This is the second movement from Chopin's Cello Sonata off of the "Heifetz & Piatigorsky" DVD produced by KULTURE.
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@williamgregory1848 Жыл бұрын
When Piatigorsky first chose to play the cello in 1910, it was not considered a viable solo instrument. Very few people played the cello with competence or beauty. Cellists were rarely employed as soloists with symphony orchestras and almost never performed recitals. Audiences couldn’t imagine listening to the cello for an entire evening! But Piatigorsky developed and expanded the technique of the cello making it as facile and expressive as the violin. He also transcribed, arranged, composed and commissioned countless works for the cello thereby increasing its repertoire. His mission was to show the beauty and nobility of the cello’s voice the world over. It is a testament to Gregor Piatigorsky’s career that perhaps the most famous classical instrumentalist today is a cellist, Yo-Yo Ma.
@elisenotes3 жыл бұрын
How could anyone dislike this? Tender, moving, tres musical - all without any schamltz. Bravo.
@ThatRedheadedCellist4 жыл бұрын
Stunning. His control makes the notes on the page come to life. Pianist supports the atmosphere as well.
@akeller42655 жыл бұрын
Best legato, smoothest bow changes I've heard from maybe any string player
@27119397 жыл бұрын
Bellissimo questo video..... Il Grande Piatigordky ha suonato questa pagina di Chopin in modo fantastico..... Il suo Violoncello sembra che parli al cuore di chi l'ascolta !!!!!! Pino.
@ZaddyGohan3 ай бұрын
Greatest lyric cellist of all times, it’s not even close!!
@BytomGirl7 жыл бұрын
This was so beautiful.. put me in such nostalgic mood..
@scrumhalforegon18 жыл бұрын
Spectacular.... best largo I have ever heard! Everything's just right - speed, tone, interpretation.
@cellobuko17 жыл бұрын
It is amazing to compare techniques like this. Piatigorsky, like Rostropovich was very musical in his approach. His teaching also reflected this. He was apparently very philosophical in his approach. I only wish more videos like this were around of him. He was such a passionate man in his music and his teaching.
@abdorezamajdi32089 жыл бұрын
He is a symbol of faithfulness, evident from his inner intuition.
@murielrezek14819 жыл бұрын
The genius and magic of a great man.
@scrumhalforegon17 жыл бұрын
Absolutely sublime interpretation. The DVD is a must-have for any classical music lover.
@meredith2184619 жыл бұрын
What an exquisitely beautiful mvt.
@TheCourtwick14 жыл бұрын
Casals remarked: The greatest cellist of all time bar one. At his early death, A huge turnout of top artists attended his funeral including Tossanini, Heifetz and Hubermann and Paul Hindemit.
@LYTT10I039 жыл бұрын
Theres a great book, in wich Gregor Piatigorsky discribes his live by himself. In german it calls: mein Cello und Ich und unsere Begegnungen. This book nmakes real fun ;)
@fourstrings483 жыл бұрын
This video shows us his hands from close up, and...boy, did he ever have cello chops! Just look at the fourth finger (a.k.a. "pinky") of his left hand. It's exceptionally long and strong.
@bigcity23313 жыл бұрын
@SCManagement Thank you - I was wondering who the pianist was. I surmise these film clips of Piatigorsky and Berkowitz were made sometime in the 40's (maybe late 40's). The music is beautiful and haunting.
@aimson17 жыл бұрын
I actually learned the Alexander Technique in high school for my neck and left shoulder. Turned out that my posture was very terrible and when I played the violin I could only stand the pain for about 5 minutes. After about 20 sessions I was completely cured and my posture has been great ever since. Normally it is singers who learn the technique for bigger breath.
@munkybrain15 жыл бұрын
Rostropovich really did enlarge the repertoire by a conscious effort, and urged composers to write pieces for cello. you're quite right that we couldn't have done without casals
@meredith21846111 жыл бұрын
Such exquisite poetry.
