Debussy Cello Sonata: Oliver Aldort (14-year-old)
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that was insanely great, but i think the beginning was a bit fast. favorite song :D
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This is wonderful! Looks like you've already connected with the sorrow that the cello evokes.
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prodigy smodigy... you're dealing in semantics. to cite Einstein genius is 99 per cent perspiration and 1 per cent inspiration. Most 'prodigies' have practised for thousands of hours... but you can't polish a turd however hard you try....talent and hardwork= genius. no talent and hard work= nothing much.
this kid is fantastic why not leave it at that instead of being such bores.
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I agree with Kwert. He's hardly a prodigy just because he can play notes. Who knows if he even cares or it's just been forced on him for one (as in pushy parents who are always out there!). It's not about his age, it's about the music. He has technique, but that doesn't really mean anything.
Listen to Gendron. Enjoy the performance and the music. Not just somebody playing something
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I love his performing!
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Its very possible to be a good player for your age and not be a prodigy. Players like Yo-Yo Ma, Han-Na Chang and Shauna Rolston would be people considered prodigies.
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kwert, im pretty sure you coudln't play like this when you were 14... so
jealous much??
noone asked for you to critique
Looks like someone can't read. Most of what I said was complimentary. This is far too mechanical for what Debussy's music actually calls for, but with more experience he'll probably be a phenomenal player. I fail to see where the jealousy is in my statement. All I said was I don't think he's a prodigy. A true prodigy would be someone who excels technically AND musically, and while he has great technique he lacks musicality, which for most people comes with age and experience.
Kwert 3 years ago 8
Mmm... I wouldn't call him a prodigy. He's a very good player, and has good technique for someone his age but this really doesn't do Debussy justice. Its too mechanical for what it should be, but he's only 11... Give him a few years to mature musically and he'll probably produce great things.
Kwert 3 years ago 7