Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott - The Swan (Saint-Saëns)

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[@user-ip4jw4wr5s]

i never fell in love before but im sure this is how falling in love sounds like.

[@MrArchibald7]

😁👍❤

[@melinabreurec1182]

This comment make cry

[@EliHank]

No such thing

[@MidnightWolf17]

i'm currently in love, and i have to say it feels like reminiscing on how you guys fell in the first place

[@cameronuloth5056]

You just need someone to fall in love with.

[@syedazali9100]

It's sounds like growing old without the person you love but remembering the time you guys spent together

[@brookeneises8459]

it feels like that scene in up

[@clorox6214]

dude...

[@brookeneises8459]

@@clorox6214 what

[@clorox6214]

@@brookeneises8459 that's the exact same thing i was thinking

[@Niahbbyy]

I feel like I seen your comment on TikTok 🥲

[@LynnR-np1dv]

This song played nonstop in my head while I was in the hospital dying of COVID almost three years ago. I was in a coma for 4 days and I swear I could hear this echoing in my head as they tried to keep me alive.

[@julietteangeli]

I am glad you survived! There is so much more beauty, like this song, for you yet to experience.

[@evalarsson9007]

❤❤❤

[@allisoncassidy1929]

What an Amazing testament to your love of beauty - blessed be

[@elizabethchan604]

This song kept you alive ❤❤❤

[@justineraytizon4118]

It's amazing how people associate this piece with mourning the loss of a loved one, or reminiscing the memories of times passed, or of falling in love. This only goes to show that music speaks a language only the heart knows. You could visualize this piece both as the spring at the end of the bitter winter cold, or the autumn after a joyful summer sunshine, it would still have the same feeling, just with a slightly different context.

[@tlej6145]

The dying Swan from Swan Lake

[@kenwittlief255]

no its a swan just a swan

[@claraparreiramartins1171]

this is the best definition of music, that I have ever read.

[@glimmeringhope4520]

I like to listen to this with eyes closed - I feel airborne and flowing effortlessly in flight.🧚🏼‍♀️

[@BlackBearCustomKydex]

​@@kenwittlief255lovely piece of music. But it makes me wanna try one for dinner lol

[@napoleonfool]

My little sister (17) died one year ago. We didn't knew which song we would play at her funeral. 3 days before her funeral, I woke up and la cygne came to mind. I still rhink about that moment every day. My sister was so elegant and youthful, just like a swan.

[@jordan-uk1qb]

i’m sorry about your sister love

[@Zahoraaaa]

are you okay? :)

[@Niko-ql4wn]

She is an Angel..in the Ambrace and in the Joy of The Lord..She in the Light..not in the dark of this mad world..She is praying for us in the Glory of All Angels..

[@treelife365]

Sorry to hear about your loss 😢

[@gem1047]

Sorry for your loss

[@AkBirdman17]

I just bought a $400 pair of headphones and this was the first song I chose to listen to with them. I made the right choice

[@leonhardeuler6811]

Wow ok. Humble flex

[@danieldefoe2190]

But please dont listen to music on youtube if you got the headphones for some good quality music

[@dankisnt7004]

Weird flex but ok

[@dianemckimmy5701]

🎻🎺🎷🥁🎧

[@AkBirdman17]

Sure am flexing super hard guys! Glad you focused on the purpose of my comment!

[@lucyholt8620]

back in june, my grandfather showed me this video. it was the first song i've ever heard yo yo ma perform, and i instantly fell in love with it. here i am, two months later, this song is in my top 10 songs of all time on spotify. i listen to this song everyday on repeat. my grandfather passed away 3 days ago. i'm going to get a swan tattoo to honor him. i will love you forever, papi

[@johntallin9067]

Your Grampa will always be with you. In your ❤ God bless you.

[@cybergrey2010]

😢 I really felt that.

[@annechristy8542]

How lucky to such a wonderful papi🦋

[@manekineko1454]

My cello teacher passed away recently and this was my favorite song to play with her. I got a swan tattoo on my ankle to remember her by. I hope you ended up getting that tattoo, it really is worth it

[@thewhuthut]

What a wonderful Granddad you must have had. He shared his Treasures with you; he must have loved you very much ❤❤❤❤

[@caseyryback6306]

In Finland ’The Swan’ carries a special meaning. For a Finnish listener this beautiful melody tells a story of a bitter loss and lack of communication, where one can only silently stare into emptiness of their soul.

