Likewise. I know titles like this "gets views" and seems to be all the rage these days on RUclips, but the clickbaity stuff should be kept off classical score videos in my opinion, even if it's short and excerpted from a larger worklike this video. Why modern culture/people need to manufacture desire to watch their videos is beyond me. Let the art speak for itself and let others form their own opinion about something, without someone else needing to interject with how their viewpoint on the topic deserves recognition. With that said, the video does good analysis of the movement IMO and thank you for reminding me that I should get off the internet LOL Edit: uploader changed the title lol
@@winstonelston5743 likewise the orchestra is the ensemble for pieces that require more than 4 things to be happening at the same time and your name is Igor Stravinksy, Charles Ives, Beethoven, Mahler, Bach....
@@poplife123 I mean Debussy wrote his before Ravel and some might say Ravel copied him. I think the first movement of Bussy's quartet is fantastic. But I think Ravel pushes the boundaries a little more. Especially with the second movement. He really shows why string quartet is the best ensemble.
Hi everyone, Thanks for the feedback. I didn't realise how clickbait-y the original title was (nor was I expecting many views at all, as per my previous videos) and did not mean to mislead anyone in any way. I've since changed the title so hopefully that will sort things out. I've also added credits in the description so you can check out the fabulous recording I used for this video 😁 Thanks for your support!!!
Seriously impressive work! Also great that you explains part of it, very useful to an aspiring composer. I've always loved Ravel, but never dove into his music quite as much, yet.
@@rogernichols1124 Wrong, Beethoven is objectively the greater composer. He is not overpraised in the slightest. Just because you don't have enough IQ to comprehend His Music doesn't mean the music is bad. It's Ravel who's overpraised for his "music".
@@ultimateconstruction "I read a tabloid article once that said liking this or that music correlate to a higher IQ of a margin of 0.003 percent and now I can justify to myself that I am better then everyone around me because i am so intelligent and my IQ is so much higher then the mere simpletons around me, because i get the level of sophistication of this and that music". Beethoven is the most popular and beloved composer on earth, and is a composer of the people, anyone can enjoy it no matter if they have a pea for a brain, and that's among the things that is beautiful about it. Besides, Ravel is commonly considered as a G.O.A.T. of orchestration by other composers and scholars alike.
This string quartet is absolutely phenomenal, truely one of a kind. It's also really interesting to notice how recognizably unique french classical music sounds. It really stands out from the rest.
@@ultimateconstruction No need to be snobby, yes Beethovens late quartets are masterpieces but ravel did suceed in writing in this medium as well, creating one of the best chamber works
@ultimateconstruction oh, goodness! Words fail me at this comment. Ravel is a supremely gifted composer - in any medium. Beethoven stretches the string Quartet form to breaking point but his grasp of integrated textures and the genius of individual instruments is infantile compared with Ravel's. No blame here, just historical inevitability.
You MUST add the credits to your description!! The piece is of course singular and wonderful, but it very much matters what recording this is and who these world-class musicians are - they are the artists we are listening to, who give the notation its nuance and power, and bring it to life.
@@LISZT- Beethoven is not "nothing", he is one of the greatest composers of all time. You clearly haven't listened past "moonlight" and The 5th if you make such a laughably inaccurate assertion.
I personally wouldn’t make the comparison. They are two completely different time periods and one’s favorite can simply be based on that they enjoy Impressionism or classicism more
clicked on this as soon as i saw the pizz in 6/8. i KNEW it was ravel straight away. hands down my favourite string quartet piece ❤❤ his music sounds so... idk how to describe it? lush and vibrant? colourful? idk man i just love ravel ppl should listen to more than bolero
It's got an other worldly sound to it. The man was a genius. My favourite French composer. 😊 Other much loved pieces of his are Alborada del gracioso, Rapsodie Espagnole and Le Tombeau de Couperin. ❤
This is excellent!! I wish more videos annotated/explained music as well as you do in this video. I love music but it’s sometimes hard to read descriptions of bars and motifs and melodies without having a direct reference in the music/timestamps, especially if you don’t read music . Great job!!
Funny - the other day I was just thinking that I need to study some string quartets. The last time I wrote one was in undergrad, and at that point I didn't understand just how much music and texture can be crammed into a quartet.
I played this with my quartet! This is only part of the second movement; the viola and second violin end up getting 32nd notes in the section right after this and it sounds so cool!
