Rostropovich Masterclass Cello Kronberg Academy Dvorak

[leparditas]

funny 

[Floorsnarl]

1:20 "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry...!"

[saly10]

What a guy. Love :)

NB to the people who don't understand him, watch it twice. I found that helped alot.

[MichaSchlechtriem]

He was not humble.



[cystardy]

3:28 the lady looks berry bored ~o~

[SilwerHawk1]

hi is the best cellist ever! more people cant understand his speach!

[Jasonms1978]

@SilwerHawk1 I grew up playing cello. Could you explain why you say he is the best Cello player? In my opinion Pau(some say Pablo) Casals is and was the best cello player in the world. I think even better than Yo-Yo Ma. Have you ever heard of the Duo 2 Cellos?

[PRODIGYat43]

@Jasonms1978 there is no best- only- best to you...

[Jasonms1978]

@PRODIGYat43 Thats very true. We all have our favorite opinions.

[OrdinaryCritic]

@Jasonms1978 Rostropovich was the inspiration of many composers. He was able to be thr first to play over 100 pieces, all of which was dedicated to him. That expanded the cello repertoire--in fact, he is the one who expanded it the most. Composers won't care dedicating that much pieces for him if he is not the best. That is my opinion.

[OrdinaryCritic]

@Jasonms1978 I believe Mr. Casals is his role model (based on how Rostropovich speaks about him). Yo Yo Ma said that Rostropovich is one of his inspirations after hearing him play at the Berlin wall. And one of the duo 2Cellos, Stjepan Hauser, is one of his last students before he died. But, for me, he plays most of the pieces for cello perfectly--but not all.

[Elainelps0421]

Mstislav Rostropovich has been my idol since I was a child. He is the greatest cellist to have ever lived. Period.

[ericdecarli]

Legendas em portugues, por favor!!

[ericdecarli]

Legendas em Portugrês, alguém, por favor?????????

[u2bvideo]

gostaria de ajudar, mas não sei como eu posso adicionar a legenda!

[ericdecarli]

@u2bvideo Também não faço idéia, mas tem como passar sei lá, por e-mail??? Sinal de fumaça?? hehe... gostaria muito de poder compreender o que "nosso amigo" está falando.

Obrigado

[Sahara101010]

He sounds like smeagul from lord of the rings. No wait he looks like him too. I have expected him to say "my preciousss".

[celloprof]

Now that I have some picture for this very talented young artist now we do now is start from the begining..NONONO-PAPLLL! 2BARS2BAR! You know Uhh of course you are so talented I must speak with you in very high letter but 1st I must tell a story of some very "high bligh?" you know I have some conductors of whom I've speaking about technique of conducting about for example "A. linesdorf" a conductor I come speak to him about "mother?"and then ask him How make very strong one as conductor 0- 2:04

[celloprof]

Part 2 ;^D__ how I make this "?" or upbeat in English. Linesdorf tell me uh showed me how you start "?dworfnucture?" amll! Not exactly exactly make that for Orchestra what you make with your bow. Now you make upbeat err! not exactly what else because you make- 1st of all thats what you make 1-2-3-4-1 "marthbeat?" you did little bit more get it?& after you stop here and after that you start I think its not til you have the ? of that & then most importantly what you must think about that 2:04-2:49

[celloprof]

Part 3__ you know you make so fantastic you'll ?share the hearts?, but if you like coming to TOP, you must understand you hear in the stage instead of composer, but composer composes not only your parts. Much music, he gets together around you around you and you must be coming to the stage instead of composer and compose in the public these pieces compose. You must make this idea 1st and others play with emotional idea.

[celloprof]

PART 4__ You play everything in your part with great impairment, but this music that something very important speech to the public...this... that you come to the public and felt something very important for the public, but you play thats for your yourself. You must play, thats very interesting because sometimes we play a ?pizzorde? for public just appeal to public, like a composer. Some times you must you play for yourself and public make privilege ?? Uh, see you in ?lokehole?

[celloprof]

PART 5__ not through alone you alone. You not play for public, you play for you, inside of you for your soul and that you thats not change, but me change. Thats for example you must see public and makes speech to public from beginning 2Bars before Miguel 2 Bars! ... 1234 now NO NO you may hear just go 1234! BAA! EXACTLY (she plays) look here look here! Da... la da da For public for public not for yourself yes?! anthera so beautiful here 1234 (she plays) FOPR YOU FOR YOU.

