Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827)
- Performers: Takács Quartet
- Year of recording: 2003
String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131, written in 1826.
00:00 - 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
08:03 - 2. Allegro molto vivace
11:00 - 3. Allegro moderato
11:43 - 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
25:10 - 5. Presto
30:12 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
32:30 - 7. Allegro
Despite its opus number, this quartet came after the "Fifteenth" Op. 132 from 1825, one of three composed to meet a commission from Prince Nikolai Golitzin. The others were Nos. 12 and 13. Like the Thirteenth and Fifteenth, this C sharp minor Quartet consists of more than the usual three or four movements. There are, in fact, seven movements to this massive work, and its form, as one might suspect, is also most unusual.
- The quartet begins with a fugue, marked Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo. The mood throughout is somber, but with a religiosity and tenderness that seem to suggest the composer's sense of his own mortality (Beethoven died in March 1827, a year after this composition). Near the end of this movement the music fades, then leads directly into...
- the second movement, marked Allegro molto vivace, which seems as if it could be a more typical first movement. It begins at a pianissimo level with a theme that might seem more suited to a Rondo finale. A transitional theme appears next, and eventually we arrive at a second subject. The material is reprised but afterward there follows no actual development section. Instead, an expanded coda develops the transitional theme. At this juncture, the traditional sonata-allegro form seems obscured.
- The third movement begins without pause, and actually serves as a brief interlude to...
- the long slow movement, which is marked Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile. It consists of a theme and six variations, most of which involve harmony rather than the essence of the melody itself. This movement is one of the most profound and complex Beethoven ever fashioned in the chamber genre. Each variation is played in a different tempo, thus creating a true "variety" that, to some ears, may seem at first to impart a disjointed quality. Yet, Beethoven's invention and cleverness are present everywhere. The fifth variation, for instance, with its deftly-wrought syncopation, is wonderfully mysterious and the coda slyly starts off as if it will become yet another variation, but it subtly returns to the main themes, then brings the movement to a close with a gentle fade.
- The Presto fifth movement is brimming with energy and charm. It is an attractive, humorous Scherzo with a trio section and may be, despite a few innovative touches by Beethoven, the most traditional of the movements comprising this quartet. Its rather abrupt and harsh ending leads to a brief interlude-like Adagio quasi un poco andante.
- The sixth movement, like the third, is very brief.
- The finale begins with a gruff theme, that is immediately followed by a less fierce but darker theme. A third melody is introduced shortly afterward, closer in character to the last, but expressing sadness and melancholy. The themes reappear, with the form thus far seeming to suggest the movement could be a Rondo. But Beethoven veers toward thematic development, as if to say he has finally found his way to the sonata-allegro form. There follows a recapitulation but with many highly imaginative changes in the previous material. A powerful and tragic coda closes what many consider Beethoven's greatest quartet.
It was first published in Mainz in 1827 and was dedicated to Baron Joseph von Stutterheim. 
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Five days before Schubert's death, his friend the violinist Karl Holz and his string quartet visited to play for him. The last musical work he had wished to hear was Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131; Holz commented: "The King of Harmony has sent the King of Song a friendly bidding to the crossing".
Schubert, after hearing the quartet, said : "After this, what is left for us to write?".
It sure is a friendly bidding to the crossing, swords, horses and all. An almost desperate breath of riding the black horse towards styx.
Karl Holz also was a friend was of Beethoven as he was the original violinist who first performed this quartet in 1826.
"After this, what is left for us to write?"-Franz Schubert
Nothing
The fact that Schubert- composer of some of the greatest string quartets of all time- said this, really is something.
@@calebhu6383 Well I consider Shubert's 14th string quartet (death and the maiden), just as good as this quartet so he must of really loved Beethoven.
@@beng7716 I was the first violin for the Schubert 14 in many a state competition. Gorgeous piece, I won't disagree with your notion that it's Beethoven level or higher.
Turns out the answer to this was Winterreise, the String Quintet, and the last three Piano Sonatas, but Schubert would have brushed it off.
I am just so glad that out of the billions of planets in the galaxy, I live on the same one that was once blessed by Bach and Beethoven
Not a coincidence.
What other planets?
I first listened to this music on a beach in Mexico with my husband who truly loved music. One immediately hears genius. My husband has been dead for 18 years now, but this brings him alive again for me. Thank you.
