J. S. Bach - Toccata in D Minor - Konstandinos Boudounis - Solo Cello - live

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  • @brewskiproductionslasvegas
    @brewskiproductionslasvegas 2 роки тому +235

    As a former professional cellist this is one of my top 5 cello performances. He makes it look so easy. It may not be the most technical piece but his arrangement, intonation, and pacing of this song amazing.

    • @braydenk.8348
      @braydenk.8348 2 роки тому +25

      His double stops were insanely clean, which I’d argue are quite difficult to execute on the cello compared to the violin.

    • @stoic8412
      @stoic8412 2 роки тому +15

      I've been a regular on this video since I found it (3 years already). Truly a masterpiece. I dont think I'll ever stop listening.

    • @TheNooby7155
      @TheNooby7155 Рік тому +5

      ikr i am kind of an amateur but ican play alot of songs and i can say this is abaut impossible for me

    • @T4zchi
      @T4zchi Рік тому +4

      @@braydenk.8348 Completely, Cellos are much more difficult than Violins for sure. In fact, Violins are the easiest of the four classical orchestra instruments.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому

      @@braydenk.8348 Absolutely. Unbelievable!

  • @alexzioek9680
    @alexzioek9680 2 роки тому +67

    This man, to put it simply, is an absolute musical genius of a cellist.

  • @jonathanmolina7690
    @jonathanmolina7690 4 роки тому +244

    I wish people were more aware of how difficult it is to play with intonation this great with such a clear sound. I'm so thankful that I got to watch this video!

    • @antonioferrandez9675
      @antonioferrandez9675 2 роки тому +2

      Very clear sound it is very nice

    • @nebulasky6863
      @nebulasky6863 Рік тому +2

      @rrcc8367 There are different ways to play each piece. I played a grade 8 piece 2 months after I started - got all the notes, but sounded like trash. It's about the execution here. It's the artistry that makes a song easy or difficult, not the notes. The intonation esp on the double stops at the top end takes a lot of practice, and putting drama into a song is by no means easy. If you want to just hit the notes, ya, anyone can do it. If you want to sound good, or emotional...it's not easy.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому +1

      @@nebulasky6863 Far from anybody can play this piece. It's incredibly difficult. I'm a good amateur cellist.

    • @Bu-bo-Bu-bo
      @Bu-bo-Bu-bo 3 місяці тому +1

      This piece is incredibly difficult. I'm also a good amateur cellist. This is really great mastery here

  • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
    @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому +14

    As a good amateur cellist, I'm in awe. The double stops so cleanly played are remarkable. He plays musically, with soul and perfect intonation a supremely difficult piece. Much much easier on the organ.

  • @jjschm20
    @jjschm20 Рік тому +23

    This video is why I chose to learn cello as an adult a year ago.

  • @shaneanderson1229
    @shaneanderson1229 2 роки тому +64

    Oh man, 4:36 to 4:44 is possibly the most incredible sound I've ever heard from a cello.

    • @nuffim3277
      @nuffim3277 2 роки тому +8

      There is a similar section to this in the third mvmt of the saint saens cello concerto if you want to hear more. Octaves are a wonderful thing on the cello.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому +1

      @@nuffim3277 But very difficult to play in tune.

  • @phosphoros60
    @phosphoros60 4 роки тому +90

    So I came here simply because I'm on a UA-cam binge of different Instruments covering this piece, and I sort just jokingly thought to myself, "Huh I wonder if anyone has attempted this on Cello..." Not just attempted, as it turns out, but _mastered_ !

    • @yovni
      @yovni 2 роки тому +1

      Harp versions are also great.

  • @chimalmadanza8548
    @chimalmadanza8548 Рік тому +4

    OMG! Sweet example of why humankind deserve to be here

  • @13StJimmy
    @13StJimmy 2 роки тому +30

    The reverb of the room just adds so much depth this is an incredible performance

  • @marvisgleerup2631
    @marvisgleerup2631 4 роки тому +70

    To the 229 dislikes, how sad for you! His style, his fingering and love for his cello is beautiful and haunting. This is why I picked up my cello after 10 yrs.

  • @onlyyouarerealnow
    @onlyyouarerealnow 4 роки тому +31

    the beauty of this piece alone is fascinating but if you've ever played cello you know how unfathomably difficult this must be

  • @jarrahtree5130
    @jarrahtree5130 Рік тому +5

    Technique: unconventional
    Performance: incredible

  • @vlasrebrov4069
    @vlasrebrov4069 2 роки тому +9

    Это гениальное исполнение. Страшно представить - на какой уровень мастерства поднялся. Это уровень самых великих музыкантов.

