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Oh, my! This takes me back -- I'll never forget the first time I saw this on PBS in 6th grade. Back then, I listened to nothing but Bach, for like 2 hours a day (mostly the Brandenburgs). This was on TV and I just flipped. The next day I was blabbering on about it to my friends, who were mostly all metal-heads. "It's like Eddie Van Halen, but on cello!" They looked at me like I was nuts. The same look everyone gives me now, actually... Thanks for helping me find this.
Daniel Lopez it was composed for 6!?!?!? I thought it was composed for a 5 string cello! I didn’t know 6 string cellos existed I’m going to look at them now I’m intrigued.
Everytime I see Mischa play, he resembles a marble statue playing a cello. His finger work and full body response to his music is almost robotic, but it's very perfectionist and serene. Awesome job Mischa
...even if Maisky is much more into romantic playing I adore his clarity, precision and perfection! I saw him a few years ago in Rome performing Dvorak Concerto and it was absolutely magnificient!
For some reason I wanted to listen to the 6th suite last night. I never heard this guy before - gotta tell you, I listened to about 6 or 7 versions, including his later one. For me, this blows everyone away, including Rosty and Casals.
This is the video that inspired to pursue a performance degree, Masiky's interpretation is alive, at times he may play a bit to harsh. In the end, this version just shouts" I'm in D major and so full of joy"
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. -- Johann Sebastian Bach I can hardly belive so many people make such a fuss over how romantic or period correct Maisky plays. I wonder how many people play notes, and how many of you play music. Real music comes from within a person, not from reading it off a peice of sheet music.
My goodness that high-register passage starting at about 3:26 looks incredibly difficult. Even he is struggling to make every note sound good. Seems like it approaches the limit of what a cello can do. Any cellists care to comment on this?
As far as the cello's limits (in terms of speed and upper-register dexterity), there are many pieces that are far more demanding. The one that most immediately comes to my mind is Popper's Elfentanz (see ua-cam.com/video/cJWjYLG3B7o/v-deo.html). That has notes so high you can barely hear them and which require the fingers to stop the strings *beyond* the end of the fingerboard.
A fan gave him a Domenico Montagnana (one of the best cello makers) cello after a concert in 1973, and apparently he's used it ever since, and since this recording was made in either 1985 or 2000, I'm pretty sure it's the Domenico Montagnana he's using.
I really enjoy this interpretation, as some other cellists tend to rush thru the beginning. I especially like Misha's judicious use of rubato, even though some folks may be put off by that. But this is what makes Bach's compositions so amazing...for you have the liberty of twitching the rhythm and dynamics (within reason) without altering the essence of the music.
One of my personal favourites, I just can't decide which version I like more. Misha's or Rostopovich's. They're both fantastastic. Although Misha makes a few bold plays on the pacing and rythm they definately work!
@bagler101 Also used in the third suite prelude but not as much as here since this piece was written for a 5-stringed instrument that wouldn't have required thumb position. Otherwise use of the thumb (i.e., thumb position) is commonplace is cello concertos and you see it sporadically in other cello repertoire.
I am 20 years old and have been playing the cello since I was three years old. I also play the guitar and "shreding" is actually nothing compared to the difficult nature of the cello. If anybody thinks that shreding is harder than playing some of the most artistic and complex music on this planet then they are mistaken. Technique and form far outweigh the nature of "really fast playing"
Yeah playing a cello is so much harder due to it having no frets, This requires a lot more strength and stamina. Maybe if you raised the bridge and nut of the guitar and then took a way the frets it would get close to the same kind of stamina and strength that is required for the cello.
Well that depends. If you meant the electric guitar, then sure. If you meant classical or flamenco guitar, then the cello is by no means harder to play.
i really dont believe you started playing the cello at the age of 3 because at that age you dont actually are strong enough to put sufficient pressure on your bow plus youd hardly have that much endurance thats needed to practice properly.
