Nice work! Are you interested in collaborating on a recording session via email? Have a studio here in the USA and have collaborated with many musians from around the world this way but never a a Cellist to join in! Let me know. I can send you some samples of my work. Thanks and look forward to hearing back - Brian
Really very nice playing. Try and experiment with different characters and contrasts even more. Check out the Mravinsky performance with Leningrad online
about 30 seconds in, see how they change to almost sotto voce, and then come back more intense later...its really effective.
I believe they are looking for a very slow drawn out tempo for this excerpt. It's harder that way, but that's why it's on the auditions. Check out the recordings and you will probably see what I mean about the really slow tempo.
Thanks! Your suggestion to play along with a recording made a huge difference. I recorded the excerpt from a CD and looped it in Windows Media Player. Then I wore headphones and performed along with the loop.
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Nice work! Are you interested in collaborating on a recording session via email? Have a studio here in the USA and have collaborated with many musians from around the world this way but never a a Cellist to join in! Let me know. I can send you some samples of my work. Thanks and look forward to hearing back - Brian
AcousticProductions1 6 months ago
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lett38 11 months ago
is that you playing? because the fingering isn't together with the sound... or did you superimpose the sound over the video?
shafran100 1 year ago
@shafran100 I can't hook my mics up to the camera so I have to add the music over the video file later.
cellohonkey 1 year ago
Sounds Great!
limecookiebugger 1 year ago
Thank you for putting this video up. I will use it for inspiration for my Florida All State audition. Two thumbs up! :D
deedeeraree 1 year ago
Really very nice playing. Try and experiment with different characters and contrasts even more. Check out the Mravinsky performance with Leningrad online
about 30 seconds in, see how they change to almost sotto voce, and then come back more intense later...its really effective.
CarlosEspinosa2001 1 year ago
Very romantic. Brahms is complex and highly structured, but you make it sound fluid and very natural. You make it look easy! I love your playing.
highestcount 1 year ago
have been watching ur videos, specially La Mer, helped me to get an ideia for an audition...Thanks
where u from and who is your teacher?
billprokofiev 1 year ago
@billprokofiev I studied with Hans Jensen at Northwestern but I'm from CA originally.
cellohonkey 1 year ago
Very nice--try not to rush in a couple spots.
snootzie78 1 year ago
good! (:
but different fingerings~~
hwangeable 1 year ago
great sound !!bravo !!!very touching !!!
cogermax91 2 years ago
Wow that is amazing! You really express yourself! How do you do that awsome vabrato? ( i know i can't spell it though)
CheletheCello 2 years ago
amazing !!!!
pcma1970 2 years ago
bravo!
edwincheng056 2 years ago
whats with those fingerings?
thinker93 2 years ago
Nice voice!
AcappellaCello 2 years ago
great sound!!!
jonab788 2 years ago
Your black rooms you record in always look swift. Why don't I have a swift black room?
Triangularmeerkat 2 years ago
I think I'm gonna cry...again.. lol
BlitzAceX 2 years ago
beautiful--very expressive
snootzie78 2 years ago
I believe they are looking for a very slow drawn out tempo for this excerpt. It's harder that way, but that's why it's on the auditions. Check out the recordings and you will probably see what I mean about the really slow tempo.
Markrh28 3 years ago
really good
charlesbrooks 3 years ago
Thank You Again for making this recording, this piece is also apart of my audition as well as don juan. You saved my life literally!
cellistdrummer 3 years ago
Blake you've done a phenomenal job with this my friend!
Augustusdavid 3 years ago
Thanks! Your suggestion to play along with a recording made a huge difference. I recorded the excerpt from a CD and looped it in Windows Media Player. Then I wore headphones and performed along with the loop.
cellohonkey 3 years ago
...wow i think I've just fallen in love with you! Lol Good job, keep it up.
xXKeithCoreXx 3 years ago