Cello Journey #11, July 3, 2006 - Faure Elegy

[mfte260]

I think people overdo vibrato, confusing it with expression. I like your amount just fine.

[werewindwolf]

Well done. Thanks for sharing :)

[orchestracelloplayer]

What strings ya using fellow cellist? I use Spirocores on the bottom strings and Larson(I don't know if they are solos or not) on A and D. Do I see a Larson D string and a Jargar A with spirocores on the bottom? :)

[cellojourney]

@orchestracelloplayer Larsens A and D. Spirocore G, C. Possibly Larsen C.

[videosflopi]

i love the last part with the piano and cello, are amazing musicians!

[JannRosey]

:L i dont like how people make stuff sound more echo-ey to make them sound better

[aseretkavon]

You did an amazing job!

However, as a cellist studying this piece, I noticed that you made a lot more shifts than "necessary," especially near the beginning. Is there any reason why?

[silvr94]

@aseretkavon well i find that certain strings and areas on the string sound different than others. each cello is individual.

[aseretkavon]

@silvr94 You do make a very good point. Many times I would make extra shifts and use alternate strings to alter the timbre, but it just seemed at the time of me watching this video (compared to my own cello, at least) that you were making about 5 shifts for every 3 I made.

[GreenChristine1219]

Nice job... I would prefer a much wider, "juicier" vibrato for this piece though.

[kotonaiishida]

i just love this piece. i love the bitter mellow regretful sorrow opening and then at the climax it explodes into a rage, like as if pouring out all its grudge and complains and dies down later in vain. its just so full of drama.

[kupomashimaro]

Cello is such a beautiful instrument, your videos are an inspiration for me to continue practice the cello!! so one day i will be able to play this beautiful!

[cellojourney]

@kupomashimaro All the best with your playing.

[Mex1989x11]

Well I'll say I still like J.L. Webber's interpretation more, but that was also an amazaing job...I won't be able to play like this for quite a long time.

[kxcproject]

this is awesome, my private teacher has me learning to play this for my senior piece.

[ntblaurakntb]

Wow, beautiful!

[KRnaruto]

wow very nice!

[roxmysox6024]

awesome:)

[triviumlambofgod]

amazing job, i like a wider vibrato during the main phrase but you convinced me of your interpretation, so good job!

[tiffanytip4898]

Moving, utterly beautiful. Thank you two so much for sharing with us your talent and your love of music.

[Drkrilla]

Wow this is really beautiful i hope I can play this good one day =)

[Bigbug123456]

Omg, great piece i got a 1 rating 2 years ago playing this piece at high school state competition. I love your recording

[koooraman]

Amazing work, very well played, and the most beautiful part is that you guys felt the piece. I am not an expert, but I know when music is being felt rather than just played. Well done!

[MJMHolland]

Thanks, beautiful!

[pokerface127]

i would like to see the danse macabre on the cello to see how it sounds!

[pokerface127]

this is almost similar to the julian lloyd webber rendition of this!

[pinrootje]

I think it's a bit to fast... But good job!

[pokerface127]

how mant episodes do you have so far? i think you guys should play the (i think it's?bach. look up the film "the soloist" (it's coming out soon) it's a beutiful piece. BTW, i love this piece, makes my heart melt. you are a beaitful cellist. tops for the pianist as well!

[MadamCadaver]

I notice that you and i have the same bow hand. my private instructor is constantly trying to fix mine, but i'm having a hard time with it. but now seeing that a great cellist like yourself is using the same bow hand, i'm confused as to what's wrong with it =[

[TacticalNoobism]

Well I'm no cellist, but I do play classical guitar and study classical voice. A lot of the time we learned to do those things on our own without finding a true basic platform to build off of. In classical guitar we are taught to be almost robotic and as we rise in playing, we can be more expressive. Sometimes being too expressive without any basic foundation can lead to bad habits and mistakes. I hope this makes sense.