Yay! :3 Someone who understands me! It drives me nuts when people tune Baroque, especially when I can see the music at the same time. Hearing different notes then the score says can really mess with my head.
@1oESo1 sweeping is usually done on guitars (which are tuned in fifths and usually have 6 strings) in very fast and quick rock songs (again, usually). But it is done on guitars by sweeping the pick through the strings very fluidly and they mimic basically fast arpeggios. On the cello, this is a pretty hard feet to make it sound as good as the video shows, it's memorizing and incredible. However, not many songs (for cello) have sweeping arpeggios so I can't say for certain if many can do it.
@anetabml well if "tonation" was related to pitch perhaps he'd like to take a dip but last time I looked that referred to timbral quality.... perhaps "intonation"? Personally I think he achieves a particularly beautiful rendition of each anyway.
i agree, it gives it a more personal feel. this is one of my most favorite pieces of music i like yo-yo-ma's version better but this guy is really good too
This video should have as many views as the Prelude in G. Plus I love how Mischa can "sweep" on the cello like a guitarist can! (at 4:13 for those who don't know what I'm talking about)
@blckbelt Also of course you can use the term legato to refer to a guitar...you can use it to refer to any instrument. It's not the sustain of the note thats the issue (that would be sostenuto) it's playing them in a smooth manner with almost no audible gap between them. Easy on bowed instruments cause you just slur them and play them on a single bow stroke. But it can be done with any instrument.
In truth this is magnificent, perhaps the best. I played this poorly for my FLCM. A whole year of my life aged 21. This is unbelievably difficult. Played with enormous panache.
DTB vOMEGA I’m sure UA-cam was very different when most of these comments were posted. I wouldn’t know since I’ve only been here for a few years. Glad to see a new comment!
@DrTodd13 Thanks, having to put that thumb to good use as cellists/bassist must is an interesting somewhat foreign concept to us violists. I learn something new every day :)
iv seen all of the renditions for this suite and the top two would probably maisky and ma in my opinion but these two have really different playing styles which makes it difficult to distinguish which one is better. for MA. i love how he plays in an almost baroque with amazing accuracy for each note and very elegant while as for Maisky who plays it in a very romantic setting with emotion in every note he plays. both ma and maisky both play this suite with true emotion mking it a hrd decision
Playing fast in no way means you "automatically" lose interpretation - Ma's 1982 version absolutely shreds (especially in the cadenza) and I find his interpretation brilliant. You can have a great interpretation that's fast (like Ma's) and a great one that's slow (like this one). Many factors, not just speed, determine the end product.
Yep- even some players today view excessive vibrato as such.....Janos Starker comes to mind.....And I think it's an excellent thing to learn how to play without too much vibrato, or else you begin sounding like those huge sopranos in operas where you can't tell what pitch they're singing.....
regardless of whether or not he is as skilled as yo yo ma, he is still an absolutely marvelous cellist, and most likely much more talented than you could ever dream of being.
@anetabml You might well be right but agreed, in my opinion he does it well. There's definitely a taste aspect to intonation anyway as it can be affected (particularly with string players) by temperament and an individual's interpretation of harmonic progressions as well as emotively (eg 'blue' notes in jazz). I'd argue that a 'perfect' equal tempered performance isn't always the most musically attractive anyway, but as you say it is opinion.
OMG playing full bow across the piece is a marvel, it makes sound and articulation so grand and distinct. Compare to Rostropovitch's version, how scrimpy and flat Rostro's sound is in comparison.
There is something magical about seeing a single performer playing something so powerful. All of Bach's sonatas for individual instruments get to show off just the player. It's beautiful.
...so I suggest U to listen to Jaap Ter Linden's Suites played with Bergonzi 1725 cello and Amati 1600 cello (for the 6th Suite)...they are absolutely one of the best baroque style version...amazing!
His interpretation of the 4th suite prelude is amazing. I am not feeling the beginning part of this piece, it just seems beaten until it gets to the minor part with the repeating E notes when the dynamics and texture show through.
