Dvorak String Quartet no. 9 in D Minor, mvt. 2 at the end. What an amazing piece, dedicated to Brahms. He worked hard on that piece to live up to his dedicatee’s standards, and I think he succeeded. Is that the American String Quartet recording? I don’t know why more quartets don’t perform it.
Hmm. No Haydn - the Father of the String Quartet? No Mozart? Mendelssohn over Schubert? I am not arguing some great moments have been picked - but almost nobody plays Barber's String Quartet anymore (only the arrangement of the Adagio for String Orchestra), and the Grieg String Quartet, whilst excellent, isn't a patch on any of Dvorak's last 5 String Quartets; plus Smetena's Ma Vlast? What a heart-wrenching moment where his deafness kicks in - surely one of the greatest moments ever in music let alone String Quartet? Please understand - I didn't expect my favourite moments to be picked. That would be dull!! So I am not complaining (bizarrely) - just thought you might explain your logic and reasoning within the video - after all, all our tastes and experiences are different. Then you might win me over! ;-)
Maybe my title was a bit clickbait... Its impossible to objectively find the 10 greatest string quartet moments. I will definitely take a listen to the pieces you mentioned!
@@tenorclef418 I accept the clickbait - we don't use the Internet without expecting it. Enjoy widening your String Quartet experiences. Repurposing your video to perhaps become an introduction as to why String Quartets are awesome? Or stick with it - after all - opinion is subjective and who am I to say my opinion counts more than yours (it doesn't!)! Perhaps these are indeed the 10 greatest moments for the majority of people? ;-)
Nice list, Borodin 2 and Grieg 1 are my favourites here. If i add could add more, I would probably add Tchaikovsky 1 2nd movement, Bruch 1 2nd movement, Dvorak 13 2nd movement, Schubert 14(Death and the Maiden) 1st movement, and shostakovich 15. And I guess the bonus is Dvorak quartet 9 2nd movement right? (I'm a big Dvorak fan so I have heard this before)
No Death and the Maiden 2nd movement? The most popular string quartet.
very glad to see Shostakovich no 8 mvt II on here
Dvorak String Quartet no. 9 in D Minor, mvt. 2 at the end. What an amazing piece, dedicated to Brahms. He worked hard on that piece to live up to his dedicatee’s standards, and I think he succeeded. Is that the American String Quartet recording? I don’t know why more quartets don’t perform it.
what about bartoks?
Hmm. No Haydn - the Father of the String Quartet? No Mozart? Mendelssohn over Schubert? I am not arguing some great moments have been picked - but almost nobody plays Barber's String Quartet anymore (only the arrangement of the Adagio for String Orchestra), and the Grieg String Quartet, whilst excellent, isn't a patch on any of Dvorak's last 5 String Quartets; plus Smetena's Ma Vlast? What a heart-wrenching moment where his deafness kicks in - surely one of the greatest moments ever in music let alone String Quartet?
Please understand - I didn't expect my favourite moments to be picked. That would be dull!! So I am not complaining (bizarrely) - just thought you might explain your logic and reasoning within the video - after all, all our tastes and experiences are different. Then you might win me over! ;-)
Maybe my title was a bit clickbait... Its impossible to objectively find the 10 greatest string quartet moments. I will definitely take a listen to the pieces you mentioned!
@@tenorclef418 I accept the clickbait - we don't use the Internet without expecting it. Enjoy widening your String Quartet experiences. Repurposing your video to perhaps become an introduction as to why String Quartets are awesome? Or stick with it - after all - opinion is subjective and who am I to say my opinion counts more than yours (it doesn't!)! Perhaps these are indeed the 10 greatest moments for the majority of people? ;-)
Nice list, Borodin 2 and Grieg 1 are my favourites here. If i add could add more, I would probably add Tchaikovsky 1 2nd movement, Bruch 1 2nd movement, Dvorak 13 2nd movement, Schubert 14(Death and the Maiden) 1st movement, and shostakovich 15.
And I guess the bonus is Dvorak quartet 9 2nd movement right? (I'm a big Dvorak fan so I have heard this before)
Yes, nice! Thank you for the suggestions
ravels 2nd movement? have you heard the 3rd?
Is the barber quartet not the same as the adagio for strings?
Yes...the quartet is the original version.
Why the fuck aren't Beethoven No. 14, Op. 131 and Große Fuge here?