No interpretation is better than another interpretation, the musician play the music the way he want to play it, thats all, nothing more, there is no best version of the prelude of bach
this is professional, but very poor in professional standards, now before people comment about my statement, i have been playing for years now i and have the right to state that
@kowalsky111 smart man, but its not that its "so poor" its just not very well put, to be honest its jerky, stops at the wrong the time, some notes aren't drawn out as long as they should be, a lot of this has to do with style though. When you spend your whole life listening to and perfecting baroque period music on a variety of instruments you would see why I stated such.
Who are you to way that he stops at the right or wrong time. This is his interpretation of the suite and it is beautiful to listen to and is very convincing
Music is subjective and can be played however the artist wants
Only a complete retard would say that there is a right or wrong way to do it
@mrcakeman2 did you not see my previous comment? It states " to be honest it's jerky,stops at the wrong times,some notes aren't drawn out as long as they should be... ALOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH STYLE THOUGH" which by saying such i state that it's about perception, now as to who am I to way if it stops at the wrong times; I am a juilliard alumni and have preformed this particular suite hundreds of times, including live in apollo, though you are true as to state that music is subjective.
@xxVivaldixx I'm sure as a "Juilliard alumni who has preformed [sic] this particular suite hundreds of times, including live in apollo," you have a video of your interpretation you'd like to post? It can go right after the video on your profile of you being 16 years old and throwing a moltov cocktail with your friends from 2 months ago!
I seriously thought this might be my new favorite performance for the Prelude, BUT I must say that he lost me at 1:33. The bowings he uses make that section sound choppy instead of smooth. He lost me even more at 1:48 for the same reason. I also am not a fan of how he executes the double stops at 3:00. He cuts the first double stop off WAY too soon, and he plays the following notes in a manner that is a little too playful for my liking. That is my very humble opinion.
Damn why is it that half of the classical music videos start 20 seconds into the video? Every single person who clicks such a video wants to listen to the piece, theres no point of a deadly silence of dozens of seconds in the beginning! Those infos could be in the description line, thats why it is for, anyway. arghh. Humbug..
Probably my favorite cello suites recording, not only for Queyras' soulful rendition but also the dreamy acoustics of the cozy room he seems to be playing in.
Wat een verfrissende aanpak, zonder uihalen of overbodige aandikkingen. Geweldig doorzichtig. Helemaal in de lijn van Sigiswald Kuijken met zijn Matt. Passie, uit 2009. Een lust voor het oor. Vanavond op de tv ihk van het Holland Festival.
@zasesdea They think they do based on books. Imagine basing your idea of how people play now by reading an encyclopedia. Would that be correct? Would we have any objective way of knowing exactly how fast or whatever people played now? Basically I don't care. Music tends to speak for itself. But a lot of people make claims that they make sound like absolute certainties which definitely are not certainties and they leave away the authors that give claims to the contrary.
@rtega Sure they existed, Quanz has a list of metronome markings for many baroque dances. :) And, surely there were slow tempi. Maybe not that exaggerated slow, like we sometimes do now, but it is unthinkable that in the baroque era, all music was fast!
Metronomes are post-baroque. Metronome markings for Baroque music are never the composers own, and don't have much authority unless supported by good arguments. Tempo markings existed (though Bach rarely added any), but were (and are) ambiguous because there was (and is) no common standard (like a metronome) to compare them to. Fast to one man is slow to another.
@rtega The "metronome" as a mechanical device with an audible tactus, is indeed a 19th century invention. However, as you can find even in Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei first studied and discovered concepts involving the pendulum in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. By these means, musicians of the early 18th century did measure time, and indeed, Quanz includes a metronome markings table in his book "on playing the flute" (1752).
@ludocresh5 Who cares? Watch an interview with Glenn Gould sometime: he like to make the point that all the basic statements for posterity have already been made, i.e. we already have 100 recordings of every piece in the repertory with the performer trying to realize what "the composer intended." Gould didn't think we needed a 101st. More than 100 years after the inception of recorded music, if you aren't doing something unique with this piece as a performer, why make the recording at all?
