Jaw-droppingly amazing. Paganini is known to be neigh impossible to play on a violin. But on a cello? And the best thing: it does not become simple achievement. It remains music. Wonderful, how you handle my instrument.
Listening 17 years later, this guy is great. the passacaglia video inspired me to try to play it for my 8th grade graduation. my teacher did not approve.
Wow! You are AMAZING!!!! How come I don't see more videos from you . . . or your name beside Yo-Yo Ma . . . or in lights!?!?! Exquisitely beautiful! THANK YOU for sharing!!!
16 years later, I get the chills listening to this as I did when I was a wee lil 9 year old. This man dropped the hardest cello vids of all time and disappeared. I stg he will have the greatest comeback in history if he ever drops another vid.
incredible. this is really inspiring, since im a cellist myself, ive suddenly decided to aim for this as a song i can master in the future, thanks a lot and really well done!
This is just sick. Intonation is perfect, playing in any intervall just clean, then this tapping technique, flasolettes and bowtechnique all togeather. Sick Thanks for posting
Oh my god, I can't believe how accurately you can hit those harmonics playing that fast, that's just unbelievable. I can't even hit accurate harmonics playing slowly D:
that's brilliant!!! I play the violin and I know a bit of cello too. But that, could be one of the hardest and most amazing things I've seen on these two instruments. Keep up!
You compensate for the lack of the E string well. I love how you go right past the fingerboard, very cool. Also, you are very talented at left-hand staccato, I wish I could do that. I used to play the cello, not anymore, high school is making me temporarily quit. I'll probably take it back up afterwards though, somewhat thanks to you.
I'm 16 and I play the cello as well. If one day I can play as good as you I will be the happiest in the world =D Great job you're amazing Clémence from Paris.
wow, mr. cunningham...tht is stunningly brilliant...thank you for lesson in perfection. its one of my favorite pieces, and you nailed it. :) beautiful meter, and the pauses, man, brilliant
Man I love Cello! Your very good. I bought one after playing guitar for 20 years in 2001and I wish I had started playing cello first, it's much more fun and rewording to me!
It is, bc of the space between notes. For instance let’s say that in a violin you play 4 different notes with your 4 fingers but in a cello if you’re in the first position in D string, you play 3 notes with your 4 fingers bc the 3rd finger is an F#. So the bigger the instrument, the harder it is to play a fast piece bc you need to change position more frequently. So as it is harder to play in a cello, it’s even harder to play in a bass this same piece. Sorry for my English, I tried to explain it the best way even thou English isn’t my mother language.
ay q pecadito queda todo cansado , pero dejame decirte que es sencillamente super espectacular ! en una sola palabra wao ! ,,, bravo amigo ! saludos desde Colombia
Awesome job! I used to play to cello for a bit, than just stopped. A piece of me wishes i kept playing it. It is a cool instrument but i choose to play guitar seeing as that it interested me more. However, i still have a lot of respect for anyone that can play other instruments and you did a great job.
Whenever I think I'm getting somewhere in my cello playing I just look at this and I'm like oh yeah... DAMNIT!!!! Then I attempt it and epic fail all over again. Beautifully done, good sir.
