LSO Masterclass - Cello

[b0wl0fmi1k]

Where can I get this music for cello?

[AquarianNigerian]

I'm a violist, but I do loovvee the cello...

Hey...

This guy reminds me of Kat's dad from Casper the movie.

[phantasma616]

@AquarianNigerian I was just thinking that too! the hair, the glasses, even the shape of the face!

[scottgilesmusic]

This could be more technical. It really didn't answer any cello questions or give me much (it did give a little) insight. The time (of over 8 minutes) was not utilized wisely. 

[SirGlennGould]

is he the first cellist ?

[ZutroyPeter]

@SirGlennGould Sub-Principal. Second.

[uknowwho889]

he says sub-principal, so i'm guessing not.

[redhotchiliangel]

Eroica.

Awesome.

[luciengraywolf]

this is sick! I love his cello, I want to play so badly!

[fivebyfivewhat]

This guy seems a lot more relaxed than the Violist. (:

[km426]

he's got that perfect flick of hair that dances with the music!

[austin1052]

I wish I knew how to play the cello...I love the sound!

[skip2beat]

Yea, me too!

[coraline143]

i love playing my cello

[ilovewilsonal]

Gosh, cello is SOO pretty!! I want to play it!!

[charlotteisacello]

About his fingerings: They are designed for efficiency and utilize his large hands very well. Notice that he prepares the extensions before ever setting the extended finger down meaning less shifts.

About his bow: No professional cellist will EVER play with a perfectly straight bow except when a passage requires it. A beautiful tone is created by moving the bow up and down the string to find the sweetest sound. Closer to the bridge is more focused, over the fingerboard is softer and rounder.

[VeniceToDance]

nol par na coe de rospo?

[ns2a2002]

Why is there no masterclass of double bass?

[TheRealShadoninja]

there is one, by rinat bragimov(sp?)

[ZutroyPeter]

To put it more politely, the Bow is meant to bend inwards.

[Skratovarius]

I think he actually means in relation to the strings - his bow is not actually perpendicular to them, which normally it should be. But in this case I'm pretty certain he is doing that to get the sound he wants.

[kiroriko]

you suck at playing the cello, or you don't play the cello at all because your comment is retarded.

you pretended to critic him but your comment ended folly :P

[Llewftw]

ok, he good nd all that. but his breathing and his fringe is anoying :(

[boredawesome]

i can't wait to get my cello ^^

[cherrylover1220]

I need to steal my mom's old one

[KrnBlackWannabe]

God I suck at the cello...

[azatik600810]

кончай базар! Эт слышь . фраерок правильно меркует.Магазин .эт самое брать  надо.....

[charlesbrooks]

After practicing this for a while I've got to say I don't like retaking the semiquavers - you always end up with an accent where there is none. The printed bowing seems to work better - take a look at the submissions so far: the only ones that aren't a complete mess use the printed bowing at the Allegro.

[LauraCello]

I did that already... Or maybe it is my computer's fault, my eyes fault or either :D

[LauraCello]

I did not like one thing. It is a masterclass, yes? So why did I not get the point of it? You are showing how it is better to play but it is too fast that I could understand that. Is it only my eyes or what? :/

[TheRealShadoninja]

replay the video.

[aseke2537972]

кёп сёзь-бох сёзь

[worldsay]

Where is double bass's master class?

[ASJfilms]

seriously actually..., knowing more about how to do fingering correctly with a cello would be nice...

[ASJfilms]

what's wrong with his fingering? I doesn't look so bad.

[DaZeD871]

This guy is truly an amazing Cello player! I wish I could play Cello, unfortunately that's a bit out of my league right now ... maybe someday :]

[Kurtyoungblood]

Oh gosh, those fingerings are not good!

[Ramclam]

If he's playing for the LSO, I'm guessing that his fingering is just fine.

[Kurtyoungblood]

I don't care who he plays for; I didn't like his fingerings. And just because he plays in the LSO does not mean he's good, though judging by what I saw, I think he is.

[Ramclam]

Are you serious? You do realize how famous the London Symphony Orchestra is, right?

[Kurtyoungblood]

Yes, I am; Yes, I do.

[anon540]

What does fame have to do with anything? I've seen some pretty popular things that were absolutely terrible. On the other hand I've seen great things that nobody even knows about.

For that matter some things are famous for being terrible. Fame simply isn't a good standard for measurement.

Fame especially doesn't represent skill. Tom Morello, for example, is by no means a good guitarist, yet he is famous as one. Why? Because he doesn't rely on his guitar playing.

[mstarfriend]

Great Tips!

Thanks

[random0218]

wow this guy is an amazing cello player! i just cant help myself from laughing when his hair starts flying everywhere :)

[LEmusic145]

He has a beautiful Cello.

[k73f]

who knows where the list of public domain pieces one can play is?

i cant find it anywhere :/

[JakobtheInsane]

I'm going to be practicing my butt off to try and get this piece down and I'm glad they have Bach Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello, Mvt. 1 Prelude as an option because I've been playing that for years.

