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“The Swan” by Saint-Saëns (Ray Chen & Julio Elizalde)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июн 2021
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    Here’s some beautiful music to bring you comfort and joy 🎶
    The backstory:
    Julio and I were meant to perform in Taipei & Kaohsiung on June 5 & 6 this year but due to a recent surge in cases, we had to postpone our recitals to a later date (TBD as of this moment). Since we've still been rehearsing every day (such is the life of a musician!), we thought it would be nice to record a little clip of our rehearsal playing this beautiful piece.
    Please enjoy :)
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Комментарии • 429

  • @RayChenViolinist
    @RayChenViolinist  Год назад +36

    Stay motivated to practice! 🎵Join the community and practice together on Tonic tonicmusic.app/join-in

  • @avawasastar
    @avawasastar Год назад +356

    he even breathes with the violin! as a singer, im always astonished when musicians can make their instruments behave like the human voice, so so beautiful

  • @lotte9327
    @lotte9327 3 года назад +804

    You can't just drop this masterpiece without warning 😢🥰

  • @braydentrefethen841
    @braydentrefethen841 3 года назад +640

    Me a cellist who always says the swan is better on the cello.
    Ray chen: hold my beer.
    Thanks for making me reconsider my instrument again

    • @nb7524
      @nb7524 3 года назад +62

      As a violinist, I want to say that the Swan really is also very beautiful on the cello 🙂. The cello is a gorgeous instrument. It’s those gems like Ray, he makes pieces such as this sounds so incredibly lovely. When ever I hear one of his videos I have to stop everything I’m doing, be still and just take in his performance.

    • @jak.cr1ym
      @jak.cr1ym 3 года назад +51

      As a violinist, I think the swan is better on the cello. The cello just has a special tone especially on the higher registers, and it makes a type of sound no other instrument can make.

    • @seanmcghee2373
      @seanmcghee2373 2 года назад +30

      @@jak.cr1ym Split the difference and have a violist do it.

    • @NorthCascadeshiker
      @NorthCascadeshiker 2 года назад +4

      @@seanmcghee2373 😁

    • @patrickmonaghan9131
      @patrickmonaghan9131 2 года назад +12

      I think it sound best on the viola.

  • @jherlenecargill4081
    @jherlenecargill4081 3 года назад +122

    Can you hear silk?
    Yes, you can. **shows them this video**
    Also, can we thank Julio for collaborating once again with Ray? That piano just perfection.

    • @ForteViolinAcademyOfficial
      @ForteViolinAcademyOfficial 8 месяцев назад +3

      Julio is incredible. He would accompany me in lessons when I was at Juilliard Pre-College, he was just a masters' student at the time, but even in our rehearsals his guidance was unquestionably world-class

  • @Cetarius
    @Cetarius 3 года назад +160

    Bravo!
    Every time I hear this, I'm reminded of Yuzuru Hanyu's figure skating exhibition routine from a few years back, pre-COVID. This rendition would have been a magical addition to that routine.

  • @annabellewu893
    @annabellewu893 3 года назад +521

    ray: has recorded several albums, world soloist, accomplished violinist
    me: still trying to figure out how to move my tuning pegs

    • @Zoutsteen
      @Zoutsteen 3 года назад +68

      Easy, hand over your violin to your teacher. Nothing to it. ;-)

    • @saiprabhamittal2419
      @saiprabhamittal2419 3 года назад +17

      I ended up bending my bridge so we are in the same boat😁

    • @abigail40
      @abigail40 3 года назад +11

      @@saiprabhamittal2419 I busted a bridge before and it flew so yep understandable have a nice day XD

    • @10data10
      @10data10 3 года назад +10

      Wait. Those things turn? I thought we were just supposed to turn the little screws on the other end.

    • @DrTommyDDS
      @DrTommyDDS 3 года назад +1

      Twist

  • @vancolucci5949
    @vancolucci5949 3 дня назад

    Your music speaks where words can’t describe. Thank you for sharing your talents.

  • @abigail40
    @abigail40 3 года назад +175

    This is one of the definitions of perfection

  • @David-mj2ln
    @David-mj2ln 8 месяцев назад +20

    Discovering this right before Christmas is the real gift. Amazing performance, Ray and Julio!

  • @amycooper490
    @amycooper490 3 года назад +74

    When I saw this video I got so excited I literally ran to get my earphones and just sat down to dive into the absolute melancholic beauty of a piece. Thanks Ray!

