This is living proof that cellos are underrated and overlooked. I’m a violin player and I always love it when a song draws attention to the cellos. So beautiful.
I've been playing the cello since I was 7 years old. My grandma insisted that I practice this instrument, and whenever I mastered this piece, she would always ask me to play it for her while she sat and sipped her tea. back then, I resented it, but now that she's gone, I miss her dearly, and I wish I could play that piece for her many times more. Love you Eden wherever you are.
@@Jivvi No. It was written for cello. This is the prelude for the first of the six Cello Suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach for unaccompanied cello. You're correct that it isn't technically a song, but in everyday language, that correction is a bit pedantic imo.
Hahah beautiful!! I did not remember the name of the song. I remembered this comment. Did the same search ("that cello song"), and found the song. Beautiful!!😂
CoolDrify That notion is very wrong. We might (idk) still habe original handwritings of JS Bach - good luck trying to store digitale data for more than 20 years without changing medium.
i once got to sit in a small room with Yo Yo Ma while he warmed up for the concert to come. Just me. And him. In a small room. In a Bangkok auditorium. Stunning!
Saw your badge and had a listen to your own music. You're a very talented man and I look forward to hearing more from you. Best of luck with your New Year's resolution! R.
Probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written. The beginning is so calming and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster of emotions propelled by one lone cellist. The end always hits me the hardest- mirroring the intro, but elevated with wisdom and emotion. It’s amazing how this song has a life of its own and says so much without a single word
Hello, I’m a cellist that just started playing 3 years ago because of Yo-yo-Ma I just performed at Rady Shell. Cello Music really brings my spirit out of my body and is truly one the greatest things a human can feel. 🎶
my grandfather used to play this to warm up. his cello had strings that were very special, and the sound was amazing. each day he would play it. its warm tones would reverberate through the house. i miss him so much. thank you yo-yo ma, for giving me a little bit of my grandfather back edit: spelling
Awesome. I also am here because of my grandfather, but my story isn't nearly so interesting. He simply was a fan. Called him "Yo-Yo Mas" lol. Was an interesting guy though - 9th grade education because he lied to get into the Marines at around 16 to fight in WWII. Fought in the Pacific, including Guadalcanal, then came home, started his own construction business, and moved deep into the woods with his wife. Lived a pretty self-sufficient life on a beautiful piece of land. Didn't really ever talk about the war if he could help it. Sorry for ranting under your comment, I just thought it was neat we're both here because of our grandfathers, and I got to reminiscing.
I was just thinking about something like that while practicing the other day. Part of the sound of the cello, moreso than the other members of the violin family, is the percussion of the left hand on the fingerboard. Different fingering patterns and different levels of intensity as you press down the strings make such a difference to the sound, but it's not something that we talk about much. None of my teachers ever mentioned the sound of the left hand at work, at least that I can recall.
@@stevenneville6467 I think most players only focus on the notes being played. I play guitar and I barely notice the string sliding sound anymore unless I'm listening to a recording and then I actually like how it adds a bit of humanity to it because it's not perfect and I think that's what you're talking about here. Those sounds are unique to the player because we all have a different touch on the instrument.
You know... we humans really are something special. It’s easy to get caught up in all the negativity- but it’s nice to be able to step back and appreciate all the really cool and beautiful things we’re able to do and create.
@@thescrewarchive5283 I'm sure you're joking but pls don't actually do that! (lol) ... srsly tho, guard your soul🙏. Despite what you might've been told/heard, opening the "third eye" may lead to a perceived "power," but it is false/counterfeit one and is all part of the deception.. This way, you essentially open a path for demons into your mind directly and willingly, it's rly very serious stuff mah dude, but yeah.. - Best, a stranger on the internet ! Oh, BTW! Steven Bancarz, Doreen Virtue, and Melissa Dougherty are all ex-New Ager practitioners, and are much better resources on this stuff than me, ha..😅!
This makes me wanna learn cello Edit: thank you for everyone's support and advices! Sadly, I don't have the money and time to learn it.. But I'll keep listening to cello pieces! This is edited a year after I commented this and my how time flies..
String Luthier here! Better have car down payments' worth of cash on hand for a quality cello:) the cheapest cello I would recommend is the Eastman 100. Anything cheaper then that is more of a toy/display piece then a real cello
No matter your race, religion, skin color, beliefs, gender, nationality, we will always have one thing in common, music brings us all together and forever will.
My teacher once met Yo-Yo Ma. She tells me how gentle and wise he was. Filled with advice and discipline. Follow your heart my friends, you never know where it might take you.
@@NellieKAdaba Thanks so much for your love and support from onset, it's a thing of joy that am blessed with the best fans, thank you so much, I do appreciate you and everyone out there.
@@moxyblackfiddler bold statement, I'm sure there have always been instrument makers who did not try to imitate the human voice. In the renaissance, the viola da gamba was praised for its voicelike sound, and it's quite similar to the modern day cello. However, there were of course lots of other instruments, which wouldn't all sound like human voices - that would have been a bit boring wouldn't it? The range of a trombone and cello might be similar to a human voice, but that's not really enough to "mimic" it in my opinion - any instrument can be made in different sizes to fit certain ranges. The human voice is unique in that it can drastically vary the tone colour (by saying different vowels), which only few instruments can, like the digeridoo and the jew's harp, both of which only play one note. Other instruments can vary tone colour to a degree, brass instruments with embouchure and different mutes, string instruments with the string on which the note is played and where it is bowed/plucked along the string. But besides very niche instruments, like the digeridoo, none come close to imitating vowels in speech, perhaps a trumpet with a plunger mute comes closest.
@@TheVirIngens He isn't saying they are literally are attempting to mimic the human voice hes saying that all instruments are essentially based on the human voice. The first music ever produced was almost certainly with the voice.
