P.Tchaikovsky. The Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra

Moscow City Symphony "Russian Philharmonic"
Conductor -- Michail Jurowski
Soloist -- Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello)
Moscow International House of Music, Svetlanov Hall
June 20, 2012
P.Tchaikovsky. The Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra
Симфонический оркестр Москвы «Русская филармония»
Дирижер -- Михаил Юровский
Солист -- Нарек Ахназарян (виолончель)
Московский Международный Дом Музыки, Светлановский зал
20.06.2012
П.Чайковский. Вариации на тему рококо для виолончели с оркестром

[@danieldekok6949]

This piece can be so elegant and I'm glad that the soloist gets it. Wonderful.

[@killer99647]

I am now more than ever convinced that Narek is the best cellist of his generation. His genuine connection with the music is something extremely rare nowadays. He doesn't "feel" the music, he lives it. There is great future ahead of him.

[@jenniferjarvis1207]

💪👍

[@nathanielwatson6236]

+Frodo Baggins I think Tim Lowe is better: his connection with the music is so much stronger

[@jenniferjarvis1207]

Please please please never take this down! This soloist especially really moves me...

[@Bulbophile]

Great sense of counterpoint, even though his parts mostly '1' line

[@milehightv6077]

@@Bulbophile do you understand how the cello works?

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@yahanchen4505]

really want to practice after watched this video.. awesome!!

[@leeshahinian]

The cello as warm and confidently played as I have ever heard it, beautifully supported by this young and very professional orchestra. Thank you and Bravo!!

[@widetubevision4423]

After listening to this I can't stop hearing it I side my mind over and over again.

[@colinlang466]

I appreciate the clarity of the orchestral writing as much as the bewitching sostenuto 'cello.

[@GerardDrozd]

Astonishing soloist and wonderful orchestra. Just a fabulous rendition!

[@marinahov]

Narek jan, you are incredible. May your talent always be recognized. Հիանալի ես! Молодец парень.

[@jonnyclark1916]

amazing! Incredible. I love how the soloist looks back at the violinists for their response at 3:42 :). It makes the conversation feel so genuine and intimate.

[@pauldeck4500]

But if you watch the other available videos, he does that with pretty much every orchestra he performs with (watch the Toulouse for example). So ... is it spontaneous intimacy or stage-acting?

[@marinahov]

He is so playful

[@pauldeck4500]

Now I understand why there are no transcriptions of this piece available for viola: It would be entirely impossible on viola, the range just isn't there. The cellist in this video is phenomenal. I have never heard him before but I will be listening to everything I can find of him. Incredibly soulful cello playing.

[@ComposerInUK]

This is sublime music with a divine interpretation. How many would guess this delicate music was by the composer of the 1812 overture? Beautiful. Thank you for allowing us to share in the sheer joy of this piece.

[@johndavid4007]

+ComposerInUK Tchaikovski wrote a lot of peaceful, melodic pieces of music. Why would you think you could only write something like the 1912 Overture, or only something like this?

[@ComposerInUK]

John David I was speaking to music lovers in general about the popular misconception that Tchaikovsky only wrote sentimental or bombastic works. Clearly. you are a specialist and don't need reminding! All good wishes.

[@arturolpc3593]

1812 is fantastic too!

[@simonlomberg9633]

@@arturolpc3593, Tchaikovsky didn't think so ;-)

[@michaelpaulsmith4619]

@no issues I've known the violin concerto for more than 50 years. I write a blog (and soon a book) about the life and music of Tchaikovsky. Other than that, it's uncanny how right you are! :)

[@delitaly]

Perfect Solist, Perfect Orchestra, Perfect MAESTRO.

[@lamhoichan3084]

你的琴技非凡，奇特的精彩。表情潇洒飛奔生动，音色优美华丽动听。能欣賞到你的出色演奏，是人生最高的享受，深深的难忘。一切都那样完美的你，令人仰慕。

[@TheSvetlana1937]

очень люблю эти Вариации, много раз их играла и в классе, и на сцене, т.к. много лет дружила с нашими консерваторскими виолончелистами и работала концертмейстером в классе виолончели. И мальчик мне тоже очень понравился.

[@Rx-mn5fv]

Thank you for sharing this musical treat.

[@hansa739]

Great performance, brilliant soloist!

[@JamesA4]

Timeless masterpiece.

