I’m not quite sure people realize how epic this performance is. Let’s start with the piano part. It’s an all-out concerto. Yet Isata plays this with frighting ease. Sheku probably has the best cello on the planet. His instrument doesn’t sound muffled; it sounds open and flexible. Sheku’s shifts capture subtleties that are amazing! I know there are other performances of this piece out there, but they don’t capture what is captured here, sorry. And for some reason I keep coming back to this recording, yet I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so gripping. Rhythmically, I think Isata and Skeku understand this piece on a totally different level. Some slow passages are played almost metronomically, yet that seems to bring out the beauty of certain melodies even more. The audio engineers also did gold standard work here. The piano sounds like heaven!
I love this family! Thank you for sharing the God-given talent with the world! I also want to acknowledge the music script turner. You play and important role and your presence on stage completes the sense of "wonder" exhibited on stage. Blessings!❤🙏🏾
DMP I totally agree with you. I am just going to say it in lament terms. These two musicians are so passionate in their playing it just takes you on a journey of pure bliss. And it also helps that they are siblings and practice and play with each other ALOT!!!! They know each other so well musically that when you hear their chemistry of playing with each other, its becomes magical. If I wasn't at work (I am watching this on my lunch break). I would be crying like a baby. This piece really moves me and is why I have it on my play list.
I think 'Muffled', yes that's what it is .. but not just muffled but the instruments used sound metallic or it may be the Acoustics. The quality of their Instruments and yes the Sound Engineering is like a Motion Picture. I'm still trying to describe what is unique and special here. Not only is it very Visual music and dramatic, but you can hear Every-Single-Note. I have heard Bach and Beethoven but could not Feel exactly what they were trying to convey although the music was amazing to hear to the ear. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason goes Much, Much Deeper in depth with there playing and music, evokes emotion, depths of the soul. Makes you Feel what they're playing and therefore can almost elicit what the composers were trying to say in the music or at least feeling. Sheku goes Deep, you can tell when a singer or musician like Actors really goes all in, when they release from the soul, character, words within themselves coming out of the music in the end .. it is very slow as to release and let go of themselves from that connection. Kind of like sharing
Most people mistake this for a cello sonata, but it is a sonata for cello AND piano. The balance in the cello and piano relationship in this piece is beautifully and soulfully brought forth by the brother-sister duo. Possibly the best I've heard of the third movement.
They should have performed at the Coronation Without a doubt…..,, This family is making history as the most talented family in the WORLD! Bravo Sheku and Isata and Rachmaninoff
Over 40 years ago, a cellist friend and I played this (a bit badly to be honest) as music students at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Lately I've rediscovered this piece and have been listening to various recordings on CZcams. Then I discovered this astonishing and brilliant performance by Isata and Sheku. Far above other musicians, the deep connection between sister and brother enabled a breathtaking interpretation of Rachmaninoff. I loved the vigorous speeds and the equality of piano and cello revealed things I've never heard before. Thank you!
A live performance that competes with the studio recordings. Fun to watch, moving, and technically impressive. Thank you Kanneh-Masons and to the BBC for the production quality in capturing this performance.
A stunning performance! They understand what Rachmaninov wanted to achieve with this composition. One will be hard pressed to find a better performance anywhere.
Beautiful. The soul of the Celloist comes out through his music so real and transcendent. The pianist too plays with such grace and care. Beautiful performance by two beautiful people
Listening to Isata and Sheku in Santander last night was a rare pleasure. Chatting and sharing dinner with these incredibly nice and talented young people for two hours was simply marvelous. All the best always!
This reminds my childhood when I usually hear my dad at the cello and my mother at the piano. That was when I got addicted to chamber music. And this sonata is a very special masterpiece. Almost as if Rachmaninov was crying eternally. So I am.
Rachmaninoff’s symphonic grasp of the piano, along with his unbelievable melodic and harmonic colour make this one of the greatest cello sonatas ever composed, and indeed one of Rachmaninoff’s best compositions. The cello is allowed to sing in part due to the quite fiendish piano writing!
