Oh... my ... god... When I opened this video I was so skeptical, I though "Pfff, come on, Chardash on contrabass? That's impossible! you gotta have fingers of titanium to do it". I've never been so wrong! And the second part! ON ONE STRING! I bet Paganini himself would applaud you - at least his violin was not 30 kg heavy! Lev, you are a true master. Thank you!
Vladimir Kornev Thank you Vladimir. Спасибо! I'm not the only one who is playing this piece on the double bass. There are other beautiful recordings of this music made by Roman Patkolo, Lauren Pierce and others. And you don’t need “to have a titanium fingers” to play this. Now there are light weight metal strings allowing to develop fast playing technique on the double bass.
To all that think this is fake: He recorded both parts beforehand close-miked or direct to avoid the room acoustics ruining the piece. As a pro bassist and sound engineer, I can tell you unequivocally that he is the musician you hear playing. He is adept enough technically to be able to play in sync with his recording to the point where his second pass is almost identical to the recording itself. I dare anyone alive to do that on any instrument with any piece and get it perfectly in sync. Absolutely amazing! 2:45
@@TothTimea32 Ever heard of rubato? Ever heard of playing with feeling? Ever heard that artists have their own interpretations? Did you bother listening to the full piece? Ever heard that you're an absolute dumbass?
Lev I wish I was kidding when I tell you I’ve been watching this video since 2018!! I can’t get enough of it, you are a true master! A salute from this Violinist and Pianist!!
I really don't see why someone would mark this as fake, I mean, why would he go out of his way to learn the fingerlings for such a hard piece and play them out on camera and then just not make real sound? C'mon now, that just doesn't make sense, it's a genuine video that took effort to make, don't throw out someone's hard work like that.
he filmed it. and recorded it two different times. what you're seeing is a video, with a seperate audio track dubbed. The reason is simply audio quality.
Greg Prymicz I'm glad that there are people like you, who understand that for a musician the main priority is the quality of the sound recording and to create possible great piece of music, but not an attempt to impress anyone.
Lev Weksler you did an outstanding job and i now have something to accomplish. I want to be just as good as you. I look ip to you. Right now i would say i am a good bass player but still need to improve on so much more. I am about to become a college freshman and i would love to get better throughout the years
Oh man, I played bass in high school (was gonna continue in college but I had back surgery), and the number of people who don't realize just how versatile a bass is blew ( and continues to blow) my mind. This is incredible. Once I get a steady job I might join an orchestra again, this has totally rekindled my desire to play!
Unbelievable! Only 75k views? It should be in the millions. But don't worry sir, people just haven't found you yet. And when they do, you would be regarded as the master because you sir are amazing!
Oh man that is some beautiful music he is playing. Wow I love how it sounds so smooth and so good. I like that it has some type of deep sound. It's so beautiful
I’ve attempted those harmonics and yeesh they’re hard to get right you have to have amazing skill to play them properly but he’s just casually speeding on through this man is amazinh
This is truly astounding. I have just found your page and it really makes me excited and uplifted to want to continue double bass. This is not only the best rendition of the piece, but an outstanding reminder of hard work and dedication with a musical instrument can get you.
Oh my. You can hear all the cuts and editing he made on the notes. You are a very talented and refined musician, hopefully your future covers are different
Cameron Conley You are a very talented and refined musical critic, but, hopefully, your future critical research is different. Here is a little tip: This piece of music was written for violin and piano, but I, as an exception, play both parts on double bass using my own arrangement. I created this arrangement through trial and error at the audio recording session itself, by experimenting numerous times, recording and re-recording different parts of music, so this is not a "Live performance” in a musical competition, and I don't need to cover any “cuts and editing”. The professionals do it better, but I don't care.
I accidentally came across this video you for me now that after 41 years of playing electric fretless Bass I am really dedicating myself to my upright bass playing you have become a Mentor I will make it my business to follow you thank you
Charles Lambiase Thank you Charles! You'll be one of the first to whom I will send (as a gift) my arrangements with fingering indicated and some explanations of the technical features of my execution methods.
Well, I am a violinist, not a bassist or cellist, but I can certainly see that your bowing technique is very real and very fluid. Vibrato, also real, and very nice technique as well as all the fingering and shifting. So, you have put in your hours and got your reward, a combination of admiration from the sane and bitter jealousy from the usual internet "I need to get a life brigade." You may have, for all I know, patched some of this together using technology. Anyone who doubts that this happens in classical music recording should watch the movie Pianomania and pay particular attention to the recording of the Bach Art of Fugue. The fact that some people seem to feel that nobody should be allowed to play or record classical music if they are not Leonid Kogin or Rostropovich or Arthur Rubinstein is just sort of pathetic. You can guess how far they got with their instrument, so they quit and live vicariously through the top of the top musicians and invest their time in bitter commentary rather than practice. Anyone who puts in huge love and effort and achieves a high level of musicianship is the winner, they get the thrill of felling the music go through them instead of being a mere listener. Bravo!
I stitch together multiple takes of sessions recordings for the perfect result. Unless it's a live concert, it's all about the end result imo. I'd be surprised if Lev had to do much if any cutting from multiple takes, though. He's quite something.
+Nikolaj Petronijevic Thank you very much. I am glad that I can be an inspiration to you and keep you motivated and on the right track, never stop playing:)
Your pizz are really impressives. I'm just amazed by the intro. Still I can't help but noticing the strange sound, a bit like an electic guitar if I dare say so. Anyway it is an awesome video. thank you for producing it and sharing it.
I've just listened to this track for the umpteenth time. I doubt that many bassists could play Czardas at this pace and on a single string without ending up in a fracture ward. Lev Weksler is a stunning musician and a very entertaining one. His runs alone are jaw-dropping and his passion and musical depth are a rare experience. It's nice that his twin brother helps out with the right hand! It would be almost scary to hear Lev team up with Vittorio Monti; what a double act. Thank you, Maestro.
Sir Lev Weksler, you're such a brilliant musician. I loved this so much! I just subscribed! I love double bass a lot and I hope to at least get to play one someday, even if only a little. Thank you for posting this video! I hope you're in good health and still playing. Take care!
It seems like the recording and the camera are off. Try clapping, then when editing the video, just like up the peaks of the two channels (camera microphone and proper microphone) It will help make it line up more I guess if that's how you would like to call it.
The thing is that he did two different recordings of this piece however when the audio and live recording is actually played without the edits the coordination between the two audios would be out of sync because the one you see in the video is Lev doing a second recording of the Czardas, which is why it was edited to make sure to sync both recordings together. I mean there could have been a better job in editing it, but he gave it a lot of effort to do, and I respect him for that
+Lev Weksler as long as the violists don't poke fun. i have heard the true range of sounds fom a double bass-from noise to beauty, and i say, thank you, good sir. have you released any albums to date?
I am a violinist, and people always say the violin is hard to master, but looking at this makes me think the double bass is much harder to master. I mean look at the aglity you must have to shift that quickly, and I have tried to play one and the strength you must have just to hold down on a string without it hurting and giving you calluses, is truly remarkable.
Wow amazing maestro.....you have inspired me to pick back up the double bass. I stopped about 2 years ago but I think I'm willing to give it another shot again!
I'm a big fan of you. You're really really amazing at what you do. I've seen Flight of the bumblebee for a thousand times by now. Amazing stuff!! Love your videos :)
![Czardas - V.Monti [DoubleBass Minje Sung] 차르다시 더블베이스 성민제](/img/n.gif)
Oh... my ... god... When I opened this video I was so skeptical, I though "Pfff, come on, Chardash on contrabass? That's impossible! you gotta have fingers of titanium to do it". I've never been so wrong! And the second part! ON ONE STRING! I bet Paganini himself would applaud you - at least his violin was not 30 kg heavy! Lev, you are a true master. Thank you!
Vladimir Kornev Thank you Vladimir. Спасибо! I'm not the only one who is playing this piece on the double bass. There are other beautiful recordings of this music made by Roman Patkolo, Lauren Pierce and others. And you don’t need “to have a titanium fingers” to play this. Now there are light weight metal strings allowing to develop fast playing technique on the double bass.
Paganini also had a disease that made his tendons looser than average, which contributes to how fast one could play.
Vladimir Kornev Czardas is actually standard repertoire for most professional bassists
Ikr
Vladimir Kornev agreed. Strongly agreed
To all that think this is fake:
He recorded both parts beforehand close-miked or direct to avoid the room acoustics ruining the piece. As a pro bassist and sound engineer, I can tell you unequivocally that he is the musician you hear playing. He is adept enough technically to be able to play in sync with his recording to the point where his second pass is almost identical to the recording itself. I dare anyone alive to do that on any instrument with any piece and get it perfectly in sync. Absolutely amazing! 2:45
🤗You can see the passion this man has for music, the way he plays .Amazing performance. God bless u.THANKS
Thank you too!
Your left hand technique is quite something to behold specifically the thumbing.
You, sir, are the best bassist I have ever seen.
best? :DDD total bad tempo, and slides, and dynamic.
Please watch Edgar Meyer's and Bozo Paradzik's videos,man :)
I agree, only Bozo Paradzik makes me emotions...
@@TothTimea32 Ever heard of rubato? Ever heard of playing with feeling? Ever heard that artists have their own interpretations? Did you bother listening to the full piece? Ever heard that you're an absolute dumbass?
Aryaman Manish Joshi yeah really
Lev I wish I was kidding when I tell you I’ve been watching this video since 2018!! I can’t get enough of it, you are a true master! A salute from this Violinist and Pianist!!
Thank you Aiden!
I really don't see why someone would mark this as fake, I mean, why would he go out of his way to learn the fingerlings for such a hard piece and play them out on camera and then just not make real sound? C'mon now, that just doesn't make sense, it's a genuine video that took effort to make, don't throw out someone's hard work like that.
Exactly! He would just throw paintings or sheet music over it.
he filmed it. and recorded it two different times. what you're seeing is a video, with a seperate audio track dubbed. The reason is simply audio quality.
Greg Prymicz I'm glad that there are people like you, who understand that for a musician the main priority is the quality of the sound recording and to create possible great piece of music, but not an attempt to impress anyone.
Lev Weksler you did an outstanding job and i now have something to accomplish. I want to be just as good as you. I look ip to you. Right now i would say i am a good bass player but still need to improve on so much more. I am about to become a college freshman and i would love to get better throughout the years
You can obviously hear the cuts and edited notes. Its undeniable
Oh man, I played bass in high school (was gonna continue in college but I had back surgery), and the number of people who don't realize just how versatile a bass is blew ( and continues to blow) my mind. This is incredible. Once I get a steady job I might join an orchestra again, this has totally rekindled my desire to play!
Mary O'Dell 𝚍𝚘 𝚞 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠?
I hope you got to play some bottesini
its been 5 years. did you retry bass?
Unbelievable! Only 75k views? It should be in the millions. But don't worry sir, people just haven't found you yet. And when they do, you would be regarded as the master because you sir are amazing!
One of the better performances of Czardas on the bass that I've heard. You're certainly an exceptional bass player.
Well that was absolutely glorious, I loved every minute. Thank you
Beautiful in sound, techniquie (a dance of the hands), superb bowing. Magnificant.
Brilliant. Love the editing as well as the unbelievable performance. It just shows playing with yourself doesn't have to be a rude thing !
Oh man that is some beautiful music he is playing. Wow I love how it sounds so smooth and so good. I like that it has some type of deep sound. It's so beautiful
This is PHENOMENAL. Utterly blown away.
Omg the harmonics at 3:37. Never heard a bass use those until today
I’ve attempted those harmonics and yeesh they’re hard to get right you have to have amazing skill to play them properly but he’s just casually speeding on through this man is amazinh
I’ve looked more and his bass is special made to play those Corelli strings a 5/8th bass and extended fingerboard amazing
This is truly astounding. I have just found your page and it really makes me excited and uplifted to want to continue double bass. This is not only the best rendition of the piece, but an outstanding reminder of hard work and dedication with a musical instrument can get you.
Made me teary-eyed, superb playing Mr. Weksler.
Bravo!!! Amazing and thank you for sharing Mr. Weksler!
People say this is fake because you got a damned super clean and good sound. Wish one day to know how to play double bass like you do ❤
I like the good tempo. Thank you for sharing your musical piece.
Astounding, this is pure magic, I'm about to cry, please please allow us to listen more of these gorgeous pieces. Thank you so much.
Such precise playing in the fast sections. I love it!
you have my bass playing goals. I just started playing again and you make me more dedicated then what i already am. I'm so happy I found your channel.
Taveonna Wood Thank you Taveonna, I am really glad.
Oh my. You can hear all the cuts and editing he made on the notes. You are a very talented and refined musician, hopefully your future covers are different
Cameron Conley You are a very talented and refined musical critic, but, hopefully, your future critical research is different. Here is a little tip: This piece of music was written for violin and piano, but I, as an exception, play both parts on double bass using my own arrangement. I created this arrangement through trial and error at the audio recording session itself, by experimenting numerous times, recording and re-recording different parts of music, so this is not a "Live performance” in a musical competition, and I don't need to cover any “cuts and editing”. The professionals do it better, but I don't care.
Fantastic! I love watching you play.
My dog was beginning to panic and turning this on instantly calmed him. Thank you!
❤ Extraordinarily wonderful and astonishing! Thank you ever so much, sir, for sharing your expertise with the world!