😢 such a beautiful way to remember your love. Hope youre doing well❤
I don't know what Beethoven wants to say with this, but I just agree.
I think this was inspired by his teenage nephew. Classical Classroom did an episode on this recently.
Man , if you already know that the person who created this piece wanted to say something, you are very well in the understanding of classical music, especially when it was created by a genius haha
@@alessandrocampina9464 I agree! though understanding the message with programatic music is VERY HARD like how the HELL hard it is holala well anyway it's hard!!
You agree because he doesn't say anything. His music doesn't say anything, but yet you are informed of things you didn't even know you could feel
@@kreipflagra3116 what? I mean, it's hard to conceptualize, I agree. beethoven talks through his music. He shares messages, stories and feelings. It's called(having messages and things like that in music without lyrics) programmatic music.
in trying times like this..the best thing to do is forget it all and listen to beethoven.
Hear hear! Defense Rests! The Motion CARRIES! Bravo from San Agustinillo!
most definitely
💯💯💯👍 The only valid thought is the one that transcends thought. Been listening to these sublime string quartets for over twenty years. They are the only things that have never failed me. But always uplifted and inspired.
This is still true in 2024.
I listen to the c# minor about 50 times a year, not counting the times I play it in my head. This is - to me - the pinnacle of artistic creation.
Yup, I guesst that your first time listening and you latest time listening to this piece was quite an quite different experience, this is my first time listening!
@@kofiLjunggren I still recall the first time hearing c# 4tet. I was shocked and thrilled. It took me decades of listening before I felt I could write my first 4tet, in which I twice quoted c#.
@@kofiLjunggren the first listen rarely gives you much, depending a bit on the age of the piece i usually enjoy a piece the most around the 5th listening time
32:30 like "Hi My Name is Beethoven"
manfred meier yes
according to "Records of Vienna" and corresponding research, Beethoven intended these lyrics for this seventh and final movement. the original manuscript show ink marks corresponding to various emoticons, but the decision was ultimately overruled by the publisher, who felt the European public may view it as unpatriotic considering the revolt in the German army during the mid 1850s.
what what??? Beethoven wrote "hi my name is beethoven :)" in the last movement? can yougive me some link?
manfred meier you suck
manfred meier up in your ass man. There's nothing like this in the original score. Only your imaginations.
When I listen to this piece, I just can't help but be completely speechless in awe of the sheer divine beauty. Every note, every melody, every harmony, they tell a story that no one can ever comprehend, but somehow, we can feel its emotions. Works like these is why Beethoven has been and will always be the greatest composer to me.
Beautifully said. Thank you.
Sod off Lion*l
There is Beethoven and there are all the rest.
@@katrinat.3032 each composer has their own world, there is no best - Arthur Rubinstein
@@aswomebro2601 No.
Goes to show that you don't have to understand anything else about music except how it makes you feel. This one made me bawl like a baby.
I can understand that.
Yes, emotions and feelings you understand but a human could never fully put in words
Some things in this world are actually perfect...
Why does this end then?
@@objectivitycave11 with perfect ending? of course it had to
So it can begin anew...
Concentrate on the music and leave me out of it okay...
Especially 26:15 :)
26:40 :) sublime
26:50 :) thought we going somewhere exciting, but we had to come back 27:50
33:47-34:23 this part... it’s like you hear all the struggles of Beethoven’s life expressed at once
The final movement is fabulous. The opening's Beethoven's signature big punch, followed by a dramatic melody, then developed further, while Beethoven is the ultimate master of thematic development.
6:35 Can't get over that cadence. Devastating.
There's a reason why. Look at the cello line from bars 100-106 and see if you recognize it from elsewhere in the movement. You don't really hear it unless you're looking for it, but it's still there, working on you subconsciously.
It's so profound, tragic... and yet incredible beautiful.
The 7th movement is pure genius! An absolutely amazing feat of composing.
From reading some of the comments, I see some are highlighting their favourite section. For me, 19:46 is probably, if I seriously had to pick a favorite piece from any genre of music, is the most stunning thing I've ever heard. I can't help it, I have tears in my eyes whilst I'm typing. For anyone still reading, I really do hope you find peace and happiness in this life.
Wishing you peace and love too !!!
The first movement is just indescribable. The most profound piece of music ever written.
How many times have I read exactly the same words under all manner of classical pieces....
@@IvanIvanov-rp8ic yeah... But in Beethoven there's more impact than the others, for me at last.