Oops...sorry ;-) but have U ever listened to Pieter Wiespelwey's Suites played with baroque cello and 5 string cello piccolo? They are simply marvelous!
It's really hard as fuck to play an instrument. And, memorizing entire pieces such as this, it tales a large amount of devotion and patience and skill. I hope I can be like this someday, I'm striving for it. And, playing by memory is super shitty hard, and it's all right to get the rhythm off, because sometimes you get nervous, and sometimes you slow or speed up, and maybe he was adding a personal flair. In all honesty, he is amazing to be able to play a Bach composed piece by memory.
Well, Yo-yo Ma is not only a great cellist, he also has the kind of personality that people like as well. Like when he plays on the Tonight Show, he does a superb performance and then gets a few laughs in the interview. Good "TV personality." That has helped him become a household name, too, I think.
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3.15 to 4.30 is one of the greatest sequences in all of Bach. Total ecstasy.
I agree
Shivers down my spine every time!
3:15 - 4:30 :D
Yes. This music has the power to heal, in so many ways. We are blessed.
No sequence starting there. It is starting at 3:28.
My God, this man is amazing! Listening to him play takes me out of the stress of my everyday life and allows me to enjoy the possibilities of my soul.
LMAAOOO
Oh, my! This takes me back -- I'll never forget the first time I saw this on PBS in 6th grade. Back then, I listened to nothing but Bach, for like 2 hours a day (mostly the Brandenburgs). This was on TV and I just flipped. The next day I was blabbering on about it to my friends, who were mostly all metal-heads. "It's like Eddie Van Halen, but on cello!" They looked at me like I was nuts. The same look everyone gives me now, actually...
Thanks for helping me find this.
i know this was seven years ago but WHAT a story. that is absolutely fantastic lol
Very few people get it… most people I talk to think I’m nuts for getting so excited about 400 year old solo cello music!
@@judaic86 You're talking to the wrong people. Go hug a cellist!
This is my favorite cello suite piece of all time, I would love to play this one day
PhoenixCade me too! It’s so hard because it was composed for a 6 string cello and it requires a lot of weird fingerings
Daniel Lopez it was composed for 6!?!?!? I thought it was composed for a 5 string cello! I didn’t know 6 string cellos existed I’m going to look at them now I’m intrigued.
Christopher Mathews sorry! I always confuse myself for some reason! It’s 5 string 😂
I mean 6 string cellos do exist but they're like electric cellos lol
Daniel Lopez oh okay, I was about to say I didn’t know they had them back then, I didn’t even know they were a thing 😂
phenomenal cello playing..terrific pitch...live playing....no bs echo, real sound...perfect tempo...impeccable taste...
He plays it just a bit slower than the other versions I've heard, and I think that makes it sound so much more beautiful.
I agree. You really have to take your time with Bach and savior each note. This is a really brilliant way of playing it.
+Big J 500 savor*
So solid. All you need is a cello, nothing else. Bach knew this better than anyone
That echo around 1:30 tho.... So great...
It gives a very unique effect, so beautiful, so natural...
He´s really making the Cello sing... Amazing sound.
Wonderfull!!
This wonderful music makes me wish I played the cello. :')
So melodic and smooth...!
It's never too late to learn!! Join our race!
this will always be the most beautiful piece of music to me
I've been listening to this for 3 months since i decided to play cello again after 7 years and i can't stop doing it... It"s... great.
Healing and melancholy and magic and slows my heart and tugs at my soul and brings tears of healing. Bravo and thank you!
I get shivers at 3:26, it's so beautiful, it's like the cello is singing while the
open A echoeing just adds more colors to it
Everytime I see Mischa play, he resembles a marble statue playing a cello. His finger work and full body response to his music is almost robotic, but it's very perfectionist and serene.
Awesome job Mischa
he might be my favorite cello player ever...
so incredibly hard to play, and he makes it seem soo easy.
This music is so beautiful. To all of those detractors, he's playing from his soul and I find it sublime.