There's no single answer. Music like birdsong is an example of pitch and volume and harmony being an effective communication method. Drums, horns, and other instruments may have started as ways to communicate over long distances. From there, the human ear had the most to say about the development of pleasure in music. The ear registers sound using small hairs known as stereocilia. As sound passes down the sensory organ, the stereocilia respond to different pitches, going from high to low. The issue is that neighboring regions of the ear can interfere with each other, so playing two notes at the same time with a slight difference in pitch can lead to the ear being confused by what note is playing and can lead to an unpleasant sensation known as "beating". This is why dissonant sounds (a C and D or a C and B played together) are unpleasant, and harmonies (a C and E, F, G, or A) are pleasant. But, we humans are conflict driven. Dissonance makes harmony even more pleasant, the same way an unpleasant villain makes us cheer the hero's victory, and how spice or vinegar improves the flavors of sugar and fat. The cello was developed in the 1500s as the renaissance hit with full force, and humans began seeking pleasure through art and explored the pleasures of dissonance and harmony. In the 1700s, with 200 years of cello music as inspiration, Bach revolutionized (although some would argue "perfected") the use of cello and harmony to produce pleasurable sounds in the human brain.
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on UA-cam. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on UA-cam though it's my official UA-cam for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
I have been practicing this now on my violin and some on my friends cello and it’s truly amazing how good it feels to play correctly. I did it right and it sounded correct when I was in my living room and I stopped and just gaped at my own hands and instrument. I am 14 years old and it is so amazing how music like this can be developed.
I am continually impressed by Yo Yo Ma's unique and creative ways of fusing old and new; classical and modern; high culture and so called low culture; and his ability to reach into our guts and touch that which connects us all as creatures of the world through music. Thank you for your diligence and for sharing your gift!
Normally it takes the lyrics in a song to make me cry because of the direct or implied meanings behind what the word's emotion was trying to convey. This piece was one that I've been looking for a while. I've heard this song in so many commercials but to hear it in its entirety is different. First time in a while that a melody alone was enough to bring tears to my eyes. The music evoked to my mind's eye a forbidden love's waltz where the couple is dancing together but they can never truly be together. A moment of bittersweetness that journeys through their lives together and all the wonderful moments and ends with two loves departing with a spotlight between them.
I'll love it how everyone can give different meaning to the strings. The meaning i give to them are that everyone has its own beat, its own vibration, but at the end all strings are connected, so with every different vibration, we end up making the music of humanity. It can be beatiful or horrendous, but we make it. love the idea, seriously
My wife told me this is god speaking .. She told me bach wrote beautiful pieces just for his wife ..i wish i could compose music like this. Or .any piece What a gift bach had
From 2:10 to 2:33 ALWAYS hits me so hard that I tear up. Ever since I heard this song played on saxophone in the 2001 asian movie "Stereo Future", I have been madly in love with this piece. It slowly builds, and a feeling of euphoria washes over me every time. Best heard on Cello, so thank you Yo-Yo!
Almost 50 years ago, I won All State as a High School senior playin this on Baritone Sax. Still makes me cry today hearin it. It was almost impossible to play, but so beautiful. ❤ An awesome professional tuba player who was also my band teacher used to play it. That's how I found out. Go, band teachers! 💥
It's so beautiful that I cry while listening to it. The words "Culture connects us" resonate and are so powerful. While some are doing everything they can to connect people, some are trying to divide us and reaping benefits from the division. Stay connected to strong!
If you really look at it, there's something incredibly beautiful about this piece of music in conjunction with the visuals of the white lines. The piece, beginning with a sort of disjointed dance between G and D, feels very composed and methodical. Moving toward a goal, an endgame, it feels ready and willing to meet any challenge. But then it begins to sway, to move, to shift and shake. It feels as if the piece has lost its way, in a meandering, piecemeal way; it isn't bad, just off on its own way. But then, finally, the piece climbs and climbs, bit by tiny bit, until we reach a sudden peak and we find ourselves back around at the start of it all. Take all of that, and add to it the video and the lines. The lines, when near someone doing something (Ma playing the cello, the girl on ice, the kids in the alley, the ballerina, etc...), shake and move rapidly. But when they get away from someone, they effects of the people are muted, so that the lines flow smoothly on. And don't take that as me saying that there is effect; on the contrary, everyone always moves the lines the tiniest bit for us all, as process goes. When you frame it in that regard, then all of a sudden each person contributes in their own way and to their own effect. As if to say, "Look, we're all connected by this force, this energy, this effect, and we all have an immediate impact; but if you want to shake the lines around others, it's really going to take some effort, something spectacular." And when you combine this meandering journey of beauty and mystery that finally circles back to its powerful and authoritative starting point with the notion that we are all connected and all exist on the same flowing force, but we only have small effects, think about it: Yo-Yo Ma is trying to paint a picture of what he says at the beginning: Just some thoughts. Brilliant piece of music, Mr. Ma absolutely nails it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, it's been a long year and I hope whoever reads this finds joy for themselves.
I have been a lover of music my whole life and have a rather eclectic taste. My cousin was born deaf and recently at 24 yrs old got cochlear implants so he can now hear. Knowing I sing and have played he asked me to introduce him to music. Taking a historical approach I started with classical and this was the first song he's ever heard having been completely deaf. We didn't film as it was a private experience but this song moved him to tears.
This song is so beautiful. Every time I watch this video it reminds of the importance of life. The importance of life is to be happy and healthy. The song almost makes me cry. This song has a very powerful meaning to it. I’m only 11 years old and I love how much music brings happiness. Especially because Yo Yo Ma presents the songs so well. Great job Yo Yo Ma! Keep it up! Also my life goal is just to be like you and I bet there’s so much other people out there that wants to be just like you too. You are amazing!