@@robb6560 I was the same way when I first discovered this. I promise there is much more out there. If you're into monumental works check out Godowsky's Passacaglia and Fugue, or Max Reger's Variations and Fugue on a theme by Bach.
@@Igneous01 Thank you, I don't consider this piece the most profound even if it's very special, but the Ninth Symphony... That is ahead of his time, even more than our!
@Will HK--you couldn't be more wrong. You wanna hear profound, listen to this: ruclips.net/video/mawt4YKNWQs/видео.html
Beethoven is one of my favorite music artist ever
song, artist, aahhh my brain!
composer
6:27-7:03 Man, the despair in the 1st violin and then the viola in this part really gets to me
That chill you get, when you find string quartets hard to get into, but the recognition of the sheer genius of one starts to dawn upon you ...
the sixth movement is just so heavy and beautiful
Ive fallen in love with it
...and builds so much tension for the seventh, teasing its arrival multiple times!
It reminds me of the Kol Nidre...
I believe you're thinking of the 1st movement as well
one of Beethoven's towering works. Mesmerizing counterpoint and fugal writing at its highest point. Nothing but respect.
+Remo Van de sande Wat een prachtig stuk is het he, ben het helemaal met je eens :)
plus the smiths dug it, ca '92
Bach would be insulted
@@TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru why ?
@@remon563 Bach was the highest, no one compares - it is a joke honestly.
My absolute favorite of Beethoven's are the strings works, as much as I adore all his music. He unleashes these tidal waves of brilliance out of the grips of musical conformity in this early years, and in later years becomes philosophical and introspective, transcendent. The music almosts writes itself and you forget there's an author because it's so original and overwhelmingly profound. What a blessing to humankind.
I would be enjoying this work more if my History exam didn't exist.
Music like this helped me with my algebra homework in college I always felt it woke my brain up.
this is the last song Franz Schubert listened to before he died.
Song? I forgive you. Just use the word "music" and all will be good. What is your source for that anecdote?
Fred houpt is right, a "song" has voices in it. But nonetheless, I think you are right. If it was not the last, it was certainly one of the last. Five days before his death, Schubert listened to this quartet, and afterwards, he is said to have remarked "after this, what is left for us to write?"
Even the definition of a song having a voice and I suppose words with it, is a problematic answer. Consider the many outstanding "songs without words" from Felix Mendelssohn. As for Schubert hearing this music before he died, it is quite possible, though I don't know a reliable source for that claim. Schubert's supposed quote is quite moving, if he really said this. I read a quote attributed to a young Beethoven who had heard some piece of Mozart, maybe chamber music, I can't recall. Anyway, Beethoven made a similar type of remark, which was about the awe he felt for that particular music. Beethoven, as it turns out, admired Handel over all previous composers. This particular Quartet, is one of my favourites.
fred houpt Pink Floyd's "Any Color you Like" is considered a song, and has no vocals.
It was. He described listening to it as paradise on earth
This is profound music. What a genius LvB was to be able to capture his moods so brilliantly, in every possible musical way. A most complicated, wrenching, sustained essay, one of the masterpieces of human creativity. We are the richer as a species for LvB's genius. Because he reminds us that life is good. And peace is good. Thank you for posting this version, with the score. The Takacs Quartet is one fine ensemble.
Very well put
@D-o -- True...but I believe we should acknowledge a high coëfficient of Torment....yes, Wrenching, as Berlin remarked. Greetings from México!
The only thing I somewhat disagree with is the Tackas quartet is a fine ensemble. They are superb and rendered such a beautiful execution. Thanks for listening 😉
I am not a string player, thus cannot really see the difference between fine and superb :-). But this is a peak experience for the soul, and for the New Year. Thank you, again, for posting this endlessly meaningful work. Truly one of the supreme works of art.
His moods: the minor and major mode.
This is not only the greatest of all string quartets: it is also, indisputably to me, the greatest piece of music ever written. But even more so: it is one of the greatest achievements of the mind, heart and spirit of Man. Few, whether in the arts or sciences, or any other field of endeavor,, have reached the Olympian heights that Beethoven did in his 14th String Quartet.
Well isn’t that controversial...
That's quite the claim haha.
Greatest of all string quartets. hmm... I would have to say the 13th wins with the Grosse Fugue. The 14th is easily second, though.
