Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason play Rachmaninov Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor at BBC Proms

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Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason play Rachmaninov Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor at BBC Proms

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3 жыл бұрын

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@dmp7252 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not quite sure people realize how epic this performance is. Let’s start with the piano part. It’s an all-out concerto. Yet Isata plays this with frighting ease. Sheku probably has the best cello on the planet. His instrument doesn’t sound muffled; it sounds open and flexible. Sheku’s shifts capture subtleties that are amazing! I know there are other performances of this piece out there, but they don’t capture what is captured here, sorry. And for some reason I keep coming back to this recording, yet I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so gripping. Rhythmically, I think Isata and Skeku understand this piece on a totally different level. Some slow passages are played almost metronomically, yet that seems to bring out the beauty of certain melodies even more. The audio engineers also did gold standard work here. The piano sounds like heaven!

@karryrichardson468 3 жыл бұрын

I love this family! Thank you for sharing the God-given talent with the world! I also want to acknowledge the music script turner. You play and important role and your presence on stage completes the sense of "wonder" exhibited on stage. Blessings!❤🙏🏾

@984francis 3 жыл бұрын

@@karryrichardson468 Being Konya Kanneh-Mason, a virtuoso pianist in her own right.

@sylviemencarelli2668 2 жыл бұрын

Excellentissime

@Poetpalmer 2 жыл бұрын

DMP I totally agree with you. I am just going to say it in lament terms. These two musicians are so passionate in their playing it just takes you on a journey of pure bliss. And it also helps that they are siblings and practice and play with each other ALOT!!!! They know each other so well musically that when you hear their chemistry of playing with each other, its becomes magical. If I wasn't at work (I am watching this on my lunch break). I would be crying like a baby. This piece really moves me and is why I have it on my play list.

@filmladyproduction 2 жыл бұрын

I think 'Muffled', yes that's what it is .. but not just muffled but the instruments used sound metallic or it may be the Acoustics. The quality of their Instruments and yes the Sound Engineering is like a Motion Picture. I'm still trying to describe what is unique and special here. Not only is it very Visual music and dramatic, but you can hear Every-Single-Note. I have heard Bach and Beethoven but could not Feel exactly what they were trying to convey although the music was amazing to hear to the ear. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason goes Much, Much Deeper in depth with there playing and music, evokes emotion, depths of the soul. Makes you Feel what they're playing and therefore can almost elicit what the composers were trying to say in the music or at least feeling. Sheku goes Deep, you can tell when a singer or musician like Actors really goes all in, when they release from the soul, character, words within themselves coming out of the music in the end .. it is very slow as to release and let go of themselves from that connection. Kind of like sharing

@tinkerer67 4 ай бұрын

Most people mistake this for a cello sonata, but it is a sonata for cello AND piano. The balance in the cello and piano relationship in this piece is beautifully and soulfully brought forth by the brother-sister duo. Possibly the best I've heard of the third movement.

@ursulabean3179 Жыл бұрын

They should have performed at the Coronation Without a doubt…..,, This family is making history as the most talented family in the WORLD! Bravo Sheku and Isata and Rachmaninoff

@stephenbender3089 4 ай бұрын

A stunning performance! They understand what Rachmaninov wanted to achieve with this composition. One will be hard pressed to find a better performance anywhere.

@davidmontgomery8403 9 ай бұрын

Over 40 years ago, a cellist friend and I played this (a bit badly to be honest) as music students at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Lately I've rediscovered this piece and have been listening to various recordings on KZfaq. Then I discovered this astonishing and brilliant performance by Isata and Sheku. Far above other musicians, the deep connection between sister and brother enabled a breathtaking interpretation of Rachmaninoff. I loved the vigorous speeds and the equality of piano and cello revealed things I've never heard before. Thank you!

@wdeveth4548 2 ай бұрын

It is Amazing !!!

@josuthepianist 4 ай бұрын

That Andante was just out of this planet. Words fall behind to describe the power of this breathtaking performance.

@lukeharrison8753 Жыл бұрын

Rachmaninoff’s symphonic grasp of the piano, along with his unbelievable melodic and harmonic colour make this one of the greatest cello sonatas ever composed, and indeed one of Rachmaninoff’s best compositions. The cello is allowed to sing in part due to the quite fiendish piano writing!

@dariofernandezruiz2814 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to Isata and Sheku in Santander last night was a rare pleasure. Chatting and sharing dinner with these incredibly nice and talented young people for two hours was simply marvelous. All the best always!

@larissafae6359 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. The soul of the Celloist comes out through his music so real and transcendent. The pianist too plays with such grace and care. Beautiful performance by two beautiful people

@984francis 3 жыл бұрын

Aren't they!

