Frédéric Chopin: Étude, Op. 25, No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor / Sol Gabetta 

Chopin's elegy for his friend Bellini, who had died during the composition of op.25. It utilised the opening phrase from teneri figli, the opening aria of Act 2 in Norma, Chopin's favourite opera. In the aria the opening was played by the cello solo, and this arrangement immediately reveals the source of Chopin's inspiration.

The recording quality is awesome

Such an intelligent audience: no coughing, no moving around in the seat and even WAITING 5-10s after the final note, to let the piece go. Fantastic.

The pianist's face be like: what am I doing? Playing a chopin piece without the melody?

I can't listen to this piece without being moved to tears. It is utterly breathtaking. Sol's presentation & performance is so sensitive and complete. It's as if she totally disappears so that only the music lives. Bravo.

Sol her musicality is just stunningly touching my soul. I actually got tears in my eyes.

Just wondrous! Anyone else here because of the mention in "Oh William" by Elizabeth Strout?

This is the most beautiful version that i've heard.

Breathtaking performance. What a marvellous idea for the cello to take the melody. Works beautifully. Brought me to tears

The mind can feel such emotion, but how is it that a composer can pen such a beautiful thing. I am always amazed. I can barely play Louie,Louie!

Omg she’s amazing and so is the pianist

Oh my god!! I am speechless. This is simply breathtaking

I think from the first note i had tears rolling, that was beautiful.

When a musician gives herself so entirely it is impossible not to receive her. Marvelous! Thank you !

Sublime musicality. What does such mastery bring you? The almighty undistorted and undiluted truth, the spirit of life itself in all its beauty and tragedy.

01:20 sneeze like that now and you'll clear out the place.

3:39 : this sight bring tears to eyes.

As a professional cellist, this is the best interpretation of this piece. ❤

Frédéric Chopin's Étude, Op. 25, No. 7 is a beautiful and challenging piece. Sol Gabetta's interpretation on cello is simply mesmerizing. A must-watch for all classical music lovers! 👍

Frederick, not that I presume I'm on a first-name basis with the guy, gave the world so much beauty. But it doesn't shout out at you, you have to want to appreciate it. The subtle changes in tone, timing , duration is just brilliant 'coloring in'. Sometimes just a note that is slightly slow can mean so much. The amount of atmosphere and emotion, which is abstract information, that his music can stimulate, with so little notes, is sometimes masterpieces in minimalism for me. I'm a fan. This performance is fantastic by the way. Really does the piece justice.

unbelievable performance by Sol Gabetta with such emotional intensity and delicacy that made me left speechless. What an artist she is..Bravissimo

Tremendously beautiful. Listening to this performance is like touching the sky.

... Sol y Polina, cello y piano: dos fuerzas musicales incomparables, hermoso !!! ... 💜🍁💚 ...

Adding the cello to this Chopin etude, certainly with Sol Gabetta playing, has increased its innate beauty for me about 300%. What an incredibly sensitive performance this pair have achieved..

This made me cry!

Wow... the phrasing and dynamics are just beautifully done. This is a wonderful performance... thank you!

This Etude is dreamy! So beautifully played by these wonderful musicians. I love this ❤ Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment to the rest of the world.

This is a phenomenal motivation for all who wants to tell a musical story to the audiance - absolutaly outstanding!

Sinceramente esse estudo de Chopin é muito mais que um estudo, ele era muito modesto em denominar dessa forma. Homem de alma linda que nos presenteou com obras maravilhosas. E Sol interpreta perfeitamente em sua profundidade👏👏👏👏Admiradora dessa mulher incrível!

Two wonderful ladies who give life to the notes on the page, and transcend time.

Brilliant recording. Wonderful coordination. Cellist awesome. Good accompanying.

My God what a masterpiece.

This is just the most beautiful thing ever......

Gorgeous! Seldom do I feel satisfied when I hear an arrangement, but this I find not only totally satisfying, but absolutely sublime. As pianists we are always advised "Play this melody with a warm, singing tone...like a cello". Sol Gabetta, with her warm, singing tone and innate musicality, plays it exactly as Chopin must have imagined it. Brava!

