With musical abilities far beyond their years, the Kanneh-Masons performed this brilliant, difficult gem from Rachmaninov beautifully. If I searched for decades I do not believe I would find anyone who could outperform these talented souls. Thanks for posting. For a few minutes at least I was able to forget the dark state of our fragile world.
Most people mistake this for a cello sonata, but it is a sonata for cello AND piano. The balance in the cello and piano relationship in this piece is beautifully and soulfully brought forth by the brother-sister duo. Possibly the best I've heard of the third movement.
Over 40 years ago, a cellist friend and I played this (a bit badly to be honest) as music students at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Lately I've rediscovered this piece and have been listening to various recordings on RUclips. Then I discovered this astonishing and brilliant performance by Isata and Sheku. Far above other musicians, the deep connection between sister and brother enabled a breathtaking interpretation of Rachmaninoff. I loved the vigorous speeds and the equality of piano and cello revealed things I've never heard before. Thank you!
I’m not quite sure people realize how epic this performance is. Let’s start with the piano part. It’s an all-out concerto. Yet Isata plays this with frighting ease. Sheku probably has the best cello on the planet. His instrument doesn’t sound muffled; it sounds open and flexible. Sheku’s shifts capture subtleties that are amazing! I know there are other performances of this piece out there, but they don’t capture what is captured here, sorry. And for some reason I keep coming back to this recording, yet I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so gripping. Rhythmically, I think Isata and Skeku understand this piece on a totally different level. Some slow passages are played almost metronomically, yet that seems to bring out the beauty of certain melodies even more. The audio engineers also did gold standard work here. The piano sounds like heaven!
I love this family! Thank you for sharing the God-given talent with the world! I also want to acknowledge the music script turner. You play and important role and your presence on stage completes the sense of "wonder" exhibited on stage. Blessings!❤🙏🏾
DMP I totally agree with you. I am just going to say it in lament terms. These two musicians are so passionate in their playing it just takes you on a journey of pure bliss. And it also helps that they are siblings and practice and play with each other ALOT!!!! They know each other so well musically that when you hear their chemistry of playing with each other, its becomes magical. If I wasn't at work (I am watching this on my lunch break). I would be crying like a baby. This piece really moves me and is why I have it on my play list.
I think 'Muffled', yes that's what it is .. but not just muffled but the instruments used sound metallic or it may be the Acoustics. The quality of their Instruments and yes the Sound Engineering is like a Motion Picture. I'm still trying to describe what is unique and special here. Not only is it very Visual music and dramatic, but you can hear Every-Single-Note. I have heard Bach and Beethoven but could not Feel exactly what they were trying to convey although the music was amazing to hear to the ear. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason goes Much, Much Deeper in depth with there playing and music, evokes emotion, depths of the soul. Makes you Feel what they're playing and therefore can almost elicit what the composers were trying to say in the music or at least feeling. Sheku goes Deep, you can tell when a singer or musician like Actors really goes all in, when they release from the soul, character, words within themselves coming out of the music in the end .. it is very slow as to release and let go of themselves from that connection. Kind of like sharing
Thank you Isata and Sheku Kenner-Mason, from the bottom of my heart❤ You are my heroes and I am SO grateful for you and your family, every single day!🤓🥰🐯🌹❤️💗🥲🙏
You play a cello as if it were a violin. Amazing Rachmaninov cello sonata delivered which I have never performed this way before, but surprisingly adored. Thank you.❤
They should have performed at the Coronation Without a doubt…..,, This family is making history as the most talented family in the WORLD! Bravo Sheku and Isata and Rachmaninoff
I should have been cleaning the kitchen floor, but this came up on RUclips and this won. That's what happens with RUclips on a Sunday morning. What an enjoyable performance.
This reminds my childhood when I usually hear my dad at the cello and my mother at the piano. That was when I got addicted to chamber music. And this sonata is a very special masterpiece. Almost as if Rachmaninov was crying eternally. So I am.
