Shostakovich - Sonata Cello-piano Op.40 II.mov.

[TheBudweiserBoy]

Breathtaking !!!

[1Zayb]

Fantastic! J'ai mis sur ma page "Tudo de cello" (Toutes les violoncelle) - Merci!

[classiccandle27]

1:10~ amazing

whole piece is amazing

[elgatosucio]

She's wonderful. Pure fire.whoever says the opposite it's evident they don't know beyond justin Bieber, or Biever, the effect is the same.

[MEGAHULK2011]

DIOS regresamos a Shostakovich y te mandamos a lady gaga y dady yankee, aqui nadie los extrañara

[GranVictoria]

Brillante ejecución, celebro que haya ejecutantes de la música tan bien dotados.

[ProPipesCodClan]

damn thats some mighty fine celloin, so many broken bow hairs... :O

[150grnballistictip]

Cellist got the worst end of this piece!

[OrionoftheStar]

"Clean, beauty. But like a robot."

"This is not like a robot, this is like Shostakovich.."

Do you know what this means?!

Shotstakovich is a robot, equipped with music-lasers, come to destroy music and rewrite it in his own, awesome image!

...

I vote he starts with Bieber.

[PureCore]

orgasmos sonicos

[jbrs007]

@PureCore Jajajaja Ya se para ponerlo en mis repertorios de Orgasmos xD #MultipliesOrgasmosCósmicos

[lecheparavaka]

beautiful music, btw, this looks difficult to play in both instruments!

[amoxtlacatl]

Did Anne Gastinel study under Rostropovich? Their performances are very similar - the beautiful legato, the harmonic glissandi and even the headbanging! =D

I am glad to hear such a performance in our day. Brava!

[marijuanahi]

:O awesome...!!!!

[DYLANMAGO666]

Hermoso.

[cowonabun]

Beautiful. The cello player was fantastic, so much concentration. However, more dynamics should be used and a slight less distortion from the cello in a few places.

[kelric6]

Amazing...but these performers remind me of the two from The Fair Haired Child in the Masters of Horror collection.

[m0rgui69]

chef d'œuvre ...!

[Cellolife97]

@idkwhourandidc so just because she doesn't show many emotions in her facial expressions means that she doesn't enjoy playing?? Do you think you could play this piece and focus on doing anything to portray emotion while still playing well? Besides looking at her and seeing her emotions isn't what this is about. that's why I can't watch Yo-Yo Ma, yeah its great that he gets so in the music but sometimes he's just too passionate and it distracts me when I just want to listen to the music.

[idkwhourandidc]

@Cellolife97 There's this little action, it's called CLOSING YOUR EYES if you only want to hear the music.

[Cellolife97]

@idkwhourandidc look who's talking....

[ninbin34]

yeah, so, like, only lang lang is passionate about music? yeah, right. you don't have to frown and make crazy faces to be into it.

[baconpatrol1]

God, I will never understand how people can say a professional musician like her has no passion. Ever since yo yo ma, people have started equating passion with facial expressions. Here is the passion- studying endlessly for years with no real motive other than to create music. That is passion.

[juliafederica]

@baconpatrol1 AMEN!!

[CCMBass2014]

Wow...really did not keep my attention. Love the piece, but no musicality in the playing at all. And no, this is very much like a robot. Shostakovich is supposed to be intense i realize that, but it is also supposed to be musical.

[JuanAbrilRamos]

Bella y ágil Anne y matemático Roger, disfrutando del dodecafonismo moderado del genial Shostakovich. Seguramente el tipo que los compara con robots, disfrutará hasta eyacular cuando ve bailar a Usher o a Justin Bieber ¿verdad?

[carterkind]

This opus and movement in particular is really special: a vignette of happy Shostakovich (piano) enjoying sex with his mistress (cello) Elena 'Lala' Konstantinovskaya!!