[@pheeuh]

thank you for sharing

[@jennyjohnson5428]

Finns & a lack of communication? Can we get a fact-checker in here? 😆

[@jennyjohnson5428]

For a Finn, is there also a significance to "flying with the black swan"? ☺️

[@reynaldoponce3422]

Kinda grim for something meant for being full of grace

[@mariaemiliaxavier375]

Sad, but beautiful words. Thanks for sharing.🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@parkjimiin]

my teacher always played this while we read our books. she would turn off the lights and keep these white vintage lights up and lit up. it was perfect when reading a romance or sad story. this was before the pandemic. still miss her. rip

[@juanmai3805]

Shiratorizawa had a good teacher

[@satanicfranic]

@@juanmai3805 pfft-

[@Yanacolisao]

I am jealoushaha

[@tash_chdry]

That’s why I should’ve gone to shiratorizawa

[@merissa222]

I love that

[@forlornpreponderance2299]

I played this during my funeral and now I’m alive.

[@user-gu3qs7xo5h]

This comment deserves more attention

[@WillShakes423]

The purest of music can raise lost souls from the depths and into the light. From such tunes can the dead be raised.

[@DewwaKakkar]

@@WillShakes423 not like zombies though...

[@WillShakes423]

@@DewwaKakkar You got that right.

[@1celloyt520]

???

[@Halloweensam31]

Yo-Yo Ma is such an amazing artist. I don’t think I’ve heard anyone else that plays with such passion and beauty.

[@cjr451]

Hauser!

[@wwonka52]

@@cjr451 Very Close. I favor Yo-Yo as he lives locally and is so kind and generous, I watch Hauser often too. whew!.

[@AidaJof]

Yes, he does because he 'feels' the music🎶

[@RuRu4402]

Hauser, most definitely!

[@user-pd7il3xz5j]

I vote for Yo-Yo Ma, Luca, & Hauser. I can vote for 3, right?

[@casz06]

Never cried over an instrumental song before this one. it's absolutely beautiful.

[@boydbailey5907]

ikr im bawling rn. THE PASSION!

[@madmangaming7205]

This is the only song I've ever heard that immediately brings a tear to my eye, such a beautiful duet

[@user-zt7hm7fl2b]

Same to me right now 😢

[@kcwliew]

This is why we have ears.

[@bvvloten84]

Kelvin Liew So we can get eargasms

[@joincapt.matthew5528]

This is why we have a heart and it's why we can intimately love. That's the beauty of our humanity.

[@hamzakais1762]

@beethoven yo these punks be dissin' you.

[@tartescitrons]

And that’s what we need to be grateful for!

[@anubisgod23]

exacttly, not for the modern "THUMP THUMP THUMP" crap

[@stevenpotter8228]

If this song isn’t playing at my funeral, I’m not coming

[@andreab740]

LMAO DEAD 🤣🤣😭🤣😭🤣

[@paulpage1265]

Stephen, I hope you will hear this many times before your funeral. :)

[@HKLydia]

Well technically.......

[@WalterKeepCoreReal]

As if you have an option 😂

[@stevenpotter8228]

@Walter Kipkorir Lmao

[@teacherandreaning8960]

Yo Yo Ma is a great cellist, might be the best cellist in the world. He is a very nice person as well. After joined his concert in Pittsburgh, I bravely walked to the stage, chatted with him and told him how much I had enjoyed the concert. He was very nice and friendly.

[@wwonka52]

I live not far from him. Foolish me, I had the chance to drive him while I once worked for a limousine company, locally, but chickened out. Now I learned how nice he is. Bill

[@wenzhu3871]

Agreed 👍💯

[@mermich]

2023: anyone? Thank you Mr Ma! Your music is so beautiful

[@-maya-6498]

2:00 words cannot describe how this part makes me feel 🥺

[@zariz7112]

i feel die in beautiful place then go to heaven

[@Aurora-uj7jv]

It's so beautiful

[@eeeee4382]

it makes me cry it’s so pretty

[@ellasmye307]

Its so beautiful

[@depar9852]

Damn,im crying

[@asmo_bby8309]

His vibrato is IMMACULATE

[@lemsillygus]

Well he is yo-yo ma

[@danikaholzhauer3645]

ik!! I play the cello and im starting to learn vibrato and I hop I can be good at it like him one day hopefully! :)

[@amycpiano9055]

Totally agree with you

[@rengene]

@@danikaholzhauer3645 You will! I you can do it!

[@Fibromatose]

Indeed...

[@HonghaiZhang-ji6dl]

A cellist who can play with such passion and beauty must be Yo-yo Ma. Just listen to his notes, its from heaven.

[@laserdavy]

This song is so beautiful, the vibrato really adds to the emotion of the song.

[@songli5121]

yea, his performance is too good to applauses...

[@Kimelyor]

This. Is. The. Reason. I. Want. To. Stay. Alive.

[@greasyflab3180]

@jan this song makes me want to do all of those things except die, I don't want to die, ever.

[@SPR-ITE]

@@greasyflab3180 Death is but the beginning of our spirits long journey.

