian rule and was exiled to Siberia when the uprising failed. Shostakovich’s father studied mathematics and physics and worked with Dmitri Mendeleev (that guy who came up with the periodic table of elements) on standardizing weights and measurements and the alcohol content of vodka (the sale of which accounted for 1/3 of the Russian empire’s state revenue).
    Also, I wish memorizing a cadenza was as straightforward as rubbing the music score on your head a couple of times.

    • @upsideken9385
      @upsideken9385 2 роки тому +6

      I appreciate this comment and your sharing, but can I perhaps have a reference to these statements? I would love to read about it!

    • @pavelopsitos3949
      @pavelopsitos3949 Місяць тому

  • @dmwalker24
    @dmwalker24 3 роки тому +97

    Watching them play out the dramatized story, and then of all things he plays that cadenza, and plays it so beautifully. Brought tears to my eyes. Just fantastic what they've done to bring music to people's lives.

  • @balping
    @balping 3 роки тому +137

    Fun fact: Shostakovich's wife is still alive.

    • @susanbryant6516
      @susanbryant6516 3 роки тому +25

      Really? That’s fascinsting, I’m going to look up about her

    • @balping
      @balping Рік тому +4

      @@callahan_strike She's called Irina Antonovna Shostakovich, currently 88 years old, 29 years younger than Dimitri. She was his third wife, they remained married until Dimitri's death in 1975.

    • @CanyiWang
      @CanyiWang 5 місяців тому +1

      what! i would like to talk to her❤

  • @charlotte-hk1nk
    @charlotte-hk1nk 2 роки тому +11

    That very first note sounded like the violins were literally singing, it sounded like an opera singer. That is the most beautiful note I have ever heard

  • @Geoplanetjane
    @Geoplanetjane 3 роки тому +47

    There is a fine tradition of pirate recordings of superb performances. We’re it not for such recordings we would not have Montserrat Caballés debut performance in New York. So I am grateful that we have this achingly beautiful performance of Shostakovich by Eddy. Thank you, thank you. Eddy and Brett.

  • @pinoiado
    @pinoiado Рік тому +2

    This cadenza is my favorite from all the violin repertoire

  • @CanyiWang
    @CanyiWang 5 місяців тому +1

    schstakovich a strong man with a soft soul and heart❤ love him so much❤❤

  • @mimimonbebe9077
    @mimimonbebe9077 3 роки тому +40

    This performance gave me the chills

  • @pierfrancescopeperoni
    @pierfrancescopeperoni 2 роки тому +9

    "Darker. There is no sun in Russia."

  • @lotvandervelde713
    @lotvandervelde713 2 роки тому +30

    Omg I played this piece (The prelude) a few years ago with Janine Jansen and I find it probably the best piece by Shostakovich, it is so amazing to see them play it, so beautiful!

    • @CanyiWang
      @CanyiWang 5 місяців тому

      wow with janine! must be a unforgettable memory

  • @liesla1958
    @liesla1958 2 роки тому +27

    Eddy’s playing is just absolutely amazing. You can really hear the beauty in the midst of the chaos and the pain and anguish of the piece. Blows me away!!

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 роки тому +16

    4:07 to 10:36 might be the only time I've seen Eddy actually perform seriously (and on stage, too!). I wish he would do it more. Same with Brett.

  • @nancyjfs
    @nancyjfs 2 роки тому +9

    So much love in every note they play.

  • @npkmanasatienkijmusic
    @npkmanasatienkijmusic 3 роки тому +15

    I almost cried. Eddy's performance was miraculous.

  • @jmer9126
    @jmer9126 3 роки тому +37

    Un-freaking-believable! Incredibly full of feeling and exquisitely performed. Tears.

  • @brucehamilton7847
    @brucehamilton7847 4 місяці тому +3

    They really two fine violin players. I only came across them about 3 months ago and I'm trying to catch up.

    • @susanbryant6516
      @susanbryant6516 25 днів тому +1

      ..and now they’ve shut up shop..😢 fans are posting archived videos if you’re still interested…we wait to see what they’ll do next.

  • @Roititouan
    @Roititouan 3 роки тому +17

    I love it! Such a beautiful interpretation, and it's talking about a serious problem of the past in USSR

  • @garrisoncluff5367
    @garrisoncluff5367 Рік тому +1

    Shostakovich is a great composer for orchestra and band works combined. I remember playing his festive overture in high school band and at graduation with the orchestra.

  • @MedEvil1c
    @MedEvil1c 3 роки тому +91

    Each performance feels unique. I only watched the 2nd show (North America) . In show 2, I felt Eddy's facial expressions or "violin face" matched the emotional journey from the very start of the solo piece. Like a method actor, in the mindset of the role.
    This 3rd performance has depth- eddy looks more calm at the start, then upon noticing his violin is haunted (tones) and appears to be battling for violin-chan's possessed soul
    Does anyone have 1st show? I would love to hear how the fabled bow strings of anguish sounded as they came loose

    • @shreyadeshpande8784
      @shreyadeshpande8784 3 роки тому +10

      I do have the recording, but I did watch the show and the after-party. It quite frankly added to the intensity and emotion of the performance. According to eddy tho, the string got stuck under his left hand for a moment and said that he panicked for a moment, but honestly, I didn't even realize because he was super professional about it.

