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CoolDrify That notion is very wrong. We might (idk) still habe original handwritings of JS Bach - good luck trying to store digitale data for more than 20 years without changing medium.
This is living proof that cellos are underrated and overlooked. I’m a violin player and I always love it when a song draws attention to the cellos. So beautiful.
@@Jivvi No. It was written for cello. This is the prelude for the first of the six Cello Suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach for unaccompanied cello. You're correct that it isn't technically a song, but in everyday language, that correction is a bit pedantic imo.
Hahah beautiful!! I did not remember the name of the song. I remembered this comment. Did the same search ("that cello song"), and found the song. Beautiful!!😂
i once got to sit in a small room with Yo Yo Ma while he warmed up for the concert to come. Just me. And him. In a small room. In a Bangkok auditorium. Stunning!
Hello, I’m a cellist that just started playing 3 years ago because of Yo-yo-Ma I just performed at Rady Shell. Cello Music really brings my spirit out of my body and is truly one the greatest things a human can feel. 🎶
This makes me wanna learn cello Edit: thank you for everyone's support and advices! Sadly, I don't have the money and time to learn it.. But I'll keep listening to cello pieces! This is edited a year after I commented this and my how time flies..
String Luthier here! Better have car down payments' worth of cash on hand for a quality cello:) the cheapest cello I would recommend is the Eastman 100. Anything cheaper then that is more of a toy/display piece then a real cello
You know... we humans really are something special. It’s easy to get caught up in all the negativity- but it’s nice to be able to step back and appreciate all the really cool and beautiful things we’re able to do and create.
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Masterpiece, absolutely beautiful. The goosebumps and feelings are unfathomable. Pure experience of body bliss, feels like every atom of every cell in my body is alive and bursting with energy. A state where everything feels perfect, right and beautiful. Euphoria hits every time, times like this are truly worth living for. Makes me love having aspergers as I expect neurotypicals dont feel this music the same...
No matter your race, religion, skin color, beliefs, gender, nationality, we will always have one thing in common, music brings us all together and forever will.
@@mox9076 bold statement, I'm sure there have always been instrument makers who did not try to imitate the human voice. In the renaissance, the viola da gamba was praised for its voicelike sound, and it's quite similar to the modern day cello. However, there were of course lots of other instruments, which wouldn't all sound like human voices - that would have been a bit boring wouldn't it? The range of a trombone and cello might be similar to a human voice, but that's not really enough to "mimic" it in my opinion - any instrument can be made in different sizes to fit certain ranges. The human voice is unique in that it can drastically vary the tone colour (by saying different vowels), which only few instruments can, like the digeridoo and the jew's harp, both of which only play one note. Other instruments can vary tone colour to a degree, brass instruments with embouchure and different mutes, string instruments with the string on which the note is played and where it is bowed/plucked along the string. But besides very niche instruments, like the digeridoo, none come close to imitating vowels in speech, perhaps a trumpet with a plunger mute comes closest.
@@TheVirIngens He isn't saying they are literally are attempting to mimic the human voice hes saying that all instruments are essentially based on the human voice. The first music ever produced was almost certainly with the voice.
There's no single answer. Music like birdsong is an example of pitch and volume and harmony being an effective communication method. Drums, horns, and other instruments may have started as ways to communicate over long distances. From there, the human ear had the most to say about the development of pleasure in music. The ear registers sound using small hairs known as stereocilia. As sound passes down the sensory organ, the stereocilia respond to different pitches, going from high to low. The issue is that neighboring regions of the ear can interfere with each other, so playing two notes at the same time with a slight difference in pitch can lead to the ear being confused by what note is playing and can lead to an unpleasant sensation known as "beating". This is why dissonant sounds (a C and D or a C and B played together) are unpleasant, and harmonies (a C and E, F, G, or A) are pleasant. But, we humans are conflict driven. Dissonance makes harmony even more pleasant, the same way an unpleasant villain makes us cheer the hero's victory, and how spice or vinegar improves the flavors of sugar and fat. The cello was developed in the 1500s as the renaissance hit with full force, and humans began seeking pleasure through art and explored the pleasures of dissonance and harmony. In the 1700s, with 200 years of cello music as inspiration, Bach revolutionized (although some would argue "perfected") the use of cello and harmony to produce pleasurable sounds in the human brain.
I was just thinking about something like that while practicing the other day. Part of the sound of the cello, moreso than the other members of the violin family, is the percussion of the left hand on the fingerboard. Different fingering patterns and different levels of intensity as you press down the strings make such a difference to the sound, but it's not something that we talk about much. None of my teachers ever mentioned the sound of the left hand at work, at least that I can recall.
