Rostropovich Bach Cello Suite No. 3 Prelude

[PRODIGYat43]

just never seen a bow hand like that anywhere!!!

[tucano50]

grande interprete !!!!! qualcuno mi sa dire qual'è il luogo dove è stato girato questo meravigliso video?

[mari260558]

Вот и мурашки по коже. Браво, МАЭСТРО!

[mari260558]

Враво!

[OriginalMetal]

he is...passioned...i love that kind of musicians...!

[OOOGOODOOO]

@xxchiefaustinxx: Das Stück ist in 3/4?? Na, dann leg` mal`n ordentlichen Walzer auf`s Parkett...

[OOOGOODOOO]

@xxchiefaustinxx: Na, wenn Du es sagst.....

[xxchiefaustinxx]

Bachs music can be interpreted in many ways. You can play it fast or slow, as longs as the notes are there. This may be fast, but that is because that is how Rostropovich thought it should be played. I have played this piece before and took it at the same speed. The piece is in 3/4 and almost the whole piece is 16th notes. So he actually played it at the correct tempo.

[kenrsdude]

2:14 and on guys...

[shawtietrio3]

im playing this at the moment and its much harder than it seems!!

[Ruairidh1231]

Slava!

[Caffeinefish]

I love the way he handles the broken chordal passage. It almost sounds like an organ of sorts.

[Marios921985]

it's too fast tempo.



[znile1]

@Marios921985 Ok make an video response with you playing this piece in ur tempo then.

[543693The]

Parfait, magnifique! comprise l'entrée solennelle et solitaire....dans l'allée centrale de cette cathédrale ...

[CyrilWashbrook]

@jifiPOP101 - Personally, I feel that the "prelude" to the performance, so to speak, genuinely adds something! The measured walk and eerie calm are not to be skipped, at least not on the first viewing.

[sweetlikeADAM]

0:47 Scares the shit out of me every time.

[tradi2007]

it is so beautiful that makes hurt!

[wogud826]

잘하네 쩝...

[largolegato]

I giggled when seeing him walked in

[aniflikgirl]

I just melted all over the floor.

[ffokazak]

now thats a sexparty

[seriedad03]

this is the music perfect.

[jifiPOP101]

It begins at 0:45

[TheVocaloides]

Absolument magnifique, aucun mot ne peut décrire toute l'émotion transmise par cette mélodie!! Tout simplement parfait!

[kenrsdude]

2:20...

[MsLotusBlooms]

Brilliant

[Minidrags]

playing this in an audition in about an hour woop woop

[711Rod]

Chevy Chase

[doctorsensual77]

Dude, they should release this whole performance as "Slava Unplugged" or maybe "Rostropovich, Live at Baslique Sainte Madeleine".

It would top the charts!

[oreosphat]

Rostropovich and Milton Friedman always remind me of each other. Anyone agree?

[perbature]

@JelloCellos Slava had the skills and the luck to play one of the few remaining Strad cellos. I think A.S. only made 49-50 cellos. I've had the good luck to hear Slava live on several occations. His cello and his mastering of the instrument was just so perfect

[anbmjj]

Did I mention this was my solo one year?... yeah... I mastered it after practicing soo much... forgot all of the second page. :) (crash learning?)

[typhoonaaron]

I keep coming back to this video. I keep "liking" it too.

[Gralleglory]

:')

[zzjunhozz]

A monster

[AlexBridgen]

@TheSideflip Gay?

[Stapler78]

@JelloCellos He played the Duport Strad. It's the one with Napoleon's bootprints.

[reflexpg]

lesten at 2:49 !!!!!!!!!!

[Lincel18]

I love how at 2:06 he looks at the camera for a split second like "Don't you fucking miss this, 'cause this next part is bitchin'!"

[TannerHoytFooty]

Whose he playing for in the empty hall of darkness?

[Mizzles240]

@TannerHoytFooty us!

[fatafour]

@TannerHoytFooty its a music video

[Techn0freak7]

I had no idea that kind of beautiful sound around 2:40 was even possible to achieve on the cello, and i'm a cellist myself...