@TomBarrister13 жыл бұрын
@SCManagement Mr. Berkowitz was also the frequent accompanist to Eudice Shapiro. Mr. Berkowitz passed on a few weeks ago, a month short of his 101st birthday.
@buju15 жыл бұрын
I'm reading his book "Cellist" its great. he is a great muscian.
@bachshafran5083 жыл бұрын
지금 곡을 ㆍ수십년전에 한국의 EBS에서 보고 너무도 감동을 했었다 다시 이 영상을 보니 또 감동의 눈물이납니다.
@Rephrat14 жыл бұрын
2'20 wow what an emotion.what a sound,what a styll. THE BEST King Grisha
@peepsrock2116 жыл бұрын
unbelievable
@andreadenir705412 жыл бұрын
Verdade mesmo!! Dá pra perceber bem no vibrato dele e na expressão...
@reozen87272 жыл бұрын
皮亚提哥尔斯基是第一个让我知道大提琴温柔情感的艺术家。
@issacbluecoat759712 жыл бұрын
CLASS
@TheCourtwick13 жыл бұрын
@TomBarrister Hi, Just noticed your question. I was refering to Piatigorsky and 'bar one' Casals himself. Reference to Toscanini attending the funeral is not correct, sorry about that.
@fannyjemwong4 жыл бұрын
BELLO
@sofiaclassic9116 жыл бұрын
Bella.. non l'avevo mai sentita.
@Moegiust17 жыл бұрын
What a wonderfully interesting document. Thank you for locating and posting it. The only "stupid" thing is to reject an artist at the height of his powers and profession, just because one may admire another of the great ones even more. Can't we simply learn from each and all of them, without quarreling? Besides, you are all mistaken. The greatest cellist was Leonard Rose, followed by Janos Starker. (We can all play that silly comparison game. But let's not.)
@TomBarrister13 жыл бұрын
@bigcity233 If memory serves me, they were shot in 1953.
@aimson18 жыл бұрын
That's a good attitude to have and I wish more people on KZbin had it. Everybody should be entitled to their own opinion, as long as that opinion is honest and well-formed. And yes, I happen to you agree with you that other cellists besides Piatigorsky have probably been more influential in history. However, I disagree with you about Casals - he was the first cellist to turn the instrument from a novelty into a truly great instrument (much like Andres Segovia for the guitar).
@Seautadasama15 жыл бұрын
Peaceful...
@fourstrings484 жыл бұрын
Lovely playing! It would have been nice if the post also told us who is at the piano.
@wolframhertel80413 жыл бұрын
The pianist is Mr. Ralph Berkowitz
@TomBarrister17 жыл бұрын
The "greatest" is a matter of personal preference. I was aware that Mr. Berkowitz was on the staff of Curtis until about 1940, but I didn't know that he was the dean of the institute.
@randyzeemer99996 жыл бұрын
Tom Barrister I
@johnmirsky84414 жыл бұрын
This is the third movement
@theLUCYCOWAN2 жыл бұрын
This is lovely. Does anyone know who the pianist is ?
@jeffersonfsoares13 жыл бұрын
Não sei se é porque ele tocava com Heifetz e gostava de seu som, mais o som dele é muito parecido com o do Heifetz, mais transportado para o violoncelo
@--Artur--16 жыл бұрын
great quality...all older vid are in better quality
@earshape17 жыл бұрын
It is not the second movement, but the third movement.
@mstevenh111 жыл бұрын
this is actually the third movement
@EtrofOnaip16 жыл бұрын
I like the pianist - What is his Name ?
@wolframhertel80413 жыл бұрын
The pianist is Mr. Ralph Berkowitz
@celloman7915 жыл бұрын
"A lot" is very relative my friend. Things written for Rostropovich likely would have been dedicated to some other great cellist in his absence. This written for Casals were written because he was really the first great solo cellist that ever existed. Before him, it wasn't really considered a solo instrument. Now it's equal to the violin. Rostropovich built on what Casals started.
