Get a load of this!

[gregswaim]

Originally Posted by David

This might get your attention. More to your taste.

YouTube - Han-Na Chang - Shostakovich 1st Cello Concerto (part 1)

She's a great technician and keeps her performance true to the music.

[-E-]

She is dark and cold. Rostropovich was far more emotional with it. I even went back and forth with no video, just the audio, and the old gent schooled her in comparing their two presentations.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by David

This might get your attention. More to your taste.

YouTube - Han-Na Chang - Shostakovich 1st Cello Concerto (part 1)

That Asian girl sure can sure jam on that cello.

[David]

Originally Posted by Vesuvius

She is dark and cold. Rostropovich was far more emotional with it. I even went back and forth with no video, just the audio, and the old gent schooled her in comparing their two presentations.

I like both approaches. Gastinel is hard driving and mostly about the raw rhythm. A very explosive performance. I found Rostropovich's interpretation more lyrical. He pulls out what melody there is and brings out more humanity. In the end I also might prefer Rostropovich. I saw him conduct once. What a big warm personality. He was close with Shostakovich.

[David]

Originally Posted by PHC1

That Asian girl sure can sure jam on that cello.

Did you see at the end she wiped her cello and face with the same cloth.