This song has been my inspiration for playing cello. My cousin let me play her cello and she showed me this melody when I was just 8 years old. I wanted to play thw song so bad that so my family and I bought a cello. It has kept me going but when I finally learned it I realised that I didnt have anything to work towards anymore. So you know what I did? I stopped playing the song for a few months just so I could learn how to play it again! I still relearn it today all the time and I just want to that my cousin and Yo Yo Ma because I never would have seen its beauty if I never watched this video. Thank you so much for bringing me to this beautiful instrument! I'll keep learning new songs along the way!
The greatest piece of music ever written performed on an instrument of the absolute finest quality, performed by arguably the greatest Cello player who ever lived. Sublime.
I loved Yo-Yo Ma's performance, but the video is a piece of art itself because of the combination of images of everyday scenes all around the world, it also means for me that in some way each has it own part on this orchestra called life. Personally as Latinoamerican I feel identified with the boys riding the bike. Greetings from Cuernavaca México.
Thank you very much,,,,you took the words right off my heart!,,,, agree agree agree, exactly how i feel about this Bach prelude, yo yo ma and this wonderful video de artes
my teacher played this at the begunning of the day today, it was very nice and calming. most of my classmates were saying something along the lines of how lame it was we were listening to classical music and questioning just how old my teacher was. you really don't need to be old and wrinkly to understand and recognize beauty like this
@@azreele8669 yeah, I know that it's baroque, but whenever i try to explain that to any of my peers, they simplay can't understand. smh. also, have you practiced 40 hours today?
Maestro Bravo, your gift to play this Bach piece touches my heart. Two great masters knitted together by one masterpiece from 2 different times! Thank you Sir!
I love love love love love love love how Yo yo Ma consistently is THE number one choice when searching this song. One day I’m going to learn to play it exactly as he is and sound like him.
This Bach piece, played by Yo-Yo Ma, on his cello perfumes my soul and reaches every corner and finds every emotion hiding there. I am completely laid bare, no place to hide, it is existential pain and the most exquisite pleasure the senses can summon. I will remember you forever, Yo-Yo Ma, for the voice you speak from your cello, and the way it dances rainbows in soul. Thank you for your mastery of this incredible instrument, and for bringing Bach to life again. 🙏❤
This piece always reminds me that time can never go backwards but "flows" constantly forward, always. I've heard this as a child, teenager, adult, and elder, and it still has the same constant, youthful, energetic, melifluous beauty--and it reminds me that it is only I that has changed and become old. 🎼🎶⏳
literally had a bodily reaction to that landing. Like shivers everywhere, teared up, a chill down my spine. all the cliches. Mental dude. it's insane. What a masterpiece
I’m a grunge music kinda guy, but this music takes me to the most peaceful place I’ve ever been. This music captures you with its beauty and will not let you lose focus from it.
This is how art can be present in each life, and it can be represented in everything, from ride a bicycle to compose a symphony. The white lines, for me, represent the influence of art in our lives, the perfect lines of our destiny, and our expressions, that can be represented in ART, that can be motivated by ART.
For some undiscovered reason, my 20 month old daughter watched this video about 200 times. Now I can automaticaly hum the entire song. I know nothing about classic, but now I have some hint of why we call it CLASSIC.
Hello dear YoYo Ma .This is amazing and touches our soul . I think “Music” is the “ONLY” international language of expressing “ Love “ . Love and peace from Iran ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌎🌍🌏
The late pastor of my church played cello and Yo-Yo Ma was his all time favorite cellist. This piece alone proves that music is its own form of elegant art. And when brought to life by one of the masters, it has a unique life and flavor and feel all it’s own.
that was beautiful. breathtaking. the shivers i felt go down my arms the tears that welled in my eyes that was one hell of a rollercoaster. oh my goodness i couldn't take my eyes of the screen that was absolutely magnificent. holy crap i aaaaaa
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on UA-cam. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on UA-cam though it's my official UA-cam for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
I am crying tears of joy! So honored to have contributed to this (0:59 min mark), I can’t even put my thoughts into words right now! Thank you so much Maestro Yo-Yo Ma and the #cultureconnectsus team for this exemplary display of unity. ❤️
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Me and my wife just took our daughter to NY to go to college. She was homeschooled and never been away from home. We said goodbye at Grand Central and she burst into tears, obviously, for me and my wife as well. What a life chapter... Someone was playing a Cello there with this song. I'm here bc I had to find out what this song was. I found it. It was a touching scene between us 3 and was set up by our Creator, no doubt. It was beautiful/sad/exciting, all of the above. Something none of us would/could ever forget. The crazy thing is we were down by the train and had passed the area of the person playing, but it could still be faintly heard. It wasnt until reflecting on the moment (crying) that i recalled this "set up". Remarkable.
Not only was this performance amazing, but the video was great as well. Humans are awesome! I am forever grateful that music like this is easily accessible to me
You are the best Yo Yo . I would have met you at Interlochen as a practice teacher but stayed in Idaho of Twin Falls right now. I await your music and appreciate the greats like Itzach and David etcera...true prayers.
Well done. This is how my music was always intended to be played
Johann Bach sprech Deutsch
@@PJBJr Ja ich spreche deutsch
By being a commercialist sellout?
Bach, please bless ne
Notice me senpai
This is living proof that cellos are underrated and overlooked. I’m a violin player and I always love it when a song draws attention to the cellos. So beautiful.
Dogski28 what about violas?
Benji Garcia ooff
so beautiful it made me cry😭
And no attention to violas? Oh im a violinist I’ll get out.
Brendan Alfonso you been underrated?
Thank you for being the first result for "That one cello song."
EXACTLY what I googled too!
The cello music that always plays in my head, and I can't google it 😂
Brilliant comment!! ~and delightfully true ☺️🤎🎻✨️
exactly what i googled lmfao
We are blessed by the grace of Uncle UA-cam's algorithm
I've been playing the cello since I was 7 years old. My grandma insisted that I practice this instrument, and whenever I mastered this piece, she would always ask me to play it for her while she sat and sipped her tea. back then, I resented it, but now that she's gone, I miss her dearly, and I wish I could play that piece for her many times more. Love you Eden wherever you are.
the fact that I can look up "that one cello song" and find exactly what I'm looking for just shows how amazing this piece is
That's pretty funny considering it was written for the violin and isn't a song.
