Haydn: Cello Concerto no. 2 in D Major - 1st movement (Benjamin Zander - Interpretation Class)

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Eric Zaks, cello with Dina Vainshtein, piano
Interpretations of Music: Lessons for Life
with Benjamin Zander
Dave Jamrog Audio/Video

This is just outstanding. God bless internet for this

[@soroushm9820]

im not a musician; I just watch benjamin's masterclasses to be inspired

[@ccflute]

21:40 " its not about losing or winning, its about great game. life is a game. and you die. " truly words of wisdom from senior who has lived all his life with passion worthy of lifelong dedication. i am a little sad that the maestro is old enough to talk about death in that calm, mundane ordinary style.

[@jojogarcia8766]

10:10 can we talk about this masterful page turn?? haha!!

[@lolamaria2255]

Hahaa amazing! ;))

[@JaxonBurn]

Absolutely- Without missing a beat!

[@penc5use3]

Ben is just awesome!

[@serafin1719]

I love Maestro Zander for being such a great teacher! He exactly knows how to get the best out of the students..

[@siddhantprabhudessai2728]

zander giving an interpretation class on a VIVALDI piece thats what id love

[@soulsassbydeea3607]

i love ben! who could ever feel introverted with this guy! he teaches the life in the music through his every pore, all you have to do is play along and be just with him in every word he says..total giving

[@w1ldrabb1tTV]

Incredible teacher of the power of music! What a gift to the World!

[@ryanpmcguire]

the teacher who is so good that people line up just to watch him teach

[@katrinakechunli6561]

Amazing! It's really touching to see the emotions transmit from teacher to the player and audience.

[@silvr94]

Something is going wrong in music teaching. Zander is literally having to teach these kids to actually ENJOY the music they're playing...

[@jessemoog5310]

theres a difference between them playing in a masterclass in front of an audience, then playing at home. so he teaches them to not be to insecure about it and enjoy the playing even on stage.

[@andyking957]

my music theacher at school was so bad he did quite countrarywise. Like music despite of his bad theaching so to say. But tat is 40 y ago. Some problem to explain to kids there is more than only pop music....

[@teckyify]

If you would enjoy 2000h of practicing every year you'd probably die 😂

[@joaoferreira-ss9nc]

Incredibly beautiful

[@fcool]

oh boy. this was inspiring

[@andrewkim9214]

Awesome Erik!

[@vladiinsky]

Great advices! This guy is a musician and he loves life.

[@singingone1]

What wonderful wisdom

[@gaminggodization]

I swear to god i can comment on every one of these videos: If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly. And get the similar people to comment : Interesting, or ling ling would approve, or twoset.

[@prithvithakur8165]

gaminggodization maybe Zander is Ling Ling

[@albertoknox7673]

Ben is such a "Zauberding" as he talked about... thanks God!

[@miguelmichaelides5935]

20:44 he agreed

[@SeanChay]

I AM VERY EXCITING IF THE PIECE IS FULLY PLAYED WITH ALL THE INTERPRETATION IN IT!

[@d10ragingmountain11]

"If you can play fast why not do it?" "If you can play it slowly you can play it quickly"

[@emilianohernandez2456]

OMG stop

[@lolamaria2255]

😂😂

[@DerlyPintosTapia]

15:40 ... the melody is devastating ... then a lady breaks inside... Wonderful

[@LuigiBoccherinis]

15:10 is so funny

[@leonardodiserpierodavinci1519]

1:22 Mozart?

[@twinicebear775]

that is literally the most common way to end a phrase in all classical era motif and it somehow means "mozart:" to you? lol

[@ezequielcamacho5956]

Hahahahah… Haydn was old man when Mozart was a child

[@NickzAndMikz]

22:13

[@eoghan.kuiper]

8:57 what does he say here?

[@Pitborn]

"Das Zauberding" or "der Sauberding"? 23:09

[@thenamesxavi]

Das Sauberding is what I call my vacuum cleaner.

[@siddhantprabhudessai2728]

also the zigerunweisen class was very special

[@highlandlass74]

Yikes, I flinched when Ben grabbed the young man's hair and yanked his head back. I would not have appreciated that, even when done in the midst of a joyful moment.

[@estremp]

Right. He starts playing as if he was a walking nearly dead man. We are taught to play right (nice sound and all) but actually, never to be ALIVE.

[@SL-Mom5]

The big question is did he win the wrestling match, and did he smile while winning

[@hannahan9625]

Why is the theme at 1:20 in every mozart, stamitz, and haydn song ever

[@praz.official]

It was the classical era, that was the point. Music was purposefully written to be similar to the standards of the time.

