#SongsOfComfort
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ม.ค. 2021
- Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend. Mark O’Connor's "Appalachia Waltz" #songsofcomfort
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This video was originally released on May 15, 2020, as part of Yo-Yo Ma’s #SongsOfComfort project, which was launched at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide comfort in a time of anxiety and fear. The project inspired thousands of people around the world to upload their own songs of comfort in the months that followed. - เพลง
June 2024! Who's here? Sweet peaceful music ...simply magnificent .
I still can't listen to this without tears misting my eyes. Thank you Maestro....from Fort Worth, Tx.
It is simply amazing. I can click a button and Yo Yo Ma is playing as if in my study.
Right?!
How great is that! And the informality of it all makes it seem so much more intimate, as if Mr. Ma has invited us into his home on a Saturday morning to listen to him play! Thank you, Mr. Ma, for taking the time to play and share with us.
Isn't it wonderful!
I have been struggling with a lot of anxiety lately. This is a beautiful reminder, there is still beauty and goodness in the world. Thank you, Mr. Ma.
Hang on in there friend
@@minhsiachen8186 Thank you for your kindness. Be well!
Sending you sunshine from Australia 💟
@@carringtonlefayette8644 thank you for sending the warm vibes 🌞 I’m in Indiana, USA and we have a bit of snow. Your sunshine is welcome! I hope you have peaceful night/early morning.
I realized after I wrote the original comment it’s super early in the morning for you right now!
Me too! This is a ray of light. Thank you 🙏
Yo-Yo Ma is a prince among men. Sublimely talented, generous with his gifts, kind and humble.
Well said!🌟
As a cellist myself, I’ve been inspired by Yo-Yo for years. This simple video, intonation so perfect, so hard to do.....peaceful....exactly what the world needs to hear right now.
He sounds like four cellos.
Lucky you with the cello!
This instrument is magical!
I bought Solo, the CD this piece is on, November 3, 1999. That was the day my father passed away. I love this piece so much, but it is rather bittersweet to hear; I miss him so. But I also rejoice for the happy memories that are stirred. Such is the power of music. Thank you, Yo-Yo, you made my day.
I’m sorry for the loss of your father. I know from the deaths of my belovèd grandparents that time takes the pain down to a manageable level, but you never stop missing them.
They are still with us in memories, celebration of love, and present in Consciousness.
I’m not crying, you’re crying!
I bought the CD this is on, Solo, the day my dad died. This song makes me think of my wonderful father, who passed over 21 years ago. I cry every time I hear it.
I did cry when I heard Mark O’Connor perform this live...
Thank you for these few minutes of peace...
I was lucky enough to see this performed live in Portland, Oregon. It was the encore after the Bach Cello Suites. I can’t describe how achingly beautiful that moment was for me. Many of you watching this know how I felt.
Josephine
Wish I’d been there too.
Watching him perform the Bach Cello Suites in Chicago in 2019 is one of my life's peak experiences. It was transforming. Such a kind soul to give us a glimpse into it and he so readily shares his gift of beauty.
@@monicajenkins438
I know it must have been. 🎵🎶💕
I was there too, at the Schnitz, 20 years ago. It was the most moving music I've ever heard. Even this recording gets to me 20 years later.
@@SethKBaldwin That’s very cool, Seth. I still have the ticket stub around here somewhere.
As I listen to this, looking out my window, I see the foothill that I live on in the Cumberland Mountain region of southwest Virginia. The ebb and flow of the day in the mountains fits well with this. Thank you, very much.
One of my favorites. Thanks Mr. Ma
My whole life, I have looked up to you as a loving kindful artist. Thank you Yo-Yo. You are what America means to me. Peace.
Mindig örömmel hallgatom és szeretettel kivánok jó egészséget. 🕊️💖🌟🕊️🙏
Kids love watching Mr. Ma playing. Wonderful. We are learning. Kids are cello beginners. Good luck !
I love this song for so many reasons. I am from Appalachia (East Tennessee) and used to play the cello. I had the pleasure of hearing Mark O'Conner play it with our local symphony and he even gave everyone a copy of the CD single. I plan on having this and Simple Gifts played at my funeral. Hopefully a LONG time from now. Thank you for sharing your gifts.
Who else sees the blue-purple distance of the mountains when they listen to this ? It takes me there
I do.......
