Rostropovich Shostakovich Cello Sonata Op. 40 Allegro

[jameslhenry100]

You are a great cellist. Shostakovich is an awesome composer when it comes to his Allegros. I will be a composer too and I may compose something like this. Awesome.

[llamamcelvis]

How amazing would be to know that you are literally the greatest cellist in the world? I mean, really.

[cutehearts]

the thumb slide thing is amazing, seriously!

[jedenbeen]

@cutehearts It's a harmonic glissando. Or a glissando using harmonics.

[JinaJinaBoBina]

@CryingLostSoul i believe this is what we call a party pooper

[bivabification]

Perfect

[KingCharlesIV]

the 5 people who dislike this need a hearing aid more than beethoven

[StarRadiance]

Very powerful fingers

[lordgirrit]

First comment in three days!!!! WIN!!!!!

[StarRadiance]

Epic

[JC5268]

This is for D Shafran actually. Cello conc no. 1 for Rostropovich

[cellolove7]

Hahaha I love his faces during the harmonic glisses.

[nahor88]

those gliss sections are just plain nuts...

[jbzwalker]

callinthelaw69 you dont know crap, rostropovich was the single greatest cellist since casals and this piece was written FOR rostro

[callinthelaw69]

i prefer yo-yo ma's more subtle take on this movement (havent heard the whole piece), but this is just such a beautiful piece of music it's really hard to hate on this performance

[bigz250]

Rostopovich is the greatest cellist that ever lived. On top of that he worked with Shostakovich personally and this sonata and the concertos were written with his playing style in mind during the time they spent together at the Moscow Conservatory. I do not know how you can compare the two on this type of piece.

[simonestar93]

4 people have no idea what music is

[nilinar09]

4 people are old people that cant even tie their shoes

[roborexasaurus1]

Я собираюсь быть похожим на него по саммит музыкальный фестиваль

[abeocp]

@roborexasaurus1 При всем должном уважении может кто-нибудь когда-либо быть хорошим как Ростропович? 

[Plaincow]

this man is amazing

[Chopin1986]

SOooo Great!!! The whole performance is sooo lively. He really lives every single bar of this piece

1:07 !! amazing

[xbasket12x]

4 people missed the like button

[djbadbeat]

wow



[gothicdragon24]

i hope that i can be that good

[davidovich00]

Look for Ricardo Acosta's sonata for piano and violin. He is deeply influenced by Shostakovich.

[alirobertson93]

I have this for my grade 8 - God help me.

[orchestracelloplayer]

thick, jolly yet eery, dark tone to it! LOVE ITTT!!!!

[simonestar93]

ok dopo aver visto questo vado a fare il muratore

[YouDiscuss]

Dayum.

And that, sirs, is how this was meant to be played.

He makes it look so easy. It isn't fair!

[losmonjes]

Genial como siempre el maestro

[sikariou]

How amazing would it be to be able "jam" to classical music at THAT level with your dad. Bored on a Sunday afternoon? BREAK OUT THE BACH

[xbasket12x]

@sikariou You mean Shostokovich?

[ASFMANUTD]

i dont like how he plays

[shostamahlerbachetc]

i cant believe anyone would criticize this performance, i mean sure he makes a few mistakes, but the speed creates so much energy and the emotion he puts into it is phenomenal!!

[crazysoda97]

haha rostropovich's face is so emotional but the pianist looks like a robot

[amoxtlacatl]

@crazysoda97

The pianist is Mstislav's daughter, Elena.

Why the difference between daughter and father? I don't know. I will leave it to others to speculate.

[SwordfishBunny]

And please forgive my poor english :3

[SwordfishBunny]

I think what I enjoy more than the fabulous music, is the funny face he makes. Rostropovich loves music, and it's one of the things that make it (okay i know he has spider hands lvl 15/10 in his skill tab), more awesome than any other.

For those who cannot respect this skill I hope you could be at least a little more constructive in your comments. This piece of music is to be played at this speed.

