cellio9 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

so fantastic!!!

musonymous (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Extraordinary committed playing full of passion, tonal variety, huge dynamic range and musical insight.How can anyone criticise his intonation. A cello is not a piano with all the semitones equalised!. He uses expressive intonation , leaning into notes to add expressive weight.The cello was his voice and he had a great deal to say with it. Shafran was a unique artist with an inexhaustible range of colours and articulations. Inspirational!

732757791 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

shafran's perfomance of this has a biggest balls ever.all of you,who do not understand it and all those who say "too much vibrato" and other shit..you are totally out of it.

pviola314 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i obvserved that too but i like it considering the intensity of the music and when it becomes calm he does tone it down accordingly

tedgoh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

way too much vibrato i think

whatthecello42 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how bout that bow hold

minotango (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Has somebody another videos with Shafran? Please post it...I wonder who hid such a talent in Russia for many years...

HeifetzBeatsOistrakh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My goodness, what a cellist, musician, and performer...

Davcello (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

its beautifull)))

manulet7 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He was fantastic! I was a pitty that he wasn't as famous as others.Thanks for posting it!