Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach in Alaska
Музыка
Bach's Prélude from Suite No. 2, amidst the melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska, where I was brought by Princess Daazhraii Johnson. She writes this:
"Our relationship to our birch relatives, our salmon relatives, and all the beings of Alaska are sacred. Our traditional stories tell us that at one point we all spoke the same language ... we still do. If we find the time to truly listen, we might recognize ourselves in the melting permafrost or the fallen birch, but we might also recognize ourselves in the songs of the birds or the freshness of the Arctic breeze. There is still hope when we experience life. We should all fall in love with the places we live and let this love drive our determination to protect the waters, the salmon, the caribou, and all our plant relatives so that future generations may also experience such joy and sustenance.”
Video by Austin Mann and Taylor McKay
Audio by Christopher Moretti and Jesse Lewis
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I am from Alaska and I have deep indigenous ancestry here, (settler and indigenous) and I would never call any other place in this world in my home, though I am well traveled. This piece moved my heart, and the way it was presented is a beautiful remark and statement upon the way it has changed, even from when I was a child. Thank you, Yo-Yo Ma and everyone who made this happen, I am grateful for our home to be shown in such a bittersweet beautiful way. I have been a fan of yours since the early PBS days from childhood.
This is very powerful synthesis of the beauty of music and the power of the cause. Thank you, Yo-Yo Ma for making this planet a better place to live on!
@Jessica-rw6nr
21 күн бұрын
Hey Cellopedia! Love your vids!
@benjamMin278
19 күн бұрын
Agreed! Next in Ukraine and on the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russian territory please. 🙏🙏
@beethovensg
19 күн бұрын
Listen and shut up with your planet problems.
@nancychace8619
18 күн бұрын
The "cause"? Could you please elaborate?
@hollish1010
17 күн бұрын
@@nancychace8619 reading the video description may help you. I think this video is about paying attention to the nature around us and taking better care of it. It was posted for Earth Day.
The d minor prelude is solemn, dark, melancholic, introspective, and mournful. By the end, it also refreshes the spirit and for that I am grateful to J.S. Bach for this music.
Anyone here from We're Here?
@thex9000B
14 күн бұрын
Because we're here
@thebeaglebeagle
14 күн бұрын
@@thex9000B Because we're here
@dasiavou
11 күн бұрын
@@thebeaglebeagle because we're here
@dennismayhem4894
10 күн бұрын
What what and what what?? lol Yo Yo Ma so godd!
@iwasntreadyforitall
8 күн бұрын
@@dennismayhem4894We're Here is a newsletter from the vlogbrothers Hank and John Green
Yoyo Ma inspired me to learn the violin at age 9 before I even knew his name… thanks to a school field trip to listen to him… all by himself at the Guzman Hall in downtown Miami…over 50 years ago..he is truly an amazing treasure to humanity
we are fortunate to be alive at the same time as this man.
@jenniferpatt4355
19 күн бұрын
a completely realized enlightened soul sharing his gifts of bliss
@daniadejonghe4980
19 күн бұрын
@@jenniferpatt4355 exactly
@franciscomorilla5406
17 күн бұрын
Siiii,tienes toda la razón!!!
Two great Masters, Bach and Yo Yo Ma, such melancholy beauty!
@NeonMyloXyloto
21 күн бұрын
And Stradivari :)
@asteinarts4316
20 күн бұрын
And Mother Nature?
Yo-Yo Ma is a genuine national and global treasure!
The prelude of Bach's suite 2 is one of Yo Yo Ma's first piece he ever performed on stage when he was little
@rhijulbec1
21 күн бұрын
@NeonMyloXyloto Thank you for the information I've followed YoYo for many years. My children would hear a Led Zeppelin album playing and next a Yo Yo compilation. Both pleased them 😊 They've developed a love for classical music in general, which pleases me. And now my grandchildren are also listening. Although I have not seen him in person unfortunately, he has been instrumental (pun intended) in making classical music available to people who may not have been interested in that particular genre of music, in a way few others have. I sigh when I hear him play, sort of like exhaling the days trials and just listening to a master.
@Jude74
19 күн бұрын
@@rhijulbec1I love reading posts like this. My parents introduced me to Bolero, The Music Man, Muddy Waters and ELO all in the same week when we got a new stereo. I was 3 1/2 at the time and I just turned 50 and I still remember hearing that music for the first time. It opened my mind to all music not just what was playing on the radio. Those are some of my favorite memories. And I bet those are some of your kids favorite memories too.❤
Absolutely beautiful! The perfect Earth Day performance.
Yo-Yo Ma + Bach + woods of Alaska = ❤❤❤❤❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH YO-YO MA! I’m Alaskan native, and my family is from lower tanana! I appreciate that you came to alaska! I’ve been a fan of your work for a few years and it truly makes me happy that you came to alaska :) happy earth day 🌎 🌱
@CSharpListenSharper
15 күн бұрын
:'D
Magnificent. Handsome birch set in the beauty and mystery of Aladka . Thank you for your music.
Thank you! Powerful. I bet the white birches were happy to be serenaded.
I love how he lets his surroundings flow into what he gives us
Cello is music of the heart and soul.
magnifique , on EARTH DAY, thank you 🙏
I love Yo Yo Ma’s connection to nature. A truly beautiful performance
As soon as this started I completely relaxed. Almost all of the tension left my body.... Thank you!
Pure beauty…
Wow! The calmness of this piece. Thank you, Yo-Yo Ma
His performances are mesmerizing & he conveys emotion in how he plays. I'm from Kampala Uganda and his work always brings a smile to my face.
Thank you for reminding me that there is still so much beauty in our humanity.
So relaxing listening to the beauty of this masterpiece, especially performed by Yo-Yo Ma, who is one with both music and nature.