This is the greatest string quartet I have heard so far. Not only this movement, the whole work is a masterpiece. The mysterious harmonies, the rhythms. So even if you just have an excerpt of the 2nd movement, the title of the video is true. BTW, love your avatar!
When I refer to Dorian mode, that small section makes use of the C# Dorian scale (note the D# and the A# accidentals). Likewise with the mixolydian section, Ravel uses the notes from the C# mixolydian scale. Hope that helps 😁
Great video! But I kinda wish you would have elaborated on the whole movement, that was really cool! Ravel's string quartet is one of my favourites but I could discover a few new things now!
Some years ago I was at a chamber music concert where they played this quartet and a modern quartet by a local young composer. Unfortunately for the local young composer they played the Ravel first.
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Clickbait title, but you get a pass because it sounds so good.
Tottaly agree
Came for the click bait, stayed for the ear candy
lmao u made them change it
How is it clickbait
@@bozzigmupp510 it is not anymore. The poster renamed the video.
I recognized this piece by sight reading from the front page of RUclips. Ravel is a genius.
Me too😊👍
It is obvious.
Me too. This is my favorite quartet of all time ❤
@@vishnuhalikere6213 I am a String Quartet addict.
@@vishnuhalikere6213ME TOO!!! 😂😂😂
This isn’t what I thought it would be from the title, but it’s great. I want to learn this stuff.
What was your first thought?
Ravel in F, mvmt 2
Likewise. I know titles like this "gets views" and seems to be all the rage these days on RUclips, but the clickbaity stuff should be kept off classical score videos in my opinion, even if it's short and excerpted from a larger worklike this video.
Why modern culture/people need to manufacture desire to watch their videos is beyond me. Let the art speak for itself and let others form their own opinion about something, without someone else needing to interject with how their viewpoint on the topic deserves recognition.
With that said, the video does good analysis of the movement IMO and thank you for reminding me that I should get off the internet LOL
Edit: uploader changed the title lol
Spanish composer: we like to go from 6/8 to 3/4, but not at the same time of course that would be-
Ravel: Ahh oui c'est merveilleux!!!
Ever heard of Granados?
It is not at all a surprise that a string quartet could or would make sounds like this. It is really good tho.
The string quartet is the ensemble for pieces that have too much going on to be heard when played by an orchestra.
@@winstonelston5743 likewise the orchestra is the ensemble for pieces that require more than 4 things to be happening at the same time and your name is Igor Stravinksy, Charles Ives, Beethoven, Mahler, Bach....
That's Ravel. A colorist. He makes EVERYTHING sound different.
i read it as colonist 💀
I confidently believe this is the most unique and beautiful string quartet there is.
It is very beautiful indeed. Do you know the American Quartet by Dvorak?
@MrRemi1802 Yes, I know the American Quartet - it's a good one
I think Grieg challenges this claim
Uhmm listen to the Debussy string quartet .....lots of similarities in a good way.
@@poplife123 I mean Debussy wrote his before Ravel and some might say Ravel copied him. I think the first movement of Bussy's quartet is fantastic. But I think Ravel pushes the boundaries a little more. Especially with the second movement. He really shows why string quartet is the best ensemble.
Hi everyone,
Thanks for the feedback. I didn't realise how clickbait-y the original title was (nor was I expecting many views at all, as per my previous videos) and did not mean to mislead anyone in any way. I've since changed the title so hopefully that will sort things out.
I've also added credits in the description so you can check out the fabulous recording I used for this video 😁
Thanks for your support!!!
MAAAAN that modulation back to a minor is smoooth as you say. So satisfying
0:45 timestamp. The build up is so satisfying.
0:40 cello goes hard
Why is Ravel's music so unfailingly cool
Edit: Children stop fighting
no he's not that great
What's with your repeated hate against Ravel in this comment section? Completely unnecessary.
@@pema257 I'm not hating Ravel, but he has no chance at being better than The God of Music Beethoven.
@@ultimateconstructionpeople have different taste in music, I dont really like Beethoven, but I love Ravel
@@ultimateconstruction "God of Music" and "unfailingly cool" are two very different things.
This quartet is a love letter to the viola.
Yes!❤
Honestly though! I played this with my quartet and it was so fun as a viola!
Been a hundred years and still sounds as fresh and contemporary as ever
Not quite, but it will always remain a jewel.
Seriously impressive work! Also great that you explains part of it, very useful to an aspiring composer. I've always loved Ravel, but never dove into his music quite as much, yet.