This was gorgeous to hear and I agree with comment that the phrasing and playing are superb, but the editing of the video drove me crazy. A little more subtlety in the cutting would be most helpful with this type of piece.
how can one compare this to starker? i can see no parallels! queyras is the modern kind of cellist, that can play everything at its best and isnt playing bach like brahms or dvorak. same thing for his haydn or schubert recording.
@melkorzeblack I can't say that he is better than any cellist. I love his interpretation, yet, but no cellist is better. Of course, it depends on the listener.
it's actually way better ;) :P if you finally are able to play like that... and you know the piece by heart.. then it's a really special feeling to play a piece.
you can even do that with scratching.. (talking about vinyl... of course.. ;))
Sometimes I wonder if this version of the suite no3 is better than the version of Rostropovitch... Before he records the 6 suites he said that he didn't want to do that because of the king of cello ! But I think he's not very far of them !
It is such a pleasure to hear Queyras interpret this beautiful music in a manner that brings joy to the heart and spirit as well as to the mind.
To my perception, this piece as performed by even the greatest cellists often seems to be wonderful finger exercises directed to satisfying the intellect, but lacking in the innate directness, simplicity and natural musicality of this performance.
Very clear, emotional, yet light, feathery, like a thin, beautifully twisted wrought iron depiction of an intricate tree. I really like his choice of timing and slight rubato. His sense of dance is impeccable, too.
Superb playing. It is very true to the Baroque style. The only thing that would have completed it is if he would have held the cello between his knees (in true Baroque style) rather than using a pin..
un verdadero musico es aquel que te conmueve tocando tanto rapido como lento, es aquel que se logra conmover con su propia musica al regocijarse de felicidad pura frotando las cuerdad de su cello con amor. Como cambiaria el mundo si todos escucharan a la musica barroca en vez de reggaeton...
People arguing about whether he plays these bach as dances shouldn't be so strict. These "dances" should be treated as such for about the first 4 suites, but as one progress through these suites, the physical form of these dances disappear. For example the 6th suite allemande isn't a piece one who would dance to. Although the physical "form" of these suites start to disappear, the dances as well as the preludes requires a more deeper interpretation and musical sense.
I never said the prelude was a dance. I even separated the word dances with the preludes. Also in my opinion, the dances weren't always meant to be a dance. It could just be a way to express Bach's feelings, but merely have the characteristic of a dance. The prelude is no different, but it is the beginning and also outlines what the whole suite is about through it's climaxes.
a prelude isin't a dance, lol, its originally an improvization that players did .... "pre- lude" means before - the playing, was originally for "warming" up, of free character
It's a compromise but also you can't play dance movement ignoring basic rhythmic ideas. It'd be preposterous not to play them as dances just because it is undanceable by the standards of the day. At least as a starting point of reference.
I'm not trying to prove anything, as always it is a matter of taste. For me Arnold Steinhardt and Kim Kashkashian (seperately) have verbalized about the importance of dance in Bach. While personally when I listen its how I perceive them. I wasn't trying to be aggressive about it. Think what you will, though.
I heard Queyras on the radio for the first time today. The bowing reminded me of Heinrich Schiff, as precise as Starker but more expressive, then the vibrato made me think it was Lynn Harrell. Everything was graceful and electric. I really want to know who made that fabulous cello of his too.
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How can you say that this guy has paid his bach tributes? His technical, but not technical enough. These are dances, not concertos or cadenzas. So, keeskogel3291, he has most assuredly not fulfilled his "responsability as a musician towards Bach".
And furthermore, it's questionable whether the Bach suites (excluding the preludes) were written to be danced to in any case! If you want real 'dance' music, go listen to French baroque, especially early to mid. Though unfortunately, no Cello solo stuff came out of France of that time (to my knowledge)
I don't agree. The prelude is not a dance movement, and the way he plays the allemande is rythmic enough for a dance. He doesn't screw with the tempo...
This man embodies what I am for in terms of interpretation with bach. Very nice. I think my tone is like his, but a less clean. I'd love to end up like this.