Music is to be adapted to the player. And Rostropovich's adaptation is wonderful.

[nonamesleftatall1]

Rostropovich is terrible. Hes pizz sounds aweful. He plays everything too fast.

[Mizzles240]

@nonamesleftatall1 get out. you cant spell and you know nothing about music at all. what are you, 7 years old?

[TheLewlFewl]

FABULOUS!!!

[The13reeze]

Way too fast but marvelous nonetheless.

[roborexasaurus1]

@The13reeze I think it is the right speed!!!

[slinkyinawagon]

@roborexasaurus1 It's Rostropovich. Everything he does is right.

[cattleman6420012000]

Thank you for sharing this video of a superb live performance of Rostropovitch. I heard him live several times in the earlier years in London and he was absolutely phenominal as a cellist. There was no one who impressed me as much as Rostropovitch.

[aamish911]

this is the head-banging song of classical music (along with shosty string quartet no.8 ofcourse ahah) BEST CELLIST EVER!

[Stubsman101]

watch the master at work.

[towlie1789]

....

damn lol

[dustinzev]

I swear this is in 12/8, just by hearing the opening notes. Someone correct me if i'm wrong please, I'm not familiar with this piece:)

[C0urante]

3/4 time, with eighth notes at the beginning.

[mesofob]

@gregapage listen to the argerich maisky version

[anisometropie]

0:42  funny technique .I havent seen this technique before

playing open string pizzicato with both hand like this.

[slawepl]

look at scherzo pizzicato from britten's cello sonata :)

[ROFLMFAOMG]

is the pianist related to the cellist?

[netherledy]

Daughter, I think there is a story of Rostropovich chasing her in a rage when she hadn't practised, and Shostakovich tried to intervene to restore calm.

[redhotchiliangel]

Yes, she is his sister

[revizorsb]

Peut-être un tout petit peu rapide...mais quel exploit et quelle belle musique..

[lester1013]

It only seems right that Rostropovich plays it, He worked with Shostakovich himself and was probably around him when he wrote it. This man is a cello genius.

[wenzhiquan]

actually i think shostakovich wrote this for him specifically...i think....it was a cello sonata, i know that much for sure

[monkeynekomagic]

Shostakovich wrote a concerto for Rostapovich specifically. but I'm not sure about this sonata.

[astrocello]

Op.40 , 1934

Rostropovich was born 1927.

[BUKO158]

Awesome! :)

[shubert18]

amazing

[laughwest101]

Freaking amazing GENIUS. This man is incredible. He grasped the feel of the music.

[deuc586]

PRESIDENT OBAMA! RELEASE THIS VIDEO!

[pbaron23]

?hm?

[theRANteam]

that was incredible! its a lot faster than i expect it to be

[mczmarman]

man this piece seems quite difficult but I really wish I could learn it

incredible playing and if I do start to learn I will probly use this video alot

[tedgoh]

i thought the sonata difficulty level was medium

[anisometropie]

for the cello part In this movement you have thumb octaves (2:48) and very fast triplet like at 1:26. but i've worked on this 2nd movement for  ~2 weeks, it is a very technical movement but it's relatively easy compared to the other movements. 3th movement is much harder, because of the intonation and interpretation. when you have less notes, each note is more important.

And the 4th movement... Epic ! (especially the huge cadenza for the piano)

[HwangMyungShin]

I was wrong.

[FireMaster201]

THAT WAS AMAZING!!!

[cellomaniac94]

oahhhhh the finalle is apsolutely perfect

[nkbakker1]

yes, Slava would be as great as the immortal HwangMyungShin

[HwangMyungShin]

I'm not talking about his playing but the technical sound of the recording.

[HwangMyungShin]

I do hope you'll forgive me, for sounding so insolent. But as you know now, it's not his sound that's rubbish, but the recording

'machines', if you like, that prevent one from hearing the genuine sound.

[clash44]

yeah

the quality is shit and i think it possible that the room was not even close to a proper sound space. this video really does ot do him justice, he is amazing

[laughwest101]

Now that I've heard his version, I simply cannot be SATISFIED with other people playing this piece.

