Completely agree. I love hearing and seeing people practicing, and it's such a relatable thing to see; it humanizes that no matter how advanced the pros are, they practice too. I'd love to be able to do this someday, I've only just started self teaching though by ear 4 years ag. Eek! I'm looking to get a more formalized practicing routine soon, but I'm seeking books right now haha Do you play, too? Just had to say that I enjoyed your comment ☺
@@floriniliescu You are welcome! Always a pleasure to hear new uploads ☺ My youtube has been acting strange and is not showing comments. I am sorry if I have duplicated, it is because I never know what is posting and what isn't. I am attempting to self teach violin, and i have found immense joy and inspiration in your playing, Mr. Iliescu. Could you recommend to me any violin learning books? I was looking for somebody I felt inspired by to ask for book recommendations, and I found your channel a few months ago and just knew that I wanted to ask you specifically. Anything at all that you could recommend. Would you have any string recommendations also? I am willing to spend what is necessary for quality sound. I know you must be so busy, thank you for your time, you have become my biggest violin inspiration. God bless! Natalie ------ @floriniliescu Gern geschehen! Es ist immer eine Freude, neue Uploads zu hören ☺ Mein UA-cam verhält sich seltsam und zeigt keine Kommentare an. Es tut mir leid, wenn ich es dupliziert habe, weil ich nie weiß, was veröffentlicht wird und was nicht. Ich versuche mir selbst Geige beizubringen und habe große Freude und Inspiration in Ihrem Spiel gefunden, Herr Iliescu. Könnten Sie Bücher zum Erlernen der Geige empfehlen? Ich war auf der Suche nach jemandem, der mich dazu inspirierte, nach Buchempfehlungen zu fragen. Vor ein paar Monaten habe ich deinen Kanal gefunden und wusste sofort, dass ich dich gezielt fragen wollte. Alles, was Sie empfehlen können. Habt ihr auch Saitenempfehlungen? Ich bin bereit, so viel auszugeben, wie nötig ist, um einen guten Klang zu bekommen. Ich weiß, dass du so beschäftigt sein musst. Vielen Dank für Ihre Zeit. Sie sind meine größte Inspiration für die Geige geworden. Gott segne! Natalie
@@floriniliescu You are very welcome, it is a pleasure to listen ☺ I attempted the very first one at an awfully slow speed and had no idea what I was doing, haha! I have never left first or second position for scales. Someday, I hope to achieve even 1/10th of your ability in doing practices like the ones you did here 😁 Violin has a way of making even practice scales beautiful ♥
Thank you!That's exactly what I'm aiming,my target is to practice etudes and scales,posting them so that people can see that they can play something like this too,and that not everything is impossible, and to give them the courage to practice something like this in order to develop their technique.
Even still, I think pros and very very good ones like Florin can still take some time to get these as perfect as you just heard. So many techniques and difficult spots for intonation! I can imagine recording the whole book would be an incredibly difficult endeavor.
Amateur cellist here. I recently picked up the Cello edition of the Flesch Scale System, but the intro is incredibly vague as to how these should be practiced (I read and re-read it numerous times! It just assumes you will understand haha), and I found surprisingly little information about it on google or UA-cam as applied to cello specifically. Observing how you go through it on violin was really helpful because I understand enough about string playing how to translate it to cello by simply seeing the system in action. There's just a few variations in the cello version once getting into the double stops due to our differences in fingered interval distances, namely starting around #9-12. But everything before that, #1-7, is essentially the same system. I loved watching a pro walk through this. I've started just focusing on #1-5 for now and even after a week already noticing huge improvements in my shifts and fingerboard knowledge. It's such an efficient system which is what I really love about it, once you understand how it works! Thanks for sharing 🙏🔥
This is so very helpful, just to hear a professional play this. Thank you! I found your channel awhile ago and only just realized you play in the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra (a long time favorite). Can't believe I went this long without realizing it!! -- Ana P.s. I could never do fingered octaves, let alone tenths, because of my small hands.
It is not necessary to be able to play difficult techniques to make good music. Every violinist, at every level of expertise, will find massive peaks which are yet to be unconquered. Scales are an indispensable component of our armamentarium. they must be practiced every day and the keys must also be changed daily and be able to transpose the fundamentals in all the 24 keys. Do not play something which is beyond your capacity. You will pick up bad habits which will plague you for the rest of your life. True artistic realisation is freedom from all systems including this scale system of Flesch. That is of course a very tall order and I can think of no violinist except maybe Ernst or Paganini who would fit that description! Play whatever you can but put your soul in your work and make the wood cry! Good luck!
