Rostropovich Popper Dance of the Elves

[gosias1997]

30 person are deaf

[Neothanos89]

LEVEL UBER ASIAN



[WHATSUPSON0]

I went on google and I looked this piece up and got a preview, now I can start learning this note by note.....

[tumblrrrrrrrrrdoe]

This, my friends, is what elves sound like on cocaine ..

[guitarofvelocity]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the music transcription mentions nothing about slides, isn't the 0:31 supposed to be played staccato?

[TheLiakhovetskiBros]

Stunning technique!!! He is one of the worlds greatest cellists for a very obvious reason!!! :) Thank you very much for uploading this!!

Sincerely,

Liakhovetski Brothers

(still can't get over that spiccato (; )

[4everhonda1]

o my god..

[neeleshdomah]

WOW

[TheLiakhovetskiBros]

@neeleshdomah WOW indeed.

[liavyou]

@DurpenHeimer Starker is good indeed:)

but rostropovich has this special touch nobody will have :D



[LiavLove]

Wow!!!!



[liavyou]

amazing cellist.....nobody could, can and will be able to play like him EVER!!

[DurpenHeimer]

@liavyou I beg to differ! You are forgetting Starker ;]

[OrdinaryCritic]

@DurpenHeimer Starker and Rostropovich are both technically great, but the thing is, Rostropovich knows the parts that needs to be emphasized most. That makes them uneven.=D

[OrdinaryCritic]

@DurpenHeimer Starker is good, no doubt. They both have great technique. But Rostropovich gives emphasis to certain parts of pieces that makes it more moving and more stunning. That shows that he is more of an artistic. And, that, for me, makes the difference.

[LaryssaDeLargie]

<3

[FastButFat]

Damn, I couldn't say no to a man as good with his fingers as this guy...

[SuperKitty110]

I'm his fan forever

[hi743roblox]

Wow. That is all I can say.

[JUDOODUJ]

O_O



[novemberain1989]

ahhah the way he ends the music, with such a light sound and face after all the "mess" he played before....he's genial!

[Loomr]

I wonder if he can use that wrist speed to pleasure his wife? I dont't know, just crossed my mind ...

[ihearttdwp2]

@Loomr aww nasttyyy

[MrElijahandBuiscuits]

My hand is having a seizure just from the thought of 32nd notes like that.

[the340pros]

perfect bow XD



[SqueezeMyLemonBabe]

oh my..

i had no idea.

[l2pks4f3rs]

awesome!

[thejohncheng]

I feel like I should flag this as inappropriate for kicking too much ***.

[TestedPositiveToAids]

i feel as though the cello is neglected.. like how un popular it is how people choose the violin over the cello and they don't understand the beautiful music and sounds that can come from the cello.. it's quite sad really :/

[dchoi535]

@TestedPositiveToAids

This is originally a cello piece compose by poper!

[TestedPositiveToAids]

@dchoi535 I know " Popper Dance of the Elves" :-)

[Claytonius170]

@TestedPositiveToAids It's getting better though. Just look at the fan base for apocalyptica (an all cello metal band)

[TestedPositiveToAids]

@Claytonius170 True-che. But when I was six (Only around a decade ago -That sounds long.. :/) Everyone did the Violin whilst I'm literally the only one playing the Cello. And they only had the 3/4 size so it was HUGE on me. I find the Violin irritating, to be honest. The Cello sounds much nicer.. I'm getting off topic. The Violin (unfortunately) is still over popular then the Cello. Which makes no sense because the Cello sounds so much.. more.. beautiful (In my opinion atleast)

[pipogalli]

chuck norris recorded the same piece, just without stripes and in 2:24...jkly mstislav is a legend :)

[Divingjo]

je reste confondu devant un tel talent!

[LuCiDDuNcAn]

Damnit now i gotta go lookin for gcjacks947

[Nostrum84]

IMPRESSIONATISTICOFINALIBELLIS­IMAGRANDE!!!!!!!!

HURRAAAAAAA

[omgeezorz]

Wish my hands were that coordinated... ><

[idcoolros]

this is one fucked up dance, what are they doing the duggy.

[TheMusicalGiant]

Also, you can see him playing beyond the fingerboard on the high notes (above A5). No artificial harmonics.That, boys and girls, is referred to as Pretty Fucking Pro.

[TheMusicalGiant]

Gentlemen. I present shred playing, with the bow.

