Isserlis: Fantasiestück No.1 'A Love Duet'

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Steven Isserlis's cello masterclass on shaping of melody in Schumann's Fantasiestücke Op.73, recorded at the International Musicians' Seminar, Prussia Cove. The full 73-minute class is available at to buy here:
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@TehStupidBish 13 жыл бұрын

I like how no one notices the talent and the enthousiasm of the pianist in the back. People should notice her too!

@CantataOnslaughta 7 жыл бұрын

round of applause for the pianist.

@rubengreenberg2253 3 жыл бұрын

This piece is originally for the clarinet and I have been playing it on the clarinet since the age of 15. After this wonderful lesson, I will take a fresh approach to it.

@tallgreenteasoylatte 16 жыл бұрын

Isserlis brilliantly illuminates the poetry of this piece. Every phrase he plays sends chills up my spine.

@0hn0haha 9 жыл бұрын

"From the beginiiiing"-Steven Isserlis at 2:38

@enzocypriani5055 7 жыл бұрын

0hn0haha hahahh

@Kwert 12 жыл бұрын

Are people really that overly sensitive that they think Isserlis is being arrogant or rude? He isn't trying to force his interpretation of the piece on her, he's trying to get her to hear things differently. Much of musicality is a subtle manipulation of time - how you pull and push the notes within a pulse, and to many it is a foreign feeling to do this. Again, he's not trying to make her play like him, he's trying to get her to really listen and hear the music in a different manner.

@yamahaU3 15 жыл бұрын

I find Isserlis's English quite ideal, every vows are pronounced with great clarity, and it's devoid of any obvious regional accent. I would like to speak like him.

@pearson1223 16 жыл бұрын

She is amazing I love how she doesn't just play the piece, but puts herself into it. It brings out the storyline of the piece so much better. And her cello helps her out it has beautiful overtones.

@TehStupidBish 7 жыл бұрын

I would so love to hear Isserlis play this specific piece on this precise cello in integrity :(

@maxdominate2481 3 жыл бұрын

I just downloaded it from i-tunes. Just type in Steven's name.

@frdrcksncn 14 жыл бұрын

It's a masterclass...there's not a time that you won't leave the room without almost crying...

@Jadorelamusique94 11 жыл бұрын

"see you later darling" - hilarious!!! Joking aside he's SOOOOO inspirational!

@phi223 15 жыл бұрын

I like how he teaches, I like how he thinks of music.

@lacrememusic 15 жыл бұрын

Teachers like him who are not afraid to be dead honest are more needed today more than ever, Bravo!

@jwunschie14 15 жыл бұрын

Isserlis is truly the coolest cellist on earth! hes extremely respected among all great cellists.

@jbrkonthescene 11 жыл бұрын

A masterclass is supposed to provide the performer to see the piece as a whole beyond mastering the technical aspects to really understand what the composer expects the performer to display. Isserlis does an excellent job here in providing the player with insight on how to express certain colors. There is no doubt that she is an excellent player and has mastered the piece that's why she's at the International Musicians' Seminar in Prussia Cove but Isserlis helps her really capture the character.

@markjacksonturner6462 25 күн бұрын

His phraseology is priceless!

@xemnas112358 15 жыл бұрын

wow, its amazing how much work can be put into one piece

@KeijiMadea 13 жыл бұрын

He is an excellent teacher

@MMFmasterclass 16 жыл бұрын

Well spotted. You must have been there! We took students and teachers from Prussia Cove to a house close by so as not to disrupt the other classes going on in the main house. So apart from the setting it's an authentic Prussia Cove masterclass.

@newjoyyork 14 жыл бұрын

People are saying he's strict? What? He's so nice! He's just direct, which is good. I've had a vocal teacher who would get mad if I didn't reach a note perfectly (mind you, she put me in beg. soprano - another teacher later, i find i'm a mezzo) And if she's paying good money to get classes from him - he obviously has to try his best to make sure his student gets the full education of learning how to play cello, and well - before she makes mistakes into habits - which is hard to reverse.

