@k73f: I'm doing just that, don't worry. I like her Elgar, but at this time she has too much ego to play Bach in a profound way. This sounds like a study and does not reach the heart.
People complaining about her: if you don't like her style go and record your own interpretation, go try and record you own CD's and sell them world wide, make world tours, play with the best orchestras in the world, and go play with the best musicians in the world and conductors.
@k73f I can't prove that there is no correlation whatsoever between the two. However, let me ask a few questions: what is a "respectful" interpretation? Because the are many interpretations that are completely different. You see cellists like Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma playing nearly OPPOSITE styles then they did in the past. Their interpretations, to many listeners, did not necessarily get better at all, worse in many cases Continued...
@k73f Rostro. did not interpret the suites for a very long time, knowing that like most cellists, he had too much "personal" emotions, emotions that distracted him from interpreting Bach without bias. So to the contrary, being a great cellist does not automatically make one a great Bach interpreter. Obviously you have to be good to carry out the technical details, but interpretation wise?
Alisa comes from a very musical family (her father and brother are violinists, and her mother is a pianist). Her cello playing is pure and beautiful.
1985OldSkool 1 month ago
I saw her once playing Golijov's celloconcert, and she did it great, but I have to say, Bach isn't her thing. Otherwise she's an amazing cellist.
CarlitosDessay 1 month ago
WOW... She is amazing :)
daintreerf19 5 months ago
way to much emtion. study the piece you r tard
hagenbell 7 months ago
@hagenbell
Too much emotion?! It's music. And this is very much her making her own music out of it.
jokerXL512 5 months ago
she is good and stuff. but she needs to try and slow it down first because in a lot of places, the sound is very bad :P
hagenbell 7 months ago
this woman have to study her bow from the beggining in the right way
before play 1:16 listen her sound... it's horrible
Calebe030393 7 months ago
@k73f: I'm doing just that, don't worry. I like her Elgar, but at this time she has too much ego to play Bach in a profound way. This sounds like a study and does not reach the heart.
AtmoVistar 8 months ago
People complaining about her: if you don't like her style go and record your own interpretation, go try and record you own CD's and sell them world wide, make world tours, play with the best orchestras in the world, and go play with the best musicians in the world and conductors.
k73f 9 months ago 8
@k73f Being good at the cello = being good at Bach. Totally different concept.
NimbleTurtle13 3 weeks ago
@NimbleTurtle13 I absolutely disagree. YOu have to be a good and mature cellist in order to have a understanding and respectful Bach interpretation.
k73f 3 weeks ago
@k73f I can't prove that there is no correlation whatsoever between the two. However, let me ask a few questions: what is a "respectful" interpretation? Because the are many interpretations that are completely different. You see cellists like Rostropovich and Yo-Yo Ma playing nearly OPPOSITE styles then they did in the past. Their interpretations, to many listeners, did not necessarily get better at all, worse in many cases Continued...
NimbleTurtle13 2 weeks ago
@k73f Rostro. did not interpret the suites for a very long time, knowing that like most cellists, he had too much "personal" emotions, emotions that distracted him from interpreting Bach without bias. So to the contrary, being a great cellist does not automatically make one a great Bach interpreter. Obviously you have to be good to carry out the technical details, but interpretation wise?
NimbleTurtle13 2 weeks ago
Bellissimo!
CarloAntonioPalumbo 11 months ago
she should tie her hair back. and slow down a little.
done of the the notes are resonating and I feel rushed to the end
rkddbstlr 11 months ago
@rkddbstlr Tie her hair back? I thought this was 2011.
KwameNewton 3 months ago
This Bach would be good 20 years ago, but now is very out of style.
jakehanegan1989 1 year ago
@jakehanegan1989 Meaning what, exactly?
rguion8 1 year ago
@rguion8 Too much vibrato. Too much sustain. Too little harmonic sense. No thought for compound melody.
jakehanegan1989 11 months ago
Just discovered Alisa Weilerstein today. She is great!
falsled 1 year ago
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love the sound of cello hate classical music only use it to learn to play
Piccobow 1 year ago
magnificent
daemoncel 1 year ago
Gutsy! Has a great career ahead of her.
diograzie 1 year ago
Beautiful!!
Simba92 1 year ago