12 Levels of Paganini

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  • @heatherhanlon2799
    @heatherhanlon2799 3 роки тому +19633

    they're back to remind us that they are in fact, real musicians

    • @semblanteelmerg.5956
      @semblanteelmerg.5956 3 роки тому +260

      I agree.

    • @abdullahchaus2500
      @abdullahchaus2500 3 роки тому +483

      Of course they are. We never forgot.

    • @Kim-vc3mv
      @Kim-vc3mv 3 роки тому +111

      I Stan these moments

    • @balladin9200
      @balladin9200 3 роки тому +214

      I’m surprised they still do after all these ling ling workouts and confidence destroyers, it could be motivation too. Oh yeah and you have 666 likes paganini devil lol.

    • @l.s.8793
      @l.s.8793 3 роки тому +62

      Who forgot?

  • @Oliver-zs9od
    @Oliver-zs9od 3 роки тому +3507

    Someone: How difficult is your composition?
    Paganini: Yes

    • @alexandero9936
      @alexandero9936 3 роки тому +77

      "Oh, easiest shit you can imagine, I composed it while riding here so you should be able to play it right away"
      -Paganini (probably) to some poor student who's come to listen to his latest piece

    • @laralovesviolins6510
      @laralovesviolins6510 3 роки тому +25

      What if Paganini didn't want anyone else to be able to play his music and now everybody is trying like maniacs. Hee!

    • @alexandero9936
      @alexandero9936 3 роки тому +28

      @@laralovesviolins6510 Paganini probably thought “If they can play my music, they deserve to play it”

    • @shelfdrop9805
      @shelfdrop9805 3 роки тому +15

      th level 9-11 piece frm Paganini they chose was like all 32nd notes.... 😅
      Paganini: *expects every violinist to be pro percussion too*

    • @lizweiland2716
      @lizweiland2716 3 роки тому +8

      @@laralovesviolins6510 fun fact: he actually had Marfan syndrome, which made his fingers more flexible (amongst a host of other ailments that came along with the condition)

  • @kouhaikun1331
    @kouhaikun1331 3 роки тому +5505

    "Alright, where did Paganini touch you?"
    The violin: *yes*

  • @DunkelMentat
    @DunkelMentat 3 роки тому +3726

    I guess after watching Menuhin our boys felt the need to flex. “No seriously we are actually very good at the violin.”

  • @savavgecabbage9442
    @savavgecabbage9442 3 роки тому +2263

    The CONCENTRATION on their faces, lingling is getting closer

  • @lochnessworm
    @lochnessworm 2 роки тому +3077

    after 5 years of nonstop practice, i'm proud to say that i have achieved level
    one
    i have achieved level one

    • @kleineoOoStern
      @kleineoOoStern 2 роки тому +149

      Congratulations ! I'm sure that you'll attain the level 12 one day if you continue to work hard like you did 😉😊

    • @niccolopaganini6969
      @niccolopaganini6969 2 роки тому +177

      You just gotta practice 40 hours a day, that’s all.

    • @anandazakiyyahsalzabillah4578
      @anandazakiyyahsalzabillah4578 2 роки тому +31

      Liling so proud of u

    • @rocketcabbage
      @rocketcabbage 2 роки тому +18

      6 years and I could barely do level 1 😍

    • @Shuu_mai
      @Shuu_mai 2 роки тому +1

      I-

  • @ctthes
    @ctthes 3 роки тому +3390

    Brett and Eddy playing violin seriously is their best content imo

  • @dorkpool768
    @dorkpool768 3 роки тому +2700

    everyone before watching this vid is like: "twoset are so relatable"
    now: 👁👄👁

    • @zegaoyi
      @zegaoyi 3 роки тому +7

      200th like of this comment :D

    • @anticloxkwised
      @anticloxkwised 3 роки тому +49

      only ling ling can relate

    • @frictionlessyt100
      @frictionlessyt100 2 роки тому +6

      Cello is easier to impress anybody we just have to play cello suite in g then go on the streets and boom done

    • @polanski2399
      @polanski2399 2 роки тому +1

      @@frictionlessyt100 the Bach suite in g isn't as easy as you think it is...

    • @frictionlessyt100
      @frictionlessyt100 2 роки тому +2

      @@polanski2399 it only took 8 years to get this good… wait oops

  • @TaeThei
    @TaeThei 3 роки тому +998

    I love how Eddy played the last few pieces just so Brett can play the hardest piece. Like a final boss XD

    • @jamlobesjams
      @jamlobesjams 2 роки тому +66

      I think they let brett have the last piece coz it has some difficult left hand pizz and brett is better at that

    • @niccolopaganini6969
      @niccolopaganini6969 2 роки тому +16

      They need to practice like me a bit, 40 hours, and maybe, *just maybe,* they can do what i do:
      Play every single one of my pieces at once, on one string.

    • @swiftholic13
      @swiftholic13 2 роки тому +2

      pfft yes
      let me just finish up my piano (of which i already practice 30 hours a day)
      then buy a dam violin and learn how to play violin in the first place-

  • @user-so4wh2qx4d
    @user-so4wh2qx4d 3 роки тому +8007

    You have to remember these guys achieved their licenciate diplomas (the highest directly assessable level in Australia) when they were 13-14. They're prodigies in their own right.

    • @chloevlerick6521
      @chloevlerick6521 3 роки тому +186

      they sure are

    • @COOL_GEEK_
      @COOL_GEEK_ 3 роки тому +673

      Not just prodigies .... They are REAL TALENTED MUSICIANS unlike the ones on America's Got Talent 👍👍

    • @TYsdrawkcaB
      @TYsdrawkcaB 3 роки тому +112

      @@COOL_GEEK_ i know right, nothing personal, but i don’t really like ‘murica

    • @crazycrafts3414
      @crazycrafts3414 3 роки тому +91

      @@TYsdrawkcaB oh i don't really like 'Murica because of that either
      -a "Murican

    • @TYsdrawkcaB
      @TYsdrawkcaB 3 роки тому +10

      @@crazycrafts3414 aka “footlover”

  • @bertieedfy616
    @bertieedfy616 3 роки тому +9683

    And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why they can roast.