Ravel is so good 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 you should listen to daphnis et chloe 🇫🇷
@pjotrkolster Thank you!!!!!
@MuhDog Yes I love Daphnis 😍 Maybe I should do an analysis on it
This piece is what made me fall in love with playing the viola.
0:20 living proof that Violas can sound fucking gorgeous.
Clickbait. But thank you for making me realize how Ravel's music originated so many of the cliché movie soundtracks that we hear today :-)
the way the viola sounds here💓 omg
No one did it like Ravel
...including Beethoven, much vaunted and over praised for his late quartets.
@@rogernichols1124 Wrong, Beethoven is objectively the greater composer. He is not overpraised in the slightest. Just because you don't have enough IQ to comprehend His Music doesn't mean the music is bad. It's Ravel who's overpraised for his "music".
@@ultimateconstruction "I read a tabloid article once that said liking this or that music correlate to a higher IQ of a margin of 0.003 percent and now I can justify to myself that I am better then everyone around me because i am so intelligent and my IQ is so much higher then the mere simpletons around me, because i get the level of sophistication of this and that music". Beethoven is the most popular and beloved composer on earth, and is a composer of the people, anyone can enjoy it no matter if they have a pea for a brain, and that's among the things that is beautiful about it. Besides, Ravel is commonly considered as a G.O.A.T. of orchestration by other composers and scholars alike.
This string quartet is absolutely phenomenal, truely one of a kind.
It's also really interesting to notice how recognizably unique french classical music sounds. It really stands out from the rest.
That Mixolydian sounded totally Ravel!!
I think it would sound better in retrograde inversion under a full moon. Love your work. ❤
It's also a super fun piece to play, there's lot's you can do with it!
Ravel is just... everything.
Ravel was a brilliant composer.
i like the music analysis you are putting on. Makes the video a learning experience!
Amazing writing. A textbook example of how to compose for string Quartet.
lmao "a textbook example". It's Beethoven's 16 String Quartets that are masterpieces, not this trivial and even unpleasant slack-baked piece.
@@ultimateconstruction No need to be snobby, yes Beethovens late quartets are masterpieces but ravel did suceed in writing in this medium as well, creating one of the best chamber works
I think PDQ Bach is the only one to ever write a masterpiece, but I won't fault someone for liking beethoven
@ultimateconstruction oh, goodness! Words fail me at this comment. Ravel is a supremely gifted composer - in any medium. Beethoven stretches the string Quartet form to breaking point but his grasp of integrated textures and the genius of individual instruments is infantile compared with Ravel's. No blame here, just historical inevitability.
@dosterix6034 I don't think it's snobby. It's ignorant.
You MUST add the credits to your description!! The piece is of course singular and wonderful, but it very much matters what recording this is and who these world-class musicians are - they are the artists we are listening to, who give the notation its nuance and power, and bring it to life.
Thank you for such a lovely analysis of this piece - I adore this string quartet, especially because of this movement!
Ravel’s music is so magical to me.
The more of Ravel's music I hear the more I realize how amazing of a composer he really was
Compared to Beethoven's String Quartets, this is nothing.
@@ultimateconstructionget some bitches
@@LISZT- Beethoven is not "nothing", he is one of the greatest composers of all time. You clearly haven't listened past "moonlight" and The 5th if you make such a laughably inaccurate assertion.
I personally wouldn’t make the comparison. They are two completely different time periods and one’s favorite can simply be based on that they enjoy Impressionism or classicism more
@@ultimateconstruction I have listened to all of his symphonies, the only one, i like in no 9
I just enjoy more impressionistic music
This is truly beautiful and a unique blend of playing styles!
This is beautiful
Nice, I appreciate the commentary! Ravel is so good.
Never heard this one, gorgeous stuff!
clicked on this as soon as i saw the pizz in 6/8. i KNEW it was ravel straight away. hands down my favourite string quartet piece ❤❤ his music sounds so... idk how to describe it? lush and vibrant? colourful? idk man i just love ravel ppl should listen to more than bolero
This SLAPS
i said it before and i'll say it again: trust a fan of Ravel. if you've found a fan of Ravel in the wild, you have found a friend.
Awesome. Love this quartet
Piece of art
ahh I thought you were gonna talk about the double stringed A of the viola, but you cut right there!
