$69 vs $10,000,000 Stradivarius Violin - Ray Chen
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Time to learn what the difference of $9,999,931 dollars sounds like.
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List of pieces (in order of appearance):
Beginner: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto in A minor
Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto for Two Violins (Violin 2)
Intermediate-Advanced: Massenet "Meditation de Thais"
Advanced: Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (1st mvt)
Advanced: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (3rd mvt)
Super-Advanced: Tartini-Kreisler Devil's Trill (Cadenza)
Super-Advanced: Milstein "Paganiniana"
Closing track: "Story Time" by 11 Acorn Lane
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Thanks for the comparison. Been trying to decide between these two violins for a while. It was close but I'm gonna go with the $10,000,000 one.
He really doesn't make the 69 dollar violin sound all that cheap.
Dude you ARE worth $10,000,000! You made them both sounded great!!
Stunning how you were able to make the 69 dollar violin sound so good. Amazing player.
The cheap violin in it's wildest dreams never thought it would be touched and played like that. It's going to have a Napoleon complex for the rest of its life.
I love how when he's playing one violin, the other one patiently waits on the couch...
As a non-violinist, the $69 one seemed to “ring” or produce a slight overtone that made the notes sound….thin. Thin is the word that comes to mind. The Strat sounds full, rich and warm. No competing overtones from string to string.
It's crazy to me that we, the general public, get to hear such a beautiful and historic instrument being played so expertly by such an amazing artist in such a casual setting, with commentary from the artist. Thank you Ray, for helping make the arts more accessible to us.
Moral Lesson: You don't need a 10m-dollar violin, you need a 10m-dollar talent.
I would be scared to even be in the same room with a 10.000.000$ instrument
All the violins I've ever heard always sound almost exactly like the $69 one. The $10,000,000 Stradivarius violin truly sounds amazing, and the warmth, power, and stability, especially in the lower register, is unrivaled.
In my 40s and out of curiosity I took a few violin lessons. Given my experience as a violinist, I was absolutely blown away by your play and interpretation of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Well done sir.
Conclusion: You don't need a better instrument, you need a better violinist.
Antonio Stradivari seeing this:
Goodness, whether $10M or $69, it's just a pleasure to hear you riff.
This really shows that a really cheap violin is all you need if you are a beginner or casual player. There are people who think they need to have an expensive instrument but in all likelihood will never play the complex melodies that really bring out the difference in quality between a cheap mass-produced and an expensive hand-crafted violin.
Ray: strad has better quality, and warmth and better sound
"If you still can't hear the difference, that's because I'm worth $10mil." - I mean... he's not wrong.... I'm sure he can make any instrument sing.
The strad just makes me want to cry! It has such a beautiful tone, it does all the frequencies so well.