    • @avatar19822
      @avatar19822 3 роки тому +79

      Yup

    • @Damnharu
      @Damnharu 3 роки тому +47

      So True

    • @Dog-op4mk
      @Dog-op4mk 3 роки тому +60

      Well lets call them funny that is why i watch them:)

    • @usalty6010
      @usalty6010 3 роки тому +12

      @@Dog-op4mk FUNNI EDITS - SURPRISED PIKACHU FACE, ROASTING, AND MORE!!!!

    • @windring227
      @windring227 3 роки тому +3

      True

  • @karajanfan15
    @karajanfan15 3 роки тому +167

    Love Eddy's face at 1:55. Either pure joy of performing this piece or genuine excitement over nailing that high A

  • @fullnessof_joy
    @fullnessof_joy 3 роки тому +14326

    Can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of practice that has gone into this video? :')

  • @hoi4_history_nerdgaming126
    @hoi4_history_nerdgaming126 3 роки тому +3792

    Brett Finally did the impossible: Conquer the hardest piece in Violin History: Paganini Opus 9: God Save the Queen Variations

    • @clh7316
      @clh7316 3 роки тому +341

      4 mil brett do the whole thing

    • @stevev5510
      @stevev5510 3 роки тому +58

      I knew he had it in him!

    • @ortezac.5339
      @ortezac.5339 3 роки тому +89

      @@clh7316 I wanted to see him do Ysaye, but I DEFINITELY second this. Right back at ya, child prodigies!
      (Here before Hamza and that Sara person invade your comment)

    • @MiloMcCarthyMusic
      @MiloMcCarthyMusic 3 роки тому +3

      @@ortezac.5339 who

    • @coby.t
      @coby.t 3 роки тому +72

      for 4 mil sub brett does the whole thing
      god save the brett

  • @jmarcos09
    @jmarcos09 3 роки тому +241

    When you see ‘La Campanella’ is just level 6 out of 12 then you start missing some heartbeats 💗

    • @BlitzTheFoxi
      @BlitzTheFoxi Рік тому +6

      it would probably be the hardest of all of these for the piano id say.

    • @octopuszombie8744
      @octopuszombie8744 Рік тому +5

      @@BlitzTheFoxi Nope. Not even close.

    • @BlitzTheFoxi
      @BlitzTheFoxi Рік тому +2

      @@octopuszombie8744 its my opinion, at least from the sheet music they showed it is the hardest. most of the music there was single line which is always easy. ive probably been playing the piano longer than you lol

    • @octopuszombie8744
      @octopuszombie8744 Рік тому +3

      @@BlitzTheFoxi This isn't piano. This is violin, that fact that it's "single-line" does not mean it's easier than piano, in fact it's much harder. Many people even say the original Paganini la campanella is the harder one.
      I understand if you played piano longer than 11 years and have that much experience, but I also have played violin for 6 years. Sorry if I sounded a little salty.

    • @BlitzTheFoxi
      @BlitzTheFoxi Рік тому +1

      @@octopuszombie8744 I literally said piano you clearly didn't read my comment lmao
      What a joke

  • @melanomaniac703
    @melanomaniac703 3 роки тому +1410

    Finally. The answer to why they had such dark violin hickeys.

    • @tyraedmonson9677
      @tyraedmonson9677 3 роки тому +80

      They’ve been putting in real ling ling hours.

  • @mitodrumisra8972
    @mitodrumisra8972 3 роки тому +1269

    More like: *12 Different levels of breaking your hand and lowering your self-esteem.*

    • @rhea6927
      @rhea6927 3 роки тому +37

      me , a non-musician, watching them and getting my self esteem obliterated

    • @abigail40
      @abigail40 3 роки тому +3

      RSI 101

    • @aspec9757
      @aspec9757 3 роки тому +4

      i knew that by lvl 3/4 i was royally screwed

    • @ChloeIHill
      @ChloeIHill 3 роки тому +3

      :')

    • @keth2424
      @keth2424 3 роки тому +1

      hahaha

  • @dannyevans89
    @dannyevans89 3 роки тому +481

    Brett and Eddy deserve a special prize in music of the highest level for their contributions to classical music education.

    • @whaledog7036
      @whaledog7036 2 роки тому +12

      They got it when they were 13-14 lmao

  • @Luka-ty4qr
    @Luka-ty4qr 3 роки тому +3188

    Is Paganini's goal to make all the violinists cry?

    • @bota7763
      @bota7763 3 роки тому +116

      I think so, yes

    • @yasithsilva2885
      @yasithsilva2885 3 роки тому +33

      Yes

    • @bhonemyat147
      @bhonemyat147 3 роки тому +59

      Absolutely and I’m gonna cry playing the caprices

    • @rockstarwithoutastar
      @rockstarwithoutastar 3 роки тому +27

      As a violinist I did cry lmaoo

    • @DorothyDollLee
      @DorothyDollLee 3 роки тому +35

      Dude really did sell his soul didn't he? I can't even read this in time.

  • @panko6779
    @panko6779 3 роки тому +1906

    Level 6 be like:
    Paganini: Ayyy liszt
    liszt: ayyyyy brooooo let's make some hard shit for both instruments shall we
    paganini: bro you know me so well let's do it

    • @MagisterialVoyager
      @MagisterialVoyager 3 роки тому +12

      😂😂😂

    • @babygirl4169
      @babygirl4169 3 роки тому +16

      Legit 😂

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 3 роки тому +51

      Well, Liszt did vow to become a master of piano after watching Paganini play violin.

    • @zswu31416
      @zswu31416 3 роки тому +8

      Welp, same for levels 7 8 9

    • @KateNord
      @KateNord 3 роки тому +22

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995 Yes and not just a master, he wanted to become the Paganini of piano 🎹 Then promptly proceeded to become exactly that

  • @philchng
    @philchng 3 роки тому +767

    Violin Levels:
    Easy
    Medium
    Hard
    TwoSet
    Ling Ling
    Paganini
    Alien Kim

    • @janetmecham1059
      @janetmecham1059 3 роки тому +23

      I died when you included Ling Ling on your list! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @physicsisawesome696
      @physicsisawesome696 3 роки тому +74

      @@janetmecham1059 you mean on your Liszt?