[@aracelischirinos7222]

Excellent!!!

[@gracegooch4791]

Ah music for the soul. Thank you.

[@settimioguadagni2888]

Fantastico musicista,grande tecnica,e sensibilità',straordinaria

[@honglin66]

beautiful.....I saw a live performance and I fell in love with this piece. It is priceless footage that makes KZbin great.

[@leeshahinian]

The finest interpretation and performance of the Rococo Variations I have ever heard. Totally inspirational! Thank you Narek.

[@marinahov]

I agree

[@jacknightshade6928]

I agree as well

[@gunnarhallstedt9265]

Fantastic!

[@user-fh5je6rp7q]

amazing!!!

[@irenepphilippides1687]

This is the best performance

[@rebekahmaulsby3756]

LOVE this! Loved the flowers given at the end. Definitely different from American concerts.

[@jbguadaplayer]

An extraordinary performance! Exhilarating!

[@leopardtiger1022]

Beautiful music goes deep inside the soul to feel peace in darkness of the universe

[@alexandersuvorov185]

Техника правой и левой руки совершенна... BRAVISSIMO....

[@leonoryarhi]

Bellísimo!👏👏👏👏👏

[@whoastupid]

fantastic performance, great interpretation!

[@MyZenzero]

Grandissima, bellissima interpretazione

[@RussianPhilharmonic]

P. Tchaikovsky. The Variations on a Rococo Theme. Soloist - Narek Hakhnazaryan. Conductor - Michail Jurowski.

[@arturolpc3593]

Narek is fantastic!

[@alexch1409]

The best version I have seen since YoYo Ma’s performance in Leningrad in 2015. Amazing.

[@SuperProkaznik]

*@Рос.Philharmonic* а зачем права на творчество Пётр Ильича у японцев? (SME от лица компании "Sony Classical")

[@karenramsburg8565]

Bravo!!

[@elizabethcoopersoutham6573]

thank you for this superlative performance ! and for putting us in the best seat in the house !

[@c1trax]

awesome playing

[@user-nw1ez5zp6b]

미치도록 좋다!!

[@chillermafia]

fantastic- so beautiful

[@Gabrielamar24]

¡Magnífico!

[@GerardDrozd]

Удивительный солист и замечательный оркестр. Просто сказочное исполнение!

[@mehmetfevzibayram5987]

WONDERFUL MUSIC ........

[@TheCuteli]

NAREK!!! We are proud of you! You are great musician!!! Your music makes life more beautiful!

[@mohanweihrauch2467]

Dearest P. Tchaikovsky, you are no more with us, your live was a never ending strategy but still left us with most beautiful and rich music full of passion that goes into deepest depts of our hearts. We are all thank full for ever for the great music master pieces you left us, today millions dance or cry with your wonderful music. M. Weihrauch

[@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh]

Your heartfelt comments as your generous depreciation I've Tchaikovsky that you share with us touches many many people I know

[@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh]

Your appreciation of Tchaikovsky, rather!. It touches us all, and inspires us to be generous and genuine with others

[@curaticac5391]

Better technically and musically than many of the great and famous!

[@gucker07]

Wow. He is so good.

[@qhwhedheiannd339]

Amazing

[@kims5164]

wow!! good

[@b980620]

최선을 다하는 훌륭한 연주였다.Good!!

[@FirstGentleman1]

Genial.

[@MrCrimecraft1]

WoW!!

[@ENILESORILUAS]

Bravo Narek...quelle émotion! Merci pour votre talent fabuleux.

[@alexandersuvorov185]

Это исполнение есть совершенство...

[@BillDeef]

Unbelievable interpretation of a piece that has sometimes been run into the ground by uninspired performances. I didn't know who this performance was by until the end of the piece when I read the notes below. Of course, Russians! What great and musical people! This cellist is young and phenomenal. Thanks.

[@thomasscream4179]

The soloist is probably armenian or at least of armenian descent, though.

[@arianasophia7630]

he is! he studied in Russia though

[@carolinedebliek4428]

it is great.

[@hurstjames6196]

Hello how're you doing hope you're safe due to the covid 19 pandemic?

[@romana8468]

Beautissimo!

[@zensorrow1]

Excellent, the successor for greatest cellist in the world after Yo-Yo Ma.

[@user-dp6mu5uz7q]

I'ts so amazing!!!

