Celebrating Musical Instrument: Cello

[Thomas savage]

I must stay, at first I avoided this video thinking it would be hard rock or metal. Did not at all expect such a soft track and freshness of the approach. I think this is the first instance of seeing a shirt-less guy playing the Cello.

Blinded by faulty assumptions and bias

 

[amirm]

Another feast for the eye and ears. Cello is playing a supporting role but I thought I cheat and post it anyway.

David Guetta ft. Sia - She Wolf violin instrumental cover by Aristo String Quartet

 

[amirm]

Another one from Aristo Quartet covering one of my favorite pop songs from Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball. Sadly it is a still video but music overcomes:

 

[amirm]

Blinded by faulty assumptions and bias

I wouldn't put it past you to bring fish and chips to a piano recital!

 

[amirm]

Another great combo of music and visuals, this time with backdrop of gorgeous Scottish landscape, castle and drums by The Piano Guys: This is Your Fight Song (Rachel Platten Scottish Cover)

 

[amirm]

Cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters, by Celestial Cello Quartet

 

[amirm]

A delightful cover of Daft Punk's Get Lucky by Rachel Lander:

 

[amirm]

Another delightful (looped) track by Rachael Lander: Do I wanna know why you only call me when you're by Arctic Monkeys:

 

[Old Listener]

In my opinion, the Dvorak Cello Concerto is the best concerto for cello and this is the performance that I prefer by a wide margin. Fournier/Szell/ Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from a DG CD.

After hearing the Dvorak Cello Concerto, Brahms composed the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. A modern recording by Julia Fischer (violin) and Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)

 

[Frank Dernie]

Bach's music is inseparable from Cello but finding which one to post is a challenge among millions. So I thought I go with this presentation by French musician, Ophélie Gaillard, due nice visuals: Prelude, Cello suite n. 1

Lovely. Interesting though that she is playing it like a viola da gamba, ie without the spike - never seen that before and I have been to hear the Bach cello suites dozens of times.

 

[Frank Dernie]

I better post some classical music before I get shot by fans of that genre. From one of my two top classical composers, Vivaldi: Cello sonatas RV40/42/46 - Roel Dieltiens (1991)

this is one of my most played pieces of music!

 

[Frank Dernie]

In my opinion, the Dvorak Cello Concerto is the best concerto for cello and this is the performance that I prefer by a wide margin. Fournier/Szell/ Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from a DG CD.

After hearing the Dvorak Cello Concerto, Brahms composed the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. A modern recording by Julia Fischer (violin) and Daniel Müller-Schott (cello)

I hadn't heard the Fournier recording. Lovely. The Brahms double is a favourite of mine, I am most familiar with the Rostropovitch/David Oisterak recording which I have been playing for over 40 years.

 

[Old Listener]

I hadn't heard the Fournier recording. Lovely. The Brahms double is a favourite of mine, I am most familiar with the Rostropovitch/David Oisterak recording which I have been playing for over 40 years.

Are you referring to the EMI recording with Szell or one with Kondrashin?

Oistrakh / Rostropovich /Szell /Cleveland Orchestra was my favorite recording in pre-CD days. It did not come out on CD for some time so I got the Francescatti / Fournier /Walter /Columbia SO recording and loved that one too. The Daniel Müller-Schott recording is another favorite now.

 

[Frank Dernie]

Are you referring to the EMI recording with Szell or one with Kondrashin?

Oistrakh / Rostropovich /Szell /Cleveland Orchestra was my favorite recording in pre-CD days. It did not come out on CD for some time so I got the Francescatti / Fournier /Walter /Columbia SO recording and loved that one too. The Daniel Müller-Schott recording is another favorite now.

Szell, in LP boxed set with the violin concerto. On CD I have Mutter/Meneses and Perlman/Rostropovitch.

 

[RayDunzl]

You can play the cello with 5 guys

I only see 4 guys.

 

[amirm]

The production values in this are just amazing for a music video from non-stream musician:

 

[amirm]

And another from PianoGuys:

 

[amirm]

Gorgeous scenery to go with the great music: Serenade Schubert Violin & Cello

 

[RayDunzl]

@amirm ...

You can get one to play around with real cheaply:

https://www.google.com/search?q=beg...AipLVAhUBUCYKHX5TA0gQsxgIJw&biw=1654&bih=1570

 

[Nightlord]

Improvisation by a friend of mine: