Masterclasse | La Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle - Promotion VI (Mars 2020)

[@gorindio]

2:35 Tchaikovsky variations on a rococo 13:30 Gautier Capuçon 1:10:18 Shostakovich Cello Concerto no.1-III. Cadenza 1:22:10 Gautier Capuçon

[@JihoonKcello]

This is awesome but did any one else realise how much Gautier tightens his bow??!

[@marionreyes5896]

I did read about him and how much pressure he puts on his bow when he plays!

[@CelloFellow11]

@@marionreyes5896 I've always noticed his bow is really tight. I figured its part of how he gets that kind of sticky and very articulate sound that he plays with. Also could have something to do with his cello, I seem to remember him saying its a hard cello to play in an interview somewhere... not sure.

[@nafrodin7984]

@@CelloFellow11 You are right ! According to his wikipedia page (in english) it was during an interview with the BBC in 2008. Hopefully his is quoted on Wikipedia. He said: "I am very lucky to be playing this cello for ten, nearly eleven, years now. It is a Matteo Goffriller, of the Venetian school, from 1701. All the Goffriller cellos that I have tried are not easy to play. For each note you need to know how much bow pressure, how much vibrato and how much bow speed you can put on it. It is an instrument that you really need to know to be able to play; it is not like a Montagnana or a Stradivarius. Montagnana, for example - most of them are really easy to play. So in a way, on the Goffriller, I probably search more and look more for different things."

[@MrAkifusion]

Lamentable.