[@haileys6891]

I'm glad you could find a reason

[@Ihavegivenup825]

oh wow dude that's crazy

[@annanovelli1318]

Me too....❤

[@joanjett8814]

The most beautiful story ever told with no lyrics.. this is what makes music the most incredible experience in my life..

[@andreasandresenhaukeland6484]

Thanks so much for encouragement my great fan.

[@katiewilson3677]

I hope your day is going well Joan. I saw your comment and just felt like I need to check in on you. I hope your well Joan

[@joanjett8814]

@@katiewilson3677 blessed to be alive.. lol but feel like death lol been under the weather lol thank you for asking

[@ericmoorev956]

@@joanjett8814 how are you doing today my name is Eric moore

[@joanjett8814]

@@ericmoorev956 blessed thank you

[@michaelmcglaughlin9383]

My favorite part is this sustained note at 2:04 that Yo Yo Ma plays with the most passionate and beautiful crescendo. Every time I hear it a wave of happiness washes over me. Truly soul touching music🙌

[@mattcrittenden16]

I've never heard this before and got halfway through wondering why I'm tearing up. This is so beautiful.

[@aiicha6382]

this is like the credit song when the world end.

[@niniinia]

why did this make me cry pls

[@emare7851]

I know

[@sitinorzalihanmatisa6967]

And imagine there's a narrator (with a deep voice ) telling how the world end

[@maxramsahoye]

The producers of the miniseries Childhoods End based on the Arthur C Clarke novel had the same idea. At the end of the final episode, as the last human dies and the planet is destroyed, the alien overlords retain one piece of human culture: this song, The Swan

[@lalaskii7814]

@@sitinorzalihanmatisa6967 yes😭

[@2011littleguy]

I teach music and sometimes hear a student say, "Why should I play? I'll never be as good as (insert name here)." I answer: You are correct. You will probably never be as good at sounding like your idol. But he or she will never be as good at sounding like you. Bring YOUR OWN brand of passion to the music. People will feel what is inside you. Some people will like your idol and some will like you. Practice until your soul shines through your performance. No one can have a "better" soul than you - only a different one."

[@dineshrupani961]

2011littleguy Beautiful thought. We need more people and teachers like you. :D

[@nathansaigh6137]

thank you for this comment, really.

[@NatJediMASTER]

Very true! I would also add that just because you’re not the absolute very best at something, doesn’t mean that it’s not worth doing. Making music in itself is so valuable in enriching your life. I feel like so many of us have this all or nothing attitude where if we can’t do something perfectly it’s not worth doing at all, and that’s so sad. If you’re working hard and creating something you love, that’s the most valuable thing in the world.

[@drbomartins]

Your student can perform live music in places Yo-Yo Ma would never give a concert.

[@universestar2933]

wow i got goosebumps while reading this!

[@absconditus3209]

His right hand looks so light. Like the bow isn't really touching the string. But the sound is so deep and full....just amazing. Just started to play the cello and Yo yo ma is an icon for me

[@stephanietunc2240]

The swan gave me a new found appreciation and deep fascination in cello. It's such a beautiful and sound like a deep puddle. And no intrumentals ever made me feel like it resembled anything other then it's intrumental. Beautifully played!

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

[@chickirandom375]

the way he plays and hold the cello feels like he's embracing his loved one and whispering stories into her ears whilst hugging her in the most gentle way. it's so romantic

[@jungkookscoconuthairline]

or he, could be gay 😳

[@turtleshell8835]

@@jungkookscoconuthairline he has a wife ..

[@shylarosario2537]

RIGHT!!!! just the emotions on his face makes me want to cry🥺

[@izzieisdizzy1376]

@@jungkookscoconuthairline you just killed the mood of the entire comments section 😑

[@Ihavegivenup825]

oh wow dude that's crazy

[@hanalee2800]

Have you ever hear a piece and cried? Because it reminds you how much life was okay back then. But it tells you through the notes that you can't turn back time at the same time, it says that, it's gonna be fine, everything is going to be, fine. Walk ahead and let God do His work. Follow the flow and enjoy your time while you're still alive.

[@bklynmegz]

This comment right here man

[@bklynmegz]

This comment right here man

[@Aurora-uj7jv]

This

[@tally0056]

Its too much Pressur in school i can’t anymore i am at this Point were i want to give up everything and just Fall asleep and Never wake up again. I cried when i heard this Song its just calming for 3 minutes and i can forget about school for a holy damn second 😢

[@dakai_shensheri8310]

I cried during my elementary rotation cause I was the last cello of my age group

[@vietcoffeebeans660]

Seeing a true master in their element doing their craft is such a beautiful, deep, moving, uniquely human experience.

[@emiliamekuria7024]

This was my wedding song, I walked down the aisle at around 1:45. Perfect timing

[@Hamach111]

What a great idea! I would love to use this at my wedding -- if I ever do get married...

