Sergei Prokofiev - String Quartet No. 1 in B minor Op. 50, Quartetto Energie Nove

Quartetto Energie Nove
Hans Liviabella & Barbara Ciannamea - violins, Ivan Vukcevic - viola, Felix Vogelsang - cello

[@jisnotavailable]

A very intense work, with lots of respite but still, very intense.
Prokofiev wrote lots of IMO masterpieces and this is just one of them.
The pizzicato at 22.41 is staggering, I'm always in tears with its arrival.

[@diligentmindz]

I haven’t listened to this for years but it sounds as fresh and vital today as when I first heard it 40 years ago. Bravo!

[@SuperAsalvador]

Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1931) was commissioned by the Library of Congress. The Quartet was first performed in Washington, D. C. on 25 April 1931 by the Brosa Quartet and in Moscow on 9 October 1931 by the Roth Quartet The string quartet is in three movements. 1 Allegro 2 Andante molto 3 Andante. The work is distinctive in that its key, B minor, is just a semitone below the limits of the viola and cello range. Another distinctive feature is that the finale is the slow movement, which is highly intense in emotion and full of sweeping melodies.Prokofiev had liked the finale so much that he transcribed a version of it for string orchestra, as Op. 50a, and included a piano transcription in his pieces as Op. 52. (Wikipedia)

[@mgaspa]

Extraordinary performance !! Bravo !!

[@afscdg]

I'm playing the third movement with my quartet in January. This was lovely to listen to.

[@jisnotavailable]

OMG it's a long time since. I've only just discovered this,.... I hope it went well for you :)

[@cheelunlam9853]

awesome performance.
棒到极致，加油，Hans Liviabella

[@nebbykoo]

I love this performance.

[@TheJamesalden]

THANK YOU!!....

[@f0rTyLeGz]

Wonderful.

[@4ohm531]

amazing

[@cachomaradei7861]

Impecable.

[@pablouuuu]

Pero?

[@thegenericguy]

preposterous, it's outstanding! 2:22 gets me every time

[@OMG-hy4qz]

cool

[@alexisbssnt7176]

6:52 - Andante Molto - Vivace
13:40 - Andante

[@olafkindt7602]

Sauber, Felix!

[@leebradshaw]

Deluxe!

[@robertfrankgill5962]

Written 7 years before Shostakovich's 1st String Quartet.

[@slateflash]

OMG!!! awesome!!!

[@bezuglich]

EN, what are the instruments, if you would? OK if I play this 20x in a row?

[@vukcevicivan]

hey... just saw your comment, sorry for such a late reply
violins: presenda and p.a. testore, joseph gagliano viola, don n. amati cello. thanks

[@bb2fiddler]

How in God's name does Hans play with a ring on his left hand?????

[@pablouuuu]

I play with ring a big ring

[@matthewtichenor3581]

That endpoint is bothering me

[@wacki_cjk]

I understand incorporating a Slava bow technique but you should at least utilize your pinky as a cellist for bow control...
Sounds great though!

[@JafuetTheSame]

excellent performance despite the fact the composition is rather poor

[@cartolaia5233]

LM?AOOO

[@orb3796]

It´s among the finest chamber works in human history...?