Pulled up Tchaikovsky on Spotify and shuffled into this one and instantly recognized Yo Yo Ma's playing. Had to come watch the live performance, 100x more awe inspiring than I expected.
The only reason i stuck around, to see him wink. i liked the headbanging that came after that. i couldn't really watch this whole piece though, i felt it was boring until the finale.
the performance that made me want to become a musician. a person can feel *this happy, and make others happy through his it.. everything good about Yo-Yo Ma right here.
From 1990 to 2011. What a jem, I Saw Yo Yo Ma rehearse this with the BSO this morning August 9, 2014, in at Tanglewood at Lenox, MA. Awesome. Live is always better than a recording, and every preformance brings it's own interpretation, but still incredable. Though it is three years later thanks for posting this.
У меня большая потеря: столько лет потеряла .Я и не знала,что есть такой гениальный музыкант.Думала,что один только Ростропович.Этот музыкант просто чудо. Необыкновенно.У меня слезы.
This is the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonia (now St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra), Yuri Temirkanov conducting, in the Grand Hall of the Philharmonia. They installed a new organ since that time so the Hall looks a bit differently now.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky dedicated his Variations On A Rococo Theme to Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, a renowned soloist, who gave the first performance of Rococo on November 30, 1877. Wikipedia has a very interesting story revolving around Tchaikovsky's composition and Fitzenhagen's variations (see their biographies), and on the eventual, published 1889 full score. Perhaps Yo Yo Ma's "cheeky wink" suggests something equally as entertaining, on this night in Leningrad at Tchaikovsky's 150th birthday.
fantastico, muy buenoooooooooooooooo bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, tiene sello de buen sentimiento y dominio musicallllllllllllllllllllll bravoooooooooooooooooo
Absolutely you sweat. In an orchestra you're shoulder to shoulder, wearing a suit, so unless the space is extremely cold, it's hard not to work up a bit of a sweat. This may not hold for those wearing dresses, of course!
étrange ce début....on attend ... l'entrée du violoncelle...toujours très remarqué avec sa cadence finale esqise et pourtant si simple.merci c'est beau rené
Tbf when this piece was first written it was quite normal for the audience to clap whenever they felt like it. Sort of like what happens in pop and jazz concerts today. Fitzenhagen even mentioned in a letter to Tchaikovsky that he had a standing ovation for the 4th variation (which is now canonically the last) in the premier of this piece.
YO YO MA al realizar sus interpretaciones con esa pasión impresionante y sin leer nada, todo de memoria, hace gala de su increible superioridad sobre cualquiera, tiene el timing preciso, y la fuerza de control equilibrada, exacta, "casi perfecta". Es admirable su dedicación para el dominio del Cello. Alguien sabe el link donde interpreta "El Cellista de Sarajevo"?
Expression is part of what makes a good musician, even if you play the most technically brilliant piece perfectly if you don’t move or put any expression into it no one will find the performance interesting.
Fantastic stuff, that last variation just seemed to effortless! Personally, I think he sometimes gets a bit too over-excited, and I reckon as an orchestral musician/conductor it would be a nightmare trying to keep up with him! Who am I to criticise though, he's an utterly incredible cellist, and I can only dream of EVER being as good as he is!
During youthood,dynamic, During mid-age hood,perfect. You you ma should be number one in cello in the world. Nobody can beat him,I personally think. For me,I like his performance during mid-age hoood better than his performance during his youthhood. He has reached the top level in cello during mid-age hood: Number one in the world.
![Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations Op. 33 - Santiago Cañón-Valencia [Tchaikovsky Competition Final 2019]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z47ffcycBo8/mqdefault.jpg)
Pulled up Tchaikovsky on Spotify and shuffled into this one and instantly recognized Yo Yo Ma's playing.
Had to come watch the live performance, 100x more awe inspiring than I expected.
I recorded this on my VCR when I was a teenager and watched it so many times. I love it still to this day. So good.
0:14 Theme
2:47 Variation 1
3:40 Variation 2
4:54 Variation 3
8:33 Variation 4
10:20 Variation 5
14:10 Variation 6
16:57 Variation 7
WHO SAW HIM WINK AT 18:15 WHAT A LEGEND
The only reason i stuck around, to see him wink. i liked the headbanging that came after that. i couldn't really watch this whole piece though, i felt it was boring until the finale.
@@MrDizzyvonclutch bruh
@@MrDizzyvonclutch bruh
HE MEANT "WE`VE GOT IT"!
18:14 Those sparkling eyes, blissful smile, and a wink! 🥰
the performance that made me want to become a musician. a person can feel *this happy, and make others happy through his it.. everything good about Yo-Yo Ma right here.
stradgirl; me too.
Mine was Foreigner 4 "Urgent"....the saxophone solo.
