2Cellos on 1 cello and more...

[Flay]

To brighten up your morning (or not), as anyone heard of these two? Sorry, I know, it's crossover.

But I have no doubt this sort of thing will help get the young to investigate classical music (and yes, it's amplified but they're playing to an arena):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj4ST5Dsmdc

They have obviously made the most of their studies at the Royal Academy and the Royal Northern College of Music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk

And somebody must be making a fortune restringing their bows

[amateur51]

Credit where credit is due, they're Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser and their web address is www.2cellos.com where you'll find all manner of other repertoire.

I like the fact that they appear to be enjoying themselves

[gamba]

Tut, tut - rehairing their bows !! Flay.

[Flay]

Tut, tut - rehairing their bows !! Flay.

O wretched state! O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that, struggling to be free,
Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay!
Bow, stubborn knees; and, heart with strings of steel,
Be soft as sinews of the newborn babe!
All may be well.

Flay retires and kneels

[gamba]

O wretched state! O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that, struggling to be free,
Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay!
Bow, stubborn knees; and, heart with strings of steel,
Be soft as sinews of the newborn babe!
All may be well.

Flay retires and kneels

Arise Sir Flay, thou now hast a seat in the House of Lords, where ' cock ups ' go un - noticed - thou mayest now even radiate such knowledge to lesser beings who also know not the familiarity between hair & string unless we are referring to the G-string which does I am told, sometimes reside in close proximity to certain areas of hair.

[Flay]

which does I am told, sometimes reside in close proximity to certain areas of hair.

Not these days since deforestation became the fashion...

But thank you anyway for forgiving me.

[gradus]

Why stop at two?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3buJfM7-CA

[Rolmill]

Indeed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MLNMgpywk

With apologies for yet another spin of one of R3's '100 favourite tunes'....

[Flay]

Indeed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MLNMgpywk

With apologies for yet another spin of one of R3's '100 favourite tunes'....

You are forgiven, Rolers. But a cello with 5 strings is cheating!

[Barbirollians]

Rather a shame . The one doing the gurning was the cellist in the Greenwich Trio .

[Rolmill]

But a cello with 5 strings is cheating!

Yes, but still entertaining!

A few years ago my violin-playing daughter played it with her school string quartet (all aged 12), with the cellist using her normal cello - their music teacher did some rearranging though (with Stringfever's permission I believe). They ended up doing it at a schools prom in RAH, which remains one of her (and my) great musical experiences, so it's a version which brings back memories. We also got up a family edition (eldest daughter plays the cello), which we tried out at a local church concert - using our then 5 year old daughter to give the final cello twang .