Brahms cello sonata in E minor, 2nd movement

[qkuroin]

that cello sounds pretty interesting, wich instrument is it?

[emhuang321]

@qkuroin did you mean to ask what kind of cello it is? cuz it's obviously a cello...

[qkuroin]

@emhuang321 i surely did, i was wondering about the model and the maker of that cello.

[longtalker]

Superb! Two talented kids - bravo!!

[TomBarrister]

I like this a lot better than movement one. The pianist and cellist seem to have settled down and lost whatever 'stage fright' they had. The accoustics can't be helped here.

Also, the tempo chosen is the privilege of the performer(s) and not etched in stone.

[vsupiano]

Very true, we(the musicians) are the interpreters of the art the composers have written. We in a way are artists ourselves. Everyone has different ways of interpreting the music. If everyone played pieces the same way then we would not be musicians at all.

[ElFuzzle]

oh im so confused, for my cello grade 5 exam, im playing Sonata in E minor 2nd mov , But it doesnt sound like this xD, not even close :s. Maybe this is a diff version.

[inaned]

:D it's not a different version. I just skipped a couple of bars somewhere in the middle. I was playing by heart, and my memory played a trick on me.

[munzonikia]

kind of fast for this movement dont you think? the pianist was also too loud again.

[inaned]

Well, it may seem fast to many, but to me this is the right tempo. Any slower would make it sound somewhat boring, in my opinion :) Thanks for commenting!

[piano6861]

I agree you two made this tempo work fine.

[cszourob]

@inaned I love your tempo. Good job!!

[piano6861]

I don't agree that there's a balance problem because this piece is a duo, not a solo with accompaniment. I say "Bravo" to the kids!

[munzonikia]

well, i think the pianist is too loud precisely because the piece is a duo.

[munzonikia]

after i listen to this a 2nd time the tempo isnt too fast but it's a little rushed for me.

[allegriajoy]

Hmmm. I played this for a college performance degree, and I have to say I think the balance is pretty durn good. This piece should - and I quote my cellist friend's coach - sound like "too much music for two instruments." With this Brahms, the piano tends to function at times as two parts in itself - though, granted, much less in this movement than the following one. Oh, and I liked the tempo, though it does get a bit muddy in this room.

[Thomascello]

very good cellist and very good pianist! but the room where they play is horrible, isn't it?

[andieandie2]

how old where u when u chose to play cello?

[mississauga5litre]

hey you're amazing. who is that beautiful girl on the piano?

[inaned]

Beatrice Rana, an Italian pianist.

[mississauga5litre]

mmmm shes delicious. but anyways good luck with your career!