Gregor Piatigorsky plays Prokofiev

[C0urante]

Odd... at 1:30 his bow visibly leaves the string but the Bb continues, even with vibrato. Is it possible this might have been 'lip-synced'?

[Farnik01]

@C0urante That is indeed odd. However, the continuing sound doesn't match the sound beforehand, so I'd guess this is either the reverberations of his cello or of the piano.

[dalanuch]

amazing!

[chichi123xx]

Love it!!

That was so cute!! Haha

[lovesGenet]

It is an interesting question .A lot of neurology is being tested on animals but soul & passion ? Elephants,tigers or spiders & insects ? I wonder.Anyway ,I've never heard such perfect intonation from a cellist. Always difficult on string instruments.

[ThomasHospitaller]

I cannot wait to have my own cello, inspired precisely because of playing like this - like Slava's; like Fournier, like Starker, like Feuermann. Such human passion and core beauty exists only in the hearts and minds of our species, as far as we know. Who can not embrace this perfection of mind? It is glorious!

[PiePirate1]

1:08

He rolls his eyes hardcore sarcastic.

[jasiunas]

:DD i love comments like these. lets me see the world better

[Olibutters]

Yes : it is a transcription indeed. Reduction for cello and piano from one theme of his orchestral ballet "Romeo and Juliet ".

[GLXLR]

Why is his head not facing his instrument?

[colonelcobb74012]

Why does it need to?

[celloryoku]

@GLXLR

Because he knows where all the notes are.

Just as anyone who has mastered walking doesn't need to look at their legs.

[SelfM8]

hammer ey, da geht mir einer ab

haha

[munkybrain]

What, precisely, is he playing here? I suppose it's a transcription?

[rosepaik]

My fav cellist in order

Du Pre

Piatigorsky

Rostropovich

Casals

[TomBarrister]

This was shot around 1951 as part of an ill-fated three-film project by Rudy Polk and Bernard Luber. The pianist is Ralph Berkowitz.

[Sarekai]

Brilliant. He's so good. That doesn't even cut it, he's amazing. He makes it look so easy, and I'll tell you, it isn't. I've been playing for seven years, and I still cringe watching some of these guys play. He's beyond amazing.

[ShebaOfAraby]

Wonderful! When was this recorded?

[aimson]

You know, that's a good question. It actually doesn't say a date on the DVD. I'm guessing sometime in the 50s but am not really sure. Maybe you can google it or something (from the DVD titled "Heifetz & Piatigorsky" by Kulture productions)

[grobbinspiano]

This Piatigorsky excerpt was filmed, I believe in 1949. Kulture Productions did put it on first video tape, then on DVD. I believe a company called Shar sells the complete Piatigorsky and Heifetz vidoes now on DVD

[Vlamyl]

amazing!!!! what an artist! Thank you so much for posting. IT is really a gem!

[lugubrous]

i like this song!!!