J. S. Bach - Toccata in D Minor - Konstandinos Boudounis - Solo Cello - live

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    Κωνσταντίνος Μπουντούνης Διασκευη για Σόλο Βιολοντσέλο της περίφημης Τοκάτας του J. S. Bach. Η ηχογράφηση έγινε από τον Δημήτριο Ντούλια χωρίς κανένα Μοντάζ τον Ιανουάριο του 2011.
    J. S. Bach TOCCATA in D Minor BWV 565 - Konstandinos Boudounis - Solo Cello - Live - Arranged for solo Violoncello by Constandinos Boudounis
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  • @brewskiproductionslasvegas
    @brewskiproductionslasvegas Před rokem +186

    As a former professional cellist this is one of my top 5 cello performances. He makes it look so easy. It may not be the most technical piece but his arrangement, intonation, and pacing of this song amazing.

    • @braydenk.8348
      @braydenk.8348 Před rokem +19

      His double stops were insanely clean, which I’d argue are quite difficult to execute on the cello compared to the violin.

    • @stoic8412
      @stoic8412 Před rokem +11

      I've been a regular on this video since I found it (3 years already). Truly a masterpiece. I dont think I'll ever stop listening.

    • @TheNooby7155
      @TheNooby7155 Před rokem +2

      ikr i am kind of an amateur but ican play alot of songs and i can say this is abaut impossible for me

    • @T4zchi
      @T4zchi Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@braydenk.8348 Completely, Cellos are much more difficult than Violins for sure. In fact, Violins are the easiest of the four classical orchestra instruments.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      @@braydenk.8348 Absolutely. Unbelievable!

  • @jonathanmolina7690
    @jonathanmolina7690 Před 4 lety +216

    I wish people were more aware of how difficult it is to play with intonation this great with such a clear sound. I'm so thankful that I got to watch this video!

    • @antonioferrandez9675
      @antonioferrandez9675 Před 2 lety +2

      Very clear sound it is very nice

    • @nebulasky6863
      @nebulasky6863 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@rrcc8367 There are different ways to play each piece. I played a grade 8 piece 2 months after I started - got all the notes, but sounded like trash. It's about the execution here. It's the artistry that makes a song easy or difficult, not the notes. The intonation esp on the double stops at the top end takes a lot of practice, and putting drama into a song is by no means easy. If you want to just hit the notes, ya, anyone can do it. If you want to sound good, or emotional...it's not easy.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      @@nebulasky6863 Far from anybody can play this piece. It's incredibly difficult. I'm a good amateur cellist.

  • @jjschm20
    @jjschm20 Před rokem +4

    This video is why I chose to learn cello as an adult a year ago.

  • @alexzioek9680
    @alexzioek9680 Před 2 lety +55

    This man, to put it simply, is an absolute musical genius of a cellist.

  • @phosphoros60
    @phosphoros60 Před 3 lety +76

    So I came here simply because I'm on a CZcams binge of different Instruments covering this piece, and I sort just jokingly thought to myself, "Huh I wonder if anyone has attempted this on Cello..." Not just attempted, as it turns out, but _mastered_ !

    • @yovni
      @yovni Před 2 lety +1

      Harp versions are also great.

  • @shaneanderson1229
    @shaneanderson1229 Před 2 lety +59

    Oh man, 4:36 to 4:44 is possibly the most incredible sound I've ever heard from a cello.

    • @nuffim3277
      @nuffim3277 Před rokem +7

      There is a similar section to this in the third mvmt of the saint saens cello concerto if you want to hear more. Octaves are a wonderful thing on the cello.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      @@nuffim3277 But very difficult to play in tune.

  • @marvisgleerup2631
    @marvisgleerup2631 Před 3 lety +64

    To the 229 dislikes, how sad for you! His style, his fingering and love for his cello is beautiful and haunting. This is why I picked up my cello after 10 yrs.

  • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
    @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci +6

    As a good amateur cellist, I'm in awe. The double stops so cleanly played are remarkable. He plays musically, with soul and perfect intonation a supremely difficult piece. Much much easier on the organ.

