Pierre Fournier - Au coeur de la musique

[@christinenewland386]

When I was a teenager, my cello teacher who played with the Toronto symphony, arranged for me to meet and play for the cello soloists who performed with the orchestra. As a result I met and played for Janos Starker, Jacqueline Du Pre, who I befriended and corresponded with, and Pierre Fournier! He was so sweet and kind and inspiring. He invited me to come to Europe and said that in exchange for taking cello lessons with him, I could live at his place with his wife and child and do some babysitting for them in return! Shortly after that I received an invitation to study in Dusseldorf, Germany in the Masterclass of Antonio Janigro. I received a Canada Council Grant to help make that happen and so that is where I went. To this day I wish I had chosen to study with Mr. Fournier. He had such an elegant sound, flawless technique and warm and friendly personality! I have been very blessed in my lifetime.

[@cellodav]

Were you in the masterclass given by Starker in Toronto in the mid 80s? I went to see Rebecca Morton participate :)

[@joseluissaporiti2033]

Shade

[@Cellooboy]

Fournier would have been probably a great teacher and he seemed like such a great person. But Janigro was also a fantastic musician! And looking at his students, Brunello, Meneses, Demenga, Berger, Dindo, Sollima, who are all world class cellists(!), I couldn't imagine him being a bad teacher. I envy you for being his student. :)

[@Jonathan-jj9uj]

I was lucky to meet Selma Gokcen at ECU, she studied extensively with Fourier. She was very knowledgeable and always commented that Pierre was a perfectionist and his technique stood out amongst others as refined and virtuosic. This video quite proves it to me, if it ever required proving. Thank you, Pierre! R.I.P.

[@seamaster92]

Being part of his family, I am more than grateful for this documentary that I had never seen! Many thanks to the uploader

[@hsjun98]

Are you a close relative or family of Pierre Fournier?

[@vincenzocozzarelli5722]

I knew Pierre Fournier in 1965. Un grand musicician. Always with a glove on his left hand before a concert. Never forget him.

[@ahtisuomisto7588]

To have exchange words with PF would have been better than gold!

[@fourstrings48]

J'adorais la façon de jouer de Pierre Fournier, justement parce qu'il jouait comme un être humain (et pas comme un dieu). J'ai joué pour lui vers le milieu des années '70, quand il est venu tenir une master class à la Yale University School of Music; ses observations, justes et utiles, étaient exprimées d'une façon très gentille.

[@Lillars]

Quel merveilleux document qui nous démontre à l'envi tout ce que nous avons perdu en quelques décennies. C'est à pleurer !

[@estremp]

C'est ce que nous faisons. Nous pleurons.

[@bahamutstudio]

Document tres precieux !!

[@philippeyared2050]

Présentateur moins juste que le violoncelle. Les sonates de Beethoven ne sont pas pour violoncelle et piano mais l'inverse et le prélude de la première suite n'est pas une sarabande. Mais quelle belle émission, quel beau document. Merci

[@MrHonigberg]

With good reason, Pierre Fournier was one of my idols. His command of the cello is marvelous. I'm so glad to see him again on film.

[@franciscoespinozagamboa6490]

Algunos jóvenes chelistas debieran aprender del maestro Fournier la sobriedad de los gestos y movimientos frente al público. ¡ Que gran artista !

[@cellophile-bd3ns]

Some young cellists ought to learn from Maestro Fournier the economy of gestures and movements before the public. What a great cellist!

[@lungotevere]

This is brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

[@droryang]

By far, of the six versions of the Bach cello suites that I have heard -- Casals, Starker, Rostropovich, Navarra, Tortelier, and Fournier -- the Fournier's is in my opinion the most "Bachian", the zen of Bach. The Prelude part of this video makes me tear up, tears "sine ira et studio" indeed.

[@cetjberg]

He was among the best ever to lift a bow. CAB

[@estremp]

Each one his own style/sound etc. I came to discover very recently Enrico Dindo and was very impressed by "his" Bach suites". You should "try". Rohmann Ditta has a good hand too - but baroque !!

[@fingling8]

I confess I haven't heard that many, but my favourite is that of Maurice Gendron, 1964 on Philips Classics; the entire thing is here on KZbin. I found that amongst dad's CDs when he died 2001. But the reason I have found Fournier on KZbin is that amongst the old vinyl I have from dad & mom was an old Fournier ... in fact, KZbin suggested it to me, and I am pretty sure I never posted about him, so it's very strange it should be promoted to me. I have yet to hear more than the opening tidbit of Suite No. 1 played by Fournier, and I am sure he is also very good.

[@koskamen]

I dont know where did u get this footage,but I love it,Im in pain cause we cant find theese kind of records today :'(

[@ofruzeshminu6135]

Love love love

[@MrArmagedda]

Un seigneur de la musique

[@asilhanbilal2562]

O Pierre Fournier.. O yirminci yüzyılın en büyük viyolonsel virtüözü olarak bilinir.. O bir Fransız generalin oğludur.. O "Çellistlerin Aristokratı" olarak anılır.. O 1983 yılında Ankara'da CSO konserinde Edovard Lalo'nun Viyolonsel Konçertosu'nu seslendirmişti.. Onu o zaman tanımıştım.. O 1986 yılında 80 yaşında öldü.. Ruhu yüce olsun!..

[@Barbapippo]

Gavoty is a real expert: the "sarabande", indeed...

[@emilianocorradi4079]

Awesome

[@doubleinstruments6453]

Wonderful

[@bealreadyhappy]

As this channel is broadcasted to the world , why not have an English translation?

[@GinxandxNami]

That tone and elegance, far superior than any other cellist. He has to be the king of poise even to this day. Though at times I wanted him to loose some of the refined quality.

[@GloriaCompton]

wow

[@davidmccann8937]

What cello did he play -- and is it now the Fournier Cello?, played by someone we might know?

[@sulaqmonohadiwijoyo9204]

Keren

[@MickCorgi]

Now I see his unusual bowing on no1 Prelude. His Bach cello suite music sheet was most selling in the 80s yet no one was following his bowing as most people couldn’t figure out why so.

[@joshgrumiaux6820]

How is it unusual? He's just slurring everything.

[@stevenj9970]

He wasn’t called the Prince of the cello for nothing....

[@Violedegambe]

Diantre ! Qualifier le prélude de la première suite comme étant une sarabande, quelle atroce erreur !

[@FreserickKorsa]

Subtitulos en español por favor

[@mariodupre9220]

Musique comme tri la musique comme tri la musique comme très content la musique comme tri ta musique comme prévu qui label boulettrès hey Saint-Sacrement

[@afrofinka]

Je pardonne à Bernard Gavoty (alias Clarendon) son français très "snob", mais pas le fait de confondre une Sarabande avec un Prélude de Bach. Errare humanum est.

[@balthagipe1730]

Ken Ubukata je me disais aussi

[@Lillars]

Ah oui !!!