Mischa Maisky - Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Videos

cattleman6420012000 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - He is a fantastic cellist.

scottbos68 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - there was an article in the strad about this piece a few years ago

swengw Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Phenomenal.

Cayo255 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - mm how the hell there was a dog?

Yibar Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - I think his playing echoed with Rostropovich's dog, especially when he played those wrong notes...

hangooksaram123 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - not his best playing...... octaves sucked ass.... its exciting but tahts about it.... technically it sucked soooooooo much..

vlnking Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - the e major and c# scale before the descending chromatic runs are so out of tune so is the rest of the performance. What an utter phony. He needs to get a haircut too.

IsaacDelarge Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Geez people, take it easy. From the look of the performer's attire and the fact that there was a dog barking, this performance was no doubt informal which means that Maestro Maisky probably did not practice for this concert. I'm sure if he did, he could hit this piece spot on technically. But as it is, this is a great musical effort. Just remember: it's suppose to be FUN.

vlnking Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Yes it is supposed to be fun, but when it sounds BAD like Maisky does most of the time, it is not fun, especially for people with trained ears.

IsaacDelarge Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - I'm a cellist myself, I have perfect pitch. I had a hell of a time watching Maisky play. He made mistakes yes, but he did a lot of other things which overshadowed those mistakes.

Violin102 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - bloody rude filming without permission. im a musician we have to make money you know.

RedWasabii Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - I agree with you completely. The fact that famous cellists, violinists,etc can endure ignorant comments is just impressive. It's not like they're better or even have any decent comments.

qwerty110129205 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Don't bash Maisky, he is one of the best cellists. Let's see if you could actually ever in your life play like him!!!

mal78 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Artistry is destroyed in music if the written music--ie. the specific technical notes on the page (which are true and unavoidable) are not perfected to a certain extent. All trained musicians/listeners have a particular pain threshold of tolerance for out of tune notes--mine is low. It's hard to look past the notes and hear any music if the music is too ill-prepared. We all have bad performance days—unfortunately, video makes it harder to have these days and get away with them. :-)

Tadpolehere4u4 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - One of the first lessons in life learned was if you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing what so ever...How about for those posting negatives? I challenge you all to find three things you DID like about what he expressed in his playing and focus on what one can learn from those three things and discard what wasn't appealing to you and leave it at that. Mischa, so clearly doesn't need your approval, he has already proven himself a great artist.Another cellist who learned a lot

SoCalTrojan Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - kicked ass. after seeing this ive decided not to play this for auditions hahaha

sammiej22 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - very very interesting take on the rococo....He is such an interesting musician

cattleman6420012000 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - I am a cellist and I can assure you Mischa Maisky is an incredibly great cellist,one of the true best ever. He has amazing talent.I heard him live years ago a number of times and he was absolutely amazing.He has such unique talent.With the tremendous technique he has a wonderfully warm tone with depth and great interpretation ability. He played excellently here.

piaalvarez Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Of course, he is one of the best.

piaalvarez Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - i agree.