  • @13StJimmy
    @13StJimmy Před 2 lety +26

    The reverb of the room just adds so much depth this is an incredible performance

  • @adammoen9687
    @adammoen9687 Před 5 lety +131

    125 organists disliked this, cause he just whooped your ass

    • @Pandora234able
      @Pandora234able Před 3 lety +6

      Doing it all with two limbs instead of four is pique modern man.

    • @juuz0u213
      @juuz0u213 Před 2 lety +1

      Heuehehe

  • @rosspritch34
    @rosspritch34 Před 2 lety +6

    I damn near blew out my car speakers listening to this on break at work

  • @vlasrebrov4069
    @vlasrebrov4069 Před rokem +8

    Это гениальное исполнение. Страшно представить - на какой уровень мастерства поднялся. Это уровень самых великих музыкантов.

  • @onlyyouarerealnow
    @onlyyouarerealnow Před 3 lety +23

    the beauty of this piece alone is fascinating but if you've ever played cello you know how unfathomably difficult this must be

  • @vanray8022
    @vanray8022 Před 6 lety +8

    What I find most beautiful, is the Greek influence in this performance. The slight "slurs" and bending of notes at particular transitions. Gives me chills. And the acoustics are insane; the low bass resonance. This is now my most favorite version of this piece. Truly amazing. Thank you!!!

  • @waaagh3203
    @waaagh3203 Před 8 lety +477

    I'm not a musician. I know literally jack shit about music. I just know I like this.

  • @chimalmadanza8548
    @chimalmadanza8548 Před rokem +1

    OMG! Sweet example of why humankind deserve to be here

  • @jarrahtree5130
    @jarrahtree5130 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Technique: unconventional
    Performance: incredible

  • @IgorSavtchenko
    @IgorSavtchenko Před 9 lety +104

    Bach is amazing, you are amazing. Life is amazing.

  • @leelama3857
    @leelama3857 Před 4 lety +6

    The angels are weeping tears of pure joy over this.

  • @yumnom6005
    @yumnom6005 Před 8 lety +225

    *breaks the replay button*

  • @breckon2684
    @breckon2684 Před 3 lety +7

    This si actually one of the most amazing cello performances i have ever seen

  • @annlzp
    @annlzp Před 2 lety +11

    Δυστυχώς μόνο 1 εκατ προβολές... Φίλε χωρίς λόγια, άψογος!

  • @leonardogrimaz8873
    @leonardogrimaz8873 Před 5 lety +54

    The trascription in C minor is well done, and the performance is one of the best I've ever heard! Simply amazing!

  • @zamfully
    @zamfully Před 5 lety +4

    Why would anyone want to downvote this. A serious young cellist. Very interesting arrangement.

  • @kaviervpiano1092
    @kaviervpiano1092 Před 10 lety +133

    Correction, this is a toccata in D minor originally, but this one is transposed in C minor for cello

    • @geneangelonucal234
      @geneangelonucal234 Před 7 lety +10

      Kavier V Piano That's what I thought, too. He played his open C string at 0:43 even though it's supposed to be a D. Still a great piece in any key.

    • @TheMaestro2005
      @TheMaestro2005 Před 6 lety +10

      Thanks Captain Obvious

    • @gamesloth2
      @gamesloth2 Před 5 lety +4

      what if he did a drop D tuning :P

    • @martinriha3729
      @martinriha3729 Před 4 lety

      well he didn't but it doesn't matter it's nice even in c minor

    • @topsecret1837
      @topsecret1837 Před 4 lety

      Nick Shelton
      Not sure, but it would be costly.

  • @wwright8125
    @wwright8125 Před 10 lety +10

    Absolutely beautiful performance. A very soulful sound and skilfully delivered with such precision.

  • @ollioikarinen
    @ollioikarinen Před 4 lety +14

    Holy! As a cello player myself, I though this would be an impossible piece of music to play (like this) with cello. This is marvellous! I wonder who has arranged this - maybe himself?