@@stevenneville6467 I think most players only focus on the notes being played. I play guitar and I barely notice the string sliding sound anymore unless I'm listening to a recording and then I actually like how it adds a bit of humanity to it because it's not perfect and I think that's what you're talking about here. Those sounds are unique to the player because we all have a different touch on the instrument.
I've been playing the cello since I was 7 years old. My grandma insisted that I practice this instrument, and whenever I mastered this piece, she would always ask me to play it for her while she sat and sipped her tea. back then, I resented it, but now that she's gone, I miss her dearly, and I wish I could play that piece for her many times more. Love you Eden wherever you are.
Probably the most beautiful piece of music ever written. The beginning is so calming and before you know it you’re on a roller coaster of emotions propelled by one lone cellist. The end always hits me the hardest- mirroring the intro, but elevated with wisdom and emotion. It’s amazing how this song has a life of its own and says so much without a single word
my grandfather used to play this to warm up. his cello had strings that were very special, and the sound was amazing. each day he would play it. its warm tones would reverberate through the house. i miss him so much. thank you yo-yo ma, for giving me a little bit of my grandfather back edit: spelling
Awesome. I also am here because of my grandfather, but my story isn't nearly so interesting. He simply was a fan. Called him "Yo-Yo Mas" lol. Was an interesting guy though - 9th grade education because he lied to get into the Marines at around 16 to fight in WWII. Fought in the Pacific, including Guadalcanal, then came home, started his own construction business, and moved deep into the woods with his wife. Lived a pretty self-sufficient life on a beautiful piece of land. Didn't really ever talk about the war if he could help it. Sorry for ranting under your comment, I just thought it was neat we're both here because of our grandfathers, and I got to reminiscing.
I would always listen to this when i rode the subway in NYC, all the diversity and different things going on just felt like the perfect background music
This Bach piece, played by Yo-Yo Ma, on his cello perfumes my soul and reaches every corner and finds every emotion hiding there. I am completely laid bare, no place to hide, it is existential pain and the most exquisite pleasure the senses can summon. I will remember you forever, Yo-Yo Ma, for the voice you speak from your cello, and the way it dances rainbows in soul. Thank you for your mastery of this incredible instrument, and for bringing Bach to life again. 🙏❤
If you really look at it, there's something incredibly beautiful about this piece of music in conjunction with the visuals of the white lines. The piece, beginning with a sort of disjointed dance between G and D, feels very composed and methodical. Moving toward a goal, an endgame, it feels ready and willing to meet any challenge. But then it begins to sway, to move, to shift and shake. It feels as if the piece has lost its way, in a meandering, piecemeal way; it isn't bad, just off on its own way. But then, finally, the piece climbs and climbs, bit by tiny bit, until we reach a sudden peak and we find ourselves back around at the start of it all. Take all of that, and add to it the video and the lines. The lines, when near someone doing something (Ma playing the cello, the girl on ice, the kids in the alley, the ballerina, etc...), shake and move rapidly. But when they get away from someone, they effects of the people are muted, so that the lines flow smoothly on. And don't take that as me saying that there is effect; on the contrary, everyone always moves the lines the tiniest bit for us all, as process goes. When you frame it in that regard, then all of a sudden each person contributes in their own way and to their own effect. As if to say, "Look, we're all connected by this force, this energy, this effect, and we all have an immediate impact; but if you want to shake the lines around others, it's really going to take some effort, something spectacular." And when you combine this meandering journey of beauty and mystery that finally circles back to its powerful and authoritative starting point with the notion that we are all connected and all exist on the same flowing force, but we only have small effects, think about it: Yo-Yo Ma is trying to paint a picture of what he says at the beginning: Just some thoughts. Brilliant piece of music, Mr. Ma absolutely nails it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all, it's been a long year and I hope whoever reads this finds joy for themselves.
From 2:10 to 2:33 ALWAYS hits me so hard that I tear up. Ever since I heard this song played on saxophone in the 2001 asian movie "Stereo Future", I have been madly in love with this piece. It slowly builds, and a feeling of euphoria washes over me every time. Best heard on Cello, so thank you Yo-Yo!
Sometimes when done, I briefly think that I want to go back to hear a specific part and then realize that it's best to hear the whole thing every time. It's not any one part, but the whole journey to it's quite perfect end.
I am continually impressed by Yo Yo Ma's unique and creative ways of fusing old and new; classical and modern; high culture and so called low culture; and his ability to reach into our guts and touch that which connects us all as creatures of the world through music. Thank you for your diligence and for sharing your gift!