Personally I would say Beethoven’s greatest works (in no order):
1. Hammerklavier sonata (the third movement is my personal favorite!)
2. Symphonies 3, 5, 6, and 9
3. Emperor Concerto
4. Moonlight Sonata
5. Große Fuge (also the most underrated of his works)
6. String Quartet 14
7. Pathetique sonata movement 2
8. Missa Solemnis
9. Piano Sonata 32
Absolutely in agreement with you.
00:00 - 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
03:23 : thème en diminution
06:25 : Thème en augmentation (violoncelle)
07:38 : Transition (octaves)
08:03 - 2. Allegro molto vivace
11:00 - 3. Allegro moderato
11:43 - 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
14:15 : Première variation
15:14 : Deuxième variation
16:04 : Troisième variation (fugato)
16:55 : Quatrième variation (Adagio - notez présence des pizz)
19:01 : Cinquième variation (Allegretto)
19:48 : Sixième variation (Adagio)
23:34 : Septième variation (Allegretto)
25:10 - 5. Presto
26:14 : Trio
29:37 : fin et transition
30:12 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
32:30 - 7. Allegro
33:20 : second thème (mi majeur)
33:46 : Développement
35:05 : Réexposition
35:52 : Second thème (ré majeur !)
36:44 : Coda
38:20 : Cadence plagale
This was what Beethoven regarded as his "most perfect, single work".
Beethoven seems to have jumped 50 years to the future when he composed this string quartet. It isn't of his time... absolutely!!
I’d argue that all of Late Beethoven’s works are further advanced than anything that has ever been composed. The Romantics built off of only one aspect of his body of works and no one since has been able to rival his late string quartets. I think that he had seen further along in the evolution of music than we have even reached yet.
¿50 years?
This could be easily music from XXI Century.
An ageless infinite masterpiece.
@@zenmaster16 100% agree. Late Beethoven is sui generis. On another planet to later composers.
@@zenmaster16 I'd argue that you havent listened to Shostakovichs stringquartets.
@@vadim4252 actually, very solid point. I love Shostakovich but for some reason I never really group him in my mind with other composers. His music is amazingly different than any other composer I’ve ever listened to.
The most profound piece of music ever conceived along with the 3rd Mov of the great Hammerklavier.
What about the Grosse Fuge?
It is like the master finally let go of any outward expectations and became free
@@c0ntemporist I wouldn't label the Grosse Fuge is as "profound", but it is certainly the most radical thing he ever wrote. When I say "profound" I mean that the music reaches a spiritual depth that plunges to the innermost depths of the soul, it is where we truly realize that what we are listening to is something beyond ourselves, beyond humanity, and, in which, upon listening, we understand most of all that what we are hearing is an outpouring of a man's soul. Many pieces fit this very description, music is very subjective after all lol. For me its the Hammerklavier, this quartet, and Mahlers 2nd symphony (the ending). I hope you understand what I mean :)
@@ban9nas177 I totally agree with you and yeah i could see it as a more radical piece than profound.
In my opinion, Beethoven's 9th symphony and Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony are the most profound, at least from what I've listened to
30:12
Liebgott: ‘All you need’s a little Mozart.’
Nixon: ‘Beethoven.’
Liebgott: ‘Sorry, sir?’
Nixon: ‘That’s not Mozart. That’s Beethoven.’
This string quartet sums up the mood of that episode
Probably the best episode of the series.
@@BigBoiLoseswhat series is this from?
@@filizyuksel5771 A WWII miniseries that aired on HBO called Band of Brothers. It’s about the actions of the American 101st airborne division during the second half of WWII.
@@BigBoiLoses thank you!