I am attempting to self teach violin, and i have found immense joy and inspiration in your playing, Mr. Iliescu. Your playing warms my heart! I am having trouble leaving a comment, UA-cam struggles haha Could you recommend to me any violin learning books? I will buy as many as needed and per your suggestion. I know that self teaching surely has its limits, but I am very dedicated to learning and while I am a late learner at 27 years old, I am motivated beyond words. I was looking for somebody knowledgeable to ask for book recommendations, and I found your channel a few months ago and just knew that I wanted to ask you. Your passionate and freedom in playing is enchanting ♥ Anything at all that you could recommend would be wonderful. I am also looking to change my strings as I am displeased with the recent set that I put on. Would you have any recommendations? I am willing to spend what is necessary for quality sound. I know you must be so busy, thank you for your time, you have become my biggest violin inspiration. God bless! Natalie
Hi Natalie, i think he did not see the edition on your comment so he might not recommend any violin learning books. I am no professional but Suzuki violin book 1 and A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR VIOLIN - Vol. 1 - Nicolas Laoureux are good books to start. There are many videos in youtube going step by step on each lesson of these books. Since you are learning, do not overthink which string to buy. Buy a cheap one and keep it for as long as it sounds ''ok''. When you feel like you learned enough to sound good, you can try some Evah Pirazzi (a lit expensive, but very very good strings). Good luck learning the violin, keep studying and have fun!
@@guilhermebonacim8985 hello! So nice of you to reply, I truly appreciate it. My computer has been acting oddly, and comments have been not showing up. I thought this is what happened, so I reposted my question for Mr. Iliescu in another video and he kindly replied. Very cool, he suggested the same Suzuki books as you did! I have been working on them and am very pleased with my progress. Thank you again, so many kind people in classical music channels. I am blown away by how helpfiand kind people are here. Have a blessed week!
So THIS is how it’s meant to be done 😅😂 Thank you so much for sharing your demonstration. It is so valuable!! I’m still struggling with the first 8 exercises hahaha
Haha that looks so easy when you play it ! But even just reading the sheet give me headaches ! I'm pretty sure you struggled a lot with those, in the past, and that's the result of years of practice, but yes, i'm a little bit jealous :D Good work ! I love watching your videos, great style, dynamics, phrasing and you always seems to enjoy what you are doing. The first time i've seen you was in your Leclair Duet with Gil Shaham and it was so refreshing to see just two people playing and smiling and enjoying the moment event if the piece is not a technical one. I'm always asking myself if those kind of exercices, or the Dont caprices for example, can be shot in one or two takes, or you have to take your time beforce having them right even at your playing level ?
Thank you very much! I'm happy to hear it! I try to practice this scale in different keys every day, it really helps developing the technique. I recorded it for about 20 minutes, but if it doesn't work sometimes,I had to repeat it some passages. But what I find helpful is to remain as musical as possible despite difficulties and to relax at the same time. I think tension can lead to pain over time. So I recommend staying relaxed and activating the ears while playing😃🎻
you have : _scale and shifting _arpeggios and shifting _seconde/tierce/quarte/quinte/sixte/septième/octave (I don't know the name in English) #idk _chromatic _double-stop chromatic and #idk and scale _harmonic I think it's my best video of exercise optimized you practice every I know on violin 😅
Well done! I am practicing C Major scale this month from Carl Flesch book. I don't know if I should practice the one string scale or I should jump directly to no.5. Thank you for sharing this amazing video Florin
dear @BasimMatar Thank you! I recommend practicing everything gradually. It's best to choose a different string each day for variety and enjoyment. Keep up the good work with your C Major scale practice:-)all the best,Florin
Thank you!I believe it is very helpful for double harmonics,to practice before finger stretching exercises,such as those by Dounis or Paganini Caprices.
Hi,I actually don't have perfect pitch, which I'm quite fine with. I do practice in different keys, articulations, and dynamics to expand my musical abilities and versatility. It's a great way to challenge myself and improve my overall skills.
hey I have a question master, if you learn all of this and exercice on it only . you don't need more exercice (maybe chord, but you have all the rest) right ? and you can play everything on every sheet music ?
