Cello Journey #6, April 24, 2006

[vincereardon]

Lovely! I'm learning this piece and I'm using your video as my "instructor." Thanks for putting this on YouTube.

[zhenka3]

sounds great! in love with the melody.

[cellojourney]

@zhenka3 Thanks.

[Semangeloff]

excelente pieza! :) 5/5

[oliverchiu117]

More sound, in tempo thats my suggestions :)

[GloomySophie]

amazing!!!

<3

[MadamCadaver]

this piece is so much fun! i love it.

[MerlinTheDraconic]

You make this piece sound as if it is a piece a junior student might learn, but I know it isn't.

[HannahTheBat]

I so wish i was as good as you

[neofito23]

B R A V O !!!!!!!

[karatekal]

your amazing

[gnomos1]

his amazing

[RedflameTwilight]

UR SO AMAZING!!

*Sigh* I wish i was that good...

;O)

[wedewoldai]

Nice sound I think this is perfect for practicing

[sarsmageddon]

I always wondered what Popper sounded like live. (Cello's Milstein?)

Good job though.

[EaglesScream]

You make it look so easy!!! This is my second year of cello, yet i can;t comprehend what you do to create these sounds

[hawkm7]

That's a good song. Well done and thanks for posting I enjoyed it.

[redsox4life95]

you are an amazing cellist

[bookishmuch]

it's clear that you are having a lot of fun with this piece! You're fun to watch!

[sienixsieni]

i played this piece when i was 14... i have been playing fo 15 years now....

[cellistkid]

You're videos inspire me.

I think the next Popper piece you should do is Dance of the Elves.

[gogerham]

I learned this too...

And it is really helpful

[dangerousidiot]

Great playing! I am currently learning this piece and this video is very helpful

[squeakyteddybear]

somebody in my group class played that!! COOLIO

[watertuckysux]

wow,I like your cello.Good job shifting!

[Deliriousara]

Very nice! Just started playing last week. How long have you been playing?

[cellojourney]

I've been playing for several years. Have fun playing the cello!

[cellistkid]

this is one of my favorite songs you guys recorded. it looks simple yet complex at the same time. I love it.

[10cutie123]

Cello journey is that a full size cello? I play on a 3/4 size cello. Good job, you did really good in your 2nd and 3rd position.

[cellojourney]

It is a full size cello.

[10cutie123]

The cello rocks, especially because I play it!!!

[heiwax2]

SOOOOOOO GOOD!

[Alumita]

this song is wonderful, and so is your cello playing...i can't get the melody out of my head!

[cellojourney]

Alumita - Thank you. Many people seem to keep listening to this one.

[kakylithium]

Wow, you are soooooo good!

When I listen to you play, I pray that one day I'll be as good as you!

[papagena131313]

very beautiful...

I'm studying the song by myself right now but it doesn't sound half as good as it does when you play it

[MuShRoOmHeAd6116]

just amazing! I play full time viola and part time Cello! ...one word...BRILLIANT!

[apoka128]

Really perfekt.

[xcelloxcellox]

I'm a fifth grade cello player.

My second year!!

[ItsBeautime]

do you play in a symphony somewhere?

[hottfunnmn]

Very nice playing! I love Popper's works.  But....no offense....this DOES sound better with the piano part. As a frustrated cellist and a fairly good pianist, I'm prejudiced!

[cellojourney]

hottfunnnmn - Neat that you play both instruments. Maybe at some point me and Ross will go back to record this one with piano.

[TheTradge]

While you're at it, can you do the Tarantella with the piano also? =)

[SHLCtv]

thats funny, i played a recital last year, and i had to play this piece, and tarantella, and the prelude.

[CelloPlaya14]

Beautiful! (Im a high school cello player)

[TheOriginalEntz]

Advice from an ex-highschool cello player, do not quit after school is over. Just rent a cello it is cheap. I was not wise and ended up waiting 2 years before I picked it up again - lost a lot of skills.

[romleaharding]

Simply divine well executed

[Raveromance]

Mmm.,.

[1111me3d]

Awesome song,,, harmonics, strumming and everything! Thanks for writing back, Liz

[nneiil]

I'm a middle school orchestra cello player. I hope i'm as good as you one day!

[lovekwan786]

magnificent.

[LaCiguapaRebelde]

This is a wonderful incentive for my nine year old son who is starting to learn how to play the cello! Thanks.

[violinmaster1990]

Sensational! Keep up the good work.