I'm not a cellist, but I bought this CD and this man touches me every single time with his beautiful tone. He really catches the dance spirit of these works as well. A very nice alternative vision is Viviane Spanooghe from Belgium, masterful!
I don't know- I kind of like how he plays the chords shorter than usual. There not too short... I think it gives the piece more forward motion without sounding too rushed (I'm talking about the ostinato starting at 1:33). The tempo he chose really brings out the rhythm that other interpretations lose.
Can be. I find his playing excellent, though, and he fulfills his responsability as a musician towards Bach's work.
All the same, I find six minus for the comment you left a bit exaggerated, as it was a very objective comment--but don't worry, I've seen already a lot of hypersensitivity and "well can YOU play it better?"-crap as replies to critical comments on other blogs as well...
Wonderful, its just beautiful; i like so much the way he is playing, and i did not know him, but he is very good. In this suite... he is a master. Bravo.
Interesting to compare to my other favorite period recording, Pieter Wispelwey. I prefer baroque tuning, but this is amazing regardless of tuning.
dbrcarson 2 weeks ago
No interpretation is better than another interpretation, the musician play the music the way he want to play it, thats all, nothing more, there is no best version of the prelude of bach
ZchMuseRules 3 months ago
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xXTiberiusXx 4 months ago
I went listening to him play all Bach's cello suites... He's a god.
A3cello 5 months ago
this is professional, but very poor in professional standards, now before people comment about my statement, i have been playing for years now i and have the right to state that
xxVivaldixx 5 months ago
@xxVivaldixx ok, but you also have the right to be criticised then. why is this so poor?
kowalsky111 5 months ago
@kowalsky111 smart man, but its not that its "so poor" its just not very well put, to be honest its jerky, stops at the wrong the time, some notes aren't drawn out as long as they should be, a lot of this has to do with style though. When you spend your whole life listening to and perfecting baroque period music on a variety of instruments you would see why I stated such.
xxVivaldixx 5 months ago
@xxVivaldixx
You're an incompetent idiot
Who are you to way that he stops at the right or wrong time. This is his interpretation of the suite and it is beautiful to listen to and is very convincing
Music is subjective and can be played however the artist wants
Only a complete retard would say that there is a right or wrong way to do it
mrcakeman2 4 months ago
@mrcakeman2 did you not see my previous comment? It states " to be honest it's jerky,stops at the wrong times,some notes aren't drawn out as long as they should be... ALOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH STYLE THOUGH" which by saying such i state that it's about perception, now as to who am I to way if it stops at the wrong times; I am a juilliard alumni and have preformed this particular suite hundreds of times, including live in apollo, though you are true as to state that music is subjective.
xxVivaldixx 4 months ago
@xxVivaldixx I'm sure as a "Juilliard alumni who has preformed [sic] this particular suite hundreds of times, including live in apollo," you have a video of your interpretation you'd like to post? It can go right after the video on your profile of you being 16 years old and throwing a moltov cocktail with your friends from 2 months ago!
CelloBaker 2 months ago 4
God bless you!!!
thepeach444 5 months ago
I seriously thought this might be my new favorite performance for the Prelude, BUT I must say that he lost me at 1:33. The bowings he uses make that section sound choppy instead of smooth. He lost me even more at 1:48 for the same reason. I also am not a fan of how he executes the double stops at 3:00. He cuts the first double stop off WAY too soon, and he plays the following notes in a manner that is a little too playful for my liking. That is my very humble opinion.
TheDuoUNCC 7 months ago
It'd be nice if the cameraman had focused less on his face and more on his fingers...
C0urante 8 months ago
Amazing cellist....trechique, sound, interpretation... just perefect! Thanks for thist post!
celloshed 8 months ago
Damn why is it that half of the classical music videos start 20 seconds into the video? Every single person who clicks such a video wants to listen to the piece, theres no point of a deadly silence of dozens of seconds in the beginning! Those infos could be in the description line, thats why it is for, anyway. arghh. Humbug..
Nice one though.
thatwhichidesire 9 months ago
Unbelieveably fantastic! What feel, liveliness and phrasing. What speed and finesse. Bravo!!! Bravo.
