Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude by Nathan Chan, cellist

[@JacquesKinnaerCello]

One of the most beautiful renderings of this piece. Quite often it is played fast, but to me it should convey tranquility and that's exactly what this rendering does.

[@gnomiegraze300]

YES! This is the only version I listen to.

[@anudarib]

one of the best versions so far! very beautiful, thanks a lot..

[@kellyglevenstein9613]

Simply Beautiful! Thank you Nathan for this video.

[@jendot05]

I was looking for a video to show my 9 year old son in how the cello looks when being played and how beautiful it sounds, found your video basically by accident and was blown away by this performance!! It was very moving and I had tears and goosebumps from the start! Thanks for sharing!! You have a bright, wonderful future ahead of yourself!!

[@GuTzeLiang]

i can play this too, i bet many others can, but no one has the amount of passion and emotion this kid has in music. keep playing

[@Brooderful]

To my untrained, inexperienced ear this has the best tempo and phrasing (if that's even the correct descriptive word...) that I've ever heard. It truly speaks directly to my heart & soul! Bravo!

[@georgeharliono]

Beautiful!

[@AnnieBugWilliams]

Just beautiful. Light, perfectly pace and with all the depth and emotion wanted. Thank you.

[@alecpetrossian7459]

Excellent thank you.

[@friendcalled5]

The mic he is using is a contact microphone, it picks up the vibrations of the cello underneath it much the same as a piezo works. It does not have a cardioid sound pattern as most mics you are familiar with do therefore it will not pick up any sound that is not either EXTREMELY loud or from a source that is in direct contact with the microphone.

[@baileysprojects]

I cried. This Nathan guy is amazing. He actually has FUN with the music. AND he's amazing at cello!!!! This kid is so cool! Seriously, this is a win at life :D

[@TheAceNEst]

I love the sound coming from your cello when you play. Love your version on the Bach Prelude. Just perfect.

[@edwinijpeij]

Wonderful! You play it with the articulation and sensitivity that gives me goosebumps.

[@laedanyeye2078]

That deer needs to eat a cheeseburger

[@justmepatc]

beautiful, just beautiful

[@swordgz]

Excellent interpretation!

[@cocomango2424]

Beauuutiful, love how it’s filmed tooo 2020

[@chrisvazan]

Amazing performance!!!

[@bobsbigboy_]

I just discovered this man, glad i did. :)

[@guekecello8745]

Bravo Nathan !

[@jemhedley]

Bravo! You're obviously well on your way to a very elegant sense of sprezzatura, should you want it, or any sense you like. What a delightfully convincing performance. Bravo!

[@deluxeyoongi7574]

It has been confirmed...Nathan Chan is a deer god...

[@Unholyspaghetti]

*jaw drops* man you send shivers down my spine. I hope you get to be a great cellist!

[@LECLESESTTOUJOURSLA]

you have a wonderful dynamic! Like to hear more "cello-classics" playing by you!

[@claudinei8182]

You're awesome! Greetings from Brazil.

[@jessicahackerd]

Absolutely beautiful. Nice tone.. I am just learning this piece myself. :)

[@Tbrownie116]

What a beautiful blessing from god,you can see how much it moves him from inside, my son plays the piano with this same passion, thank you for sharing it on youTube😌

[@benbauer7866]

Pretty nice. I am playing the bach prelude myself and you gave me a few good ideas.

[@irispep]

Beautiful

[@Hokuspokusfrid]

vackert, strålande, underskönt, härligt. Vilket kille. Den här världen är så mycket. tänk vad långt vi har kommit. tänk en sån finhet som finns i den. så otroligt vacker. va vackert. jag känner mej så lycklig i denna stund, så fridfull. va härligt :) aldrig kännt såhär förut. som en vacker ström av. skönhet och vackra öden. allt är bra nu. va skönt. äntligen en stund av total frid och avnjutning av det här livet. så väldigt väldigt vackert. oj va fint. tänk att det kan kännas såhär... oj

[@rhyldin]

@DavidCB44 I really think it was since the camera is constantly changing positions and there seems to be no recorders nearby ;)

[@053601633]

Excellent !

[@yolandas.h.7256]

why are there deer in every freaking video of Nathan chan

[@mikiomartinez4673]

Clara Chan has ADHD

[@djangosp2]

@DavidCB44 its a mic thats taped onto the face of the cello

[@alysonsantos1368]

excelente, profissional que sonoridade, muito bom parabens

[@mariboni516]

Love it!

[@eduraventos]

It's not a microphone. It's a damper for the Wolf Tone. It's just a way to eliminate the noisy sound (Wolf Tone) that we find in F or F sharp (more or less) of specially the 3rd string of the most of the cellos.

[@RabbiJillZimmerman]

beautiful!

[@macmoviequeen101]

just amazing.

[@friendcalled5]

This may be my favourite interpretation of this particular piece of music, the tempo is reminiscent of Maisky but with a longer draw, very very nice.

[@vesleMari]

It's so beautiful! My eyes are watering, I'm not kidding.

[@taylornicole2940]

I like the actual playing...but the camera angles are weird...and a deer? really?

[@haileybailey4634]

clara chan the girl directing the camera has adhd

[@matthewgonzalez2040]

Does it really matter

[@benitoiiidolor6567]

muito bom nathan!

[@StevenJames924]

Outstanding

[@Eccentric14]

Well done!!!!!

[@pyrioni]

beautiful, bravo!