    • @janetmecham1059
      @janetmecham1059 3 роки тому +6

      @@physicsisawesome696 Yes, that’s exactly what I meant. Good one!! 😆

    • @kevinmelendez1460
      @kevinmelendez1460 3 роки тому +34

      Actually, it should go Paganini and then Ling Ling.

    • @jonnyj.
      @jonnyj. 3 роки тому +6

      @@kevinmelendez1460 Um... absolutely no. Fuck no.

  • @eemono
    @eemono 3 роки тому +622

    Guys, just a reminder. *Just because they are praying to prodigys and the absolute best Violinists doesn't mean they can't absolutely destroy the self esteem of us mortal viewers*

    • @CopShowGuy
      @CopShowGuy 3 роки тому +14

      It's all relative...

    • @sharlottafalls
      @sharlottafalls 3 роки тому +2

      Deserves more likes 😭

    • @Graphite2983
      @Graphite2983 3 роки тому

      @@CopShowGuy Yes, true that.

    • @hannahquintua
      @hannahquintua 3 роки тому +1

      I'll return to my break from Twoset

    • @COOL_GEEK_
      @COOL_GEEK_ 3 роки тому +1

      You should deserve the Noble Prize for that seriously ... SO DAMN TRUE !!!

  • @ivanahettnerova3533
    @ivanahettnerova3533 3 роки тому +824

    I love how Brett is smiling while playing the most complicated parts of pieces and Eddy is frowning at them 👍😊

    • @tsuukkii
      @tsuukkii 3 роки тому +53

      brett's a *m a s o c h i s t* confirmed?

    • @ajchandra7735
      @ajchandra7735 3 роки тому +65

      more like he’s enjoying the challenge, that’s how you know what a great musician he is

    • @xandraxandra1437
      @xandraxandra1437 3 роки тому +69

      @@ajchandra7735 He always looks so happy when playing the violin. You can se he really enjoy it. :)

    • @oxoelfoxo
      @oxoelfoxo 3 роки тому +67

      He's taking Ziyu He's advice :-)

    • @sharonyang1258
      @sharonyang1258 3 роки тому +13

      @@oxoelfoxo just smile😃

  • @lxgacy__5746
    @lxgacy__5746 3 роки тому +389

    Me: *looks at the witches dance*
    My Violin: “You know you can’t, don’t bother.”

    • @anneliseklopp6197
      @anneliseklopp6197 3 роки тому +26

      No no no I’m sure you can! I played that as an amateur violinist in eight grade for a recital-pick up your violin and give it a go!!!!

    • @lilysandoval7718
      @lilysandoval7718 2 роки тому +11

      @@anneliseklopp6197 wow u really had to flex on us there

    • @ilcannonemusic
      @ilcannonemusic Рік тому +3

      keep practicing and you'll get there!

    • @hannahhannah6506
      @hannahhannah6506 11 місяців тому

      “if you can play it slowly you can play it fast”
      a goofy ah ah meme reditor
      no but seriously practice.

    • @pluriling
      @pluriling 8 місяців тому

      I'm 47 and got started the violin as my first instrument ever just about 1 year ago. I am working hard on that level one. You know the deal. PRACTICE.

  • @melodyli1990
    @melodyli1990 3 роки тому +907

    8 mins of TwoSet serious playing:
    Eddy’s La Campanella
    Brett perfect pizz boi
    Infinite amount of skills and talent
    *Everyone likes it*

    • @celeluwhen
      @celeluwhen 3 роки тому +18

      Eddy's Campanella sounds GREAT, you can tell that his new violin lets his talent and skill thrive, and we love it

    • @melodyli1990
      @melodyli1990 3 роки тому +7

      @@celeluwhen yeaaaaaaaa I’ve been waiting for longer version of Eddy’s La Campanella since the “Can we read each other’s mind” video! He really sounds so good in his new violin I am crying😭

    • @winstoncarter2119
      @winstoncarter2119 3 роки тому +1

      I can't even do level 1...😧

  • @Namansmusic31
    @Namansmusic31 3 роки тому +217

    With Paganini, it doesn’t start with green. All the boxes should be red

    • @prithvithakur7950
      @prithvithakur7950 3 роки тому +17

      increasingly bloodied and grotesque shades until its the deepest, darkest black in existence

    • @yeehaw635
      @yeehaw635 3 роки тому +1

      @@prithvithakur7950 yes but that was pretty dark tho

    • @prithvithakur7950
      @prithvithakur7950 3 роки тому +1

      @@yeehaw635 just like how it feels to attempt playing paganini

    • @loshisad3889
      @loshisad3889 3 роки тому

      It depends. I’ve 3 years of experience on violin and I’m learning Paganini serenata per 2 vìolini e chitarra francese M.S 115

  • @elarnold5608
    @elarnold5608 3 роки тому +53

    okay but brett’s pizz seriously is great
    (as a bassist with weak pinkies, left hand pizz makes me want to cry)

  • @xvarzka33
    @xvarzka33 3 роки тому +392

    The last piece should be called God save the violinists

    • @Lee3000.
      @Lee3000. 2 місяці тому

      Yeah definitely, what god tho...?

  • @_melstay
    @_melstay 3 роки тому +2426

    I really thought Brett left Eddy all the difficult pieces,
    until he came for the last level.
    Truly a final boss move

    • @simplysammyd
      @simplysammyd 2 роки тому +180

      I could be wrong but I've always considered Brett to be the better violinist. Buy Eddie's overall musical ability is incredibly impressive and why he usually beats Brett in most of their musical challenges (composing pieces after one listen he killed Brett and is usually better at naming pieces and remembering them. Not even to get into how well he has tuned his perfect pitch abilities)

    • @aro4457
      @aro4457 2 роки тому +98

      I thinks it’s just the pieces they’ve played, like eddy has practiced No.4 (in conservatory I believe) and Nel Cor Piu for the video challenge, whilst Brett chose God Save the King to balance out all the load

    • @Casutama
      @Casutama 2 роки тому +51

      @@simplysammyd I agree. I think they balance each other out due to exactly what you describe: that they've got different strengths and weaknesses). Not a string player though, so this might be the wrong impression.

    • @kaputt_jay3873
      @kaputt_jay3873 2 роки тому +15

      Which one's Brett and which one's Eddy?