[HwangMyungShin]

I'm talking about the recording quality, not hih, he's a genius.

[petpetfood]

At 2:53 Rostropovich is performing his famous Russian Power-leg technique in which he disposes of his chair in order to make the performance more thrilling.

[vatimbles]

hahahahahaha!

[GreenChristine1219]

@petpetfood He doesn't remove his chair... It's there, you just can't see it.

[Wtfpwnkkthxbb]

@GreenChristine1219 i think it was a joke

[MDoggyD]

@GreenChristine1219 are you fucking retarded? where's your sense of humor?

[fluffygdog95]

@petpetfood That is a fantastic observation. I tip my hat to you.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@petpetfood I'm glad to see that the comment I left under my friend's youtube account a year ago has gained the viewers' approval

[iSodaa]

@petpetfood wait how can you tell that his chair is gone? how do you know if it just looks like his chair is gone because of the angle? how does he get rid of it while hes playing? just wondering

[CryingLostSoul]

@iSodaa omg ...

[Derrymaine148]

@iSodaa omg

[HwangMyungShin]

Russians=the best.

[beremended]

Takoz gibi teknik

[AlmaSchiwago]

is elena rostropovich the daughter of mstislav? Is she a famous musician, too???

I didn't hear of her before...

[Obaysch]

No, actually she's Janos Starker's daughter.

[magicrainyday]

HAHAHA right... ;)

[goodmanmusica]

wow

[C0urante]

Anybody know where I can find free sheet music to the cello part?

[anisometropie]

I couldn't find it anywhere for free

[zaokoyechatma]

what was he doing with bis thumb

[daxureMusic]

Falutato

[anisometropie]

Falutato ?

he's playing with harmonics

[SwordfishBunny]

Glastinel was good but she didn't seem to have the capacity to show emotions through music as Rostropovich did in this video. What people find funny is pure passion. Even with the lower quality, Glastinel cannot be compared to the wonderful and powerful cellist Rostropovich is.

I'm no musician but Rostropovich is my hero.

[SwordfishBunny]

Wow, I even made a mistake in her name~ Gastinel~

(and sorry if i made many mistakes, english is not my first language)

[Mart89911210]

at 2:57 just me or does he look like he's floating

[gregapage]

lol yes it does! nice one. rostropovich looks pathetic!

[captaintutle]

Nice way to talk about one of the greatest cellist ever to live.

Gastinel's performance was rather flat and boring, with rather poor interpretion on her part. Still good, but boring.

How about if you want to insult someone who is much higher-class and far more talented than you, you at least do a spell check?

[gregapage]

Rostropovich is overrated. He's funny to watch playing! Although I saw him conduct Shostakovich's 5th Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra & thought that he's a good conductor but as a cellist he's a comical and I agree to the contrary to you that Gastinel's version is by far superior & that this crap is dull & completely devoid of emotion.

"Higher class?" How does one's social ranking have any relevance here? So because he has more money than I, he's a better person? Fascist cunt.

[klacello]

Higher class here was referring to his playing style. I definitely have to contradict you, Rostropovich was a god. I haven't heard any better recording than the one where he plays accompanied by Shostakovich personally. And is it his fault if he looks comical? I've seen far worse, as in swaying from one side to the other as if you weren't the soloist but a ship in a thunderstorm. Try to play like him, then we can continue to talk.

[shostakovichfan200]

i cant get enough of watching him play

[othmarschoeck]

He adds all these details in the fingerings that make the piece really fun to watch, like the thumb glissando and alternating left and right hand pizzicato. I wish I had watched this when I was learning this movement.

[CochinoMono]

Man, I've been playing cello since third grade (just graduated high school) and I'm trying to learn this...holy crap I can't even play it HALF that speed! I think my hand would burst into flame! O_o

[ilovePoT22]

omg. amazing! i learnt to play the cello till grade 5 then quit cause no time :( lol

[anisometropie]

what does that mean, grade 5 ? how many year does it represent ?