TexasSizzle 9 months ago
Si léger...ça touche le coeur! Bravo!
simisal81 10 months ago
i got goosebumps! so good!
BronwynWalter 10 months ago
One of my favorite interpretations so far!
mikkopablo 1 year ago
i like his expression when playing, i feel if however well i play but dont hav the right feeling of the song, then the song wont turn out nice..
redfox04 1 year ago
Whoooaaaaaa
aerosolinsecticide 1 year ago
Probably my favorite cello suites recording, not only for Queyras' soulful rendition but also the dreamy acoustics of the cozy room he seems to be playing in.
mburke000 1 year ago 2
Certified Intergalactic Sound!
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msmtv2010 1 year ago
Wonderful Interpretation, i like it a lot!
MichaelRupprecht 1 year ago
Wat een verfrissende aanpak, zonder uihalen of overbodige aandikkingen. Geweldig doorzichtig. Helemaal in de lijn van Sigiswald Kuijken met zijn Matt. Passie, uit 2009. Een lust voor het oor. Vanavond op de tv ihk van het Holland Festival.
Grt. Jacobus.
mulkip 1 year ago
@mulkip ja gezien, geluisterd en genoten! uniek!!!
kokkenm 1 year ago
Wow! Very french, just terrific!!!
Apalexpe 1 year ago
i dont think Bach ever intended for this piece to go fast...................
ludocresh5 2 years ago
in the barroco music all was fast no slow or dependen but normally all was fast
zasesdea 1 year ago
@zasesdea how do you know? You lived at that time?
rtega 1 year ago
@rtega not im studying so much
zasesdea 1 year ago
@zasesdea then how do you know? Metronomes didn't exist at that time...
rtega 1 year ago
@rtega and? but the people now the times
zasesdea 1 year ago
@zasesdea They think they do based on books. Imagine basing your idea of how people play now by reading an encyclopedia. Would that be correct? Would we have any objective way of knowing exactly how fast or whatever people played now? Basically I don't care. Music tends to speak for itself. But a lot of people make claims that they make sound like absolute certainties which definitely are not certainties and they leave away the authors that give claims to the contrary.
rtega 1 year ago
@rtega Sure they existed, Quanz has a list of metronome markings for many baroque dances. :) And, surely there were slow tempi. Maybe not that exaggerated slow, like we sometimes do now, but it is unthinkable that in the baroque era, all music was fast!
zinktitanum 1 year ago
@zinktitanum
Metronomes are post-baroque. Metronome markings for Baroque music are never the composers own, and don't have much authority unless supported by good arguments. Tempo markings existed (though Bach rarely added any), but were (and are) ambiguous because there was (and is) no common standard (like a metronome) to compare them to. Fast to one man is slow to another.
gr0mithtimon 1 year ago
@zinktitanum Haha, Quantz was from the 18th century. The metronome was invinted more than 100 years after he died... Check your facts.
rtega 1 year ago
@rtega The "metronome" as a mechanical device with an audible tactus, is indeed a 19th century invention. However, as you can find even in Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei first studied and discovered concepts involving the pendulum in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. By these means, musicians of the early 18th century did measure time, and indeed, Quanz includes a metronome markings table in his book "on playing the flute" (1752).
zinktitanum 1 year ago
@ludocresh5 Who cares? Watch an interview with Glenn Gould sometime: he like to make the point that all the basic statements for posterity have already been made, i.e. we already have 100 recordings of every piece in the repertory with the performer trying to realize what "the composer intended." Gould didn't think we needed a 101st. More than 100 years after the inception of recorded music, if you aren't doing something unique with this piece as a performer, why make the recording at all?
jamesquinnw 1 year ago 2
with full respect to Mstislav,Jaquelin and Yo-Yo;
Jean`s Bach sounds much more attractive than their`s version!