[OudMasterPiece]

lovely performance :D

[bernadetamaria]

fantastic...

[aguileralopez]

BEAUTIFUL playing! I love your work. Just discovered it. Inspiring!

[Jam80son]

There's a really good complete performance of this piece on youtube by Julian Lloyd Webber

[TheTradge]

thanks for this, I'm learning this piece at the moment, and at least now i know how it sounds

[cellizzimo]

What can one say.... just wonderfull,wonderfull

thank you so much.PS you must laugh yourself to sleep some nights at the comments some people have the nerve to make on here.

Also thank you youtube I am new to this but a grate fan, even if all my remarks are not put up here.

[noumenal]

Very well done.

Popper's High School of Cello Playing was a constant companion of mine in high school and college. What a pain some of that is. Anyway, you don't see this Gavotte performed too often. Thanks.

[ibuki7x]

Wow, this piece surely requires advance skill. Excellent playing. Where did you get this sheet music by the way? I'd love to try to play this song.

[CelloFiend]

It's in Suzuki Book 7...

[Jahmichael123]

i'm sorry i can't provide the theoretic musical insight as some of these other people, but your cello playing is brilliant

[vishalt]

yeah i'd buy a dvd if you made one man~ i cant stop listening!

[Pinnimini]

very nice!!! I loved it!! the song is also cool!!! and pls dont hold your breathe let it go :))

[imbrd]

ah- just one thing though, I noticed you seem to be holding your breath- DONT! that is probably the WORST thing to do. BREATHE- and SMILE and enjoy the piece. Holding breath can cause serious problems and just dampens the beauty of the music

[imbrd]

Oh, and I must complement your range of Dynamics. you really seem to be enjoying the Gavotte- I would too :) The shifting is soo good. and I am curious, what cello did you use? :)

[imbrd]

gut! das ist Gut! you were great. i liked the Clear Sharp Precise spicatto-ishness. yeah, i agree with ASTORYFAN- I noticed some parts you were rushing a bit. But this Gavotte would tend to. Did you memorize the piece? Your bow is so profoundly amazing- the bounciness yet PRECISE control yet exciting beauty. I am having some trouble with my spiccato- any suggestions? please email me

[Karinoshcka]

Hello !!! My name is Karina... You are great

I wanted to know where to find the David popper partitures...

Thanks

[bob4664]

Simply awesome, I really enjoyed this piece. I've been learning the viola (just beginning) and now I know for sure I want to learn the cello too. ahh heck I wanna do them both at the same time now!

[dkelle4umbc]

If you ever visit the Baltimore area I will most definitely treat you to dinner. Thanks again

[AStoryFan]

Excellent for the most part. I can see that you are an advanced musician and your talent as well as developed potential are astounding. Just for some minor comments, during this figure, make sure we're keeping some of the rhymthic figures all the same length as there was a tendency to rush some of the repeating sixteenth note themes as well as some of the connecting appoggiaturas. You're doing a fantastic job with the pieces. Continue to keep the music alive.

[tvkiii]

Bravo! Bravo! After a few more you could put out a DVD. I would buy it. Just a thought.

[DTD]

Just amazing

[ragnafaid]

hey! i'm a cellist as well, and i just randomly typed in "cello" in the search box out of curiosity. and i'm glad i did!

thumb positions are so hard to do! i'm currently in high school and doing my best to play the cello! i hope to play this song soon!

[clare48]

OMG i love this piece! i always listen to thisjust before i fall asleep! very good posture btw! WELL DONE!

[mowgie]

Excellent, just beautiful! Keep 'em coming :)

[chairphoneboner]

long time listener, first time commenter. Your show rocks and has truly introduced me to awesomeness of the cello. Thanks

[GaryDrainville]

Wow! Fantastic! 

[larsenlmark]

Bravo! Another excellent performance.

[DTD]

dang... You're just so good, please keep the music coming I love listning to your podcast!

Great Work!

[dkelle4umbc]

Masterful

[NashvilleFiles]

Beautiful...wow...

[JazzmanianDevil]

Simply fabulous!

[Arpeggio]

Yess yesss yess this is very.. nice..

not soo sad.. Very.. happy song likeeee itt

[harryhermione731]

oh what fun! love the harmonics!

[jcchurch]

Always enjoy these videos and the personal stories that go with them.

[serchan]

wow... another awesome one! hehe.. i like this one... its kinda lively and different. keep it coming! ^^

[barsandstars220]

ooh thanks.