Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 1 - 1st movement (Benjamin Zander - Interpretation Class)

For more classes like this one, please visit the Benjamin Zander Center - www.benjaminzander.org/
Hotin Chen, cello and Dina Vainshtien, piano
Interpretations of Music: Lessons for Life
with Benjamin Zander
Dave Jamrog Audio/Video

[@robinampipparampil]

The kid is amazing. He plays subtle dynamics with finesse. The woman at 12:05 and 20:55 is wonderful. It is as though there is the subtle spirit of music. The pianist is brilliant and Benjamin Zander is awesome. And yes, the composition by Brahms is extraordinarily warm and evocative. What an experience!

[@leewinslett2592]

so well said. exactly what I was going to try to say and come up short.

[@luigipod]

34:00 He gave him a great piece of advice for life, in a superb way. How much passion and experience! I wish I could met Mr. Zander once, at least to attend one of his concerts....

[@zariza62]

Luigi Podestá Dieser Professor muss zuerst selber Harmonie Lehre nach Schönberg studieren. Es ist kein Brahms.

[@muu1880]

@@zariza62 ? Hä wieso antwortest du auf deutsch? Und wo gehtbei dir hier brahms verloren?

[@bonnerbill]

The audience reaction says a lot - the smiles - the pleasure they get from the way Zander conducts the lesson - great stuff

[@iomoonshack]

He is VERY young but VERY focused.....I love this .......

[@yuenyuenchan5442]

Looking forward to hearing this kid !!!

[@lotusbuds2000]

student sounds wonderful

[@javierbiaggi3072]

This is Brahms and Clara playing, making beautiful love in music.

[@silinhuang7851]

Brilliant!!! I saw Benjamin's classical music speech on TED, it was so inspired and unforgettable. Now the master class is also wonderful, btw, just wondering how many musical instruments he knows? he seems know A LOT !!!!

[@martinriha3729]

He was cellist as a kid, he even studied with Cassado

[@euomu]

just cello and piano, but he teaches these musicians about music, not instruments

[@orchepiaviolinviola]

My teacher!

[@howardcohen6817]

Hotin Chen - can you please post some recent stuff?

[@piopubgcod385]

This is great! Brilliant! I saw Benjamin's classical Musical speech on TED, it was so inspired and Really unforgettable. Now the master class is also wonderful By the just wondering how many musical instruments he knows? he seems know a lot Thank you so much for uploading this 😄 Thank you so much Does Yihang Li eat Chocolate cookie dough? Thank you for uploading This also 😄 New subscriber Does Yihang Li Eat chocolate cookie dough?

[@osiantownsendjones2833]

Can someone explain the british compromise thing? Is it real?

[@ansalee4948]

Is That brian Bowen smith in the audience?

[@takaokusano1870]

I don’t need the performance of a famous master. I like playing Dina,Hotin and Zander. I like HoTin’s music more than pitch. The next time you do it , you should bind the music. I want to see another performance of HoTin.

[@byronriveiro2179]

He must have one hell of a wolf tone!

[@joefagan9335]

I was listening out for it! Didn’t hear it.

[@piopubgcod385]

This is lovely Does Yihang Li Eat cookie Dough ice cream 😄

[@yocef2714]

At how many frames per second did you record this? Under 14???

[@josed.vargas3961]

Nerd

[@chrissinger24]

I just realized Dina looks just like Kate McKinnon lol

[@archangecamilien1879]

21:43 haha, how does he come up with this stuff?..."Speed it up...for the rest of your life", he just says that with a straight face...

[@archangecamilien1879]

He's always slightly roasting people, haha...

[@Em-gp1yb]

He said give it up

[@berkleynash4973]

I'm a little iffy about this masterclass. I mostly just disagree with the tempos that Benjamin is having him use. of coarse this is just my opinion so you can disagree with me but the tempo he's taking after the second ending is just too fast. This part should really be savored and enjoyed before the next time the depression kicks in and it gets all crazy again. If you've heard Jacqueline du Pre's rendition then you know what I mean.

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

It's not a masterclass. It's an interpretation class. Meaning your opinion is perfectly valid, but Zander was giving the student food for thought. If I were a young cellist I'd personally consider anything Zander told me, especially concerning the cello.

[@zariza62]

Wie kann ein Mann alles lehren? Das kann nur jemand ähnlich Celibidaki, Glenn Gould, Karajan, Alexander Korolev. Wer ist dieser Mann?

[@rongalaev3579]

The boy was bad, Benjamin was great as usual

[@laurajohnson8036]

Are you joking??? The boy was amazing

[@hyunjunchang233]

+Ron Galaev He was quite good, but quite a number of his notes were a bit sharp.

[@57dogsbody]

I dont think the poor boy could understand him. The boy was great, Zander is AMAZING.

[@Funmodescondidas]

He is a kid playing brahms, do you expect Du pre?

[@Catherineshanghai]

Comme j'aimerais que le cours donné par Benjamin Zander soit traduit en Français ! Personnellement je trouve très doué ce jeune violoncelliste ! J'aime beaucoup sa sonorité, la précision de son jeu sa technique instrumentale et son goût subtil pour l’interprétation de cette oeuvre. Il est évident qu'accompagné d'un si grand maître il va progressivement améliorer encore sa musique. Bravo au maître et à l'élève !!!!!

[@zariza62]

Armer Mann.... Er selber muss zuerst Harmonie Lehre nach Schönberg lernen. Er versteht nicht, dass Bei Brahms und allen deutschen Komponisten hauptsache Harmonie ist.

[@wonkyushin8472]

Benjamin disturbs the players way too much.....

[@cathytai]

Exactly! He is not a 'music teacher' - he is seeking deeper interpretation and understanding of the soul of the music.

[@mahmoudmohie1624]

He wants more of them as you see, he doesn't want to see just instruments and musician, but more, maybe over-musician can serve the meaning, he wants to get them to reach what's beyond there capacity in expressing themselves and integrate themselves through music, so not just music is what's there, no but the composer and the musician and the audience is all there in music, its all about integration, that's the beauty of music, something miraculously beautiful

[@noahschmitz-cellist03]

Robert Jones calme down 😂

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

Um, that's kind of the point of an interpretation class. This isn't a practice session.

[@kevinsayce2248]

Have you ANY conceivable idea about ENGAGING?. When a teacher regardless of the subject is NOT engaging with their pupil then they are merely making sounds. When you begin engaging then transference takes place. But that’s not enough. To REALLY be effective then the pupil has to physically be active to promote the motor skills necessary so the pupil retains the new found skill. You can TRY and teach someone to swim in an EMPTY pool. But when the pool is filled then the pupil knows WHY AND WHEN to swim.

[@DrTodd13]

Somebody please tell that kid to stop looking at the f***ing fingerboard!