Music has a way of speaking to our souls. In this piece, the first 86,472 notes are saying "I'm an old man, but I can shred this cello like a Ginsu Knife, and if you don't like it . . . " The last two notes speak for themselves!!
I've seen and heard many versions of DAnce of the Elves. This is the best I know of. He plays with such tenacity but allows the graceful, slow moments to swell and glow. he kilt it.
is this by far the cleanest recording of the song i have ever heard by far. rostropovich is absolutely amazing. even being able to control dynamics at such a tempo
It's amazing to see the change in Rostropovich's expression when he finishes the piece..It's something like, 'Focus, intense, virtuosic awesomeness ' * piece ends* 'Back to being a mere mortal'
This is one of the most insane and best virtuosic pieces I have ever heard ever! I just can't stop listening to the virtuosic impossibility crossed with exhilarating beauty that I hear in this piece. Rostropovich was definitely one of the all time greats.
Great playing and happy to see him smiling at the end. He was usually dead serious when playing. I bet that time he was in good humor and cracked a few jokes after playing. Even just one little smile made things seem in a different light. Well, what a performance it was ! Definitely a favorite.
Marvellous performance. He almost makes it look easy. I heard Rostropovitch during his best performing years in London, at that time he was phenominal. I have never been so impressed by any other cellist. At those concerts I was truly amazed.
When you look at the speed, I don't think anyone has played this piece as fast. And when you look at the clarity of the notes even regardless of the speed, you again have to say that no one plays it as beautifully and as clearly and with as unerring an interpretation. And when you combine the two, you simply have to accept that this man is a miracle that can have no equal, perhaps even in the world of the violin. He makes the cello sound as an instrument simpler to play than the violin!!!
I heard Rostropovichperform in a recital in Philadelphia, PA shortly after he defected from the USSR in the '70's. As a encore, he played The Flight of the Bumblebee. That encore caused a near riot. People loved it and him as well. Bravo !!!
During his best playing years he was the world's best. He was a cellist genius. I heard him at his best,I know! He did so much for charity. A wonderful man!!
Because Popper was a cellist, which is immediately apparent if you pick up his etude books and find how simple it is to playing something extraordinarily flashy. That dude new how to write music for a cellist.
shloomper. He was absolutely at his prime in the '60s also for a great deal of the '70s and the '50s. He still played very well when he was much older;but naturally life had been very hard for him and he was such a brave generous man.
lol, i laugh when i first heard this as compared to others. It's so incredibly fast !!!!!I must say this is one of the best celloist i've seen.5 stars!!!
OF course the Maestro tears it up! But my personal delight comes from Rostropovich's moving slow passages. He was, in my humble opinion, just the greatest.
Well, there's no question that Rostropovich was a masterly technician (and, in the right things, a great interpreter, too). But this performance sounds to me more like an army on the march than like a group of elves dancing.
Haha, wow. I don't remember writing that! Yes, now I like Popper's compositions more than I used to since I got to listen to them a little more... and Hungarian Rhapsody by him is difficult but fun to play! :-D - although this piece...it's a challenging piece not only to play but also to listen to.
@TheBowbros3 I was dumbfounded when I heard this and at the same time amused at the hyperactivity of it. Your comment about elves and coffee was hillarious and I laughed for a several minutes...thanks
I love how Rostropovich is playing his nearly impossible part so fast the pianist can't keep up.
neither could the elves
Rostropovich can't keep up with himself, listen to the pitches...
daughter?
@@vauxhall908 YES! A mediocre accompanist
It’s his daughter Elena
Cello levels:
Hard
Virtuoso
God
Rostropovich
Yup
Rostropovich performing for President Jimmy Carter at White House back in 1978.
if you can play it slowly...
You can play it quickly! 😂
@@mayadevane3157 idk, can you?
I can't even play it slowly
God Mode Activated.
There is a mode above that, Rostropovich mode.
Then Donald Trump 'migration shutdown' mode.
This is what happens when elves have way too much coffee!!!!!!!!!