Beautiful. The soul of the Celloist comes out through his music so real and transcendent. The pianist too plays with such grace and care. Beautiful performance by two beautiful people
Listening to Isata and Sheku in Santander last night was a rare pleasure. Chatting and sharing dinner with these incredibly nice and talented young people for two hours was simply marvelous. All the best always!
Rachmaninoff’s symphonic grasp of the piano, along with his unbelievable melodic and harmonic colour make this one of the greatest cello sonatas ever composed, and indeed one of Rachmaninoff’s best compositions. The cello is allowed to sing in part due to the quite fiendish piano writing!
A live performance that competes with the studio recordings. Fun to watch, moving, and technically impressive. Thank you Kanneh-Masons and to the BBC for the production quality in capturing this performance.
I completely agree with this remark. It is good to break out of just hearing the second piano concerto - lovely piece though that is. Rachmaninov wrote lots and lots of wonderful music. Lets all really enjoy it.
I have become a huge fan of this whole family, Mum and Dad must be so proud ! I have tickets to see /hear them in August in Melbourne Australia, hope it happens 🤩
@@plumb.474 how was it? I couldn’t get to see them in person, but I was able to see the concert streamed from their performance in Boston. It was wonderful. I hope to see it on RUclips soon. This Rachmaninov piece was part of their first USA tour. I wish that I could have see this live also. They played this so beautifully. It makes me want to cry.
I’m speechless….. tears are a rolling …. Life is good……..this is truly magnificent and majestic - The composer and players work beautifully together……..so many superlatives for this video……this family is without doubt THE MOST MUSICALLY TALENTED FAMILY IN THE WORLD……. I dare you to argue with me!…….. Well done Isata and Sheku…….
A stunning performance! They understand what Rachmaninov wanted to achieve with this composition. One will be hard pressed to find a better performance anywhere.
This cellist is magical; I haven't been this blown away since Jacqueline du Pre. His sister is such a good pianst so she should not be overlooked--her masterful ability to mesh with Sheku's playing is a perfect weaving together of instruments. I just ordered his first album (Inspriration) and a second due out in September 2022 ("Song")
the part at 22:50 when the piano takes the newly introduced melody from the cello and adds those beautiful harmonies whilst the cello plays the original theme is just utter perfection.
Shekku's sound has matured and he has lived in this music . Can't wait to hear his Debussy Sonata ! Isata has all the technique and musicality to play with him . I heard her Gubaidulina Chaconne and will never forget it !
What a remarkable setting, both sad and inspiring, still they fill the Royal Albert Hall with this explosion of emotions. And they could shoot inspiring video-pictures as well. But I miss the roar of enthusiasm after the show, an audience gone mad by an overwhelmed experience. And it was cut too abruptly by the editor.
first to say i know very little about classical, but this was absolutely amazing, the sync the 2 has is nothing short of incredible, like a second sense between the siblings
Most enjoyable, a truly "living" experience as a performance, always leading on to something even greater, but letting us appreciate the musical landscape with marvellous moments...the development of 1st mvt and the third movement outstanding. What a pity there was not the usual 6000+ audience to enjoy as it happened, but thanks for RUclips that we can have a front seat. Bravo, both!
I love the music making that I hear here. They have captured the soul of this music. I hear the yearning, angst, passion, joy, reflection, and introspection between both instruments. Excellent work both at the instruments and away from the instruments during your preparations!
I can only interpret their periodic glances at each other as mental signals to reaffirm continuity of harmony and interpretation. This is absolutely beautiful!!
Maravilhoso!!! Essa família é talento puro... 👏🏾 Toda vez que eu vejo seus vídeos, conseguem me tirar um sorriso no rosto. Vocês são demais... E me inspiram pra seguir também nessa carreira de músico !!!
Bravos You both have turned this piece into some sort of Gran Duo Sonata, as the piano and violoncello are equally magnificent to the highest level of interpretation. You dwell inside the instruments while playing. And your talents brake a few orthodox petrified ideas that the best has already been played. I wish I knew more to be able to write more words in my compliment. I am truly a big fan of your Music
Wonderful 👍🏻 clear ideas, solid sound and delicate details on cantabile, the Celo sound are amazing and piano is balanced and expressive, congratulations 🎉👏🏻
Love the way the Kanneh-Mason play within harmony of one another. Elegant cellular interaction vis-a-vie musical notes. Thank you kindly for the Afros, too!
Rajmaninof que con 14 años escribió sus primeras composiciones, algo influenciadas por Tschaikovsky, al que conoció, fue uno de los mejores compositores de la historia, me emociona su música.
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With musical abilities far beyond their years, the Kanneh-Masons performed this brilliant, difficult gem from Rachmaninov beautifully. If I searched for decades I do not believe I would find anyone who could outperform these talented souls. Thanks for posting. For a few minutes at least I was able to forget the dark state of our fragile world.
❤❤❤❤
Emotionally and eloquently incredible.
That Andante was just out of this planet. Words fall behind to describe the power of this breathtaking performance.
Art connects us with the divine and the performance by these talented people demonstrates this fact gloriously. What a blessing they are!!
Most people mistake this for a cello sonata, but it is a sonata for cello AND piano. The balance in the cello and piano relationship in this piece is beautifully and soulfully brought forth by the brother-sister duo. Possibly the best I've heard of the third movement.
Well said I wasn't sure that I was aware at first listening of the differentiation thank you for enlightening me..
deux magnifiques musiciens imprégnée par leurs musiques...magique je découvre isata& sheku kanneh-masson🥰😍🤩merci pour le moment
14 people were so overcome with emotion they missed the like button
Over 40 years ago, a cellist friend and I played this (a bit badly to be honest) as music students at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Lately I've rediscovered this piece and have been listening to various recordings on RUclips. Then I discovered this astonishing and brilliant performance by Isata and Sheku. Far above other musicians, the deep connection between sister and brother enabled a breathtaking interpretation of Rachmaninoff. I loved the vigorous speeds and the equality of piano and cello revealed things I've never heard before. Thank you!
It is Amazing !!!
I’m not quite sure people realize how epic this performance is. Let’s start with the piano part. It’s an all-out concerto. Yet Isata plays this with frighting ease. Sheku probably has the best cello on the planet. His instrument doesn’t sound muffled; it sounds open and flexible. Sheku’s shifts capture subtleties that are amazing! I know there are other performances of this piece out there, but they don’t capture what is captured here, sorry. And for some reason I keep coming back to this recording, yet I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so gripping. Rhythmically, I think Isata and Skeku understand this piece on a totally different level. Some slow passages are played almost metronomically, yet that seems to bring out the beauty of certain melodies even more. The audio engineers also did gold standard work here. The piano sounds like heaven!
I love this family! Thank you for sharing the God-given talent with the world! I also want to acknowledge the music script turner. You play and important role and your presence on stage completes the sense of "wonder" exhibited on stage. Blessings!❤🙏🏾
@@karryrichardson468 Being Konya Kanneh-Mason, a virtuoso pianist in her own right.
Excellentissime
DMP I totally agree with you. I am just going to say it in lament terms. These two musicians are so passionate in their playing it just takes you on a journey of pure bliss. And it also helps that they are siblings and practice and play with each other ALOT!!!! They know each other so well musically that when you hear their chemistry of playing with each other, its becomes magical. If I wasn't at work (I am watching this on my lunch break). I would be crying like a baby. This piece really moves me and is why I have it on my play list.