Me too.
Ditto
Yo-Yo Ma the best living cellist.
After hearing his Bach cello-suite in G, that definitive interpretation, that's when i assumed that 'Ma was the BEST!
Maybe the greatest instrumentalist on any instrument in all history. Every millimeter of that Stradivari’s finger board is his close personal friend.
not a strad its a Montagnana
He has both, I can’t remember if I checked which one this is. It’s from a long time ago. The Strad isn’t his it is on lifetime loan.
Fabulous performance! I was deeply touched not only by the music, but also by his facial expression and body language! What a master!
I love how you can feel the elation in the audience at the end. Magnificent performance of, in my opinion, one of the greatest pieces ever written.
From 1990 to 2011. What a jem, I Saw Yo Yo Ma rehearse this with the BSO this morning August 9, 2014, in at Tanglewood at Lenox, MA. Awesome. Live is always better than a recording, and every preformance brings it's own interpretation, but still incredable. Though it is three years later thanks for posting this.
The wink at 18:15😂😂
What a marvelous rendition of this beautiful Tchaikowsky piece!
У меня большая потеря: столько лет потеряла .Я и не знала,что есть такой гениальный музыкант.Думала,что один только Ростропович.Этот музыкант просто чудо. Необыкновенно.У меня слезы.
Ростропович действительно был великим музыкантом.
To all of you making remarks about his facial expressions. Why don't you try to play that amazingly with a straight face. Oh right you cant
This is the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonia (now St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra), Yuri Temirkanov conducting, in the Grand Hall of the Philharmonia. They installed a new organ since that time so the Hall looks a bit differently now.
Very Nice Yo Yo Ma ❤️ God bless you
敬愛的马友友大師，你的琴技精湛非凡，惊人的演奏，奇特的精彩。表情优雅，风采骗骗，激情豪近，深感动人。音色透明，清晰包滿，旋律演奏的極其悠揚抒情，让人沉浸在您的太美妙优美的旋律中而治深的陶醉。您的一切都那么的完美，令人难忘。能欣赏到您的出色华丽动人的演奏，是人生最美好享受。您是我最喜愛的大提琴家。謝謝你的演奏。
YoY0Ma，你的琴技精湛非凡，惊人的演奏，奇特的精彩。旋律充滿悠掦抒情，特别一小段的独奏，音色透明，清晰，極其'优美，太美妙动听。你的一切都那麽的完美，令人仰慕难忘。能欣赏到你出色华丽的演奏，实在是人生最高的享受。ThanK you，l love you Plays。
Beautiful so wonderful to wake up to.
This is such a lovely piece. A shame we don't hear it more often.
Amazing!!! Thank you so much for uploading this!
No words needed...
Pyotr Tchaikovsky dedicated his Variations On A Rococo Theme to Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, a renowned soloist, who gave the first performance of Rococo on November 30, 1877. Wikipedia has a very interesting story revolving around Tchaikovsky's composition and Fitzenhagen's variations (see their biographies), and on the eventual, published 1889 full score. Perhaps Yo Yo Ma's "cheeky wink" suggests something equally as entertaining, on this night in Leningrad at Tchaikovsky's 150th birthday.
What control by the orchestra! They play so soft at times, that I barely hear them. Great performance!
Are you still alive?
@@Andrew-bs9xk Sure am! I still come back to this recording from time to time lmao
Just Superb, really elegant.
I came here to see Yo Yo Ma's play and fascinated at the flute player, too
fantastico, muy buenoooooooooooooooo bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, tiene sello de buen sentimiento y dominio musicallllllllllllllllllllll bravoooooooooooooooooo
A BEAUTIFUL WORK PERFORMED BY A MASTER.
THANKS TH-cam
YOYO-Maさんの弾くチェロ🎻は他の楽器と会話しています‼️😊💕🎉🎻✨💗何て素晴らしいんでしょう❣️🤗🫶❤️
A true musician sweats.
Not while performing this waste of time, Armchairman! I do hope you know that you don't play guitar in an armchair...unless you're a complete idiot!
lol
MrDizzyvonclutch Why are you a stupid piece of shit
Usually cos of a hot suit and hot lights
Absolutely you sweat. In an orchestra you're shoulder to shoulder, wearing a suit, so unless the space is extremely cold, it's hard not to work up a bit of a sweat. This may not hold for those wearing dresses, of course!
Variation 6 is such a beauty, I absouletely love it!
Me c encanta es fabuloso escuchar esté tipo de música
crispy
to the max yall
The best! Amazing
Excepcional dialogo de musica e interpretes fuera de serie.... Qué BELLEZA lllll
WONDERFUL !!! BRAVO !!!