[idkwhourandidc]

She does not look like she enjoys Shostakovich, or playing cello in general. She needs to loosen up, and learn to lose herself in the music, to truly feel and understand the heart and soul of the piece before playing it.

[Gelatoalcio]

@idkwhourandidc I think we can't understand what she's feeling.

[as0the0shadow0dance]

@idkwhourandidc She plays with emotion

[toofoo89]

perfect

[ym42ym42]

Crazy camera-work... Probably avoided to show the venue or something?

[19LuSh14]

interesting

[dancinginthestreet1]

she didnt seem robotic, just really focused. cmon she even starts headbanging a few times

[MsMicellist]

I can't wait until i can hit the octaves like that :P

[quinto34]

This is not like a robot, this is like Shostakovich..

[redhotchiliangel]

@quinto34 I mean the cellist. Not the music.

[redhotchiliangel]

@quinto34 All rigth, thats respectable.

[quinto34]

@redhotchiliangel Sorry, I deleted my comment par accident just before your respond and now I don't exactly remember what I wrote..excusez

[DJNotNais]

one of the chords at 3:04 was played wrong.

[DJNotNais]

i never knew androids could play the cello!

[DJNotNais]

@DJNotNais holy shit

[thinker93]

anyone else notice thatn on the little info bar that popped up around 2:40 they spelled Shostakovich Chostakovich?

[Ihavenicesocks]

@thinker93 Yeah that is the French way of writing Shostakovich, Mezzo is a French music channel.

[Kwert]

Anyone who thinks this is "robotic", clearly isn't actually listening to what's going on. Try putting on the video and just listening to the music without watching how she performs.

[Aikamatsu]

i wish this song were longer

[Aikamatsu]

her complection is really angled in a way that makes her look like a scary robot

[mrgeleo]

THEY SHOULD PLAY SOME DREAMTHEATER I WONDER HOW WOULD THAT SOUND

[tsukiomilover]

two words . . . . HOLY SHIT!

lol

[mrgeleo]

BEAUTIFULY PERFORMED, INCREDIBEL TALENT INDEED.

I LOVE WHEN SHE BANGS HER HEAD, I LO VE HOW SHE PLAYS THAT CELLO, SHE COMPLETELY OWNES THIS PEACE.

SHOSTAKOVICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES

[ptraun]

it's headbanging metal, shostakovich rules.

[Xerubim]

@ptraun exactly my thoughts!

[classiccandle27]

WOW all those arpeggios using harmonics

1:20~....

very technical piece~

[gibson9carolina9]

is very beautifull.......is the truth music

[PureCore]

Maravilloso...

[azndaemon95]

Stoic and mechanical. Very representative of Cold War music.  I like it.

[coffeebreak63]

Che meraviglia!!! Splendidi =)

[anneholtz]

The cello sounds amazing, I love the melody. The performance is a little bit too impersonal. But I guess that's just the way the cellist enjoys the music, because, obviously, judging from the powerful yet melodic sound of the cello, she IS enjoying her performance. Quit calling her a robot!!

[sVOGUE]

bitch done lost her dynamic contrast. wur it at? girl lost it?

[ZioRoque]

Splendida Interpretazione!

[joseines2008]

Soberbia interpretación, merci

[Dabo082]

Marvelous .

[davidovich00]

Look for Ricardo Acosta's sonata for piano and violin. He is deeply influenced by Shostakovich.

[kristy1792]

Very accurate! I love it!

[flvsnts]

Fantastic! Perfect concentration! Superb expressiveness!

[Vlessgorian]

@LifeOfLiterature2 Si! Es un sobrenombre que le inventaron por ahí, me pareció muy cómico, como que le da un toque más bien tierno... Y Shostakovich es todo menos tierno, a mi parecer.

[themecanico]

a todo esto, alguien sabe algun link para conseguir la partitura de esta sonata?

[HungryLama]

this is beautiful. I love music! :)

[alirobertson93]

Uh oh, I have to play this for my grade 8 :( got given the music this week and my exam's in November! Anyone have any tips for playing?