Thank you!
Stunning player and a fantastic sound!
Great work!
I wish this man was my teacher, I been watching this video for a year and still cant believe that its possible to sound this good.
Beautiful work!
I accidentally came across this video you for me now that after 41 years of playing electric fretless Bass I am really dedicating myself to my upright bass playing you have become a Mentor I will make it my business to follow you thank you
Charles Lambiase Thank you Charles! You'll be one of the first to whom I will send (as a gift) my arrangements with fingering indicated and some explanations of the technical features of my execution methods.
Well, I am a violinist, not a bassist or cellist, but I can certainly see that your bowing technique is very real and very fluid. Vibrato, also real, and very nice technique as well as all the fingering and shifting. So, you have put in your hours and got your reward, a combination of admiration from the sane and bitter jealousy from the usual internet "I need to get a life brigade." You may have, for all I know, patched some of this together using technology. Anyone who doubts that this happens in classical music recording should watch the movie Pianomania and pay particular attention to the recording of the Bach Art of Fugue. The fact that some people seem to feel that nobody should be allowed to play or record classical music if they are not Leonid Kogin or Rostropovich or Arthur Rubinstein is just sort of pathetic. You can guess how far they got with their instrument, so they quit and live vicariously through the top of the top musicians and invest their time in bitter commentary rather than practice. Anyone who puts in huge love and effort and achieves a high level of musicianship is the winner, they get the thrill of felling the music go through them instead of being a mere listener. Bravo!
I stitch together multiple takes of sessions recordings for the perfect result. Unless it's a live concert, it's all about the end result imo. I'd be surprised if Lev had to do much if any cutting from multiple takes, though. He's quite something.
Chuck Berry u mean celloist
U had the time to make this
cool Chanal No, its cellist.
I cellist
Lev Weksler this is amazing. I play guitar and know how hard it is to play this piece at tempo. I am speechless!
Mr. Lev you inspired me to start playing again classical upright bass, and i'm very thankful because of that.
+Nikolaj Petronijevic Thank you very much. I am glad that I can be an inspiration to you and keep you motivated and on the right track, never stop playing:)
Your pizz are really impressives. I'm just amazed by the intro. Still I can't help but noticing the strange sound, a bit like an electic guitar if I dare say so. Anyway it is an awesome video. thank you for producing it and sharing it.
shit audio editing :P
What?.. No its actually high solo tuning.
Run the pizzicato through some midi soft generator and you,have the score. This is super solo
I've just listened to this track for the umpteenth time. I doubt that many bassists could play Czardas at this pace and on a single string without ending up in a fracture ward. Lev Weksler is a stunning musician and a very entertaining one. His runs alone are jaw-dropping and his passion and musical depth are a rare experience. It's nice that his twin brother helps out with the right hand! It would be almost scary to hear Lev team up with Vittorio Monti; what a double act. Thank you, Maestro.
Awesome piece and an amazing performance.
Absolutely...Beautiful composition and great performance!!
Many thanks!
Sir Lev Weksler, you're such a brilliant musician. I loved this so much! I just subscribed! I love double bass a lot and I hope to at least get to play one someday, even if only a little. Thank you for posting this video! I hope you're in good health and still playing. Take care!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!
Very underated song (keep playing these absolutely beautiful songs)
I wish I can like this video - twice.
Same, it's toooo beautiful
Make another account and like it there lol
Wow, so nice to warch your incredible talent.
Simplesmente magnífico. Parabéns e obrigado por mostrar esse espetáculo musical.
é fake
Wow... brilliant sir. Many years spent mastering that instrument obviously
Dios mio que bello,, incluso con un toque de locura ! Gracias por compartir su Arte , Maesto!
Spectacular!!! Bravo maestro!!!
OMG LUV IT
Amazing!!!
Sacrilegious ver: AMazInG!$#!
That's very, I N T E R E S T I N G !
@@xiaolanliu1786 i didn t know u were a two set fan, glad to know piano gang got which gang is the best
I've never thought that contrabass might sound so beautiful ❤❤❤
By far... one of the most impressive videos I have ever seen...
MARVELOUS..... MASTER OF MASTER....
❤
It seems like the recording and the camera are off. Try clapping, then when editing the video, just like up the peaks of the two channels (camera microphone and proper microphone) It will help make it line up more I guess if that's how you would like to call it.