[k73f]

where can you see the list at?

[soojyLUVSyou]

go to the youtube symphony page

click on get started

choose your instrument

click tab labeled video 2

the list should show up

[JakobtheInsane]

It would be the coolest thing in the world to be able to make this orchestra.

[celloprof]

Yeah, and as soon as I heard that guy say that the chosen group would be playing in New York City, in Carnage hall, that's when I completely lost interest. New York, the state where people keep on voting in communists president/governor/senator/wha­tever one after another after another after another. Anybody hear that Iraq is now a safer place to live that New York.

[soojyLUVSyou]

... negative much?

[celloprof]

No, just being realistic. Why New York? WHY!? Why not ANYWHERE else on earth!? It's always about New York City! NEW YORK this, NEW YORK that, NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK..... AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!! I COULD JUST SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[celloprof]

Damn I had to let that out , Damn I feel good!!!!!

[contraptionists]

lol

[Sava10493]

WOW don't hate on the Big Apple....it's always NY cause that's were a lot of things are (such fashion, music, food, massive culture, etc...). And also there's LA! I'm a New Yorker :) but I have recently relocated. And you know what I agree with you that there should be more thing in other states! But for now we have NY and LA!

[cherrylover1220]

I have to go there soon...

[Sava10493]

You'll have fun! as long as you know what you want to do and do it! It's just like every other city..... Just bigger lol j/k

But I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun!

[Ungeniusman]

You, sir, are a silly goose as well.

X_X

[PsycFSaki]

very expressive. salutations...

[anbmjj]

KEWL!

[vivsmiles]

the cello is so beautiful.

[jamanticus]

I agree fully- such a range and sweetness to its sound...

[KobeNein]

Dose anyone can provide me the subtilte of this vedio?? thx!!

[milloselmejor]

why do you need subtitles for this video???

[KobeNein]

coz I'm Taiwanese, and my english is poor....

[sonnycelloguy]

Does anyone know why he didn't go over any of the audition pieces for the Carnegie Hall concert? All I heard was him going over Tchaikovsky that is usually played as a n audition piece for the London Symphony Orchestra.

[themouseofevil]

It's worth watching these videos just to get a nice idea of the sound you want! I'm a Euphonium player, and I'm studying listening to different instruments so I can learn how to emulate their sound on the Euphonium. This is awesome!

[HeyLookItsUrFace]

wow. talented man.

is it just me, or does he sort of look like david thewlis?

[ShokuMasterLord]

I learned a lot from this, but some of the positions are pretty hard to figure out. Could anyone help me?

[PuffsPlusWithLotion]

great tone i think, but what do i know im a woodwind.

[lailinde]

I really didn't notice any breathing. Anyway, one of my teachers always said breathing was just as important to string players as it is to woodwind or brass players.

[Kawazoekun]

I was just suggesting he was breathing too loud and it was distracting.

But yes, soft, in-tempo breathing is nessacary.

[MMX3SE]

no one would hear those loud breathing in a concert, unless it's really really loud like an intake of a super car^^

[Kawazoekun]

Yes, but in a instructional video he shouldn't intake air like a vacuum. :D

[MMX3SE]

I assume you respect classical music. If you do, you should respect classical musicians, and especially those that are very talented. Saying things like isnt really appropriate since music is an expression, and there fore, musicians do whatever they want to express better. If the breathing sound wont be herd on stage, then it's fine, the breathing is actually even better so show a sense of what is coming, fast slow, relax and stuff like that. show respect.^^

[Kawazoekun]

I never said anything about his playing.

He is WAY more talented then I am.

But I was just suggesting that breathing deeply is not a very good thing to do when your making an instructional video.

Just like when a violin player moves around when they play.

It's fine during practice and such but during a performance its unnessacary and sometimes distracting.

I have full respect for all music and musicians, being one myself, but I was just suggesting something I think. ;D

[MMX3SE]

You will get it when as you progress in music^^ work hard

[Kawazoekun]

Not just that.

None of the teachers I have had have ever done this.

One of my teachers, (Sorry I never called back. XD ) had played for about fourty years.

Not once did she breath deeply as she played.

[blazingvirtuosity]

Your view is valid but not absolute. The legendary Pablo Casals had a reputation for 'grunting' in performance!

Breathing also helps in ensemble performance. I feel it is ok in an instructional video, but might be a problem if people submit videos for the performance and they breathe heavily in it. Do you think?

[Kawazoekun]

That is true.

[isantop]

Breathing while performing any piece of music, in my opinion, shows that you can breathe while playing the music and that you can "feel" the music. I would count it as a plus.

[blazingvirtuosity]

I count it as a plus too. However, there are people who believe strongly in not making your breathing noticeable. I once played under one conductor who subscribed to this view. Kawazoekun here is also clearly from this camp. I'd like to stress that we shouldn't be tempted to write his view off too quickly before we examine the merit in it.