I have become a huge fan of this whole family, Mum and Dad must be so proud ! I have tickets to see /hear them in August in Melbourne Australia, hope it happens 🤩
@@plumb.474 how was it? I couldn’t get to see them in person, but I was able to see the concert streamed from their performance in Boston. It was wonderful. I hope to see it on CZcams soon. This Rachmaninov piece was part of their first USA tour. I wish that I could have see this live also. They played this so beautifully. It makes me want to cry.
Shekku's sound has matured and he has lived in this music . Can't wait to hear his Debussy Sonata ! Isata has all the technique and musicality to play with him . I heard her Gubaidulina Chaconne and will never forget it !
What a remarkable setting, both sad and inspiring, still they fill the Royal Albert Hall with this explosion of emotions. And they could shoot inspiring video-pictures as well. But I miss the roar of enthusiasm after the show, an audience gone mad by an overwhelmed experience. And it was cut too abruptly by the editor.
I’m speechless….. tears are a rolling …. Life is good……..this is truly magnificent and majestic - The composer and players work beautifully together……..so many superlatives for this video……this family is without doubt THE MOST MUSICALLY TALENTED FAMILY IN THE WORLD……. I dare you to argue with me!…….. Well done Isata and Sheku…….
first to say i know very little about classical, but this was absolutely amazing, the sync the 2 has is nothing short of incredible, like a second sense between the siblings
This cellist is magical; I haven't been this blown away since Jacqueline du Pre. His sister is such a good pianst so she should not be overlooked--her masterful ability to mesh with Sheku's playing is a perfect weaving together of instruments. I just ordered his first album (Inspriration) and a second due out in September 2022 ("Song")
Love the way the Kanneh-Mason play within harmony of one another. Elegant cellular interaction vis-a-vie musical notes. Thank you kindly for the Afros, too!
I love the music making that I hear here. They have captured the soul of this music. I hear the yearning, angst, passion, joy, reflection, and introspection between both instruments. Excellent work both at the instruments and away from the instruments during your preparations!
Most enjoyable, a truly "living" experience as a performance, always leading on to something even greater, but letting us appreciate the musical landscape with marvellous moments...the development of 1st mvt and the third movement outstanding. What a pity there was not the usual 6000+ audience to enjoy as it happened, but thanks for CZcams that we can have a front seat. Bravo, both!
Bravos You both have turned this piece into some sort of Gran Duo Sonata, as the piano and violoncello are equally magnificent to the highest level of interpretation. You dwell inside the instruments while playing. And your talents brake a few orthodox petrified ideas that the best has already been played. I wish I knew more to be able to write more words in my compliment. I am truly a big fan of your Music
I can only interpret their periodic glances at each other as mental signals to reaffirm continuity of harmony and interpretation. This is absolutely beautiful!!
Maravilhoso!!! Essa família é talento puro... 👏🏾 Toda vez que eu vejo seus vídeos, conseguem me tirar um sorriso no rosto. Vocês são demais... E me inspiram pra seguir também nessa carreira de músico !!!
the part at 22:50 when the piano takes the newly introduced melody from the cello and adds those beautiful harmonies whilst the cello plays the original theme is just utter perfection.
Wonderful 👍🏻 clear ideas, solid sound and delicate details on cantabile, the Celo sound are amazing and piano is balanced and expressive, congratulations 🎉👏🏻
I’m not quite sure people realize how epic this performance is. Let’s start with the piano part. It’s an all-out concerto. Yet Isata plays this with frighting ease. Sheku probably has the best cello on the planet. His instrument doesn’t sound muffled; it sounds open and flexible. Sheku’s shifts capture subtleties that are amazing! I know there are other performances of this piece out there, but they don’t capture what is captured here, sorry. And for some reason I keep coming back to this recording, yet I can’t quite put my finger on why it’s so gripping. Rhythmically, I think Isata and Skeku understand this piece on a totally different level. Some slow passages are played almost metronomically, yet that seems to bring out the beauty of certain melodies even more. The audio engineers also did gold standard work here. The piano sounds like heaven!