[ricciantoni]

SWIETNIE....BRAVO MAESTRO......SOLO CRETINI (sarebbe 29 persone) NON GLI PIACCE.......

PS. PROVATE SUONARE COSI è PUOI PROVATE GIUDICARE !!!

WIELKI WIOLONCZELISTA A PONAD WSZYSTKO PRZYJACIEL....

[GrapesgirlViolinSky]

I'm seeing the impossible in front of my eyes

[paulostroff99]

Awesome. TY OfficerChan for posting.

[TannerHoytFooty]

Thats crazy amazing!!! He was truley blessed!!

[CarlAfuPhace]

Wow that glissando was purely eargasmic

[ravensfan1231]

Wayy too much starbucks hahahaha

[RolandRiopelle]

My fingers ache just watching this, and I don't even play the cello! Bravo Rostropovich!

[yetweng]

Stunning Slava!

[yetweng]

Stunning!

[coyfishkid]

i dont even know how i found this , BUT I LOVE IT!

[canta0508]

semi fusa Hiiiijaaa

[Elainelps0421]

I don't know if you believe in God.........but to me, he is the God of Cello.

[ElletrikaProductions]

Is that cello a Stradivarius' one?

[CreamDry]

I have no words

[Nalatrash]

people who disliked this are assholes

[Ryanlauph]

Average about 15 notes per second o_O

[Elainelps0421]

@goodandplenty508 I was at that same recital in Philly. Slava has been my idol for years. I imagine he will remain that way for many years to come!

[alberpianoman]

If this were a race, Rostropovich would be the first by far. Poor pianist I´m sure that she´s happy beacause the piece lasts only 2 minutes. The elves will be scared after that

[pyroasians]

CHUCK NORRIS LIKES THIS!!!

[NokturnalTimes]

Rostropovich the Jimmy Hendrix of Cello :D

[YayBenSpeck]

@NokturnalTimes Hendrix was the Rostropovich of guitar!

[TheBowbros3]

This is what happens when elves get too much coffee

[TheTradge]

@TheBowbros3 Coffee and speed!

[skangboy]

@TheBowbros3 I was dumbfounded when I heard this and at the same time amused at the hyperactivity of it. Your comment about elves and coffee was hillarious and I laughed for a several minutes...thanks

[Thedoctor19000]

I am astonished that his spectacles did not fall off while shaking his head.

[mystfire]

He's floating. 0:05

[violinrojo9]

27 persons voted for the video quality and not for its content

[Samasin2020]

when he plays this, it looks so easy. so not fair!!! if only everyone was as talented as rostropovich;)

[CherubiJubell]

I got dizzy watching his fingers...

[SealableZen]

well when you have his talent i would think you get the right to show off a little bit 

[13CBS]

As someone said before, Rostropovich isn't playing so fast that he's losing notes--his playing is extremely clear, so if you're listening very carefully you'll catch every note.

However, I'm unsatisfied by this performance. The technique is amazing, of course, but he plays it so fast that it's less "Hey, here's a wonderful piece of music by Popper" and more "BEHOLD THE SIZE OF MY **** MORTALS, WHICH IS EVEN LARGER THAN MY CELLO " More about Rostropovich showing off than something enjoyable.

[SynthRay]

@13CBS Sometimes, you get a crowd who could care less about the piece, and they only want to see some insane skills. This may be the case, either way, he still has the right to show off since he's extremely amazing.

[Philboy50]

@13CBS ofcourse, this peace is basically written for cellist to show off :D isnt it great that such a great cellist atleast once shows people what he can do on the cello? would you want dirk nowizky to always just score 2 point throuws because 3 pointers would show his skill?

[cardboy419]

damn these elves must be on crack

[redbumblebeeHD]

@cardboy419

[MrManinthedark]

@cardboy419 They were, I knew one of them.

[piccoloBu]

il genio musicale sta nel non mostrare assolutamente al pubblico la difficoltà del brano che si sta eseguendo. rostopovich pare si stia facendo una passeggiatina per i boschi :D

[17jiangm]

cool



[mellocello94]

Dang, that was so sick, I had to flag it as inappropriate!!

[aidan6123]

That was very flat indeed but oh well nice peice!

[chrispidicello]

if u slow it down to half speed u hear so many intonation slips!

[abracadabraization]

@chrispidicello You say this because you can play it even better and with no intonation slips?

[karrakis]

@chrispidicello

Just so you know, saying this sort of thing about a Rostropovich performance is like complaining that Michaelangelo used too much blue.