Me asombra la capacidad de Beethoven para renovar su música obra tras obra, a modo de esos manantiales míticos cuyas aguas se crecen a cada luna. Pareciese que la sordera le obligara a escuchar cuanto manase de su interior y en él encontrara nuevas formas, temas y fuerza expresiva. Algo tanto más evidente en los últimos cuartetos para cuerdas, que asevera lo que anotó Adorno: « la verdadera razón de la grandeza de Beethoven es que no solo creó buenas piezas una tras otra, sino que produjo sin cesar nuevos tipos, nuevas categorías de música ». Esta en particular, cuya monumentalidad aturde, él mismo la estimó sobremanera y, sin duda, es la obra más ambiciosa de cuantas intentara. Muchos fueron quienes admiraron su magnitud y “perfección”. Schubert la consideró insuperable: “¿Qué nos resta por escribir después de esto?”; de ahí que, poco antes de morir, sus compañeros se la tocaran . En cuanto a Wagner, le dedicaría un ensayo ponderando su grandeza épica. Sus siete movimientos, interpretados sin pausa, a modo de arquitectura titánica, desde la fuga inicial en “adagio molto espressivo” hasta el deslumbrante allegro final, transmiten un sentimiento de unidad que embarga el ánimo, tal es la fuerza irresistible que emana del conjunto. Vigor del que he sido agraciado en algún momento que el recogimiento lo propiciara. Recuerdo especialmente una mañana en la isla Floreana, de amanecida, tras una visión espectral. Sentí la necesidad imperiosa de escuchar este cuarteto mientras el sol ofrecía un resplandor insólito. En los años que llevaba asomándome a la bahía fue la primera vez que esa resurgencia propia del ocaso anunciaba el alba. Pero lo más extraño ocurrió cuando según los diversos movimientos musicales, el océano se disolvía en los compases, como si él mismo lo entendiera, arrobándome aquel diálogo como dicen ocurría a locos divinos al sentirse ajustados al Todo. Un solo ser allí revelado.
usted sabe cómo mezclar los enteógenos con Ludovico
Eres todo un poeta la verdad. Siempre disfruto tus comentarios en los vídeos de música clásica.
@@Ivan_1791 Gracias Alex. ¡Ya quisiera yo ser un poeta!
Muito bem, Pedro, se eu percebi o teu castelhano, a tua prosa combina bem com o Opus 131, porque tens alguma coisa de poeta, como poeta foi Beethoven, e eu também por o ouvir desde sempre com absoluta alegria e agora por te ler.
Resumen: la canción es muy bonita
Consider the fact that when Beethoven wrote this masterpiece, he had been deaf as a brick for some 10 years.
no dont consider that, because its factually wrong. Beethoven still had just a little bit of hearing left even in his final years.
While it doesn't take away from the beauty of this piece, Beethoven could actually hear his piano just fine. He used a method called "bone conducting" he would stick a metal bar to his piano and bite down on it. The sound resonated through the bar and he could hear the notes just like we hear them now.
@@clark6050 yep, just like we hear it, through our teeth.
;-)
@@Vingul he still heard it through his ears, the sound just reverberated through his teeth. You can only use bone conducting if your ear drums still work.
@@clark6050 cool, I understand. I still doubt he heard it quite in the same way that we do, but I was just being snide of course.
Whenever I feel I should finish my life I listen to one of the last string quartetes or one of the last sonatas.
Grande, enorme, transcendente - e apesar disso humano, humaníssimo!
So did Schubert...
same
Keep doing that.
I always keep the belief that there's more to discover. Just keep trying out new musical pieces and the moments of brilliance in music will eventually come.
Beethoven himself never heard this in his life...
I can't think of anything sadder
That fact never ceases to amaze me. Unfathomable musical genius- can’t wrap my brain around it…
For a few years in my teens I listened to the late quartets nearly non-stop. In them, Beethoven reaches deeper and further into the future than any other music does. Thankfully, I have heard the quartets of the other great masters of chamber writing, and nothing even remotely approaches these.
In this particular quartet, the spiritual probity is so acute and prophetic, it reaches the extreme outer limits of human imagination, experience and religion. It is a stupefying, humbling experience.
Ludwig van Beethoven:14.cisz-moll Vonósnégyes Op.131
1.Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 00:05
2.Allegro molto vivace 08:03
3.Allegro moderato - Adagio 11:00
4.Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso - Andante moderato e lusinghiero - Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice - Allegretto 11:43
5. Presto 25:10
6.Adagio quasi un poco andante 30:12
7.Allegro 32:30
Takács Vonósnégyes
Köszönöm az értékelést
How are you on literally every video I watch?
6 is the best
@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven is he a bot?
This is by far one of if not the most inspiring string quartet in existance
And inspired.
This is my favorite piece by Beethoven. Completely deaf and so amazing.
"Beethoven"
-Sorry sir?
"That's not Mozart, that's Beethoven"
“Hitler’s dead,”
-Holy shit…
“he shot himself in Berlin.”
The Adagio ma non troppo is crushing, one of the most beutiful pieces ever.
5 stars to olla-vogala for putting this most remarkable piece of music and visual representation together for us. Schubert asked to listen to this days before his impending death. The visual aspect (displaying wonderful counterpoint) alone deserves highest honors. Cheers!