Ryan LeFevre it’s not live, he edits them to sound more professional
I was thinking "why does it sound sometimes like keyboard?" xdd
@@vojtech_cermak IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A MIDI BASS SOMETIMES DOESN'T IT HOLY CRAP
The thing is that he did two different recordings of this piece however when the audio and live recording is actually played without the edits the coordination between the two audios would be out of sync because the one you see in the video is Lev doing a second recording of the Czardas, which is why it was edited to make sure to sync both recordings together. I mean there could have been a better job in editing it, but he gave it a lot of effort to do, and I respect him for that
Woodland especially for a piece like czardas tho. I believed he played it well it’s just that it was maybe too much edits
I loved every second of that!
+Kirk Beeson Tank you Kirk.
Beautiful.Just beautiful.
Sir, i play violin but here's my very very big respect for you, best string player i've ever seen, that fast part on only 1 string is incredible
Amazing amazing just do not describe enough what is accomplished. Wow.
Beautiful! Masterfully played
Thank you!
Holy Sh*t! That just blow my mind. Amazing! Bravo!
No version of csardas so well.What correctness and perfection of staccato.Hats off.India.
That really helped my self-esteem as a violinist that can barely shift!
Fantastic job
I'm a violist and you're making me want to play bass! You're awesome, Mr. Weksler!
+Vrtuosa Thank you very much. This is the greatest compliment i can gat. Even cellists are trying to make fun of us -bass players.
+Lev Weksler as long as the violists don't poke fun. i have heard the true range of sounds fom a double bass-from noise to beauty, and i say, thank you, good sir. have you released any albums to date?
I don't think he has, be you could easily create your own playlist of his songs.
Thank you Lori. Not yet, but you'll be one of the first to get it as a gift!
I have started renting a bass about a month ago and I am having a blast with it, in just a day I started playing The Elephant quite well.
I never knew that you can play such high pitched notes on a DB , I love your magic fingers, you're so great 💝💝💝💝💝
he uses a diff tuning
My mouth stays open … till tomorrow or so. Yeah, also @night. Amazing! So fast and accurate.
Super sir,I'm an Indian.By your performance I inspired to learn double bass
you have earned my respect, sir! I wish when i'm older i will be able to play like you! greetings from Greece :)
I wish I could like this video the amount of times I watch and listen 😍
I am a violinist, and people always say the violin is hard to master, but looking at this makes me think the double bass is much harder to master. I mean look at the aglity you must have to shift that quickly, and I have tried to play one and the strength you must have just to hold down on a string without it hurting and giving you calluses, is truly remarkable.
This man is fantastic
Jesus, you guys are geniuses! ❤
a hypnotic talent, unbelievable
Thank you Tarkan
I actually really enjoyed the edits, I think they add to the performance.
Wow amazing maestro.....you have inspired me to pick back up the double bass. I stopped about 2 years ago but I think I'm willing to give it another shot again!
“Ninja Boi X Omega” Nurse I am vary glad about that.
i did not know it was possible to play it on the doubble bass bravvvvisssimo maestro!!!!
This is very beautiful..
Thank you very much.. God bless you sir❤
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Superb!! Well played maestro well played
Omg, that clean sound... PERFECT
I’m just amazed by you. I’ve never seen someone so in tune with their instrument like it’s their own limb. And that’s a BIG statement.
A smile, a pleasant one.🤗
This is outstanding sir!
Шикарное звучание!!! Браво!!!
Thoroughly impressed! Never thought it could be done like this on this instrument. You just earned yourself another subscriber good sir.....
Thomas James Ocampo Thank you Thomas!
I love the way your right hand moves, es hipnotizante
Thank you so much Mr Le Weksler, thank you for bring us such amazing and beautiful double bass music.
Very beautiful!!!!!!!
Amazing. Just amazing.
You are fantastic!
I am amazed!!!!
great video, thanks for sharing. I enjoy watching it. 🤝✌💯🌷
Beautiful bravo💕
Amazing technique💓
Beautiful, old man!!
thank you so much for this wonderful peace of music. You are magic, sir!
Thank you Alex!
WOW!!! Its absolutely awesome!! Thank s, enjoyed very much! :)))
Thank you for the music! I really enjoyed it!
Fantastic playing!!!
I'm a big fan of you. You're really really amazing at what you do. I've seen Flight of the bumblebee for a thousand times by now. Amazing stuff!! Love your videos :)
It gives me such great pleasure to both listen and watch you perform this piece. Such flamboyant style. My humble salute.
Simply incredible.
The control, on both parts is fantastic. Thank you.
You are great !!!!
Thank you Octavio!
Lev Weksler to pluck that well your finger must have very good Cali's I am still developing mine
Most wonderful I like the use of high tuning for these solos.