An outstanding performance, bursting with the mavels of the music, a piece - among many of the composer- of captivating verve, illumination and beauty, perceptions-in the telling form of art-that put Dvorak on a par with any great creator- brilliantly played.
Superb and sublime quality of tone, and tension, close to ferocity closer to tenderness, which gives the whole a magic of emotional charge and release, a ringing signature in deeply human voice, no less animal perhaps, of Dvorak's craft to make of life melody.
This is a great performance. The negative comments remind me of how much recordings and the editing process have made people much more picky about live performances; I suppose it's inevitable but I'd rather see a slightly flawed live concert than listen to a recording with 80 edits in it any day of the week. :) I love Paul Neubauer's playing in this.
@42Squidge I couldn't agree more - I have 10 times as much respect for someone who can give a fantastic live performance than for those who provide technology-perfected studio recordings.
My quintet at my high school (And I know if anyone reads this they're gonna be like PSHHH HIGH SCHOOL, but i go to one of the best arts high schools in the USA) and we aren't taking it nearly this fast. They can pull it off, not many people can pull it off at that tempo cleanly! Bravo. I wish to study under Paul Neubauer (being a violist myself) when I go to college.
@Lissbirds That's where the theme of "Nature Boy" was taken from! So it isn't a coincidence. Dvorak goes in a different direction after stating the theme, so the pop song has some originality to it.
@michibasan i see what you mean, but i think it's mainly because string instruments are so expressive (i.e. vibrato, tone, bowing) that next to them the piano sounds plunky.
Is there a reason the pianist is playing the opening rhythm wrong? It seems most people play it like this but it's not the way it's written. Does anybody have an explanation?
I know there are some superior soloists here, and thus some beautiful individual moments. However, overall I would much prefer a professional ensemble. There are too many instances in which they seem to be overpowering each other when playing together. Obviously, the Richter-Borodin is the gold standard, but I even prefer the RUclips performance of Ilya Itin et al. because they play better in unison.
Not one good film clip of violin 2. Well, one brief 2 second one from the back. Why, oh why? And I still could find only one of the pianist from the front. Is that deliberate? On the other hand, great performance, bravo!
At around 7:05, those triplets don't match the wonderful triplets in the cello; also in the first mvt. (second time around 14:00), the pianist has a triplet quarter note figure while the other musicians are playing normal rhythms - those are cheated; mvt. II motivic triplets are rushed; the bothersome triplets for me are 19 into 20:30. Perhaps it's just an "expressive" thing, but it's really unnecessarily uneven for me. But it's overall an impressive, spriited performance. Rushed, but sweet.
The musicians smile when people clap between movements because they are thinking, stupid people." So, you would rather have an out of tune performance? It may break the continuity of the performance, but one of the worst feelings is to have to sit through an out of tune performance. On top of that, as a violist I know what it is actually like to have to play and try to adjust to an out of tune instrument during a performance. It is a pain in the ass, and makes sense to just tune the instrument.
Too loud , their still playing as if it was the pre amplification area , and I'm reasonably sure the musicians have no clue how its coming across through the speakers , so the grants didn't come through for the engineers ?
Hunh? Amplified? Sweetie, we don't do amplified in the chamber music world unless it's a contemporary work specifically designed for amplification, like George Crumb's "Black Angels" quartet. That's why we spend years developing our sounds. In the hall, it had plenty of dynamic variety, I'm sure. Sheesh. I'm glad there are non-musicians here, but puleeze get a clue before you criticize.
+judyvla i guess what richard is saying, is that the quality of the recording is bad, which is true. But this composition is so beautiful that even with a bad recording, it still sound like honey to my ears
Hoffman playing is warm, robust, and musical. One of the great cellist of the day.
Excellent! Five distinct voices in a perfect cooperation!
Franz Luttenberger, Uppsala, Sweden
Wow, Its legen...wait for it...dary! Just so brilliant. A very good live performance and a brilliant play as well.
This quintet is amazing, every movements are pure genious, i can listen to it for hours, i would never get bored
An outstanding performance, bursting with the mavels of the music, a piece - among many of the composer- of captivating verve, illumination and beauty, perceptions-in the telling form of art-that put Dvorak on a par with any great creator- brilliantly played.
Superb and sublime quality of tone, and tension, close to ferocity closer to tenderness, which gives the whole a magic of emotional charge and release, a ringing signature in deeply human voice, no less animal perhaps, of Dvorak's craft to make of life melody.
A la grande. Maestro Dvorak a man of our times.
marvelous and sweet melody
It captivated me
thx for posting
oh Dvorak... such wonderful melody has the cello! must play!
Good performance. I'm only sorry that it took me 6 years to experience it through the video. Thank you for its availability.
first violinist looks really tall. yes, very nice quintet. thanx for posting this :)
so lively...well done!
Eine phantastische Entführung in eine andere Welt...!
This is really great.
This is a great performance. The negative comments remind me of how much recordings and the editing process have made people much more picky about live performances; I suppose it's inevitable but I'd rather see a slightly flawed live concert than listen to a recording with 80 edits in it any day of the week. :)
I love Paul Neubauer's playing in this.
Prekrasnoye ispolnenie,spasibo.
Excelente conjunto. la grabación como las reverendas !
@42Squidge I couldn't agree more - I have 10 times as much respect for someone who can give a fantastic live performance than for those who provide technology-perfected studio recordings.