    • @MissTwoSetEncyclopedia
      @MissTwoSetEncyclopedia 2 роки тому

      I don't remember which one was the 1st show, but I made a playlist with the performances for the Europe/Africa time zone as well as for the Asia/Australia one. (For the America time zone I only have bloopers and the encore.)
      In case you want to check it to see the differences between the two concerts, here it is : ua-cam.com/play/PLRNavMkwfqm0nWGFw2TY3Sq1kmocB7VXh.html

  • @celloplaysmusic7330
    @celloplaysmusic7330 2 роки тому +4

    I Played this Beforehand with my Teacher 😁 It was the first time i heard Shostakovich, Since then i fell in love with it

  • @matthewfairman9865
    @matthewfairman9865 2 роки тому +13

    These guys produce videos which are incredibly entertaining, informative and funny... Hearing them play is a joy.. They are both excellent violinists who play at the highest professional level.... I am a huge fan😀👍👏👏

  • @katabrya
    @katabrya 3 роки тому +35

    thank you so much for recording this, this part is one of my favourites of the entire tour.

  • @Lisa-xf8kp
    @Lisa-xf8kp 3 роки тому +29

    Everything that was playing was omg I don't really have that many words it's just so awesome!

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 роки тому +5

    I love when they actually play music and don't mess around. Would love to see more of this :)

    • @ate7714
      @ate7714 2 роки тому +1

      pay them

    • @liamnevilleviolist1809
      @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 роки тому

      @@ate7714 Heheh, no way! How would ONE person paying them guarantee a concert that was filled with serious music? FFS

    • @ate7714
      @ate7714 2 роки тому

      @@liamnevilleviolist1809 100 dollars should be enough for them to share with you a live practice sesion in Zoom. That's if they find your comment, and you could use Paypal xd

    • @liamnevilleviolist1809
      @liamnevilleviolist1809 2 роки тому

      @@ate7714 100 dollars? No way.
      I could save that and watch an actual great violinist like Hilary Hahn, Maxim Vengerov, Renaud Capuçon, Itzhak Perlman, Vadim Repin .... the list goes on.

  • @roxannegendron3170
    @roxannegendron3170 Рік тому +2

    Eddy with your sensitivity you played Shostakovich beautifully. Thank you! 😊

  • @ArchieBC
    @ArchieBC 2 роки тому +10

    Wow! Eddy kinda lost himself performing this! Beautiful stuff!

  • @MedEvil1c
    @MedEvil1c 3 роки тому +27

    I would love to hear the next collab with producer Shawn with Brett as Shostakovich as a film music writer as an anguished passionate person. on the viola
    but in all serious ness, Eddy's solo moment was the most memorable of the show for me- I watched the North American show. each one is unique

  • @johnsoloninka322
    @johnsoloninka322 3 роки тому +10

    Man!!! That was amazing! Always loved these guys by that was GREAT playing!

  • @violinbuff3782
    @violinbuff3782 2 роки тому +2

    Very talented team very fine musicmaking much fantasy and creativity with lovely elegant pianist. Eric Shumsky

  • @yaminoonna3218
    @yaminoonna3218 2 роки тому +3

    Ahh they are perfect😭❤

  • @Mmee298
    @Mmee298 2 роки тому +4

    This is a superb performance of a most remarkable piece of music. Achieving connectivity in this type of composition is no easy task. Bravo!

  • @violinbuff3782
    @violinbuff3782 2 роки тому +4

    REALLY IMPRESSIVE

  • @amyqiu8137
    @amyqiu8137 3 роки тому +4

    Shostakovich’s grandfather was a Polish revolutionary in the last great joint Polish, Lithuanian and Ruthenian uprising of 1863 against Russian rule and was exiled to Siberia when the uprising failed. Shostakovich’s father studied mathematics and physics and worked with Dmitri Mendeleev (that guy who came up with the periodic table of elements) on standardizing weights and measurements and the alcohol content of vodka (the sale of which accounted for 1/3 of the Russian empire’s state revenue).
    Also I wish memorizing a cadenza was as straightforward as rubbing the score on my head.

  • @justanothersop1997
    @justanothersop1997 2 роки тому +11

    Oh no. Don't tell anyone about this.

  • @AmandaViolinGirl
    @AmandaViolinGirl 3 роки тому +6

    Beautifully played.