[@greyone40]

Friends of mine used this also. They had a friend who played cello, and my mother got to do the piano accompaniment. Beautiful piece.

[@colleenkeith]

Oh that’s perfect!!!

[@maryhanenian312]

I walked my daughter down the aisle to this song on her wedding day last Saturday. I was fighting to keep the tears back.

[@gracia1904]

congratulations!

[@Joshua-zv7gx]

Congrats to your daughter, definitely a great piece to choose! There’s no shame in crying on special days like these.

[@azielvillalta4258]

*piece

[@atj9477]

Congratulations...Lots of love

[@MsAussie83]

+Mary Hanenian And I bet your daughter is as beautiful and loving as a swan.

[@elizabethd8109]

My grandmother and mother were both piano and cello teachers, respectively. Whenever my gran used to visit us they would play this duet together. Always. A few years ago my grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, the sort that degrades your body and well as your mind. Now she can no longer sit at a piano, or even play it. It was the thing she loved most to do in the world, and it hurts to see her like this. She taught me piano herself. Whenever I hear this piece I will always remember how they looked as they played it together, and how she used to be.

[@wwonka52]

Nice story. Thanks. And I can empathize with you.

[@joemkdd]

You ever play it for her?

[@qrazuriteguardian914]

This hurts on another deep level. So sorry for what you must be going through.

[@8162A]

I know well what is dementia due to my father and mother.. I am sure when you play a piano to your grandmother feels and be happy..I now well that they can forget memories but not hobbies..

[@MaxineNelson]

I’m so sorry. ❤️

[@vivienhenderson1708]

Tonight, as I played this magnificent music yet again I found myself thinking about how I would like this played at my funeral, it sounds like the perfect music to play in the transition from mortal to immortal- I can feel the swan gliding along in the water. It is so beautiful. Thank you for this brilliant rendition of this music.

[@Yoyomamusic007]

@vivien Hello, how are you doing? It is nice meeting you.

[@kiyoraka3537]

every recording of yo-yo ma ive watched leaves me struggling to look away from the screen, he plays with such an amount of confidence, emotion, and thought into just about every cadence of his music that just makes it seem effortless, graceful, and beautiful. definitely one of the most gifted artists of our time

[@noahi.1381]

Robber: **breaks in** Me: **wakes up and starts playing this on the speakers** Robber: _maybe I don’t want ti be the bad guy anymore_

[@danielareds]

🤣

[@emilydavis9227]

I feel you

[@summerterry291]

I liked this comment with all 5 of my accounts.

[@purvidoship482]

We

[@Yeetasaurus1234]

Relatable

[@NarcissaDelRay]

this song gives me nostalgia for a place i will never know

[@Miss_Dis]

Yes! I feel so much nostalgia but I don't know what for

[@briawolf3559]

Saudade

[@Jeremy_-_]

A girl I onced knew introduced me to this piece. She liked this one a lot I remember. She was really fond of these slow pieces where it makes you think about all the feelings you've ever felt, and the feelings you're just about to feel. She kept on recommending me all sorts of music she loved listing to, which is something I've always felt to be romantic. And of all of those music she's introduced me to, it was this that caught my ears and made me think of one woman I've ever loved the hardest in my entire life. I never really knew what's the story behind this piece of music back then, which makes me so emotional to have to hear it again without her by my side. Now that she's gone I don't really have the use of what the story of this music is about. As now I finally have my own story to think of while getting lost in the tunes. A story to think about while she's happy with someone else. A story to think of while I try to cry alone in my room, while my tears are a burden enough to pour out of my eye sockets. It's truly quite a sad music I'll never forget, that comes with a girl I'll continuously think about till this day.

[@npeay6297]

The two most beautiful instruments playing together

[@DenizInanComposer]

it remains a secret to me, how sound can be touching.

[@emerveille_]

I think, God

[@laoamao]

Well said.

[@helenwinter3320]

Google it

[@charliezhang6820]

Elle91 I am a atheist, but I feel the light of the god when l listen to this piece.

[@valerievedette9542]

Deniz Inan The vibrations mess with the chemistry in our brains simply put and we like it

[@teapopss]

it sounds like “if I don’t have kids with you,, I’ll tell mine abt you. I promise.”

[@gracedongallo4978]

fuck!!! this hurts...

[@jennnnyism]

Whoa. That one got me.

[@PearlsandRoses]

YOOOO!!😂😂😂 that was HILARIOUS! ❤️ it!

[@scottreiburnNYC]

I had no idea how much I needed this right now. It’s like my ears have been released from prison directly to heaven, along with my heart. These 3 minutes will stay with me. I’m so grateful. Beautiful music is beyond transcendent. Doesn’t hurt to have Yo-Yo and Kathryn illustrating that for us. What do I do next…? ❤

[@marybrunner1058]

Listen to Claire de Lune, played by Victor Borge.