I love this family! Thank you for sharing the God-given talent with the world! I also want to acknowledge the music script turner. You play and important role and your presence on stage completes the sense of "wonder" exhibited on stage. Blessings!❤🙏🏾
@@karryrichardson468 Being Konya Kanneh-Mason, a virtuoso pianist in her own right.
Excellentissime
DMP I totally agree with you. I am just going to say it in lament terms. These two musicians are so passionate in their playing it just takes you on a journey of pure bliss. And it also helps that they are siblings and practice and play with each other ALOT!!!! They know each other so well musically that when you hear their chemistry of playing with each other, its becomes magical. If I wasn't at work (I am watching this on my lunch break). I would be crying like a baby. This piece really moves me and is why I have it on my play list.
I think 'Muffled', yes that's what it is .. but not just muffled but the instruments used sound metallic or it may be the Acoustics. The quality of their Instruments and yes the Sound Engineering is like a Motion Picture. I'm still trying to describe what is unique and special here. Not only is it very Visual music and dramatic, but you can hear Every-Single-Note. I have heard Bach and Beethoven but could not Feel exactly what they were trying to convey although the music was amazing to hear to the ear. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason goes Much, Much Deeper in depth with there playing and music, evokes emotion, depths of the soul. Makes you Feel what they're playing and therefore can almost elicit what the composers were trying to say in the music or at least feeling. Sheku goes Deep, you can tell when a singer or musician like Actors really goes all in, when they release from the soul, character, words within themselves coming out of the music in the end .. it is very slow as to release and let go of themselves from that connection. Kind of like sharing
Most people mistake this for a cello sonata, but it is a sonata for cello AND piano. The balance in the cello and piano relationship in this piece is beautifully and soulfully brought forth by the brother-sister duo. Possibly the best I've heard of the third movement.
They should have performed at the Coronation
Without a doubt…..,,
This family is making history as the most talented family in the WORLD! Bravo
Sheku and Isata and Rachmaninoff
14 people were so overcome with emotion they missed the like button
That Andante was just out of this planet. Words fall behind to describe the power of this breathtaking performance.
Over 40 years ago, a cellist friend and I played this (a bit badly to be honest) as music students at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Lately I've rediscovered this piece and have been listening to various recordings on CZcams. Then I discovered this astonishing and brilliant performance by Isata and Sheku. Far above other musicians, the deep connection between sister and brother enabled a breathtaking interpretation of Rachmaninoff. I loved the vigorous speeds and the equality of piano and cello revealed things I've never heard before. Thank you!
It is Amazing !!!
A live performance that competes with the studio recordings. Fun to watch, moving, and technically impressive. Thank you Kanneh-Masons and to the BBC for the production quality in capturing this performance.
A stunning performance! They understand what Rachmaninov wanted to achieve with this composition. One will be hard pressed to find a better performance anywhere.
Beautiful. The soul of the Celloist comes out through his music so real and transcendent. The pianist too plays with such grace and care. Beautiful performance by two beautiful people
Aren't they!
Beautiful and very soulful it’s as if a conversation is going on Bravo
Agreed.
I am simply and deeply grateful for receiving this beautiful gift of music from you Isata and Sheku Kenner-Mason.💐Thank you.
Listening to Isata and Sheku in Santander last night was a rare pleasure. Chatting and sharing dinner with these incredibly nice and talented young people for two hours was simply marvelous. All the best always!
This reminds my childhood when I usually hear my dad at the cello and my mother at the piano. That was when I got addicted to chamber music. And this sonata is a very special masterpiece. Almost as if Rachmaninov was crying eternally. So I am.
Rachmaninoff’s symphonic grasp of the piano, along with his unbelievable melodic and harmonic colour make this one of the greatest cello sonatas ever composed, and indeed one of Rachmaninoff’s best compositions. The cello is allowed to sing in part due to the quite fiendish piano writing!
The slow movement, life is worth living when this happens.
Thank you.
🌈🌹🌺🙏
I am in tears, really! My mother was a classical pianist and would have loved to hear you both!
