cellio9 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

so fantastic!!!

musonymous (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

way too much vibrato i think

whatthecello42 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

how bout that bow hold

minotango (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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

HeifetzBeatsOistrakh (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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

Davcello (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

its beautifull)))

manulet7 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

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