InSaneTK (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If you practiced on playing at this speed, you'd eventually achieve the goal. However I would use a lot more time on playing from your heart, not as fast as your fingers can possibly go. :P

InSaneTK (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree, some notes go so fast by in this recording that you can almost not consciously even reflect over what you heard before it's gone. It's a fast piece but you don't have to outdo speed-metal x2

stupedpoop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hmm. if you notice, the conductor goes a little overboard. sure he/she has to keep the beat. but moving your head as if you were a robot...a bit to much

C3P0meetsData (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Cellist:chěl'ĭst(noun)One who believes in and practices the doctrine of cellism

nikitannenkov (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

cause it is bent. Rostropovich inveted it himself.

nikitannenkov (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how many hours do you practise?

ailiot (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No, no... soloist sets the tempo. The conductor set the tempo for the Mozart you referenced, but not for solo works. Celloshoe isn't saying there's only one right tempo to play this at, but that it was the wrong tempo for him at this performance/time, and as another musician who also admires Rostropovich, I'm inclined to agree.

ailiot (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Way too fast! Come on, you guys... listen! He can't even keep up with himself and it sucks the musicality out of the piece. I can't believe this is Rostropovich I'm hearing. Mistakes all over and poor tuning? It's not just the big intonation errors, but little ones all over between the sixteenths... they're just all off. I really don't understand why everyone is voting down negative comments about this video. Is it just because of who he is, because his name doesn't make it a good recording.

floyd8354 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how does he do so fast? it's amazing i've played for seven yrs and couldn't even imagine ever playing that.

MadamCadaver (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

very interesting.