Margarita Balanas performs Bach's Bourée on 20 fine cellos. Which one is your favourite? Instruments: Tom Woods Cellos Filmed at Tom Woods Cellos, November 2017 Video by Roberts Balanas
Brent Breault if you play the cello in concerts it is better to play something like Bernadel because of the character it adds to the piece. If you’re at a beer hall and just want people to hear you, you’d play hat other cello :)
Nice, I couldn't imagine how complicated this would be to edit and record. Essentially she did the exact same performance several times with a different cello all with the exact same timings so that they can be stitched together.
It is impossible to do exactly the same thing twice, much less 20 times, on different sized instruments. It might be that some of the transition editing hiccups are a compromise between sound & movement synchrony, without knowing what kind of playback systems will be used to view the video. Still, well done. I do wish they had printed the cello names (?) in the description, for easier reference.
@@quinreimer5906 she is more than capable of playing at the same tempo - she is a pro! Also, she has played this piece thousands of times...no problem stitching these together.
18th century French was my favorite. Heard that tone and immediately remembered why I love Baroque played on period instruments. It hits so differently.
1 J.B. Vuillaume 0:05 2 Thomas Kennedy 0:09 3 J&A Gagliano 0:13 4 William Forster 0:16 5 Bernardel Père 0:20 6 Albert Caressa 0:24 7 Charles Boullangier 0:28 8 Georges Chanot 0:31 9 Thomas Kennedy 0:35 10 Genaro Gagliano 0:38 11 Lockey Hill 0:42 12 Bernard Simon Fendt 0:46 13 XVIII French 0:49 14 Paul Blanchard 0:53 15 Charles Claudot 0:56 16 John Lott 0:58 17 Claude Miremont 1:00 18 François Brugere 1:04 19 Chapui ½ 1:06 20 French c.1860 1/8 1:08
If you think about it, the smaller the instrument the more possibility of projection. Not sure why cellists are so traditional about playing full sized cellos
@@SpaghettiToaster Does a bass project better than the violin or the cello? Think about why it doesn't. It is not just a matter of lower register. The volume of the sound =/= projection.
@@s.l5787 Projection is a function of volume, register and how strongly the sound is focused toward the audience. A bass is loudest, cellos have the best projection toward the audience and violins have the highest register. Register is probably the most important factor, since violins are most easily heard over a loud orchestra. Reducing the size of a cello does nothing about its register, reduces volume and makes the sound thinner and changes nothing about the direction of the soundwaves. The only benefit a smaller cello might have is a miniscule increase in focus as soundwaves are projected through smaller holes. But since the soundwaves themselves are (more or less) proportionately smaller in amplitude, this should make almost no difference at all. And it doesn't. If it did, a viola held upright should project much better than a cello. But it doesn't, because it's too small with respect to its register. The same is true for a 1/8 cello.
I think this is a superb accomplishment and a rare treat! Both playing and recording/editing technique .. cheers! I think it really shows not how cellos are better or worse, but how each has individual character.
@@samdajellybeenie14 it was my first time hearing these cellos. Although all of them are amazing in their own way but I really did like Bernardel Pere because it has much fuller richer sound than the rest, I can hear the difference between the others and it would be an amazing cello if you are a soloist
Nah. 18th century french one was bar far the best. Its voicing is so sweet, delicate, and subtle. It's also very organic, and not overly powerful on the fundamental. It's the kind of instrument you'd sell your soul to play.
Encore! I would love to hear you do 20 cellos on a 5 minute piece at least - so we can listen to each cello’s qualities for more than 5 seconds! I personally thought the last one and the 18th century French cello sounded fairly even in tone across the strings (also the least amount of wolf tones too) but sadly it is hard to gauge without being there in person.
Geniale! Complimenti alla violoncellista, la quale è riuscita a mantenere un tempo uniforme dall'inizio alle fine. E complimenti al tecnico che ha fatto un montaggio caratterizzato da una continuità impeccabile. Un video istruttivo quanto divertente!
I really love the sound of the Thomas Kennedy. I'm currently debating on whether or not I want to get a violin, or Cello so I've been trying to decide which sound I like more. I would love to learn both but I'm going to college and my uni requires freshman to stay on campus in dorms, which would make storing a cello difficult. Both are lovely instruments, and if I end up getting a cello I'd choose the Kennedy in a heart beat.
My favorites, ordered by timestamp b/c they're all great: 0:05 - J.B. Vuillaume 0:28 - Charles Boullangier 0:35 - Thomas Kennedy #2 1:01 - Claude Miremont (not as "loud" as the others but sounds like one of Yo Yo's cellos)
Claude miremont sounds covered and francois brugere has a metallic edge. William Forster and both Thomas Kennedy sounds overall better and richier IMHO
I'm pretty much certain that one can not possibly form an opinion on an instrument's qualities based on youtube videos, played through who knows what kind of cheap laptop speakers or headphones.
Get a pair of good headphones and come back to hear the difference. I did. The only problem for determining the opinion about the cellos is that she plays each one for 5 seconds.
What a fun idea. Honestly I didn't notice much difference although I liked them all. I'd like to see this with 20 cellos of less quality of these. Great job.
Interesting video. What I would prefer is if you woul've played a bit longer on each one... Or maybe some 20 sec excerpt on every cello that would cover most of dynamic range of the instruments . Cheers
