Maya Beiser(s) and her cello(s)

http://www.ted.com Cellist Maya Beiser plays a gorgeous eight-part modern etude with seven copies of herself, and segues into a meditative music/video hybrid -- using tech to create endless possibilities for transformative sound. Music is Steve Reich's "Cello Counterpoint," then David Lang's "World to Come" with video by Irit Batsry.

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[dadhusbandcyclist]

Ms. Beiser's playing is beautiful and, frankly, moving. I'm ignorant of most modern classical music, but this performance is going to encourage me to go learn more.

[STevEKlm012]

Great performance.

[andreeaweed]

wowww...grate performance ...grate artist ...love it

[j3feazell]

hella hot!!!

[shwestrick]

@Kebabsoup I believe that there are elements of a non-live performance that could be considered just as valuable as the elements in a live performance that people enjoy. Mixing live and non-live creates some interesting characteristics...

[Kebabsoup]

I really loved this performance! It sounded so modern and so relaxing!

Nevertheless, I was a bit disappointed by the fact that she plays alone. I think that by playing just by herself, she's missing an important part of music, that is collaboration, symbiosis within a band. By pre-recording, her performance is only 1/8 live, although her music is of great quality, it kinda devalues it.

But well, that's just my stupid opinion I guess.

[Khazeous]

Beautiful, as was the music. I rarely listen to performances this intensely.

[77old]

Agree more with stickyjam1. the paradox is criticizing terms as classic and modern which are really voluminous and try to restrain them in one explanation-translation. Someone may use freely the language as long as it is understandable.

By modern classical music I expect to hear some classic musical structures and/or sounds through a new prism...which I am actually hearing here.

[Trinivalts]

The moment the tune kicked in, it reminded me of a nes game where that samurai runs and does long jumps and trows shurikens.

[Wishrachi]

@sutphoe Both plural forms are accepted -_-

[sutphoe]

* 'Celli. Not 'Cellos'