  • @Josephreyes203
    @Josephreyes203 15 дней назад +1

    As a cellist I approve of the violin version especially by my favorite violinist ray chen

  • @pinoholmes88
    @pinoholmes88 3 года назад +81

    I am overwhelmed with joy seeing Ray’s new video, especially this time he plays one of my favourite pieces.

  • @calvinliem8271
    @calvinliem8271 3 года назад +85

    A very bright rendition , yet as warm as cello. amazing as always, Ray !

  • @PagnanyLP
    @PagnanyLP 3 года назад +10

    Weird thing. It doesn't seems to be perfect. But also it doesn't try to be. It is a very intimate recording, that describes your characters perfectly.

  • @bindak
    @bindak 3 года назад +49

    Gorgeous! Tho I do admit I had war flashbacks to Brett and Eddy’s cello versions 🤣

    • @gch_ofc
      @gch_ofc Год назад

      omg me too HAHAHAHAH😂

  • @thebee15
    @thebee15 3 года назад +53

    As a cellist I approve

  • @BarbaraMiller-g6d
    @BarbaraMiller-g6d День назад

    What an awesome gift you so willingly share, there are no words to capture the feelings that come through when you play it truly is wonderful thank you for sharing❤❤

  • @terrywu509
    @terrywu509 3 месяца назад +7

    Violin is super good! Violinist is even better!! Ray is super super❤

  • @kaizhou8463
    @kaizhou8463 3 года назад +21

    Ray, everything you play is so beautiful and touching. No word can describe it. We can only feel it.

  • @musicbetweenlines
    @musicbetweenlines Год назад +15

    Every time I listen to this masterpiece, I am often left with tears in my eyes! Thank you so much for playing this beautifully, Mr. Julio and Mr. Chen!

  • @emilsonlim8240
    @emilsonlim8240 8 месяцев назад +5

    Composers and musicians create the most beautiful music when they see the beauty and ugliness of life and accept it the as the way it is as they know the love they long for will never come

  • @Emma-jr5qc
    @Emma-jr5qc 3 года назад +106

    This was really nice. I had a busy day and this just calmed me down a bit… thanks ☺️

  • @mcgdoc9546
    @mcgdoc9546 6 месяцев назад +4

    When an artist makes his instrument sing, that’s when magic happens! Bravo! Classical beauty! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @leeandramurphy5903
    @leeandramurphy5903 2 года назад +11

    He plays flawlessly and almost makes me want to cry.

  • @aksannyi
    @aksannyi Год назад +4

    This may be one of my favorite pieces of all time, and of course I am well familiar with the cello in the melodic role, so without fail when Ray comes in with the high, dulcet tones of the violin I am always taken aback - but not for long. You can just let it wash over you, like the silver rippling water under a moonlit night. Absolutely gorgeous.

  • @helenwilliams7065
    @helenwilliams7065 3 года назад +7

    My mother was a concert cellist and this always reminds me of her. Lovely, Ray.

    • @OfficialRayChen
      @OfficialRayChen 7 дней назад

      Hello Helen, it’s great meeting you here.

    • @helenwilliams7065
      @helenwilliams7065 6 дней назад

      @@OfficialRayChen Why thank you, Ray Chen. You are an amazing talent and so charming. Both my parents played in a symphony (her cello, him French horn), my Dad was a composer, conductor and taught music comp. and theory, first at UT Austin, then at UM Coral Gables. I miss those days growing up surrounded by musicians and other academics. I was blessed.

    • @OfficialRayChen
      @OfficialRayChen 6 дней назад

      @@helenwilliams7065 Thank you for being an amazing fan and I would like to talk more better,the first digit is 929 then followed by 600 then 23 and lastly 44

    • @OfficialRayChen
      @OfficialRayChen 3 дня назад

      Thank you for being an amazing fan and I would like to talk more better,the first digit is 929 then followed by 600 then 23 and lastly 44

  • @bengal_tiger1984
    @bengal_tiger1984 3 года назад +2

    It takes me a while to appreciate any music I hear properly. Somehow clicking the video instantly made me like this.

  • @RC-bw8wk
    @RC-bw8wk 3 года назад +7

    Mmm so good, I’m a cellist but I still love this piece and I knew Ray would play it lovingly!

