Saint-Saëns: The Swan (Cello and Piano) - Brooklyn Duo

[@mouraze1793]

One of my father's musics. He used to listen with closed eyes. Now, with tears, I miss him.

[@naomipreston886]

Same here. My father loved cello and had me play it growing up. I'm going to try to play this again, even though l haven't for many years--in his memory....

[@askahygienist]

The only way to listen to this song is with closed eyes :)

[@pawinsirisaengchaikul6390]

He’s still here with you, looking after you but you don’t see him.

[@sillysong73.]

@@naomipreston886 I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@mariaestheraliagazavalia3892]

Absolutamente... se abre inmenso el mundo

[@10wilgar]

I'm 81 yrs. old. One of the greatest pleasures of retiring in 2018 is having time to really enjoy music. Listening to you, many pieces over and over, is magic. You live to make each other shine!

[@charliemcgarry7185]

I know right, sometimes you just need to chill out, relax and listen to music.

[@flavioschneider6739]

Thank you very much, my friend. God bless you.

[@pierre-gabrieljobin9450]

I'm your age and semi-retired. You express perfectly what I feel. Salutations de Montréal.

[@jasontisdale2695]

My mom used to play this on the piano for me absolutely beautiful RIP momma

[@jamesv.damiani9321]

My God....... just beautiful.... thank you

[@arichanna6089]

I play cello for one year and a half. Now I started to play piano. Am 14 year old. Thank for music

[@abadschuller545]

Enjoy it ❤

[@bramsrockhopper3377]

I’ve looked for years for a rendition of the Swan that is technically clear, where I can actually see the hand and finger movements, hear the nuances of the music and picture the music as it’s played... No one before now has done this - they’re either too fast, too active, or you can’t see their hands clearly. Thank you so much. This is beautifully played AND enormously helpful to cellists who need to see where they might be making a mistake - or who just want to learn the piece and find it useful to see it played :) Wonderful performance.

[@bpdarragh]

Indeed. Looking for the same thing, and here it is.

[@nevaehsangel9620]

He plays so beautifully!!!

[@just-nadia-and-keys]

They both do.

[@skylark5789]

yes!

[@mushroomedanymore633]

Uploads like this make KZbin exciting. Thank you for the wonderful performance, Saens-Seans was a genius!

[@SS-ly2bn]

One of my absolute favorites of all time.

[@altutaravu3114]

I'm a french cellist... Of course I played that one thousand times. Often everybody is overexpressing it, playing also it too fast, even the most well knowned players who are trying to let a mark on this so simple score... And the results are too often quite ugly... Here it's just what it should be, good tempo, nothing special, no demonstration, just a swan on a lake! bravo.

[@bpdarragh]

"Just a swan on a lake". Wonderful observation Altu. A swan does not do flourishes, just does...well. Swan stuff.

[@TMCNJ]

My thoughts exactly. Hard to find a cover that hasn’t been over-embellished. I really only like one other version on KZbin but now this is another 😌

[@skylark5789]

Yes, this is a humble, and perfect, version, and most true to the composer's intentions. Ego from performers trying to add their unique spin has often ruined the cadence.

[@jaredharris1940]

Keyboardist flapping for a liftoff is a particular peeve of mine!

[@thealexandersir]

The beauty of this piece is overwhelming!

[@kangamgamlin2075]

i know. i feel you and i love it so much. nothing in my exitance of 25 years has made me feel as much as the swan.

[@jeancarlossievert1388]

I don’t know why, but my heart bruises every time I listen to this music. God bless Saint-Säens and this wonderful couple of interpreters!

[@vajee5]

So melancholy and so beautiful. Reminds me of when I watched a ballerina playing a swan, dance to it in the 1960’s on TV. With my family who are all passed now.😢

[@FLOJo83]

Beautiful! Saint-Saens is an amazing composer and is severely underrated

[@paullacey748]

This is my favourite classical piece. Simple Soothing and timeless

[@pigeonxx5558]

i seriously dont know why this amazing duo doesn't have millions of subscribers by now. such great talents 💖

[@farokhnaegamvala1707]

How very beautiful!

[@beatlesforever7662]

This was absolutely beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes and I could feel my heart beat slightly faster. That was one of the most heart felt pieces of music I have ever listened to.

[@rachelandeen]

I'm learning this piece for the first time as an intermediate cellist, because my teacher wants to challenge (torture) me. I really appreciate the way you film your videos, with a nice straight-on view of Patrick's cello and his hands. His technique is inspiring, and it's interesting to observe his choices in bowing and fingering. So much to learn from. It's also a really beautiful rendition of the piece, just like always.

[@charlesfoster141]

Wow! Magnificent, bravo! "The Swan" is one of my all time favorites, especially as a piano & cello duo. It is amazing that a husband and wife duo of musicians can rise to this level of talent and perfection to play this piece so majestically! Ever since Ukrainian ice skater Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina won the Olympics to this piece in 1994 I have been smitten by the memory of her performance and choreography on the ice accompanied by this exact rendition of "The Swan" on that memorable day! The way Oksana perfectly mimicked a real Swan in her skating routine will never be forgotten by me. And now Brooklyn Duo's performance just adds to the pleasure of that memory. Thank you both for a fantastic experience. May God bless you both!