    • @Casutama
      @Casutama 2 роки тому +13

      @@kaputt_jay3873 Eddy is the one in the red jumper :)

  • @KeltiKyrie
    @KeltiKyrie 3 роки тому +168

    Level 6 seemed really complicated to me, and then the rest of the levels showed up. No offense to Brett or Eddy (Eddie? Eddy? I haven't paid attention) but I'm really glad I don't play violin. Those pieces would have murdered me. Also, I did not know a violinist could bow AND pizzicato at the same time. I am now seriously reconsidering all the violin music I have ever heard where I thought it was two violins, because now I know, it could have just been one person this whole time. 🤯

    • @dani_ellehu
      @dani_ellehu 2 роки тому +11

      Simple. Just play using the bow and pizz using your left hand

    • @someonefunny176
      @someonefunny176 9 місяців тому +1

      you also have to finger the notes while at the same time playing bow and playing pizzicato

  • @na-kun2136
    @na-kun2136 3 роки тому +521

    Let's appreciate the fact that Eddy and Brett give almost concert

  • @twosettersgang
    @twosettersgang 3 роки тому +945

    I thought Brett would play his favourite piece, The Witches Dance

  • @stephanietakai9470
    @stephanietakai9470 2 роки тому +83

    I know this comment is very late to the party, so I hope Editor-san still sees this. I REALLY appreciate the inclusion of the score at the bottom of the screen! It helps me appreciate how hard Brett and Eddy are working. :) Love from the Piano Gang!

  • @yes1635
    @yes1635 3 роки тому +490

    Hi for anyone who wants to listen to the pieces separately -
    1. Them from The Witches' dance - 0:00
    2. Cantabile - 0:21
    3. Moto Perpetuo - 0:51
    4. Caprice No. 16 - 1:10
    5. Caprice No. 14 - 1:23
    6. La Campanella - 1:36
    7. Caprice No. 24 - 2:24
    8. Caprice No. 6 - 2:54
    9. Caprice No. 1 - 3:15
    10. Caprice No. 4 - 3:42
    11. Nel cor pie smth smth I CANT SPELL - 5:23
    12. God save the queen - 7:19

  • @flutechannel
    @flutechannel 3 роки тому +3486

    Maybe 24 levels of Paganini next time?

    • @Shirokoru
      @Shirokoru 3 роки тому +14

      ممكن

    • @bubbieblue2174
      @bubbieblue2174 3 роки тому +66

      Pain

    • @LOLERXP
      @LOLERXP 3 роки тому +72

      @Zues 300 levels of Paganini, then?

    • @fhgrvejbwahdkfbvgsdjkax
      @fhgrvejbwahdkfbvgsdjkax 3 роки тому +15

      @Zues he did only that most them got trashed by other people later on

    • @_rstcm
      @_rstcm 3 роки тому +6

      @Zues Maybe if we count the variations of each piece as a piece on it's own ( I know they are not )..........then perhaps.............

  • @stoplookingatmeplease1230
    @stoplookingatmeplease1230 3 роки тому +393

    Only Paganini himself could play his own pieces 100% accurate as he could abnormally extend his fingers incredibly well , 7:53 , that's what I mean

    • @lithbcyes4201
      @lithbcyes4201 2 роки тому +13

      Pagini 😩

    • @stoplookingatmeplease1230
      @stoplookingatmeplease1230 2 роки тому

      @@lithbcyes4201ooooopsss lo so porcoddio me la son fallita , Paganini**

    • @someonefunny176
      @someonefunny176 2 роки тому +101

      “the only way to copyright a piece back then was to make it so hard that only you could play it”
      -random commenter

    • @ilcannonemusic
      @ilcannonemusic Рік тому +3

      true

    • @m1rac1e
      @m1rac1e Рік тому +1

      Rowan Kim can do it

  • @eunecteschen7982
    @eunecteschen7982 3 роки тому +492

    me who cant even play twinkle twinkle little star: yeah, this is fine.

    • @tsousa9210
      @tsousa9210 3 роки тому +8

      I'm learning how to play it right now lol

    • @zglrd8938
      @zglrd8938 3 роки тому +6

      That's why you should practice

    • @eunecteschen7982
      @eunecteschen7982 3 роки тому +14

      @@zglrd8938 im practicing eating and binge watching twoset vids.😌

    • @ClassicalMountain
      @ClassicalMountain 3 роки тому +1

      me too.

  • @Kim-vc3mv
    @Kim-vc3mv 3 роки тому +597

    YES another episode of serious Saturdays
    YES BRETT OUR PERFECT PIZZ BOI
    Edit :showing love to eddy too

    • @Kim-vc3mv
      @Kim-vc3mv 3 роки тому +13

      2:39 for Brett's lh pizz

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 2 роки тому +86

    This version of La Campanella is the cleanest I've ever heard. Caprice No 24 was also a stunner! wow!!

  • @brianhall4182
    @brianhall4182 3 роки тому +1801

    I was in band for 6 years in middle and high school. Brass section. Trombone. I look at violin sheet music and I can't help but feel like it's the difference between knowing the alphabet and knowing how to read Shakespeare. So. Many. Notes.

    • @snowyminnesota6028
      @snowyminnesota6028 3 роки тому +77

      Aww. I guess that's actually kinda true. I look at orchestral brass music (am a music librarian for an orchestra) and wonder "where's the beef." It's no wonder those players bring their electronic devices on stage. BUT. There's some pretty virtuosic trombone music out there too, if you go looking. :)

    • @brianhall4182
      @brianhall4182 3 роки тому +39

      @@snowyminnesota6028 Oh, there is. But even in a march where the trombone actually gets the melody for once there's only ever 1 note at a time. Sure, they might be fast, in eights, sixteenths, ect, but there's none of this double, triple, or quadruple stacked stuff!

    • @snowyminnesota6028
      @snowyminnesota6028 3 роки тому +46

      @@brianhall4182 True. But maybe that's because the capabilities of the instruments vary, right? Playing stringed instruments ain't easy, for sure; but there's a lot less physical distance involved in the move from E to F# on a violin (it's just the drop of a finger) than the same on a trombone (it's been 45 years since I took "brass methods" but I do remember the physical challenges of playing the trombone - my favorite of all the brass).
      So we're kinda talking apples and oranges here. Capabilities, you know? And because violin is capable of so much, why - much is demanded.