  • @adammoen9687
    @adammoen9687 5 років тому +163

    125 organists disliked this, cause he just whooped your ass

    • @Pandora234able
      @Pandora234able 4 роки тому +6

      Doing it all with two limbs instead of four is pique modern man.

    • @juuz0u213
      @juuz0u213 3 роки тому +1

      Heuehehe

  • @IgorSavtchenko
    @IgorSavtchenko 9 років тому +105

    Bach is amazing, you are amazing. Life is amazing.

  • @BigParadox
    @BigParadox 8 місяців тому +2

    I have listened to (and watched) this video so many times. I come back to it now and then. Everytime it is such a profound experience.

  • @waaagh3203
    @waaagh3203 8 років тому +483

    I'm not a musician. I know literally jack shit about music. I just know I like this.

    • @presidentmorsi4677
      @presidentmorsi4677 6 років тому

      u seen luke smiths new podcast?

    • @knez-bg
      @knez-bg 6 років тому +20

      You don't have to know anything about music to enjoy it.

    • @dennyhamrick2552
      @dennyhamrick2552 5 років тому +2

      Thanks, my good NPC

    • @impulseproman
      @impulseproman 5 років тому +2

      If you like it your a musician

    • @CR33SIVE
      @CR33SIVE 5 років тому

      it doesnt matter orange man bad!

  • @vanray8022
    @vanray8022 7 років тому +8

    What I find most beautiful, is the Greek influence in this performance. The slight "slurs" and bending of notes at particular transitions. Gives me chills. And the acoustics are insane; the low bass resonance. This is now my most favorite version of this piece. Truly amazing. Thank you!!!

  • @leelama3857
    @leelama3857 5 років тому +6

    The angels are weeping tears of pure joy over this.

  • @Tyronbis
    @Tyronbis 9 місяців тому +2

    Meu Deus do céu amado, isto está em outro nível...

  • @breckon2684
    @breckon2684 4 роки тому +9

    This si actually one of the most amazing cello performances i have ever seen

  • @rosspritch34
    @rosspritch34 2 роки тому +7

    I damn near blew out my car speakers listening to this on break at work

  • @kaviervpiano1092
    @kaviervpiano1092 10 років тому +138

    Correction, this is a toccata in D minor originally, but this one is transposed in C minor for cello

    • @geneangelonucal234
      @geneangelonucal234 7 років тому +11

      Kavier V Piano That's what I thought, too. He played his open C string at 0:43 even though it's supposed to be a D. Still a great piece in any key.

    • @TheMaestro2005
      @TheMaestro2005 6 років тому +10

      Thanks Captain Obvious

    • @gamesloth2
      @gamesloth2 6 років тому +4

      what if he did a drop D tuning :P

    • @martinriha3729
      @martinriha3729 5 років тому

      well he didn't but it doesn't matter it's nice even in c minor

    • @topsecret1837
      @topsecret1837 5 років тому

      Nick Shelton
      Not sure, but it would be costly.

  • @leonardogrimaz8873
    @leonardogrimaz8873 6 років тому +57

    The trascription in C minor is well done, and the performance is one of the best I've ever heard! Simply amazing!

  • @wwright8125
    @wwright8125 10 років тому +10

    Absolutely beautiful performance. A very soulful sound and skilfully delivered with such precision.

  • @tarantula_pie
    @tarantula_pie 6 днів тому

    he bought the whole cello, so he's gonna use THE WHOLE CELLO. absolutely flawless performance

  • @sujat9549
    @sujat9549 10 років тому +113

    Very well transcribed for solo strings... and powerfully played. Impressed!

  • @zamfully
    @zamfully 6 років тому +4

    Why would anyone want to downvote this. A serious young cellist. Very interesting arrangement.

  • @fabrydamage
    @fabrydamage 5 років тому +20

    That was stupendous! What a technique, what a sound!

  • @JuliLa222
    @JuliLa222 3 роки тому +4

    You are a masterful musician and superb cellist.. I salute you

  • @Cherryrose444
    @Cherryrose444 9 років тому +10

    I can't stop listening to it. It's so powerful. The sound, the echo, he's very good.

