Maurice Gendron: Métamorphose du violoncelle, D. Delouche

Court-métrage français écrit, produit et réalisé en 1961 par Dominique Delouche, sorti en 1961

[@carlapilaraguirre-marco6351]

Muchas gracias

[@jeanphilippeguervain1119]

Un grand merci pour cette très jolie publication quel plaisir de revoir et d entendre ce merveilleux violoncelliste d autant que le montage vidéo est très créatif et tellement moderne pour l époque poétique aussi

[@spectator4066]

A wonderful film!

[@fourstrings48]

I studied cello with Maurice Gendron at the Conservatoire in Paris in the early Seventies. His highly original approach to cello technique gave me some new ideas which continue to serve me well to this day.

[@gasparocelloman9852]

Interesting. Care to share?

[@fourstrings48]

@@gasparocelloman9852 Well, I'll try. He was a great one for treating the thumb as though it were just another finger: he frequently shifted onto the thumb from below, even from several positions below, while managing to preserve the continuity of the line, even in legato. He tended, in fact, to treat the thumb as though it were just another finger. He often took enormous amounts of bow, changing the direction from up-bow to down and back again very frequently, without sacrificing in the least the continuity of the legato line.

[@gasparocelloman9852]

@@fourstrings48 Very interesting. Many thanks for taking the time to explain. Much obliged.

[@fourstrings48]

@@gasparocelloman9852 You're very welcome!

[@alexanderhersh]

Wow that’s truly fascinating! Big fan, personally!

[@fingling8]

Exquisite musicianship, and impressive filmmaking. I don't play cello nor read, so grain of salt, but when dad died i got his CD of Bach's Cello Suites featuring the amazing prowess of Gendron. Can't see how that can be played better.

[@JoaoFurtadoCoelho777]

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful and inspiring film. I had the good fortune to attend several of his concerts, of knowing him personally and having extended talks with him. IMHO one of the very greatest (if not THE greatest) cellist of the 20th century.

[@cooldude5699]

Absolutely sublime phrasing! I don't understand what he isn't much more famous!

[@patriciahirte6143]

He is great! I have never heard such a perfection! He had all the talents together! The best of the century at my point of view.

[@BetterMe981]

Hardly "perfect," but yes, great.

[@hannesheinz720]

A very originally approach to one of the greatest cellist in the 20th century!

[@forrestkim1274]

Gorgeous !!! J.S.Bach is my best choice as shown at last......

[@merxeddie6474]

Don’t understand why Gendron is not celebrated in the first rank amongst maestros of the 20th century.

[@alexanderhersh]

Fascinating video of one of the great!

[@ricciantoni]

Maestro di qualità.

[@jldelmont]

Scuola di Celli is by Boccherini with an arrangement for the film by Françaix

[@hugovaz4844]

Maravilhoso!!

[@Lardenoy]

Le petit garçon qui apparaît à 10'53 est François-Eric, fils de l'artiste, acteur de théâtre et de cinéma, alors âgé d'à peine 7 ans...

[@enzocypriani5055]

too focused on the left hand. its through the bow that the magic happens.

[@telemachuskhan2170]

Is he only pretending to play the cello at some parts, or did they somehow make it invisible?! Est-il seulement semblant de jouer du violoncelle à certaines parties, ou ont-elles fait en quelque sorte invisible?!

[@carrotelijah3916]

Yes, he's playing an invisible cello

[@saltag]

Curious video

[@yasminaghantous5122]

❤️

[@tjhammond]

Is that Scuola di Celli by Francaix?

[@JoaoFurtadoCoelho777]

Katherine Yu Yes, he worked a lot with the good French composer and pianist Jean Français, giving several recitals together, in France and elsewhere. They also made several recordings together (see KZbin)

[@최지혜-v5h]

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