Reviews for "Ancient French Aire for cello"
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Wed, Jul 2, 2008 @ 3:09 PM
It reminds me on whales, but there is also a memory of a documentation I have seen long time ago. It was a report about a landscape in south europe in summer time. Life seemed to be lamed for the heat in the mid day. A narrator just talked a few things about the land and people and this sort of cello playing made the whole sound.
This is inspiring and captivating! How is the light metallic sound produced? |
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I have 2 metal strings on the D and A and two gut strings on the C and G for this song…the metal strings give a brighter and naturally more metallic sound. Gut strings offer a deep resonance (but are harder to keep in tune). Ancient folksy tunes are often less structured and have a mood of languor, its true. Thanks Joe!
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DoKashiteru |
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Thu, Jul 3, 2008 @ 12:20 PM
Great sound on this sample! Nice job!
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essesq |
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Tue, Jul 8, 2008 @ 11:19 PM
There is so much resonance in this piece. I think there is no more expressive instrument that humans play than the cello. I’m sure I’ll get a lot of hate mail from guitarist and keyboard players and others but for me the cello has it all over the competition for sheer emotion. I don’t know but I am assuming that it’s range most closely approximates the human voice.
Anyway, in our manufactured musical world it is really nice to hear a real instrument played by a real human. Thanks for posting this, I might just use it. :-) |
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Thanks for the insightful comments. A cello is such a temperamental instrument - it needs all kinds of things - rosin - bow (which also has specific needs) - the right strings -
It has a loose parts (the unanchored bridge and detached pegs) and is affected by all kinds of weather as well as the style of its player - some days its a welcoming companion you can pour your heart out to and others its a cold mistress who is irritated by every nuance, touch and gesture! |
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Mon, Feb 23, 2009 @ 6:19 AM
I love the sound of gut..C..no C..three harmonics cascading upwards to resonate against wood, lacquer and rosin.
This is a recording, not a construction..thank you. |
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Mon, Feb 23, 2009 @ 12:38 PM
Very nice. I like it. Has the same immediate quality as the Pablo Casals recordings of the Bach cello suites.
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Those Casals recordings of Bach are probably the ultimate cello offerings. Thanks for reference. And yes, I played the medieval variation without music, just closing my eyes and tuning into some remote ancestral memory….me the cello and an empty room with a mic. Thanks for this review! Cheers. |