[chocolateitaly]

@TheSideflip you just gave me a nice list of things to listen to! thank you :)

[XiaoClone]

@Concertanti I've been playing cello for 8 years and I've been playing this piece for 7 of those years. I got a 1(gold medal) at state(I live in Houston, Texas) in UIL with this piece. For those who don't like or even appreciate classical, they don't know what music is. This is music in it's most raw and purest form, and because of that, it takes the most effort to make it beautiful. Rap, techno, none of that can come anywhere near it. I as a musician along with others shed tears at it's beauty.

[11thhourreprieve]

@XiaoClone I tend to agree, classical portrays what works in music the best, it's like it expresses the rules perfectly and other styles lend from it. Although I'm not really big on classical I do love the sound of a lone Cello above any instrument I don't know why. Wish I could play one.

[LeVancie]

hey, why is nat in the suggestions bar? :D

[tehloserisyou]

wait i thought if you played close to the fingerboard it made the cello quieter? Well maybe he's doing that because of the microphone? meh who knows. Great performance.

[cellonotes]

he's a glorious cellist. I admired him to death:=)

[JenkinzFilmz]

My favorite thing about this is that the person who uploaded the video is called 'sexparty2'. Not something you would generally expect from a person going by such a name.

[PharaohAhkenaten]

King of String.

[Mduenisch]

@Concertanti You know, I know that music likes is rich in talent, skill, and beauty, but that doesn't mean I'm required to enjoy it. I'm not saying that to be a douchebag, but I just don't enjoy it. I respect the skill and artistic creativity and am quite envious of it, but I prefer music on piano, or with say a sort of "techno" sound if you will. More classical instruments aren't very good for more than brief periods for me.

[rnm137]

rostropovich es uno de los mejores violonchelistas de todos los tiempos

[specter290]

so is he dead noww

[xbasket12x]

@specter290 .....



[iceteaguy]

"Who put this damn sheet music here?"

[cellistme]

@iceteaguy It's there just for show. He's not really reading it because he was an exquisite cellist (much as I want to become), he would have memorized the whole piece. Duh!

[Gmail8589934591]

Magnificent 

[Judingo]

A struggle between scales and arpeggios at its best!

[timaaahh]

Nice name, uploader.

[vladisdracula]

@Concertanti and 13 peoples heads are in a elevator lol

[paulafer485]

ok people watch this! this is a REAL musician i dont know if he composes music but even if he didnt, he just doet so good and whe really feel the music, and let herself go,if you saw a person doing this (let herselfs go into some music) those are really musicians,even if its rock, or reggea or something, that little shine in their eyes, its what music its all about...feelings.

[edavidramos]

This year I will make it a point to take my nephews and nieces to hear the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Opera. They will love it if they want that new car.

[arod68993]

the cello god is right here

[MiseriesRequiem]

13 people are deaf

[SephirothDarkAgel]

@MiseriesRequiem Hey! beetthoven was deaf! they're might be that "GAY" fans.

[jmilward54]

Wtf he's sooo good. He looks half asleep it's so easy lol

[renasance2]

@jmilward54 Yeah. He makes it look so easy. It took me a month to learn this on my cello.

[skyd171]

@Concertanti Yes, there is clearly no greater tragedy on this green earth than people not appreciating classical.

[tr4nscend]

1 word: POWERFUL.

[ricardosfwerneck]

Awesome. Perfect. Brilliant! Amazing!!!

[MiseriesRequiem]

There are people who can play instruments..... Then there are the rare, who are "meant" to play instruments.

[cellobaby]

FUCK...thats good shit. lol

[cellobaby]

FUCK...thats good shit.

[teamjuano]

I like him better than Yo Yo Ma, nothing wrong with him, just this cellist sounds more unique...

[MrThanh20]

yes i am

[tyinykiller5]

best part is at 2:22

[tyinykiller5]

ಠ3ಠ

[HumilityInChrist]

@Fmctacticalsolutions This and better in Christ

[PinaJoseG]

2:05 mirando camara!! xDD realmentre increible, jamás escucharé un bach como este!!

[tyinykiller5]

R.I.P.