I rarely see violinist dare to demonstrate their scale practice. This is very brave and also it’s done perfectly.
Completely agree. I love hearing and seeing people practicing, and it's such a relatable thing to see; it humanizes that no matter how advanced the pros are, they practice too.
I'd love to be able to do this someday, I've only just started self teaching though by ear 4 years ag. Eek!
I'm looking to get a more formalized practicing routine soon, but I'm seeking books right now haha
Do you play, too?
Just had to say that I enjoyed your comment ☺
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶 , i'm very happy!
Thank you very much for your kind words!😃🙏🎻
@@floriniliescu You are welcome! Always a pleasure to hear new uploads ☺
My youtube has been acting strange and is not showing comments. I am sorry if I have duplicated, it is because I never know what is posting and what isn't.
I am attempting to self teach violin, and i have found immense joy and inspiration in your playing, Mr. Iliescu.
Could you recommend to me any violin learning books?
I was looking for somebody I felt inspired by to ask for book recommendations, and I found your channel a few months ago and just knew that I wanted to ask you specifically.
Anything at all that you could recommend.
Would you have any string recommendations also? I am willing to spend what is necessary for quality sound.
I know you must be so busy, thank you for your time, you have become my biggest violin inspiration. God bless!
Natalie
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@floriniliescu Gern geschehen! Es ist immer eine Freude, neue Uploads zu hören ☺
Mein UA-cam verhält sich seltsam und zeigt keine Kommentare an. Es tut mir leid, wenn ich es dupliziert habe, weil ich nie weiß, was veröffentlicht wird und was nicht.
Ich versuche mir selbst Geige beizubringen und habe große Freude und Inspiration in Ihrem Spiel gefunden, Herr Iliescu.
Könnten Sie Bücher zum Erlernen der Geige empfehlen?
Ich war auf der Suche nach jemandem, der mich dazu inspirierte, nach Buchempfehlungen zu fragen. Vor ein paar Monaten habe ich deinen Kanal gefunden und wusste sofort, dass ich dich gezielt fragen wollte.
Alles, was Sie empfehlen können.
Habt ihr auch Saitenempfehlungen? Ich bin bereit, so viel auszugeben, wie nötig ist, um einen guten Klang zu bekommen.
Ich weiß, dass du so beschäftigt sein musst. Vielen Dank für Ihre Zeit. Sie sind meine größte Inspiration für die Geige geworden. Gott segne!
Natalie
@@floriniliescu You are very welcome, it is a pleasure to listen ☺ I attempted the very first one at an awfully slow speed and had no idea what I was doing, haha! I have never left first or second position for scales. Someday, I hope to achieve even 1/10th of your ability in doing practices like the ones you did here 😁
Violin has a way of making even practice scales beautiful ♥
As someone who is still struggling with just 3 octave scales, this is jaw-dropping
You don't have to worry, just believe in yourself!
Thank you for sharing this! We don’t normally get to view pros demonstrating carl flesh outside of lesson times.
Thank you!That's exactly what I'm aiming,my target is to practice etudes and scales,posting them so that people can see that they can play something like this too,and that not everything is impossible, and to give them the courage to practice something like this in order to develop their technique.
Even still, I think pros and very very good ones like Florin can still take some time to get these as perfect as you just heard. So many techniques and difficult spots for intonation! I can imagine recording the whole book would be an incredibly difficult endeavor.
@@floriniliescuThese exercises are from what anthology or book of flesh? Great video btw impressive 😮
Amateur cellist here. I recently picked up the Cello edition of the Flesch Scale System, but the intro is incredibly vague as to how these should be practiced (I read and re-read it numerous times! It just assumes you will understand haha), and I found surprisingly little information about it on google or UA-cam as applied to cello specifically. Observing how you go through it on violin was really helpful because I understand enough about string playing how to translate it to cello by simply seeing the system in action. There's just a few variations in the cello version once getting into the double stops due to our differences in fingered interval distances, namely starting around #9-12. But everything before that, #1-7, is essentially the same system. I loved watching a pro walk through this. I've started just focusing on #1-5 for now and even after a week already noticing huge improvements in my shifts and fingerboard knowledge. It's such an efficient system which is what I really love about it, once you understand how it works! Thanks for sharing 🙏🔥
You give me the motivation to study C major Flesch tomorrow. Thank you ❤️
I'm very happy to hear that, have fun and success!😃👍🎻
I had recently given up on the Flesch scale system but this gives me motivation to give it another try. Thank you for posting!