Woah...His expresion softens with the music at 0:50 it's so amazing. Like he's painting a picture that he himself was a part of.
...even if Maisky is much more into romantic playing I adore his clarity, precision and perfection! I saw him a few years ago in Rome performing Dvorak Concerto and it was absolutely magnificient!
the secrets of life and the universe in this music...
After watching this video i decided that he shall be my favourite cellist frm now on. Wonderful playing!!
I hear it a bit yah lol it's amazing how music, classical esp. I find, often evokes these long drawn out stories in our mind's eye.
Ive played through the first and second suites and now I want to do this one
+Joe Mattingly Second suite lost my interest, you should try the fourth suite, it's great!
Ben Rau
I disagree with your opinion. :P
Almost as good as the 5th one! ;)
For some reason I wanted to listen to the 6th suite last night. I never heard this guy before - gotta tell you, I listened to about 6 or 7 versions, including his later one. For me, this blows everyone away, including Rosty and Casals.
This is the video that inspired to pursue a performance degree, Masiky's interpretation is alive, at times he may play a bit to harsh. In the end, this version just shouts" I'm in D major and so full of joy"
I can't chose between his prelude and Rostropovich's prelude. Both perfectly played.
Thank you, Bacholoji, for the video!
This man is why I am learning the Suites one by one. I just have to pop out the remaining few kinks in the first one before I can move on though.
Life goal: Learn this suite on a cowbell
The music is just beautiful, no need to argue, just listen!
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach
I can hardly belive so many people make such a fuss over how romantic or period correct Maisky plays. I wonder how many people play notes, and how many of you play music. Real music comes from within a person, not from reading it off a peice of sheet music.
@bagler101 That's the thumb position. It is required so that the cellist can reach higher notes. The thumb functions as a fret.
Certifié intergalactique! Céleste!
Il violoncello è uno strumento bellissimo.
My goodness that high-register passage starting at about 3:26 looks incredibly difficult. Even he is struggling to make every note sound good. Seems like it approaches the limit of what a cello can do.
Any cellists care to comment on this?
Thanks for the info!
+Slinky Linky Well, it was just a guess. Guess I'm wrong. Thanks for the info.
As far as the cello's limits (in terms of speed and upper-register dexterity), there are many pieces that are far more demanding. The one that most immediately comes to my mind is Popper's Elfentanz (see ua-cam.com/video/cJWjYLG3B7o/v-deo.html). That has notes so high you can barely hear them and which require the fingers to stop the strings *beyond* the end of the fingerboard.
TheNimbleTurtle I believe it was the violoncello da spalla, though I’m not entirely sure
@@jiafeiskinnyproducts I had to google it to see that cello da spalla is really a thing. Who'd of thunk.
never heard a cello singing like that...before today. :*)
I'm starting to like this guy, really like how he makes these suites really sing out. and he has a really nice Cello what kind is it?
A fan gave him a Domenico Montagnana (one of the best cello makers) cello after a concert in 1973, and apparently he's used it ever since, and since this recording was made in either 1985 or 2000, I'm pretty sure it's the Domenico Montagnana he's using.
I really enjoy this interpretation, as some other cellists tend to rush thru the beginning. I especially like Misha's judicious use of rubato, even though some folks may be put off by that.
But this is what makes Bach's compositions so amazing...for you have the liberty of twitching the rhythm and dynamics (within reason) without altering the essence of the music.
This music is written in an universal language. We all carry it deep inside.
One of my personal favourites, I just can't decide which version I like more. Misha's or Rostopovich's.
They're both fantastastic. Although Misha makes a few bold plays on the pacing and rythm they definately work!
"Bach is PASSIONATE!!" I learn that from Casals. Now we can hear it in Maisky's! Listen to Yamashita's too on the guitar. Equally passionate!
@bagler101 Also used in the third suite prelude but not as much as here since this piece was written for a 5-stringed instrument that wouldn't have required thumb position. Otherwise use of the thumb (i.e., thumb position) is commonplace is cello concertos and you see it sporadically in other cello repertoire.
