A remarkable performance of an utterly remarkable concerto. One of my most memorable nights in a concert hall was hearing Lynn Harrell perform this with Simon Rattle and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Lutoslawski is surely one of the few enshrined in The Pantheon.

Best performance of this I have heard

Masterful and dramatic interpretation of this fantastic Lutoslawsky work. Bravo! I have to come back here several times a year. Best and most inspiring interpretation that really talks to you!.

Ik hoorde deze compositie voor het eerst op de Koningin Elisabeth wedstrijd een fantastisch muziekstuk , hier ook mooi gebracht.

Absolutely incredible performance

I've always felt like the soloist was this blank slate character discovering a surprisingly hostile alien world. A great performance of one of my favorite pieces.

Badass performance of a badass piece, bravo.

Madness. I love this.

what a frightening piece. Much love!

Great acoustics in the hall. The cello really rings out.

Quel monumental chef-d'oeuvre !!!! Je suis aux anges. Merci

I recently got to work with him as my school's sectional coach. It was an amazing experience, he's a great cellist.

Lutoslawski once said about his Cello Concerto that its about an individual vs the masses, the cello vs the orchestra as it gets quite chaotic and frenzied starting at 18:07 with continued attacks by the orchestra onto the cello, as the cello kind of shrugs it off by playing quite calmly at 19:35 as if those attacks were nothing, then after continued attacks this eventually builds to the ultimate climax at 23:25 as the entire orchestra and horn section BLAST OUT one very loud single note for 12 long seconds hoping it would finally defeat the cello once and for all but they fail.

omg this is such a masterpiece

This is a fantastic performance. It really impressed me. Thank you.

Witold Lutosławski - Cello Concerto / Henri Dutilleux - Tout Un Monde Lointain / György Ligeti - Cello Concerto / Andre Jolivet - 2nd Cello Concerto: The four aces!

This is so wonderful

OK, wow! This is amazing!

This is stunning

perfect piece

great sounds

凄く面白い曲ですね！

I liked it okay. The orchestra seemed serious about it and they aren't jerks when it comes to this sort of thing. They know what they're doing.

I hope both you and your little daughter grow up to like something other than sweets, by which point you'll be able to truly appreciate both.

Absolutely agree!

Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!

Very good performance of an unbelievably difficult work.

Music is not just pretty sounds you passively listen to... music without a message is meaningless. I pity anyone who cannot see the incredible psychological nuance and passion in this piece, in which the cellist (and composer) are crying out.

Lindo!!!

muito foda!uma performance estupenda!

In any case, to me a "pig's nightmare" sounds like something that could be really freaking cool and i'd say it is by no means a problem that this concert resembles that!

Sounds good! Or should I say ... Agreed. All the best to you!

This is VERY good!! I've loved this piece since it was premiered in 1970. This is raw, sentimental, violent, lyrical, powerful, quixotic, adversarial, uncompromising, luminous, tragic, haunting, playful, brilliantly composed, utterly genuine music.

Before 1950, Lutoslawski showed he could do other types of music. But he did not like. He did as he was forced. When he finally was given more compositional freedom, finally Witold wrote what her heart wanted.

I love your daughter's description - it is a pig's nightmare! but I love the piece as well. Music doesn't always need to sound "nice"...

Microtones?? am I right??

People used to say the same thing about Monet and Picasso...

I thought it was quite funny as well. Regards!

guy looks like frankenstien/pinoccio hybrid but the show is really good, hat's off, five stars, i love it!

9:30 jaja ¿es normal que se le rompa?

this comments its great, it says how much you know about music... ¬¬ yup you don't know enough yet.

I appreciate the hard work that goes into this piece, I really do. But... It's just NOISE. >.

É incrível como instrumentos com timbres bonitos podem produzir sons horríveis

Paul, when God made flowers, He wasn't thinking in terms of the "psychological" impact of it's creation. The artist (God) made something beautiful which identifies with all people. The beauty of His art (in regards to one of His most simple creations) is not debatable. Everyone looks at it in wonder and admiration. His work has order and masterful design. It isn't dissonent, disordered and disconnected. These things are not art. They are a lie to which many have been misled into believing.

Perhaps you think "The Rite of Spring" is despicable, too? Your lack of appreciation and knowledge of the background of this piece, as well as its purpose in describing oppression, is perhaps because you are lucky enough to live in a peaceful society. Also, what is a "depiction of art"? I don't think any piece of music "depicts" art, and perhaps that is where your problem lies. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes understanding the human condition is beauty in its own right

What kind of "order and masterful design" is there in botfly or loa loa larvae? Earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, tsunamis? Yersina pestis, ebola, smallpox, polio? There is plenty of dissonance and disorder in nature. To insist otherwise is to deny reality. Similarly, there IS beauty in this music; your inability to see it doesn't render it "garbage"

Oh God... why is there people sooooooo ignorant and so mediocre ._. its so sad to read these kind of comments...

What do you expect with a piece which try to express anger and despair? Art is not always beautiful and tries to portray something: the fight between the individual (cello) and the society (orchestra). It's sad that you say that those who enjoy this piece are misled, as if art were absolute. At least there are plenty of options for those like you who really appreciate "true art". So, let us enjoy this piece of rubbish and you can stay with your lovely and beautiful music.

Yes, actually there is an excuse for this "garbage": If you investigate about this piece, you will find that was written during the Communist Poland, a time of cultural repression. So, the concert works as a kind of "battle" between the solist (individual) and the orchestra (the society). The concert is indeed a nightmare. By the way, try to be less despective with your comments, for many people, vanguardist classical music has the same value as any traditional piece.

Maybe you shouldn't listen to a seven year old for an opinion of highly psychological RUSSIAN music, which can be very hard to "hear" and interpret. No traction with any normal group? How come this performance was met with applause?

What a radically conservative opinion you hold; I bet you would've been outraged at the third being brought into harmony if you were born a few centuries ago! But I get what you're thinking, 'Your argument is just the same old, boring, liberal reasoning dressed up with pretentious knowledge'. But I have to reject your stance on the basis that there's some non-arbitrary reason for having our 12 note scale in order to allow for this dissonance you hate so much. Run out of characters, sorry.

Excellent musician, too bad he had to spend time playing something described perfectly by my 7 year old daughter as "A pigs nightmare." This form of music it a waste of time and it has no traction with any normal group of listening audience. There are no excuses for this sad depiction of art.