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
Thank you you just earned a new subscriber
Awesome, thank you!
Ha! Ha! I Enjoyed sadistically the hand wringing after the fingered octave arpeggios.
Great intonation! Enjoyed it thoroughly.
😆😅
Thanks for giving us some motivation to go to the basics ❤ 🎻
Basic? Chromatic fingered octaves and tenths? lol
It's my pleasure, thank you too😃🙏🎻
You can’t go back if you never been there😂When I worked through flesh I had to skip some of them, so admirable to post the whole sequence!
OMG! Thanks for posting this! I have no idea how it executed!
Thank you!!!
Great! We need you on Spotify! 🎶
ohhhh,thanks!😃
OMG, PROPS to you!!!!!! amazing practice, literally top things I can aspire to do. Keep it going :D. Cheers and have an awesome day!
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
Chapeau! Mightily impressive, especially the fingered octaves 💪
Ohhh,thank you!😃🙏
Bravo! You make the scales sound like beautiful music
Ohhh,thank you very much!😃🙏
Very impressive! I study viola, but i want to be as good as the violinists so i am also learning Flesch. 👏👏
Thank you so much☺️🙏,all the best👍
Brilliant！Cannot imagine how many violinists can really survive this challenge!🤣🤣
Ohhh,😆😆 Thank you so much☺️🙏
Bravo! Perfect! Hard work!❤❤❤
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎻
This is so very helpful, just to hear a professional play this. Thank you!
I found your channel awhile ago and only just realized you play in the Frankfurt Symphony Orchestra (a long time favorite). Can't believe I went this long without realizing it!!
--
Ana
P.s. I could never do fingered octaves, let alone tenths, because of my small hands.
Hahaha,thank you so much!And see you here or on Frankfurt Radio Symphony channel😆🎻
Outstanding!
Thank youuuuu!
For me as a normal freetime violinist your playing is incredible ❤! I wonder if I could ever learn those very advanced techniques.
Thank you so much☺️,and wish you all the best!🎻
It is not necessary to be able to play difficult techniques to make good music.
Every violinist, at every level of expertise, will find massive peaks which are yet to be unconquered.
Scales are an indispensable component of our armamentarium. they must be practiced every day and the keys must also be changed daily and be able to transpose the fundamentals in all the 24 keys.
Do not play something which is beyond your capacity. You will pick up bad habits which will plague you for the rest of your life.
True artistic realisation is freedom from all systems including this scale system of Flesch. That is of course a very tall order and I can think of no violinist except maybe Ernst or Paganini who would fit that description!
Play whatever you can but put your soul in your work and make the wood cry!
Good luck!
your octaves are incredible
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎻
Wow. Just wow.
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
Outstanding!!!!!❤❤
Thank youuuu🥹🙏🎶
Wow very impressive!
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
I am attempting to self teach violin, and i have found immense joy and inspiration in your playing, Mr. Iliescu. Your playing warms my heart!
I am having trouble leaving a comment, UA-cam struggles haha
Could you recommend to me any violin learning books? I will buy as many as needed and per your suggestion. I know that self teaching surely has its limits, but I am very dedicated to learning and while I am a late learner at 27 years old, I am motivated beyond words.
I was looking for somebody knowledgeable to ask for book recommendations, and I found your channel a few months ago and just knew that I wanted to ask you. Your passionate and freedom in playing is enchanting ♥
Anything at all that you could recommend would be wonderful.
I am also looking to change my strings as I am displeased with the recent set that I put on.
Would you have any recommendations? I am willing to spend what is necessary for quality sound.
I know you must be so busy, thank you for your time, you have become my biggest violin inspiration. God bless!
Natalie
Hi Natalie, i think he did not see the edition on your comment so he might not recommend any violin learning books. I am no professional but Suzuki violin book 1 and A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR VIOLIN - Vol. 1 - Nicolas Laoureux are good books to start. There are many videos in youtube going step by step on each lesson of these books.
Since you are learning, do not overthink which string to buy. Buy a cheap one and keep it for as long as it sounds ''ok''. When you feel like you learned enough to sound good, you can try some Evah Pirazzi (a lit expensive, but very very good strings).
Good luck learning the violin, keep studying and have fun!