The playing is so beautiful it's otherworldly. Thank you Isata and Sheku for the gift of music in these trying times!❤
Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪
Love this pair playing together. A joy to listen to.
Amazing talent. Isata has such a lovely natural beauty too.
I have become a huge fan of this whole family, Mum and Dad must be so proud ! I have tickets to see /hear them in August in Melbourne Australia, hope it happens 🤩
Have a ticket for Isata & Sheku next month in Kansas City...🤞🏻♥️
@@plumb.474 how was it? I couldn’t get to see them in person, but I was able to see the concert streamed from their performance in Boston. It was wonderful. I hope to see it on CZcams soon. This Rachmaninov piece was part of their first USA tour. I wish that I could have see this live also. They played this so beautifully. It makes me want to cry.
But where do you live?😅
My eyes leak uncontrollably every time I listen to this.
Audience or no audience, what a gifted musical family !
Shekku's sound has matured and he has lived in this music . Can't wait to hear his Debussy Sonata ! Isata has all the technique and musicality to play with him . I heard her Gubaidulina Chaconne and will never forget it !
So soothing and comforting on a Sunday afternoon. God Bless you and stay safe.
God showing off his music Spirits..they are one and the same.. the time is the sameness of the Spirit s
What a remarkable setting, both sad and inspiring, still they fill the Royal Albert Hall with this explosion of emotions. And they could shoot inspiring video-pictures as well. But I miss the roar of enthusiasm after the show, an audience gone mad by an overwhelmed experience. And it was cut too abruptly by the editor.
Hopefully, audiences will return this year to the proms
Your music and passion for artistry are a sublime gift to humanity.
Thank You Isata and Sheku! You fill the world with joy and beauty. We are blessed to hear you.
The most extraordinary display of talent! As a family they are are extraordinary! I'm speechless
Amazing to watch these two performers completely immerse themselves in this piece of music!
I’m speechless….. tears are a rolling …. Life is good……..this is truly magnificent and majestic - The composer and players work beautifully together……..so many superlatives for this video……this family is without doubt THE MOST MUSICALLY TALENTED FAMILY IN THE WORLD……. I dare you to argue with me!…….. Well done Isata and Sheku…….
Where are they from?😮
The UK. 7 siblings, all extraordinary musicians
first to say i know very little about classical, but this was absolutely amazing, the sync the 2 has is nothing short of incredible, like a second sense between the siblings
This cellist is magical; I haven't been this blown away since Jacqueline du Pre. His sister is such a good pianst so she should not be overlooked--her masterful ability to mesh with Sheku's playing is a perfect weaving together of instruments. I just ordered his first album (Inspriration) and a second due out in September 2022 ("Song")
Yes I was just thinking had du pre played this sonata it would be as he plays it. He has a marked similarity in many ways to du pre.
NO words in the mortal tongues can hope to describe this absolutely sublime offering... this comes from the Holy Realms.
Love the way the Kanneh-Mason play within harmony of one another. Elegant cellular interaction vis-a-vie musical notes. Thank you kindly for the Afros, too!
Magnificent, noble and energetic performance! Bravo and congratulations to both of these rising stars! The only thing missing is thunderous applause!
I'm eagerly looking forward to enjoying these two gems in Kansas City, Missouri.
How was it?
If Rachmaninov is listening he will be very happy I think.
How I needed this. Medicine for my soul.
2:18 section is just utterly beautiful. The beautiful simplicity and modulation through keys. Perfection.
What a wonderful way to spend an evening. Thanks Isata and Sheku. Looking forward to seeing you all live 🙏🏽
I - Lento - Allegro moderato
II - Allegro scherzando 12'47"
III - Andante 19'10"
IV - Allegro mosso 24'45"
Magnifique ! Quels artistes! et si jeunes !Merci pour ce cadeau .Heureuse carrière à toute la famille!
I love the music making that I hear here. They have captured the soul of this music. I hear the yearning, angst, passion, joy, reflection, and introspection between both instruments. Excellent work both at the instruments and away from the instruments during your preparations!