    • @brianhall4182
      @brianhall4182 3 роки тому +25

      @@snowyminnesota6028 Certainly a violin is capable of doing things a trombone can't and both offer their share of unique physical challenges. I'd never want to get into an argument about which instruments are "harder" to play since each involves different methods and techniques. I do remember being out of breath a fair bit, needing to strengthen my lungs, and getting sore elbows from too much slide work.
      I just thought that, in the perspective of reading music, trombone sheet reading and brass in general is much more straightforward. Granted, it's been many years since I was in band but even barring the fact I only faintly recall what brass to treble/other clef transposing entails, I can't even faintly parse what's happening in that violin music beyond "notes go up and down", heh.

    • @borderlinenocturnal6195
      @borderlinenocturnal6195 3 роки тому +57

      HERE WITH MY PIANO-ASS DOUBLE STAVE SHEET-

  • @sebasmusician736
    @sebasmusician736 3 роки тому +8331

    no one:
    literally nobody:
    not even musicians:
    paganini: I paid for the whole violin, i'm going to use the whole violin!!

    • @lia.6408
      @lia.6408 3 роки тому +96

      Underrated comment lol.

    • @Γκριουρανό
      @Γκριουρανό 3 роки тому +121

      Yep, we better squish all that violin juices

    • @ConcordMass
      @ConcordMass 3 роки тому +91

      same joke with piano huh

    • @ruthsalgado6775
      @ruthsalgado6775 3 роки тому +5

      Rowlet the Owlet lol true

    • @angelica9149
      @angelica9149 3 роки тому +12

      I just want to say that I was the 1k like and I feel satisfied

  • @burgesj7
    @burgesj7 Рік тому +59

    I was a concert master in 1998. I have a son now and I'm really driven to knock the rust off and expose him to the love I once had for playing. Listening to you makes my jaw drop, it's like meeting Itzhak Perlman all over again. You guys are so damn talented.

  • @niccolopaganini1782
    @niccolopaganini1782 3 роки тому +595

    They have redeemed themselves after losing the Menuhin Competition.

    • @sinpi314
      @sinpi314 3 роки тому +17

      Hi Paganini

  • @mailysmichiels8872
    @mailysmichiels8872 3 роки тому +131

    This is the biggest flex I have EVER SEEN.
    Brett and Eddy, be proud.

  • @Casutama
    @Casutama 2 роки тому +17

    Brett, when he gets "in the zone", is a sight to behold.

  • @pengupgu
    @pengupgu 3 роки тому +1654

    Level 1 (Theme from the Witches' Dance): 0:01
    Level 2 (Cantabile): 0:21
    Level 3 (Moto Perpetuo): 0:52
    Level 4 (Caprice No. 16): 1:11
    Level 5 (Caprice No. 14): 1:23
    Level 6 (Concerto No. 2, III. Rondo, "La Campanella"): 1:37
    Level 7 (Caprice No. 24): 2:23
    Level 8 (Caprice No. 6): 2:54
    Level 9 (Caprice No. 1): 3:16
    Level 10 (Caprice No. 4): 3:43
    Level 11 (Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento): 5:24
    Level 12 (God Save the Queen): 7:19

    • @pengupgu
      @pengupgu 3 роки тому +8

      @@ParkDanAh ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

    • @yiimhyop
      @yiimhyop 3 роки тому +6

      안뇽

    • @kyoot_ducks4100
      @kyoot_ducks4100 3 роки тому +1

      I love you🤌🏾

    • @pcpt
      @pcpt 3 роки тому +38

      god save the violinist

    • @pengupgu
      @pengupgu 3 роки тому +2

      @@kyoot_ducks4100 Thanks :>

  • @mardeie7204
    @mardeie7204 3 роки тому +248

    hearing their nel cor piu non mi sento and god save the queen was really nostalgic, eddy practiced his ass off for this piece in one video and they both tried to do gstq in their top 5 hardest pieces. Now they're both playing really well. Great job guys!

  • @someonefunny176
    @someonefunny176 2 роки тому +14

    “hey, god save the queen doesn’t look that hard”
    *second line*
    “never mind”

  • @angi4912
    @angi4912 3 роки тому +390

    Brett: *Starts playing "God save the Queen"
    Me: What?? That's not difficult that's like level 2 at most-
    Brett: *starts playing section at measure 7*
    Me: .... Oh

  • @LazarimFernando
    @LazarimFernando 3 роки тому +247

    In the last levels we can clearly see the pain.

    • @mamamememoo
      @mamamememoo 3 роки тому +25

      But also their satisfaction after they managed those levels 😍

  • @hexer1822
    @hexer1822 2 роки тому +48

    Normal people see talent, musicians see pain.

  • @kellym6725
    @kellym6725 3 роки тому +419

    I really love the jokes, roasts, and often general silliness in these videos but to hear the actual genuine talent that's behind it all is just amazing.

  • @omiscendo
    @omiscendo 3 роки тому +834

    It's in this video that I am reminded that Brett and Eddy are actually such great and talented musicians that I can feel the practice they put into this and the sound projection they put effort into through the screen. I like that the hardest ones had the most screen time because it gave me a better opportunity to really feel the music. As some point I think I started visualizing the music in my head while they were playing it; it was just that good! You guys are so amazing 😭

    • @vforvaleriie
      @vforvaleriie 3 роки тому +6

      they need so much more support!
      ..
      V

  • @z.a.4801
    @z.a.4801 Рік тому +14

    This makes me realize how privilege we pianist are for being able to play as many notes as we want at the same time effortlessly. We can literally pick an orchestra piece and learn it on the piano and that's priceless. Chords look so hard on violin.

  • @richardpatko6156
    @richardpatko6156 3 роки тому +684

    Thank you TwoSetViolin for introducing a non musician to yourselves, Hilary Hahn, the Menuhin competition, etc. and being able to teach people while being incredibly funny, too.
    Even I, just barely grasping the theoretical definition of notes/scales etc can see the infinite amount of p r a c t i c e you guys have been doing all your lives. Your musicianship and personality is a gift to us. Cheers :)

    • @wakingtheworld
      @wakingtheworld 3 роки тому +6

      Hear, hear, Richard...