I think 'Muffled', yes that's what it is .. but not just muffled but the instruments used sound metallic or it may be the Acoustics. The quality of their Instruments and yes the Sound Engineering is like a Motion Picture. I'm still trying to describe what is unique and special here. Not only is it very Visual music and dramatic, but you can hear Every-Single-Note. I have heard Bach and Beethoven but could not Feel exactly what they were trying to convey although the music was amazing to hear to the ear. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason goes Much, Much Deeper in depth with there playing and music, evokes emotion, depths of the soul. Makes you Feel what they're playing and therefore can almost elicit what the composers were trying to say in the music or at least feeling. Sheku goes Deep, you can tell when a singer or musician like Actors really goes all in, when they release from the soul, character, words within themselves coming out of the music in the end .. it is very slow as to release and let go of themselves from that connection. Kind of like sharing
Outstanding performance and kudos to the recording engineers who helped make this thoroughly enjoyable!
Thank you Isata and Sheku Kenner-Mason, from the bottom of my heart❤ You are my heroes and I am SO grateful for you and your family, every single day!🤓🥰🐯🌹❤️💗🥲🙏
You play a cello as if it were a violin.
Amazing Rachmaninov cello sonata delivered which I have never performed this way before, but surprisingly adored. Thank you.❤
What a wonderful talent! A gift from these young artists to the world!
They should have performed at the Coronation
Without a doubt…..,,
This family is making history as the most talented family in the WORLD! Bravo
Sheku and Isata and Rachmaninoff
I should have been cleaning the kitchen floor, but this came up on RUclips and this won. That's what happens with RUclips on a Sunday morning. What an enjoyable performance.
This reminds my childhood when I usually hear my dad at the cello and my mother at the piano. That was when I got addicted to chamber music. And this sonata is a very special masterpiece. Almost as if Rachmaninov was crying eternally. So I am.
I - Lento - Allegro moderato
II - Allegro scherzando 12'47"
III - Andante 19'10"
IV - Allegro mosso 24'45"
Beautiful. The soul of the Celloist comes out through his music so real and transcendent. The pianist too plays with such grace and care. Beautiful performance by two beautiful people
Aren't they!
Beautiful and very soulful it’s as if a conversation is going on Bravo
Agreed.
Listening to Isata and Sheku in Santander last night was a rare pleasure. Chatting and sharing dinner with these incredibly nice and talented young people for two hours was simply marvelous. All the best always!
Wow! Lucky you!
I am simply and deeply grateful for receiving this beautiful gift of music from you Isata and Sheku Kenner-Mason.💐Thank you.
My eyes leak uncontrollably every time I listen to this.
Rachmaninoff’s symphonic grasp of the piano, along with his unbelievable melodic and harmonic colour make this one of the greatest cello sonatas ever composed, and indeed one of Rachmaninoff’s best compositions. The cello is allowed to sing in part due to the quite fiendish piano writing!
A live performance that competes with the studio recordings. Fun to watch, moving, and technically impressive. Thank you Kanneh-Masons and to the BBC for the production quality in capturing this performance.
If Rachmaninov is listening he will be very happy I think.
I completely agree with this remark. It is good to break out of just hearing the second piano concerto - lovely piece though that is. Rachmaninov wrote lots and lots of wonderful music. Lets all really enjoy it.
He will say "this is more than I had in mind".
Rachaninov is a Master.This cello makes me cry,so beautiful...
You both are amazing❤ Our ancestors are smiling❤ Peace and Blessings on your journey.🙏🏾
The playing is so beautiful it's otherworldly. Thank you Isata and Sheku for the gift of music in these trying times!❤
Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪
0:00 I: Lento - Allegro moderato
12:50 II: Allegro Scherzando
19:14 III: Andante
24:49 IV: Allegro mosso
How I needed this. Medicine for my soul.
I am in tears, really! My mother was a classical pianist and would have loved to hear you both!
NO words in the mortal tongues can hope to describe this absolutely sublime offering... this comes from the Holy Realms.
