Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations [Yo Yo Ma, violoncello]

Christmas Day 1990

[@bcobbler7]

WHO SAW HIM WINK AT 18:15 WHAT A LEGEND

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

The only reason i stuck around, to see him wink. i liked the headbanging that came after that. i couldn't really watch this whole piece though, i felt it was boring until the finale.

[@Anastasia-sz2qp]

@@MrDizzyvonclutch bruh

[@redpanda9996]

@@MrDizzyvonclutch bruh

[@robertomoltrasio1765]

HE MEANT "WE`VE GOT IT"!

[@DrNDJas]

I recorded this on my VCR when I was a teenager and watched it so many times. I love it still to this day. So good.

[@Grace-qd8wv]

0:14 Theme 2:47 Variation 1 3:40 Variation 2 4:54 Variation 3 8:33 Variation 4 10:20 Variation 5 14:10 Variation 6 16:57 Variation 7

[@blonda.bacoviana]

Does anyone know Shafran's recording of this piece?It's a pity if you don't.... I think that is the ONE.

[@tristenjohnson7843]

The wink at 18:15😂😂

[@lj291261]

Yo-Yo Ma the best living cellist.

[@MontoyaMatrix]

After hearing his Bach cello-suite in G, that definitive interpretation, that's when i assumed that 'Ma was the BEST!

[@dwightbrown2808]

Maybe the greatest instrumentalist on any instrument in all history. Every millimeter of that Stradivari’s finger board is his close personal friend.

[@Asperibra.]

not a strad its a Montagnana

[@dwightbrown2808]

He has both, I can’t remember if I checked which one this is. It’s from a long time ago. The Strad isn’t his it is on lifetime loan.

[@lukas4112]

To all of you making remarks about his facial expressions. Why don't you try to play that amazingly with a straight face. Oh right you cant

[@b.veronica.j]

18:14 Those sparkling eyes, blissful smile, and a wink! 🥰

[@stradgirl]

the performance that made me want to become a musician. a person can feel *this happy, and make others happy through his it.. everything good about Yo-Yo Ma right here.

[@Dmchurchinthehouse]

stradgirl; me too.

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

Mine was Foreigner 4 "Urgent"....the saxophone solo.

[@vclelee]

Me too.

[@ms.tinastudio309]

Ditto

[@keremtimuraykal4521]

I got to go and practice more more more and more .................................................

[@lelepat]

How can one resist Yo Yo Ma?

[@bjrinshore]

From 1990 to 2011. What a jem, I Saw Yo Yo Ma rehearse this with the BSO this morning August 9, 2014, in at Tanglewood at Lenox, MA. Awesome. Live is always better than a recording, and every preformance brings it's own interpretation, but still incredable. Though it is three years later thanks for posting this.

[@Garichek]

This is the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonia (now St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra), Yuri Temirkanov conducting, in the Grand Hall of the Philharmonia. They installed a new organ since that time so the Hall looks a bit differently now.

[@OakBluffer]

Pyotr Tchaikovsky dedicated his Variations On A Rococo Theme to Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, a renowned soloist, who gave the first performance of Rococo on November 30, 1877. Wikipedia has a very interesting story revolving around Tchaikovsky's composition and Fitzenhagen's variations (see their biographies), and on the eventual, published 1889 full score. Perhaps Yo Yo Ma's "cheeky wink" suggests something equally as entertaining, on this night in Leningrad at Tchaikovsky's 150th birthday.

[@kateh7500]

18:15 he winked at the conductor 😉💕

[@1e9g9e6]

this piece gives me happiness hormone secretion

[@YouKnowImVert]

I love how you can feel the elation in the audience at the end. Magnificent performance of, in my opinion, one of the greatest pieces ever written.

[@jesmarkmikesell1957]

A true musician sweats.

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

Not while performing this waste of time, Armchairman! I do hope you know that you don't play guitar in an armchair...unless you're a complete idiot!

[@ricekeeper378]

lol

[@D1scNStuff]

MrDizzyvonclutch Why are you a stupid piece of shit

[@marcc5353]

Usually cos of a hot suit and hot lights

[@jorymil]

Absolutely you sweat. In an orchestra you're shoulder to shoulder, wearing a suit, so unless the space is extremely cold, it's hard not to work up a bit of a sweat. This may not hold for those wearing dresses, of course!

[@samdajellybeenie14]

What control by the orchestra! They play so soft at times, that I barely hear them. Great performance!

[@Andrew-bs9xk]

Are you still alive?