  • @sujat9549
    @sujat9549 Před 9 lety +113

    Very well transcribed for solo strings... and powerfully played. Impressed!

  • @fabrydamage
    @fabrydamage Před 4 lety +19

    That was stupendous! What a technique, what a sound!

  • @aneslihovac3016
    @aneslihovac3016 Před 4 lety +53

    To the 150 people who disliked this: who hurt you ?!?!?

  • @jadecatunao7097
    @jadecatunao7097 Před 8 lety +9

    HE WENT OFF THE FINGERBOARD...............This is amazing

  • @FrogGG
    @FrogGG Před měsícem

    This feels like a man grasping at the gods in desperation, as he crawls over the bodies of his ambition to ascend the throne.

  • @texanforeverthompson3645
    @texanforeverthompson3645 Před 4 lety +4

    My favorite work for an organ. It's even been done on a harp. I wouldn't have believed it possible on a cello. This is fantastic.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      I agree. I've played this piece on the piano. It's ten times more difficult on the cello. I am a good cellist but I would never be able to play this piece with such clear perfection intonation. Man is a genius.

  • @lupe5398
    @lupe5398 Před 8 lety +9

    I can't stop listening to it. It's so powerful. The sound, the echo, he's very good.

  • @BigParadox
    @BigParadox Před 2 měsíci

    I have listened to (and watched) this video so many times. I come back to it now and then. Everytime it is such a profound experience.

  • @aljosaradosavljevic5751

    Eeeehhh❤️❤️❤️👨🏼‍🚀🙋🏼‍♂️🥂🍀🎉🎶🎵🎶Pozdrav iz Serbia Belgrade cello!!!! M. Rostropovic pioner

  • @inocenciofrancisco2859
    @inocenciofrancisco2859 Před 6 lety +22

    This guy is a legend! How can one thumb down with critics about his hands positions? Thelonious Monk was a genious at playing piano and who cared about his fingering or seating position? The most important is the music not how you hold the instrument. Music is art and people express it in different ways so seat back and enjoy it.

  • @nikeytarobinson1408
    @nikeytarobinson1408 Před 8 lety +366

    My only question is who would dislike this?

    • @guillermodewey1994
      @guillermodewey1994 Před 8 lety +1

      + Nikeyta Robinson no te gusta? debes tener cera en los oidos....es escuchas lady gaga?

    • @nikeytarobinson1408
      @nikeytarobinson1408 Před 8 lety +22

      lmao I was being sarcastic, I love it. I asked who would dislike it? I hate lady gaga. And you must not read English very well.

    • @guillermodewey1994
      @guillermodewey1994 Před 8 lety +2

      ajaja no, viste? no soy del primer mundo. Todo bien "nikita"

    • @borogoro5506
      @borogoro5506 Před 8 lety +8

      +Nikeyta Robinson those who watched this upside down

    • @nikeytarobinson1408
      @nikeytarobinson1408 Před 8 lety

      +Bor Ogoro lmao

  • @JoseGonzalez-wq5jd
    @JoseGonzalez-wq5jd Před 7 měsíci +2

    The note on 1:45 would sound a little more eerie if it slowly went flat or down in pitch as it faded. It already sounds quite like that, very subtly. It’s beautiful! I always like hearing the fugue right after!

  • @JuliLa222
    @JuliLa222 Před 3 lety +4

    You are a masterful musician and superb cellist.. I salute you

  • @hannesheinz720
    @hannesheinz720 Před 7 lety +60

    Great transcription, powerful performance and a clear pure intonation!

  • @midasmith
    @midasmith Před 5 lety +4

    It penetrated to the depths of the soul. Bravo!

  • @bakelokasam951
    @bakelokasam951 Před 2 měsíci

    Tout y est !!
    Le tempo, les effets
    Magnifique !!.

  • @anasNCDEG
    @anasNCDEG Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks god i am living in CZcams era to watch this masterpiece

  • @HelenaWilliams8696
    @HelenaWilliams8696 Před 7 lety +83

    Vibrating those strings into a melancholic resonance streams into an exceptional serenity. Beautiful rendition!

