cellist anyone? I like listening to cello music, but...?

Well, some suggestions...

Yo Yo Ma is definitely the most famous at the moment. Others include Steven Isserlis (English dude with curly hair), Mstislav Rostropovich (Russian genius, getting old and has mostly retired but still conducts), Peter Wispelway, Ralph Kirshbaum, and the wild man Mischa Maisky! Many of these you can look up on youtube if you like.

If you want recordings, look out for the Jacqueline Du Pre. She died from multiple sclerosis 20 years ago, but left some fabulous recordings including the defining one of Elgar cello concerto (look for the recording conducted by Barbirolli paired with Janet Baker singing Elgar's Sea Pictures).

At the end of the day it will depend on what you are looking for. There are various compilations of what Du Pre recorded and they are great as a starting point for cello music. If you are interested in the Bach suites there are many recordings including Casals, Rostropovich, Maisky, Tortelier, Yo Yo Ma, and many others.

i attempted to furnish you a youtube link yet I have been given a 999 blunders message. visit youtube and look at "A Cello Rondo by way of Ethan Winer" some cool song with super video enhancing ; each and all the song is complete on cellos.

Yo-Yo Ma, probably one of the most famous cellist.

Rostropovich

Mischa Maisky

Are also famous names (on YouTube)...I'm not too much into cellist, so I can't offer what I don't find on YouTube!

there's a whole band i can't spell the name but i'll try appolica something like that. 1 of there albums is something like metallica played by 4 cellos look up three days grace in itunes and it's one of the similar artist or something like

sorry, if didn't get it correct

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Here are some very excellent cellists:

Mstislav Rostropovich

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxYbF-Yzdf0&feature...

Pablo Casals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIzKdmDxdD0

Pierre Fournier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hns9YlffKfQ

Paul Tortelier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttb2bnh3Kh8

Jacqueline du Pré

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5C99JyP2ns

János Starker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MEUIGjfHNw

Leonard Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GchB9unYkOE

Maurice Gendron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8HIzv61ZKE

Emanuel Feuermann

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjVN-abVeZs

Gregor Piatigorsky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnEqtLwXfYM

Maria Kliegel

http://www./ youtube. com/watch?v=C4pVpdNzZTg

Anner Bylsma

http://www./ youtube. com/watch?v=LrQvSLnwsVE

Rostropovich and Casals are my favorites, but all of these are great cellists. :)

Apocalyptica is a band that only plays on the Cello.

Members:

Eicca Toppinen

Paavo Lötjönen

Perttu Kivilaakso

Mikko Sirén

Antero Manninen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH68Z6ysqZs&feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUXDdJ3C-c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjQGt7WjK0&feature...

One of the best:

Jacqueline du Pré: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5C99JyP2ns

i play the violin so i listen to alot of classisal music. so i wud recommend yo-yo ma. yupp. :)