[nikitannenkov]

i think it could g ofaster in the beginning

[nikitannenkov]

I remember playing this piece. the second and 3rd parts are really cool

[AKfromNY]

amazzing but bro you neeeeeddd more vibrato... it just adds so mch more feeling when you go up in volume.. dynamics become just that much more amazing :) bieng a cello player i am intrested in your videos :D

[thejfactors]

i agree, great intonation and dynamics but the piece is so passionate it calls for just a bit more vibrato. more width. this too close to my violin vibrato at times.

but beautiful non-the-less

[worldstandard27]

Beautifully played, thank you for uploading.

[mattyboy0011]

hehe, I played along with my flute. It ties in nicely with a lot of your pieces. It sounds wonderful with a piano and cello. Its a nice top note harmony. :) You guys rock the classical! lol.

[cellojourney]

Thanks. I really like the flute.

[LangIsAnArt]

great ill be looking forward to it :)

[LangIsAnArt]

hey luke!

this is yattadane/rikufan14 i got the music for this and played it all perfectly except the 32nd triples and runs, but it just comes with practice like anything i suppose.

I really need to post a video and send it to you of me playing it when i get it up to where i want it. I;m really picky so it might be a while, anyway whats coming up in the future? The Dvorak cello concerto perhaps?

[cellojourney]

I think the Brahms E Minor Sonata will be next.

[JOOS1993]

Respect! I've just begun study this piece, it's beautiful but the second part is DIFFICULT!! you did great job!

[kotonaiishida]

oh this piece is so sad at the beginning.

[syren345]

this is one of 8 pieces i am preparing for a recital in september 08.

it's really lovely! well done.

[jesusfreak951321]

i hoping this is a class 1 because my teacher wants me to play it...for UIL that is

[chanation08]

it is. i played it last year. its sick to play for uil state. very difficult but good luck :)

[jesusfreak951321]

thanks for the encouragement.

how'd you do?

[chanation08]

I got a 2 :/, we had difficult judges in texas but it was still good for my 1st time at state

[MelancholicWolf]

I have to agree with iceangel32992, i am not a professional cellist, but next year i hope i'll be able to play the elegie, its one of the best pieces ever wroten for cello and piano, i must say that you express perfectly (in my opinion) every part of the song and i thing that this is what is music for, to express our feelings with a better way.

[iceangel32992]

Fantastic interpretation. You did a terrific job, considering how difficult it is for most cellists, including myself, to play at this tempo, and also because of the unusual key signature.

[cellojourney]

Thank you. That is great that you are also playing this.

[rikufan14]

awesome luke thats my favorite song. my best friend played it b4 he graduated it brings back memories

[MatthewJohnIgnacio]

Five Stars!

[jennieexp]

beautiful interpretation. this piece is amazing. <3

[Lililo78]

MARVELOUS!!! When I'm lstening to this tune, i feel like my heart's gonna explode...

Thanks again, you're great.

[whitearmofrohan]

My first piece that I thought I played with real emotion; it's been two years and I keep on picking it up. It's amazing, and both accompanist and cellist did an excellent job. Lots of emotion and awesome vibrato on the cello part.

[syren345]

i'm 15 and I've been taking lessons for a year and I'm playing this. :) it's good fun! you play it very pretty. :]

[Quinnpk]

I really like the Cello Journey because it has a very simple camera angle, It lets you really see whats going on, So its good to watch if you are just starting the piece.

[xreficulex]

what a wonderful piece

[troghburt]

hey thank you very much for you work publicizing great cello pieces. you play very well. I have been playing cello ten years and i have never heard a better representation of the elegie in my life keep up the great work

[cellojourney]

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

[Ilikemycello]

That was great! My aunt liked it too!

[thespinningjenny]

that was beautiful.

[pauperrimo91]

wow fantastic, u're great! i'm playing this piece too and the fast part is really dificoult!

[SongsofInnocence]

I am no expert on the cello but you're playing is REALLY soulful and it touches me deeply. The emotion you put into it, excellent job!

