Practicing Shostakovich - Open Practice Ep/3. (Subs en Español) 

If you liked episode 3, make sure to check the other two! Practicing Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SZnpJL0LenQ.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A1aPFri7zCs.html

Loved it, it's not everyday that a world class soloist shares some insight about what happens behind the curtain ! even if i am not a cellist myself I still found it surprisingly instructive, there were a few little pointers that I can look for and try to correct in my own playing ! Good stuff ! (also, I don't know where you are training but the acoustics are gorgeous!)

i love this content, as a kid my mom wanted me to be a pianist... but i ddn't. long story short i am a physician and didn`t learn to play piano or any instrument . i've always been in loved with classical music. Now my goal is to learn to play my favorite instrument ever, the cello. never is too late . thank you so much .

These videos are highlights in my prep time

Wonderfully generous of you to share these working sessions with us! You teach us so much!

Me fastina esta obra y shostakovich. Tuve la oportunidad de escucharte en Donostia en agosto. Impresionante. Pero me encantan estos videos del proceso de aprendizaje. Aquí se aprecia la exigencia, el nivel técnico y lo que requiere. Gracias por compartirlo. Sé lo que es tocar un instrumento, y esto está más allá de lo humano.

I think I never realised so far how difficult this concert his.. My practice really improved thanks to this videos, thanks so much! And you play so good that even watching you practicing is amazing..

I have no idea if I will play this at any point in life as I am not very good. But I love it and it sounds even more huge and dramatic in that location. Thanks for the insight into the practice it’s really fascinating to see the detail you go into 👌👌👌👌👌👌

Once in a generation talent

It’s easy to think that at the elite pro level, everything is just automatically perfect and in tune - but they over/undershoot tough shifts too and it really is just continued hard, hard work to keep centered in the tone.

I'm trying to practice this piece as a complete beginner. I really have trouble figuring out the fingering. Thanks for showing the technique so clearly! That will save me a huge amount of time!

That’s such a hard piece! Also, impressed you don’t even have your score out. Thanks for this.

It's great to read your thinking processes....great bow contact. Love the bite throughout. Thank you.

Pablo, please keep these up! Seeing these inspire my practice day in and day out. From one cellist to another, thank you so much for bringing us along throughout your journey!

Shostakovich concerto! One of my absolute favorite pieces! Thanks for doing this Pablo! It really made my day!

Este video, como los 2 anteriores me ayuda a tomar conciencia de tantas cuestiones al tocar! Valiosísimo, gracias Pablo!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, talent, and skill. I follow each video that you uploaded and I wish I could get to your level some day. Please continue inspiring your audience. Your big fan.

Oh man those double stops at the beginning brings back good memories... you play them so well!

A lot of parts really make sense after watching your way of practicing. I didn't know I should put thumb on the string.

Thank you so much for uploading these content! How to practice efficiently is so important. Sometimes we only focus on practicing for longer period instead of being efficient. I believe that no matter how long we practice for, it’s considered successful practice as long as we get the job done. Also using ears creatively during practice. Sometimes it’s unbelievable that we can fix lots of our own problems just by listening to ourselves carefully. Please keep the practice episodes up!

pablo simply makes the best cello-yt-videos (Y) pure motivation

this is what we need. Keep up the good content!!!

Simply impressive!!! And so intense!!!

It is always a real pleasure to hear your fantastic sound. The comments that you put during the video really help to know what we have to do. Very helpful as always.Thank you very much!!

Me encanta!!! 😍❤️

This piece has that Haydn-like requirement for 100% precision, or it just doesn’t make sense.

Es asombroso ver cómo me identifico contigo a la hora de practicar. Este video a servido de inspiración! Saludos desde República Dominicana.

Es impresionante tu humildad al revelarnos los ingredientes de tu plato. Fantástico!!

Impresionante. ¡¡¡Energía en estado puro!!! Gran video como todos los de la serie. Muchas gracias por compartir, Pablo.

Muchas Gracias Pablo

😦I am in awe. Could you please play the entire thing with a piano accompaniment in that very room?

Wow! Amazing.

