Bach - Cello Suite No.2 vi-Gigue

[darlingsweetidarling]

Doing my Dance AS mock to this.. I love it! It gets stuck in your head. :')

[LilithPatricide]

Im possibly playing this piece and debussy's rêverie for all state band auditions on flute. I just got the score today and its already fun.its awkward though as well because i dont have the privillage of having two tones so playing what would be each string is a tad hard where he drops to his low key. I love it though. This man by far is my favorite cello player. Im pretty sure he is the reason i want to buy one and learn how to play.

[IsaacH1273]

Mischa Maisky at age 40 >>>>>>>>> Mischa Maisky at age right now

[CHANSK3913900012]

I find this and Suite 3 Prelude quite overlooked and both are my favorite.

[adrienstage]

exeptionnel tellement musical harmonieux et parfaitement joué! Merci Misha Maisky

[13CielPhantomhive]

Four people are deaf to pure talent. o:

[josephonline08]

omg! is amazing i love it!

[musicloverz71]

apparently im supposed to learn this piece for an audition in twelve days. FUCK ME.

[firedeathterror999]

@musicloverz71 what the fuckkkkk , in what college are you going to get in (sorry for the bad english)

[Koopa362]

@musicloverz71 why not its really easy to play



[fancy91317]

Bravo!!Bravissimo!!!

[Cardien18]

0:45 aww he's married.... :'(

[neuroleger]

@Cardien18 lol hes not married. he does have children. but not married.

[michaelwootenmusic]

@Cardien18 wrong hand

[Koopa362]

really nice

[sriddhaPath]

4 people are sharp.

[ShmeagolDwarf]

This is a great recording, but honestly, what on earth is he doing at the very end after he plays the last note?!

[Samoriah]

@ShmeagolDwarf

It looks like he got caught up in the moment. It would be hard not to do something like that after giving a magnificent performance such as the one he gave.

[Violinvirtuoso999]

This is MUCH harder than he makes it look.

[smehollin]

While my hand is injured, my Cello teacher told me to research the bach suites from a variety of performers, and figure out what my favorite combination was -- which suite by which performer.

So far, this one takes the cake, hands down. This guy is amazing.

[kaavest]

@smehollin Oh i hope you hand get nice again, i have this Gigue (a) in my account on my violin i get at the age of 12,noone in famyli plays and i started since i get this instrument with a coinsidence that time when 12 years, i play them after worc again and again alone ,and i tubed some of them, 6 pieces among some other wids is in my account. This is the most funny stuff ewer mad in my oppinion:)

[pokpokgei]

Is the hair real?

[kellbyb]

@pokpokgei

I believe it is

[bachtocello]

and @ekeim89 and @Samoriah although vibrato may not be the "typical" Bach it is a styling choice. I may not agree with it either, but Bach created his pieces to be interpreted how the musician sees fit, just look at any other version of this and you can see the bowing, styling, and even vibrato.

[bachtocello]

@freezesucker13 Thanks for saying that to that person because they needed to hear it.....And although i am not a huge fan of the styling of this musician I am in awe of his musical ability! Bravo!

[SumSuntimelvr]

Vibrato is just fine! It makes the piece a bit more interesting. Slava's version is great, but I am much more moved by Maisky's.

[TheZacozaco]

Mischa Maisky joue très très bien.

vibrato:+++

émotion:++++

[platypusfredrik]

This is great but when was this recorded? In other videos he suddenly got a lot older!

[whenturkeysattack]

jew fro ftw

[ekeim89]

why vibrato? it's Bach..

[Samoriah]

@ekeim89

Yeah, because bach would have spit on this guys grave if he found out he used Vibrato! What a scumbag!

[DanySama15]

Gosto do jeito qu eele toca o/

[KimimaruYoshi]

hey does anyone know where i can get the music sheets to this song

o.o i wanna play

[girthe]

@KimimaruYoshi you can find a whole book of bach's six suites for cello at pretty much any music store that sells strings instruments... the book is yellow and it says bach's six suites on the front

[scientifico]

too much goddamn intonation. just play it like its written and keep it moving!