@dorothyekins8851 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and very soulful it’s as if a conversation is going on Bravo

@filmladyproduction 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@nelidaferraz6497 Жыл бұрын

This reminds my childhood when I usually hear my dad at the cello and my mother at the piano. That was when I got addicted to chamber music. And this sonata is a very special masterpiece. Almost as if Rachmaninov was crying eternally. So I am.

@ursulabean3179 2 жыл бұрын

I’m speechless….. tears are a rolling …. Life is good……..this is truly magnificent and majestic - The composer and players work beautifully together……..so many superlatives for this video……this family is without doubt THE MOST MUSICALLY TALENTED FAMILY IN THE WORLD……. I dare you to argue with me!…….. Well done Isata and Sheku…….

@user-rn2en3ek9q 3 ай бұрын

Where are they from?😮

@saramichaels860 3 ай бұрын

The UK. 7 siblings, all extraordinary musicians

@charlespeach7360 3 жыл бұрын

A live performance that competes with the studio recordings. Fun to watch, moving, and technically impressive. Thank you Kanneh-Masons and to the BBC for the production quality in capturing this performance.

@josephhapp9 3 жыл бұрын

The slow movement, life is worth living when this happens. Thank you. 🌈🌹🌺🙏

@Karla_Marie Жыл бұрын

How I needed this. Medicine for my soul.

@GlenMichaelFrancis 2 жыл бұрын

I am in tears, really! My mother was a classical pianist and would have loved to hear you both!

@fumiyohirano8323 3 жыл бұрын

I am simply and deeply grateful for receiving this beautiful gift of music from you Isata and Sheku Kenner-Mason.💐Thank you.

@alexking8610 3 жыл бұрын

I have become a huge fan of this whole family, Mum and Dad must be so proud ! I have tickets to see /hear them in August in Melbourne Australia, hope it happens 🤩

@plumb.474 2 жыл бұрын

Have a ticket for Isata & Sheku next month in Kansas City...🤞🏻♥️

@hildat8 2 жыл бұрын

@@plumb.474 how was it? I couldn’t get to see them in person, but I was able to see the concert streamed from their performance in Boston. It was wonderful. I hope to see it on KZfaq soon. This Rachmaninov piece was part of their first USA tour. I wish that I could have see this live also. They played this so beautifully. It makes me want to cry.

@user-rn2en3ek9q 3 ай бұрын

But where do you live?😅

@jodane6186 2 жыл бұрын

This cellist is magical; I haven't been this blown away since Jacqueline du Pre. His sister is such a good pianst so she should not be overlooked--her masterful ability to mesh with Sheku's playing is a perfect weaving together of instruments. I just ordered his first album (Inspriration) and a second due out in September 2022 ("Song")

@FoxyJohn 8 ай бұрын

Yes I was just thinking had du pre played this sonata it would be as he plays it. He has a marked similarity in many ways to du pre.

@JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 жыл бұрын

The playing is so beautiful it's otherworldly. Thank you Isata and Sheku for the gift of music in these trying times!❤ Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪

@carolmillar1890 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing talent. Isata has such a lovely natural beauty too.

@CarinSottedEagle Жыл бұрын

Love the way the Kanneh-Mason play within harmony of one another. Elegant cellular interaction vis-a-vie musical notes. Thank you kindly for the Afros, too!

@lennartforsman2553 3 жыл бұрын

What a remarkable setting, both sad and inspiring, still they fill the Royal Albert Hall with this explosion of emotions. And they could shoot inspiring video-pictures as well. But I miss the roar of enthusiasm after the show, an audience gone mad by an overwhelmed experience. And it was cut too abruptly by the editor.

@toscanaremi 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, audiences will return this year to the proms

@QueenGail 3 жыл бұрын

So soothing and comforting on a Sunday afternoon. God Bless you and stay safe.

@donaldwashington2376 3 жыл бұрын

God showing off his music Spirits..they are one and the same.. the time is the sameness of the Spirit s

@BroughtonPianos Жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch these two performers completely immerse themselves in this piece of music!

@carolmillar1890 3 жыл бұрын

Love this pair playing together. A joy to listen to.

@whatever4929 Жыл бұрын

The most extraordinary display of talent! As a family they are are extraordinary! I'm speechless

@empoweringem7066 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Isata and Sheku! You fill the world with joy and beauty. We are blessed to hear you.

@FoxyJohn 8 ай бұрын

2:18 section is just utterly beautiful. The beautiful simplicity and modulation through keys. Perfection.

@sealfan1000 2 жыл бұрын

NO words in the mortal tongues can hope to describe this absolutely sublime offering... this comes from the Holy Realms.

