CELLO masterclass by Jens Peter MAINTZ | Cello Sonata by György Ligeti

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About this cello masterclass:
Cello Sonata by György Ligeti
Recorded with ‪@ThomasPrechal‬ during Saline royale Academy, the April 15th, 2021.
Jens Peter Maintz and Thomas Prechal discuss the dialogue between left hand and right hand, the tempo, and the musical character of this piece.
Professor Jens Peter Maintz works with student Thomas Prechal to find more clarity and expression in Ligeti’s Cello Sonata. Maintz recalls his own experience playing for Ligeti and relays the importance of playing clearly in all the passage work, despite the fast tempi and challenging technical demands. He offers the student several alternative fingerings and bowing that will help him play with more ease and capture the right color in the sound.
Maintz emphasizes the need to highlight the dialogue between the higher and lower strings, which represent a man and a woman, by finding unique but contrasting sounds in each register. He also discusses vibrato, tempo, and dynamics in an effort to help the student achieve the atmosphere Ligeti intended.
What we learn:
Bringing out the dialogue and characters of the upper and lower strings.
Choosing optimal fingerings and bowing.
Controlling the vibrato.
Having clarity in arpeggios, pizzicatos, and fast passages.
Creating the intended atmosphere of the music.
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[@shupingwang3392]

Maints is positively inclined, knows how to transport the message without being demeaning. A good teacher.

[@IvanLuza]

Please more cello master classes

[@IvanLuza]

Thank you for this🙂

[@paulboutet5293]

Thanks a lot. May I ask if a good vibrato will allow a better sound projection coming out of the instrument, or at least an impression of that by the listener? It cannot increase the intensity or volume of the sound, but can it help to send it with more definition to the listener's ears? Thanks again. Paul

[@lukefer7579]

95% talk and 5% teaching. Like most cello lessons.

[@friedemannvonekesparre]

Yes, but all of JP Maintz's Students play incredibly well, no exceptions

[@aidanmays7825]

It's amazing to me that you don't consider dialogue to be teaching. Kinda cringe