Ausgezeichnete Musik!
cest magnifique
My quintet at my high school (And I know if anyone reads this they're gonna be like PSHHH HIGH SCHOOL, but i go to one of the best arts high schools in the USA) and we aren't taking it nearly this fast. They can pull it off, not many people can pull it off at that tempo cleanly! Bravo. I wish to study under Paul Neubauer (being a violist myself) when I go to college.
Finally, an appropriate amount of applause!
i'm recording this in three days... i like a lot of the style choices here.. wish it was a better recording sound quality wise it would be really sick
Gracioso colóquio
das cordas doces, cantantes
- convite ao contemplar.
@Lissbirds That's where the theme of "Nature Boy" was taken from! So it isn't a coincidence. Dvorak goes in a different direction after stating the theme, so the pop song has some originality to it.
Totally agreed. It's painful to see some people despising the perfomances of the great masters because of that.
@michibasan i see what you mean, but i think it's mainly because string instruments are so expressive (i.e. vibrato, tone, bowing) that next to them the piano sounds plunky.
powerful
It's an excerpt from the slow movement of this same Quintet.
It is a pity that those guys didn't establish their own ensemble. Brilliant version for this piece.
Taiwan, I have to say I agree with you on every comment I've seen you make. Paul is 真的好听对不对？
PAUL ****ING NEUBAUER
Does anyone know what piece plays at the outset of this video, before the proper concert recording begins?
It's the 2nd movement of the piece that is being performed in this video. You can jump to it at the 16:11 minute mark.
what is the piece that plays in the beginning of this video?? so beautiful..
Greetings. I wonder if you can tell me how you uploaded such a long video. I have some concerts I d like to share. Thanks.
Wonderful performance! Is it me, or does the pianist have problems with 2 against 3?? Just wondering if anyone else noticed ...
what is the piece played at the opening when the logo and players' names appear?
what is it called when multiple people sing the same lyrics simultaneously. the base name
It's from the 2nd movement.
Is there a reason the pianist is playing the opening rhythm wrong? It seems most people play it like this but it's not the way it's written. Does anybody have an explanation?
What is the piece called at 16:14?
Never mind, I think I found it. Lol.
@crAsian Yeah I know! that takes so much practice!
umm.. neubauer is the violist..not the violinst lol
it's the second movement from the piece you just heard...
@SueTheMoon How do you know ?
@michibasan true enough =)
its true you're suppsoed to wait till the end....
and i used to get a little peed when someone did clap inbetween movemtns lol its not over yet
I know there are some superior soloists here, and thus some beautiful individual moments. However, overall I would much prefer a professional ensemble. There are too many instances in which they seem to be overpowering each other when playing together. Obviously, the Richter-Borodin is the gold standard, but I even prefer the RUclips performance of Ilya Itin et al. because they play better in unison.
@wholegrainfirefly
It's the same piece; second movement.
Nature boy.
40:55 slap to pianist !!!
Not one good film clip of violin 2. Well, one brief 2 second one from the back. Why, oh why? And I still could find only one of the pianist from the front. Is that deliberate? On the other hand, great performance, bravo!
an error occured?
i just realised these ppl didnt rly practise together (last minute stuff)
the violinist with the blue dress looks like to janine jansen!!
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1st Mvt. @1:30
No they don't. Most under-appreciated, perhaps, but certainly not the toughest :-).
It's sounds so similar to Mendelssohn's style.
240p im thankful, but ouch
At around 7:05, those triplets don't match the wonderful triplets in the cello; also in the first mvt. (second time around 14:00), the pianist has a triplet quarter note figure while the other musicians are playing normal rhythms - those are cheated; mvt. II motivic triplets are rushed; the bothersome triplets for me are 19 into 20:30. Perhaps it's just an "expressive" thing, but it's really unnecessarily uneven for me.
But it's overall an impressive, spriited performance. Rushed, but sweet.
My goodness, that lady turning the pages is incredible! Such form! (jk)
blue dress has intense facial expressions...
lol I clapped too because it's hard not to.
16:00(L)
It's your own damn fault, Tony!
i really like first violin playing. Violist not so much.
The musicians smile when people clap between movements because they are thinking, stupid people."
So, you would rather have an out of tune performance? It may break the continuity of the performance, but one of the worst feelings is to have to sit through an out of tune performance. On top of that, as a violist I know what it is actually like to have to play and try to adjust to an out of tune instrument during a performance. It is a pain in the ass, and makes sense to just tune the instrument.
Too loud , their still playing as if it was the pre amplification area , and I'm reasonably sure the musicians have no clue how its coming across through the speakers , so the grants didn't come through for the engineers ?
Hunh? Amplified? Sweetie, we don't do amplified in the chamber music world unless it's a contemporary work specifically designed for amplification, like George Crumb's "Black Angels" quartet. That's why we spend years developing our sounds. In the hall, it had plenty of dynamic variety, I'm sure. Sheesh. I'm glad there are non-musicians here, but puleeze get a clue before you criticize.
judyvla Then how the hell am I hearing it if I wasn't there , idiot .
+judyvla i guess what richard is saying, is that the quality of the recording is bad, which is true. But this composition is so beautiful that even with a bad recording, it still sound like honey to my ears
Poorly edited, the boosterism is degrading. It's bad manners to come on stage and fiddle with the tuning for 5 minutes.
It's not a vehicle for "seller performers" to show off so stop making it that!
Too much star power. 5 divas don't make good ensembles. Everything is overdone.