@@Jivvi No. It was written for cello. This is the prelude for the first of the six Cello Suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach for unaccompanied cello. You're correct that it isn't technically a song, but in everyday language, that correction is a bit pedantic imo.
lol I typed what I heard, Box sweet g and here I am
Hahah beautiful!! I did not remember the name of the song. I remembered this comment. Did the same search ("that cello song"), and found the song. Beautiful!!😂
LMAO I JUST DID THIS
When I was born the first thing my father did was play me this piece. It's beautiful.
That’s awsome
I think that’s the most beautiful comment I’ve ever read❤
my husband played this song for my son when i was pregnant and now after he was born he still does
Frig off. You don't remember that.
You are lucky❤❤❤🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
I wonder if Bach ever thought that this would still be being played after 300 years
anthony thomas I wonder things like that too. I’m an artist and wonder if my work will be known for generations....doubtful
@@StainsAndGrains well there are many old art pieces that are well known so dont give up😊
Stains And Grains Anything you write or draw can be immortalized forever on the internet
CoolDrify That notion is very wrong. We might (idk) still habe original handwritings of JS Bach - good luck trying to store digitale data for more than 20 years without changing medium.
@@jotcw81 I think he was trying to say that bach never thought that his pieces would stay relevant for this long
Beautiful performance ❤
Music, this wonderful universal link for connecting people !
Quite literally one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written
Yes
And if it's Uncle Freedom Valley Tactics and Defense that tells ya, ya know the song indeed has great appeal.
This and air in g string are may favorites!
It’s either got to be this or first day out by tee grizzly
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No, it's many different things to many different people. There's no _greatest piece of music ever written._ That's impossible
It really hit me hard when he said, “la tidotedolatidotedolatidoodedoolatidotedoo”. Truly inspiring words.
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Right there with you...🤔
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I actually understood that....😅
No wonder Bach has more music on the Golden Record, on Voyager in space, than any other musician. This piece really speaks to me. Just lovely.
What is it saying to you
I heard this song in a PS3 game (Noby Noby Boy)
Before that I heard it in a American Express commercial in the 90s
Imagine aliens travelled across the galaxy to us to listen to Bach in person just to realize he died 273 years ago
La do do do la do do la do do do
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If they find Justin Bieber instead of Bach they would find US and blow our planet into pieces.
I watched him live last night in the Disney Concert Hall and he is without question, the best Cello player in the world. Incredible.
I never tire of this. I still get goose bumps and tears well up. This music reminds us all of what humans are capable of creating.
Your words made me smile. I just love his songs that makes the mind to travel in awe while being entertained. Have you been to his concert before?
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i was looking for a comment like this. the sounds are overwhelming me & making me tear up. i never experienced this
Settle down son, it’s just a good melody
A starfish created this.
i once got to sit in a small room with Yo Yo Ma while he warmed up for the concert to come.
Just me. And him. In a small room. In a Bangkok auditorium.
Stunning!
That’s a story to tell your grandchildren about.
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Rafael lol
What else happened 😉😉😉😉😉🤪
I'm so very jealous. I think just meeting him I would faint, let alone be in a room as he warms up 💞
Nearly 300k views in a week! Great to see there's still so much love for Bach.
Saw your badge and had a listen to your own music. You're a very talented man and I look forward to hearing more from you. Best of luck with your New Year's resolution! R.
You mean there are actually people that don't love Bach? Impossible! :)
Or Yo yo ma
@@lilypan6803 Haha, valid point!
Of course, bach is fundamental to a beautiful life
When we've all felt an emotion together, we have accomplished something extraordinary.
So true!
The meaning of life is somewhere in this masterpiece
The masterpiece's harmony. That's it.
There is no standard meaning to life, it is subjective to each and every individual
@@canyounotcanyounot5909 No, it's the harmony.
jk
@Barry Allen I don't know who is the attention seeker.
I guess both of you are (and me, of course).
@Mat Stan That doesn't work.
Edit: wait, I think that work.
Not only does he play beautifully, but he does it with a smile on his face.
@Yo-Yo Ma I am watching from America
Let me paint your face with my kids
I almost brings me to tears.
@@ariabaily7315 yeah, he is on a CERTAIN LIST...
This is what passion looks like.
Probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written. The beginning is so calming and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster of emotions propelled by one lone cellist. The end always hits me the hardest- mirroring the intro, but elevated with wisdom and emotion. It’s amazing how this song has a life of its own and says so much without a single word
Thanks for your love and support.kindly tell me where you are streaming from.
That key change at the end after the upward movement on the melody will never cease to give me chills.
It's been said that J.S. Bach's music never goes more than 2 consecutive bars without at least a tiny surprise for the listener.
Best comment on the whole web. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥂
No, not the most beautiful. Just very beautiful.
Hello, I’m a cellist that just started playing 3 years ago because of Yo-yo-Ma I just performed at Rady Shell. Cello Music really brings my spirit out of my body and is truly one the greatest things a human can feel. 🎶
LETS GOOOOOOOO YOU MADE IT HOW DO YOU FEEL? That’s a REALLY good spot
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I played cello years ago as a kid and then stuck with woodwinds and percussion since strings confused me. I want to learn cello just to play this
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my grandfather used to play this to warm up. his cello had strings that were very special, and the sound was amazing. each day he would play it. its warm tones would reverberate through the house. i miss him so much. thank you yo-yo ma, for giving me a little bit of my grandfather back
edit: spelling
@enrique amaya bro what is wrong with u
@enrique amaya regret of what? that he loved his grandfather? that he was happy to listen to this?
nahhh man you be following satan bro 💀
Did you grandpa also tried to kill you?