@tsessebe 2 жыл бұрын

14 people were so overcome with emotion they missed the like button

@elisabethwilliams5789 2 жыл бұрын

Magnifique ! Quels artistes! et si jeunes !Merci pour ce cadeau .Heureuse carrière à toute la famille!

@EugenePaints 2 жыл бұрын

I'm eagerly looking forward to enjoying these two gems in Kansas City, Missouri.

@hildat8 2 жыл бұрын

How was it?

@allthumbs3792 3 жыл бұрын

Magnificent, noble and energetic performance! Bravo and congratulations to both of these rising stars! The only thing missing is thunderous applause!

@williammaris9187 3 жыл бұрын

Your music and passion for artistry are a sublime gift to humanity.

@MrInterestingthings 3 жыл бұрын

Shekku's sound has matured and he has lived in this music . Can't wait to hear his Debussy Sonata ! Isata has all the technique and musicality to play with him . I heard her Gubaidulina Chaconne and will never forget it !

@toscanaremi 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful way to spend an evening. Thanks Isata and Sheku. Looking forward to seeing you all live 🙏🏽

@lynneleeluckdowsing6654 2 жыл бұрын

A little corner of Heaven. Thank you. Beauty and grace. Both are so talented.

@damongatewood795 2 жыл бұрын

I love the music making that I hear here. They have captured the soul of this music. I hear the yearning, angst, passion, joy, reflection, and introspection between both instruments. Excellent work both at the instruments and away from the instruments during your preparations!

@KellySedinger Жыл бұрын

My GOD, this performance. The level of expression here is next-level. Thank you for sharing it.

@NOSEhow2LIV 3 жыл бұрын

Most enjoyable, a truly "living" experience as a performance, always leading on to something even greater, but letting us appreciate the musical landscape with marvellous moments...the development of 1st mvt and the third movement outstanding. What a pity there was not the usual 6000+ audience to enjoy as it happened, but thanks for KZfaq that we can have a front seat. Bravo, both!

@marceloverzoni6270 2 жыл бұрын

I - Lento - Allegro moderato II - Allegro scherzando 12'47" III - Andante 19'10" IV - Allegro mosso 24'45"

@johannbrandstatter7419 Жыл бұрын

Audience or no audience, what a gifted musical family !

@juliancoats4188 2 жыл бұрын

first to say i know very little about classical, but this was absolutely amazing, the sync the 2 has is nothing short of incredible, like a second sense between the siblings

@TimothyAuger 24 күн бұрын

I should have been cleaning the kitchen floor, but this came up on KZfaq and this won. That's what happens with KZfaq on a Sunday morning. What an enjoyable performance.

@ShaunakDesaiPiano Жыл бұрын

0:00 I: Lento - Allegro moderato 12:50 II: Allegro Scherzando 19:14 III: Andante 24:49 IV: Allegro mosso

@1962RJP Жыл бұрын

16:30 so many sublime moments of utter beauty, this one passes so fast it’s easy to miss. There is beauty in the world.

@alexanderh9569 Жыл бұрын

How bout 15:57 though

@FoxyJohn 8 ай бұрын

@@alexanderh9569why there…. Just start both of your bits a bit earlier 14:43 and behold heaven.

@TaraWrites Жыл бұрын

My eyes leak uncontrollably every time I listen to this.

@martinpooley3944 Жыл бұрын

Can the Kanneh-Mason's be cloned?! The family is so jaw-droppingly talented!

@aedders 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful interpretation, at once sensitive and intense, and oh my, what ensemble playing. Bravi, thank you!

@sagahammer 3 жыл бұрын

Isata is such a great pianist an beautiful too.

@brunomaia..7710 3 жыл бұрын

Bravos You both have turned this piece into some sort of Gran Duo Sonata, as the piano and violoncello are equally magnificent to the highest level of interpretation. You dwell inside the instruments while playing. And your talents brake a few orthodox petrified ideas that the best has already been played. I wish I knew more to be able to write more words in my compliment. I am truly a big fan of your Music

@ursulabean3179 2 жыл бұрын

@pamshonfeld7221 2 жыл бұрын

If Rachmaninov is listening he will be very happy I think.

@personalnotesmusic 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE your passionate playing and ensemble. A great way to start the day!

@Thiago-ne7vj 3 жыл бұрын

Maravilhoso!!! Essa família é talento puro... 👏🏾 Toda vez que eu vejo seus vídeos, conseguem me tirar um sorriso no rosto. Vocês são demais... E me inspiram pra seguir também nessa carreira de músico !!!

@jjfs11676 2 ай бұрын

Thank you . True interpretation. 🙏🙏🙌

@logand2353 3 жыл бұрын

I can only interpret their periodic glances at each other as mental signals to reaffirm continuity of harmony and interpretation. This is absolutely beautiful!!