Music gives hope. With hope, we have a future. Thank you again
The most beautiful and peaceful 3:50 minutes of my day. I'm so grateful to you for bringing us these little gifts of music into our days. God bless you sir.❤️
We love your music and your music has inspired our courage to face the epidemic. Thank you so much！
I truly appreciate you Mr Ma ..... Thank you 💖
I thought I was holding it together pretty well until I started crying about halfway through this, and discovered that maybe I wasn't holding it together at all. Yo-Yo Ma and his cello can save the world one song at a time.
Szeretem hallgatni a sallang mentes szép dallamokat. Köszönöm szépen. A kézfejem mozgatása a süket némák tapsának jele. Isten óvja Önt és családját🙏
Thank you for all you do to provide us with comfort in a difficult world environment. Fran
Sweet peaceful music, exquisitely played. Thank you.
Hello pretty 💖
..”Simply magnificent Yo Yo, gently soft.”❤️⛰
Thank you for the beauty and sharing your gift.
Thank you! Peace and blessings from the Blue Ridge Mountains. 🌄
The Ling Ling of all cellists. This was aurally breathtaking.
One of the most productive, hard working musician during this pandemic, with least talking
He is an instrument like no other. Thank you for the little breeze of calm. ❤️
I think this is the most beautiful thing I have ever ever heard.🎵
The songs of comfort are very much needed and appreciated 💛
Coming back to this today. Thank you for, Songs of Comfort, the day after the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
I hope everyone will be surrounded by love♡
YoYoありがとう😌
Be still my beating Heart. Beyond fabulous.
To hear Appalachian, old European tones coming from the cello is magic only YoYo Ma can give us. Thank you Maestro
I used to listen to your recording of this from the Solo album on repeat with a cd player and headphones when I was a kid.
I'm not sure why TH-cam recommended this to me but the algorithm was right.
This is beautiful!
Being from Appalachia originally, thank you, Sir❤️. Beautiful.
Your music fills my heart with hope and pleasure every time I listen . You are the best. Thank you
Megköszönöm számomra különlegesen szép ez a muzsika. Isten óvja 💖👏🙏
Are we just not going to talk about whatever wizardry he's doing with his thumb there? It's a whole new dimension of things I can't do.
I love this song.
I have this piece on your The Essential Yo-Yo Ma and I play this over and over again on loop as I take my walks through the Ramble in Central Park. I have most likely listen to it close to a thousand times and it still continues to move me. Thank you!
It’s amazing how music can speak straight to our souls❤️Absolutely beautiful
even though you have been doing this for years playing some the same songs over and over you still have the same raw emotion from the first time i've seen your performances its just so breath taking.
This piece of music is out of this world.
Its even hard to give it a befitting description.
TITAN! One-man orchestra!
Each day I try to listen to one of your musical video gifts. It means so much to me and brings a sense of calm which is sorely needed now as we round the corner into our 3rd year of the pandemic. Thank you……..more than I could ever fully express.
I relived a happy, carefree time in my youth with this piece. 🤍
Several years ago, I was thumbing through some dusty, funky old cds at a local goodwill just to see what I could find - you never know, right? I stumbled onto the recording this is on. Couldn't believe my luck! Kept the cd, have always enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift with the world...
Yo Yo Ma is a treasure.
Thank you! Again! and Again and Again!!!
What an honour to live in the same era as such a great, genius, and fraternal cellist!
I really like your music... Have a nice day🙂
i have painted for ? 20years ? to this music. thankyouthankyou so much for this beauty
Wow! That was so beautiful! I am smiling ear to ear. Thank you 😁❤️
Thank you for sharing Music with the world !
Thank you 😀
Yo-Yo Ma mais do que merece o Nobel da Paz. Um dia o Comitê Norueguês do Nobel se aperceberá desta verdade axiomática.
Yo Yo Ma likes mountain music? This is unexpected and wholly charming. Thank you! I like that as you play there is also a beautiful stillness of spirit in your performance.
Great song, great album. Loved this, Old Country Fairytale and Druid Fluid
Chūn mián bù jué xiǎo,
chùchù wén tí niǎo,
Yè lái fēngyǔ shēng,
Huā luò zhī duōshǎo.
This song and the way you play it, translates to me how life will be reborn once this "winter" (Pandemic) pasts.