@enrique amaya Screw off, man
Awesome. I also am here because of my grandfather, but my story isn't nearly so interesting. He simply was a fan. Called him "Yo-Yo Mas" lol.
Was an interesting guy though - 9th grade education because he lied to get into the Marines at around 16 to fight in WWII. Fought in the Pacific, including Guadalcanal, then came home, started his own construction business, and moved deep into the woods with his wife. Lived a pretty self-sufficient life on a beautiful piece of land. Didn't really ever talk about the war if he could help it.
Sorry for ranting under your comment, I just thought it was neat we're both here because of our grandfathers, and I got to reminiscing.
As a cellist myself, the sound of his hands hitting the fingerboard is so damn satisfying ❤️❤️
Me to be never understood why?
@@jcellist2765 I'm not sure why either but dn it just adds to the music in the right way
I was just thinking about something like that while practicing the other day. Part of the sound of the cello, moreso than the other members of the violin family, is the percussion of the left hand on the fingerboard. Different fingering patterns and different levels of intensity as you press down the strings make such a difference to the sound, but it's not something that we talk about much. None of my teachers ever mentioned the sound of the left hand at work, at least that I can recall.
bro, I totally agree. (me a cellist toooooo) (insert cello emoji)
@@stevenneville6467 I think most players only focus on the notes being played. I play guitar and I barely notice the string sliding sound anymore unless I'm listening to a recording and then I actually like how it adds a bit of humanity to it because it's not perfect and I think that's what you're talking about here. Those sounds are unique to the player because we all have a different touch on the instrument.
One of the greatest cellists of all time performing one of the greatest cello pieces of all time. Simply beautiful.
“Soli Deo Gloria” Was what Bach would write at the end of most of his compositions. I think that explains why his work is so phenomenal.
You know... we humans really are something special. It’s easy to get caught up in all the negativity- but it’s nice to be able to step back and appreciate all the really cool and beautiful things we’re able to do and create.
Man this really opened my third eye 😔
@@thescrewarchive5283 I'm sure you're joking but pls don't actually do that! (lol) ... srsly tho, guard your soul🙏. Despite what you might've been told/heard, opening the "third eye" may lead to a perceived "power," but it is false/counterfeit one and is all part of the deception.. This way, you essentially open a path for demons into your mind directly and willingly, it's rly very serious stuff mah dude, but yeah.. - Best, a stranger on the internet !
Oh, BTW! Steven Bancarz, Doreen Virtue, and Melissa Dougherty are all ex-New Ager practitioners, and are much better resources on this stuff than me, ha..😅!
That magnificent creativity comes from the Lord God Creator of the universe.
He placed that magnificent creativity in us.
Beautiful and true sentiment. We humans are capable of so much precious beauty in so many different ways.
This makes me wanna learn cello
Edit: thank you for everyone's support and advices! Sadly, I don't have the money and time to learn it.. But I'll keep listening to cello pieces! This is edited a year after I commented this and my how time flies..
Go for it!
Such Ling Ling
@@dennisius4806 but I only practice 39 hours a day
Canon in d on the cello is the toughest, Remember that
String Luthier here! Better have car down payments' worth of cash on hand for a quality cello:) the cheapest cello I would recommend is the Eastman 100. Anything cheaper then that is more of a toy/display piece then a real cello
This guy is such a legend he can teleport while playing the cello
Transcendent art. Will be played for hundreds of years.
No matter your race, religion, skin color, beliefs, gender, nationality, we will always have one thing in common, music brings us all together and forever will.
Except some people hate music
Signed -guy who ruins tender momments
@@Brass_Buckle i should expect nothing less than the Arstotzka Government 😔
@@vorples4886 It be like that comrade
Except for the fuckarwi inidans, they're just trying to figure out where they are 😉
@@lilacdoe7945 and jews...
“The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” J. S. Bach
No thanks
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For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36)
Amen
True... All for His glory
Amen
My teacher once met Yo-Yo Ma. She tells me how gentle and wise he was. Filled with advice and discipline. Follow your heart my friends, you never know where it might take you.
The cello is in tune with the human heart, especially when Yo-Yo Ma is playing.
My father bought me my first album of you ten years ago. That was the first time I was touched by Cellos. Thank you, sir.
On the doll show me where they touched you.
@@Jacob_of_Rivia when there comes something you may not sure, just ask your mom
Sorry to hear your experience. I have a friend who was also touched by a Cello but they caught him i think he got a few months in jail. Take care
Yo-yo Ma inspires me to be better. The energy when he plays is so welcoming and warm. He seems like a wonderful person.
Who in the everloving world would downvote this? Yo-Yo Ma is a legend and this song is so beautiful.
you mean dislike? i think your confusing reddit with youtube. or youtube with reddit. i cant tell.... but still
Hello
I 👍agree, he's one of the best 👌❤.
@@NellieKAdaba Thanks so much for your love and support from onset, it's a thing of joy that am blessed with the best fans, thank you so much, I do appreciate you and everyone out there.
This piece is literally one of the most peaceful and soothing songs. I love listening to this when I need to destress. Thank for you this Yo-Yo Ma!
Just a reminder that Bach prayed every day that he might write the music of heaven.
And instead most of his kids died before he did😞
That’s beautiful :) I’ve never heard that
Hmmm... Heaven
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To obtain it, you must remember a certain set of words...
@@josephbogart6604 That's just a testimony that God wanted him to live longer to write more music.
This has to be by far the best music video I have ever seen.
Yo-Yo Ma, You are a legend.
It begins as a gentle whisper and keeps growing on you, finally ending with a huge mountain of emotion. It just doesn't get any better than this.
Ladies and gents, the musical piece that will outlive the solar system.
I wonder how did instruments like the cello even get invented and how the hell do they compose these masterpieces?
It all started with the human voice and mankind's attempt to mimic it. All instruments come from that.