[@mininuluni]

No matter how many years have passed... this music helped me through the toughest times in my life... thank you!

[@Fibromatose]

For 3min and 7sec, all the violence and wars stopped in my mind. Thanks so much for this.

[@dianemckimmy5701]

2:58-2:59-2:57 that G note tho 🎻

[@jakob4381]

War can be very necessary

[@andrewzhang8512]

@@jakob4381 it may be neccesary, but it is never good only evil

[@vedantdesai1]

For these 3 minutes, I poured a glass of scotch, looked at my world map and dreamt about nukes flying over the whole map, a cleanse to society as it is! A raging fire to restore order! So yeah, not everyone thinks of peace when listening to classical

[@melcomepay6668]

Yes! Amen to that. May I recommend. The Blue Bird.. By Anuna.

[@ines33]

Yo-Yo Ma don't play the cello, he is the cello

[@user-xd7pf5tv9q]

and god works magic through him

[@cameron57311]

+Peter Hu no... its called hard work and discipline coupled with a talent he chose to embrace.. such nauseating nonsense this continual worship of mythical deities.

[@gispaAPRN]

John Thomas-Jones, Peter Hu is simply saying that Yo-Yo Ma's talent is akin to something beyond human ability because he's so good. Just because he uses the word "god" doesn't actually mean it's a reference for some "magical diety." Your aberrant judgment of another human-being-who is simply making an awestruck remark is "nauseating nonsense."

[@ines33]

WTF, let people say what they want to say, they have a brain,they can think for themself, they can believe in what they want(god inclued!) they don't ask your opinion, and they don't give a fuck! You're not going to force people to think like you! The Music is a harmony, not a battle...

[@gispaAPRN]

John Thomas-Jones: I do it daily. I'm a nurse. Why, I've had my whole arm up an ass before. ;) Oh, and a vagina too. We have a naturally sick, twisted sense of humor. We like to shove plastic tubes into people's orifices, including the one they urinate from. Blood, guts, vomit, sputum, you name it. And I've heard every insult in the book that even the devil himself couldn't devise. So please, spare the PG-rated "insult." Save those for someone less jaded. :)

[@jamessullivan3075]

Words escape me. Is there anything more perfect and beautiful?

[@T1nyDev]

This piece is just incredible. This piece reminds me of the flow of life, how you have some high and low moments, but no matter what, life is beautiful. We must learn to appreciate what we have while we have it. The people you know and love, your friends and family, we must take advantage of what we have while it is still present with us.

[@MegaSnippezz]

Perfect song to listen to whilst watching the world end.

[@christopherpederson1021]

It already ended

[@fucksanity3903]

+Christopher Pederson ur special

[@miggy1609]

MegaSnippezz you know whats better? Watching titanic with this music

[@RockstahRolln]

Play this on repeat because we're half way there

[@memedreams8558]

ohhhh we're living on a prayer.

[@beatrizc9356]

This managed to be the prettiest thing in the world. I live with depression for the last 2 years and this music, in this video is the only thing that has made me cry of hapiness. i feel fine and i feel grateful

[@user-gu3qs7xo5h]

Hope you are better now

[@beatrizc9356]

꧁miss꧂ i am! Thanks

[@user-gu3qs7xo5h]

@@beatrizc9356 WOW!! This is great... 👍🏻 Keep going girl 😉.

[@sidartasantos3457]

Try placing magnets over your back toward your heart chakra over the T4, T5, and T6 vertebrae.I always have a magnet taped to this point on my back. This is how I healed from my depression.

[@audreyplowes835]

Bless you!

[@adhith3723]

I love the 🦢. Started playing the cello 3 years ago in 6th grade and now getting to play this amazing piece. I will cherish this for the rest of my life.❤❤🥹🥹🥹

[@MenardManalese]

This has been playing on repeat for more than an hour now. And I've been crying with it. It made me feel things.. Touched the deepest, darkest parts of my soul and brought light to it. Grief, depression, all the deep, dark stuff. It's like I'm healing with this music.

[@jeffreydonaldson7006]

Wow. I am with you on these emotions. I’ve been playing it over and over, waiting until I stop crying, and that hasn’t happened yet. It’s not like I’m remembering specific things in my life. I’m just feeling them without even knowing where the emotions are coming from.

[@MenardManalese]

@@jeffreydonaldson7006 exactly. it just fills me to the brim and the overflow comes out as tears. i never realized my soul is this thirsty for this kind of music.

[@giulianodimaio3658]

❤

[@boydbailey5907]

You Are. Keep Going.