[@consuelosantiago1023]

So I cry! Both excellent musicians, Perfectly in tune!

[@mohammadagussuparman1696]

Piano and cello are my favorite instruments since I was young boy and knew classical musics. I love your plays.

[@pythoxx]

i think this is my most favorite rendition/performance of this piece

[@rhettinski]

I remember hearing this the day after my grandmother passed away. Its now forever going to be her memorial in my mind.

[@benardhunt5383]

I am learning this by watching your fingers. You are the teacher and as I wipe my eyes I thank you both for your lovely music. Bernard

[@jaxmanyfk]

Benard Hunt a lot of music sheets available!

[@GioRoyale]

This is hearth breaking....in the most beautiful way.

[@gialoctran1308]

Brooklyn Duo plays "The Swan" impeccably! So beautiful! Bravo!

[@sylviawurtz1119]

Excellent, very musically and i love the end on d -string ❤

[@sylvaincapron7951]

Vous nous emportez avec vous, dans un autre monde, l'espace d'un instant. Bravo et merci from France !

[@DieterLo1]

Wonderful!

[@Ben-si4kz]

Wonderful, ...this beautiful rendition moved me to tears. ♡

[@erexford]

This cellist is amazing! Such expressiveness! I love it!

[@ikeablahajreal]

I really wish I had a cellist friend to play this with

[@theresamwatson9207]

One of my favorite musicians - beautiful is all I can say.

[@jenna4528]

Just did this one on the flute with a harp and violinist accompanying me! I love this song so much. The cello has always been one of my favorite instruments and this song just reiterated that statment. The emotion erupted. Absolutely perfect. ❤❤

[@edisdeneu]

The melancoly in this song makes me cry EVERYTIME I watch it! You are AMAZING! Thanks for this! ❤

[@silviaciobanu5398]

I want this at my wedding. Period. It's so beautiful I could cry! You two are amazing!

[@CorujaBrasilis]

angels playing

[@brittanyh5785]

Such a beautiful song, this made me cry❤

[@NaRoil-hq4rb]

Over the years, I heard many versions of this amazing piece. Most (if not all) of them, have missed the point. I have never been slightly as excited as I should have been, but that was before I discovered you two. I can feel your soul in this piece, and it's like falling in love with music all over again. Great job, thanks for this. keep up the good music!

[@mrjoeyman]

How incredibly moving. I can't imagine the feeling you two must have had performing this haunting piece together. To play something so moving...being in such harmony with one another must take you to another level of intimacy. To wind your feelings and emotions around one another as you sculpt these beautiful sounds, seemingly out of nothing. What a lovely thing to be able to experience. You are so very fortunate. Sadly It is something that the majority of people will never know. But it is better to have observed such, than never to have been able to experience it at all. Thank you.

[@randymastin9612]

beautiful people who play beautiful music. thank you

[@R33F3RMONSTER]

Brings a tear to my eyes

[@PrDrAbbud]

Saint-Saëns deserved such a mafnificent preformance. This song will be in my dreams. Thank you, Brooklyn Duo and Saint-Sëns. La chef-d'oeuvre de Saint-Saëns , ell méritait cette interprétation magnanime. Cette pièce merveilleuse sera toujours dans mes rêves. Merci, Brooklyn Dui et Saint-Saëns.

[@quinnedavis7707]

Really good. I play the cello and it is very hard to get that confidence and clarity, but also the delicacy.

[@inferno0202]

My favourite cello piece.

[@alishademmery3581]

The power of music

[@Mapleleaffarm]

Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you.

[@rizaan4786]

I've been listening to this non-stop. Absolutely beautiful!

[@ErnestoGhinaglia]

I just can't stop playing this over and over and over again.

[@ouruhuru]

Beautiful man. This is what life is about.

[@luismariaikonicoff9555]

BRAVO ...!!! BRAVO ...!!!

[@revsolution]

This,folks, is what the youtube loop function was made for. How beautiful!!

[@jasontisdale2695]

My mom used to play this to calm me down. RIP momma I love and miss you every day.

[@nhonhemdong9589]

ITS REALLY CALM AND RELAXING

[@parkedawn]

I felt this in every cell. Truly a creation of beauty. What a privilege. ❤❤❤

[@mrjoeyman]

Yes, Yes, Yes.

[@kathyeaston9976]

Simply beautiful...my mother played this on the piano. Speaks to my very soul....stunning

[@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114]

A heavily bearded, mustachioed Frenchman composed this, in 1886, when men were at their most masculine. Yet, the tenderness is certainly more sublime than anything else spiritually in this century.

[@esperanzah1496]

Pretty flowers on the piano ! ♥ This is my favourite classical piece. Thank you SO MUCH for playing this, I can't stop listening to it ! Thank you ♥

[@DavidFriesen-rh8kg]

I showed my mom this song and she was quiet for a long time, and I asked what she thought of it, and she said " its the saddest thing I've heard, and one of the most beautiful."

[@TheAayush17]

So delicate and beautiful. The swan in me died watching this.