Aggressive and devastatingly powerful interpretation of last movement.
30:12 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
Perfection. This is so emotional.
Thanks for this post! Wonderful performance!
Hard to imagine a more beautifully wrought work than this.
From 5th, to 6th, then to the 7th movement, my gosh, breathtaking.
For someone who just started making instrumental music, I appreciate and fully grasp the beauty, the difficulty, and the emotional balance of this.
This is just absolutely stunning. Beethoven's music touch our souls in an indescribable emotional way. The Takacs Quartet performed this masterpiece beautifully. Thank You!
I know it's only 28 measures long, but the sixth movement gets me every time. It's just so sad and beautiful. I love the rest quartet as well, but that movement just is so special. Thank you for posting this, olla-vogala!
you should write a string quartet :D
I'm so happy to hear this beautiful quartet that was so important to me, performed by a great string quartet that I didn't know before. I am also happy to read the comments of those who have listened to it before me which make me feel close to them as in a large family
Wonderful recording. Much appreciated the score applied.Thank you!!!!!!
4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 11:44
Var. I 14:15 (Più mosso)
Var. II 15:14 (Andante moderato e lusinghiero)
Var. III 16:56 (Adagio)
Var. IV 19:01 (Allegretto)
Var. V 19:49 (Adagio, ma non troppo e semplice)
Var. VI 23:35 (Allegretto)
Thank you very much for this
danke
Just incomparably an emotionally shattering journey of a work.
i started listening and thinking about the complexities of playing this and by bar 75 I'm fighting back tears for some reason. I have no idea why i have this lump in my throat.
Antifogasta
because the first movement is a terribly moving and strong piece of music. I feel the resignment of a genius in front of suffering and incoming death. Such pathos, amazing.
And finally death knocks on the door at the opening notes of the last movement.
Wow, this is right in the feels.
Antifogasta Because it's gorgeous!
Your physical/emotional response is correct, no matter what it is. Your emotions are being stirred by what Beethoven was feeling. You can attach lots of words to it, like being alone, depression, sadness, etc. The thing with Beethoven, is that for him it was all very personal. With JS Bach, he suppresses his personal self in favour of the idea he is creating in musical notes. Beethoven (and of course Schubert and Brahms) provide musical vibrations for our deepest feelings.
A certified hood classic for sure
I really enjoyed the Presto the most. The build up of tension from those intermittent fermatas and the eventual release that followed felt real good.
Beethoven considered this to be his most perfect single work. Schubert allegedly said of this quartet, “What is there left for us to write?” I appreciate both sentiments and would advise modern composers to give a wide berth to Op. 131 before they sit down to work - this thing will drive you to despair.
Beethoven's last quartets and piano sonatas are still studied (and not understood) because of their remarkable creativity. Most composers' best years come when they're much younger. Beethoven was most creative on his deathbed.
11:01 - opening of op. 59 no 2
11:13 - main theme of 1st mvt op.74
Beethoven reused a lot of his melodic ideas. Not in a bad way! :)
Just a translation from spanish of Mr. Cantero (see below). I am amazed at Beethoven's ability to renew his music work after work, like those mythical springs whose waters grow with each moon. It seems that deafness forces him to listen to everything flowing from within him and in him he will find new forms, themes and expressive force. Something so much more evident in the last string quartets, which affirms what Adorno noted: «the true reason for Beethoven's greatness is that he not only created good pieces one after another, but he constantly produced new types, new categories of music ». This one in particular, whose monumentality stuns, he himself highly esteemed it and, without a doubt, is the most ambitious work of all he tried. Many were the ones who admired its magnitude and "perfection". Schubert considered it insurmountable: "What remains for us to write after this?"; hence, shortly before she died, her companions touched her. As for Wagner, he would dedicate an essay pondering his epic greatness. His seven movements, interpreted without pause, as a titanic architecture, from the initial escape in "adagio molto espressivo" to the dazzling final allegro, convey a feeling of unity that overwhelms the spirit, such is the irresistible force that emanates from the whole. Vigor of which I have been graceful at some point that the recollection caused it. I especially remember one morning on the Floreana island, at dawn, after a spectral vision. I felt an urgent need to listen to this quartet while the sun offered an unusual glow. In the years that I had been looking out to the bay, it was the first time that this resurgence of sunset announced dawn. But the strangest thing happened when, according to the various musical movements, the ocean dissolved in the bars, as if he understood it himself, robbing me of that dialogue as they say happened to divine madmen when feeling adjusted to the All. A single being revealed there.