[xbasket12x]

@chrispidicello You do realize that saying this about Rostropovich's performance is like saying that Van Gogh used too much color on his paintings, right

[SynthRay]

@chrispidicello Becuase you're so much better than him that you can play this entire piece perfectly with no intonation slips.

[MegaIluzija]

ubija



[suGaGirl13]

im definitely seeing elves after this..

[rendilkraesin]

He stands on the car and taunts, "You primitive screwheads! This is my BOOM STICK. Who want's some?!" So did he stomp on it, or did he find the harmony above the harmonies? Given the subject of elves, perhaps a deliberately narcissistic interpretation, complete with muted duo partner, is appropriate after all. My only complaint is that the piece is then not too fast, but too short. To complete the taunt, he could have added his own bridges to make it an act of truly challenging arrogance.

[karrakis]

Been playing cello since I was three. This song is a p*ssing contest for cellists, and this version of it is the equivalent of that guy who just painted Michaelangelo's Sistine chapel on the back yard from the balcony with his twelve-inch equipment.

In other words everyone acknowledges that no one can reasonably be expected to beat that, and the competition becomes for second place.

[ProjectVini]

This guy must be an alien,... or even an Elf!

[bhawse]

Speechless....



[Diggler397]

i play guitar...

[Zolio6]

He must know how to please a woman...

[swimstersy]

sooooo sexyyyyy

[siniceblood2]

Guys... Chill, I got this.

[Satou912]

This is super Beast

[bubblybassoonist]

I can play that fast...but not the right notes, nor in the right order... Wow

[katherinedodds]

i love it how the pianist who is just playing a few chords has someone to turn the pages for her, but rostropovich just bosses the whole thing with no music whatsoever.

[bullrage74]

@katherinedodds the pianist has more than a few chords if you watch her play.

[gcjacks947]

old person calm down you could get a heart attcak

[CallOFDutyMVP666]

@gcjacks947 He died 4 years ago; hope you feel like shit.

[benneo123456]

@CallOFDutyMVP666 fuck u

[adivinity]

@gcjacks947 my thoughts exactly

[TheTradge]

@gcjacks947 You're a moron - this piece is meant to be played at tempos like this, as that's what it's meant to be - a show piece!! Plus he's dead, and has been since 2007, so that comment really wasn't very appropriate!

[Stormdude100]

@gcjacks947 First of all, learn grammar. Second of all learn to spell "attack" correctly.

[Heratik08]

I was intending to make a smart, witty comment

but words failed me

wow

[RelinquishedJulius]

The one who said that some notes got lost because of the speed, may not be a good listener (no offense). Due to the speed some notes got too shortly played, that's called acciatura, not lost notes. My opinion...

[Elainelps0421]

@RelinquishedJulius I think whoever thought there were lost notes most likely don't have ears quick enough to hear them all :)

[RozsaCellist]

26 gnomes disliked this song.

[janalala]

@RozsaCellist ahahah

[triplehelix989]

Holy Shit...

[MrNonintendo]

It's really technicaly proficiente...but other than that it just seems like really fast cello playing and not music :/

[xalicia12x]

it getts really good at 0:01

[burningsponge]

where can i get some of his pcp?

[ohgeeyou]

mehn....ain't dis dude on crack.....

[koeloekai]

His hand is like a trill machine!!!!!

Bravo!!!

[stevemaster247]

*licks elbow*

[kittehkillsall]

@stevemaster247 That's impossible. But this is impossible, but I heard and saw him do it... maybe licking your elbow is possible, too.

[MickCorgi]

What we call the Rostro-pin in is the bent end pin he uses to lay his cello more flat without stretching out the end pin too long (even though it's invented by Paul Tortelier). I don't know how it's called in English. The more you tilt the cello, the brighter the sound gets.

[xbasket12x]

@MickCorgi It's the Stahlhammer end pin. Oh, and the sound doesn't change AT ALL when you use the bend end pin. I asked my teacher and he said it doesn't affect the sound in any way. He used it before.

[MickCorgi]

@MickCorgi Well, I use Stahlhammer. But Rostropovich doesn't. He used to use detachable bent pin. Stahlhammer is retractable. As for pin itself, it doesn't change the sound. But the angle of cello top against listeners surely changes the sound. The rockers use this angle change against the guitar amp to control the feedback.

