Used this rendition in my wedding after falling in love with it during my music history class in conservatory. I remain in awe.

one of the most beautiful things I've seen and heard

Not only beautifully, sensitively and movingly played but also superbly filmed in black and white, which gives appropriate gravitas to Biber's work.

Brilliant performance using Baroque violin and tuned to 415 Hz. This video was very beautifully made and represented a very evocative and poetic music by Heinrich Biber during Baroque.

My heart literally dropped out! I randomly heard this on radio, immediately found it on KZread, totally obsessing. This is The World of emotion. Thank you Ms Silverstein for pure magic

Long live Baroque music and those who can still transmit it to us 👐🏻

@user-st8xv6wq6b

2 жыл бұрын

Замечательный комментарий! Благодарю вас! Вот именно ,хорошо что есть ещё эти люди которые сохраняют музыкальную культуру для потомков

Absolutely beautiful. Humanity across time.

Ms. Silverstein is a gift. Her performance is so heartfelt and inspiring, she gives true meaning to what is beautiful.

I'm listening to this since 9 years every week. Madame Silverstein's interpretation inspires me. I wrote my first book thanks to her, whenever I felt blocked I gave 10 mins of break. Now I'm writing my second book and nothing has changed, oh let's put also love pain :)

It is the best version I have seen of this wonderful piece. You look like an angel playing it too

@KinkyLettuce

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5-b266hZ6fMm84.html try this?

I keep coming back to this performance for several years now. Thank You!❤

Best performance of this master piece … Solemnly calls heaven to earth !

Wow! Never thought I'd be a Biber fan:)

@naterk9460

5 жыл бұрын

The term is Beliber

@themancable

4 жыл бұрын

@@naterk9460 I'm a beliber! lmfao!!!

@shekov60

4 жыл бұрын

@@themancable Justin's predecessors were far better than him. He failed the family.

@carlogiovanardi475

3 жыл бұрын

me too...wonderful

@leonhardriedel2597

3 жыл бұрын

Biber is best

WHAT A FABULOUS SOUND FOR ONE VIOLIN. A BEAUTIFULLY MADE RECORDING.

She is playing with LOVE!👌

@jamesgibson2179

Жыл бұрын

She is inspired by Divine Love.

@migueltoro7611

10 ай бұрын

Tengo que escuchar 🎧 muchas beses para de leytar el sonido del violín excelente 🎻🎼🌎♥️

@craigeverhart4755

4 ай бұрын

@@jamesgibson2179 I’ll go ahead and let her say what inspires her.

Aaaahhhh, Biber! A most beautiful piece, played by an angel.

My music teacher gave me an assignment to listen to Baroque music this week to improve my playing of such pieces. What a wonderful model!

When the manuscript of Biber's Mystery Sonatas was being laid out, an engraving was placed at the beginning of each sonata. The one for the Passacaglia depicts a guardian angel leading a child by the hand. That same engraving appears in this video at 0:08

@v.mousikos1762

8 ай бұрын

Using the term ''Sonatas'' is not very accurate. I know that the great majority of musicians do this. But Biber didn't use this term for these 16 pieces. He didn't leave us any title. And some of these works start with a "Sonata" then, dances follow. How can a Mystery can be called "Sonata" if it starts with an introductional "Sonata" ?

Elicia's consummate charm and elegance, her artistic expressiveness and dexterity, the visual effects, the recorded sound...! This video is a jewel!

@sarcoptero10

10 ай бұрын

absolutely agree.

Me too, this performance brought me to tears

I must have come back to this dozens of times by now, and it gets me every time. A truly heavenly performance. Thank you.

Wow I just got introduced to a new world. The acoustics inside that cathedral is awesome.

@damienpatton1680

4 жыл бұрын

The wind outside is like an accompanying instrument at 6:50

Die musik macht mir das leben süsse , dank für Alle! Saïd aus die Heimat Algerien

She plays like water flows...just beautiful.

@raulrivasrodriguez8974

8 жыл бұрын

Penyen Li, it is impossible to describe her way of playing better. I totally agree with you.

I particularly like this piece and this specific interpretation. Read some of the comments and not everyone is on board but I think the artist is just about as close to perfection as one can get but never achieved, of course. I come here to listen to this from time to time usually when I feel the need for a suave pickup. This performance surely does that. Thanks Elicia.

@robertschober930

4 жыл бұрын

I think Biber's music should be considered the equal or superior to that of Bach. Biber wrote to the emotions while Bach composed for the intellect, and I like especially this piece and Silverstein's interpretation of it. Her technique is outstanding and doesn't quicken the tempo allowing then piece's emotions full play. Bravo!

@James-nr9gm

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertschober930 This is a beautiful piece and a beautiful interpretation. 💯% respect for the composer and performer. Zero shade coming! Bach's sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin are IMHO similarly emotional compositions. Not to "set the record straight" - he's just got more range than his funky musical labyrinths and fugue puzzles. Definitely check them out if you enjoy this piece! You won't be disappointed.