Can she pleeeaase put this on Spotify. By far the best best performance of this piece

It's so beautifull !! Simply beautifull ...!

If Chopin had played cello, THAT'S how he would have played this etude! So heartfelt!

❤ beyond words!

Wonderful Performance !

Well... that's insane. The future of music is getting deeper.

This study always makes me picture a beautiful but coy young woman ( the right hand ) being courted by a young man who is clearly passionate about her, and is serenading her with all his romantic efforts (the left hand- the cello here). One knows from the start that she is favourable towards him, but she is going to make him work for her hand. He has to prove his worthiness. Fortunately, he has charm to spare and wins her over with his loving melodies, so in the end she surrenders and all ends happily for them both. Polina Leschenko on the piano is so beautiful, too!

Sol Gabetta is an absolute force of nature. No other cellist since DuPre has affected me so so much.

What a breathtakingly beautiful piece! These wonderful performers bring tears of melancholic joy to my eyes.

What a sound ! what a performance !

just beautiful

Merveilleux... fantastique!

Fantastic playing. Amazing.

This is so beautiful! Thank you for the tears. Oh... ❤️❤️❤️

DIVINA !!!! Interpretazione Magistrale 👍👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Cordiali saluti, Anna e Luigi

Thank you... Glazunov!

This is the cover I've been looking for. Brilliant 🎶🎶🎶

Amazing!

チェロの深い音色に魂を揺さぶられました！　私はピアノでこの曲を弾いていますが、チェロの表現力の豊かさに圧倒されました！！　Bravo!!!

Câtă delicatețe şi seriozitate are linie melodică.Nu mă gandeam ca piano si cello pot sa sune atat de bine impreuna.

Beautiful.

A música expressa o que não pode ser dito e o que é impossível de silenciar...

HOLY COW!

AMAZING MIRACLE

Sol y Polina nos regalan esta excelente interpretación del estudio de Chopin que es un verdadero poema musical!!!

Out of this world...

-- Une sonorité déchirante, une profonde maitrise. --

Excellent

Some elements that the original piano composition possed are simply just not there. Great interpretation of such a powerful piece

The beautiful music 😎

Magnifique

Chopin apreciava o som do violoncelo este estudo no original parece lembrar este belo instrumento. A solista é talentosa intérpretes deste arranjo

Quando ouço um arranjo penso: quanta música contém as músicas originais!

It’s almost like he Intended this melody to be played on a cello

Belíssimaaa

Wow.

I hope that in the near future we can be moved by the power of the key that is C sharp minor... trust me we make ourselves over E minor in every song but this key of all of them I find more moving because it can be transposed easily to E major and because of that and that it in itself is imprisoning one to misery it can symbolize life and death greater still than any other key. The pain and impact of the minor contradicts the liveliness of the Major. That’s what I love so much about it, and people like Chopin mastered the relationship perfectly.

ufffffff bravo !

❤ Artist

Perfecto

just tears

this chopin etude is so underplayed! but this hits home

Nice music

Wow

Q hermosura

❤❤❤❤❤

I fr cried listening to this

Grande Artista Sol Gabetta

No comment. Only tears.

Speechless...so amazing!

BRAVA!!!!!

It's like it's composed for cello and piano, and this key too.

commovente

연주가 너무 아름답네요

Encantadora WOW wow WOW mmmmm

So now we know where Chopin was in the 1831 christmas...Milan, Italia

muazzam

Heartbreaking

Amb el cello aquest estudi incrementa el dolor que Chopin experimentava al composar-lo.Sol ho sap traduir a la perfecció.J.A.Vives. 29-9-2019.

❤️❤️❤️🔥❤️❤️❤️

I almost cried at 2:14

Oh my god, where do I find the sheet music for this piece. I can only find the solo piano etude, I need to play this in my life time

Je suis complètement in love de cette interprétation. Je l'ai vue au moins 10 fois. J'ai même fait l'amour en l'écoutant et c'était incroyablement fort et érotique.

I need that microphone setup!

The main motive reminds me of the prelude of the second act of Bellini's Norma. Think that they are the same first eight notes or so...

Me recuerda a mi priimo