[@fionadutta98]

Came here after watching twosetviolin trying to play this on the cello and WOW this is beautiful

[@kwadens9309]

Razzmatazz D sameee

[@adrunkdove]

@@kwadens9309 saaaame

[@scoopadifuego]

@Razzmatazz Yep!

[@liesalllies]

Yup yup lol

[@aguywhodoeseverything3866]

Same

[@kristinrobbins8482]

This song makes me wanna fall in love with someone while it’s snowing outside during Valentine’s Day

[@urasocialreject6478]

but when it’s raining instead of snowing- omg that’s the best

[@lakosca]

Here i am in valentines day rejected xD

[@randomguy-rd2kw]

@@lakosca Dang welp we are both in similar boats bud it's ok you got rejected I just have literlay no one

[@lakosca]

@@randomguy-rd2kw but i got rejected like 4 times by the same girl🤣

[@joshuabannister8904]

@@lakosca you'll find the right one, i believe in you :)

[@anncraig6380]

This has to be my very favorite performance on the internet. I teach music to special needs students and without fail, my students are mesmerized by this performance. Great music, incredibly beautiful performance, touching the souls of everyone. Thank you so much for sharing this masterpiece with all of us.

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here.

[@brunod2134]

This work generates a mix of sensations in me. Longing, nostalgia, reflection, sadness, hope and so on. Everything in a very abstract way, without events, without facts, it just comes.

[@luckycharm1]

Yo Yo is the type of guy that wakes up and makes breakfast for his parents before heading into kindergarten class.

[@nilec5766]

damn- your pfp scared tf outta, i was vibin to the music and scrolling down the comments, and saw your pfp

[@luckycharm1]

@@nilec5766 😁😁😁😱 didnt meant to.

[@xddream9842]

Bruh what. Just shut up

[@d3ath_st4rz]

@@xddream9842 everyone here is vibing besides u, shush

[@luisanthonychau]

Who knows. He has been performing on stage since the age of 4 and a half. What you said might just be true.

[@coco-ot4eo]

If this song doesn't play at my funeral then I'm not gonna die.

[@garymac5321]

😆

[@iivyxx6314]

never thought I would type “lmao” in these kind of videos

[@amulyakumar4249]

Saint-Saens' music is so elegant and graceful and The Swan is a great example for that. Great performance.

[@vanshikathakur]

I cry every time I listen to it. It is so beautiful

[@Yoyomamusic007]

@vanshika Hello, how are you doing? It is nice meeting you.

[@robertorayoherrera5354]

Only a genius could convey so much emotion and tell such a powerful story.

[@saravillamayor258]

I have been playing violin since I was nine. I am twelve now, and over that time I have heard such beautiful compositions like this and learned to appreciate every note. I think the whole world should understand the beauty of real music. In my mind, what makes an artist truly great, is their ability to put emotion into anything they play, whether it's joy, sadness, anger, or anything else. I think Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott did just that! Bravo!

[@Mark-kr5go]

You are very eloquent for your age :)

[@henryhess2062]

I started on the violin at four, switched to the viola at 12 and I'm telling you now that I'm glad I never stopped, I'm so happy that you understand the beauty in music and I know that it will bring you so much happiness even when you don't feel that way. Continue with it because it will get you places you never thought you could be.

[@rubaelicious]

completely agree. you said it well. :))

[@kenziesekoni5766]

i agree too! i started playing violin at 9 and now i’m 16. i don’t have time to play as much as i used to but im glad i never stopped loving classical pieces

[@dqg472]

This song tells a tale of a love so subtle and unexperimented thats died long ago, but as the last moments of their lives together they look into each others eyes and see, it could’ve been perfect.

[@meaneyedcat1248]

I first heard this piece on the radio many years when I was a little girl. It is so beautiful and if a piece of music can capture a swan then this piece has done just that. It is sublime.

[@Yoyomamusic007]

@meaneyed Hello, how are you doing? It is nice meeting you.

[@micah2767]

as a cellist myself... it's so inspiring to see him play with so much passion! Hoping I can be able to play with this much skill and grace sometime in my life! Such a great instrument and one I will never stop playing

[@hannibalhazmat7349]

Micah276 same I started playing cello because I heard him play bachs cello suite prelude, so I stopped playing violin in orchestra and swapped.

[@cocacolachy]

ellanor rapture why didn't you continue with violin along side with cello

[@hannibalhazmat7349]

Nicole Chow violin is nice but it had no feel to it, when I play cello I feel emotional and can hear what composers really want people to hear, it's not that I didn't like violin it just was boring to me.

[@Red-cc4yl]

I stopped playing cello last year and I really want to get back into it like I no longer feel alive

[@maryc5783]

Edward Fabian Get back into it! I believe in You!

[@jiwooyou7936]

You have to watch a yo-yo ma concert in person to truly experience it.