[jwunschie14]

@Concertanti Hundreds of millions...

[maryberyboo]

The uploaders username makes the video so much better, in my eyes. ಠ_ಠ

[tyinykiller5]

@maryberyboo howd you do the eyes?

[maryberyboo]

@tyinykiller5 These eyes ಠ_ಠ?

[tyinykiller5]

@maryberyboo omg how?????

[maryberyboo]

@tyinykiller5 Haha, it depends on the keyboard you have, but you can just highlight what I wrote and copy it so you can paste it somewhere else. ಠ3ಠ

[MelissaMees]

His hands still look so young

[daryl123ize]

We will never see such genius again.

[busterthehedgehog]

I love the fluidity of his wrist as he bows.

[rweerakkody4565]

13 people were harassed by poltergeists last night

[nasuisaidel]

13 people are deaf .... ):

[ruellan2003]

Awesome! I could learn a lot from this musician. Great job.!

[pkeyfabiair]

Best performance of this prelude I've ever seen.

[xbasket12x]

I notice he plays near the fingerboard a lot....

[spencerharrison1]

bach was so brilliant.

[mari260558]

ФАНТАСТИКА! СПАСИБО, МАЭСТРО! СВЕТЛАЯ ВАМ ПАМЯТЬ!

[dagadbm]

this is so good....

[volglizolic]

pls click the dislike button at my comment

the like at the song!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PussyWart855]

I love this whole suite. I just can't decide which movement is my favorite, they all are godly!

[forgiventimes]

yeah a cello solo!!

[tyinykiller5]

his got an awsome expression

[regaldrifter]

behold. the yoda of cello.

[mcbass33]

@regaldrifter

What a grand hall place to perform this profound music. Bach is truly Great!

[mcbass33]

@regaldrifter

What a grand hall to perform this profound music. Bach is truly Great! Such a powerful Cadenza. Bravo!

[Mick80200]

@regaldrifter

maan you just got me that he truly was a magical old man with feeling and depth of classical music written by musical father J.S BACH (as force ) :)))))

[Eternitanime]

@regaldrifter Ah yes...when Yo Yo Ma was still his padawan.

[jifiPOP101]

@regaldrifter No, Yoda is the Rostrapovich of Jedi

[LuisNes13]

12 amantes del reguetonto!!!!

[polarkreis201]

An empty szene then a human appers that one and begin to make music with the vinocello... who likes xD

[seriousgamer94]

666 likes... even the devil likes this music

[KernsTheAntiGoth]

@seriousgamer94 it almost hurts me to like it myself...

[KevinAnonymous]

WOW. I didn't know anyone that looked as old as him could play with such power!

It's amazing, like all of his pieces!!

[mortsey]

@KevinAnonymous must be years and years of practice. If you did something for 40 or 50 years you would be pretty powerful too.

[angel2rx]

@graverobber13:  LOL! i thought i was the only corn-ball

[53donster]

@graverobber13

same

[videoposter1410]

what energy from an old man!!!

[RandomUtuber]

why is his user name Sexparty2? hahaha roflmao

[doublealufwaffe]

He has an old man's body, but the hands of a young man.

[dogstar800]

just started this piece with my teacher. any tips from anyone? :)

[colinbarushok]

I love how he doesn't make this more complicated than it's supposed to be or needs to be like many other cellists. It's encouraging to see that the best cellist in the world prefers first position.

[IvanPetrov6]

i like him,but that continuous part ruins a bit.but certainlly great

[PlayMoreLoud]

I love his tone and the tone of a cello in general. Thank you Bach.

[killifish2000]

I really wish the video showed the bowing he's using @ 2:23

[okkrom]

I think if your a cellist it is pretty obvious. + You can see it at 2:49 except he just plays one string after the other.

[nearlyparadise]

@killifish2000 he is grouping them by 4, starting on the offbeat each beat

there are 12 sixteenth notes per bar, so it would look like this:

(1-2) 3-4-5-6 7-8-9-10  11-12-1-2 3-4-5-6 etc.

does that make any sense? anyway i hope you understand. the bowing really brings out the intervals (it allows him to emphasize them with double stops.)

oh rostro, how i love you

[wrathgps]

R.I.P.