  • @whmozart
    @whmozart Před 8 lety +14

    more like in C minor!
    Absolutely spectacular!

  • @MrFancyFingers
    @MrFancyFingers Před 9 lety +1

    The thought that anyone could give this performance a thumbs down boggles my mind.

  • @canadapainter658
    @canadapainter658 Před 5 lety +2

    I downloaded it to my MP3 player...that how well this guy plays it...I am not a classic music lover but it made me lay back and think about life...

  • @nixonmendeed
    @nixonmendeed Před 9 lety +15

    Double stops are amazing and and excellent demonstration of rubato properly employed!

  • @joelfoy5880
    @joelfoy5880 Před 6 lety +18

    This guy is is amazing, and the piece selected is golden! Haters BEGONE

  • @elenakapa9031
    @elenakapa9031 Před 2 lety +2

    Τέλειο !!!!

  • @PointyTailofSatan
    @PointyTailofSatan Před rokem +2

    Like many other organists, I pretty much avoid the BWV 565, mostly just from overexposure. I have to admin though, here it sounds great! FAR better than the feeble transcriptions to the piano. Well done!!!

  • @Igorsar1
    @Igorsar1 Před 8 lety +66

    What a wonderful arrangement and fantastically perfect played Constandino. My admiration and respect for you. Wonderful musician!!!!! Amazing. You trancribed it 1 tone lower for the open strings BRAVO!!!

  • @ReelSchool
    @ReelSchool Před 9 lety +25

    Fucking incredible.

  • @philippepourrat2256
    @philippepourrat2256 Před 4 lety +1

    La Toccata au violoncelle, Il fallait oser ! Il l'a fait, divinement bien !

  • @1cleandude
    @1cleandude Před 4 lety +3

    His technique elicits a beautiful resonance from an incredible instrument that complies to perfection!! Bravo young man! Bach 😌

  • @JuanSosa-fw7nh
    @JuanSosa-fw7nh Před 8 lety +20

    Solo puedo ponerme de pie y aplaudir!!! Me dejó el pecho lleno de magia esta interpretación!! Gracias por compartir

  • @lisowzki
    @lisowzki Před 9 lety +7

    SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL. That guy can take me home any time of the day.

  • @walkswithantsbear6151
    @walkswithantsbear6151 Před 4 lety +2

    Score 1 for the CZcams algorithm.
    Splendid playing.

  • @lucianolizana446
    @lucianolizana446 Před 3 lety +2

    R E S O N A N C E

  • @misaelpichardo4139
    @misaelpichardo4139 Před 4 lety +4

    Este es uno de mis instrumentos favoritos, junto al violin y la guitarra.
    Excelente interpretación del maestro, felicidades.

  • @chrnocrusader21
    @chrnocrusader21 Před 7 lety +41

    phew.... Cried a little bit BUT I'M OK NOW BRAVO lol

  • @viktormiloserdov6955
    @viktormiloserdov6955 Před 4 lety

    Потрясающе! Почему мы не сышим т не видим наших действительно "героев нашего времени", которые приблизились к искусству играть на виолончели на много ближе сотен лауреатов, получивших места профессоров и выступления в лучших концертных залах за бешеные гонорары. Я знаю ещё одного такого Süskind, немец, ...почему??? пора делать революцию...7.06.2020. Вена Проф. Вмктор Милосердов.

  • @SheenNaMon
    @SheenNaMon Před 11 měsíci

    This music is the 1st music that I listened to with my new laptop! 💟

  • @heatherreeves5481
    @heatherreeves5481 Před 5 lety +4

    So beautiful! Cello speaks to the soul!

  • @presto627
    @presto627 Před 8 lety +9

    I love when a piece of music leaves me speechless. Well done, sir.

  • @HennerZeller
    @HennerZeller Před 6 lety +2

    This was nicely arranged to get as much polyphony out of it as possible. Not only double-stops, but also using the opportunity to pizzicato adjacent strings. Bravo!