[@charlotte-vq1kz]

Jiwoo You I saw him at tangle wood and oh my goodness it was magic

[@gaylehende9779]

Jiwoo You I saw him perform the Bach Suites this past April, it was amazing!

[@florindasteinas6598]

This piece transports me to places I've never been, but love to visit. I only listen to this ethereal melody when I'm alone...not a sound to disturb the trance!♡

[@Mr-crusty24]

i love it too

[@geekmega7527]

You can listen to thousands of you tube performances and you will always find flaws in them. This is the first perfect one I didn't see a single flaw in. Not only is the cello is perfect, the piano is also perfectly matched. Incredible and phenomenal.🎉❤

[@zachhkk7364]

Pov: it’s your 90th birthday, you lay right besides your window glaring at a starry night, reminiscing about the people you love, the people you’ve lost, and the memories that you have gained through the years, then you close your eyes, a tear sheds down your cheek, and you take your last breath...

[@sitinorzalihanmatisa6967]

IM FR CRYING EGHGHGJHG

[@ericmoorev956]

How are you doing today my name is Eric moore

[@sitinorzalihanmatisa6967]

@@ericmoorev956 hello :)

[@Ouioui-2379]

congrats you have broken my streak of not crying that has been going on for 5-6 months. they wont stop please help.T^T

[@tushtansreejith3591]

Goddamn man,

[@deadasever]

I'm having a cello exam soon. My teacher on the beginning of the year gave me some notes. Later, at home, I realized I'm going to be playing this. Wish me luck!

[@fionakistler3260]

Saga TG good luck !!

[@deadasever]

Thank you!

[@fionakistler3260]

i'm actually having a cello exam soon too. i'll be playing a piece called "lied ohne worte Op. 109" by Mendelson

[@deadasever]

Oh my, well good luck to you too!

[@fionakistler3260]

thanks friend :)

[@angelikaseegers-classicalg8053]

Dieser wunderschöne Celloton öffnet sofort das Herz und die wunderbare Komposition gleichfalls - ein Hörgenuss 🦢 💙

[@mattneville2864]

This is my favorite song in the world. I listen to it everyday. I listen when I’m stressed. I listen when I’m dad’s I listen when I’m happy. I listen to celebrate. This song gives my soul goosebumps everytime that I hear it.

[@madalinamazur]

this song feels like going to your grandparents house after they've passed away. you knew they'd be gone eventually, but as you walk around their house it's laced with memories and their smell and comforting odd little objects are still there even though they aren't. a place that feels like home and a warm, comforting hug without the people who are usually there to welcome you in.

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello

[@davidmansell5986]

I have just lost my lovely 95 year old Mum. I have been back to our old home and what you say is right. Though she has passed, Mum was still there. When that house is finally sold, a huge part of me will be gone forever.

[@egg8009]

This made me cry 😢

[@egg8009]

@@davidmansell5986 I’m so sorry for your loss. May your mother Rest In Peace.

[@davidmansell5986]

@@egg8009 Thank you, Emma.

[@sibeliusan]

this feels like reflecting on the happy moments in your life before dying peacefully

[@amycpiano9055]

Yes Grim!

[@margofrog3552]

I literally have no words for this peice. Like if it was the only song I could listen too it would never get old

[@marinafries5850]

It's so wonderful to see the expressions he makes as he plays...he's definitely feeling every note

[@johnmayer6533]

Hello how are you doing it’s nice meeting you here

[@arthurillidge9829]

@@johnmayer6533 bruh

[@razanejahjah1692]

Yo Yo Ma, you kissed my pain away. So beautifully played. Let's also give the pianist her share of praise.

[@robertperez357]

You are right Razane the piece would not feel the same without her!!

[@pianomikie]

One of the prettiest songs ever written. Saint-Saens is a master, and these 2 wonderful musicians do an exquisite job with it. Awesome!

[@charlesbickford5167]

Ditto!

[@nialahdash673]

I agree

[@mr.nickols1293]

This is my first time hearing this song and I've never ever heard a piece of music that hit me so incredibly hard that it brought tears of almost introspection in an instant. The first note opened a doorway into another part of the soul i didn't know was there.

[@deadbunnyeyes190]

This piece is so perfect with the sound of rain and a book on your lap while you sit on your bed. You aren't necessarily reading the book... you just sit there staring at space thinking of the beautiful aspects of life and the people you made memories with. I really love this piece!

[@LaetitiaEstrella]

The way that he expresses the emotions. I just bursted to tears. This piece reminds me that we all were ugly little ducks somewhere along in our lives and then we graciously become a swan.

[@willow2575]

agreed, I'm just that one ugly duck that never becomes a swan xDDDDDD

[@willow2575]

.w.

