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- Don't ask the members of the Dublin Guitar Quartet to play the time-honored classics of the Spanish repertoire. They might play traditional Spanish style classical guitars, but they're not your standard guitar ensemble. The Dubliners are strictly devoted to contemporary music. They've been commissioning new pieces and adapting others for both acoustic and electric guitars since 2002, when the group formed at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama.
Dressed more like stylish bankers than hipsters, the musicians filed behind Bob Boilen's desk in matching suits and proceeded to make string quartet music by Philip Glass shine in a completely new way.
Whether you know the Glass quartets or not, it's astonishing how satisfying the music sounds on four guitars. The interlocking parts are transparent and the music seems to breathe fresh air. The group's intonation is impeccable, the rhythms crisp and precise whether they are keeping the propulsive engine chugging or lurching to a sudden new arpeggio. Watch their heads, all bobbing in unison.
In these arrangements by DGQ, the music is far more subtle than simple repetitions. Just a slight vibrato on the high notes in the third movement of the Second Quartet gives them a sweet, pearly sheen. And the slow section of Glass' Third Quartet, tender as a lullaby, is punctuated with carefully selected notes that hang in the air like fragrances. In other spots, brash strumming summons the spirit of flamenco.
Glass' music has been a staple for these musicians, but they also play pieces by Steve Reich, Henryk Górecki and Irish composer Donnacha Dennehy. They've even paired with a couple of rock bands. With eight hands and 24 strings it seems the DGQ can tackle almost anything. - TOM HUIZENGA
Set List
Glass: String Quartet No. 2, "Company," Mvts. II & III
Glass: String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima," Mvt. III, "1934: Grandmother & Kimitake"
Glass: String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima," Mvt. II, "November 25: Ichigaya"
Glass: String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima," Mvt. IV, "1962: Body Building"
Dublin Guitar Quartet
Brian Bolger
Pat Brunnock
Tomas O'Durcain
Michael O'Toole
Credits
Producers: Tom Huizenga, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Editor: Susan Hale Thomas; Videographers: Susan Hale Thomas, Nick Michael, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Claire Eggers; photo by Claire Eggers/NPR
If I could watch nothing but Tiny Desk Concerts for the rest of my life, then I would still be a very happy man.
sucks me in and makes me wanna wear weird hats lolololololol Damn you, Tiny Desk!!!!
u flying too high
still believing this?
amadeusb4 ok
You mean a very still, happy man.
This is what the bosses do in the conference room
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"Leave us alone, we're having a very important meeting!"
Yea .. they have their hands around necks
Ha!! Yes!
@@into_the_void that got a laugh, good one!
I'm speechless. I like Philip Glass, but I'd never heard an all-guitar group playing his work. These guys should be much better known - superb stuff. Thanks for having them in my newly discovered "addiction" NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. This is one of the best yet.
Imagine these guys dressed like this, shades on, walking down the street carrying their guitar cases.... Tarantino would be proud.
Grabbed the suits in Penney’s on O’Connell St on the way to the airport. Wonderful performance.
Thank you for including contemporary chamber/classical/new music artists among your offerings! Scintillating music that deserves a wider audience!
Its good to know MIB headquarters has an in house band.
Mono Hive 😄
Phillip Glass on Guitar, fantastic, actually it's made look at Phillip Glass work in a different light, wow, inspiring guys, thanks.
"Anyway, here's Wonderwall"
take it away!
+1
Basically a shorter version of this
'Anuder Tehning point eh fook stuck en da rood'.
Unbelievable how the sound of the nails on the strings is part of the music
Wow, well said!
speechless. clicked it on and started eating, head down. had no idea of the repertoire. The bliss of Mishima on four guitars leaves me speechless. Beautiful.
I love the posted review almost as much as the video. "pearly sheen", "interlocking parts", and "engine chugging" really help touch on the wonderful voo-doo magic that comes out of these guys and their guitars.
Gorgeous music. Great fit for the Tiny Desk!
with the room smelling of fine perfume and gourmet cuisine i was suddenly sick to my stomach at the realization that i had been smelling and living as a wild swine
The most beautiful dynamics and tone in any tiny desk
thank you folks for putting this up. A beacon of light in the darkness.
C'est magnifique! Si bien joué, avec la sensibilité de Glass et toutes les nuances de la guitare. Bravo!
I was in a guitar ensemble. This is hard to do. I'm inspired.
Extraordinarily beautiful in composition and eloquent and amazing musicianship Made my day, thank you so much.xx
Brilliant! Philip Glass plus guitar quartet! A marriage made in heaven. Thank you, Tiny Desk!
Tiny Desk Concerts are the best concerts I've never been to. No stage diving allowed 😃
We saw these guys live through the Anchorage Concert Association and it was one of the best shows in AK in a while. Great live!
+Sara Brown which possibly says as much about Alaska as it does about these guys!
Me: Wow this sounds very Glass-esque I love it.
Me 5 seconds later: Oh right. Reading.
Felt the same way. You made me read the description. God Algo at his best
the same here hahahaha
That was amazing, I cried. It was simple and stunning. Also thanks to the people writing the algorithm that brought me here.