[celloprof]

PART 6__Now play for this rehearsal #10. Play. Thats music for yourself for your heart, your complete ?langal? and play only for you this music that must be enormous difference thats absolute contrast, you know of course in this place I think thats ?drafecateers? I think about something very sad but he alone I tell you that enormous help to artist to musician just imagination are not inside the music, but something around me once when I was very very young I was rehearsing ?

[celloprof]

PART 7__Sonata by Brahms 1st movement, you know this. I was rehearsing with ?Alflalf Alicter? and Alicter asked me, Slava, what do you think, which ?verder? was outside of his room in this stilt in a moment when he composes? I talk to Alicter when He was young and very stupid, I talk to alicter I you know I love Slava Particularly in this moment I was not ?in vien? with Brams ?? thats why I don't do each ?verder? and he tell me you know I am sure that in this moment it rained in this street,

[celloprof]

PART 8__ and we come to the window and see very very gray and rain and were coming to piano and start to compose. You know he opened for me feeling and after that I understand how I must play. I feel that and you know music sound what you produced, you ?very toward to it? your very very temparent to but you play mostly this concerto just one color. THE END-------------------I DID'T GET EVERYTHING Rostropovich said CORRECT BUT I TRIED, lol :^D

[xbasket12x]

@celloprof Damn you wrote a lot

[celloprof]

@xbasket12x That made me laugh, X^D. Well it turned out that Rostropovich had a BIG mouth, lol! People complained that they couldn't understand what he was saying, so I wrote it all down, I just didn't realize it was going to be soo much. I kind of took it as a challenge, LOL! ;^)

[jrkevinfang]

@celloprof I think he says "Mahler"

[lixechan]

I love that it's so hard to understand him and the other Cello player is just Owo?

[sergeikuo]

Can anyone put on the subtitle in English? I can't understand his weird English... (or they should have told him to speak russian in the first place)

[Solushed]

Being called "talented young artist" by Rostropovich: PRICELESS (':

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

He's telling her to hold up her head and play for the public and not to to be too self-absorbed.

[cellofreak987]

He is the legend!!!

[googolplex7707]

How scared is this gal? Can you even imagine getting a Masterclass under this legend? Just to be able to play well enough to be on this stage would be an honor and to be assisted "to take you to the next level" had to have been a life moment. Bravo. And today's technology to be able to preserve these moments, amazing!

[andykim234]

The things that's funny is that Rostropovich makes a weird sound at 0:57. 

[andykim234]

The funny thing is that Rostropovich makes a weird or funny (I can't tell) at 0:57. But it's funny.

[frooben]

I love this dude

[lightsilverdust]

Oh, this is just adorable...

[kolopaper123]

Can someone tell me what is he saying at 2:58 ?? What is he saying about the composer...plz i can't understand !!

[lightsilverdust]

@kolopaper123

He says that when you get on the stage you should imagine that you are a composer, who is composing a piece of music instead of thinking of yourself as just a cello player. I think he means that you should 'feel' the music or maybe try to imagine what composer felt when he was composing this peace and try to convey this feeling to the public.

[Jimistroll]

What?

[mrspiky]

What a genius.

[dascello]

is the rest of this masterclass on Youtube?

[goldencricket]

oh my god, he;s yoda! listen to his voice... the music flows around us, unites us, binds us... lol

[kuglagerfeld]

What on earth is he saying?!

[bsod4u2]

@kuglagerfeld He said you cannot learn the cello if you cannot understand him !

[RabigaPiano]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have one of Rostropovich's last master class that he gave at the Moscow Conservatory. It's really great. I'll try to uploading this.

[Sinnicie666]

@RabigaPiano do it!! :D

[vladiinsky]

@RabigaPiano when??? :))

[xXJohnnymac16Xx]

Lol

[abcdnike]

a truly master, i adore him!

but his english is very hard2understand, but i dont care, hes great

[D0g63rt]

In the beginning of the video they spell his name as "Rostropovitch" with that 't' at the end. Isn't that incorrect?

[sunyuloveu]

Master!!!!