[@cjwoderstruck425]

Sad that there are negative comments about such masterpiece and brilliant performance. I was just hoping to see how others appreciate the beauty of this whole thing yet I still see distain. Lets just enjoy the music, shall we???

[@bellekorzakov7216]

Thats right... Justo enjoy!

[@robinmehra9799]

+cjwonderstruck25 fuck them all just enjoy this !

[@rungsrithienwongpetch6476]

So much beautiful, play as smooth as silk, we enjoy very much!

[@victoriagarzione4360]

They do not have anything better to do.

[@emariemcc]

cjwonderstruck25 This beautiful artists work was recommended to me by my teenage grandson. Truly a masterpiece

[@trentonhighway2821]

Nothing but peace in this song 🥹

[@dannywest8172]

Yo yo makes the cello alive...........master of his art

[@doctorquack1399]

when he plays, he appears as if he is in a whole other world. i hope we can one day all find ourselves in such a place.

[@electraheart3868]

words cannot describe how this song makes me feel omg

[@hi-hc3ms]

omgg ikr

[@piratesKing]

I love how warm this piece is ! I come here every rain , whenever sad , and every Thursday ("

[@eliastasabia]

Heard 2:00-2:10 sample from tiktok, have been searching for the full song and glad I've found it. Thank you reddit lol I've got this one on repeat. This touches the soul. Beautiful instruments, beautiful people, beautiful world, I'm happy to be alive.

[@mariapanczuk5355]

Why was this song on TikTok?

[@IndependantW]

The only negative thing I can say about this composition, and the performance, is that it is so lovely and moving that I find myself playing it over and over and over again to the detriment of several other extremely beautiful works. Also, I have developed the very crass habit of whistling along with the music.

[@waywardwind6000]

Good...enjoy it while you still can hear.

[@Mom2Johnny]

How funny that you should write this! I have played this video over and over...I love watching his hands!! AND, after I practice a piece, my husband will be whistling that piece for several hours after :-)

[@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_]

IndependantW oh shut up you blowhard

[@IndependantW]

Funny, my husband tell me I don't blow hard enough...

[@tsamule5159]

Johannes Liechtenauer WHAT.... THE FUCK?!?!

[@ThunderousThrasher]

If you want to play like Yo-Yo Ma, first you have to become a cello.

[@ju_tu3996]

I've got one and play the swan

[@ju_tu3996]

No flex

[@BlueBrixProductions]

No, the cello must become a part of you.

[@AimeeColeman]

I read this as 'first you have to have a cello' No duh 😅

[@greenbottle1348]

ju_tu i do too! I'm not great because I don't practice much but the reason I play is because I'm completely in love with everything about cellos and cello music. Also Yo-Yo Ma is incredible i listen to this on repeat

[@teresadasilva4450]

This is my favourite piece of Yo Yo Ma and Kathrin Stott, many blessings to you for the emotions love peace and joy that you give ne and us.

[@maniqueist]

This is my alarm tone and I love waking up everyday listening to it.

[@elenacgrande]

HOW DO YOU DO THIS - an Iphone user who needs a new alarm tone hahaha.

[@maniqueist]

@@elenacgrande Just downloaded it somewhere and set it. I don't know how does it work on iphone but I don't think its much harder.

[@paytonl3485]

Everyone over here like " oh it's so beautiful" and then there's me who has a lesson soon and hasn't practiced at all this week lol

[@sashakorepanova262]

literally me too

[@SuperPagt]

Have you been practicing all those 6months ?

[@melisakara106]

i think almost everyone who plays strings go though this

[@Ssakurafizz]

Literally me 😭😭

[@cooralinexavier7259]

Ten year old me can relate

[@jonniewable]

That cello is the most moving piece of beauty I have ever heard. Words can't express.

[@timheavrin2253]

Yo Yo Ma was one of my late father's favorite musicians. Ditto double here!

[@roryh6481]

it’s so hard not to cry every time I hear him play this song :’) everything about the Piece is just so perfect

[@hcneyflower7665]

"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell, I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world"

[@btsboba9159]

STOP THIS SONG IS JUST FOR THEM. ONLY FOR THEM

[@joyeetatabassum4776]

Achilles ✨

[@Illhexuifudontleavemealone]

Found my people

[@TBT707]

"I am made of memories."

[@renettamoran2865]

Who wrote that poem?

[@aBunnyThatWillChewOnYourCables]

This along with Debussy's Claire de Lune are the most beautiful pieces of classical music my soul ever heard in the 19 years I've been alive on this planet.

[@radhikadimri3540]

He makes his instrument sing, while feeling all the emotions that the music portrays... Its really beautiful to the ears.

[@BobbyMurrayBluesGuitar]

And Kathryn Stott is exquiste as well. These two play so beautifully together.