@omnisquebe14 жыл бұрын
ωραίος
@welltuned2417 жыл бұрын
Cool ear yummy(ness), totally and for sure!
@stxer17 жыл бұрын
Anyone know who is the pianist?
@jan-christinejohnson52562 жыл бұрын
Mr. Ralph Berkowitz
@munkybrain16 жыл бұрын
I don't think Casals did 100 times more for the instrument. i agree he did more, but alot was written for Rostropovich, and he had a lot of students, and he recorded a lot.
@perotal12 жыл бұрын
How does he make the beautiful bass sound on the cello? Excuse my ignorance, I'm a piano player..
@paulinagaspar92546 жыл бұрын
Let me answer this: Leaving aside Piatigorsky is an excellent player who had Anatoliy Brandukov as direct teacher, he is probably playing his "Batta" Stradivarius cello, or more probably his "Baudiot", as well Stradivarius cello (since this footage was originally recorded in 1953, and there's only evidence that he acquired the "Batta" around 1956, and he had played the "Baudiot" at least since 1948). Anyway, both Stradivarius instruments had special sound features, including specially a rich sound in the bass strings, and maybe a great equalization and engineering from the film technicians and the remastering for the DVD. Although all this possibilities, this beautiful bass sound can be produced by a cello in different ways that are combined in this footage: a great technique, a high quality cello and a deep knowledge from the player about his instrument, this special bass sound is characteristic and distinctive in the cello, since the same note in the same pitch would sound VERY different if played by an upright bass, because of the sound quality or "timbre"; as well in this pitch a double bass and a cello have somehow a "similar" timbre, when listening with attention they are not, and there are GREAT differences in the sound quality. Any cellist, bassist or experienced string-music listener or orchestra conductor should note the difference immediatly, as well maybe an unexperienced string-music listener could be cconfused the first time. One thing is for sure: Piatigorsky/Baudiot's bass strings sound is specially beautiful, dark and deep, a delight for cello players and cello lovers!
@organboi10 жыл бұрын
change the title. it's the third movement. fix your mistakes when brought to your attention.
@bobross186 жыл бұрын
bill evans???
@MasqueradeBall16 жыл бұрын
Rubinstein
@bilstew17 жыл бұрын
Mi pensas lia muziko estas la plej bona kaj cxiam gxi estos la plej bona.
@celloman7917 жыл бұрын
Done more for the instrument? What is that supposed to mean? Sorry, Rostropovich was an incredible artist. Seriously, absolutely incredible. But Casals did 100 times more for the cello than Rostropovich. No exaggeration. Until Casals, they practiced holding up a book in their left arms. That contribution alone was huge. Not to mention rediscovering the Bach Solo Suites, unknown before Casals. THAT was a serious contribution.
@meredith21846111 жыл бұрын
Its not Rubinstein!.
@TheTradge17 жыл бұрын
Not a great fan of Piatigorsky myself, much more partial to Du Pré, Gendron and Gutman. I think Piatigorskys vibrato is too fast, it just sounds tight, for my liking anyway. That's just my opinion, others are likely to disagree, but he's not my favourite to listen to. No doubt he was a great cellist, and dynamic contrasts are wonderful!
@iampauleybaby16 жыл бұрын
Is this the Piatigorsky whose wife the former world chess champion Bobby Fischer had a run in with?
@vlnvlaclogbaerhpno17 жыл бұрын
Very narrow and fast vibrato...almost looks like it's coming from his wrist, or even fingers (violin/viola) as opposed to his elbow (cello/bass)...
@munkybrain16 жыл бұрын
I dunno he was married to a good chess player though
@violaplayer199517 жыл бұрын
the other lady n zelnova or sumthing like that..has a huge vibrato compared to him
@aimson18 жыл бұрын
Well, you can't prove what you just wrote any more than RIHARRIS32 can. Therefore, both of you simply voiced your opinions, neither of which are stupid. All you've really done by calling him stupid is start a meaningless pissing contest that will get nowhere. Simply disagree with his opinion, voice your opinion, and move on :)