L. Berio- Sequenza XIV per violoncello (2002)

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Si desde la primera Sequenza, Berio muestra aún joven su capacidad de compositor, en esta XIV para violoncelo alcanza la plenitud musical de un gran maestro. Prolonga perspectivas. Multiplica horizontes. Despista cada traza, la desdobla. «Tutti gli aspetti del pezzo vivono una doppia vita». Sabe del instrumento cuanto aprendió de su larga historia: viejos y nuevos estuarios, música de cámara, jazz, flamenco, percusiones orientales, viejas y nuevas danzas… Silencios, entonación, murmullo, el mismo toque, usando del arco y de la mano desnuda sobre la tabla de harmonía, rasgando cuerdas, pinzándolas, haciéndolas chirriar, rozándolas apenas… para abordar preludios que abren corto vuelo, arranca un bramido y retoma suelo, irrumpe, baila, zapatea, cabalga, aúlla, amaina, se abre, cobra caudal, brinca de nuevo antes de ganar la orla. El son, ya sobre la arena, enmudece.

[@Wassman]

It takes massive balls to perform this live! Awesome.

[@pianoexplorations]

Great performance & video !

[@jimp4170]

This was written for the cellist of the Arditti Quartet, Rohan de Saram, whose parents were Sri Lankan. The passages with the left hand playing pizzicato and right hand tapping on the body of the cello derived from, and inspired by, traditional Ceylonese drumming.

[@pmatthyn]

BRAVISSISSISSIMO!

[@TheTradge]

Fantastic performance, just got the music for this and, as chaotic and "bluffable" as it sounds, it's REALLY f**king difficult!!

[@jimp4170]

Right?

[@juneaino8708]

9:22 this gliss triple stop gets me everytime

[@teddy-xdd]

It's nice that he shows things you don't normally hear from a cello, but I think it could have been a bit more coherent without losing the novelty.

[@StanleyKSCBP]

Don't you mean Sequenza XIV?

[@thekeishpie]

Worst thing I've ever heard, absolute rubbish

[@joaquineliseo2237]

+Luke Stanbury jaajaja, you don´t understand this! Better go to listen Britney Spears!

[@eduardoantoniuz6594]

Definitely is horrible. This kinda contemporary music is experimentally horrible. Is not for everybody, just for technical people. But it Stills being an art like reggaeton? Hahaha