  • @kobolto
    @kobolto 3 года назад +12

    Jack Black to Lawrence: “It’s perfect, you’re perfect”
    The World to Ray: “It’s perfect, you’re perfect”

  • @peterjurgens5968
    @peterjurgens5968 3 года назад +9

    Wow, as a cellist (who is quite sensetive when it comes to high notes) this is quite hard to say for me, but that sounds extremely beatiful!

  • @TomMilleyMusic
    @TomMilleyMusic 3 года назад +11

    That little descending line the pianist does at the end was so nice. Great job all around

  • @rosellemorales7790
    @rosellemorales7790 2 года назад +9

    I super love this piece 🥰 whenever i hear this it reminds me of Yuzuru Hanyu's gala performance at Pyeongchang Olympics way back 2018. Thank you Ray!

  • @hiddenhood483
    @hiddenhood483 3 года назад +5

    The ending was so beautiful it gave me gosebumps

  • @sergiyshkurenko8186
    @sergiyshkurenko8186 6 месяцев назад +2

    Браво великолепно звучит Сен-Санс,🌞🔥💯👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎹🎻😽🐈 здоровья успехов счастье и творческого вдохновения 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @user-an966tp6
    @user-an966tp6 3 года назад +7

    明晚原本能夠在國家音樂廳欣賞Ray的演出,因為疫情而延期確實讓人感到有些失落~
    不過真的謝謝Ray,今晚我們的心因你們的演奏而再次溫暖

  • @garysandiego
    @garysandiego 3 года назад +9

    Just taking a moment to acknowledge how beautiful this little tune is.

  • @bota7763
    @bota7763 3 года назад +12

    Julio Elizade playing is marvelous! You are perfect playing together. Thank you
    (Edit: it's Elizalde. I forgot an l)

  • @lemmon77
    @lemmon77 3 года назад +30

    The vibrato and everything sounds amazing

  • @kbscey
    @kbscey 3 года назад +3

    I'm a big fan of you two guys♡ and I was lucky enough to meet with you in Suzhou 3 years ago. You and Julio's Estrellita makes me fly ..

  • @heymambo
    @heymambo 2 года назад +1

    The best rendition is by Yo-Yo Ma: nothing that would disturb there, not too much and too little. The music is bringing you somewhere up in the sky. Very romantic piece 🥰

  • @dianaapon9520
    @dianaapon9520 3 года назад +9

    I love your facial expressions so much! That shows your love for the music. Beautiful!

  • @WendyLaw
    @WendyLaw 3 года назад +14

    This is for the cello only!!! 😡🤬😆😂 Alright you are the only violinist I give permission to play! 😝

    • @nephele.x
      @nephele.x 4 месяца назад +2

      As a violinist I proudly play this song everyday

    • @qinyao6185
      @qinyao6185 3 месяца назад

      Haha this was actually for viola 😂😂😂

    • @mkf-violin
      @mkf-violin 2 месяца назад

      This is the only violin piece I can paly completely 😅

    • @anettelidell5087
      @anettelidell5087 29 дней назад

      Indeed, he plays very softly and sweet

  • @bogumiauczak8018
    @bogumiauczak8018 5 месяцев назад +2

    Dear Ray you are the best on our planet👋👋👋👋👋❤❤❤

  • @hest.
    @hest. 3 года назад +19

    I never expected a Ray Chen x Yuzuru Hanyu crossover like this. This does bring a smile to my face, though. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful piece in the midst of these bleak times :-)

    • @bb__v2452
      @bb__v2452 3 года назад +3

      I can literally see the delayed single axel flashing before my eyes ◡̈

    • @aalegalfocus
      @aalegalfocus 3 года назад

      I love Hanyu's skating too. Johnny Weir & Yebin Mok also skated to this.

  • @anaghshetty
    @anaghshetty 3 года назад +5

    I hope the situation becomes better and you will be able to perform 🙂

  • @RaychelRocks
    @RaychelRocks 3 года назад +2

    Wow, was not expecting the tears threatening to spill from my eyes 😂😭

  • @shynessbreakthroughcommuni826
    @shynessbreakthroughcommuni826 3 года назад +6

    Brilliant! Love that Ray shows the emotions on his face when he plays

  • @zhoo7633
    @zhoo7633 3 года назад +10

    One of my favorite pieces !! ❤️❤️ Sublime !
    (For me, 'Le cygne' sounds beautiful yet so sad.)