[@terryjones573]

Do you mean the cadence? That’s not a theme, that’s how themes were closed in the classical era. It was just a common way to do a perfect V-I cadence.

[@zamplify]

OMG when he grabbed that kid by the hair and yanked his head back! Get out of your own navel and sing!

[@dertypvonnebenan6570]

4:55 that woman is somehow creppy...

[@sammuelshore]

Der Typ von nebenan in my Beethoven violin no 4

[@ingridayarza]

OmG 😂 her face there lol

[@teckyify]

i love her, she is spicy 😂

[@louiswinterberg9885]

which one lol

[@tejasnair3399]

Louis Winterberg HA!

[@lordpanic]

4:56 tf ? hahaha

[@MrAwesomeDIAn]

he kinda didn't like this guys playing, am i the only one who got that?

[@idktbh2318]

No, it was just very basic

[@frankteunissen6118]

Look at the audience’s faces.

[@gabrielleo4902]

Como me gustaria verlo tocando algo al istrionico maestro

[@eduardobarbabosa4846]

I'm amazed by how many of these teens/young adults are unable to express a given feeling, its just weird for me and somewhat frustrating or cringy seeing them trying to get out of this robotic catatonic kinda state. or ¿does anyone else think this or is it just me going crazy here? lol

[@dkearl6827]

Lalo Barbabosa I may be wrong, but there is a bit of pressure and nerves in this situation. You can almost feel all their hard work and concentration pent up until this wonderful music master removes the pressure valve and replaces it with joy.

[@twinicebear775]

I mean he's only playing one of the top 10 hardest cello concertos of all time in front of one of the most famous musicians in the world. I would be super nervous if that were me, which makes it hard to concentrate on the music when all you're focused on is "don't screw up in front of Zanders!"

[@jmitterii2]

Nerves mixed with expectation that's what Zander is about to help them polish up with. Which he does. Last one I watched she was fantastic with emotion and she actually played so well, Zander just gave her some other methods to playing some passages in a more Beethoven manner, less classical constrained. Either way she did put expressive passion in it.

[@markferwerda7968]

The hair pulling seems so disrespectful and out of place; I love everything else about Zander's coaching.

[@maxwellhouse0798]

Eh, it wasn't harmful.

[@markferwerda7968]

@@maxwellhouse0798 Could have very well been psychologically harmful for the cellist. It is a demeaning way to treat somebody even if you do it gently.

[@dkearl6827]

Mark Ferwerda, I think he’s may be trying to get the young man to relax his neck and pull his head up. It was teaching. They obviously have a great relationship. His final words where so fantastic. The young man is a unique gifted player. Lifting his head-was neither disrespectful or unkind. I believe it to be about more than just the music. He wants to lift his eyes and mind.

[@maazzafar2822]

Rubbish!

[@laikeatlim8261]

Agreed. He should not have done it.

[@GJ-pj4mj]

the guy feels annoyed by the hair pulling T_T everything else just amazing!

[@lukefair573]

Horrifying.

[@periclestoledo2659]

The teacher, first, praises and then criticizes and shows the mistakes. Now, this way of proceeding suggests an irony. I hate this way of teaching. Would it be a sincere compliment? Stay in the air. Unfortunately the high art of music has very inflated egos and the result is a detriment to the beauty and reach of the higher music that this form represents. I don't understand how the students who come to this master's hands are so immature, despite their age. When it comes to analyzing an interpretation it's one thing, but the technique has to be perfect before that. The progress above all. There is no need for a metronome, the musician automatically perceives at which tempo what is played best and will obviously coincide with the same judgment as the composer. You should also watch the videos of more than one renowned interpreter so as not to make mistakes in progress. Legatos, impressive excerpts, all of this has to be emphasized in order to successfully communicate the music, that is, that it enters the interior of the spirits, who will leave the concert hall elated and elevated, because that is the objective. When reaching this level and having a class with a master of interpretation, there should be no technical errors and when I say technique I'm not just commenting on the right, clear notes and the right rhythm, because a pianola also plays like that. Someone will say that they are very young, that they are not yet mature enough to play professionally, but even so, the immaturity shown is below the standard that most students who reach this stage should have. Another thing is to expose the student to the public this way. These classes would have to be private and the presentation of students who became professionals such as auditing. But here comes the master's ego: See how well I teach, see how a great artist I am! Mais sobre o texto originalÉ necessário fornecer o texto original para ver mais informações sobre a tradução Enviar feedback Painéis laterais