Bravo Mr Jean! Great job!
marcinwolski1976 2 years ago 4
Bravo!
enchantée! la recherche de la sonorité barroque.
simplicité, ça monte au ciel :)
merci jbrivail d'avoir poster cette "intime", brillant interpretation
Myusikme 2 years ago
very good playing
BRAVO
AlamoCityCello 2 years ago
his bridge and finger board are more flat making it easier to across the strings since its a baroque cello
so its perfect for this kind of song
especially when it goes into thumb position
chungchungown 2 years ago
Incorrect,
The set up is completely modern, including bridge and fingerboard.
I love his interpretation, and the bit from 1:30 makes me shiver..
AubertGene 2 years ago 9
Amazing. A true genius.
padsax1 2 years ago 2
This was gorgeous to hear and I agree with comment that the phrasing and playing are superb, but the editing of the video drove me crazy. A little more subtlety in the cutting would be most helpful with this type of piece.
cutterdave 2 years ago
how can one compare this to starker? i can see no parallels! queyras is the modern kind of cellist, that can play everything at its best and isnt playing bach like brahms or dvorak. same thing for his haydn or schubert recording.
MatzeFratze85 2 years ago 2
the interpretation was probably one of the best ive heard. just a tad fast for my taste but the phrasing was almost spot on bravo.
sheepbird 2 years ago 3
that was actually better than starker's. jean guihen queyras is one of the best interpret of the suites in ages.
melkorzeblack 2 years ago 5
@melkorzeblack I can't say that he is better than any cellist. I love his interpretation, yet, but no cellist is better. Of course, it depends on the listener.
Yahshuaismylamp 4 months ago
bravo
melibre64 2 years ago
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That wasn't as good as Janos Starker's Interpretation
InBuddhaiTrust 2 years ago
For me he is the best for de suites
avemanu 2 years ago
i would say hes the greatest living cello player
thisismikestanley 2 years ago
kinda looks like jerry seinfeld
maxomilian 2 years ago
he acts like he's getting a blowjob or something
lynchianmicrowave 2 years ago
it's actually way better ;) :P if you finally are able to play like that... and you know the piece by heart.. then it's a really special feeling to play a piece.
you can even do that with scratching.. (talking about vinyl... of course.. ;))
Fl4dd3rm0uz 2 years ago
Hahahaha
Logan2192 2 years ago
what in the world lol not funny
sorrowfulrin180 2 years ago
that's what playing a great music feels like my friend.
geraldine26 2 years ago
beautiful cello, beautiful playing!
SlyFox616 2 years ago
This is phenomenal. I'm still partial to Yo-Yo Ma though.
emotive1591 2 years ago
He is such a stud. One of me all time favorite interpretations of this. :)
CelloRosin 2 years ago
MUYYYYYYY HERMOSA VERSION
ME ENCANTO si puediera regalarme pequeños secretos le agradeceria
waimaron 2 years ago
Sometimes I wonder if this version of the suite no3 is better than the version of Rostropovitch... Before he records the 6 suites he said that he didn't want to do that because of the king of cello ! But I think he's not very far of them !
streitlucas 2 years ago
If not already the king,
certainly Queyras is the Crown Prince
and heir apparent
Calendar:
14 April 2010
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris
Jean-Guihen Queyras:
J.S. Bach, 6 Suiten BWV 1007-1012
für Violoncello solo
deltasquared7777 2 years ago
Queyras plays with magical sensitivity and beauty.
The 1696 Cappa cello sings with wonderful resonance and balance
The setting is in total harmony with the music Cinematography is extraordinary Acoustics are superb
The lightness and spirit of this recording Makes it an absolute joy to hear again.and againand again..
deltasquared7777 2 years ago
WOW....Amazing...hes awesome.....
treasurethemusic 2 years ago
It is such a pleasure to hear Queyras interpret this beautiful music in a manner that brings joy to the heart and spirit as well as to the mind.
To my perception, this piece as performed by even the greatest cellists often seems to be wonderful finger exercises directed to satisfying the intellect, but lacking in the innate directness, simplicity and natural musicality of this performance.
deltasquared7777 2 years ago
Very clear, emotional, yet light, feathery, like a thin, beautifully twisted wrought iron depiction of an intricate tree. I really like his choice of timing and slight rubato. His sense of dance is impeccable, too.
streek23 3 years ago 3
add - &fmt=18 - for better quality.
jonathantosio 3 years ago 3
Amazing clarity, imagination and grace, not to mention wonderful sound. My favorite Bach Suites.
ivorynose 3 years ago 3
Superb playing. It is very true to the Baroque style. The only thing that would have completed it is if he would have held the cello between his knees (in true Baroque style) rather than using a pin..