[@magyarbuco25]

Sehr schöne Interpretation !

[@kisungyou3759]

Awe----some !

[@Annasviolin]

Bravissimo !!!

[@williamdeng1870]

Excellent music, excellent solo performance, excellent orchestra and conductor.

[@MJ-fj1pn]

WOW really good. 🎻💕

[@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh]

Beautiful

[@katerina480]

Gustavo Domínguez gracias por la recomendación, me ha encantado :}

[@PacoGoyart]

Muy graciosos los ademanes del cellista, felicitaciones.

[@food9398]

He uses the weirdest fingerings... and makes it still sound beautiful

[@Bulbophile]

9:17 ascent a bit ... But the descent , superb, and nailed elsewhere

[@Dogaradodia]

Certifié intergalactique!

[@musiccontestpreparation4622]

Say what bruh look at this dude

[@johnnychen8377]

best version

[@jenniferjarvis1207]

From 14:00 😍😍

[@porqueleesminombrejotoalv4657]

Tchaikovsky hubiera hecho un concierto para violonchelo basándose en esta obra

[@Kazuya720]

18:40 Bond fans will recognize that part ;)

[@lollol-tt2zg]

Yeah lol

[@l.henriquef4033]

I just found his vibrato very exaggerated in some parts. Very good!

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Lucas Henrique are there marking in the score for vibrato ?

[@tituscaesar]

14.53min- 17min sublime!

[@adam28xx]

Why on earth is the soloist not named in the video description?

[@eunbinhong4880]

♡♡♡♡♡

[@franciscoespinozagamboa6490]

¡ que violoncelista mas talentoso; felicitaciones. Buen representante de los armenios.

[@ryohagitani892]

Bravo! The piec is , I think, not a successful case of Tchaikovsky because he cherishes his theme too much , especially the wood wind part, ,that he cannot make a variation in Beethoven or Brahms's sense. thouth this performance does catch my heart.

[@Juliowolfgang]

Which version is this? Tchaikovsky's or Fitzenhagen?

[@GenericGoogleAccount]

+Julio David Auster This is Fitzenhagen's version. Tchaikovsky's original version is apparently rarely performed or even recorded. The exact differences between the two versions are shown on Wikipedia if you're interested. The most striking difference however, is that the lively variation 7 (17:20) served as the fourth variation in the Tchaikovsky version. There was also an eighth variation before the coda, which was cut in the Fitzenhagen version.

[@Juliowolfgang]

Thank you very much!

[@philippemuller3518]

Fitzenhagen !

[@naox1411]

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

[@jakobgrene5905]

You probably found out/aren't interested anymore/won't see this, but imslp.org has you covered

[@dareelpeeps290]

he looks like linguini but brown hair

[@Hutya]

14:45 rh

[@user-uc2pk1xl3d]

Not bad

[@jeandurand4576]

++++++

[@shantyraksa8572]

14:00

[@nothingleft8012]

Sorry to ask,but what is the rococo theme?After all ,you cannot make variations without the original theme...

[@tristianthemonkey8577]

It's in the very beginning.

[@davidmonroy86]

1:15 the bass guy looks like Neo from Matrix jejeje

[@FoelyZ89]

It's like an Einstein on a Cello, Outer Space and Time there is no music! Again somebody trained in playing a Cello for the next generation without having a chilhood. In my opion the next generation of Cellist should play like Jacqueline du Pre!!!!!

[@theamazingme4454]

0:30

[@miajosephine2]

Whoever put the ad in the middle is this video needs to be sued

[@hapii1438]

14:21

[@alexsbt]

5:00 is just as good as it gets...

[@SuperProkaznik]

Когда это Пётр Ильич стал японским автором? (SME от лица компании "Sony Classical")

[@olivia7687]

282045

[@anoushviolin]

ankrkneli...

[@jenniferjarvis1207]

😧😧 advertisements in the middle of the piece, so sad... put them at the beginning, it ruins the experience mid way through. Your choice of course but geez..

[@dareelpeeps290]

youtubes choise actually

[@jonobester5817]

Great piece, but a rather stuffy theme, you think?

[@igorkiselev692]

No les gusta a las 15 personas que prefieren escuchar los narcorridos mexicanos o la chanson russe 😊😊😊

[@DimsCello]

Еле играет Бедняга...