[p40ampa]

It's no wonder I like the Russian (eastern Euro) composers, they're the heavy metal monsters of their day! My personal fave is Rachmaninov, but this gentleman kicks ass as well!!!

[MrCelloBass]

lo mejor q he visto en un cello . obviamente una hermosa dama , el toke fundamental

[themecanico]

hay que tocar la mitad de lo que toca la gastinel para quejarse. es una genia.

[jtheone22]

Ah... Im no expert but I wonder if the pianist lost the tune around 3:06? Great job anyhow :)

[eyeSwim4life]

no expression, though.

[afterboring]

qué animalá

[LordN3mrod]

You should listen to Argerich and Mayski performing this(there's a vid in youtube)... Now they KNOW how to perform shostakovich! This one isn't bad too, though

[rompelaputacadena]

Ta re chingón ese!!!!!!!!!! orgasmo musical!

[kalarr1389]

she's amazing but what really makes me want to burst out laughing (in both delight and amazement) is her very good (but very robotical) form when playing. Don't get me wrong, she's brilliant, but it would be nice maybe to see more movement? lol it's like the only emotion she is capable of showing is her face at 1:23 :P

haha she's definitely more of a success than me though. Well done with the harmonics!!!!!! All the best!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[omnipotato98]

to everyone saying she's robotic...I think you're confusing her facial expressions with her musical expression. Try listening to this with your eyes closed

[progressiverocklover]

@omnipotato98 Nope, gotta disagree. Pretty robotic. Still delightful, though

[quinto34]

Very good Shostakovich pianist!

[cellobaby]

wow

[DerLamer]

Have to watch... again and again... too awesome :D

[MeMovieFreak]

Very beautiful; however, the musicians seems very tense. It is always nicer when the musicians flow like the music...

[DiegoMa13]

This is kick-ass!!!

[Max3851]

rokin!

[meagamon490]

well, shostakovich does require some lack of emotion similar to the times he was living under the oppression of the russian regime. I feel her lack of emotion is, in some sense an emotion within itself--a cold, mechanical, sense of fear. She embodies these feelings in her playing, I feel.

[Ralph95Mind]

@meagamon490 : Excuse me, SOVIET regime, not Russian regime ! And yeah, especially that Shostakovich is always having hardship with the premier Stalin.

[meagamon490]

I love how you totally disregarded every other musical point I was stating in order to simply be politically correct...

[Cppinne]

hahaha i love todays society - even if you're working class you can consume even better music, wine and food from all over the world than the "elite" 300 years ago. It surely feels like pissing the old habsburgers in the face!

[boitenvalise]

@Cppinne there's the spirit of Adam Smith!

[hiddenmarcovich]

:O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dios mio que demostración de virtuosismo, color, musicalidad y buen gusto!!! mis heroes !

[Deathsdoor46]

This is absolutely... Indescribable.

Passion, love, a feeling of being free... It's making me high on music! Is it just me who feels like this?

Also, I have to admit, I do the same head-bobbing when I play the piano, swaying along with the melody. It's common. Usually, that means you're feeling the music!!!

[LetGoOfTheMemories]

.. so her head bobbing at the start really scared me

[redhotchiliangel]

Clean, beauty. But like a robot.

[Ralph95Mind]

@redhotchiliangel : a little robotic, yes, but I really like her cool style and face. This version is one of the best around don't you think ? ^^

[volk410]

Yeah, I have to agree with you. This IS a terrific version.

[redhotchiliangel]

Yeah, i like this version too, i admire Anne Gastinel.. But a little robotic. (: I love her cello sound.

[davehshs]

@redhotchiliangel Speaking of robots, a good subtitle for this piece might very well be "Dance for robots." It's the music itself!

[flvsnts]

@redhotchiliangel As a robot? Sincerely! Bad comment!