[zzzxtreme]

RIP rostropovich

a great humble man

[rlfmoba]

@zzzxtreme True! I saw him once live in Kronberg! He had been such a modest normal being!

[AlmaSchiwago]

who is the girl with the cello?

[litmanovus]

Monika Leskovar

[rokorokosing]

What an inspiring masterclass!He taught not only music but beyond music.....wonderful man he was....

[rlfmoba]

@rokorokosing Yes, he was!

[leonengard]

PLEEEEEEEASEEEEEEE!

Somebody translate me about the story with Richter. After the question Richter asked him, I can't understand what Rostropovich answered to him, and what Richter said to him at the end...

PLEASE! my english is not good and I have a lot of problems to understand Mr. Rostropovich speech.

Thanks!

[cellogeek95]

"Slava, what do you think, wich weather was outside of his room in the street in the moment he composed? I told Richter I was young and very stupid. You know Slava, in this particular moment I was not in Vienna with Brahms. And he tells me: You know, I am sure that in this moment it was raining in the street. And he came to the window and sees very grey clouds and rain, and he goes to the piano and starts composing."

Well that´s the story he tells, it´s such a great story :)

[leonengard]

Thank you, thank you, thank you very much,cellogeek! :)

This moment with Rostropovich is a really MASTER class...

[pipilajn]

I was very young and stupid and I told Richter: "You know, particularly in that moment I wasn't in Wien with Brahms."

[leonengard]

I like his sense of humor, ha!

Thank you very much!

:)

[N2MBarbosa]

Rostropovich is fabulous. :)

But I must say, I like the sound of Monika Leskovar and she's really cute and sensual. :)

[DescendingA]

I saw Monika Leskovar playing Dvorak's Cello Concerto about a month ago! And that was the most sensual, virtuosic Dvorak I ever heard!

[guilty168]

lol...erm...i'm havin trouble understanding wat he's saying............

[TheTradge]

An absolute master of his craft, and such a tragic loss to the world of music. We are truly blessed to have these videos of his teachings, as well as recordings and videos of his spectacular performance abilities!

[gunmenow]

very inspirational story about Richter and Slava!

[questionful]

hearing geniuses talk is very enlightening

[cipher0413]

wow... that part about making statement to the public... totally... awesome!

[tullochgorum]

The great man! Finest performer I ever saw. Wonderful to see him teaching - he gets straight to the heart of it...

[deramr]

The prim and proper way of doing a high german "guten Tag" would aspirate the g at the end. He's not off at all.

God rest his soul...

[Pen2AndyP]

a dach is a roof isn't it?

[AlmaSchiwago]

He is so nice, so creative, extraordinary!!

And his English and the German "Guten Dach!" (lol) is so funny, very natural, not a tithe of affectedness.

He seems to be very nice! A great musician and teacher!!!

I adore him.

[Lucito77]

He sounds like Yoda :)

[mynameisoscar]

He's the Yoda of cellists

[BBRENTTAGHAPP]

@Lucito77 OMG YOU'RE RIGHT! haha

[Philboy50]

@Lucito77 its beacuse he sounds so wise

[sergeikuo]

@Lucito77 : indeed

[smallzinc]

@Lucito77 Yoda took lessons from Restopovich

[tyr12345yurty]

Wow! This is good! I think that the things that Rostropovich said are true. I like this video, but I like it more if it was complete ;P.

Thank you. =)

[anisometropie]

oh yes, gief the lore dear rostropovovitch

and rest in piece, if only you could never have died :'(

[porpoisefathom]

when i think of the loss- as much the human loss that went with Slava's death but also the loss of musical knowledge and the uniqueness that went with him..i am sad...

[kevalenoxx]

I wish i could have met him!! he seems funny!

[bruckner26]

For fans of this piece, there's a couple of masterclasses with Tortelier available here.

[oboist4Dboy]

I can't figure out what he said about her playing at the end...what did he say?

[grantmainz]

slave the greatest simply the greatest

[tookurjaerbs]

I don't know who this man is, or where he came from but after only a few minutes of speaking you can tell he is a one of a kind genius. Amazing!!

[ThiefsStory]

He is the Lengend of cellist.

XD

once best in the world

[cellocarrot]

He's Rostopovich. It's in the title!