@MMFmasterclass 14 жыл бұрын

It's Schumann's "Fantasiestücke" (Fantasy Pieces Op73). Originally written for the clarinet, but most often now played on the cello or violin.

@staronciceli 14 жыл бұрын

it's interesting to see when you get up to that level of skill how you can actually simply practice the philosophy of a music piece, and your dialogue with your instrument and teacher is much more about the "poetry" of it than anything else... i wish i could get to that place sometimes with something!

@klarinetta 14 жыл бұрын

This is why it's called a masterclass. A class with a master :) Every clarinetist as I am myself need to study this piece and the Brahms op.120 sonatas by listening to Cello play Schumann and Viola play Brahms to learn to play it beautifully smoothly and to connect each phrase.

@jwunschie14 15 жыл бұрын

its not like he hasn't played on a strad before. i was at a concert in Madison, WI where he had a REALLY awesome strad. hes freakin awesome!

@TheTeslanova 13 жыл бұрын

soul is singing while the artist's virtuosly play thankyou very much...

@MMFmasterclass 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment on Steven's Schumann masterclass. You know you can order the whole masterclass on DVD from us at the URL on the clip. It's brilliant. We mail them out the same day we get the order. Good luck with the performance!

@MMFmasterclass 16 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I think he is aninspiring and strong-minded teacher. You know you can buy the DVD of the full masterclass from the URL shown on the clip.

@jorgeuribeclar 13 жыл бұрын

He is fantastic!!!!.... excellent teacher.....

@Welther47 13 жыл бұрын

This is the hardest thing about he's teaching. But he looks like a very good teacher.

@Elleira92 12 жыл бұрын

dayum i want more!!

@MunecaRebelde91 13 жыл бұрын

Wow... This makes me miss being in band/orchestra (I've been in band, orchestra and choir - and for some reason I stuck with choir, when I had so much more fun interpreting the music in the other two...) I loved when my directors would talk like this!! It really challenges the performer to think of music in terms of it being a conversation, or a poem, rather than just black and white spots on a page...

@IvanLuza 16 жыл бұрын

do you know where i can find that starker masterclass?

@clairannette 14 жыл бұрын

It will never cease to amaze me how vague some teachers can be without spelling out precisely what they are doing that gives rise to the effect he/she wishes to achieve. She would have understood this opening much faster if he said: play the 1st two passing notes a little longer than the rest so as to hear the tension/resolution in those chords. Accelerate from the 3rd note. And slow down on the last two to set up an even greater statement between tension and resolution at the lower appogiatura

@Kwert 14 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why people are saying that Isserlis is rude or trying to make her sound like him. He's trying to help her understand the contour of the phrases and open up variation in her phrasing and tone colour. Having seen Isserlis conduct a number of masterclasses at my university last year I can definitely say he doesn't want the pupil to sound identical to him, or anyone else. He wants them to sound like themselves, but they have to make the music speak and tell a story.

@Schtofenbach 14 жыл бұрын

Can one explain what should be felt? Only adding some theme to imagine and some emotion to the player. He does it beautifully.

@asimov231 15 жыл бұрын

amazing vid

@jwunschie14 13 жыл бұрын

1:03 He has the best lagatto in the world. Just one example here... on par with Yo-Yo for sure.

@FatesWishes 13 жыл бұрын

What kind of cello do you play (at least in this video), and what kind of bow?

@netusja 12 жыл бұрын

her eyes

@spruceorcedar 15 жыл бұрын

you have a very clear point, but no intention to strike a debate. But i think Isserlis is just IMPROVING this girl's musicality and sense of awareness in her music. Stuff like good phrasing and tone color are required for a blooming good musician and it's very hard (in my experience) to study these things on your own. These masters, have gone through that and now are here to GUIDE us, musicians. Still, at the end of the day... IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO YOU. Peace!