Randy Mastin HAHAHAHA
Great this one !!😂
Music has a way of speaking to our souls. In this piece, the first 86,472 notes are saying "I'm an old man, but I can shred this cello like a Ginsu Knife, and if you don't like it . . . "
The last two notes speak for themselves!!
it's like he's tickling the cello T_T~!!! its amaazzzzinnnggg.
Great realization! That piece really IS about tickling the lovely cello - and it chuckles!
He doesn't look tired or nervous. And everyone can hear every note!!
Any elf that successfully plays this becomes a Troll. Successfully.
+dandypajamas Especially when they successfully practice it!
Popper also wrote a “Gnomentanz” actually
The best violoncellis of all the times!
My hands cramped watching him play this piece. Absolutely amazing!!!
I've seen and heard many versions of DAnce of the Elves. This is the best I know of. He plays with such tenacity but allows the graceful, slow moments to swell and glow. he kilt it.
Please watch Gautier Capuçon, and, you'll "see" an elf instead of Rostropovich just showing off an obese elf.
is this by far the cleanest recording of the song i have ever heard by far. rostropovich is absolutely amazing. even being able to control dynamics at such a tempo
This is one of the many reasons he will always be one of the greatest cellists of all time =)
It's amazing to see the change in Rostropovich's expression when he finishes the piece..It's something like, 'Focus, intense, virtuosic awesomeness '
* piece ends*
'Back to being a mere mortal'
This is one of the most insane and best virtuosic pieces I have ever heard ever! I just can't stop listening to the virtuosic impossibility crossed with exhilarating beauty that I hear in this piece. Rostropovich was definitely one of the all time greats.
Simply beautiful. Such grand form in his playing....
This is excellent playing. During his very best playing years I heard him in London several times. He was incredible!! Nobody came near him!!
i love this piece of music, and not only does he play it technically amazing, put musically its incredible
My fingers hurt just listening to this song and then again, this, indeed, is one of the reasons he is of the greatest cellists.
Great playing and happy to see him smiling at the end. He was usually dead serious when playing. I bet that time he was in good humor and cracked a few jokes after playing. Even just one little smile made things seem in a different light. Well, what a performance it was ! Definitely a favorite.
Marvellous performance. He almost makes it look easy. I heard Rostropovitch during his best performing years in London, at that time he was phenominal. I have never been so impressed by any other cellist. At those concerts I was truly amazed.
Виртуозная игра !!!
Гениально !
БРАВО !!!!!
I was very lucky, I heard him at his very best several times in London.
Thats crazy amazing!!! He was truley blessed!!
I'm in absolute AWE.
Just simply... how the F does any human DO THAT?????????
I wanna know...
Dan McGlaun practise....
Practice, and a lot of passion !
"human"
amazing cellist.....nobody could, can and will be able to play like him EVER!!
oh my god!! that was amazing!!
he actually smiled!!!
THE BESTTTT!
the best of the century xx!
So amazing and such an inspiration.
Simplesmente sensacional!!! Isso que é dom para a música.
Oh my. I can't have a reaction. It's so beautiful.
thank you thank you so much for posting this.
Wow... The way he maintains sound quality and volume through all those position changes
Гений! Солнечный Слава!
When you look at the speed, I don't think anyone has played this piece as fast. And when you look at the clarity of the notes even regardless of the speed, you again have to say that no one plays it as beautifully and as clearly and with as unerring an interpretation. And when you combine the two, you simply have to accept that this man is a miracle that can have no equal, perhaps even in the world of the violin. He makes the cello sound as an instrument simpler to play than the violin!!!
Arcymistrz ,wirtuoz brawooo!!!!!!!! 🎶🎵❤💕💕
I heard Rostropovichperform in a recital in Philadelphia, PA shortly after he defected from the USSR in the '70's. As a encore, he played The Flight of the Bumblebee. That encore caused a near riot. People loved it and him as well. Bravo !!!
I admire how he chooses to use his pinky in thumb position, the amount of teachers who teach not to do that is amazing
Великий, таланливый во всем!!!!Вечная память!!!!
he is very good! he is wonderful! the music is amazing
I didn't think such a performance was even possible!
Awesome. TY OfficerChan for posting.
LOL, that was REALLY intense and INSANE! GREAT!
Fantastic!
i love rostropovich!
This breaks your dreams.
БРАВИССИМО!!! 👏
During his best playing years he was the world's best. He was a cellist genius. I heard him at his best,I know! He did so much for charity. A wonderful man!!
Ростропович велик во всех виолончельный жанрах, техника безупречная!❤
The man's a powerhouse! Probably the fastest I've ever seen anyone play an instrument. I only wish that the video were of better quality.
LOL ..... Bloody marvelous. Never seen or heard the likes of that. Stupedous !!
omg this is SICK! incredible!!!!
Damn... that's some amazing NOTE HITTING for such a fast piece. I would be missing so many notes trying to play that.
Genius!
My fingers ache just watching this, and I don't even play the cello! Bravo Rostropovich!
Bravo maestro !!!!
Быстрее не играет ни кто! Как наш Великий Растропович!!!!!! Спасибо вам, наш Русский гений❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Because Popper was a cellist, which is immediately apparent if you pick up his etude books and find how simple it is to playing something extraordinarily flashy. That dude new how to write music for a cellist.
Slava - R.I.P. - was THE cello & a wonderful person!!!
Have a little respect for a great cello Maestro, legend in his own time.
oh my goodness gracoius i cant even move my arm that fast on a trill!
Awesome. Say no more.
Штрих балдежный, а темп....Упасть, не встать!
Absolute beast mode
Бравооооо!!!!!!
shloomper. He was absolutely at his prime in the '60s also for a great deal of the '70s and the '50s. He still played very well when he was much older;but naturally life had been very hard for him and he was such a brave generous man.
lol, i laugh when i first heard this as compared to others. It's so incredibly fast !!!!!I must say this is one of the best celloist i've seen.5 stars!!!
.....just amazing......
This is impossibly fast wow
Terrific!
@goodandplenty508 I was at that same recital in Philly. Slava has been my idol for years. I imagine he will remain that way for many years to come!
I love Rostropovich since my childhood!
When this maestro plays, it looks so easy....
...just "GREAT SLAVA!" R.I.P. Maestro.
Wow that glissando was purely eargasmic
Total control of instrument!
OF course the Maestro tears it up! But my personal delight comes from Rostropovich's moving slow passages.
He was, in my humble opinion, just the greatest.
I held my breath for over 2 minutes.
Well, there's no question that Rostropovich was a masterly technician (and, in the right things, a great interpreter, too). But this performance sounds to me more like an army on the march than like a group of elves dancing.
He probably wouldn't be offended
Welp. What can he say. Lol he was RUSSIAN!!
this is amazing!
Showoff: and truly great! :D
Haha, wow. I don't remember writing that!
Yes, now I like Popper's compositions more than I used to since I got to listen to them a little more... and Hungarian Rhapsody by him is difficult but fun to play! :-D
- although this piece...it's a challenging piece not only to play but also to listen to.
Rostropovich is incredible
Geweldig! Onovertroffen!
Bravo!!!
holy crap!!!!! that is one fast old man!!! haha awesome, great piece ^_^
@TheBowbros3 I was dumbfounded when I heard this and at the same time amused at the hyperactivity of it. Your comment about elves and coffee was hillarious and I laughed for a several minutes...thanks
what. cannot comprehend virtuosity. mind = blown o.O
unglaublich genial!
1:25 ^^ crazier, faster than ever RIP Slava! we'll remember you for a loooooooooooooong time
O nagyon szép volt igazi csellista q javabol
magnificent
*YES , HE IS THE GREATEST CELLIST IN THE WORLD.PEOPLE , WE MUST TO WATCH THIS MUSIC* 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😁😁🎶🎶😅😮😢😢🎉😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
che bravo!!!!
No matter how bad I want it, I could never finish this song, its just in the atmosphere
Awesome
Genius....