In 1963 when my cellist sister left home in Seoul to study music in the U.S. my mother told her that all she wanted was her daughter doing well in America and, when back home, be able to play for her Beethoven's cello sonata no. 3 and Dvorak cello concerto in the way FEUERMANN does. And that was the last conversation between them because mom passed away before long. My sister teaches cello last 50+ years in the U.S. We all miss our mom, a great music lover herself.
Every single note he plays proves of an exquisite musical good taste. One of the greatest musical performers of the XX-th century, if not the greatest.
Sensational sound of one of the greatest cellists. He died due to medical incompetence before he reached his 40th birthday. He was not even ill. A sheer troublesomeness led to that fatal surgery. At least some recordings survived. This Haydn recording is just splendid. Thanks a lot for the upload!
The greatest cellist of the XX'th century. He is exceptional because he lets the music "speak" -- not his ego. Something that modern performers have long forgotten.
I've interviewed many who knew him. They had heard him live and then on lived to see all the great cellists of the 20th century. To a person they each told me Feuermann was the greatest they had ever heard...
One can tell that he was the greatest just by listening to these RUclips recordings or to the CD. No surprise at all that his contemporaries recognized that! I would say that he was one of the greatest performing musicians of the XX'th century.
In the UK the Feuermann cello lineage is continued by a number of players who all studied with Jane Cowan who studied extensively with Feuermann. The most illustrious is of course Steven Isserlis. I had the great privilege of studying with Jane, although I don’t claim to aspire to the dizzy heights of others. One story Jane told us students about this recording bares retelling. Apparently the orchestra for this recording was not a regular orchestra but cobbled together for the occasion. The orchestra started playing the opening tutti and Feuermann got up outraged, and told them that they played out of tune. He had them playing scales over and over again until he was satisfied. Jane, being at that time more diplomatic, and present at the recording session whispered to Feuermann urgently something like ‘you can’t treat Malcolm Sargent like that, he’s a knight of the realm’ referring to his ‘Sir’ prefix. Brings a little colour to listening to this wonderful recording!
Wonderful recordings together with Heifetz who could bot play any chambermusic after Feuermanns death.After 7 years he met Piatigorsky , wonderful, but itwas not the same.
Technically the facility is tremendous of course, maybe the greatest ever in this regard, but I’ve never once been moved by his playing, as I have by countless other cellists… he never creates a sense of atmosphere, nor can he share his soul with us. It’s like early Sutherland - technically immaculate, but devoid of the grit and bitter sweetness of the human condition.
I understand what you’re saying but I find the simplicity and unaffectedness of feuermann’s playing immensely touching. Maybe this is not his best recording. Although I still love it. I would put forwards his Arpeggione sonata and Bloch schelomo as representing his highest art.
In 1963 when my cellist sister left home in Seoul to study music in the U.S. my mother told her that all she wanted was her daughter doing well in America and, when back home, be able to play for her Beethoven's cello sonata no. 3 and Dvorak cello concerto in the way FEUERMANN does. And that was the last conversation between them because mom passed away before long. My sister teaches cello last 50+ years in the U.S. We all miss our mom, a great music lover herself.
86 years have passed, we are still listening to this recording
Every single note he plays proves of an exquisite musical good taste. One of the greatest musical performers of the XX-th century, if not the greatest.
Sensational sound of one of the greatest cellists. He died due to medical incompetence before he reached his 40th birthday. He was not even ill. A sheer troublesomeness led to that fatal surgery. At least some recordings survived. This Haydn recording is just splendid. Thanks a lot for the upload!
The greatest cellist of the XX'th century. He is exceptional because he lets the music "speak" -- not his ego. Something that modern performers have long forgotten.
One of the greatest, I would say.
I cannot believe that anyone would 'dislike' this!! That's insane!
5 assholes did that . It would be good that these persons speak about their motivations to dislike ....
I've interviewed many who knew him. They had heard him live and then on lived to see all the great cellists of the 20th century. To a person they each told me Feuermann was the greatest they had ever heard...
One can tell that he was the greatest just by listening to these RUclips recordings or to the CD. No surprise at all that his contemporaries recognized that! I would say that he was one of the greatest performing musicians of the XX'th century.
I never knew him but he is my great great grandfather’s cousin!
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The music, cellist and conductor produce stunning music.
Regards & Thank You-John
He was the most sincere ad modest one.
Just great!
wonderful !!.. He was my teacher's teacher..
He was my teacher’s teacher too! :)
=Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major=
1. Allegro Moderato (0:01)
Cadenza (11:39)
2. Adagio (14:21)
Cadenza (18:51)
3. Rondo Allegro (19:51)
Do Grande Violoncelista
Emanuel Feuermann.🎻🎶
thanks!
Awesome ! Thank you for posting !
A treasure, Many Thx for the upload!!!
Exquisite! My mentor, strong and sweet = jar. The 'j' sounds like a 'y'
beautiful!
In the UK the Feuermann cello lineage is continued by a number of players who all studied with Jane Cowan who studied extensively with Feuermann. The most illustrious is of course Steven Isserlis. I had the great privilege of studying with Jane, although I don’t claim to aspire to the dizzy heights of others. One story Jane told us students about this recording bares retelling. Apparently the orchestra for this recording was not a regular orchestra but cobbled together for the occasion. The orchestra started playing the opening tutti and Feuermann got up outraged, and told them that they played out of tune. He had them playing scales over and over again until he was satisfied. Jane, being at that time more diplomatic, and present at the recording session whispered to Feuermann urgently something like ‘you can’t treat Malcolm Sargent like that, he’s a knight of the realm’ referring to his ‘Sir’ prefix. Brings a little colour to listening to this wonderful recording!
Thanks for sharing
"BARES retelling"?
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@@kable321I apologise and that’s the bare truth 😜
Thank you for the story!
Supreme!
He would have recorded this very work with Ormandy and Philadelphia were it not for his untimely death.
Wonderful recordings together with Heifetz who could bot play any chambermusic after Feuermanns death.After 7 years he met Piatigorsky , wonderful, but itwas not the same.
Great piece and musician!
Technically the facility is tremendous of course, maybe the greatest ever in this regard, but I’ve never once been moved by his playing, as I have by countless other cellists… he never creates a sense of atmosphere, nor can he share his soul with us. It’s like early Sutherland - technically immaculate, but devoid of the grit and bitter sweetness of the human condition.
I understand what you’re saying but I find the simplicity and unaffectedness of feuermann’s playing immensely touching. Maybe this is not his best recording. Although I still love it. I would put forwards his Arpeggione sonata and Bloch schelomo as representing his highest art.