@alanscott2422 3 жыл бұрын

Something great for a Friday! Had tickets for the 2020 Wigmore hall concert...but hey, this will do fine. Many thanks

@toscanaremi 3 жыл бұрын

Isata is due to play Beethoven 3rd at the Albert hall in June

@tsessebe 2 жыл бұрын

The pizzicato section at 7:49 is pure genius... and I've never heard pizzicato played so gorgeously before.

@PlaySmoothPiano Ай бұрын

Majestically beautiful

@TheCEOSpot 3 жыл бұрын

Once again a beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing your talents.

@worldmusictheory Жыл бұрын

the part at 22:50 when the piano takes the newly introduced melody from the cello and adds those beautiful harmonies whilst the cello plays the original theme is just utter perfection.

@wunkeyjones113 10 сағат бұрын

This is so … takes my breath away

@cellokid5104 Жыл бұрын

They play so beautifully in harmony. I love all their performances together 😁

@jerryengelbach 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent. Sheku’s lyricism is especially beautiful.

@user-rn2en3ek9q 3 ай бұрын

He is the best.🎉

@alvaroselaya161 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful 👍🏻 clear ideas, solid sound and delicate details on cantabile, the Celo sound are amazing and piano is balanced and expressive, congratulations 🎉👏🏻

@jean-louistheron4396 2 жыл бұрын

Passionnés et passionnants !!! 🤗 Merci 🙏 de nous partager cette passion qui vous anime et nous fait rêver… 👍🤩 félicitations !!!

@loraineschoenfield462 2 жыл бұрын

most musical and satisfying performance of this sonata ever!

@keithhigh7773 Жыл бұрын

Great playing by very talented artists. But let's not forget the great man that made it possible.

@nicolamccarthy6818 3 жыл бұрын

Cannot wait to hear you both live ,!

@tonkabeancat1117 3 жыл бұрын

What an inspiring performance!

@caroleastmond9064 Жыл бұрын

They are all amazingly wonderful!!!❤️🎉🎉🎉

@kenelliott8944 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful performance - from a person who plays both piano and cello.

@earlineahonima4867 Жыл бұрын

Exquisite, each and both in ensemble.

@CarldeFigueiredo-lf2gc 4 күн бұрын

What a stunning performance! Such a monumental pity to be robbed of the applause! Why???

@Darkwoodnew 4 күн бұрын

Lockdown concert

@juliorobles6033 3 жыл бұрын

Rajmaninof que con 14 años escribió sus primeras composiciones, algo influenciadas por Tschaikovsky, al que conoció, fue uno de los mejores compositores de la historia, me emociona su música.

@peterpontius9244 5 ай бұрын

I've come back to this many times.

@culturehorse 9 ай бұрын

Exceptional virtuoso music making ..wunderbar!

@bertarlain 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and sublime, and I hope to attend some live performances soon.

@jodyirwin1046 Жыл бұрын

So so beautiful.

@pazzicuriosi6660 3 жыл бұрын

This is wondeful! You are great artists!!

@oiat 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@gracastavis6340 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful musicians!

@ervinscolebrooke8921 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it ....Thank You both 💙

@jaydabliu9112 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificos, magnificos, magnificos ! Obrigada por esta amostra do talento humano tao perfeita e rara.

@jbbevan 3 жыл бұрын

What and amazing family they have...

@tavias48 2 жыл бұрын

From the Heavens of the Heavens! And the Angels, Jesus, and Jehovah Wept...❤

@johnyoung1968 3 жыл бұрын

Simply Wonderful!

@mariaselenta2412 Жыл бұрын

Amasing ! What sn energy!! We are looking forward to attend their performance at the Cadogan Hall, London on the 2nd March.

@984francis 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes, BRAVO!

@mereonibrooker1001 Жыл бұрын

Sooooo…. Beautiful

@alysiabrown9369 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome. I LOVE their image and music!

@Diana-bb5wc 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!!

@kelvinnmusicacademy7728 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Bravo!

@barbarabenjosef8123 3 жыл бұрын

Blessings thank u for inspiring music

@ranestorypictures1738 2 жыл бұрын

BRAVO!

@arnulfovazquezchavelas2858 2 ай бұрын

Bravo bravo, magistral por Dios 😱👏👏

@aidanmays7825 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't always likes his stuff, but this is epic. Nicely done

@bernhard9902 2 жыл бұрын

19:14 Andante

@hildat8 2 жыл бұрын

Is perhaps the most beautiful music that I’ve heard. I play it repeatedly.

@briankey982 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Les deux!.

@user-yf7su7oj9y 6 ай бұрын

Спасибо !!! Bravo !!! BRAVO !!....