  • @texanforeverthompson3645
    @texanforeverthompson3645 5 років тому +4

    My favorite work for an organ. It's even been done on a harp. I wouldn't have believed it possible on a cello. This is fantastic.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому

      I agree. I've played this piece on the piano. It's ten times more difficult on the cello. I am a good cellist but I would never be able to play this piece with such clear perfection intonation. Man is a genius.

  • @hannesheinz720
    @hannesheinz720 8 років тому +60

    Great transcription, powerful performance and a clear pure intonation!

  • @HelenaWilliams8696
    @HelenaWilliams8696 8 років тому +83

    Vibrating those strings into a melancholic resonance streams into an exceptional serenity. Beautiful rendition!

  • @midasmith
    @midasmith 6 років тому +4

    It penetrated to the depths of the soul. Bravo!

  • @inocenciofrancisco2859
    @inocenciofrancisco2859 7 років тому +22

    This guy is a legend! How can one thumb down with critics about his hands positions? Thelonious Monk was a genious at playing piano and who cared about his fingering or seating position? The most important is the music not how you hold the instrument. Music is art and people express it in different ways so seat back and enjoy it.

  • @nixonmendeed
    @nixonmendeed 9 років тому +15

    Double stops are amazing and and excellent demonstration of rubato properly employed!

  • @canadapainter658
    @canadapainter658 5 років тому +2

    I downloaded it to my MP3 player...that how well this guy plays it...I am not a classic music lover but it made me lay back and think about life...

  • @jadecatunao7097
    @jadecatunao7097 9 років тому +9

    HE WENT OFF THE FINGERBOARD...............This is amazing

  • @MrFancyFingers
    @MrFancyFingers 9 років тому +1

    The thought that anyone could give this performance a thumbs down boggles my mind.

  • @misaelpichardo4139
    @misaelpichardo4139 5 років тому +4

    Este es uno de mis instrumentos favoritos, junto al violin y la guitarra.
    Excelente interpretación del maestro, felicidades.

  • @whoami8434
    @whoami8434 4 роки тому +1

    I’m speechless. I was absolutely captivated for every second.

  • @1cleandude
    @1cleandude 4 роки тому +3

    His technique elicits a beautiful resonance from an incredible instrument that complies to perfection!! Bravo young man! Bach 😌

  • @yumnom6005
    @yumnom6005 9 років тому +227

    *breaks the replay button*

  • @heatherreeves5481
    @heatherreeves5481 5 років тому +4

    So beautiful! Cello speaks to the soul!

  • @JuanSosa-fw7nh
    @JuanSosa-fw7nh 8 років тому +20

    Solo puedo ponerme de pie y aplaudir!!! Me dejó el pecho lleno de magia esta interpretación!! Gracias por compartir

  • @Igorsar1
    @Igorsar1 9 років тому +66

    What a wonderful arrangement and fantastically perfect played Constandino. My admiration and respect for you. Wonderful musician!!!!! Amazing. You trancribed it 1 tone lower for the open strings BRAVO!!!

  • @siobhanhall4601
    @siobhanhall4601 9 років тому +1

    I am in love, this man is fantastic, he and his cello make more than music, he builds substance emotion and musical colour. he inspires me to torture my own cello with poor attempts.

  • @Alexx16Z
    @Alexx16Z 3 роки тому +12

    Δυστυχώς μόνο 1 εκατ προβολές... Φίλε χωρίς λόγια, άψογος!

    • @IoannisZ
      @IoannisZ Місяць тому

      ...ενω το ΣΑΤΙ εχει ποσα εκατομ. λικες και προβολές.... δυστυχως ...

    • @Alexx16Z
      @Alexx16Z Місяць тому

      @@IoannisZ Εμένα πιο πολύ φίλε τα σκυλάδικα με ενοχλούν και τα σημερινά "λαϊκά"...

  • @gmundarain
    @gmundarain 2 роки тому

    This is truly a gem here in UA-cam

  • @marcopilati7464
    @marcopilati7464 6 років тому +3

    Impressionante! Impressive. Grande artista, great! Bravo, bravo, BRAVO! Clap clap clap!!!!

  • @rudrashakti108
    @rudrashakti108 9 років тому +2

    You obviously have that wind of inspiration and magnetism that goes beyond just technique alone. You are amazing. Thanks for blessing us with your performance!

  • @presto627
    @presto627 8 років тому +9

    I love when a piece of music leaves me speechless. Well done, sir.