[Belisagenius]

The age of my favourite artists differ very much, This guy is about 50 years older than the others.

[savvyanne]

I cannot believe how much sound comes from this man...bravo.

[buddahchimp]

fuck the ting tings

[CitizenSnipsify]

Why would you dislike this? would it make you feel self gratitude?

[nerdswith8guns]

@herbertspudding Lol, are you stupid are something? of course it is

[TubaaaDevon]

Jesus his sound ...

[1302456zz]

my favorite!

[yuukihoshi888]

perfection...

[polakss]

dios mio

[beedies21]

i <3 his timing. so so sweet to the ears bach!

[porpoisefathom]

its almost as though his bow doesnt touch the strings..like it has a mind of its own..never seen anything like it!! without a doubt the best version of this ever done...

[porpoisefathom]

its almost as though his bow doesnt touch the strings..like it has a vmind of its own..never seen anything like it!! without a doubt the best version of this ever done...

[hiltonbarlach1]

marvelous!!!

[xxxxx123456789xxxxx1]

this piece is wonderful. i have never seen thumb in the first position until now. the best celloist of the 20th century. bravo!

[sdluthier]

Unbelievable musicianship-I am so heartened to see almost a quarter million views. Just amazing, remarkable playing, with such soul and power. Thank you for posting!

[jonnycokes04]

i absolutely love the section around 2:25, i wish i could play just that part, and it sounds even better in that awesome hall

[orchestracelloplayer]

I have been playing cello about 5 or 6 years now with my school, I am thinking of doing this for a solo contest, and no private teacher I can afford so I would love if someone would give me some tips/bowings/fingerings if possible? if so, that would be AMAZING! cello 4 life!(or suggest an easier/better piece)

[FDGDSFg332]

is this some DVD? please tell me the title.

[ccceizure]

someone get metallica on the line! jesus what a violent interpretation! at least it seemed so to me, I am not familiar enough with rostropovich, maybe that's just how he rolls. I am used to playing this for guitar, and it is much more bachy. the section with the g pedal tone gets very quiet and small, and the scale at the end leaves you floating in the sky. didn't think you would want to squeeze so much JUICE out of this piece.

[UltimaRoTaD]

Simply astounding, never have I seen a Cellist play with his thumb in 1st position.

[majav15mg]

Much much much better than the incredibly overrated prelude from Suite 1.

[anaclet]

Das ist Musik!

[sosome57]

Who plays the cello? I need some adivce.

[Zesumii]

@sosome57 I play the cello. Amateur I may be, but I might be able to help.

[Lity10]

@sosome57 rostropovich :P nah jk, I don'. :O

[Sydneygirl2010]

@sosome57 i play cello. what did you need?

[sosome57]

@Sydneygirl2010 At bar 45, is he playing double stops or is he just playing really the single notes really fast? It sounds to me like he's holding and playing the two lower notes. Thanks.

[Sydneygirl2010]

@sosome57 i don't have this songs sheet music, though if you listen closely and you hear notes jumping, it isnt double stopping. if you can hear a sound that doesn't sound like a normal note and sounds like 2, and it's being played quite hard then it's double stopping

[magicalhats15]

@sosome57 In the sense that, when playing from one string to the next he plays two strings at once for some length of time, he might be considered to be double stopping. A definition of double stopping would have to include some minimum length of time of playing two strings to be considered double stopping. At any rate, I think what you are really asking is, is he holding two strings at once longer than necessary to play the notes, and the answer is yes. So you might say he is double stopping.

[sosome57]

@magicalhats15 Is that considered normal for this piece? I believe I've heard other performers do the same thing.

[magicalhats15]

@sosome57 Insofar as any interpretation of the music can be considered "normal" yeah, this would be a normal way of reading the music. I actually discussed this piece with my cello teacher; she plays it the same way.

[sosome57]

@magicalhats15 Thanks for checking on that. I'll have to try to figure that out on the mandolin. Such a great piece of music. He really brings it alive.

[Happymuffins2]

best cellist ive ever heard. heck, best musician ive ever heard