[@lexgregg]

Yes Nathan Chan,yes!

[@afonster]

Eargasmic . :o | Completely breath taking . | Love This piece ,

[@payelguitarist7512]

very good🎻🎻

[@houdinigeanie1223]

That was grate. Good job

[@ericoschmitt]

@mrslimbeck its in the left of the bridge, glued there, you can see

[@Valid_Answer]

Woah.. that was amazing!!!!!!!!!! Thumbs up!

[@HiperSales]

I see emotion in your movements!!This is the difference!!

[@SandraPerez-ci6tn]

its very good, is beautiful, is excellent

[@jonathank5075]

Awesome

[@gnosisbellville740]

Preciosa melodía... alimento para los sentidos...

[@yahew]

Great!

[@yours12342]

Music is an amazing thing.

[@gagizzle123]

Seriously? Thats so cool! Wow, I guess it's true, you do learn something new every day!

[@rudly3738]

he may have played this prelude ,i dont think it happened at this recording video

[@JonAustinMedia]

Either they prerecorded this in a room, or added reverb to it. Either way - despite SOUNDING great and being played very well, the audio feels disconnected from the video and it just doesn't feel "real"

[@josiahduarte5947]

Good job

[@vannale866]

you are soo talented!! i like how you picked the outdoor to play,,its soo beautiful,,may i ask is the background located in san francisco? thnx

[@windtalker750]

dude..thats beast..

[@arrhianne]

Beautiful both the music but the feeling was even more heightened by the choice of stage!

[@ericoschmitt]

@mrslimbeck i do belive it is recorded on studio and the video was made after

[@MisterPyOne]

just wonderfull! einfach himmlich! impresionante sensibilidad!

[@isabellareedman4451]

i like this version because it has the same bowings as i do and not some insane man with a beard playing it insanely fast and slurring an entire page into one bow! (slightly over expressive on that last part) anyways, it's a great help to those who are just starting the back suites, and you did a great job playing it!

[@ericoschmitt]

@Cellistimothy i used to ask this kind of thing when i was starting on cello.. But a good cellist, and no doubt he is one, plays with both.. even when you are reading first sight, you are constantly using the ears, and when you are memorising a piece from score, you have to learn how to mentally sing the music you read and play.. so the ear is ALWAYS being used. If you mean transcribing music by ear.. well, probably he didnt, thought he could

[@danoliver291]

That's actually a sound moderator, it evens out the sound on the cello. I have one on mine. However, they can and probably recorded it with equipment on scene.

[@josiahduarte5947]

I am so damn proud of you

[@carlaticllaespinoza8036]

I love u Nathan :3 !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@superduperfunsone]

NIIIIIICE

[@christian2M]

like it!

[@jonathank5075]

I liked where they zoomed the camera on the animal lol ;)

[@jazcin143]

OMG that was AMazing btw u have a really nice Cello!:)

[@Ultimatebeag]

I can play an array of rather 'difficult' pieces but for some reason I can not play Bach's prelude from suite one for my life! This I believe is a serious case of "You don't play the piece, the piece plays you." Anywho, great video and of course, great performance.

[@groezy]

@samurailunchbox dude, if you listen to the Yo Yo Ma version, you can tell it's so much smoother and less scratchy

[@golopot]

the post-modern shooting is so intense

[@SuperRumpelstiltskin]

There is a mic on the bottom left of his cello.

[@NinjaDKDavid]

@DavidCB44 Most likely due to all those transitions from his sister's recording. (Or how it changes angles every time and such.)

[@KevinKanNguyen]

yeah the pick up is attached to his cello you can see it on left under the f holes

[@ramalamadingdization]

Well done, young man! Keep on...I love it! ;^) Crazy Frank

[@AnimeMasterxGamer]

daaamn cello's sounds really classy :o

[@mrslimbeck]

I do believe he has a microphone on his cello for recording the acoustics directly.

[@DLoza100]

You're amazing. How much do you practice a day?

[@TylerMayeRoberts12]

The difficulty on this piece is set on the higher side. It involves 2nd and 3rd position.

[@Avily101]

I love you!!!!!!

[@mochi9043]

The next recommended is Nathan playing as a kid, how adorable

[@Andytlp]

Heard this on hitman bloodmoney, now i want more of bach works.

[@Sehon13Ultd]

Song starts at 0:26

[@RycckayaMafiya]

Simply beautiful. Left me mystified.

[@carcarvroom7]

Well there is a mic on the cello and he goes to Colombia and Juliard, so i'm sure there's no question that it is him

[@aespinosa1802]

Ya the cello song

[@naomirosev]

By thepianoguys

[@christianbaldonado9327]

It's by bach, thepianoguys performed it

[@naomirosev]

Yup. I love the orginal and ThePianoGuys version

[@Cellistimothy]

I want a mic for my classic cello

[@treedude577]

Quick question, where was the microphone recording the sound?? Because there is no way the music would sound anything like that unless directly on the cello itself.

[@CatybelongstoJared]

A few questions: 1)Do you own your cello? (I know its a dumb question) 2) ARE you a decendant of Yo-Yo Ma? 3)YOU ARE GOOD!!!

[@brandonboyd7826]

The microphone is to the right of the bridge

[@alishah00123]

I am a big fan of him he is so cute.

[@lutbv]

Still this guy is great

[@davehshs651]

I enjoy playing this on the classical guitar, but when I hear it on the cello, there is no doubt which instrument the composer had in mind.