I am 20 years old and have been playing the cello since I was three years old. I also play the guitar and "shreding" is actually nothing compared to the difficult nature of the cello. If anybody thinks that shreding is harder than playing some of the most artistic and complex music on this planet then they are mistaken. Technique and form far outweigh the nature of "really fast playing"
Yeah playing a cello is so much harder due to it having no frets, This requires a lot more strength and stamina. Maybe if you raised the bridge and nut of the guitar and then took a way the frets it would get close to the same kind of stamina and strength that is required for the cello.
Hey. Please no instrument shaming. I am sure both cello and guitar have their own challenges. Shredding also requires technique.
Well that depends. If you meant the electric guitar, then sure. If you meant classical or flamenco guitar, then the cello is by no means harder to play.
17 years for playing the cello? Awesome!
And I have to agree. The guitar is easy to play... well, compared to the cello and violin!
i really dont believe you started playing the cello at the age of 3 because at that age you dont actually are strong enough to put sufficient pressure on your bow plus youd hardly have that much endurance thats needed to practice properly.
Yay! :3 Someone who understands me! It drives me nuts when people tune Baroque, especially when I can see the music at the same time. Hearing different notes then the score says can really mess with my head.
@1oESo1 sweeping is usually done on guitars (which are tuned in fifths and usually have 6 strings) in very fast and quick rock songs (again, usually). But it is done on guitars by sweeping the pick through the strings very fluidly and they mimic basically fast arpeggios. On the cello, this is a pretty hard feet to make it sound as good as the video shows, it's memorizing and incredible. However, not many songs (for cello) have sweeping arpeggios so I can't say for certain if many can do it.
@anetabml well if "tonation" was related to pitch perhaps he'd like to take a dip but last time I looked that referred to timbral quality.... perhaps "intonation"? Personally I think he achieves a particularly beautiful rendition of each anyway.
i love how rich this sounds
wonderful
i agree, it gives it a more personal feel.
this is one of my most favorite pieces of music
i like yo-yo-ma's version better but this guy is really good too
Exactly, this would have been great to practice with back in the day
@surtak my definition of 'in tune' is just in tune and he is swimming in the tonation
ohhh i love it, and im playing it now!!!!(with my teacher)
im going to play it in france(paris) in may!!
This video should have as many views as the Prelude in G. Plus I love how Mischa can "sweep" on the cello like a guitarist can! (at 4:13 for those who don't know what I'm talking about)
Love the rhythm of this piece
@blckbelt Also of course you can use the term legato to refer to a guitar...you can use it to refer to any instrument. It's not the sustain of the note thats the issue (that would be sostenuto) it's playing them in a smooth manner with almost no audible gap between them. Easy on bowed instruments cause you just slur them and play them on a single bow stroke. But it can be done with any instrument.
Ffff it sounds like two instruments playing, I am amazed.
So beautiful
In truth this is magnificent, perhaps the best. I played this poorly for my FLCM. A whole year of my life aged 21.
This is unbelievably difficult. Played with enormous panache.
Idk how I got here but I like how none of you know how comments work and can’t simply reply and @ each other.
DTB vOMEGA I’m sure UA-cam was very different when most of these comments were posted. I wouldn’t know since I’ve only been here for a few years. Glad to see a new comment!
@DrTodd13 Thanks, having to put that thumb to good use as cellists/bassist must is an interesting somewhat foreign concept to us violists. I learn something new every day :)
iv seen all of the renditions for this suite and the top two would probably maisky and ma in my opinion
but these two have really different playing styles which makes it difficult to distinguish which one is better.
for MA. i love how he plays in an almost baroque with amazing accuracy for each note and very elegant while as for Maisky who plays it in a very romantic setting with emotion in every note he plays.
both ma and maisky both play this suite with true emotion mking it a hrd decision
I just got some new headphones and this is absolutely superb.