[@naeeanvideos]

...my idea of couple goals. So beautiful.

[@rekostarr7149]

Hahaha!

[@howmuchanimeistoomuchanime8520]

SAME!!!!!

[@manocastri7135]

Nana Shimura Marry me!

[@yinlingchenwang9405]

amazing very touching!

[@Erika-me4ls]

Why does this make me cry? Evokes so much emotion...

[@ashleycohen8630]

But like...why am i crying? This is so beautiful!

[@agmcbride]

Just lovely.

[@MalcolmWarren-rv6ut]

Most moving piece, played beautifully? Thankyou for the peace I felt throughout.

[@harmonicapal]

Awesome! This is one of the most beautiful renditions of this sublime, moving and soul stirring piece of music by Camille Saint-Saëns! Brooklyn Duo, you are amazing!

[@janefulton9099]

I had to smile when I saw this as I've just started to learn the swan for my grade 7 cello!

[@HattieHaha]

Jane Fulton Same! I'm gonna do mine at christmas:)

[@sandersongirl9069]

+fantasticharriet Any tips for a pre-grade one cellist? X3

[@HattieHaha]

Sanderson Girl Try to get private lessons and make sure whenever you play, you hold the cello and bow correctly or they'll mark you down in exams:)

[@sandersongirl9069]

Thank you! This advise will be a great help x3

[@DrowseeGameplay]

+Jane Fulton Wow.. Small world... Same here, along with Bach's Suite in G (Prelude)

[@sacharankin6276]

Your music is the only thing that can calm my anxiety, thank you for this x

[@melantic1007]

Powerful and touching

[@JudyHart1]

Breathtaking

[@marcopilati7464]

Divine Creatures. Thanks from Italy.

[@MrJohannes1947]

This music makes my day beautiful! Heavenly!!

[@BOHEMIANMEX]

This touch my heart so deep, too many feelings inside, love it ❤️

[@HeroOfLegend13]

Beautiful! I played this for solo and ensemble and scored a 1! such a pretty piece, my hands will never forget!

[@kaia2400]

i cant wait to learn this song so beatiful

[@luciamascarello7321]

Divinal...Uma das mais belas obras da música clássica! Amo. ❤

[@jaol1105]

So far, my favourite version, just lovely!

[@johnwebb9661]

Beautiful, superb. Thank-you.

[@dianamoralestorres8882]

May God bless your hands

[@63rdwho]

Oh my God, that is so beautiful. I have only discovered you two on KZbin in the last hour or so, and have been completely enthralled and in tears listening to your beautiful music.

[@MrJsimbulan]

they both play with such passion

[@tomasmoreno807]

me ha encantado escucharlos ----- es un placer

[@EmiliGluhenki]

oh my gosh, SO BEAUTIFUL! i play this on the piano

[@alazar3001]

I'm learning it right now

[@유수수-g9v]

me too

[@beimirgibtsnixzugucken4675]

I played that on the cello about 2 years ago

[@delaneymckimmy5580]

Love the accompaniment

[@vanemat3254]

delicatissimo, elegantissimo

[@nevaehsangel9620]

Ughhhh, this was soooo beautiful! 😍 Thank u for this, I'm in love with the way these two play together!

[@bradmiller7821]

My favorite strings to play the cello. Nice set up. Thanks you two for sharing your love for music.

[@wagnerpolveiro7176]

I love this piece..., and your performance is absolutely amazing. You are perfect and fantastic. Thank you for sharing your great and beautiful talent.

[@shannondoherty28]

beautiful.

[@hannahgrace2590]

So peaceful and relaxing I love the song

[@bjquilts29]

One of the most moving and beautiful pieces of music ever! Well done!

[@74marble80]

Superbe interprétation ! La discrétion du piano derrière est remarquable...

[@JamesBrown-tj3vo]

Haunting and beautiful. Thank you both...

[@telmosilva9085]

É LINDO demais como Deus é perfeito na música. Muita inspiração 🎹🎻

[@melissavita8497]

This is absolutely beautiful! I played it once with my clarinet😍

[@howmuchanimeistoomuchanime8520]

I want more Classical of the Duo but everything sounds awesome

[@propolisful1]

Perfeito. Que interpretação! Maravilhoso. Essa Música é pra alma. Parabéns a essa dupla de talentos tão apurados.

[@jencoops3468]

Perfection personified. Just love it too❤️

[@mrscarolinehoran]

I've played piano for 14 years but all I want is to learn cello

[@lauraev]

I feel you !!!!! And i have been for 14 years too :)

[@mrscarolinehoran]

Laura Ev I actually just got a cello last week and started lessons :) it is a lot harder than it looks though..

[@lauraev]

I have a friend that plays it and... I will hate the part that the piano never has ! It sounds okey ... Sometimes hahahaha Good luck !! In a few months I believe you will play very well. (i tried it and... Well, I'm a pianist hahahaha)

[@megannel2594]

Emily cello is probably the most beautiful instrument to play I absolutely love my cello :) it is anything but boring !

[@leysont]

tenrifesea Really? Because it looks very hard. By the way, how are you doing?