    • @laurawillits176
      @laurawillits176 3 роки тому +8

      Thanks for saying that so well. I'm learning so much from these two guys.

    • @kirakira_san
      @kirakira_san 3 роки тому +6

      Thanks to them, the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear "scales" is musical scales and not scales as in fish's scales lol

  • @natalieho655
    @natalieho655 3 роки тому +178

    Did anyone else think they were joking with level 12? And then realized they weren't-

  • @extremeproteam261
    @extremeproteam261 3 роки тому +18

    2:24 my favourite caprice

  • @ysabelledelacuesta7533
    @ysabelledelacuesta7533 3 роки тому +70

    5:30 Seeing Eddy perform Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento made me feel proud and nostalgic at the same time.

    • @avatar19822
      @avatar19822 3 роки тому +2

      He definitely got a lot cleaner since last time he played it

  • @jeromyb7932
    @jeromyb7932 3 роки тому +469

    As a non violinist I’d like a version of this video that describes what makes each piece progressively more difficult. Sometimes our ears hear lots of notes like level 3 in this video and perhaps think that is more difficult than something slower not realizing that in the slower piece the player is playing multi note chords and doing complicated pizzicato passages at the same time etc.

    • @sophiebryden6592
      @sophiebryden6592 3 роки тому +14

      I agree!!

    • @joannelee6652
      @joannelee6652 3 роки тому +32

      Also, notice how the really fast ones in lower levels either have notes that are right next to each other or notes that follow a certain pattern.

    • @pamelah1220
      @pamelah1220 3 роки тому +16

      They did a video about ranking violin techniques by difficulty. That should help put it into perspective.

    • @retrops4261
      @retrops4261 3 роки тому +20

      In some ways this order is subjective. But there is a progression of technique accumulation on display
      Simple bow, simple bow but slow (requires really understanding bow control), fast bow, adding harmonics, ultra fast spiccato, fast string crossings, double stops, ricochet, doublestop with complicated bowing, lyrical doublestop passages with faster bowing up high, awkward finger passages and shapes, left hand pizz, left hand pizz accompaniment during long sustained lines with and without doublestops and intricate melody.
      This last level (12) is quite accurate being listed top as the constant and often very subtle but extremely exacting pressure changes/ adjustments +coordination of the accompanying part (the left hand pizz) is unbelievably intricate and to pull off cleanly AND musically on top of that with some semblance of unique artistry, requires about 10-15years of extremely dedicated thoughtful and informed practice.
      I could get any student to level one (who practices) in about a year maybe less, depending on their dedication level and how often they take lessons. Further they could learn it in solidly in a couple weeks. Fully polished performance in one month.
      God save the queen on the other hand would probably take for a very advanced student first learning about 2months at least to learn and another 1-2 to polish to performance level (depending on repertoire load, maybe longer or shorter). (The shear length of the composition also figures into these calculations. (GSTQ) is I believe somewhere in the range of 10-14 min long.. a typical concerto mvt length.

    • @teaberi254
      @teaberi254 2 роки тому +2

      the reason why #3 is pretty easy is because
      1. easy time signature (4/4)
      2. the notes dont jump from string to string that much and they're really easy

  • @Johnadams20760
    @Johnadams20760 Рік тому +25

    i had the feeling that 24 caprices would contain roughtly 80 percent of the levesl which it did. that is over 1 hour of insanity. and yet beauty at the same time.

    • @minema7953
      @minema7953 Рік тому

      Nah it isnt beauty it is F L E X and DESTRUCTION OF SELF ESTEEM TO TO OTHER VIOLINIST WHOM LISTENING CHLOE CHUA 5 YEAR OLD PLAYING CAPRICE NO 1

  • @fish5465
    @fish5465 3 роки тому +454

    Who else think that eddy improved so damn much after hearing todays nel cor piu non mi sento.

    • @dolphinsandsunsets
      @dolphinsandsunsets 3 роки тому +12

      i remember that day too

    • @sharonyang1258
      @sharonyang1258 3 роки тому +25

      Yes, it's so impressive

    • @ainunsaifia6941
      @ainunsaifia6941 3 роки тому +4

      Yes it is

    • @gganonymous5544
      @gganonymous5544 3 роки тому +11

      Yeah!!! I’d like to hear him play the whole piece again.

    • @elissahunt
      @elissahunt 3 роки тому +3

      To be fair, he's had more time to practice. Definitely sounds great though.

  • @sunkencubeoctahedron7844
    @sunkencubeoctahedron7844 3 роки тому +150

    I love to hear you guys play. You judge yourselves so harshly yet you are so talented. Thank you for bringing smiles to our hearts and faces.

  • @herosteve9244
    @herosteve9244 2 роки тому +111

    As a seasoned guitarist, after watching 3 and 4, I can confidently say that violin is harder than guitar.

    • @herosteve9244
      @herosteve9244 2 роки тому +6

      Okay am back. I recently tried to practice it. Steve Vai's one also. I am done with the the first part. Sweep picking is fun, economy picking on the other hand isn't.

    • @never5618
      @never5618 2 роки тому +5

      Do you play classical guitar? Because I play both and I personally find guitar harder because of the distance you need to cover. But they both immensely difficult at a high level

    • @melissamaldonado3484
      @melissamaldonado3484 Рік тому +1

      @@never5618 si dices eso realmente no creo que toques el violín.

    • @never5618
      @never5618 Рік тому +1

      @@melissamaldonado3484 i don't speak Spanish, but okay. I don't care if you believe me or not, i find the violin easier than classical guitar.

    • @no.1-twosetfan
      @no.1-twosetfan Рік тому +2

      @@never5618 I think every instrument is hard. As a violin player I can tell violin is not easier than classical guitar, but I respect your opinion 👍

  • @yxe_sxn8854
    @yxe_sxn8854 3 роки тому +222

    The good thing about being a classical music youtuber is having no worries about getting cpyright striked.