[PuffsPlusWithLotion]

ya, i play woodwind (clarinet) but i could imagine that it's like weight lifting, and some people forget to breathe even though it doesn't have anything to do with the sound.

[skateriand2]

I wish they had a video of him playing the piece because I can play the cello, but I suck at reading music. I can read it once I've figured out the part, but I can't read the music and know what to play but the notes.

[diegovzga]

look how his hair moves at 2:33 !!

[vladiinsky]

nice playing!

[MajorCello]

This is going to be the best experience of my life!

[Kawazoekun]

All i'm saying is that the breathing was too loud.

He should be able to keep in tempo in other ways.

No offence.

He is a great player.

Just the breathing...

[skateriand2]

The breathing was that loud because of the lapel microphone.

[dwil5429]

does it really matter if he is breathing during his performance. I would have never noticed it if he you did not point it out. You should really be listening to the instruction instead of something trivial... "He Should be able to keep tempo in other ways" Whatever who are you to say that? you have many years to go before you reach any sort of maturity in music and life

[johnman570]

this vid really helped in how to do the piece. i hope i can do it

[KobeNein]

有沒有人可以翻譯一下

[FungoBoy]

is it possible to audition for LSO without having some kind of European accent?

[MajorCello]

yes

[Nitroidus1]

In certain cases when they can't find someone who is from the european union.

[Pen2AndyP]

I'll try this for sure.

[artvandelay13]

i love the cello so much :)) i wish i could play...

[Salamon2]

I was wondering about those sections as I was looking over the piece. This is very helpful. Maybe they should start doing master classes like this for orchestra pieces in general.

[celliguy]

man, I feel like I am horrible at the cello all the sudden... Haha I will still try =)

[nickramsey]

this video helped me alot

[beltrerocks]

dude trying out

[Kawazoekun]

He really shouldn't breathe that deeply. XD

[Monito83]

You really should Know what you talk about before saying something..........

[Kawazoekun]

I do?

I don't know anything about the cello.

(Although I do about voilin. 4 years of playing so far.)

But I was just suggesting he shouldn't breathe that deeply when he plays. XD

Ruins the playing.

[pulses2]

Not necessarily, take Rostropovich as an example.

[sf2fs]

Breathing in that manner helps maintain tempo

[danystorm]

I´ve never heard any breathing in a theatre during a performance... maybe you should go once in your life to a classical music concert.

[Kawazoekun]

Maybe you shouldn't insult people because they are voicing their opinion?

And i've been to hundreds of classical concerts.

And i'm only fourteen.

[katessuperiorpies]

Maybe their opinion is uneducated and they should shut their mouth before anything else comes out??

Is it just me that thinks that?

[danystorm]

I didn´t mean to insult you. But you´ve to face that your commentary is irrelevant.

[MrGhostyProductions]

You voice your opinion too much.

OMG your fourteen!?!?!?!

No one cares

[Kawazoekun]

Hmmm.

Very immature of you.

Tell me.

How many instruments do you play?

How many years of Music lessons (Whether it be singing, or an instrument) have you had?

Thought so.

Everybody has a right to voice oppinions.

And if you were raised otherwise, well thats not my problem.

[MrGhostyProductions]

Yeah but no one wants a bad opinion when that guy was amazing.

And too bad that that wasn't really immature...

[Kawazoekun]

Sad you don't know what your talking about.

But anyways.

It was really immature.

"OMG your fourteen? Nobody cares"

Please...

Learn some respect and a little something about music, then come talk to me.

[MrGhostyProductions]

Dude?!?!?!?!

[Kawazoekun]

That is your reply?

My point has been made.

[MrGhostyProductions]

what point is that?

[Kawazoekun]

That you really shouldn't be criticizing people when you don't know what your talking about.

I talk out of experience.

Because when you talk without it, it makes you seem immature.

[MrGhostyProductions]

Well I was just saying that you said he breathed too deeply...let me say five times?

I personally think one is enough.And im not criticizing you or anybody else.

Im not talking about anything you need "experience" to talk about(And he probably has more experience then you).

Again im just saying shut up if no one wants to hear your opinion.

[Kawazoekun]

Then be quite.

You have no expeirence therefore no reason to talk.

[Kawazoekun]

Quiet.

[Nitroidus1]

Hmm. I've heard hundreds of recordings where you can hear breathing. How about Glen Gould and singing even! Also having been in an orchestra for many years I often hear the woodwind/brass players breathing.

[UltimateNinjaPirate]

Woo, this is going to be fun. This helped a lot with Eroica (not just because I wasn't pronouncing it right XD), I was in need of some guidance in those areas. I'm hoping I can "master" our part in time and get a video up. Thank you very much Mr. Blaiden (I highly doubt I spelled that right) for the help!

[DarkBeam]

Thanks a ton. This will defiantly help a lot. I most likely wont try out for it but I am still going to try to learn the peace anyways.....Thanks anyways! :)

[SiegeCoD4]

alright no one else tryout so i can win

[celloz1]

v exciting project

[zoysite]

Thanks!