[master777999]

Guess how he practices strumming like that

[negrellimade]

Heavy Metal  *_*

[captainears]

more like "Rostropovich dumps on "Dance of the Elves"

[Luisanalulu24]

Great Master :)

[MickCorgi]

In his late years, I've noticed that he's not using the Rostro-pin anymore.

[BaneTurkey]

@MickCorgi Whats the "rostro-pin"

[tyinykiller5]

its kinda sad he died in 2005....

[guitarguy8908]

@tyinykiller5

or, you know, 2007

[antea888]

amazing!!!!

[something2thinkabou1]

its like each finger is alive and has a mind of its own. How he makes them function in that capability, i do not know

[vivaasm]

celloman4044= another guy who know everything has everything and who think is superior than anybody ....

rip Mstislav Leopoldovitch Rostropovich the greatest ever

[Achorafa]

Mstislav Leopoldovitch Rostropovich, rest in piece, you've left a trail of virtuosity behind

[mariekevanwilligen]

Geweldig! Onovertroffen!

[KevinAnonymous]

He.. IS.. EPIC.

[skatinheckya]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaagh

[chichi123xx]

So cute!

[VioLynn0803]

My MIND. IT GOT BLOWN

[killyouropponent]

he's a robot on the cello

[tobster5100]

he is soooo amazing that song is insane. its like poprocks, mentos and diet coke.

[Celloman4044]

This is so out of tune. X_X ... What a performer though!

[stupidstorm]

@Celloman4044 omg, how can you even say that?

Can you post a recording?

[Celloman4044]

@stupidstorm I may make a project of it soon when I have some free time to record his performance here and slow it down for you. Some of the notes are a half-tone off or more.

[Philboy50]

@Celloman4044 omfg, some parts are not even on the fingerboard anymore and he plays fuckin insanly fast, try to play it perfectly clean like that, i wanna hear that recording you genius

[Celloman4044]

@Philboy50 1) I never said I could do it better. 2) You're presenting it as though you know for certain why he played it at that speed. Maybe he played it so "fuckin insanly fast" because he knew that people like you would not be able to recognize all the notes he murdered. Conclusion: In actuality, I am not trying to say this is what I think. I am only trying to present the opposite opinion to which are you so vehemently opposed. Your anger doesn't make my points any less true.

[Philboy50]

@Celloman4044 ofc at the speed he plays it some notes get a LITTLE bit lost, but for that tempo he actually plays pretty acurat. if you own the notes and have fast eyes you can check that yourself.

[mrbassooner1]

@Philboy50 The cello arrangement is actually on IMSLP, and I followed it along - he does a very fine job of it. Can't link you to it, just search Elfentanz on the site and it's the second result.

[sararonald]

maldito rotropo... q man para tokar .,,, veijitto k toka :D ......bene bene

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

Um... major hand cramps?

[Blufrenzy93]

this makes me sad :[

[chameliondude]

Watched this 3 times... Still can't believe what I'm seeing...

[twphilosopher]

this is where legit shredding is. screw those power chord guitarists

[whatdo88]

rip slava

[ReadyToGo7280]

WOW

[masterknowlege]

ha forget yo yo ma. this is where the true talent is

[FrostyCoug]

what a wanker, just kidding... ;)

[MrHerecomesjared]

in some parts he sounds like a machine gun... wow

[MrHerecomesjared]

No matter how bad I want it, I could never finish this song, its just in the atmosphere

[BlissFullAcedia]

Greate!!! But I found a guy what plays faster than Master!!! LOL

And as good as a God ;)

[goodandplenty508]

I heard Rostropovichperform in a recital in Philadelphia, PA shortly after he defected from the USSR in the '70's. As a encore, he played The Flight of the Bumblebee. That encore caused a near riot. People loved it and him as well. Bravo !!!

[gilbert20]

@goodandplenty508 What wonderful good fortune for you! Slava has always been my hero, both as a cellist and as a man. His political career in Russia really set him apart as a human.

[alex61761]

holy crap! if this is what elves feel like, i wouldn't want to be an elf :(

[Malacandraful]

I want his fingers!! ;DD

Rostropovich FOREVER(L)

[andreagiuseppe]

ridiculously awesome

[EN1GMA79]

look at the beginning--where's his chair!? Then you see it later lol

[EN1GMA79]

look at the beginning--where's his chair!?

[Batman6564]

Dear Slava, I love you and everything. BUT WHY THE FUCK DID YOU HAVE TO DIE.

[panpan345]

i wish i could play like that