This is the most visually neat and organized tiny desk concert I’ve ever seen.
When they stop each piece I think my video is lagging. They hold so still
Hahaha....it happen to me..the FIRST 2 PIECES ..I was like, what happen ?
To hear Mishima on four guitars is pure bliss. On the Desert Island Disc for sure.
This is brilliant. Guitar like I've never heard it before. Glass would be privileged and proud.
Love the way the slow parts build tension.
The first Phillip Glass piece reminds me of Oakti "Aguas de Amazonia", though I suppose many of his works follow similar structures.
I think Oakti played Philip Glass
@@ravinchowdhury5215 Did indeed I was just listening to it yesterday. Thus the stylistic similarities :) Also easy to imagine this piece played on PVC and glass marimba.
@@ImpmanPDX That sounds amazing. I will definitely listen to more of this
This is acoustic prog-rock. Love it
Should be labelled "WARNING: Philip Glass"
I laughed so hard at this 🤣🤣
Four very talented guys.
Hermoso descubrimiento. Hay que destacar la excelente ejecución del cuarteto. Me recuerda un poco a Vàli, una banda noruega de guitarra acústica, también de tilde contemporáneo.
muy elegantes en todos los sentidos, hermosa música
100%
Great vibes.. Amazing group of talented souls placed together. I can feel the strings play through my vains. After having a difficult day watching over my 3 week old twins by myself, it released my stress. I also placed the sounds near my girls to listen to the beautiful music. Thank you! I am a new fan of yours..
Lovely stuff, masterfully executed.
I find it kind of cute that even the greatest musicians can still look a little shy & embarrassed when the applause starts. Not quite sure what to do.
excellent performance, and I liked the set list very much. really enjoying . do it more, please
dude mishima is amazing literally
Thank you! Play on! I'm writing my fiction book listening to these tiny concerts.
At 5:42 the beat drops and it becomes an Asking Alexandria Concert! These guys are AWESOME!
Well that was pretty polite applause. I would've been standing on the table.
That would have been over the top and impolite.
Thank you for the music.
7:35 and rain
Sublimely beautiful!
Halfway through I realized it was at 1.5 speed :D
Still sounded great. Rewind.
OMG, good music is so much FUN to listen to!!
This version to me sounds so right. It speaks differently than the original, but still so good!
This blew my mind, thank you guys!
Second from left is Dan Aykroyd!
Nothing fancy...just sheer beauty
Still the best concert!
So beautiful - thank you for posting.
Todos los NPR tienen para ofrecernos creatividad formación diversidad musical maravillosa así que Gracias!!
Amazing! What a jewel of a concert!
Magnificent rendering of this music! Felicitaciones a los guitarristas...!
They have been briefed before the concert : the penalty for a single note slightly out of time would be death.
Philip Glass is always on my mind. So thank you NRP Music. But I believe many doest´t bother, That is a pity.
LOVED! Happy 85th Birthday Philip Glass :)
Great performance. The sound production is unreal.
Superb. A fresh air of music and great audio in an intimate setting
Thank you 🙏
these boy's got Mad Skill's
waitin' for Steve Reich's electric counterpoint
Real musicians
Superb. Quartet is just a word. Its really the beauty of four interwoven guitars to create a single sound.
These guys are phenomenal!!!
Una cosa de locos esta seción!!!!!! Los felicito!!!!!!
Great!!! Really well done.
Really well done. Would love to catch them for a live performance.
Falú, Cafrune, Tirao, Salinas.
el que sabe sabe
Mr. Purple, Black, Blue, Brown
dan aykroyd is pretty good at guitar.
+Johnmark Hatfield I see it
Lol yes
Brian Bolger looks like a young Michael Cain
was thinking the same thing
+ Alec Baldwin
Love the music ! I will be buying ! Elwood from the blues brothers needs his shades tho.
Maravilhoso!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Amazing
Simply beautiful ❤️😍
Estos temas me recuerdan a Discipline de King Crimson. Muy muy bueno. He visto el video por lo menos 20 veces.
Beautiful.
Tight like a Metal band.
Wow!
Reminds me of a band called Twi the Humble Feather
Beautiful thank you
I am in love!! Where, oh where, can I find this music to purchase??
Dublin Guitar Quartet
Wonder!!!
Precise and spine tingling.
The vibes are hypnotic.
Love it.
Good publicity for these guys. I'm not a fan of their "strictly contemporary" repertoire but I guess "someone has to do that". I missed a chance to see the LAGQ play when they came to Dublin, though I did see a separate Andrew York concert
I was so hoping they would do a piece in the 'round' musical style.
Wow they sound awesome!
Beautiful!
beautiful
Yessssss
someone tell these guys to put more on streaming platforms.
Que harmonia, excelente Grupo.
What a cool sound, that somehow I've never heard before. Its a bit annoying that whoever edited the video cropped out the right hand from most close up shots - particularly
at times when where all the action is!
This is the answer to the mariachi band that plays The Ballad Of Heisenberg
Enjoyed that performance 👍❤️
This is too dope!!!
It is very nice to see that also snobs can feel and make music :))