    • @sassysqueak927
      @sassysqueak927 3 роки тому +20

      Cuz the person who would hv given strike is in heaven now

    • @geegeelyn
      @geegeelyn 3 роки тому +7

      Not true though with newer works

    • @KF-zb6gi
      @KF-zb6gi 3 роки тому +3

      @@geegeelyn fortunately there are enough old works

    • @dehanbadenhorst1398
      @dehanbadenhorst1398 3 роки тому

      @@sassysqueak927 not in this case lol

    • @alejandrosoto5714
      @alejandrosoto5714 3 роки тому +3

      @@aman-qj5sx Copyright is active until 70 years after composer’s death. Stravinsky died 50 years ago which is why he is still copyrighted. Paganini died 180 years ago so his compositions are not copyrighted.

  • @nedla1811
    @nedla1811 3 роки тому +55

    can we just appreciate how they practised all these devilishly hard pieces and performed it beautifully

  • @asmo6189
    @asmo6189 Рік тому +11

    Okay, now I kind of get why people say he sold his soul to the devil, this is so insane.

  • @snowyminnesota6028
    @snowyminnesota6028 3 роки тому +733

    Don't know if anybody else is noticing this, but for SURE these new violins the guys have are *way* cleaner, brighter, clearer, more responsive than their old ones. By a long long way. All the practice they've put in to learn all this Paganini has also really put them in touch with their new equipment. Congratulations, Brett and Eddy!

    • @The_forgotten_two810
      @The_forgotten_two810 2 роки тому +2

      How do you mean more responsive ,violina are not like Phone Screens

    • @snowyminnesota6028
      @snowyminnesota6028 2 роки тому +38

      @@The_forgotten_two810 "Responsive" for bowed string instruments means that when the bow is drawn the box - the body of the instrument - begins to transmit and amplify the strings' vibrations all but immediately. There is little if any latency, and little extra effort required to set the instrument's physics into motion.

    • @The_forgotten_two810
      @The_forgotten_two810 2 роки тому +11

      @@snowyminnesota6028 oh ,sorry not so good with violins promise I will educate myself for the future

    • @Ruid-YT
      @Ruid-YT Рік тому +1

      It really is pay to win

    • @laurencedelves
      @laurencedelves Рік тому +4

      @@Ruid-YT Including countless hours of practice. If you only believe in getting victories by cash, you would make 20 million sound like 20 bucks.

  • @nathanielvega-yu8938
    @nathanielvega-yu8938 3 роки тому +91

    1 year ago they posted 5 most difficult pieces, now they played the hardest on the list. Congrats!

  • @minormajor12
    @minormajor12 3 роки тому +19

    alternative title: *two violinists torturing their fingers twelve times*

  • @abigail40
    @abigail40 3 роки тому +111

    Timestamps
    0:00 Witches Dance
    0:21 Cantabile
    0:52 Moto Perpetuo
    1:11 Caprice 16
    1:24 Caprice 14
    1:37 La Campanella
    2:24 Caprice 24
    2:54 Caprice 6
    3:16 Caprice 1
    3:42 Caprice 4 **flashbacks to that old vid**
    5:24 Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento
    **coff nel cor piu non potato**
    7:20 God Save The King
    Or the greatest nightmare know to humanity

    • @bobdathang3229
      @bobdathang3229 3 роки тому +1

      small typo* caprice 6 after caprice 24 :)

    • @airin.unohana
      @airin.unohana 3 роки тому +2

      "The greatest nightmare known to humanity" [WHEEZE]

  • @booksandmusic2526
    @booksandmusic2526 3 роки тому +44

    00:00 - Theme from Witches' Dance
    00:21 - Cantabile
    00:52 - Moto Perpetuo
    01:11 - Caprice 16
    01:23 - Caprice 14
    01:37 - Violin Concerto no 2 3rd movement or La Campanella
    02:24 - Caprice 24
    02:55 - Caprice 06
    03:16 - Caprice 01
    03:43 - Caprice 04
    05:24 - Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento
    07:19 - God save the King I guess
    I really wish to hear full version of Eddy's La Campanella and Brett's God save the King.

    • @vivinoyo
      @vivinoyo 3 роки тому

      hey thanks

    • @pcpt
      @pcpt 3 роки тому

      actually i want to hear bretts full paganini 16

  • @KingProbherbs
    @KingProbherbs 2 роки тому +3

    After 6 I literally couldn't comprehend what I was seeing/ hearing

  • @tyfalma
    @tyfalma 3 роки тому +83

    For non-musicians, you know you're Twoset's old fan when you've heard many of these

  • @dominusalicorn3684
    @dominusalicorn3684 3 роки тому +356

    I know someone trying to learn composing orchestral music, and he's asked me what is realistic to expect from violins. I showed him this video and said pretty much anything past 5-6 will make a violinist hate you.

  • @aruko_m
    @aruko_m 3 роки тому +20

    What the video should’ve been called: 12 levels of Painanini

    • @anticloxkwised
      @anticloxkwised 3 роки тому +4

      if you rearrange "paganini" it spells "gain pain"

  • @kikiel9973
    @kikiel9973 3 роки тому +86

    Yesss, a gently reminder by twoset that they actually are fantastic musicians. It must take a ton of practice to make this video!!

  • @barborasolanska3997
    @barborasolanska3997 3 роки тому +129

    I would love you guys to do a video on the different ballet scores, about how well do you think they carry the story, interesting facts, the period, the composer’s style, I could do a list of some of the more neoclassical as well. Though I’m influenced by my taste and am not an expert of course. Just an idea (I’ve been commenting this on a few videos)

    • @xXHaname
      @xXHaname 3 роки тому +3

      That would be super interesting!

    • @AkemiNishikido
      @AkemiNishikido 3 роки тому +9

      I'd love to hear their take on ballet scores too (especially story ballets!) I'm a ballet dancer and a member of the piano gang (wc means i only get to faf around with the music in rehearsals) so I'd love to hear the perspective on the music from the point of view of the orchestra/pit

    • @bachtuocmongmer824
      @bachtuocmongmer824 3 роки тому

      I have an impression that they dont like ballets lol

    • @rockbell
      @rockbell 3 роки тому +1

      @@bachtuocmongmer824 dunno aboit that, but we already know they admit that so far they dom't have an expertise at opera pieces/songs

    • @beachslipper
      @beachslipper 3 роки тому +3

      @@rockbell they should collaborate with a ballet dancer - see if their impressions match up with the actual choreography!

  • @manturay
    @manturay Рік тому +4

    My new favorite youtube channel!