  • @wolframgrotzner6729
    @wolframgrotzner6729 6 років тому

    ...and thank to the person for not moving too much the camera! I learn a lot from seeing what dimitrios is so well doing!

  • @ollioikarinen
    @ollioikarinen 5 років тому +14

    Holy! As a cello player myself, I though this would be an impossible piece of music to play (like this) with cello. This is marvellous! I wonder who has arranged this - maybe himself?

  • @philippepourrat2256
    @philippepourrat2256 4 роки тому +1

    La Toccata au violoncelle, Il fallait oser ! Il l'a fait, divinement bien !

  • @meriambenabedrabba5988
    @meriambenabedrabba5988 5 років тому +4

    I always come back to watch this... you re amazing

  • @samanthapatrick9181
    @samanthapatrick9181 8 років тому +1

    Amazing, I've watched this over and over for a while now and each time my hairs raise, I can't praise it enough!

    • @janetmiller2160
      @janetmiller2160 6 років тому +1

      Samantha Patrick I'm partly afraid to open up that storm of emotion again.

  • @nikeytarobinson1408
    @nikeytarobinson1408 9 років тому +369

    My only question is who would dislike this?

    • @guillermodewey1994
      @guillermodewey1994 9 років тому +1

      + Nikeyta Robinson no te gusta? debes tener cera en los oidos....es escuchas lady gaga?

    • @nikeytarobinson1408
      @nikeytarobinson1408 9 років тому +22

      lmao I was being sarcastic, I love it. I asked who would dislike it? I hate lady gaga. And you must not read English very well.

    • @guillermodewey1994
      @guillermodewey1994 9 років тому +2

      ajaja no, viste? no soy del primer mundo. Todo bien "nikita"

    • @borogoro5506
      @borogoro5506 8 років тому +8

      +Nikeyta Robinson those who watched this upside down

    • @nikeytarobinson1408
      @nikeytarobinson1408 8 років тому

      +Bor Ogoro lmao

  • @laguitarradepablo
    @laguitarradepablo 2 місяці тому

    Aunque el Cello tiene límites, siempre es sublime. Esto es elevar la música a niveles divinos. No imagino la pieza completa a 2 cellos.

  • @frankfletcher9684
    @frankfletcher9684 9 років тому +10

    Wow... Such power!!! Truly amazing performance with excellent tone. Very impressive!

  • @MusicIIV
    @MusicIIV 8 років тому

    so unbelievably beautiful and his vibrato is so unbelievably perfect. Everything was perfect.

  • @lisowzki
    @lisowzki 9 років тому +7

    SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL. That guy can take me home any time of the day.

  • @astrigal18
    @astrigal18 2 роки тому +1

    This really captures the heart of the piece.

  • @ThePousky
    @ThePousky 10 років тому +12

    Pure delight, my eyes are wet.....thank you so much for this

  • @mronedesai
    @mronedesai 3 місяці тому +1

    this man is good at the cello

  • @whmozart
    @whmozart 9 років тому +14

    more like in C minor!
    Absolutely spectacular!

  • @HennerZeller
    @HennerZeller 6 років тому +2

    This was nicely arranged to get as much polyphony out of it as possible. Not only double-stops, but also using the opportunity to pizzicato adjacent strings. Bravo!

  • @carlossotorosas1007
    @carlossotorosas1007 5 років тому +3

    Extraordinario, so fined..
    Big magic musician..
    God bless alwais yuar life and giant art..im a guitarist..I can see yuar top one level super junger master..
    Thank Yu very much spetial for shared. Pleae yu receve my hug.
    Thank Yu.

  • @steverogers4553
    @steverogers4553 4 роки тому +2

    My pineal gland is hopping. Fantastic on the headphones.

  • @aneslihovac3016
    @aneslihovac3016 5 років тому +53

    To the 150 people who disliked this: who hurt you ?!?!?

  • @amyheart5567
    @amyheart5567 9 років тому +1

    So beautiful. EXTREMELY nice cello.

  • @joelfoy5880
    @joelfoy5880 7 років тому +18

    This guy is is amazing, and the piece selected is golden! Haters BEGONE

  • @phostnok
    @phostnok Рік тому

    es un masazo musical se siente todo el esfuerzo puesto en cada maldita nota...genio

  • @dougmckay9524
    @dougmckay9524 4 роки тому +4

    Iam just learning to play the cello this me need to practice more and to push myself harder that was fantastic

  • @CedsBritishBrass34
    @CedsBritishBrass34 5 років тому +2

    This is just divine. A master in action. Even Bach himself would be amazed! 😯😁

  • @Mom2Johnny
    @Mom2Johnny 6 років тому +8

    OH
    MY
    GOD!!!!!!!
    BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kathleenalarid1150
    @kathleenalarid1150 4 роки тому +1

    I know nothing about Bach but... with my eyes closed, this is so beautiful and emotional. I love it.

