Rostropovich grows into the piece, as he always does, not trying to take it by storm, but with disarming modesty, yet thereby victorious, as the listener, entranced, becomes willing captive to the beauty his play, Brahms a perfect medium. Serkin the pianist is no less moving and compelling, a truly wonderful trio.
@@bertrandjacques6744 Hi Bertrand, thanks for your comment. I do agree this version is somewhat less marmoreal than the one Rostropovich recorded with Sviatoslav Richter. But if you get a chance, please listen to Samuel Sanders and Andres Díaz with Erato. It's epochal--the phrasing, sensibility and maturity in their overall interpretative / aesthetic reading is IMHO unrivaled.
My daughter and I just started working on this, she on cello and I on piano. unlike some accompaniments this not something I can just waltz in and schlep my way through, it's too beautiful. This is a great inspiration. thanks!
Wonderful!! Simply wonderful! I'm going to play this sonata on the 14th of February with my mother on the piano !! I hope I will go well! This sonata reminds of a girl and a boy trying to be together but there are all shorts of problems in their way but in the end of the movement they are together :)
thank you for posting this! I heard Yoyoma's rendition of same music before and now this is also amazing as well.. wow..well I am not knowledgeable in music at all but I really love this high quality music!
espectacular ! hacia muco tiempo no escuchaba a rudolf serkin como pinista, vive aun ? version enorme de esta sonata de johanes brahms.el violoncello par mi tiene un sonido tres amoureux !
Especially here, where Brahms's E minor sonata is as dark as a black hole, I hate how D. G. somehow coerced these and many other top-notch artists to pose with such contrived smiles for the CD covers. A shame for generations to come. S. Richter complained about it in detail.
I love it, but some of his lower notes sound like they are coming from out of a cave if you know what I mean. That might or might not be my equalizer. Thanks for providing the recording, though!
have you heard of, or much more importantly, played, the schumann fantasy pieces? brahms used to be my absolute favorite as well, now its tied with schumann. If you havent you should really play them!
This performance brings me to musical heaven. The only consideration is the placing of the mikes is not so good; it makes the piano sound like it's at the other end of the room. Perhaps the engineer was not skilled enough for such exalted music and musicians.
@watcherusdt Ahh, hold your tongue... Eminem isn't bald; nor are Lady Gaga, Snoop Doggie Dog and the like. I believe, in their hours and hours of study/practice, etc., musicians such as we are hearing on this particular video often resort to scratching their heads in frustration, determination... every nation. Only pretty, handsome bad boys and bad girls "make it" in pop-culture; there's no head-scratching there: noise/nonsense require only crafty agents. Degradation is their common thread.
Marvelous playing from both musicians. The recording however sounds a little bit like cello with accompaniment. I have heard worse but the piano is slightly too soft in comparison to the cello, in my opinion. Is the culprit the sound engineer or Rostropovitch? Either way, I am disappointed. This spoils the music somewhat as far as I am concerned. Cellists do tend to be paranoid about balance and always want it in their favour.
hmm...... wait.... uh, buddy rich wasn't O: cant think of many others, though xD.... and i think Charles Mingus had a full head of hair... but for the most part, yeah, that is strange. maybe male pattern baldness is liked to musical genius?..
No, jimmy hendrix, al jarreu , mozart, beethoven, yo yo ma, misha maisky, jaqueline du pre, miles davis aren't bald... wtf you said man rsrsrsrsrs only pablo casals and rostropovich are bald...
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Already in tears and it has just begun. I miss Mr. Serkin very much!
Brahms is one of the greatest composers I ever heard; his music is very sad, but it's so beautiful...
Easily, good taste.
Rostropovich grows into the piece, as he always does, not trying to take it by storm, but with disarming modesty, yet thereby victorious, as the listener, entranced, becomes willing captive to the beauty his play, Brahms a perfect medium. Serkin the pianist is no less moving and compelling, a truly wonderful trio.
good observation.I like it!!!!
Serkin's influence becomes clear when you compare this version with Rostropovich / Richter. This is les marmorean and more poetic. Regards from France
@@bertrandjacques6744 Hi Bertrand, thanks for your comment. I do agree this version is somewhat less marmoreal than the one Rostropovich recorded with Sviatoslav Richter. But if you get a chance, please listen to Samuel Sanders and Andres Díaz with Erato. It's epochal--the phrasing, sensibility and maturity in their overall interpretative / aesthetic reading is IMHO unrivaled.
its one of the best played sonates by a real masters
My daughter and I just started working on this, she on cello and I on piano. unlike some accompaniments this not something I can just waltz in and schlep my way through, it's too beautiful. This is a great inspiration. thanks!
Grandissima interpretazione,lamigliore per questo capolavoro di Brahms.
"Great interpretation, the best for this Brahms masterpiece." translation of above text
My favourite version of this Sonata. Both are so great!
Wonderful!! Simply wonderful! I'm going to play this sonata on the 14th of February with my mother on the piano !! I hope I will go well! This sonata reminds of a girl and a boy trying to be together but there are all shorts of problems in their way but in the end of the movement they are together :)
as always i have tears on my eyes hearing this great music perfomed a la perfection bravoo tnks
thank you queixoso for uploading this!!!!