[amirmot]

@tookurjaerbs this man is one of great mankind to ever played the cello,

he the great Rostropovich,the giant of the Cello!

[snailderby]

@tookurjaerbs Rostropovich was one of the top 5 cellists of his generation (along with Piatigorsky, Yo-Yo Ma, Du Pre, Casals, etc.). Many people would say the best.

[vladiinsky]

@snailderby this is a poor description of Rostropovich. it is like saying for Michaelangelo that he was a top 5 sculptor of his time ... - Rostropovich was a genius, a force that influenced classical music for more than 50 years and not only he was arguably the greatest cellist of all time, he was an excellent concert piano accompanist, conductor and a composer (not so acomplished, but he studied with Shostakovich! ) ... certainly one of the most interesting figures in Russian art history.

[smallzinc]

@tookurjaerbs You don't know one of the greatest cellists to to ever draw breath on this quaint earth? Along with Dupre and a few others, Dr. R elicited vast beauty from this glorious instrument.

[Jorcello]

Hahaha, everytime I hear this man speak I do not expect such a voice! He was such a charming man - I only wish I could have heard him play in person!

Lovely video - thank you very much for the post.

[munkybrain]

i can't really hear alot of what he's saying but i think he's actually talking about making the audience into a performance tool. dat's damn interesting

[hentaiwarrior16]

he talks funny lol....kinda like jar jar binks from star wars lol

[luigioni]

u r so funny...hahah ...he talks kinda jar jar binks..lol hahahaah

[cellistopher]

he was! jar jar binks ;-)

[fmeiroz]

From what planet did this guy come from??? he ís incredible! I wanted so much to become a musician, just to learn the fine details that he is teaching...

[cantante189]

I am not a cellist, so I am curious -- do the cellists in here understand the whole point of the first six minutes of this? I mean, I understand a strong upbeat, but is looking at the audience so necessary? She seemed very uncomfortable and embarrassed and maybe inside was thinking "WTF?"

[waltts]

she was playing so timidly.

Go listen to Rostropovich's recording of this introduction. He sounds like a 1,000 cellos.

[cantante189]

I don't understand marking my question as unhelpful or negative. I will not cease asking questions, as that is one way that helps to learn. As I stated, I am not a cellist. She didn't seem timid to me at all. Thank you for your suggestion. I will do that.

[waltts]

when she starts at 1:08.

This is HIS piece, he has is own special way of doing it. Also, he is a giant among cellists, she was probably a little nervous.

[Zorpatchi]

My view on how he told her to look at the audience is, that it doesn't just look better while performing, but it adds something to the music itself. It allows you to express yourself more honestly. In a way you can think of it as reading a book out loud; for a cellist, looking down would be like reading, and having the book right in your face. Although, this doesn't really mean bad because sometimes it's the effect you really want.

[snow153]

looking at the audience is necessary.. hunching over and keeping the sound and emotions just to yourself never gets things across to audiences. that's just what i think.

slava is amazing. i've never heard his voice until now! <3 RIP.

[manofthehoff]

Don't question Rostropovich.

[nickfox2]

He wasn't literally telling her to look at the audience, but to understand the rhetorical significance of that opening. It's more metaphysics and rhetoric. It wasn't that she was being timid, per se, but that all of the intensity of the opening was internal, locked-up inside of her rhetorically, rather than external and outward-bound. It's why he immediately contrasts it with the opening of the development, which is internal, inward-bound--here the audience "looks through the keyhole."

[Ga7atTown]

my God he is amazing...

[infiniteFinality]

Hes so.... charismatic.......

one of my fav's X3

[cattleman6420012000]

This man was a true genius especially during his best playing years. I heard him several times in London during those years.I will never forget him.He was also an endlessly kind and good man.A true humanitarian. He inspired the whole world.

[pabloferrandez]

so incredible..im love rostropovich what a maestro¡ where can i find more of this masterclasses?

[Hanslicker]

gracias maestro! siempre estarás entre los grandes de todos los tiempos.. que bueno.."guan" "tu" "ti" "fooo"....

[lightredwasabi]

rostropovich is amazing...he is truly a cello god -- what an inspiration

[vladiinsky]

this man was so inspiring...

[M12elanie]

amazing