@carmenrubio3786 3 жыл бұрын

Una de las MÀS BELLAS piezas

@joseramonramirez1234 14 жыл бұрын

whats the name of the piece, of the song? please can anybody tell me... tks

@alimonia1 14 жыл бұрын

@jokitino90: never old to start! I restarted playing cello at 23 years old ;)

@Psalm150.6 12 жыл бұрын

What Is this piece called? Someone please tell me.

@Schtofenbach 14 жыл бұрын

@Chturinigomes I think it is not only the fluid performance, but also an expressiveness in any note. Just as in singing of course. By the way, we do have a young cellist at our home. And she chose the cello by her own wish when she was 5.5 Year old. So we did as she asked.

@nicholaslovesmusic 16 жыл бұрын

Yes, positively. If you want better insight on how to play Schumann, Steven's your man. I LOVE Schumann, and I've learned tons from Steven just from listening to him play Schumann, as well as from reading his books and articles. I'm a pianist, but I lovethecello, too.

@smallw11 16 жыл бұрын

anyone know what kind of cello isserlis has?

@as334 16 жыл бұрын

Good for you...

@Chturinigomes 14 жыл бұрын

@Schtofenbach I really wanted to start playing cello by this age, but now is kinda hard to find a cello, a music teacher and conciliating school with the music. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed to get my cello by next year. Here, a cheap good cello for studying costs about R$800,00~R$2000,00(price of a nice violin). The semi-professional is over R$8000,00 and it's a really hard task to find a good luthier around here.

@inaned 16 жыл бұрын

I am very surprised at what you say...I haven't met Isserlis in person, but I sent him an e-mail once, he was very kind to reply and give me some valuable advice, although he didn't know me at all.

@andreasluna1 12 жыл бұрын

I agree completely

@Grobanite122549 12 жыл бұрын

OMG hes so awesome!! lol

@dysoncrystal 13 жыл бұрын

He's a good teacher

@Atomicgherkin 13 жыл бұрын

where can I download it?

@lshler 16 жыл бұрын

how can that be at prussia cove?

@scholgirl29 15 жыл бұрын

what is the name of this peice?

@knowledgeispowerfful 11 жыл бұрын

What clef is cello music written in? Also, if you're just learning how to play cello, how can one accomplish that full rich sound? Nice class, thanks for sharing.

@jimp4170 5 жыл бұрын

Cellos play in bass clef, treble clef, tenor clef, and treble clef transposed one octave down. And once in while they have to read alto clef (though not very often). In older editions you see some of the other movable C clefs.

@Chocokriz 14 жыл бұрын

He seems like a very good teacher.

@jerryfinsternumber9 12 жыл бұрын

@Arghira it's called teaching?

@lunairepierrot5420 6 жыл бұрын

If people who think Isserlis is too arrogent, they definitely dont take care of all the notes and study the piano part. Its the weakness of all strings and winds players

@Kwert 11 жыл бұрын

It's a Masterclass... the point of it is the student plays, the master teaches. I don't see any bitching or destructive criticism. Also "the emotion comes later" should never be a sentiment any musician has to approach anything they do, whether it be practicing or performing.

@dysoncrystal 13 жыл бұрын

What is the name of this song?

@happywandy457 13 жыл бұрын

HappyWandy457, Here we have an example of true music analysis shown from a superb teacher with great sense of humor (tremour: see you later). The skill of visualizing melisms is at its best. At pupils side, it is difficult to grasp in one class: Much of listening to music is required to set up emotionally these things. Hans Fröhlich - Germany

@lshler 15 жыл бұрын

when was that?

@NinjaDKDavid 13 жыл бұрын

I wish I was nearly half as good as her. :(

@russellkua 13 жыл бұрын

Pippin's mad cello skills.

@inapproprick 12 жыл бұрын

R. Schumann - Fantasiestucke, Op. 73. for cello or clarinet

@Elleira92 12 жыл бұрын

@21farenheit it's never too late!!

@ejmoye 16 жыл бұрын

She was amazing, either way.