[@samdajellybeenie14]

@@Andrew-bs9xk Sure am! I still come back to this recording from time to time lmao

[@adamjordan1463]

crispy to the max yall

[@ЛюдмилаЕвстафьева-р2с]

У меня большая потеря: столько лет потеряла .Я и не знала,что есть такой гениальный музыкант.Думала,что один только Ростропович.Этот музыкант просто чудо. Необыкновенно.У меня слезы.

[@Scaw]

Ростропович действительно был великим музыкантом.

[@SandroLaffranchini]

the best rococo ever

[@gracesohn0610]

No words needed...

[@jiyoonj6462]

I came here to see Yo Yo Ma's play and fascinated at the flute player, too

[@danielscheinhaus5210]

What a marvelous rendition of this beautiful Tchaikowsky piece!

[@beebeequail]

16:55 Someone just started clapping. What a shame!

[@nickdavis965]

I laughed

[@SeaRasp]

Cringey

[@oldbird4601]

Bastard

[@niranjandeshpande4378]

@@oldbird4601 ok ok calm down whoever did it made a mistake, that doesn't mean that they're inherently a bad person.

[@nathanaelhorton2942]

Tbf when this piece was first written it was quite normal for the audience to clap whenever they felt like it. Sort of like what happens in pop and jazz concerts today. Fitzenhagen even mentioned in a letter to Tchaikovsky that he had a standing ovation for the 4th variation (which is now canonically the last) in the premier of this piece.

[@blaboo10]

why is the flute player in a t shirt. lol

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

It’s a dress

[@Yessentuki4]

a Chinese guy playing a Russian classic in America... I love art!

[@jareddiaz350]

Actually, Japanese...

[@discoverdiscovering4598]

Jared Diaz Yo Yo Ma was born in France to Chinese parents and grew up in the USA

[@hargesheimer1]

playing in st. petersburg

[@JohasuaS]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@branflakes2600]

Notice his eyebrows at 0:40 onwards.

[@tonymaiqi5337]

18:15 another magical winkle

[@alicehuang1160]

He looks like an instrument himself

[@gracesohn0610]

Alot of recordings out there r great but yoyomas playing is elegant and clear than anyother recordinga

[@POPOPOPOPOPOP82]

I hope you are being sarcastic, because I would like you to try play the first variation with your eyes closed

[@DEGUERRICO1959]

MAGNIFICO: a Yo Yo Ma le sobra talento. Hasta se dio el lujo de guiñarle un ojo al Director sobre el final (en el 18,15) Un Gran gran Músico.

[@barnabyby]

fantastico, muy buenoooooooooooooooo bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, tiene sello de buen sentimiento y dominio musicallllllllllllllllllllll bravoooooooooooooooooo

[@elinaliu6638]

10:01 :)

[@美智子渡辺-u3q]

YOYO-Maさんの弾くチェロ🎻は他の楽器と会話しています‼️😊💕🎉🎻✨💗何て素晴らしいんでしょう❣️🤗🫶❤️

[@naox1411]

Can someone lend me the tchaikovsky rococo variations ONLY for the cello ?

[@thekeyboardgirl2426]

Very Nice Yo Yo Ma ❤️ God bless you

[@陈林海-h2c]

敬愛的马友友大師，你的琴技精湛非凡，惊人的演奏，奇特的精彩。表情优雅，风采骗骗，激情豪近，深感动人。音色透明，清晰包滿，旋律演奏的極其悠揚抒情，让人沉浸在您的太美妙优美的旋律中而治深的陶醉。您的一切都那么的完美，令人难忘。能欣赏到您的出色华丽动人的演奏，是人生最美好享受。您是我最喜愛的大提琴家。謝謝你的演奏。

[@AndrewRudin]

This is such a lovely piece. A shame we don't hear it more often.

[@alexch1409]

The best version until today

[@2007nobody]

Fabulous performance! I was deeply touched not only by the music, but also by his facial expression and body language! What a master!

[@SuperRouzier]

étrange ce début....on attend ... l'entrée du violoncelle...toujours très remarqué avec sa cadence finale esqise et pourtant si simple.merci c'est beau rené

[@MrRafaelamadeumilani]

how expressive are the bowing movementte

[@MrAPARANG]

A BEAUTIFUL WORK PERFORMED BY A MASTER. THANKS KZbin

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

If you left out Jackie Du Pre, you shouldn't have made the video. Jackie was #1 of them all!

[@SteelyPhil37]

This is a special performance.

[@herbertfkj]

16:57 audience FAIL LOL

[@xbasket12x]

The best! Amazing

[@davehshs651]

Love Yo Yo's playing, but the recording quality is quite inferior here. The cello sounds muffled and flat. Too bad...

[@D1scNStuff]

The recording is 30 years old.

[@MrDizzyvonclutch]

WHERE'S THE BACH VARIATIONS!?!?

[@alan1963]

Yo Yo Ma was one of the Kennedy Center Honors recepients.

[@gabrielcortes4965]

el mejor para mi el maestro yoyoma fabulosa ejecucion...

[@lydiabobb6962]

Beautiful so wonderful to wake up to.

[@romulocastilhovioloncello5929]

É impressionante como ele não desafina 18:27

[@faithpetite]

ME TOO!!!! ^_<

[@1233-p5f]

*wink*

[@galbichef]

15:38 this must be the Soviet Union

[@ichiroku]

which cello is he playing here?

[@anniegreday3223]

Ne vous est-il pas passé par l'esprit, Monsieur, que le flûtiste en tee-shirt, comme vous dites, était UNE flûtiste en robe ? En tout cas, mes yeux l'ont vue comme cela. A. GREDAY

[@MGSK31]

Looks almost effortless

[@avo35]

Just Superb, really elegant.

[@marityyost664]

Excepcional dialogo de musica e interpretes fuera de serie.... Qué BELLEZA lllll

[@anitasanzcellista]

Amazing

[@gabrielcortes4965]

maestro yoyoma

[@Андрей-э2р2у]

Какой труд титанический

[@Annasviolin]

Bravo YO-YO Ma !

[@curaticac5391]

Nice rendition, Yo-Yo Ma's temperament fits romantic music! Where is the venue? (the word "thème" is masculine in French)

[@puozzoviolinmaker]

WONDERFUL !!! BRAVO !!!

[@yourfellowmusician]

This piece is phenomenal

[@winglow7615]

Now in old age, Yo-yo Ma doesn't open his mouth when playing anymore.

[@yosipchechelnitskiy7597]

Виолончелист от бога ! БРАВО !

[@c1trax]

where is the bis?!

[@รศเรจเอี่ยมอ่ํา]

Great!!!

[@ThDV1]

What a gem.

[@uxnosidda]

@LegionsOfLegends yea, but it's also nice to know who "the rest of the crew" are

[@jorgeuribeclar]

Que nivel!!!

[@sabrinaschannel7411]

@14:15

[@andrewbanks6540]

How can one go wrong with Yo Yo Ma Playing Tchaikovsky? Oh wait you can't...

[@adagonzalez-y1p]

Me c encanta es fabuloso escuchar esté tipo de música

[@desiderataification]

arigato gozaimasu Yo Yo Ma sensei, I am inspired to work harder at my cello :)

[@VonMeck]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING!

[@liavkerbel]

veryyyy niiice :D

[@Sam-jk3nm]

Yes very nice indeed i like yo yo ma a lot :D

[@xbasket12x]

@JHJennings you can find this on Amazon. It's the "Tchaikovsky Gala"

[@TheTradge]

Fantastic stuff, that last variation just seemed to effortless! Personally, I think he sometimes gets a bit too over-excited, and I reckon as an orchestral musician/conductor it would be a nightmare trying to keep up with him! Who am I to criticise though, he's an utterly incredible cellist, and I can only dream of EVER being as good as he is!

[@Kazuya720]

He lost about 5 liter of water 😀

[@lamhoichan3084]

YoY0Ma，你的琴技精湛非凡，惊人的演奏，奇特的精彩。旋律充滿悠掦抒情，特别一小段的独奏，音色透明，清晰，極其'优美，太美妙动听。你的一切都那麽的完美，令人仰慕难忘。能欣赏到你出色华丽的演奏，实在是人生最高的享受。ThanK you，l love you Plays。

[@andrewp.6838]

Как же хорош Йо Йо Ма!

[@maureenquilty2958]

O

[@regenbogenblumen]

Who knew gaga used to be a flute player?

[@Arsen090909]

00:38 girls do not go unnoticed)))

[@joshscores3360]

16:58 best part

[@HansiMovies7]

Variation 6 is such a beauty, I absouletely love it!

[@reynaldonicholson3777]

Unos artistas preferidos . Siempre especial eschucanlo

[@nycgrl95]

how... sweaty haha

[@juandavidZuleta]

In which place was the concert?

[@memingas18]

Me dan ganas de hacer slam en los ultimos dos minutos

[@Go1denOw1]

most amazing stuff iv ever seen

[@IFlatt]

Yes the wink @ 18:15