  • @user-wz2qe2pv6r
    @user-wz2qe2pv6r Před 7 měsíci

    Extraordinary seeing too that he also has joint problems...amazing.

  • @cooldperas
    @cooldperas Před 7 lety +26

    I'am gonna lie down my violin to learn cello, since this instrument suits me better in every aspect- playing this piece ob music will be my goal to achieve :D

  • @ThePousky
    @ThePousky Před 9 lety +12

    Pure delight, my eyes are wet.....thank you so much for this

  • @rudrashakti108
    @rudrashakti108 Před 8 lety +2

    You obviously have that wind of inspiration and magnetism that goes beyond just technique alone. You are amazing. Thanks for blessing us with your performance!

  • @retroitcomplex
    @retroitcomplex Před 4 lety +1

    Pizzicato and chords at the same time while soling. This is too good

  • @meriambenabedrabba5988
    @meriambenabedrabba5988 Před 5 lety +4

    I always come back to watch this... you re amazing

  • @marcopilati7464
    @marcopilati7464 Před 6 lety +3

    Impressionante! Impressive. Grande artista, great! Bravo, bravo, BRAVO! Clap clap clap!!!!

  • @whoami8434
    @whoami8434 Před 3 lety +1

    I’m speechless. I was absolutely captivated for every second.

  • @TopRacer-tx5cd
    @TopRacer-tx5cd Před 4 lety +2

    This is just divine. A master in action. Even Bach himself would be amazed! 😯😁

  • @Verogalo1
    @Verogalo1 Před 9 lety +57

    you are awesome! I don't know what the heck are they talking about technique I give a damn if you play with your feet. All I can hear is an outstanding talent to articulate your rhythm and the way you pronounce your phrases and a deep beautiful sound! Thank you for sharing :)

    • @annabarton6323
      @annabarton6323 Před 6 lety +1

      I actually did know a one-armed cellist who bowed with his foot! He was amazing. I did a quick google search: www.cello.org/heaven/disabled/tadlietz.htm

    • @TioiraMusic
      @TioiraMusic Před 5 lety +1

      Eu digo AMÉN ;)

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      Bc technically this is next to impossible.

  • @TheModernHermeticist
    @TheModernHermeticist Před 7 lety +12

    καλὸς κἀγαθός!

  • @kathleenalarid1150
    @kathleenalarid1150 Před 4 lety +1

    I know nothing about Bach but... with my eyes closed, this is so beautiful and emotional. I love it.

  • @gabrielreis7319
    @gabrielreis7319 Před 3 lety +1

    Bravisssimoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @2loveis2behappy
    @2loveis2behappy Před 9 lety +331

    One "young" writer below (Ashley Miller) said something about technique......We all start out instructed with technique from whatever teacher you begin with but with maturity, you find out, the playing technique is NOT important....the importance is the sound.....and only the sound......if he plays upside down, left handed, with a carrot in the F hole and he has the best cello sound on earth, no one will care much about the technique....suddenly everyone will be playing upside sown, left handed with a carrot in the F hole. Of course this is exaggerated but if you don't really understand the exaggeration here, you cannot grow as a musician. Close your eyes and listen to the sound. Let that rule your judgments.

    • @Bu-bo-Bu-bo
      @Bu-bo-Bu-bo Před 9 lety +18

      That's all true. Rigidity on technique is something you learn in SCHOOL, but it's only when you are becoming professional (and this guy plays clearly like a pro) that you can try, and adapt, and find your true style. Only the sound you make is important, focusing on the way you do it is good when you learn, not anymore when you know.

    • @treblebass8049
      @treblebass8049 Před 9 lety +6

      Besides, (even though I'm not a cello player) it looks like he's got tons of technique. I like when he stuck his finger out with his fret hand and plucked a couple of open stings in the last few bars. Get em!

    • @berkleynash4973
      @berkleynash4973 Před 5 lety +18

      The only thing that's actually wrong with how he's playing technique wise (the only technique that actually matters here) is his back. Leaning while playing like that will eventually mess up your back. I play cello too and i've experienced this first-hand.