[freezesucker13]

@scientifico He's making the piece his own. This is called putting emotion into playing music :P

[scientifico]

He's a little shaky. seems like he can't keep pace with the bulk of the song. go to itunes and find gabriel faure. what he sacrifices in speed he makes up with consistent power. Keep a good pace and the true strength of this piece will come through. God bless Bach. God bless the kids who play it.

[elh666]

epic celloing

epic hair

[YHKKS909]

In my opinion, Yo Yo Ma doesnt release as much emotion as Mischa Maisky. Maisky's playing gets under your skin.

[fizetr]

Yeah yo-yo ma is some times very preppy

[DeadlyBlueRose]

@YHKKS909 I second that!

[ihategeorgedubyabush]

@YHKKS909 Yo yo shows lots of emotion while playing

[Surtak]

@ihategeorgedubyabush

He might, but he doesn't invoke those emotions in ME as the listener as well as Maisky does, at least in my opinion.

[TOTTISFF]

@YHKKS909 MEGA AGREE

[mmenchu]

Can you give some examples? I don't have Maisky's recording, and am not a cellist - I've held a soft spot for Yo-Yo Ma's ("The cello suites To-To Ma inspired by bach, from the six part film series") as one of the best recordings I've heard in my whole life, so I'm a bit biased towards Ma. Not questioning Maisky's brilliance. The guy is clearly amazing. Has some very very nice things of his own and from Rostropovich! Just curious about what parts lead you to this conclusion.

[Cattyryna4895]

Shit. i have to play this for my grade 7 :/

[wiffleymammoth]

@Cattyryna4895 same :(

[lorenzarthur91]

The gigue is supposed to played with a light a jumping character. Maisky on the other hand seems to carry a rucksack full with stones when he is playing.

[WeAreEternal1223]

I like the way he plays it.

It gets under your skin.

[fizetr]

in my opinion, better than the version of rostropovich and yo yo ma (yo yo ma plays with scordatura)

[DHcello]

Yes!!!!! Yo Yo Ma Is Worther then Masiky(Fournier)!

[AbsintheAgue]

lol

[raymondkurayami]

im working on this piece for cello and this guys like a billion times better then me....

[yourmomisrandom]

he must've practiced a billion times more often too. Just look at him, he practiced it to the point where he can completely immerse into the song and forget everything around him while he plays, thats why it seems so easy for him.

[Barret101350]

to a musician, it actually isnt so hard to do that, you dont need hundreds of hours of practice for it, hes just really good at playing. and music is an art, you have to enjoy it. hes enjoying his own playing

[ceceassassin]

o.o

[CClefAzores]

This guy is perfect!! =D

[vuxta1]

what an awesome pose at the end.. great finish. who knows what cello he is using? its great

[optiong1]

im working on this piece with my teacher for sax. its so much fun to play.

[spruceorcedar]

is it possible to excel in both instruments? i'm weary of the fact that time invested on one major instrument is better ofcourse than trying to excel in two...but could someone answer that pursuing two instruments will just take longer, but not necessarily impeding or foreshortening your skills? i know that paganini was both a virtuoso violinist and guitarist. i aspire to be a guitar/cello player.Thanks! btw-cello lovers, listen also to Concerto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo

[BFGUITAR]

Who cares if you don't master either instrument? I say just have fun with it. Unless your aspiring to be a world class pro, playing two instruments is fine.

[Cardien18]

lol I like his little pose at the end. That was phenomenal....amazing. I'm a beginner at the cello (at 17) and listening to Maisky inspires me so much.

[MerlinTheDraconic]

Mischa Maisky just slew the piece! lol I mean that in a positive sense.

[ElBluesummer]

I've played the piano for around 2 years now and really want to try my hand at the cello (at 20). It might just be impossible to find a teacher on my island, but how'd you go about finding a good starter cello?

