"Tétreault’s disc charmed me from the off; this is just pure, lyrical, unadulterated playing of the highest order, with a maturity that belies his 22 years... I can’t wait to hear more from him." (Charlotte Gardner, Gramophone)
"His vibrato and tone are varied, his bowing techniques immaculate and his awareness of harmony and consequent shading omnipresent." (Joanne Talbot, The Strad)
"The solo playing is astonishingly mature not merely in its technical attributes but also in its warmth, brilliance and subtlety of colour and inflection." (Geoffrey Norris, Gramophone)
So replete with passion! The rich depth of the cello fills my soul with light. The last minute is pure heaven, winding down into an eternal sleep, it brings tears to my eyes 🤍
We heard him last night (June 15, 2024) play the Dvorak cello concerto with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He is in outstanding musician and a true gentleman. Thanks so much.
I have only just found this version. Now, l am not a musicologist and my hearing is iffy, but l know what l like. This performance is ok but: The very attractive pianist is supposed to be the accompanist, it is not a duet. My ears suggest the piano is very slightly out of tune. Stéphane is a fine cellist with many years ahead of him. The best version of this piece l have heard is played by Steven Isserlis. He understands that this piece is very religious and l can sense this in his playing. The Gold Standard would have been if the late, great, Jacqueline Du Pré had recorded the sonata. Unfortunately, l have not found a recording by her, probably because in the 80s Rachmaninoff was not yet considered mainstream.
Si lo escuchara Debussy, obviamente no pudo hacerlo con su póstuma obra pero ... este arreglo le sugeriría lo que Albéniz cuando escuchó la versión de Asturias para guitarra de Segovia: se daría cuenta que el arreglo es mucho mejor que el original... Ja,
Дорогие слушатели! Вторая часть! Они, солисты-виолончелисты - влюблённые друг в друга! Они же объясняются в любви! Как они бросают взгляды, как живут этими волшебными звуками Вивальди! К сожалению, не так много молодых, тянущихся к такому прекрасному миру, как музыка Антонио, а жаль! Эти чудные звуки делают мир прекраснее и любимее!
Our string quartet manager now wants me to be the second cello role in the dual soloists for this piece. And I am shocked since I have been playing only for almost 1 year. This looks hard to learn...
Not many cellists would play this opening on the G string but Stéphane has always enjoyed soaring up to places where other cellists would fear to tread. When you have such a lovely instrument and the ability to produce such a glorious sound, why not?
@@DietrichStockman to be honest it's relatively subtle, but it's partly the difference in timbre between different strings and partly in the expressive quality of shifting high on lower strings which really makes the musical line sing.
@@igorgetmeabrain I just found out how to play it on the guitar, the basic is really simple, it's the same note played three times and then an open note. The most beautiful things are really simple like for example the Rosamund quartet of Schubert.
this is a clear example of how cello community has this preconceived notion how cello "should be played". in my opinion, as long as it's played beautifully who cares if his bow hand elbow was so high all the time? he was making beautiful music from his heart instead of playing by X, Y, Z! it's so refreshing to see someone plays this piece like this!