  • @aureliebeckers2626
    @aureliebeckers2626 3 роки тому +120

    Let's appreciate the fact that they learned those last two just for us!!

  • @katam6471
    @katam6471 3 роки тому +56

    I've missed this kind of content. Also: I'm impressed. They mentioned in some video that they've practiced more lately - guess that wasn't a lie. :-)

  • @ashbeelashbeel7880
    @ashbeelashbeel7880 2 роки тому +4

    I'm both surprised and terrified that caprice 24 is only 7...

    • @pcpt
      @pcpt Рік тому

      honestly it should be lower

  • @larissababes
    @larissababes 3 роки тому +42

    bretts left hand pizz will always be something i dont understand

  • @oceancheung6139
    @oceancheung6139 3 роки тому +186

    Petition for Brett to play the whole God Save the Queen

    • @airin.unohana
      @airin.unohana 3 роки тому +3

      Either god save the quwen or caprice 24 for 4m subs?!

    • @zeniktorres4320
      @zeniktorres4320 3 роки тому

      Yes. Also I love the tune

    • @nanamacapagal8342
      @nanamacapagal8342 3 роки тому +1

      @@airin.unohana God Save the Queen please.

    • @Ysmir.
      @Ysmir. 3 роки тому

      no. that piece is a torture. and it takes a master violinist to actually make it enjoyable to listen

  • @anzacr7169
    @anzacr7169 2 роки тому +6

    No.12: God Save the Queen
    Violinists: God Save the Violinists

  • @sohums.6107
    @sohums.6107 3 роки тому +127

    This came just as I finished the new oversimplified video. And I’m not complaining

  • @fanybidan3665
    @fanybidan3665 3 роки тому +193

    Me, a Paganini newbie: Surely Caprice No. 24 will be last. ☺️
    Brett plays it at 7th place.
    Me: 🥺😳

  • @jeffreylo1477
    @jeffreylo1477 Рік тому +7

    1:37 who’s back here after Eddy’s 4mil La Campanella

  • @ellagui8467
    @ellagui8467 3 роки тому +804

    Me as a pianist forgetting how hard chords are on violin: why is this hard again?

    • @TaeThei
      @TaeThei 3 роки тому +131

      Its like a violinist seeing a pianist vibrato and be like: Whut

    • @rmeows5087
      @rmeows5087 2 роки тому +115

      My being both a pianist and violinist: why is everything so hard

    • @segala7853
      @segala7853 2 роки тому +4

      there are other difficult techniques in this

    • @egon4593
      @egon4593 2 роки тому +2

      Try and you' ll find out.

    • @teaberi254
      @teaberi254 2 роки тому +20

      because you have to play multiple strings at once and it's hard to balance the bow perfectly and also sometimes the fingering is super uncomfortable in chords

  • @gyrozeppeli4095
    @gyrozeppeli4095 3 роки тому +76

    god save the queen: it was an easy piece (first line)...
    until it wasn’t (second line)

  • @wutamidoinghere
    @wutamidoinghere 2 роки тому +11

    1:36 no one gonna talk about that high F 7 lines above the staff you see right before when he start playing, literally thats one of the highest notes on the clarinet being played on a violin

    • @Flamezoplol
      @Flamezoplol Місяць тому +1

      Those are the notes you will play if you play the harmonics

  • @wakingtheworld
    @wakingtheworld 3 роки тому +149

    Eddy (May 2020) - "This isn't even music. It's another language" (Paganini - God Save The King)...
    See that Brett has put in his LingLing hours to now play this technically challenging piece...

    • @stellajacobson231
      @stellajacobson231 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah and there we have him, the perfect pizz boy...

  • @bookaholic1431
    @bookaholic1431 3 роки тому +195

    Piano Gang Be Like:
    Ok I'll just sit here and gaze at them while i understand nothing 👁👄👁

    • @kristhesleepyone
      @kristhesleepyone 3 роки тому +22

      As a member of the Piano gang I can confirm that

    • @stevieloco3020
      @stevieloco3020 3 роки тому +3

      Cig piano gang outchea

    • @juliangst
      @juliangst 3 роки тому +4

      Yep, pretty accurate

    • @o_polichinelo
      @o_polichinelo 3 роки тому +3

      indeed

    • @Sonali-bn8xd
      @Sonali-bn8xd 3 роки тому +9

      Well, you can at least say “Ah, I can play La Campanella, if I try.”

  • @sotpjif2361
    @sotpjif2361 3 роки тому +20

    you know its hard to play on violin when it’s difficult even play it on the piano

  • @adilnimrod.r7930
    @adilnimrod.r7930 3 роки тому +158

    Alternative title: Twoset flexing their Violin Skills

  • @madeforme95
    @madeforme95 3 роки тому +22

    Can I just say that Eddy's new violin suits him so well and thanks to it we can see how good violinist he actually is

  • @emilittleteapot
    @emilittleteapot 3 роки тому +5

    Those ricochets on the 16th/32nd notes on La Campanella... so good *sigh*

  • @legendpossible7159
    @legendpossible7159 3 роки тому +20

    It's soooo satisfying to see Brett and Eddy genuinely enjoyed when playing the violin. I feel happy too seeing they are happy when playing the violin

  • @ethanaltman3981
    @ethanaltman3981 3 роки тому +304

    LingLing could play all 24 Caprices in 40 milliseconds.

  • @jianchoi7434
    @jianchoi7434 2 роки тому +17

    파가니니의 곡들은 모두 중독성 있고 매력적인 멜로디를 가지고 있는 것 같아요. 아름다운 곡들을 연주해주셔서 감사합니다. 오늘도 즐겁게 영상 잘 봤어요.

    • @itzumetric
      @itzumetric 2 роки тому +3

      מסכים לגמרי.

    • @super_electrogameryt6068
      @super_electrogameryt6068 Рік тому

      I'll continue the journey of native languages with Armenian: չե, ճիշտն ասած ես այդպես չեմ մտածում, բայց կարող է, որ ջութակը միայն բանը չե որ խաղում է, բայց նրանք խաղում են միայն ջութակի մասերը ու ես սխալվում եմ:

  • @leewelles1637
    @leewelles1637 3 роки тому +12

    No jokes! No flashy add ons! Just your practice and intense concentration and commitment in the moment. Lovely. Thank you :)