[MaskguyEvan]

I went and tried the harmonics after watching this.

Not as easy as Rostropovich makes them seem...

well, I suppose NOTHING is as easy as Rostropovich makes them seem.

[OfficerChan]

Using his thumb was a fascinating technique.

[orchestracelloplayer]

@MaskguyEvan I agree, I thought I would try it in my orchestra class at school... my conductor can do it A LOT better then me... lol so lovely

[kv15491]

yup its just harmonics played as a glissando up the string.

[equalswithfire]

Wow. I love how he is so into it and expressive when he performs. What type of playing is 1:04-1:14? On the fingerboard, but not sul ponitcello. What it is?

[OfficerChan]

Harmonic glissandi?

[SamuelJosiahMoore]

@OfficerChan

yup

[atralfalgar]

amazing !!!!

[cellorafe]

just brilliant! lol an i like olga...

[ddcello]

straordinario rostropovich... da lasciare senza fiato!!!

[tarantellaonline]

I have seen him performing live with his daughter accompanying. WOW.

[kleedds]

rostropovich should have gone on american idol...

this is fabulous - my favorite interpretation of the shosta sonata!

ps: simon would have loved him, randy would have called him "dawg" and paula would have said he looked nice

[RedWasabii]

Haha lol I agree. Rostropovich is a genius. I have heard another good version on youtube by an underrated cellist.

[strongcellofix]

Do you remember the location of that video? I would be curious.

[kpxmofu15]

i think it was the white house

i forgot when though

[celloqwerty]

fabulous!!

[Jodethan]

A beautiful piece, beautifully executed.

[thecellist15]

One of the best cellists. He has a great style and unique interpretation!

[violinist153]

This man was amazing!!!! Long live Rostropovich!

[anisometropie]

it is so cute when he plays only with harmonics.

[Ipopotami]

Greatest cellist ever.

Belissimo.

[Mallvelous]

[ITA] Quanti anni bisogna studiare il violoncello per poter suonare questo pezzo (chiaramente non come Rostropovich, ma comunque in modo decente)? Grazie!

[ENG] How many years have you study the cello to play this piece (obviously not as well as Rostropovich, but in any case, well)? Thanks!

[nelssita]

такой красивый!=)

[indpndnt007]

I'm playing this piece right now....I'm now really depressed...if only we all had such talent

[mrn93]

i see he had the same problem i have with my bent endpin, it goes sideways sometimes

[OfficerChan]

I have read that the endpin is supposed to be rolled "sideways" like that. I'll try and look for the article and send it to you.

[benroberts85]

Mine does that too. I took it to a bloke who fixes things and he said not to worry. It's unnerving but it's never been a problem.

Played this piece for my grade 8, it rocks.

[herokids]

Qué manera (1:07) de presionar las cuerdas con la parte lateral del dedo gordo!!! Lo que es dominar el instrumento y su técnica ¡¡Grande Mstislav!!

[anemoneriva]

Rostropovich is INCREDIBLE! I've never heard a better interpretation of this piece.

[cattleman6420012000]

During his best playing years nobody could match him. He was a cellist genius. He inspired me like no one else.

[bookishmuch]

Rostropovich was truly a master, his memory will live on forever...a GOD of cello....we all aspire to this...

[sthinatheasianone]

BEAST

:}

[bobbyVisitor]

This girl on piano is a looker! His daughter?

[ezekieloak]

1:47 is Amazing!!!

[nkip9230]

this si the erpson to here good interpretations of shostakovich's stuff for cello after all they were friends.

[Wassman]

Great playing.

Did he play the wrong notes at about 2:14?

[smilebhappy247]

yeah he did, just looked at my score. ;] still, almost flawless. amazing!

[ashaam]

qui il rostropovich stona un po' troppo :D

e nelle parti difficili rallenta pure :D

[gabcello]

muy bueno ,mas que bueno.

[vilemonkey]

nice.