If ever a statement of defense for art was needed, I would think of this. If ever a redemptive quality of humanity was required, I''d point to same. This makes me recall everything that is beautiful, wondrous and worthwhile in the world. This is WHY! Thank you!

@DanielHeikalo

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@erroll9621

5 жыл бұрын

That's a wonderful feature of ciaccone and passacaglias that I often feel, too-somehow they bring to mind, as you say, all the beauty, wonder and worth of the world.

Beautifully played, beautifully recorded, beautifully filmed. I've only recently discovered Biber. Absolutely wonderful. Life-altering. Thank you for posting.

Thank you for this most beautiful recording. Heavenly.

Спасибо Вам, Elicia, Вы довели меня до слёз! Дух захватывает.

My goodness. This is the equal of Bach. Sublime.

Elicia Silverstein is just wonderful, what a perfect job she did!

I just am intoxicated with her unsurpassed performance . From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇲🇰

The ambience of the hall contributes nicely to the hauntong nature of the piece.

First I've heard this piece of music or her artistry. Sustained elegance enhanced by outstanding acoustics. Very impressive.

Very interesting piece, and very modern-sounding in spite of being written before Vivaldi or Bach were even born, or Corelli had composed anything yet. I had never heard of Biber ... and maybe I am going to get the Biber fever ...

Puur kunst ! Bedankt Elicia Silvestein !

So haunting, the persistence of that note on the D-string punctuating the melody. So well done by the composer and performer.

Divine music, excellent acoustics, masterful interpretation: what more could one ask for?

Dear Alicia! Your play is marvellous! I have learned this sonata too with not a little help from my friend but a big one. You with your play helped to do it.!

This video is the first recording I ever came across of the Passacaglia and it has spoiled me for all other renditions. I started learning to play it myself a couple of years ago, and during my research, I listened to as many recordings as I could find. I keep coming back for Ms Silverstein's incredible range of expression and emotion. Your playing is truly beautiful.

@elpelucagarcia2

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Not related to the video (though I also adore this version of the Passacaglia), but would you mind telling me what media is your profile picture from? Thanks!

@reneemakesthings

2 жыл бұрын

@@elpelucagarcia2 , it is the character "Piroko" from the WebComic MegaTokyo

The most beautiful rendition of this piece I've ever heard; thank you, thank you! Ethereal beauty of sound captured in a glimpse of time ever flowing.

The baroque period in my opinion has given us the most simple but yet most beautiful music ever created, my heart sings whenever I listen to Bach, Haydn, Bieber, Couperin ❤️😍

@Brunetto46

4 жыл бұрын

Haydn is classical period 1750-1810

@lucadeieso4815

Жыл бұрын

Simple music no ahah 🤪 but for sure the most beautiful

@paulchamorrocastro

Жыл бұрын

@@Brunetto46 Jejeje... Seguramente quiso decir Händel 👍🏻

@mariapiazza-od8ib

9 ай бұрын

How could you miss Vivaldi ? Bach certainly disagrees 😢😢

I can't help but fall in love every time i hear this. It breaks my heart at the same time. Too beautiful. Timeless. Speechless....

Very popular performer here in Cleveland. She and Lina Tur Bonet play Biber wonderfully.

The music of the angels ... Will listen to this peformance many, many times. Thank You for Posting!

Che meraviglia, complimenti!

Elicia Silverstein appears as a Goddess of Music. She is in love with music, with life, with all that makes from us human beings. S P L E N D I D !

She plays it so beautifully it brings tears to my eyes.

Une exquise sensibilité qui nous fait voyager dans les contrées du temps de notre vie...

This is beautifully rendered by this lovely violinist. In growing up I never had the privilege of hearing this great composer. There is great romanticism and an "other worldly" quality to his work. Beauty is manifested in and portrayed by beauty.

This is why I like the violin.

My first time hearing this composer. Tis a Beautiful piece, really. A perfect little travel through the sound-world of the instrument.

she captured every little detail, it is truly amazing.

DIVINE, BRAVO.THANK YOU! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Hauntingly beautiful. Sad, melancholic, yet harmoniously positive.

So beautifully played. The howling wind just adds to the haunting feeling.

Happy 375th Birthday, Heinrich Ignaz Franz!!!

Man. This is just... this is just... I dont know. I just know that it's something meant to be feeled.

Liked this video years ago and wasn't able to find it! I heard someone else play this and remembered Elicia's was so much more powerful!! Searched for a while until I finally found this! Now i can show my kids what real music sounds like. Best performance of this song!

Excellent performance. The Baroque violin is so much more expressive, to my mind, than its modern counterpart.

@mikekeyes6102

3 жыл бұрын

@@bejeweled978 I know; my comment was somewhat ambiguous

@0rganopleno

3 жыл бұрын

@@bejeweled978 The description says it is. What makes you think it isn't?