Other than that: remarkable performance!
firebreathone2 3 years ago
Awesome! He plays with sensitivity to the Baroque style.
cellobleu 3 years ago 2
un verdadero musico es aquel que te conmueve tocando tanto rapido como lento, es aquel que se logra conmover con su propia musica al regocijarse de felicidad pura frotando las cuerdad de su cello con amor. Como cambiaria el mundo si todos escucharan a la musica barroca en vez de reggaeton...
chelomarguervantes 3 years ago
MARAVILHOSO!
ck060907 3 years ago
Parfait, superbe.
Merci Bach et surtout J-G Queyras.
Que de travail réalisé !.
musaraigne21 3 years ago
best bach i've ever heard,warmest tone,the cd is a must have.
alayeldin 3 years ago 3
We should come up with a word for all the cellists that keep the scroll so close to their shoulders. Good playing though
Kurtyoungblood 3 years ago
bravo
DziranO 3 years ago 3
Superbe cette version des Suites pour cello. Dès l'Espagne, merci pour votre vidéo.
Blogfreia 3 years ago
This is a beautiful and refreshing interpretation of this Suite. It is beautiful
alejocello 3 years ago 10
People arguing about whether he plays these bach as dances shouldn't be so strict. These "dances" should be treated as such for about the first 4 suites, but as one progress through these suites, the physical form of these dances disappear. For example the 6th suite allemande isn't a piece one who would dance to. Although the physical "form" of these suites start to disappear, the dances as well as the preludes requires a more deeper interpretation and musical sense.
RedWasabii 3 years ago
A prelude is not a dance.
skarmient0 3 years ago
I never said the prelude was a dance. I even separated the word dances with the preludes. Also in my opinion, the dances weren't always meant to be a dance. It could just be a way to express Bach's feelings, but merely have the characteristic of a dance. The prelude is no different, but it is the beginning and also outlines what the whole suite is about through it's climaxes.
RedWasabii 3 years ago 3
a prelude isin't a dance, lol, its originally an improvization that players did .... "pre- lude" means before - the playing, was originally for "warming" up, of free character
unkown00234 3 years ago
What part of me saying "I never said the prelude was a dance" don't you understand?
RedWasabii 3 years ago
Actually its widely known that Bach didn't intend the suites to be danced to. They just have dance titles.
Kurtyoungblood 3 years ago
It's a compromise but also you can't play dance movement ignoring basic rhythmic ideas. It'd be preposterous not to play them as dances just because it is undanceable by the standards of the day. At least as a starting point of reference.
pviola314 3 years ago
"It's a compromise but also you can't play dance movement ignoring basic rhythmic ideas."
Emphasis on the second beat of the sarabande. Got it. They were titled as dances for forms not tempi.
"It'd be preposterous not to play them as dances just because it is undanceable by the standards of the day."
Translation: Play things that are undanceable as dances. Got it.
Kurtyoungblood 3 years ago
I'm not trying to prove anything, as always it is a matter of taste. For me Arnold Steinhardt and Kim Kashkashian (seperately) have verbalized about the importance of dance in Bach. While personally when I listen its how I perceive them. I wasn't trying to be aggressive about it. Think what you will, though.
pviola314 3 years ago
really quite stunning!
Best bach on youtube (IMO)
charlesbrooks 3 years ago 4
Very nice interpretation. I think it might be a little too light though like Yo Yo Ma's. I REALLY like the climax.
Enix5548 4 years ago
It should be light. It is baroque music!
HARMONICO101 3 years ago
Huge nostrils!xD Anyway, he is a very good cellist:)
gucker07 4 years ago
Queyras plays the suites like a fussion of wispelwey and yoyo ma...