Beautiful performance Yo Yo. Moving and embracing.
Yo-Yo Ma is amazing. That is such not enough way to explain this performance, where he played it, and why he did it. Why he did this for us. Thank you so so much!
Places us as part rather than apart from Nature. Thank you❤😊
Yo Yo Ma + nature = best combo
Beyond beautiful I'm still stoked and privileged to have seen Ma perform Bach in NZ 2019 (seems like just the other day not 5 years AGO)
I do not have the words required for such Beauty and tone. I am privileged that men like Mr. Ma are still creating. Still beating with the World around them. A damned privilege. ❤
So beautiful like nature itself ! Such a gift to all who see and hear !
Three of my favorite things all on one place 💚💚💚💚💚
This profoundly mirrors my current feelings of sadness, grief, sorrow.
@desib5396
21 күн бұрын
@@CatyBee This is one aspect of of music and the filters of perception I suppose. Depending on circumstances it triggers different emotions in/ has different meanings for/ gives different things to different people.
@desib5396
20 күн бұрын
@@CatyBee No. Thanks. This might be right for you. I actually do not share this view on things. I rather decide for myself what I want and need and what not.
@desib5396
20 күн бұрын
@@CatyBee I can relate to that. I too attempted to be empathetic and nice in a lot of different ways. A lot of the times only to find out that things don't work the way I thought they do.
The depth of that cello is astounding.
❤I love his way of playing ❤
No existe en la música ninguna combinación de ornamento que el músico genio no sea capaz de reproducir. Busca la forma más enérgica del color de la música el contenido es maravilloso para el mundo!!! Gracias maestro. ❤❤❤
Yo-Yo!!! You're a rockstar! Exquisite. Thank you
What an awesome place, performance and person!
Yo-yo Ma ha logrado interpretar el sentir, de los días grises y fríos que vive nuestro planeta, a través del preludio N° 2 de Bach...no es una casualidad en él, haber elegido Alaska y su frío para reflejar una cierta deseperanza😢 me encantó su interpretación maestro!
Thank you Yo Yo,along the same lines a young organist has been going around rural churches in England and playing the organ.Ben Maton plays with all his heart just like Yo Yo and honors the places and people and prayers that were sent up over the centuries.We need to honor these sacred places and no better way than to bring back music to these areas.
"There is still hope when we experience life"
深沉苍凉中透着悲悯细腻，人、景、音乐，浑然天成。
Magnífico, sublime y enternecedor...
Beautiful..Thank you so much 🫂💖
Alaska might be the most beautiful place on Earth
Beautiful. Thank you. 🙏❤
Beautiful.
Absolutely stunning! Your episode on The West Wing is still one of my absolute favorites and my parents are big fans. I'm gonna send this to them right away!
Beautiful! Thank you!
Pure beauty! Thank you!
Thank you! Great stuff yet again
Amazing! Thank you so much!
I found so creative this interpretation of a deep composition from Bach in the midst of a gray tree trunks' bed, with the unique expression of Yo Yo Ma, within the global sadness of what is happening in the world. It reminds me THE PIANIST when he started to play in the aftermath of the war, that scene, that face. The Princess' message is the cherry on top. Thanks, Yo Yo Ma 🩶💚🍀🍀
Although your hair color has changed, your beautiful music is still as youthful and beautiful as ever. Thank you for bringing beautiful colors to this world.😊
Las cosas más hermosas de la vida, la música ❤
Mr. Bach, you make this world divine!
Excellent !!!! Thank You !!!
Fantastic, thank you
Thank you 🙏
The genius of Yo-Yo Ma is ageless.
Bach, prelude, You, nature of Alaska ... Great performance dear Yo Yo. Wonderful! Amazing! Enjoed your palaying and Bach... Thank you both:) God bless You! My full support! Sub! and best regards!
Absolutely beautiful
Deep, spiritual, love this 🙏🏻
thank you!
Amazing
Amazingly beautiful. 🙏🏻
Exquisite, I learned to play this a few years back. I must go back and find it again, this music and Yo Yo’s playing is an homage to being human.
Una maravilla!!!
That's simply very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing performance. The precision and clarity matches the whimsical movements of the environment perfectly. This is as good as cello gets.
I've listened to you for years and you continue to inspire me. This is beautiful.
Perfection
Thank you for this beauty. Very touching 🎧🤍
Thank you❤
Exquisite! Thank you for sharing your brilliance and talent. Love your interpretation of this moving piece.
I have always loved your playing. I still do!
Amaizing performance thanks máster Yo Yoc Ma!
Thank you, and thank you for your performance at the memorial for the World Central Kitchen workers.
Beautifully delivered with powerful basses and magical tones seem to blend with nature !!!
Two things I love - my home and Yo-Yo Ma's playing. I would have loved to met him when he was here, better to have been sitting there while he played!
The land appears to me to be clearcut, and trying to regrow. The living things here- with this music everyday - feels like sacred encouragement to grow and grow.
Beatufiul as always Ma. HOpe to see you perform live someday.
Every time when I hear you play, the interpretation is more beautiful and profound ❤
This is hauntingly beautiful
Love.
Beautiful :D
Thank you for the important message on the earth through your playing in Alaska
Odważne,urocze, potrzebne.Swietne połączenie -----mysl przewodnią naszych czasów.☘️☘️🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Obrigado pela sua música que traz um sentimento nobre de empatia e fraternidade.
Touching
My heart moves with your cello.
Thank you
thank you ☺💖
The KZread algorithm brought me here; some faith in technology has been restored
Lovely
Such a gorgeous instrument the base (larger than the cello) and played by a master. ❤
Beaitiful ❤❤❤.
Gracias 💜
Thanks 😊❤
Bravo!