@@guilhermebonacim8985 hello! So nice of you to reply, I truly appreciate it. My computer has been acting oddly, and comments have been not showing up. I thought this is what happened, so I reposted my question for Mr. Iliescu in another video and he kindly replied. Very cool, he suggested the same Suzuki books as you did! I have been working on them and am very pleased with my progress.
Thank you again, so many kind people in classical music channels. I am blown away by how helpfiand kind people are here. Have a blessed week!
Bravo, no matter how hard I tried I could never play those darn double-stop harmonics! 😩
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
Muito bom ❤
Thank you so much😃🙏🎶
Well done!
Thank youuu!!
So THIS is how it’s meant to be done 😅😂
Thank you so much for sharing your demonstration. It is so valuable!! I’m still struggling with the first 8 exercises hahaha
Thank you so much☺️🙏,and all the best!
I found the angry emoticon funny 😁 I sometimes put too much pressure on my left hand while violin playing, so I can understand that 😅
😆😆😆
Inspirador!!
Thank you!!🙏🙏
wow
Thank youuu!
WOW
🙏🙏
Haha that looks so easy when you play it ! But even just reading the sheet give me headaches ! I'm pretty sure you struggled a lot with those, in the past, and that's the result of years of practice, but yes, i'm a little bit jealous :D Good work ! I love watching your videos, great style, dynamics, phrasing and you always seems to enjoy what you are doing. The first time i've seen you was in your Leclair Duet with Gil Shaham and it was so refreshing to see just two people playing and smiling and enjoying the moment event if the piece is not a technical one.
I'm always asking myself if those kind of exercices, or the Dont caprices for example, can be shot in one or two takes, or you have to take your time beforce having them right even at your playing level ?
Thank you very much! I'm happy to hear it! I try to practice this scale in different keys every day, it really helps developing the technique. I recorded it for about 20 minutes, but if it doesn't work sometimes,I had to repeat it some passages. But what I find helpful is to remain as musical as possible despite difficulties and to relax at the same time. I think tension can lead to pain over time. So I recommend staying relaxed and activating the ears while playing😃🎻
you have :
_scale and shifting
_arpeggios and shifting
_seconde/tierce/quarte/quinte/sixte/septième/octave (I don't know the name in English) #idk
_chromatic
_double-stop chromatic and #idk and scale
_harmonic
I think it's my best video of exercise optimized
you practice every I know on violin 😅
Ohhh,thank you very much!😃🙏🎻
Cool
thank you!
bravo👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎻
@@floriniliescu様 返信ありがとうございます。シェーラザードの動画から見始めました。チャンネル登録させて頂きました。次回も楽しみにしてます😊
me struggling on #1 and my teacher is staring at me: 👁️👄👁️
Well done! I am practicing C Major scale this month from Carl Flesch book. I don't know if I should practice the one string scale or I should jump directly to no.5. Thank you for sharing this amazing video Florin
dear @BasimMatar
Thank you! I recommend practicing everything gradually. It's best to choose a different string each day for variety and enjoyment. Keep up the good work with your C Major scale practice:-)all the best,Florin
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Thank youu!ㅋㅋㅋ
Wonderful 🎉 Fingered octaves and 10ths are hard
Thank you so much☺️🙏🎶
Awesome video! Any tips for double harmonics? I really struggle to play those cleanly.
Thank you!I believe it is very helpful for double harmonics,to practice before finger stretching exercises,such as those by Dounis or Paganini Caprices.
woooooww
Thank you so much☺️🙏
Do you teach?
I wanna to know double stops(Carl flesch no.6 and no.7) left hand shape and to raise the tempo
How do you practice this?
I always try to keep my hand shape rounded, practicing slowly with a metronome, but not too fast, until it feels comfortable.
@@floriniliescuThank you so much. I‘ll try it!!
Do you ever practise these in different keys, articulations or dynamics? Do you have perfect pitch?
Hi,I actually don't have perfect pitch, which I'm quite fine with. I do practice in different keys, articulations, and dynamics to expand my musical abilities and versatility. It's a great way to challenge myself and improve my overall skills.
hey I have a question master,
if you learn all of this and exercice on it only . you don't need more exercice (maybe chord, but you have all the rest) right ?
and you can play everything on every sheet music ?
That’s why he’s concertmaster and I’m not
As a violinist, its funny how practice is unbearable at every single skill level. scales will drive you and everyone around you insane!
Chromatic scale double stops are a bitch.
I felt like i will never able to achieve this kind of level....
And lets not forget still have another 11 key signature to go...