@elvessantos649 3 жыл бұрын

.uito essa violoncelista muitoindo play very good her homan i am Brasil

@digitalcomment 12 жыл бұрын

Beautiful to see how he coaxes music out of her...

@TheTradge 15 жыл бұрын

It's the first of Schumann's three Fantasiestucke (Fantasy Pieces), originally written for Clarinet and Piano but arranged for Cello (and sounding MUCH better on the Cello I reckon =P)

@ernarts 14 жыл бұрын

Is this a 3/4 or 4/4 cello?

@pietrinomilaresol 12 жыл бұрын

You're right :-)

@jwunschie14 15 жыл бұрын

Isserlis is truly the coolest cellist on earth! hes extremely respected among all great cellists. That girl's eyebrows are really freaking me out tho...

@dysoncrystal 13 жыл бұрын

@DoUdO1000 pause at 0:06 the composer and the name of the song is right there

@lemonsnlimes333 13 жыл бұрын

she has her cello up really high.

@666999crosscut 12 жыл бұрын

@Philboy50 I know but most music teaches are like that but to become great you should listen to what he says its really helpful :D totally understand where your coming from though.

@GawdOFVIOLINZ 13 жыл бұрын

lol he's funneh the way he interprets music like a life sitiuation its astonishing

@hassanh4512 8 жыл бұрын

Isserlis is hilarious!

@supercalo79 13 жыл бұрын

It's not about the playing but the artistry

@otterhouse 15 жыл бұрын

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@Lovelyonuoha 13 жыл бұрын

i wish i had him as a teacher

@simoncello92 14 жыл бұрын

@joseramonramirez1234 It's said in the beginning of the video

@TheTradge 14 жыл бұрын

@frdrcksncn i had a masterclass with goritzki and i didnt feel like crying - i felt like it helped my technique and interpretation a great deal!

@BenginAhmad 13 жыл бұрын

she good...her soul is playing the note....

@cellodubin 12 жыл бұрын

@joed3389 he's playing cello not bassoon. where'd you leave your brain?

@MrBrewww 10 жыл бұрын

yes it is "Master"class

@davelars6767 11 жыл бұрын

For all of their professional anticipation, Jonas Starker states " Master classes are students playing a piece the way that they play it, and then the master plays it and tells the student that his way is better". That quote may not be exact, but one gets the point. Steven is definitely mastering.

@Schtofenbach 14 жыл бұрын

@Chturinigomes Well, her first cello was a 1/16. I used to call it violin all the time by mistake....But, a piano would cost even more,and many people study piano.

@BoxRoomStudio 14 жыл бұрын

couldnt handle this guy as a teacher, lol

@jjemilye5291 10 жыл бұрын

I will meet you Steven Isserlis

@user-ns1tm4gh5b 7 жыл бұрын

why?

@metalheadlass 12 жыл бұрын

@21farenheit Never too late to start something beautiful =)

@tullochgorum 15 жыл бұрын

Surely the point of a masterclass is to open yourself to new ideas. Afterwards, you can absorb them into your own approach and make them your own. But during the class, surely you try to put your ego aside and open yourself to input from someone who is farther along the path than you are...

@JustMeJacqui 13 жыл бұрын

he's amazing teacher, he picks up the little things, she needs to think about what he's saying!

@rutaja93 13 жыл бұрын

i would like to have that teacher.

@raul20095 12 жыл бұрын

She's so cute!

@crimsonlead1 14 жыл бұрын

@clairannette because that aint what hes trying to explain :) if someone explains it your way itl still be what he doesnt want it to be. fucking solid. You only leave one path. No room for slight adgustments. thats exactly why they cant make juggling robots too... its art. whether a line is a centimeter longer or shorter, it doesnt matter. it just turns into something else....

@nowayjose20 13 жыл бұрын

@dysoncrystal I could disagree. It depends on his students. Have you seen his other master classes? He's an incredible player, don't get me wrong, but he can be arrogant some times.

@TehStupidBish 11 жыл бұрын

I don't know where you saw me say otherwise, but thanks for pointing at the obvious??!!