[redhotchiliangel]

@flvsnts In your opinion. Respet mine (:

[flvsnts]

@redhotchiliangel I respect your opinion. I was just honest about what I think about your opinion. It's not personal.

[redhotchiliangel]

@flvsnts Its personal because you are saying what u thing about MY opinion. Just coment in the video. Not in my coment.

[flutiste94]

@redhotchiliangel i do not agree on the robot part you mentioned....i think it s a matter of character, others seem to be more passionate on their face and others don't but doesn't mean that they don't feel the piece......as it comes to the first two words of your comment(clean,beauty) i totally agree! :)

[aamish911]

why suzuki?????? suzuki works for some but it is a disaster for the majority..... sorry to say

[TheCrazyLutenist]

@kiarules33 susuki can teach notes, but not necessarily musicality. Not the greatest method around, but works for some.

[Vampuricacid]

This is absolutely amazing i lovethis but she is losing alot of hairs on her bow im surprised she made it through the whole song with her bow in tact but yeah im an advanced cello player but im like begginer advanced so yeah i love love love this keep it up

[Vlessgorian]

me encanta Shosty, su música es tan rara...

[14chancros]

jaja lelo

[jbrs007]

@Vlessgorian y a la vez perfecta

[TheShostakovich]

ottimo!

[helenHeller01]

what does Tool have to do with anythng? it is a COMPLETELY different style of music. why dont we just sit back and enjoy the classics along with the greatest classical couple...

[aaronfried]

stop talking about tool!

these guys are great.

[luckybassiste]

Elle casse un crin au début ^^

[pcma1970]

Amazing!!!!

[bakuruguru]

Tool isn't nothing, you can't compare two completely different things which are made for it's own purpose.

[RedundanceBoy]

The mere thought of comparing formulaic, mass-produced, commercial rock like Tool to the unrivaled genius of Bach makes me laugh. It's so funny, in fact, that I'll forgive you for making such a blasphemous statement.

[Aanalleinoneman]

Oh God she's good!!

Odd... watching her reminds me of how some of the creatures in Tool vids move. Like Sober.

But Tool is nothing compared to this!!!

[Cellogalningen]

she's relly good! she's like a robot sometimes, but she sound so good! It's false sometimes but it's very fast music so I understand! :)

[Myszkin127]

Go and serch for Aslanova and Mtvievskaja performance. Much more vivid I think.

[zo12]

a horse hair came off her bow, she must have been bowing quite hard!

[joskaprdulja]

it hapens, nothing special about that! she is playing really good!

[NathanPathan]

the piano is a little bit to loud.... just a little tho

[joskaprdulja]

agree! it should be closed!

[dreamabyss]

horrible editing, makes me dizzy

[odulcika2003]

she's like a robot, every move looks like it's very thoroughly prepared :)

she's very good

[CelloRocks1]

your totally right about the robot part, ha!.

[celloninja1720]

if ever there was sheet music that looked easier than it really was, this is it...

excellent job on the beginning: her bow control is nuts!

[Sakio442]

in the beginning... it reminded me of Pirates of the Carribean-like music... you think Hans Zimmer "quoted" any of this?

[angellittlefire]

interested remark !! :D i wanna look it up ....

[PatriziaSalvini]

WOW!

[devonrtucker]

What's with the look the pianist shoots the cellist right at the end?

[volk410]

He wanted to make sure she was OK.

[surfininalaska]

wow, she's killing that bow lol. NIce piece. I'd love to play this.........

[lfamilytube]

This is absolutely amazing.

[florduende]

I love all Shostakovich :) :)

[florduende]

aaah of course i love prokofiev too because i play the piano :D the 2nd concert... :O

[stagesix6]

omg i play the third

[stagesix6]

legal, acabei de descobrir q vc é femea e brasileira...

[TiMariaBenta]

I love this sonata, full of rhythm and wonderfully interpreted by this gifted cellist. Gastinel is a personal favourite and so is Shostakovich.