@0rganopleno

3 жыл бұрын

@@bejeweled978 The bow is definitely a baroque bow, as you can see from looking at the tip, and she is holding it in the baroque style way. The violin has no shoulder or chin rest, ergo it's a baroque violin (whatever that may mean since basically every violin is a baroque violin, but using a chin and shoulder rest means you're not playing it in a baroque style way). As for the description, wouldn't your kind of reasoning make more (or any) sense if it specifically said: "Elicia Silverstein, baroque violin (but playing on a modern instrument in this video)"?

La Beauté de la Musique, de son Interprète et de son instrument magnifiquement joué. Grandeur du dépouillement, sur quatre cordes. En un superbe enregistrement.

@mariaelenaocampo9513

5 жыл бұрын

Una melodía de solo cuatro notas que descienden, una reflexión calma que retorna mil veces, variada, adornada, repetida hasta exigir una resolución... Perfecta intérprete, sobria y delicada.

Such purity and grace!

Transcendent a very beautiful rendition. thank you

Wow! I was a violin hater until now. This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL PERFECTION! I've been converted!!

So beautiful...

Such beautiful posture, so light, free and soft yet full of presence, cannot but result in music of the same qualities. Filmed excellently with superb lighting.

Utterly wonderful despite the background traffic noise. The baroque period produced so much variety and creativity and Elicia Silverstein is wonderfully crisp and expressive

@Neophema

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, so it's traffic? It sounds like wind to me, especially at 6:55-7:05. I'll continue to hear it as wind, because it really adds to the beauty of the music to me. :D

Utterly glorious performance. Exquisite.

Exquisitely beautiful and Breathtakingly gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing this magnificent piece, Elicia!

Obviously 17 people are completely deaf or absolutely tasteless... This work is a masterpiece written from a not very well-known (but still magnificent) composer and performed by a passionate violinist... Thank you, senior Biber... And again thank you SO much, Mrs Silverstein... For you have both offered us a piece of musical perfection!!!

@ehsannakad4746

8 жыл бұрын

i agree with all.. the 17 persons are deaf and tasteless, and i thank Mrs Silverstein for her magic playing this treasure piece of music of the master BIBER..i love it ..

@willygarcia2144

8 жыл бұрын

I can understand someone who enjoy another kind of musics, but come on! how could someone dislike this masterpiece very well done by an excellent musician like her? At least I don't find any mistakes.

@pisnell

7 жыл бұрын

To each his own...

@ribeca100

7 жыл бұрын

I think that Biber is one of the greatest composers of the generation before Bach

@musickeepsalive7752

7 жыл бұрын

I'm 16 and I love classical music. That's why I got my classical music channel

Once upon a time I listened to this going north in a really noisy car; it still struck me as important. Now, here alone and in the quiet it sounds absolutely vital. And she plays beautifully.

@nickwyatt3243

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, I have to admit that there's another reason for revisiting this piece. My uncle passed away in late January and i was invited to select music for his service. I selected this and Alvinu Malkeinu for the exit. It seemed perfect.

This is total harmony - visual and sonic. Elicia looks amazing in this long black dress. i am going to draw her in black pencil.

Grace, beauty, heaven. Each note inspired and alive. It would be a joy to hear ( and to see!) your performance of the Mystery Sonatas complete.

Elicia...listening to you perform this piece was pure joy. What an incredible piece of music. Your talent brings so much rich emotion to all who listen. Miss you !!! oxoxo

Blew me away...achingly beautiful.

Thank you for sharing a lovely video of a radiant performance.

What an incredibly lyrical performance of this wonderful piece ... personal without being idiosyncratic. Many thanks for your art.

Musica ed esecuzione che toccano l'anima!

An absolute delight! Fabulous playing! Breathtaking, poetic!

It is amazing how contemporary this baroque brilliant composition sounds .....

Very fine performance, the best of the Biber passacaglia to be found, and such an excellent venue.

WOW! WOW! WOW!!!! IM IN LOVE!

So beautiful and sensitively played!

This is marvelous & pure beauty. Thank you!

I was told that music can heal, this is one example. Nice job1

Just perfect. What an incredibly beautiful and masterful performance. Brava!

What an incredible work. It's amazing how a piece of music can develop and progress from a simple, 4-note bassline.

Danke,das war einen geschenk fur meine sehle🎉

❤️ This exquisite performance, brought me to tears ❤️

Una delle più belle e intense interpretazioni della Passacaglia di Biber

What a beautiful video. It is said architecture is the mother of the arts. What better use of that beautiful space than Elicia’s skill with a violin, and Bieber’s musical message? Thank you for a beatific experience.

Wonderful !!! Never heard of it before , great piece !!!! Fantastic played by you Elicia !!!

Elicia, my wife and I are big fans of this remarkable performance. We eagerly await your next video. Keep up the amazing work!

Congratulations!!! And I really appreciate you share your talent with us!! Thanks a lot!!

Of sublime beauty!

i love this performance

Magnificent! Thank you.

So beautiful, lithe, harmonious, spellbinding, both the music and the musician. This is one of my favorite pieces and I’ve never seen it played with so much feeling. Thank you.

speechless...just wonderful!

Great lighting adds to ethereal performance. Wonderful.