  • @igotnonamewby4469
    @igotnonamewby4469 Год назад +1

    He was playing so good even he was impressed

  • @kenchang3456
    @kenchang3456 7 месяцев назад +1

    Man, I love this song and his playing.

  • @sherylguerrero6402
    @sherylguerrero6402 3 года назад +4

    Tears of joy for such beauty you guys brought into the world today! What artistry and brilliance you shared with us! From the bottom of my soul, thank you!

  • @jasonbourne5142
    @jasonbourne5142 3 года назад +1

    Best music in the world.

  • @rktchan5204
    @rktchan5204 3 года назад +4

    this is so calm
    The Swan is always my favourite violin piece

    • @hungryfordog2469
      @hungryfordog2469 3 года назад +7

      It's a Cello piece tho

    • @rktchan5204
      @rktchan5204 3 года назад

      @@hungryfordog2469 oops i meant the violin version
      completely forgot it was for cello

  • @laurapanda326
    @laurapanda326 3 года назад +1

    lly avait une chose tres triste.
    Le doux son de violon joue par
    Ray ma guer!
    Ray Merci beaucoup!

  • @NgocAnhNguyen-1501
    @NgocAnhNguyen-1501 7 месяцев назад +2

    Very nice Ray ❤ I really like the way you put the emotion in the song 👏👍

  • @kita9620
    @kita9620 3 года назад +6

    I love this piece very much!!! It's so beautifully played🥺🤍
    Yo-yo Ma and Ur playing are my favourite 🥺🤍

  • @joonheesoojilee687
    @joonheesoojilee687 2 года назад +1

    You're my 4 year old boy's inspiration . He made me play this at least 50 times over the past couple days (of course I enjoyed every single time too)

  • @patka_official
    @patka_official 5 месяцев назад +2

    Dlaczego to jest takie piękne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @samanthatheriot8879
    @samanthatheriot8879 Год назад +1

    Breathtakingly beautifu, as a fellow violinist who loves this piece so much, I only hope I can come close to this quality one day, thank you

  • @nelsonliew84
    @nelsonliew84 3 года назад +2

    Love Ray’s sensational musicality and the unique vibrato that brings violin to life!

  • @aalegalfocus
    @aalegalfocus 3 года назад +6

    How wonderful. I skated to this many years ago. Brilliant violin & piano playing!

  • @ewelinaniwelt8679
    @ewelinaniwelt8679 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks ❤️🤗✨
    All the Love ❤️
    All the Power 🕊️
    When You play I am feeling I can touch Heaven 🙏🙏🙏
    "The Swan" it was the last piece my Dad played... He is still playing, he uses my hands
    I am not a violinist, but I ❤ 🎻

  • @carolkhoo4129
    @carolkhoo4129 5 месяцев назад

    Fluid sounds that fill my heart. Tugs at the heartstrings and incredible 'cooling' effects on a hot day for me. Standing ovation and kudos to 2 admirable musicians. ❤❤❤

  • @jorgevillarreal4210
    @jorgevillarreal4210 3 месяца назад

    My comment: I really see that both musicians are very talented, nonetheless the real GENIUS here is the composer, Camille Saint-Saens!!! To create such a piece of music and transport us to a place that is out of this world in such a delicate and beautiful manner is simply beyond our human comprehension... GREAT WORK AND AN AMAZING MASTERPIECE!!!

  • @knenda1
    @knenda1 Месяц назад

    ++, it is inspiring to watch this man's face expressions when playing this tune :)

  • @enshk79
    @enshk79 Год назад +6

    I teared up to the point a teardrop went down my cheek. SO AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL.

  • @ashc6476
    @ashc6476 3 года назад +2

    It’s 2am and I’m having trouble falling asleep. This came up and brought me to tears 🥺 it’s such a beautiful piece

  • @Wayne850305
    @Wayne850305 3 года назад +6

    Every single note is heavenly beautiful

  • @williamwoo866
    @williamwoo866 7 месяцев назад

    So cool at age 73 I am taking the Stephen Righley piano 🎹 online class. Started on New Years. 2024. I am a zero hoping to play music.

  • @stevenchen3735
    @stevenchen3735 3 года назад +3

    Thanks to Ray for this peaceful piece and hope everything will be fine this year.