  • @anarolim2038
    @anarolim2038 4 роки тому +5

    Meu Deus, lindo demais!!!

  • @retroitcomplex
    @retroitcomplex 5 років тому +1

    Pizzicato and chords at the same time while soling. This is too good

  • @jenbouman5431
    @jenbouman5431 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for this...this has propelled me in personal practice and is so beautifully done.

  • @Forlaniz3
    @Forlaniz3 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful. Beautiful work and a beautiful soul playing.

  • @cooldperas
    @cooldperas 8 років тому +26

    I'am gonna lie down my violin to learn cello, since this instrument suits me better in every aspect- playing this piece ob music will be my goal to achieve :D

  • @willrichardson2450
    @willrichardson2450 Рік тому

    Absolutely extraordinary, stunning

  • @EMB3D
    @EMB3D 9 років тому +4

    thanks for being, and sharing this wonder!

  • @SdeSabiduria
    @SdeSabiduria 11 років тому

    Magnífico... Me quito el sombrero ante usted desde la ciudad de Barcelona, España.

  • @lucianolizana446
    @lucianolizana446 4 роки тому +3

    R E S O N A N C E

  • @RusseCF88
    @RusseCF88 5 місяців тому

    This is amazing. It's played clean with so much creativity and passion.

  • @dimitriosdoulias
    @dimitriosdoulias  8 років тому +17

    Neumann Microphones Stereo Set KM 184, RME Fireface 802, Steinberg Nuendo and PC Computer (Laptop HP with i5 CPU).

    • @createlovehappy
      @createlovehappy 4 роки тому

      Dimitrios Doulias thanks for sharing this. What was the acoustical space like? Big room ? Small room? What was in it? Is that a piano next to you? I wonder if it was resonating sympathetically and adding a distant reverb if it’s own? Although those mics polar pattern might have rejected it

  • @Xyryn
    @Xyryn Рік тому

    This music is the 1st music that I listened to with my new laptop! 💟

  • @TheModernHermeticist
    @TheModernHermeticist 8 років тому +12

    καλὸς κἀγαθός!

  • @jeanetteskirvin2847
    @jeanetteskirvin2847 7 років тому +1

    ~ presence interpretation style and that cello''s voice raised my relationship with Bach to an otherworldy level ~~

  • @spacep0d
    @spacep0d 5 років тому +4

    Man this is brilliant. Cello is by far my favorite classical string instrument second only to guitar. Those highs...those lows! Would love to own one sometime. This is very inspiring.

  • @smugcat6938
    @smugcat6938 6 років тому +1

    the cello is easily my favourite stringed instrument

  • @btdada
    @btdada 2 роки тому +13

    Can I ask for a copy of music sheet?

  • @mbotsaris
    @mbotsaris 5 місяців тому

    It’s one of the best things I have seen on UA-cam

  • @facepalm9300
    @facepalm9300 3 роки тому +4

    I bought a violin but I’ve lately been looking at cellos thinking it may be easier to learn.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому

      Far more difficult than the violin. I started cello at age ten and have become a good amateur cellis. Professionally I'm a literary translator. I studied violin for two yrs and was very surprised at how easier the violin is than the cello.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Рік тому

      Sorry, cellist.

    • @LittleLotteWanders
      @LittleLotteWanders 8 місяців тому

      Both difficult, just requires two different physiques when it comes to your hands. You need long fingers with narrow palms to play violin. People with wider palms and mid sized fingers do best with cello. I was an awful violinist, but it’s just because I didn’t have the hands for it. Cello has been much less frustrating for me.

  • @АлексейИванов-т1к5л
    @АлексейИванов-т1к5л 4 роки тому +1

    Я многое слышал, но в таком исполнении...Я в восторге!!! Респект!!!

  • @kraljsrbije1974
    @kraljsrbije1974 4 роки тому +5

    Hi from 🇷🇸 to 🇬🇷 nice job!

  • @dhouse-d5l
    @dhouse-d5l Рік тому

    Extraordinary seeing too that he also has joint problems...amazing.