  • @simon0yeung
    @simon0yeung 2 роки тому +3

    so beautiful

  • @dang_vill3929
    @dang_vill3929 2 роки тому +5

    THANK YOU! I was looking for the name of the piece that Eddy played. The whole show was shockingly amazing, I have never been in one of their tours and this one was greater than I expected

  • @karimgiraev918
    @karimgiraev918 2 роки тому +4

    Великолепно

  • @DmitriShostakovichDSCH
    @DmitriShostakovichDSCH Рік тому +1

    def not crying 😭

  • @annabober3490
    @annabober3490 2 роки тому +3

    The dasvedaniya at the end 😂🥰❣️

  • @pinkairez
    @pinkairez 3 роки тому +44

    Shostakovich 5 mil?

  • @usr8898
    @usr8898 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful!!

  • @davidshaklebottom4816
    @davidshaklebottom4816 3 роки тому +14

    Gotta love Eddy outfit HAHAHA

  • @remember9097
    @remember9097 2 роки тому +4

    7:40 he scared me haha

  • @burgundy.v
    @burgundy.v Рік тому +7

    Shosty for 5 mil? Thoughts?

  • @theclarionhall4755
    @theclarionhall4755 3 роки тому +75

    Aren't you worried about incentivizing people not to pay for this sort of content, and normalizing pirating? You probably have good intentions, but there's a reason they made these videos accessible for a week with a purchase. It just seems wrong to me to share this and keep Brett, Eddy, and the whole Twoset team from getting paid fairly for their hard work.

    • @belindachen1555
      @belindachen1555 3 роки тому +20

      Had similar thought as you. I paid for ticket for Asia concert and watched the video replay as i missed the live event. This helps go along way to support Twoset Violin team to go a long way.
      Enjoyed this digital concert very much and Eddy played this piece amazingly well and their story telling helped me appreciate this music piece much better.

    • @bread3710
      @bread3710 3 роки тому +20

      I don't see how sharing part of the concert after the replays/tickets can no longer be purchased will cause any loss in revenue? If it were posted when replays were still up, then sure, but there isn't an option to pay for the replay even if you wanted to now.

    • @theclarionhall4755
      @theclarionhall4755 3 роки тому +20

      @@bread3710 One little part wouldn’t be much of a problem, but he’s shared several long videos of major parts of the concert. Even though it’s over, we don’t know that Twoset isn’t planning to sell digital copies of the program in the future. This is blatant copyright infringement. Even if TwoSet were never to post these videos again, it’s still wrong to distribute videos that other people made without compensating them. We shouldn’t be normalizing this sort of thing or thinking this is ethical. It’s also probably illegal, so watch out if you do this and someone decides to pursue charges or lawsuits.

    • @bryanchin-foon4899
      @bryanchin-foon4899 3 роки тому +6

      @@theclarionhall4755 I agree...this is kinda an @$$ hole move...if twoset wanted to post pieces of the digital concert they would/will. I paid for the North American ticket and it was totally worth it...laughed my ass off multiple times.

    • @yellowcarnivore
      @yellowcarnivore 3 роки тому +7

      As much as I enjoy reliving these concert snippets, I do agree that uploading them on UA-cam may encourage some people to simply “wait” for someone to upload it on UA-cam at a later time instead of buying tickets to watch the live concert/72-hr replay.
      Perhaps for future virtual concerts, Eddy and Brett can consider putting a disclaimer to inform people not to record and share the concert clips on other platforms, if that is what they want. This is similar to live classical music concerts in concert halls where the organiser will remind the audience that they are not allowed to take any photos or videos during the concert. As it was not stated explicitly this time round, some fans might think that it is ok to do so.

  • @Fomich22
    @Fomich22 2 роки тому

    Yooo my great Grandfather’s music!

  • @Checkmate1138
    @Checkmate1138 2 роки тому +2

    What's the meaning of the stone at the end?

    • @tooncatara3439
      @tooncatara3439 2 роки тому +2

      i couldn't watch the show live but basically eddy and brett travel back in time to get these stones that will restore music back to its glory in the future
      idk if i got that right

  • @polinabazilevskaya7686
    @polinabazilevskaya7686 2 роки тому +6

    There were not rent pays in the USSR and there was not such a problem as rent 50% and more of family income)

    • @tiktak3559
      @tiktak3559 2 роки тому

      Their "facts from history" have flaws 😀

    • @melinarodriguez8395
      @melinarodriguez8395 2 роки тому +1

      I agree, ppl only focus on the negative of the USSR (as if the Western "free" world were all milk and honey) but history telling is still a political struggle, obviously. From my Latin American perspective, another good legacy of the USSR was education and popular access to the arts and sports, but it is true that the leaders commited many unnecessary mistakes.

    • @jesusmods1
      @jesusmods1 3 місяці тому

      ​@@melinarodriguez8395Public education and culture is hereditary from the Catolic and Christian religion.

  • @toyuta7862
    @toyuta7862 2 роки тому +3

    plz let this be his 5 or 7 mil