Thank you for your beautiful music. Thank you very much. The first note starts, the feeling of calm starts. Thank you for bringing me calm and peace. 😍Fans from Australia~😻❤❤❤🧧🧧🧨🧨Kung Hei Fat Choi~
Thank you my friend for this lovely music. I live in a very fine time indeed when I can just push a button and listen to such an inspired and inspiring musician. At a time when trouble seems to be calling daily and my wife and I have lived in so much isolation for so many months far from the comfort of friends, your performance here is a gift for which I cannot thank you enough. May you enjoy peace and good health for many more years.
Thank you for sharing your talent.
Hello pretty 💖
Get Yo-yo Ma vaccinated with priority as he is essential for the sanity of the worlds' population.
Idk man, there's a lot of shady info about it, do I'd say leave it up to him
Absolutely!! A world treasure!
Last January I got tickets to see him in August. Alas...
@@mmw55122 the most beautiful answer. I agree.
Thank you, dear friend, thank you.
I watch all of your #songsofcomfort posts and am blessed by all of them. This one has me especially in awe. What technique?!! It seems so hard to play and you make it effortless and beautiful. It humbles and enriches my soul. Thank you!
I think visiting Apalachia as it inspired at least two beautiful compositions.
Thank you yo yo ma for the beautiful music. We really need this in our troubled times .
What a gift from God your talent is. It makes me cry because your music gives me hope in these trouble times. ❤️❤️❤️
What an incredible blessing to hear this master play as if he is my home.
Hello pretty 💖
Beautiful. Thank you Yo Yo!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Transports me to another time and place ❤️❤️❤️
Miracle to behold hello Maestro. My most favourite cellist. How lovely of you, to come into our hearts 💕 at this time. Thank you. God bless you and keep you safe 💕
Thank you so much! Peaceful and pleasant all in one!
Had to close my eyes, breathe in deep and just let this beautiful song seep into my soul 😌
Thanks. Your playing clams my autism down.
J.
Thank you 💝for this lovely gift .
You monsieur, are king
Our hearts are breaking for our beloved President. We really needed this. Thank you!
Simple and Nostalgic! great playing! thanks! Yo Yo Ma!
Thank you from my heart, Mr Ma 💗 Your music has soothed and comforted me enormously during this difficult time. Love & Bless xo
Yo Yo Ma is so incredible.
@Yoyoma music thank you 🙏🏻 for your devotion to music!
BRAVO Maestro!!
May I suggest that the camera zooms out a little bit so that we can watch the movement of the bow - the superb artistry of Mr. Ma‘s control. Thank you.
thank you for being my daily comfort ❤🇧🇷
Beautiful. Interesting technique using the thumb that I have never seen before.
Are you a cellist?
lol
If you’re interested I highly suggest to watch Daniil Shafrans The Swan
There are surely other amazing Cellist but none of them comes into my mind now.
Alban Gerhardt does a „the Swan warmup“ with ever finger thumb included 😊
thumb positions hurt
@@aaroneskelson1799 I am not. My husband played the cello in high school; he did not know this technique, either.
Gracias 😊 maestro hermosa música de violonchelo 🎶🎻💯 fascinante, que Dios le bendiga 🙏💕🙏
Mr. Ma, There are many fine and skilled musicians in the world, and none could be considered "the best" since each has his/her own expression and nuance.
Whenever I listen to you play, however, it doesn't seem to me that it's you - a person - playing an instrument. Instead, I feel that I'm simply experiencing music itself: a transcendent entity that doesn't exist in physical form in our universe.
If concepts like beauty, sorrow, or joy weren't merely human experiences but were instead sentient beings, I feel they would manifest themselves in our plane of existence in the form of your playing the cello.
I'm not religious and don't believe in the supernatural. But hearing you play opens my soul to the concept of heaven.
moving, lovely, relaxing in these tense times,
It made me feel calm and free, kind of happy ☺ Thank you! 💚
Thank you. Peace.
Muy bonita pieza no la conocía y es muy disfrutable, en estos días ya otoñales de pandemia.muchas gracias, adelante siempre es un placer escucharlo
So amazing
Beautiful; and such amazing technique!!
It's like he made strings out of my soul, and is now playing them like he always does!!! Love you Yo Yo Ma!!!