I would like to ask people to stop saying who's better.
Art is not objective...
Respect and if you dont like
then dont like it.
I love their mature tone.
So moving...absolutely brilliant!!
Wonderful playing.
I'm so crazy for listening to this so long ago and not downloading it.
I've skipped back to the first 18 seconds of this about 6349163 times.
this is so awesomeee. haha, i have to perform this piece in...2 hours...
it's the tone of an excellent cello and cellist
thank you for posting this! I heard Yoyoma's rendition of same music before and now this is also amazing as well.. wow..well I am not knowledgeable in music at all but I really love this high quality music!
thank you for posting this! I heard Yoyoma's rendition of same music and this is also amazing as well.. wow..
tell me who hurt you, Brahms...
tell me everything
This is superbly played.
Beautiful!!! I love this!
espectacular ! hacia muco tiempo no escuchaba a rudolf serkin como pinista, vive aun ?
version enorme de esta sonata de johanes brahms.el violoncello par mi tiene un sonido tres amoureux !
zelako musika ederra. Jotzaile bikainak!!!Eskerrik asko
so beautiful...
wonderful, just wonderful
if i even get a tenth of how good he is then i will be astonished
Seven years of cello and counting
Did you?
absolutelly amazing!
This is the one I grew up on...
Wonderful.
magnificent
I love it!
Especially here, where Brahms's E minor sonata is as dark as a black hole, I hate how D. G. somehow coerced these and many other top-notch artists to pose with such contrived smiles for the CD covers. A shame for generations to come. S. Richter complained about it in detail.
Sublime...
starting at 3 minutes is like floating in heaven
Beautiful rendition. Try also Du Pré-Barenboim, for me, the best.
Much better yet, if you can, please try Samuel Sanders and Andres Díaz, recorded under Erato. Their phrasing is the most detailed and inspired IMHO.
@xxDaisuki lol thanks, but I meant that I was wondering why I didn't download this earlier is all.
C'è un sentimento..!
I love it, but some of his lower notes sound like they are coming from out of a cave if you know what I mean. That might or might not be my equalizer. Thanks for providing the recording, though!
Meraviglia assoluta
have you heard of, or much more importantly, played, the schumann fantasy pieces? brahms used to be my absolute favorite as well, now its tied with schumann. If you havent you should really play them!
Epochal!
did performance aspects change your perspective of the piece from merely practicing it in your room?
🙂💛💛
@watcherusdt Lol, I get you man.
What about Jascha Heifetz though? Exception?
Rostropovich may be bald, but Brahms had plenty of hair. They're both great, though. :)
@regaldrifter Mstislav surely pulled his hairs off. Playing cello is hard as hell. :P
Where is the ending???
years of tearing your hair out trying to get it as you visualise the music...
tambien han na chang, a mi parecer llegara muy lejos si no abandona el cello
@watcherusdt Because they are old?
You should replace "have to" with "I am so fortunate to be able to"
I will be bald when I get old, but will I became a great musician before that?
@watcherusdt grass doesn't grow on the busy street, as they say...
you wont, i promise xD jk, jk, i cant say that. hell, you could even be "the next Rostropovich", how do i know? well, good luck =P
hola
I can do this whole song except for the whole high grace notes down to the C on the g string :(
@watcherusdt because they are love volcanos:) just kidding
This performance brings me to musical heaven. The only consideration is the placing of the mikes is not so good; it makes the piano sound like it's at the other end of the room. Perhaps the engineer was not skilled enough for such exalted music and musicians.
parese, preguntate: pueden entenderse, la gente? :/
@watcherusdt Ahh, hold your tongue... Eminem isn't bald; nor are Lady Gaga, Snoop Doggie Dog and the like. I believe, in their hours and hours of study/practice, etc., musicians such as we are hearing on this particular video often resort to scratching their heads in frustration, determination... every nation. Only pretty, handsome bad boys and bad girls "make it" in pop-culture; there's no head-scratching there: noise/nonsense require only crafty agents. Degradation is their common thread.
Marvelous playing from both musicians. The recording however sounds a little bit like cello with accompaniment. I have heard worse but the piano is slightly too soft in comparison to the cello, in my opinion. Is the culprit the sound engineer or Rostropovitch? Either way, I am disappointed. This spoils the music somewhat as far as I am concerned. Cellists do tend to be paranoid about balance and always want it in their favour.
hmm......
wait....
uh, buddy rich wasn't O: cant think of many others, though xD.... and i think Charles Mingus had a full head of hair...
but for the most part, yeah, that is strange. maybe male pattern baldness is liked to musical genius?..
@watcherusdt NOT TRUE ;)
No, jimmy hendrix, al jarreu , mozart, beethoven, yo yo ma, misha maisky, jaqueline du pre, miles davis aren't bald... wtf you said man rsrsrsrsrs only pablo casals and rostropovich are bald...
Couldn't disagree more. Weak in what sense -- have you tried it on different systems etc.?
why are all grat musicians bald
there is no such thing as a better interpretation
thats why it's called an interpretation
but i look yo yo ma's better too
Yo-Yo Ma's interpretation is better.