[Cardien18]

I'm 17 and i'm a beginner at the cello so i'm not an expert but i think you should get the most expensive cello you can afford since you want to get a really good-quality cello with a good sound. But i'll advise you to play a borrowed cello first and see if you like playing it.

[helar1984]

its almost unbelievable how his technique is so perfect.. his intonation is so clear and smoooth.. there are no scratch sounds or anything like that.. i want his cello... prolly costs about 50 grand...

[BFGUITAR]

It's funny you mention that. I am not a cellist, but rather a classical guitarist. I wanted to hear the Bach cello suites on cello before I attempt them on guitar. Now when I listen to other cellists I notice how this man is so perfect with his tone.

[spruceorcedar]

it's funny also to meet some classical guitar players in a cello page. i'm a classical guitar player and cellist!

[Enix5548]

More like two million.

[ledzeppelin992]

I'm playing this for my Grade 8!

He lashes me at it like!

[scientifico]

HARDCORE! play this track more than 3 times! When folks were composing sweet little ditties, half-stepping pieces of shite, Bach wrote this powerful,muscular, megalomaniacal (sic) monster! A New World Order is at hand. To hell with Wagner. I need more tracks like this !!!

[Mart89911210]

who is the guy playing the cello? he is good

[somegaloutthere1]

Mischa Maisky

[yongjinjeon]

wow

[firebreathone]

This is one of the reasons I subscribed to your wonderful videos in 2006! The cello suites are smashing

[zach100590]

listen to the edgar meyer one, and you'll find some inspiration

[MadameZombie]

This is incredible. I came on here searching for inspiration for my upcoming cello exam and I got it! Mischa; you rule. This interpretation is full of passion and is musically phenomenal.

[YouDiscuss]

all i can say is WOW!

[urstroolyMillie]

This is so amazing, I would kill for that bow control. I wonder how expensive that cello must be to get that great tone out of it...

[KaylinJH]

Id kill just to learn to play, alas the instrament and leasons are out of my reach for the time being..

[udadni]

If you want a cello bad enough, one will find you. I got mine for $60 ($1 for each year of its age), and it plays beautifully. When i first started I had a half hour lesson every other week, and taught myself to kinda sorta play the Bach suites in between. Go for it!

[drfarrin]

you can do a rent to own program at a music shop, and pay no more then $50 a month on your instrument, lessons will cost something, but if you look at colleges with music schools, the students will teach you (they know what they're doing usually)and you can offer to pay like $10-15 for a half hour lesson a week.

[mowrion1]

très très beau morceau!!! un jour je serais le jouer ...

[scientifico]

Yes Bach! You squeezed the jam out of that one son!I imagine this was the Hardcore of the period. Music to "get the juices flowing" if you will. If this were playing in my chamber, I'd be raping courtesans, planning my invasion of Prussia, dueling punks who'd got it twisted.

Music! Aggresion!

[sheepbird]

rotfl

[cellodiva2007]

LOL - the beard is awesome indeed.

As for the hair...... ahem

The playing... brill. Good on you Mischa.

[glasspig]

this guy's playing is awesome. and his beard is awesome. I can't decide what's more awsome: his playing, or his beard.

[cellodude1]

I love the Gigue from this suite. What was Bach seeing when he wrote this?

[xlegiofalco]

so, i dont understand BWV numbers; what i do understand is that they dont work like Opus #, which are chronological. BWV are arranged by instrument, right? but then in relation to the instrument, like the cello suites, do they appear in chronological order of publishing?

[dorkenstine007]

amaizing

[foolsparadiseband]

Breathtaking.

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

riku... I know who you are!

[Riku123]

I wish I didn't have tendonitis in my thumb on my bow arm. I miss playing.

[jacquelinescellist]

one of my hugest inspirations as u can see listen to the tone he pulls out of that cello.

[thedbassist]

This is smut

[dorkenstine007]

you suck

[trentjenkins06]

jerk

[thedbassist]

whow, I would never post something like that, I love music, I probably posted the right comment on the wrong video. I love Maisky, maybe my account was hacked because i would never intentionally do that.