Most enjoyable, a truly "living" experience as a performance, always leading on to something even greater, but letting us appreciate the musical landscape with marvellous moments...the development of 1st mvt and the third movement outstanding. What a pity there was not the usual 6000+ audience to enjoy as it happened, but thanks for CZcams that we can have a front seat. Bravo, both!
My GOD, this performance. The level of expression here is next-level. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you . True interpretation. 🙏🙏🙌
Can the Kanneh-Mason's be cloned?! The family is so jaw-droppingly talented!
Majestically beautiful
Beautiful interpretation, at once sensitive and intense, and oh my, what ensemble playing. Bravi, thank you!
A little corner of Heaven. Thank you. Beauty and grace.
Both are so talented.
16:30 so many sublime moments of utter beauty, this one passes so fast it’s easy to miss. There is beauty in the world.
How bout 15:57 though
@@alexanderh9569why there…. Just start both of your bits a bit earlier 14:43 and behold heaven.
LOVE your passionate playing and ensemble. A great way to start the day!
Bravos
You both have turned this piece into some sort of Gran Duo Sonata, as the piano and violoncello are equally magnificent to the highest level of interpretation. You dwell inside the instruments while playing. And your talents brake a few orthodox petrified ideas that the best has already been played.
I wish I knew more to be able to write more words in my compliment.
I am truly a big fan of your Music
5
I can only interpret their periodic glances at each other as mental signals to reaffirm continuity of harmony and interpretation. This is absolutely beautiful!!
The pizzicato section at 7:49 is pure genius... and I've never heard pizzicato played so gorgeously before.
Isata is such a great pianist an beautiful too.
most musical and satisfying performance of this sonata ever!
They play so beautifully in harmony. I love all their performances together 😁
Cannot wait to hear you both live ,!
Maravilhoso!!! Essa família é talento puro... 👏🏾 Toda vez que eu vejo seus vídeos, conseguem me tirar um sorriso no rosto. Vocês são demais... E me inspiram pra seguir também nessa carreira de músico !!!
Something great for a Friday! Had tickets for the 2020 Wigmore hall concert...but hey, this will do fine. Many thanks
Isata is due to play Beethoven 3rd at the Albert hall in June
the part at 22:50 when the piano takes the newly introduced melody from the cello and adds those beautiful harmonies whilst the cello plays the original theme is just utter perfection.
Loved it ....Thank You both 💙
Absolutely fantastic!!
They are all
amazingly
wonderful!!!❤️🎉🎉🎉
What an inspiring performance!
Once again a beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing your talents.
This is wondeful! You are great artists!!
Simply Wonderful!
Exceptional virtuoso music making ..wunderbar!
Wonderful musicians!
Beautiful and sublime, and I hope to attend some live performances soon.
Wonderful! Bravo!
Wonderful 👍🏻 clear ideas, solid sound and delicate details on cantabile, the Celo sound are amazing and piano is balanced and expressive, congratulations 🎉👏🏻
Exquisite, each and both in ensemble.
This is fantastic!!!
Passionnés et passionnants !!! 🤗 Merci 🙏 de nous partager cette passion qui vous anime et nous fait rêver… 👍🤩 félicitations !!!
I've come back to this many times.
Blessings thank u for inspiring music
Lovely
Wow, so magical
Very beautiful!
Magnificent❣️
So so beautiful.
Magnificent. Sheku’s lyricism is especially beautiful.
He is the best.🎉
Great playing by very talented artists. But let's not forget the great man that made it possible.
Magnificent!
Perfection
Beautiful pizzicato !!!
What and amazing family they have...
amazing performance
Absolutely awesome. I LOVE their image and music!
Yes, yes, yes, BRAVO!
BRAVO!
Epically awesome 👌 👏
Wonderful performance - from a person who plays both piano and cello.
Damn this is fantastic.
Perfect
Masterpiece
Sooooo…. Beautiful
Magnificos, magnificos, magnificos ! Obrigada por esta amostra do talento humano tao
perfeita e rara.