Gracias por subtítulos...! Buena ilustración!!!🎯

Tengo que verte tocar Schostakovich!! Para mí eres el único chelista que consigue darle a esta concierto el carácter que necesita!

Saludos cordiales desde Oaxaca México! Gracias Pablo! Gracias por los subtítulos, todavía no tengo las 6 suites de Bach en la memoria y pues no alcanza el tiempo para aprender inglés, gracias!

Muchas gracias por esta práctica abierta, una maravilla! Podrías poner algún día una práctica abierta en el que expliques como coges una pieza de 0, porfavor? Sería maravilloso!

Another window into a very private process. Thank You. I would only question to what degree the high resonance of the room is working against your perceptions. As I understand it for a continuous, sustained sound wave, the instrument provides two component parts: 1) the sound wave 'generator',-on the cello the friction of bow hair and strings; 2) the sound wave receiver or resonator-on a stringed instrument the hollow wooden body. But in this performance you have doubled the resonator adding in the excessive room reverberation time (3-5 seconds?). This also delays the feedback for perception of how your are generating the sound and any adjustments needed: bow articulation, vibrato speed, intonation of consecutive pitches, harmonics or timbre. All these components of a produced sound overlap hitting the ear at different times, seconds apart. This is challenging for the brain to process. And this particular room gives a false impression of what you are actually doing. As an example on an "electric cello" you don't have to do very much as the electronics do most of it for you. In this case this highly resonant room seems to be playing the performer. In my experience it is a poor environment for understanding cello mechanics. But you will indeed work twice as hard to obtain clarity so in that regard an abundance of 'stamina' is certainly needed.

Wow this was brilliant!

🙏🙏🙏🙏 gracias!

😍 Bravoo!!

Thank you Pablo. Great video as always!! I plan to learn the shosti for next year, so this helps a lot!

Brutal¡¡¡ Bravo¡¡¡ Pablo eres un crak¡¡¡¡

What cello do you use the timbre is amazing Or it's just you're really good

Pablo, esta serie es excelente, al todavía ser iniciante tiendo a volver a repetir ciertos errores de un día al otro luego de corregirlos, es algo que a tu nivel tiende a pasarte? Ciertamente algo que me falta es anotar en la partitura los detalles que quiero mejorar para evitar caer en lo mismo pero en tu caso cuando ya tenes la obra de memoria los detalles a los que prestás atención tienden a ser los mismos a los que te encontrás en modo estudio?

What kind of Jerk gave this a downvote?!!! Awesome playing, Thanks!

Wow! I always like watching your practice videos, especially this one since I am also working on Shostakovich! I'm curious, which edition of the music do you use? I ask because at 6:12 my International edition marks Fa# instead of natural but I have heard it both ways.

When you play Shostakovich, your tone sounds like Gautier Capucon.

En el fragmento de estudio que muestras, ¿adaptas la calidad de sonido a la acústica o buscas un estándar? Me refiero sobre todo a las sensaciones del peso del brazo en la cuerda si tienes en cuenta la acústica del momento o piensas en algo más seco de una sala de concierto. ¡Gracias!

Si para el próximo estudio prendes tu metronomo te lo agradeceré toda la vida 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🤝

The double stops. Try a different fingering? 3-2 on G-C and then extend the 3 to the A flat? Several fingerings are possible for that measure and the rest of that double stop passage. What kind of cello and bow are you playing? Thank you for the video!

Gratitud!

Hey pablo weird recommendation but can u do an episode on bach? Its really tricky 😂😂

OMG THAT INTENSITY what was that?????!?!

Now I understand why the pros change their strings so often 😜

Would you do a Haydn Concerto in C please?

Hola, muy bueno ver tus videos !! ¿Dónde puedo conseguir la partitura?

Hey Mr Ferrandez I was just wondering what cello and bow you were using in this video.

Hello! How often do you practice?

Wow...

I noticed your bow is pointing up at the beginning ie not 90% to the string - maybe why you weren’t getting the bite you were after. I’m not being a smartass - just what I observed. Also - have you tried practicing in a very dry room with no reverb?

5:52 lol