[baconpatrol1]

Shostakovich never fails on delivering loudness, insanity, and genious in his music. But sometimes that's the thing with Shostakovich, its not the same without the loudness.

[davehshs]

Like much of Shostakovich's music, this would make a great soundtrack for "Invasion of the Killer Zombies." Picture hundreds of soulless zombies marching into town, their limbs moving spastically with the music, as citizens flee.

[lester1013]

Shes a genius, I hope I am that good some day

[leilacello]

1:07 did you hear that sound!? OMG!

[baconpatrol1]

Its an overtone you dunce. It's incredibly hard to control on a cello, and It happens all of the time.

[leilacello]

Of cause i know what it is. i suggest u not to call anybody like that.

anyway this is great video clip, thanks for sharing!

[baconpatrol1]

Then why did you call attention to it?

It sounds like you were searching for a flaw in her playing, and it was immature of you to point it out.

[Apalexpe]

Extraordinary beautiful "French" performance of this sonata!!!!!!!

[johnsmithschwartz]

its not that she isn't passionate, its that she is lacking some sort or musicality. Its a sonata, and she needs to at least give and take with the pianist a little bit.

[SonofDostojevskij]

Persenall i never really liked Shostakovich, exept fore his symphonie no 10. This is not my taste at all.

[lst9162]

You never know, this is Shostakovich style

[avacadodance]

oh hush. its pretty and you know it =p

[dragonlancehuma]

This is absolutely incredible....

makes me want to drop my violin and play cello!

[askaryambus]

its a miracle that cello could survive that treat...

[baconpatrol1]

Ugh. I hate it when people down grade somebodies performance for "lack of passion". For me, a physical embodiment of passion is not only unnecesary, but its sort of annoying. You can be passionate without looking like a moron. I can hear the passion, that's why when I watch yo yo ma on youtube, I scroll down on the page so I don't have to watch his silly faces.

[Conney3]

Omg. I love this part!

[ratara12]

eL ERROR DEL MINUTO 3 CON4 SEG. ES UN ERROR Y PUNTO NO QUITA VALOR A ESTA ENERGICA Y SALVAJE VERSIÓN QUE A LA VEZ ES LIMPIA MUCHA MAS LIMPIA QUE LA VERSION DE LOS ROSTROPOVICHS QUE HAY EN YOU TUBE.

[FranzofL]

oops... Hanging hair... Hahaha....

Beautifully done!!!!!!!

[rmajcher]

Thats insane. It looks like the video is sped up in parts because she's moving so fast..

[HwangMyungShin]

Where was this performed?

[iL0veHaydenC]

LOL that loose hair must be annoying the heck outta her. :P i know i would be really irritated.

[FLTiNGReeN91]

i luv her interpretation of this song. unlike some others i feel the passion, she just looks more rigid than most but thats just how she may be. it doesn't mean that there is no passion. you can definately see the emotion in her face though...just saying = )

[castlevaniareaver]

NO MA NO MA NO MA, ACABO DE LLORAR. DIOS, ME CAE QUE NI LA MARIHUANA ES MEJOR.

DIOSES DE LOS DEDOS. xD

[drurylane5]

WOW!

[jeanlede]

her playing is extraordinary. I am a musician myself and I am admirring her technical skills, aswell as her impressing interpretation.

and why the fuck doesn't hse have passion. sorry but can't follow!

[lolwhoops]

Just wonderful! Awesome musicians, a great inspiration for those who enjoy and work with good music. Shostakovich!

[elguitablo]

Shosty is definitely the greatest composer of the 20th century. As I am a composer myself, I admire him for his combining "traditional" and modern elements! Perfect movement, perfect interpretation!

[OlgaSoprano]

Awesome playlist, I love how the music just goes on and on without my interference!! Thanks for posting the beautiful music.

[tiitiicello]

Extraordianria cellista y muy buen pianista! Linda combinacion..