I have become a huge fan of this whole family, Mum and Dad must be so proud ! I have tickets to see /hear them in August in Melbourne Australia, hope it happens 🤩
Have a ticket for Isata & Sheku next month in Kansas City...🤞🏻♥️
@@plumb.474 how was it? I couldn’t get to see them in person, but I was able to see the concert streamed from their performance in Boston. It was wonderful. I hope to see it on RUclips soon. This Rachmaninov piece was part of their first USA tour. I wish that I could have see this live also. They played this so beautifully. It makes me want to cry.
But where do you live?😅
I’m speechless….. tears are a rolling …. Life is good……..this is truly magnificent and majestic - The composer and players work beautifully together……..so many superlatives for this video……this family is without doubt THE MOST MUSICALLY TALENTED FAMILY IN THE WORLD……. I dare you to argue with me!…….. Well done Isata and Sheku…….
Where are they from?😮
The UK. 7 siblings, all extraordinary musicians
The slow movement, life is worth living when this happens.
Thank you.
🌈🌹🌺🙏
A stunning performance! They understand what Rachmaninov wanted to achieve with this composition. One will be hard pressed to find a better performance anywhere.
Amazing talent. Isata has such a lovely natural beauty too.
2:18 section is just utterly beautiful. The beautiful simplicity and modulation through keys. Perfection.
This cellist is magical; I haven't been this blown away since Jacqueline du Pre. His sister is such a good pianst so she should not be overlooked--her masterful ability to mesh with Sheku's playing is a perfect weaving together of instruments. I just ordered his first album (Inspriration) and a second due out in September 2022 ("Song")
Yes I was just thinking had du pre played this sonata it would be as he plays it. He has a marked similarity in many ways to du pre.
They put the 's' in Sublime. A gift to the 21st century.
Love this pair playing together. A joy to listen to.
the part at 22:50 when the piano takes the newly introduced melody from the cello and adds those beautiful harmonies whilst the cello plays the original theme is just utter perfection.
Shekku's sound has matured and he has lived in this music . Can't wait to hear his Debussy Sonata ! Isata has all the technique and musicality to play with him . I heard her Gubaidulina Chaconne and will never forget it !
What a remarkable setting, both sad and inspiring, still they fill the Royal Albert Hall with this explosion of emotions. And they could shoot inspiring video-pictures as well. But I miss the roar of enthusiasm after the show, an audience gone mad by an overwhelmed experience. And it was cut too abruptly by the editor.
Hopefully, audiences will return this year to the proms
So soothing and comforting on a Sunday afternoon. God Bless you and stay safe.
God showing off his music Spirits..they are one and the same.. the time is the sameness of the Spirit s
Thank You Isata and Sheku! You fill the world with joy and beauty. We are blessed to hear you.
first to say i know very little about classical, but this was absolutely amazing, the sync the 2 has is nothing short of incredible, like a second sense between the siblings
Your music and passion for artistry are a sublime gift to humanity.
Audience or no audience, what a gifted musical family !
Magnifique ! Quels artistes! et si jeunes !Merci pour ce cadeau .Heureuse carrière à toute la famille!
I'm eagerly looking forward to enjoying these two gems in Kansas City, Missouri.
How was it?
Most enjoyable, a truly "living" experience as a performance, always leading on to something even greater, but letting us appreciate the musical landscape with marvellous moments...the development of 1st mvt and the third movement outstanding. What a pity there was not the usual 6000+ audience to enjoy as it happened, but thanks for RUclips that we can have a front seat. Bravo, both!
My GOD, this performance. The level of expression here is next-level. Thank you for sharing it.
Magnificent, noble and energetic performance! Bravo and congratulations to both of these rising stars! The only thing missing is thunderous applause!
16:30 so many sublime moments of utter beauty, this one passes so fast it’s easy to miss. There is beauty in the world.
How bout 15:57 though
@@alexanderh9569why there…. Just start both of your bits a bit earlier 14:43 and behold heaven.
