barbershopquartet (August 19, 2008 at 1:02 pm)

after watching vengerov's interpretation of this, nothing else seems quite right........

slaggart (August 18, 2008 at 3:19 am)

I would say 10 or ARCT, depending on what conservatory system you follow. This is very hard repertoire.

slaggart (August 18, 2008 at 3:18 am)

I'm sorry, I was referring to the old aesthetic of the passionate, "self-taught gypsy" style. Today's gypsy style seems quite different. Thanks for opening my eyes in that regard.Adidas01003, why do you accuse me of being a "bigot" while my comment clearly indicates that I listened to and respect Szeryng's interpretation?I hope you've had enough fun from Vengerov bashing. :P

cgd147 (August 9, 2008 at 11:30 am)

hey deniermode, he was a drunk, my teacher played with a couple of times.....utterly drunk everytime. And do you know how he died? Was so drunk, he walked out of a window!

dernieremode (July 31, 2008 at 9:52 am)

What makes you think he was drunk? I'm not attacking your comment, I'm just geniunely curious- was he a known alcoholic?

DDDAKSU (July 23, 2008 at 11:07 pm)

Skillful! He seems perfectly mastered that composition.

accuellarb (July 12, 2008 at 5:39 pm)

Szeryng became a Mexican citizen in 1946 and traveled under a diplomatic passport granted him by the Mexican government in recognition of his services to Mexico. Szeryng was director of the string department of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico from 1943 to 1953.

FritzTheCat1030 (July 9, 2008 at 7:19 pm)

87th

FritzTheCat1030 (July 9, 2008 at 7:18 pm)

The most amazing thing about this (and all of Szerying's recordings) is that he was almost certainly drunk off his ass when it was recorded. As far as I'm concerned, he was the best ever.

loris234 (July 9, 2008 at 5:24 pm)

he almost touches perfection