[pballfan]

One of the favorite pieces I enjoyed playing as a cellist. Makes me want to pick it up again hehe

[sammi93miami]

You are very expressive! I have one comment though: To end phrases more smoothly, try to avoid shifting just before the last note of a phrase.

[celloKebab]

You're good :)

[lalobaloo]

I loved this you make it look so easy! My personal preference is to make the end longer, hold the notes out some more, but you did a very good job of not doing that and still making it sound amazing! :) great work.

[Jasmine0711]

I thought it was beautiful, a tad faster than how I learned it. But beautiful nonetheless.

[TomBarrister]

Very good. I also agree that the work sounds better with piano accompaniment than with the orchestra.

[birdzilla12345]

Awesome! I'm learning this song myself

[cadenpriest444]

utterly amazing

[nukedaddy7778]

Enjoyed the sound of you performance. Noticed that in technique, when you move your head around like Du Pre, your bow goes at angles that might not be optimal. I think if you move your head right and turn your neck down at the same time, the motion will compensate and not affect the other parts of the body, and you'll be able to watch the bow a bit as well.

I really like hearing the performance. Thank you.

[Samstown28]

Well done! I played this piece aswell but unfortunately I have not played my cello for quite some time. Cello journey has made me realise that I should play again. This instrument is so beautiful and you play it beautifully! Thank you!!

[Rolgordijn999]

thank you fauré!

[NSXBunny]

you sound AMAZING!

[maytalileo]

this is so good - and the piano accompaniment is better than the orchestral version!! im playing this piece now and im using your performance as a source of inspiration! thanks!

[jedxlightsaber]

Im playing this right now and this is verrry well done :D

[Jaypmueller]

your bow changes and right arm movements are so amazingly perfect, when I don't watch it sounds if you are playing the opening with one long bow.

[thecellist1985]

Perfect tempo. Nice Cello.

[celloKebab]

This was a very good performance. Here you get a very nice sound out of the cello, especially in the beginning.

[gurantosan]

Great job, the both of you! Heard some really nice voicings in the piano part! Cellist, you rock too!

[xLiLxHaHax]

I loved your runs in this!

[TheTradge]

Liking this, the dynamics are great. Try using your whole forearm when you do vibrato, it gives a much clearer, fuller vib.

[xLiLxHaHax]

Bravo! ^_^

[mlunapiena01]

I like it with piano better than orchestra, great job!

[noumenal]

Someone needs to write some Cello Journey fan fiction. Just a suggestion.

[DarkCandelle]

Absolutely Beautiful piece

[QuincyMW]

you play so well! and that's my favorite cello piece too. but why is it that when i put it on myspace that the quality isn't as good as the one right now?

[briaru]

I love it!!

[GeneralZod2]

I'm also working on this peice. Beautiful interpretation, I loved the contrast. A great quality in a cellist is being able to add all of those different colours in a peice. Bravo. Nailed it.

[jesuslvsuforever19]

Ausome, I'm trying to play this song to. Thanks for some tips.

[Mozartina]

magnifique!

[KellyDawn]

What an emotional cello...I love it.

[iluvmeyorkies]

I hope I get as good as you someday!!

[chen021078]

cello master!

[JeramyEdison]

Mmmm, one of my favorites! I even have this on my mp3 player. Thanks!

[Jahmichael123]

beautiful piece, well done. as always

[serchan]

*jaw drops* This is beautiful, from the moment it first started!

To me, it has some sort of a deep romance to it. It's really so beautiful..

Thank you both! ^^

Please keep going!

This is really nice.. =)

AWESOME! i don't know what else to say.. AWESOME! hehe

[DTD]

mmm ^_^

[nachozthename]

That is amazing! I really enjoyed this piece! Your music is so very special!

[Skyhawk432]

Awesome, dude.

[vishalt]

very nicely played, well done

[jim52]

well done, as always. How about some Debussy?

Thanks