“Playing the cello did feel nicely neolithic, or at least a civilized way to process the primitive.”
Source: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
“If God had designed the orchestra, then the cello was His greatest accomplishment.”
Source: Hotels of North America
“It [Bach's cello suites] is like a great diamond," said [Mischa] Maisky in a thick Russian accent, "with so many different cuts that reflect light in so many different ways.”
Source: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
“While the concept of the muse is noteworthy, the development of the muse has changed substantially in today's online world. The tables have practically turned as the artist who is responsible for creating music in today's world is now being the muse to others. They have been responsible for the creation of "fan art," a style of performance where people create new forms of media based off of existing creations.
It was originally that the muse was what prompted the artist to create something new. Today it has changed to where the artist is the muse to others in society.”
Source: CELLOGIRLS: Identity and Transformation in 2CELLOS Fan Culture
“Art in order to move you has to be political or sexual - whether it is on canvas, in the drum of the cello, in the words of the poet. If it doesn't move you, what is the point? And if it does move you, what is the point? The point is to touch your senses, your soul. To carve, as a knife in the right hands, carves beauty from a block of wood.”
Source: Katie in Love
“Their musical ability and performance seems to derive from the past collective experience and presents itself in the individual unconscious today. Through it we tap into something eternal and it is apparent even in how they approach their playing. Perhaps we relate to it because, of any other instrument, the cello has a range that matches the human voice.”
Source: CELLOGIRLS: Identity and Transformation in 2CELLOS Fan Culture
“Most of our fan experiences include many touching moments. There are even fans who have told us that our music saved their lives and that is very powerful to hear and to realize, that our music can make such a profound difference.”
“I close my eyes, letting the calm wash over me, and putting my bow against the cello's strings, I play.”
Source: Stolen Songs
“The heart finds its home not where it lives, but where it loves.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“After a few minutes, the lull of the piano joins in,
and we play together. It’s the most magical thing I’ve
ever experienced”
Source: Stolen Songs