Incredibly clean, yet so expressive. It is interesting to compare his left-hand technique to Yo-Yo Ma. Webber exhibits the music teacher's favorite advice of leaving each finger poised over the note, while Ma collapses his hand with seemingly every vibrato. I like Ma on this, Rostopovich even better, but Julian Lloyd Webber is my favorite. Bravo, and thanks for posting!
I've been listening to Haydn all my life, one of my favorite composers along with Mozart and Beethoven. This third movement to the Concerto in C lifts him above all his ever done into their class, and as exciting as music can ever be.
@helar1984 he is getting rid of all tensions.. it's a great method and if you look at his left hand, we'll see. that's what makes the difference between him and lots of others cellists
its because many conductors in europe conduct ahead of the beat and purely there for aesthetic purposes. when your a conductor of a professional orchestra, they don't need a conductor, its just lead by the principal players
Near perfect intonation and tone... although I think Peter Wispelwey has a better interpretation of the chords at 0:34 - 0:35 and 3:43 -- 3:44. (Weber's are perhaps a little fast). Contrary to a lot of people, I think Rostropovich's intonation is off and his rhythm a little erratic.
yeah so clean. and wait,look like he memorize the piece? haha. wow,he really practice hard for good performance. Im going to play this piece too,but that stupid teacher gave us this piece and let us practice for 2 weeks and we will get audition for the soloist. i hope i can memorize? with in 2 weeks and play this clean. Woaw?!!!!... PRAY FOR ME GUYS~hehe. :)
@Curatica "Clownish" is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe he likes the whole Renaissance thing. A lot of people do; it made a pretty good comeback not too many years ago. As for it being "a sign of disrespect for the audience," that's just you making a harsh judgment based on your personal preferences. Get over your self-importance.
The role of the conductor is not, obviously, to produce any sound. So, why do you think virtually all orchestras in the world are conducted, and has been for the last 250 years? Because someone has to synchronize musicians, to lead rehearsals, to offer an external ear, to make interpretative choices, to represent the orchestra taken as a whole, etc. Actually leading is a small part of his work. And by the way, some are crappy in this role (Furtwangler, hard to follow).
First off, there's no such thing as "rushing" in a concerto, that's the beauty of it- the Orchestra and conductor follow the soloist. Second, professional level orchestra's NEVER follow conductors.. A basic four pattern is like an insult to pro's, they just need visual expression to convert to their styles. :P
Seriously though, try tapping a rhythm to this, particularly at the start, it'll go way out after like 2 or 3 bars! Plus that top looks stupid, and can't help his playing