It made me cry so much
Playing fast in no way means you "automatically" lose interpretation - Ma's 1982 version absolutely shreds (especially in the cadenza) and I find his interpretation brilliant.
You can have a great interpretation that's fast (like Ma's) and a great one that's slow (like this one). Many factors, not just speed, determine the end product.
♠ ♠One of the must beautiful music I ever heard! ♠
Because you feel the music with your soul.
i cant wait to learn this piece...
simply amazing.
Maisky lives and breathes this.
Yep- even some players today view excessive vibrato as such.....Janos Starker comes to mind.....And I think it's an excellent thing to learn how to play without too much vibrato, or else you begin sounding like those huge sopranos in operas where you can't tell what pitch they're singing.....
regardless of whether or not he is as skilled as yo yo ma, he is still an absolutely marvelous cellist, and most likely much more talented than you could ever dream of being.
he needs to tour the US if ever. my favorite cellist right now. too bad he doesn't want to leave europe.
Very nice music
Inspiring. Wonderful.
@echospetr
You....jazzed....Bach....
I am so glad this is a website or I'd have to be very unpleasant to you for the rest of the evening.
Tee hee, that's pretty sweet. You should post a video of you playing it once you get it.
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It uses part of Cello Suite No. 1
@anetabml You might well be right but agreed, in my opinion he does it well. There's definitely a taste aspect to intonation anyway as it can be affected (particularly with string players) by temperament and an individual's interpretation of harmonic progressions as well as emotively (eg 'blue' notes in jazz). I'd argue that a 'perfect' equal tempered performance isn't always the most musically attractive anyway, but as you say it is opinion.
OMG playing full bow across the piece is a marvel, it makes sound and articulation so grand and distinct. Compare to Rostropovitch's version, how scrimpy and flat Rostro's sound is in comparison.
There is something magical about seeing a single performer playing something so powerful. All of Bach's sonatas for individual instruments get to show off just the player. It's beautiful.
MAGNIFICO!!!!!
...so I suggest U to listen to Jaap Ter Linden's Suites played with Bergonzi 1725 cello and Amati 1600 cello (for the 6th Suite)...they are absolutely one of the best baroque style version...amazing!
Excellent!
His interpretation of the 4th suite prelude is amazing. I am not feeling the beginning part of this piece, it just seems beaten until it gets to the minor part with the repeating E notes when the dynamics and texture show through.
As intermitências da morte trouxe-me aqui. ♪
Mushi The same happened to me, but the Spanish translation
wow! beautiful!
All I can think of is Number of the Beast when I listen to this piece.
Why? It's beautiful music
+DailyVLog89 So you have the number 666 stuck in your head?
wow that sounded really cool at 1:12 when he was echoing himself.
Oops...sorry ;-) but have U ever listened to Pieter Wiespelwey's Suites played with baroque cello and 5 string cello piccolo? They are simply marvelous!
i love this
@charlotteisacello *mostly triplets or at least in Schirmer's Library.
Oh yes!! I saw him eating lunch in rncm eatery on tuesday! Tables away from me!
I actually have not heard a rendition of this that I like better
It's really hard as fuck to play an instrument. And, memorizing entire pieces such as this, it tales a large amount of devotion and patience and skill. I hope I can be like this someday, I'm striving for it. And, playing by memory is super shitty hard, and it's all right to get the rhythm off, because sometimes you get nervous, and sometimes you slow or speed up, and maybe he was adding a personal flair. In all honesty, he is amazing to be able to play a Bach composed piece by memory.
E muito talento!!
I heard him tonight, live. He IS amazing! though looks a bit older than the above ...
This is such an interesting song.
crazy badass
@YouDiscuss I didn't realize one studied BMs in music school; I had previously assumed it was just music. :P
Well, Yo-yo Ma is not only a great cellist, he also has the kind of personality that people like as well. Like when he plays on the Tonight Show, he does a superb performance and then gets a few laughs in the interview. Good "TV personality." That has helped him become a household name, too, I think.