Amazing to watch these two performers completely immerse themselves in this piece of music!
I love the music making that I hear here. They have captured the soul of this music. I hear the yearning, angst, passion, joy, reflection, and introspection between both instruments. Excellent work both at the instruments and away from the instruments during your preparations!
What a wonderful way to spend an evening. Thanks Isata and Sheku. Looking forward to seeing you all live 🙏🏽
The pizzicato section at 7:49 is pure genius... and I've never heard pizzicato played so gorgeously before.
I love this family ❤😂
Beautiful interpretation, at once sensitive and intense, and oh my, what ensemble playing. Bravi, thank you!
I can only interpret their periodic glances at each other as mental signals to reaffirm continuity of harmony and interpretation. This is absolutely beautiful!!
A little corner of Heaven. Thank you. Beauty and grace.
Both are so talented.
They play so beautifully in harmony. I love all their performances together 😁
most musical and satisfying performance of this sonata ever!
Great playing by very talented artists. But let's not forget the great man that made it possible.
Magnificent. Sheku’s lyricism is especially beautiful.
He is the best.🎉
LOVE your passionate playing and ensemble. A great way to start the day!
Exceptional virtuoso music making ..wunderbar!
What an inspiring performance!
Something great for a Friday! Had tickets for the 2020 Wigmore hall concert...but hey, this will do fine. Many thanks
Isata is due to play Beethoven 3rd at the Albert hall in June
Can the Kanneh-Mason's be cloned?! The family is so jaw-droppingly talented!
Wonderful performance - from a person who plays both piano and cello.
Andante is just brilliantly played x
Maravilhoso!!! Essa família é talento puro... 👏🏾 Toda vez que eu vejo seus vídeos, conseguem me tirar um sorriso no rosto. Vocês são demais... E me inspiram pra seguir também nessa carreira de músico !!!
What and amazing family they have...
Cannot wait to hear you both live ,!
Bravos
You both have turned this piece into some sort of Gran Duo Sonata, as the piano and violoncello are equally magnificent to the highest level of interpretation. You dwell inside the instruments while playing. And your talents brake a few orthodox petrified ideas that the best has already been played.
I wish I knew more to be able to write more words in my compliment.
I am truly a big fan of your Music
5
Isata is such a great pianist an beautiful too.
Wonderful 👍🏻 clear ideas, solid sound and delicate details on cantabile, the Celo sound are amazing and piano is balanced and expressive, congratulations 🎉👏🏻
Thank you . True interpretation. 🙏🙏🙌
Once again a beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Lovely
Exquisite, each and both in ensemble.
Wonderful musicians!
So so beautiful.
I've come back to this many times.
Yes, yes, yes, BRAVO!
They are all
amazingly
wonderful!!!❤️🎉🎉🎉
Love the way the Kanneh-Mason play within harmony of one another. Elegant cellular interaction vis-a-vie musical notes. Thank you kindly for the Afros, too!
Magnificos, magnificos, magnificos ! Obrigada por esta amostra do talento humano tao
perfeita e rara.
Спасибо !!! Bravo !!! BRAVO !!....
Beautiful pizzicato !!!
Rajmaninof que con 14 años escribió sus primeras composiciones, algo influenciadas por Tschaikovsky, al que conoció, fue uno de los mejores compositores de la historia, me emociona su música.
Passionnés et passionnants !!! 🤗 Merci 🙏 de nous partager cette passion qui vous anime et nous fait rêver… 👍🤩 félicitations !!!
Absolutely fantastic!!
Sooooo…. Beautiful
So elegantly mesmerizing! Hereafter music of the highest quality! Amin! 2120
Beautiful and sublime, and I hope to attend some live performances soon.
This is wondeful! You are great artists!!
This would make Rachmaninov very proud!
From the Heavens of the Heavens! And the Angels, Jesus, and Jehovah Wept...❤