Piatti Project #2/12: Diezig plays Caprice No. 2

This is the second part of my Piatti Project in which I will learn and record all 12 Caprices by Alfredo Piatti and share the resulting videos on my Youtube Channel. Because almost all of Piatti's Caprices are new for me I estimate it to take between 2-3 years for me to complete the project.
The Caprice No. 2 which I hurried to record while the christmas tree was still installed is a choral-like piece which gives the cellist ample opportunity to practice doublestops, string crossings and legato bowing. I found it not entirely easy to learn by heart as well.
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Swiss Cellist Sebastian Diezig is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. He studied with Pierre-Bernard Sudan, Marc Jaermann and finally completed his studies with Thomas Demenga with a brilliant soloist diploma in 2008. Diezig is price winner at numerous competitions, most notably the International Cello Competition Lugano (3rd price) and the International Cello Competition Zagreb (special price for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece, both in 2008). Since 2010 he is co-principal cellist with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with which he performs in the famed KKL, the Lucerne Theatre and frequently in major music capitals of Europe, Asia and South America. As a soloist he has appeared with orchestras such as the Basel Symphony, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the Fribourg Chamber Orchestra, the Prague Symphonic Ensemble and many others and at renowned festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, the Young Artists in Concert Davos, the Sine Nomine Festival Lausanne and others in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. Sebastian Diezig also composes. Among his works are the virtuoso solo pieces „Top Gun Variations“ (2012) and „Blues“ (2007) which can be heard on his Youtube Channel. One of his current projects is the video recording of all the Piatti Caprices (also available on his Youtube Channel).

[smelling_good_af]

Well played, this is my favorite one of Piatti.

[jungjung]

So beautiful! I really love Piatti’s caprices. Thanks for your amazing playing.❤️

[archiejones]

I truly enjoyed this performance. He had such clarity and musical expression. One the of the best performances of N0. 2. I am excited about the Project of all 12 being performed in different places.

[jnelson]

Thanks ever so much for introducing me to this music! It is gorgeous as is your performance of it.

[Jacob-girk]

Just beautiful. Simply beautiful -- and played with such feeling.  Thank you.

[colni]

Excellentissime ! on ne s'en lasse pas...bonne continuation dans vos enregistrements!

[Haddock]

Magnifique Sebastian! J'en ai les doigts qui me démangent... 

[zoltandespond]

Bravo Sebastian ! et merci : une très belle référence pour travailler ;)
Me réjouis de voir les prochaines vidéos

Zoltán

[angelicaangeles]

En solo cuestión de minutos una melodía te puede llevar a otro mundo ... y cuando se acaba  :/ regresas a la realidad. Pero vale la pena ese corto tiempo.

[omegawoomy]

Any tips on how to practice those arpeggios? Your rendition is the cleanest I’ve heard on YouTube so far!

[celloendpinfem]

congratulations, with your wonderful skills I do think you need less than 2-3 years : ) Lucerne knew who to choose!
what did you use to record yourself? and what technic do you use to memorise problematic (as you partly called it) pieces? Congratulations once more, happy new year!

[jaymeeck]

love your string crossings! how do you manage to make them sound so clean?

[nathang]

Why such different bowings than piatti though?