@@moxyblackfiddler bold statement, I'm sure there have always been instrument makers who did not try to imitate the human voice. In the renaissance, the viola da gamba was praised for its voicelike sound, and it's quite similar to the modern day cello. However, there were of course lots of other instruments, which wouldn't all sound like human voices - that would have been a bit boring wouldn't it?
The range of a trombone and cello might be similar to a human voice, but that's not really enough to "mimic" it in my opinion - any instrument can be made in different sizes to fit certain ranges.
The human voice is unique in that it can drastically vary the tone colour (by saying different vowels), which only few instruments can, like the digeridoo and the jew's harp, both of which only play one note. Other instruments can vary tone colour to a degree, brass instruments with embouchure and different mutes, string instruments with the string on which the note is played and where it is bowed/plucked along the string. But besides very niche instruments, like the digeridoo, none come close to imitating vowels in speech, perhaps a trumpet with a plunger mute comes closest.
@@TheVirIngens He isn't saying they are literally are attempting to mimic the human voice hes saying that all instruments are essentially based on the human voice. The first music ever produced was almost certainly with the voice.
There's no single answer. Music like birdsong is an example of pitch and volume and harmony being an effective communication method. Drums, horns, and other instruments may have started as ways to communicate over long distances.
From there, the human ear had the most to say about the development of pleasure in music. The ear registers sound using small hairs known as stereocilia. As sound passes down the sensory organ, the stereocilia respond to different pitches, going from high to low. The issue is that neighboring regions of the ear can interfere with each other, so playing two notes at the same time with a slight difference in pitch can lead to the ear being confused by what note is playing and can lead to an unpleasant sensation known as "beating". This is why dissonant sounds (a C and D or a C and B played together) are unpleasant, and harmonies (a C and E, F, G, or A) are pleasant. But, we humans are conflict driven. Dissonance makes harmony even more pleasant, the same way an unpleasant villain makes us cheer the hero's victory, and how spice or vinegar improves the flavors of sugar and fat.
The cello was developed in the 1500s as the renaissance hit with full force, and humans began seeking pleasure through art and explored the pleasures of dissonance and harmony. In the 1700s, with 200 years of cello music as inspiration, Bach revolutionized (although some would argue "perfected") the use of cello and harmony to produce pleasurable sounds in the human brain.
Evolution
This masterpiece makes you wanna learn Cello ❤️
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on UA-cam. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on UA-cam though it's my official UA-cam for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
I just learned the beginning of this song
@@Sublimefan same with me!
I have been practicing this now on my violin and some on my friends cello and it’s truly amazing how good it feels to play correctly. I did it right and it sounded correct when I was in my living room and I stopped and just gaped at my own hands and instrument. I am 14 years old and it is so amazing how music like this can be developed.
I am continually impressed by Yo Yo Ma's unique and creative ways of fusing old and new; classical and modern; high culture and so called low culture; and his ability to reach into our guts and touch that which connects us all as creatures of the world through music. Thank you for your diligence and for sharing your gift!
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Normally it takes the lyrics in a song to make me cry because of the direct or implied meanings behind what the word's emotion was trying to convey. This piece was one that I've been looking for a while. I've heard this song in so many commercials but to hear it in its entirety is different. First time in a while that a melody alone was enough to bring tears to my eyes. The music evoked to my mind's eye a forbidden love's waltz where the couple is dancing together but they can never truly be together. A moment of bittersweetness that journeys through their lives together and all the wonderful moments and ends with two loves departing with a spotlight between them.
I'll love it how everyone can give different meaning to the strings. The meaning i give to them are that everyone has its own beat, its own vibration, but at the end all strings are connected, so with every different vibration, we end up making the music of humanity. It can be beatiful or horrendous, but we make it. love the idea, seriously
"the tragedy is not to die , but to be wasted"- a man with good taste in music and gastronomy
My wife told me this is god speaking ..
She told me bach wrote beautiful pieces just for his wife ..i wish i could compose music like this. Or .any piece
What a gift bach had
Thank you, Yo-Yo, your music defined mine and my wife’s early relationship! And 20 years later, it’s still blossoming!
From 2:10 to 2:33 ALWAYS hits me so hard that I tear up.
Ever since I heard this song played on saxophone in the 2001 asian movie "Stereo Future", I have been madly in love with this piece.
It slowly builds, and a feeling of euphoria washes over me every time. Best heard on Cello, so thank you Yo-Yo!
I had never heard this piece before and it brought tears to my eyes just now. I don’t know what just happened. Simply Amazing.
Same.
that’s Bach for u
this part of Prelude literally gets me EVERY. TIME.
how
Literally searched “that one cello song” and found it. Great song and wonderful playing!
Lol
I knew the name of the piece just tried to see what it will give me and here I am
hahah me too😂✌
SONG? DUUDE!
math is bad
The piece that plays as an unfamiliar power wells up in the palm of hand, about to be delivered.
Almost 50 years ago, I won All State as a High School senior playin this on Baritone Sax. Still makes me cry today hearin it. It was almost impossible to play, but so beautiful. ❤ An awesome professional tuba player who was also my band teacher used to play it. That's how I found out. Go, band teachers! 💥
It's so beautiful that I cry while listening to it. The words "Culture connects us" resonate and are so powerful. While some are doing everything they can to connect people, some are trying to divide us and reaping benefits from the division. Stay connected to strong!
This music is such a SLAP
Definitely the best OF his works
I think that even GOD would enjoy this performance
Heh I see what you did there
This is why we love Nicolas Cage
Lol
I'm bored Mort
And it truly doesn't taste like a gusher
If you really look at it, there's something incredibly beautiful about this piece of music in conjunction with the visuals of the white lines. The piece, beginning with a sort of disjointed dance between G and D, feels very composed and methodical. Moving toward a goal, an endgame, it feels ready and willing to meet any challenge. But then it begins to sway, to move, to shift and shake. It feels as if the piece has lost its way, in a meandering, piecemeal way; it isn't bad, just off on its own way. But then, finally, the piece climbs and climbs, bit by tiny bit, until we reach a sudden peak and we find ourselves back around at the start of it all.