    • @adamnguyen1808
      @adamnguyen1808 Před 5 lety +1

      Aside from your point, her critique is inaccurate anyways

    • @orangmakan
      @orangmakan Před 5 lety +3

      @Jack Lumber didnt knew that paganini had carrots in the f hole ...

  • @frankfletcher9684
    @frankfletcher9684 Před 9 lety +10

    Wow... Such power!!! Truly amazing performance with excellent tone. Very impressive!

  • @gmundarain
    @gmundarain Před 2 lety

    This is truly a gem here in CZcams

  • @Mom2Johnny
    @Mom2Johnny Před 6 lety +8

    OH
    MY
    GOD!!!!!!!
    BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @anarolim2038
    @anarolim2038 Před 3 lety +5

    Meu Deus, lindo demais!!!

  • @siobhanhall4601
    @siobhanhall4601 Před 9 lety +1

    I am in love, this man is fantastic, he and his cello make more than music, he builds substance emotion and musical colour. he inspires me to torture my own cello with poor attempts.

  • @Forlaniz3
    @Forlaniz3 Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful. Beautiful work and a beautiful soul playing.

  • @dougmckay9524
    @dougmckay9524 Před 4 lety +4

    Iam just learning to play the cello this me need to practice more and to push myself harder that was fantastic

  • @toprak3479
    @toprak3479 Před 8 lety +10

    4:51 So good!!!!

  • @jeanetteskirvin2847
    @jeanetteskirvin2847 Před 6 lety +1

    ~ presence interpretation style and that cello''s voice raised my relationship with Bach to an otherworldy level ~~

  • @JohnSmithiuyytw
    @JohnSmithiuyytw Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! An orchestra with one instrument.

  • @spacep0d
    @spacep0d Před 4 lety +4

    Man this is brilliant. Cello is by far my favorite classical string instrument second only to guitar. Those highs...those lows! Would love to own one sometime. This is very inspiring.

  • @jenbouman5431
    @jenbouman5431 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you for this...this has propelled me in personal practice and is so beautifully done.

  • @ronalduelsmann1743
    @ronalduelsmann1743 Před 3 lety +1

    Bravo das ist super klasse danke dafür

  • @wolframgrotzner6729
    @wolframgrotzner6729 Před 5 lety

    ...and thank to the person for not moving too much the camera! I learn a lot from seeing what dimitrios is so well doing!

  • @facepalm9300
    @facepalm9300 Před 2 lety +4

    I bought a violin but I’ve lately been looking at cellos thinking it may be easier to learn.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      Far more difficult than the violin. I started cello at age ten and have become a good amateur cellis. Professionally I'm a literary translator. I studied violin for two yrs and was very surprised at how easier the violin is than the cello.

    • @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633
      @elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Před 7 měsíci

      Sorry, cellist.

    • @LittleLotteWanders
      @LittleLotteWanders Před 2 měsíci

      Both difficult, just requires two different physiques when it comes to your hands. You need long fingers with narrow palms to play violin. People with wider palms and mid sized fingers do best with cello. I was an awful violinist, but it’s just because I didn’t have the hands for it. Cello has been much less frustrating for me.

  • @carlossotorosas1007
    @carlossotorosas1007 Před 5 lety +3

    Extraordinario, so fined..
    Big magic musician..
    God bless alwais yuar life and giant art..im a guitarist..I can see yuar top one level super junger master..
    Thank Yu very much spetial for shared. Pleae yu receve my hug.
    Thank Yu.

  • @shaneanderson1229
    @shaneanderson1229 Před 2 lety +1

    Man, nothing sounds so great as a cello played well. Excellent work.

  • @davidpearce462
    @davidpearce462 Před 5 lety

    Even with my crappy speakers you can tell how perfect that cello was built, perfect strings and bow and just pure talent playing it.

  • @AttaKru
    @AttaKru Před 8 lety +4

    thanks for being, and sharing this wonder!