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on RU-vid. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on RU-vid though it's my official RU-vid for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
I have been practicing this now on my violin and some on my friends cello and it’s truly amazing how good it feels to play correctly. I did it right and it sounded correct when I was in my living room and I stopped and just gaped at my own hands and instrument. I am 14 years old and it is so amazing how music like this can be developed.
my teacher played this at the begunning of the day today, it was very nice and calming. most of my classmates were saying something along the lines of how lame it was we were listening to classical music and questioning just how old my teacher was. you really don't need to be old and wrinkly to understand and recognize beauty like this
@@azreele8669 yeah, I know that it's baroque, but whenever i try to explain that to any of my peers, they simplay can't understand. smh. also, have you practiced 40 hours today?
I have been a lover of music my whole life and have a rather eclectic taste. My cousin was born deaf and recently at 24 yrs old got cochlear implants so he can now hear. Knowing I sing and have played he asked me to introduce him to music. Taking a historical approach I started with classical and this was the first song he's ever heard having been completely deaf. We didn't film as it was a private experience but this song moved him to tears.
I loved Yo-Yo Ma's performance, but the video is a piece of art itself because of the combination of images of everyday scenes all around the world, it also means for me that in some way each has it own part on this orchestra called life. Personally as Latinoamerican I feel identified with the boys riding the bike. Greetings from Cuernavaca México.
Thank you very much,,,,you took the words right off my heart!,,,, agree agree agree, exactly how i feel about this Bach prelude, yo yo ma and this wonderful video de artes
@@NellieKAdaba Thanks so much for your love and support from onset, it's a thing of joy that am blessed with the best fans, thank you so much, I do appreciate you and everyone out there.
Saw your badge and had a listen to your own music. You're a very talented man and I look forward to hearing more from you. Best of luck with your New Year's resolution! R.
I’m a grunge music kinda guy, but this music takes me to the most peaceful place I’ve ever been. This music captures you with its beauty and will not let you lose focus from it.
Everyone, who has ever lived, and died, is on this little blue dot. What wonders we have accomplished, what loves we have lived, and lives we have loved. I hope that there is some of this reality left, when I wake up again.
my god..... yo yo ma is the most wholeom most awesome most like the best asian like is just so good and the CCP must be proud. this is so awesome, truthful, like I love it so much.
This song has been my inspiration for playing cello. My cousin let me play her cello and she showed me this melody when I was just 8 years old. I wanted to play thw song so bad that so my family and I bought a cello. It has kept me going but when I finally learned it I realised that I didnt have anything to work towards anymore. So you know what I did? I stopped playing the song for a few months just so I could learn how to play it again! I still relearn it today all the time and I just want to that my cousin and Yo Yo Ma because I never would have seen its beauty if I never watched this video. Thank you so much for bringing me to this beautiful instrument! I'll keep learning new songs along the way!
I suffer from debilitating migraines. I am on the train trying to take attention away from my nausea and just listened to this. Before the end of this my migraine has stopped. I think i found my therapy
It has a great storyline, climax, crescendo, interludes, then resolves into a blissful end. You are simply lifted along. The most requested of 1782. This is what all great songs have.
literally had a bodily reaction to that landing. Like shivers everywhere, teared up, a chill down my spine. all the cliches. Mental dude. it's insane. What a masterpiece
I am crying tears of joy! So honored to have contributed to this (0:59 min mark), I can’t even put my thoughts into words right now! Thank you so much Maestro Yo-Yo Ma and the #cultureconnectsus team for this exemplary display of unity. ❤️
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The greatest piece of music ever written performed on an instrument of the absolute finest quality, performed by arguably the greatest Cello player who ever lived. Sublime.
My teacher once met Yo-Yo Ma. She tells me how gentle and wise he was. Filled with advice and discipline. Follow your heart my friends, you never know where it might take you.
Me: drinking cheap red wine....sitting on an old rusty stool...watching 2020 crumble right before my eyes. Ah...but, this delightful piece makes me float through it.
Well, I'm sitting on a broken recliner not a rusty stool, but other than that, damn I've never related to a RU-vid comment so much in my life. I'm drinking box wine, and 2020 has crumbled for another month since you posted this, and yet this piece still delights. This is the kind of relic that inspires us to preserve civilization through the dark ages. Be well, my friend.
Hello You seem so amazing thanks for being a friend here on RU-vid. I was actually so amazed to see your profile photo, you remind me of an old friend. Normally, I don't text on RU-vid though it's my official RU-vid for chatting. How're you? And hope you're enjoying your day.