Yo Yo Ma，你的演奏非凡，奇特的精彩。表情优雅生动奔飛。旋律优美动听，一切都那麼完美，真叫人仰慕难忘。能欣赏到你的出色演奏，是人生最高的享受，深深的感激。
18:15 he winked at the conductor 😉💕
the best rococo ever
Amazing
This piece is phenomenal
étrange ce début....on attend ... l'entrée du violoncelle...toujours très remarqué
avec sa cadence finale esqise et pourtant si simple.merci c'est beau rené
How can one resist Yo Yo Ma?
THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
The best version until today
a marvelous epic piece!!!
I got to go and practice more more more and more .................................................
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO BRAVISSIMO ♥️
What a gem.
This is a special performance.
@JHJennings you can find this on Amazon. It's the "Tchaikovsky Gala"
most amazing stuff iv ever seen
c'est ça et c'est bien
merci
rené
this piece gives me happiness hormone secretion
Does anyone know Shafran's recording of this piece?It's a pity if you don't.... I think that is the ONE.
Looks almost effortless
Yo Yo Ma was one of the Kennedy Center Honors recepients.
a Chinese guy playing a Russian classic in America... I love art!
Actually, Japanese...
Jared Diaz Yo Yo Ma was born in France to Chinese parents and grew up in the USA
playing in st. petersburg
Thanks!
el mejor para mi el maestro yoyoma fabulosa ejecucion...
MAGNIFICO: a Yo Yo Ma le sobra talento. Hasta se dio el lujo de guiñarle un ojo al Director sobre el final (en el 18,15) Un Gran gran Músico.
Виолончелист от бога ! БРАВО !
Alot of recordings out there r great but yoyomas playing is elegant and clear than anyother recordinga
Great!!!
Unos artistas preferidos . Siempre especial eschucanlo
Now in old age, Yo-yo Ma doesn't open his mouth when playing anymore.
16:55 Someone just started clapping. What a shame!
I laughed
Cringey
Bastard
@@oldbird4601 ok ok calm down whoever did it made a mistake, that doesn't mean that they're inherently a bad person.
Tbf when this piece was first written it was quite normal for the audience to clap whenever they felt like it. Sort of like what happens in pop and jazz concerts today. Fitzenhagen even mentioned in a letter to Tchaikovsky that he had a standing ovation for the 4th variation (which is now canonically the last) in the premier of this piece.
Magic!
Bravo YO-YO Ma !
Que nivel!!!
He Is awesome
Sublime!
Legend!!!
@LegionsOfLegends yea, but it's also nice to know who "the rest of the crew" are
Какой труд титанический
He's the coolest
veryyyy niiice :D
Yes very nice indeed i like yo yo ma a lot :D
This is great stuff!! :D
arigato gozaimasu Yo Yo Ma sensei, I am inspired to work harder at my cello :)
maestro yoyoma
Grand master
Notice his eyebrows at 0:40 onwards.
18:15 another magical winkle
Also, love the wink at 18:15!
Как же хорош Йо Йо Ма!
why is the flute player in a t shirt. lol
It’s a dress
ME TOO!!!! ^_<
bravoooooooo
how expressive are the bowing movementte
É impressionante como ele não desafina 18:27
Nice rendition, Yo-Yo Ma's temperament fits romantic music! Where is the venue? (the word "thème" is masculine in French)
YOYOMA forever
Es bellísima.
YO YO MA al realizar sus interpretaciones con esa pasión impresionante y sin leer nada, todo de memoria, hace gala de su increible superioridad sobre cualquiera, tiene el timing preciso, y la fuerza de control equilibrada, exacta, "casi perfecta". Es admirable su dedicación para el dominio del Cello. Alguien sabe el link donde interpreta "El Cellista de Sarajevo"?
I like Yo-Yo Ma. Superb musician and a nice guy I hear.
Doesn't really need assistance from those simpering expressions of his
Expression is part of what makes a good musician, even if you play the most technically brilliant piece perfectly if you don’t move or put any expression into it no one will find the performance interesting.
He looks like an instrument himself
00:38 girls do not go unnoticed)))
Fantastic stuff, that last variation just seemed to effortless! Personally, I think he sometimes gets a bit too over-excited, and I reckon as an orchestral musician/conductor it would be a nightmare trying to keep up with him! Who am I to criticise though, he's an utterly incredible cellist, and I can only dream of EVER being as good as he is!
Can someone lend me the tchaikovsky rococo variations ONLY for the cello ?
How can one go wrong with Yo Yo Ma Playing Tchaikovsky? Oh wait you can't...
During youthood,dynamic,
During mid-age hood,perfect.
You you ma should be number one in cello in the world.
Nobody can beat him,I personally think.
For me,I like his performance during mid-age hoood better than his performance during his youthhood.
He has reached the top level in cello during mid-age hood:
Number one in the world.