  • @risaprameswari
    @risaprameswari 3 года назад +2

    Ray chen is playing one of my fav piece😭

  • @norenemorrow6362
    @norenemorrow6362 4 месяца назад +2

    Absolutely beautiful.

  • @Ana-ld9js
    @Ana-ld9js 3 года назад +14

    Sublime interpreptation! Bravo!

  • @dilsatbalc501
    @dilsatbalc501 3 года назад

    I listen with the envy of my inability to play an instrument and the peace of music. The wonderful harmony of violin and piano

  • @claraartnow6645
    @claraartnow6645 3 года назад +4

    Can't help to remember the dying swan scene from swan lake :')
    Beautiful

  • @johnalexander301
    @johnalexander301 3 года назад

    Ray Chen = the most expressive face in violin

  • @teresanowak9546
    @teresanowak9546 2 месяца назад

    WYCZUCIE, DELIKATNOŚĆ I SUBTELNOŚĆ TO WZRUSZA !

  • @susanbryant6516
    @susanbryant6516 3 года назад +3

    You and Julio make a beautiful pairing.

  • @davidtan2031
    @davidtan2031 3 года назад +5

    Beautiful phrasing and color changes, bravo 👏 mastery revealed in a simple piece

  • @sulee1253
    @sulee1253 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Ray 😍😍😍🥰🥰 and Julio 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @quaver1239
    @quaver1239 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very beautiful. Thank you, Ray Chen.

  • @JustSnowglow
    @JustSnowglow 3 года назад +1

    A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.

  • @Anne_Reads
    @Anne_Reads 3 года назад +3

    A Ray of sunshine to brighten up our days! As always, beautiful and inspiring. Thank you.

  • @vesselinatp
    @vesselinatp 3 года назад +6

    Truly a treat... Enjoyed greatly... Thank yous going to both interpreters... 🎶.

  • @amandac5484
    @amandac5484 3 года назад +2

    I loved watching you play this! It's like you're having a conversation with your violin and you slowly build to letting loose and singing freely together.

  • @christaherwig0404
    @christaherwig0404 3 года назад +1

    How much feeling from both of them, it's fantastic and I hear it over and over again. Ray's face a single surrender to these tones🎶💓🎻

  • @digsydo
    @digsydo 3 года назад +1

    I LOVE RAY AND JULIO 'S PLAY.....😌

  • @This-isGirl
    @This-isGirl 6 месяцев назад

    I don't know how to describe what your music does to me and many other people for sure. I listen to your videos over and over. This piece touches me so much because my grandfather played it and it was one of his favourites.

  • @tangt4860
    @tangt4860 3 года назад

    Great, our Ray's back. Such virtuoso rendition, right up to the last note of a tune that was dramatically used in 60s tragic Cantonese movies when bullied DIL and abused stepchildren come on the scene to narrate their torture. Please showcase Hank in the next video, pretty please.

  • @lerizia7319
    @lerizia7319 Год назад +1

    it's such a dream of mine to play this song in my violin!!!!
    and you're an inspiration to me ❤

  • @syc13579
    @syc13579 3 года назад +5

    Bravo, Ray Chen's sound is so warm.

  • @ValorousFogey
    @ValorousFogey 3 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @dingaia
    @dingaia 3 года назад +2

    thanks ray/julio

  • @sarabande54
    @sarabande54 2 года назад

    Now, Your feeling is mine. Thank you.~!

    • @sarabande54
      @sarabande54 2 года назад

      영화배우로도 손색이 없이 잘 생기심.

  • @Amourtendresse
    @Amourtendresse Год назад +1

    Un véritable chef d'œuvre en effet ❣️ Subjuguée par tant de beauté🕊️ 🎶💓🎶✨

  • @stuffandjunk2408
    @stuffandjunk2408 2 года назад +1

    This has always been my favorite piece to dance to because I love the music and I can get lost in it. When I practiced this variation it never seemed like a chore or something I didn't want to do and now it's on of if not my favorite pieces. I just came from your video about anxiety and these two videos completely made my day.

  • @charlescoult
    @charlescoult 2 года назад

    That smile on the last note though 🥲

  • @geraldschoelzel5199
    @geraldschoelzel5199 6 месяцев назад

    Love you, your light-hearted spirit, and your playing so much. To hear you play is a great gift! Bravo!

  • @user-fo6yd4ir8v
    @user-fo6yd4ir8v 3 года назад +3

    Finally performing together again!