Take all of that, and add to it the video and the lines. The lines, when near someone doing something (Ma playing the cello, the girl on ice, the kids in the alley, the ballerina, etc...), shake and move rapidly. But when they get away from someone, they effects of the people are muted, so that the lines flow smoothly on. And don't take that as me saying that there is effect; on the contrary, everyone always moves the lines the tiniest bit for us all, as process goes. When you frame it in that regard, then all of a sudden each person contributes in their own way and to their own effect. As if to say, "Look, we're all connected by this force, this energy, this effect, and we all have an immediate impact; but if you want to shake the lines around others, it's really going to take some effort, something spectacular."
And when you combine this meandering journey of beauty and mystery that finally circles back to its powerful and authoritative starting point with the notion that we are all connected and all exist on the same flowing force, but we only have small effects, think about it: Yo-Yo Ma is trying to paint a picture of what he says at the beginning:
Just some thoughts.
Brilliant piece of music, Mr. Ma absolutely nails it.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, it's been a long year and I hope whoever reads this finds joy for themselves.
lung cancer
Thank you, and best wishes to you too
This was beautiful.
Thank u and may 2022 be great for all of us :)
I have been a lover of music my whole life and have a rather eclectic taste. My cousin was born deaf and recently at 24 yrs old got cochlear implants so he can now hear. Knowing I sing and have played he asked me to introduce him to music. Taking a historical approach I started with classical and this was the first song he's ever heard having been completely deaf. We didn't film as it was a private experience but this song moved him to tears.
You’re fucking lying, I know you’re a faker because all Americans are skanks and cheats.
This song is so beautiful. Every time I watch this video it reminds of the importance of life. The importance of life is to be happy and healthy. The song almost makes me cry. This song has a very powerful meaning to it. I’m only 11 years old and I love how much music brings happiness. Especially because Yo Yo Ma presents the songs so well. Great job Yo Yo Ma! Keep it up! Also my life goal is just to be like you and I bet there’s so much other people out there that wants to be just like you too. You are amazing!
if you appreciate him so much then why arent you practicing?
Wdym? I am practicing..
Song? Really nigga?
everyone is missing the important and beauty of life 🌿 live and let live
don't mind the malice in other people's hearts, keep seeking meaning :)
This song has been my inspiration for playing cello. My cousin let me play her cello and she showed me this melody when I was just 8 years old. I wanted to play thw song so bad that so my family and I bought a cello. It has kept me going but when I finally learned it I realised that I didnt have anything to work towards anymore. So you know what I did? I stopped playing the song for a few months just so I could learn how to play it again! I still relearn it today all the time and I just want to that my cousin and Yo Yo Ma because I never would have seen its beauty if I never watched this video. Thank you so much for bringing me to this beautiful instrument! I'll keep learning new songs along the way!
The other movements are fun
And you call it a song...
@@nilen lol you're right it's way more
@@davidrowlands5041 it's not a song at all
lighten up you all - he says song you say piece, he says tomayto you say tomahto
This song truly makes me forget the problems in my life. It makes my fear and anxiety melt away.This is true art.
Mr Ma quel talent .
Bach une merveille à la merveille de votre art.
❤❤❤
The greatest piece of music ever written performed on an instrument of the absolute finest quality, performed by arguably the greatest Cello player who ever lived.
Sublime.
@enriqueamaya3883 Please blow jesus out of your ass
What a lovely way to start a Monday morning. Thank you. X❤️🙏
Oui c’est tellement bon de partager ce moment et ce bonheur
funny enough, my fayher used to play this every sunday morning, not every monday
Agreed. Popped up on suggested 8am mon. Feb 11.
Delightfully emosh. No one does it like Yo-yo.
Uh..really? Like seriously it is Friday lady. Get a calendar😋
I met him!
That's the most inspired rendition of this piece I've ever heard. Thank you, anyone who was involved in producing it!
Giacomo
It is the reference edition of this piece.
Listen Ophélie Gaillard version. Trust me it sound more baroq
My mom loved the Cello, she played in middle school. Thank you for the great gift.
First time I heard this piece it was played by Yo Yo Ma on The West Wing and I have loved it and him ever since.
I loved Yo-Yo Ma's performance, but the video is a piece of art itself because of the combination of images of everyday scenes all around the world, it also means for me that in some way each has it own part on this orchestra called life. Personally as Latinoamerican I feel identified with the boys riding the bike. Greetings from Cuernavaca México.
Thank you very much,,,,you took the words right off my heart!,,,, agree agree agree,
exactly how i feel about this Bach prelude, yo yo ma and this wonderful video de artes
Beautiful comment
I've been to Cobo San Lucas a couple of times. An old family friend used to have a beach house there. The sunset was gorgeous.
my teacher played this at the begunning of the day today, it was very nice and calming. most of my classmates were saying something along the lines of how lame it was we were listening to classical music and questioning just how old my teacher was. you really don't need to be old and wrinkly to understand and recognize beauty like this
That breaks my heart. I play this song quite a lot in our house. My kids love it.
@@kerinac1909 i love that so much! if i ever have kids, i will definitely have them listen to classical music early on
Truly uncultured for them not to understand the beauty in this piece, and as a side note, it's Baroque, not Classical.
Ling Ling does NOT approve.
@@azreele8669 yeah, I know that it's baroque, but whenever i try to explain that to any of my peers, they simplay can't understand. smh.
also, have you practiced 40 hours today?
@@marycornwell2818 Of course I have practiced 40 hours today. If only it could be 50... :*(
Maestro Bravo, your gift to play this Bach piece touches my heart. Two great masters knitted together by one masterpiece from 2 different times! Thank you Sir!
Im a classical musician and at my school a lot of cellist performs this piece! I can see why a lot of cellist learn this beautiful piece by Bach
I’m Gonna Take Your Kiddies oh yeah yeah
This music *SLAPS* majestically.
So beautiful. Who's watching to remind themselves how beautiful life is during this coronavirus breakout.
Me
@@fury9903 hehehe me 2
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me too!
I love love love love love love love how Yo yo Ma consistently is THE number one choice when searching this song. One day I’m going to learn to play it exactly as he is and sound like him.
This Bach piece, played by Yo-Yo Ma, on his cello perfumes my soul and reaches every corner and finds every emotion hiding there. I am completely laid bare, no place to hide, it is existential pain and the most exquisite pleasure the senses can summon. I will remember you forever, Yo-Yo Ma, for the voice you speak from your cello, and the way it dances rainbows in soul. Thank you for your mastery of this incredible instrument, and for bringing Bach to life again. 🙏❤
This piece always reminds me that time can never go backwards but "flows" constantly forward, always. I've heard this as a child, teenager, adult, and elder, and it still has the same constant, youthful, energetic, melifluous beauty--and it reminds me that it is only I that has changed and become old. 🎼🎶⏳
Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here
2:17 One of the great highlights of classical music.
One note can be surprisingly powerful
It's because we finally came home to that G note that we started off with at the start of the song. It's so triumphant.
literally had a bodily reaction to that landing. Like shivers everywhere, teared up, a chill down my spine. all the cliches. Mental dude. it's insane. What a masterpiece
Hate to be that guy but this is technically a baroque piece. Though I get what you're saying.
Yo-Yo Ma strikes again! The GOAT is once again playing us some lively tunes! We love to see it Mr. Ma! Love from all over the world :3
I’m a grunge music kinda guy, but this music takes me to the most peaceful place I’ve ever been. This music captures you with its beauty and will not let you lose focus from it.
@enrique amaya Yeah it will. Religion is bred from indoctrination as a child and has no foundation beyond a fairy tale book.
I really recommend “suite 6 allemande”
@enriqueamaya3883what do you mean “regrets”? What did he do wrong?
There's a reason nirvana frequently featured a cellist
This is how art can be present in each life, and it can be represented in everything, from ride a bicycle to compose a symphony. The white lines, for me, represent the influence of art in our lives, the perfect lines of our destiny, and our expressions, that can be represented in ART, that can be motivated by ART.
I love your playing technique, Yo-Yo Ma, you truly are one of the greats!
@Yo-yomaofficial Im good thanks! How about you?🙂
@Yo-yomaofficial i think im bordering on 40 years old and im only 12, but i think that music is in the ears of the people.
For some undiscovered reason, my 20 month old daughter watched this video about 200 times. Now I can automaticaly hum the entire song. I know nothing about classic, but now I have some hint of why we call it CLASSIC.
Hello dear YoYo Ma .This is amazing and touches our soul .
I think “Music” is the “ONLY” international language of expressing “ Love “ . Love and peace from Iran ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌎🌍🌏
The way you play this piece never fails to bring me a bit closer to the Divine. ❤❤
This is the most beautiful piece I have heard till now! It's fantastic!!!❤️❤️❤️
The world needs more art / videos like this.
And if love was a musical instrument, it would be the Cello.
The late pastor of my church played cello and Yo-Yo Ma was his all time favorite cellist. This piece alone proves that music is its own form of elegant art. And when brought to life by one of the masters, it has a unique life and flavor and feel all it’s own.
My 2 year old loves the cello. The music is beautiful. Thank you
Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.
This gave me goosebumps
same
At the end
O LOVE J,SBACH MY FAVORITE COMPOSER AND OF COURSE THE VERY FAMOUS YO YO MA
This slap like a god
that was beautiful. breathtaking. the shivers i felt go down my arms the tears that welled in my eyes that was one hell of a rollercoaster. oh my goodness i couldn't take my eyes of the screen that was absolutely magnificent. holy crap i aaaaaa
overwhelmingly happy to be included in the video as a citizen of the globe!
I saw your name in the credits!
Citizen of the globe, good saying
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on UA-cam. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on UA-cam though it's my official UA-cam for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
I see this beauty and I shed tears for all the humans who don't get to see this beauty. And I weep.
I am crying tears of joy! So honored to have contributed to this (0:59 min mark), I can’t even put my thoughts into words right now! Thank you so much Maestro Yo-Yo Ma and the #cultureconnectsus team for this exemplary display of unity. ❤️
Awesome Rebecca :) beautiful song to be a part of!
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This is simply perfection and my favourite piece of music ever, always moves me.❤
2:10-2:33 probably one of the most recognizable sounds of music
The Master piece from Bach & the breathtaking cello play by Yo-yo Ma - ❤ this music
Me and my wife just took our daughter to NY to go to college. She was homeschooled and never been away from home. We said goodbye at Grand Central and she burst into tears, obviously, for me and my wife as well. What a life chapter... Someone was playing a Cello there with this song. I'm here bc I had to find out what this song was. I found it. It was a touching scene between us 3 and was set up by our Creator, no doubt. It was beautiful/sad/exciting, all of the above. Something none of us would/could ever forget. The crazy thing is we were down by the train and had passed the area of the person playing, but it could still be faintly heard. It wasnt until reflecting on the moment (crying) that i recalled this "set up". Remarkable.
Wonderful story! Never been away from home, and your daughter chose college in NYC? That’s a bold, strong decision! Good for her. 🎉❤
Yo-Yo Ma is one of my idols!! He plays beautifully ❤
Not only was this performance amazing, but the video was great as well. Humans are awesome! I am forever grateful that music like this is easily accessible to me
Thanks for your love and support.kindly tell me where you are streaming from.
He is almost as good as Inbal Segev
You are the best Yo Yo . I would have met you at Interlochen as a practice teacher but stayed in Idaho of Twin Falls right now. I await your music and appreciate the greats like Itzach and David etcera...true prayers.
@OfficialYo-YoMa Yo-Yo thnks! I hope to meet you in the near future