Bach Cello Suite No.6 Prelude/ Yo-Yo Ma (young-matured)

[lyposso]

Muitos adornam o Yoyomá , mas eu não gostaria de ter aula com ele...

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Actually the young yoyoma's interpretation is better because bach was a very mathematical composer. If u notice his inventions and sinfonias for the piano u can trace the notes back to mathematics. this piece is basically the same thing: it's very mathematical, and i tihnk this interpretation is better than the mature yoyoma.

[maxxy6330]

It's either this one or Mischa Maisky's I'm not too fond of Rostropovich's recording it's not...Bach-like. But this is beautiful

[seacoastauto]

I think the young Yoyo does it best. He plays it faster and with more fire than in his more recent recording. I don't understand why anyone would want to hear this piece slowed down or "romanticized" the way Rostropovich plays it. For me it just takes the life out of it. Bach puts so many build ups and escalations in this piece that playing it at a slower tempo just takes away from what I feel Bach is trying to do, and that is to put forth and energetic and vibrant piece.

[marcelof011]

テンポが若干だけ速いなw

まあ　ぼくはときおり　テンポを速くして聴くから　この演奏はそんなにいやじゃない

[joelanator92]

And see, thats what interpretation is. You don't have to play it exactly how it was originally composed. You don't have to stick to a certain tempo, you can slow it down or speed it up. its really what ever you wan't. Interpretations are always going to be different.

[kwiatkowskej]

I love Yo-Yo Ma, but I really hate his interpretation of this piece. He plays it way too fast and doesn't savor the beauty of the piece. To me, it seemed like he just rushed through it.

[Markrh28]

I agree that this is a nice tempo. I am a little surprised at how many imperfections I can hear occasionally in the intonation. He does so many delightful things with tone and articulation that only a great master could do.

[RedWasabii]

This interpretation is HORRIBLE. Very romantic and liberal in tempo. He recorded the suites way too early. Not saying that his 2nd interpretation is great either. For now I"ll listen to Rostropovich and Jian Wang. Good job on putting two interpretation together. It's a good idea.

[cellobaroquelove]

Not the most romantic... Watch Mischa Maisky's and see...

Besides, He is one of the fast celloist.

[RedWasabii]

Well they're too different to compare. Maisky is very modern. Also, any professional can play this piece fast. You shouldn't respect someone because they played it fast but for their interpretation. Maisky for example could play faster than Ma if he wanted to. Lately I heard a lot of fast version of this piece. But I kind of like this speed not to mention his cello...

[adamknight]

please post a video of you doing better...

[mossydie]

It's a really childish thing to think that to critique things one has to be able to do better oneself. If this were true great masters such as Ma couldn't exist because their teachers couldn't teach them effectively! Criticism, so long as it remains open minded, is a very constructive thing.

[stringplayer92]

@mossydie While you are correct about critics/teachers not having to be better than the students at the art, I would say that Leonard Rose was better than Yo-Yo Ma has ever been. But maybe that is just me.

[sandydisappointment]

@mossydie Not unless it is just downright bashing. I do agree though!

[Ilikemycello]

Personally I like it. It's a bit more romantic then you would expect a baroque piece to be, that's true. However, we're already in a time period where we've already passed through all the eras. So to me. keeping them in "correct" time period stylings just seem like being a perfectionist. Aside from that Rostropovich's is a bit too slow for my liking and trust me, I'm not one of those people that think everything is great because it's fast.

[RedWasabii]

I agree Rostropovich is a bit slow. However, just because we passed the eras, doesn't mean we should play this way. First, romantic style is WAY beyond the composition of baroque pieces, meaning it never fits together. Second, you are disrespecting the composer and the era. It's important to play for yourself, but more important to respect the composer. People too lazy to learn the baroque style never learns that romanticism of baroque takes away much meaning from what it's capable of.