I preffer wispelwey's version =).
is cool that he played with his eyes closed =).
skarmient0 4 years ago
I heard Queyras on the radio for the first time today. The bowing reminded me of Heinrich Schiff, as precise as Starker but more expressive, then the vibrato made me think it was Lynn Harrell. Everything was graceful and electric. I really want to know who made that fabulous cello of his too.
grundh 4 years ago
This is Gioffredo Cappa who made that cello in 1696 !
delphine1624 3 years ago
While They are dances, they mostly do not line up to the actual dances.
blackheaven1 4 years ago
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How can you say that this guy has paid his bach tributes? His technical, but not technical enough. These are dances, not concertos or cadenzas. So, keeskogel3291, he has most assuredly not fulfilled his "responsability as a musician towards Bach".
cuatdcamp 4 years ago
Agree...
skarmient0 4 years ago
And furthermore, it's questionable whether the Bach suites (excluding the preludes) were written to be danced to in any case! If you want real 'dance' music, go listen to French baroque, especially early to mid. Though unfortunately, no Cello solo stuff came out of France of that time (to my knowledge)
jonathantosio 4 years ago
I don't agree. The prelude is not a dance movement, and the way he plays the allemande is rythmic enough for a dance. He doesn't screw with the tempo...
jonathantosio 4 years ago 3
I enjoyed! *applause*
xelista87 4 years ago 2
This guy is good. Stop saying who's better than who, everyone has a unique style of playing. Pull the sticks out of your asses.
bomtenho 4 years ago 4
This man embodies what I am for in terms of interpretation with bach. Very nice. I think my tone is like his, but a less clean. I'd love to end up like this.
jonathantosio 4 years ago
I'm not a cellist, but I bought this CD and this man touches me every single time with his beautiful tone. He really catches the dance spirit of these works as well. A very nice alternative vision is Viviane Spanooghe from Belgium, masterful!
Vabejas 4 years ago
The guy is a master. Those who think it s bad, they can´t even play the HAPPY BIRTHDAY in an electric organ...f...them
elgatosucio 4 years ago 2
Fantastic. great feeling of flow, rythm and phrasing. very nice taste..not one of those baroque freaks either. toca afinado el hijoputa
Desafinado83 4 years ago 2
Absolute mastery!
alphatauri 4 years ago 3
The recording is available on Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, etc...
jbrivail 4 years ago
This guy is incredible. Check out his recordings of the Dvorak concerto and the Britten suites.
cwbflute 4 years ago
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This guy is like a white yo yo ma. his face. his mannerisms. not so much in the playing. chords should have been longer
jostropovich 4 years ago
I don't know- I kind of like how he plays the chords shorter than usual. There not too short... I think it gives the piece more forward motion without sounding too rushed (I'm talking about the ostinato starting at 1:33). The tempo he chose really brings out the rhythm that other interpretations lose.
norcalrobbie2 4 years ago 2
PLEASE! Yo-Yo Ma's thin tone and generic interpretation are not even in the same league as Queyras.
Hopfensperger 4 years ago 2
i'm not saying he's worse than yo yo ma, but he's certainly not better
cellocraze 4 years ago
Can be. I find his playing excellent, though, and he fulfills his responsability as a musician towards Bach's work.
All the same, I find six minus for the comment you left a bit exaggerated, as it was a very objective comment--but don't worry, I've seen already a lot of hypersensitivity and "well can YOU play it better?"-crap as replies to critical comments on other blogs as well...
keeskogel3291 4 years ago 2
Wonderful, its just beautiful; i like so much the way he is playing, and i did not know him, but he is very good. In this suite... he is a master. Bravo.
tyr12345yurty 4 years ago 4
Very beautiful. However, I think the chords starting at 1:33 should have been savored a bit more.
Wandererinthestreet 4 years ago
beautiful! looking forward for the cd!
estamzzz 4 years ago
it will be a double cd set with a bonus DVD featuring the complete suite no3 + an interview with the artist.
jbrivail 4 years ago
Is this going to be released by Harmonia Mundi on CD or DVD or both?
norcalrobbie2 4 years ago