It's got an other worldly sound to it. The man was a genius. My favourite French composer. 😊 Other much loved pieces of his are Alborada del gracioso, Rapsodie Espagnole and Le Tombeau de Couperin. ❤
Just a beautifully crafted piece of music
Nice analysis!
That was so pretty!
sounds like video game music
This totally inspired me for the 3rd movement of my quartet. It’s just so damn cool!
This is excellent!! I wish more videos annotated/explained music as well as you do in this video. I love music but it’s sometimes hard to read descriptions of bars and motifs and melodies without having a direct reference in the music/timestamps, especially if you don’t read music . Great job!!
i love this piece, clicked it upon recognizing it from the thumbnail IMMEDIATELY lol
Wow that was incredible, I've never heard anything quite like this before! Thank you for sharing and analyzing this beautiful music!
I wish M.R. had composed more than one string quartet
Debussy heard this quartet by Ravel and said to Ravel: “Do NOT change a single note of it!”
Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
I would love to know which musicians recorded this!
And then there's the whole 3/4 vs 6/8 trickery - amazing piece!
Funny - the other day I was just thinking that I need to study some string quartets. The last time I wrote one was in undergrad, and at that point I didn't understand just how much music and texture can be crammed into a quartet.
One of the staples of quartet literature.....and deservedly so.
I played this with my quartet! This is only part of the second movement; the viola and second violin end up getting 32nd notes in the section right after this and it sounds so cool!
That was beautiful! Lively and unusual.
Beautiful!!
My favorite in the entire string quartet repertoire!!! ❤
Yes! My absolute favorite!
Wow! This music is written by absolutely genius!
my favorite quartet
Amazing!!!
heartily surprised
what you call the 'climax' is exactly the soda pop effect
This is the greatest string quartet I have heard so far. Not only this movement, the whole work is a masterpiece. The mysterious harmonies, the rhythms. So even if you just have an excerpt of the 2nd movement, the title of the video is true. BTW, love your avatar!
definitely my favorite ravel
Dang, when was this composed? Because that opening riff, to use a more modern term, is pretty freaking metal.
Composed in 1903
modernity ended 20 years before metal came around. not really a modern term by any rubric
Metal sounds classical, as classical was first. Fixed it for you.
Amazing music
I can’t be the only one who sees the perfect treble and bass clefs and an… interesting alto clef
bruh.
this is literally almost a decade old.
I wanna see your face bumping Lachenmann.
Love the Ravel quartet tho
Very good!
I approve of this.
Very good
It's so weird listening to a different version than I'm used to. This one slightly slower and feels more jagged than my favorite version.
Would you please elaborate on the modes? Can't see where they are coming from
When I refer to Dorian mode, that small section makes use of the C# Dorian scale (note the D# and the A# accidentals). Likewise with the mixolydian section, Ravel uses the notes from the C# mixolydian scale.
Hope that helps 😁
Great video! But I kinda wish you would have elaborated on the whole movement, that was really cool! Ravel's string quartet is one of my favourites but I could discover a few new things now!
Nice breakdown. I really like how this piece begins. Where have I heard this before? It sounds so familiar
The one that shocks me is Crumb’s quartet Black Angels
Ravel
So good
How do I find this piece on spotify?
Wonderful share, and great channel! Just discovered it!
Some years ago I was at a chamber music concert where they played this quartet and a modern quartet by a local young composer.
Unfortunately for the local young composer they played the Ravel first.
I studied this piece in 20th century history during my graduate degree.
Ravel's the best in imitation challenge, Transform a string quartet in a Spanish guitar? challenge accepted!
Voilá, viola!
The recording you're using has amazing production values, what is it?
The Dover String Quartet:
ruclips.net/video/n0nrA1Wa7S8/видео.htmlsi=993_49h9_r8vet6P
I’m surprised i have never heard this piece very I will check it out in Apple Music later very interesting
Having listened to this quartet hundreds of times over 40 years, I'm curious what sound it is that I'm supposed to be hearing for the first time?
Feels like an albw ost song
This is used here in our country, Philippines, by the classical music service station, DZFE. Ravel is great
AAAAAAAAAA I LOVE RAVELL SO MUCHHH AAAAAAAAAAAAA HOW CAN ANYTHING SOUND LIKE THIS A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Ravel is incribile❤❤❤
Sure, it is a very good quartet you should know.
I'd love to know which recording was used here.
Storm on an Aboriginal Island
Ravel is the king
your feelings are irrational
Hard to not think of Prokofiev piano concerto no.3 😆