Thank you
Nothing can describe just how incredible this work is.
I think it's worthwhile to listen to composers that came after him. Much has been done that expands the genre of chamber music. Brahms, Schoenberg, Bartok, Carter, Ligeti to name the obvious and perhaps ten or twenty others. There is so much of Beethoven in all of these composers one's appreciation of the master is greatly strengthened.
I know this quartet is profound and all - I get and appreciate that - but also... Many years ago I was watching a nature documentary where a spider was filmed up close constructing her entire web. The accompanying music was the Presto 25:10 of this quartet. I did not know at the time what the music was (I made it a point to find out soon as I could), but I do remember thinking - what perfect music to accompany a spider shown spinning a web!
That's cute.
What a superb performance ! As always, most appreciative of the score. Many thanks.
My pleasure, as always Mari :)
@@olla-vogala4090I have a problem
Could you help please?
This is a beautiful piece! I fell in love!
Thank you so much for the pause at the beginning to show students the music!
I had the honor to listen to a live performance and it was so beautiful
This is the Music for life!
So beautiful so relaxing. Close your eyes and hear from your heart . Take everything away all you hear is this beautiful and amazing person Beethoven
Relaxing? Beethoven was not a beautiful or amazing person. He was an asshole who actually abused his cousin and made him attempt to shoot himself in his head.
this is his death, his final breaths, and then dreams of heaven. briliant
30:14 - "That's not Mozart. *That's* Beethoven."
Episode 9 Why We Fight
Probably the best of the series.
Hands down. One of the top 10 string quartets ever. It made made me want to play thr violin.
Definitely; Beethoven's 14th and the 15th (Heiliger Dankgesang), and Schubert's 13th (Rosamunde) and 14th (Death and the Maiden)- are the best string quartets of the classical era (I mean only the classical period, there are a lot of quartets that are as good as these even after the classical period). This is just my opinion, mind you.
@aaron singer Yes I play now. I heard a recording when I was a kid and fell in love.
@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji this one has a special place in my heart.
@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji and though not a quartet. I have fondness for Vivaldi's Lestro Armonico Opus 3 #11. It served as an inspiration when I saw a quartet perform it.
@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji but the important here is to overrate Beethoven as one can, even understanding nothing what is going on
Amazing!... Of course is this a masterpiece from Beethoven, but it should be also said, what an incredible performance this is from the Takács Quartet. They really were one of the greatest quartets ever
His greatest work
this was one of the few songs on voyager 1, set into space on September 5th, 1977. now travelling at a speed of 35,000 mph it is 152 astronomical units away (the space between the earth and sun is one Astronomical Unit). this is one of the few songs travelling upon this spec in our observable universe holding what humanity wants the universe to see
If it was launched today cardi bs new album would be on it... sad decline of the west
@@alistairmaclean3244 There's no music on the Golden Record that was younger than 18 years old at the time it launched. Cardi B wouldn't be on it. There's some popular music on it (Johnny B. Goode, for example), but most of it is world music and classical music. I'm not a fan of Cardi B. myself, but I don't think it's anything to be worried about. Unless she were paying for it, tbf.
Source:
voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/whats-on-the-record/music/
Thanks for sharing +olla-vogala. Great performance of the Takács Quartet! Cheers!
My pleasure :) cheers back!
Thank you for posting this.
I am here because of Stephen Fry. He selected this piece as his choice for "Desert Island Discs", and I couldn't recall it off the top of my head. Two seconds later, and I arrived here to be transported by this amazing masterpiece! Thank you, Mr. Fry!
Beethoven was truly the greatest emotional composer. Man had the most beautiful yet complex pieces all to express himself.
Your statement needs, *”IN MY OPINION”* added to it; first of all there is no objective criteria to determine such a thing, because _ALL OPINIONS ABOUT ART ARE SUBJECTIVE!_ Next, I’ve read so many comments like yours, and it’s amazing how a person’s favorite composer or piece ends up being named by them, “The Best In The World”!! Crazy subjectivity, right???
Alright good lad. First, if you need someone starting out with “in my opinion,” then I feel you need to work on your fact and opinion skills. And secondly, I personally made no attack on anyone or their opinion. I stated my view and left it at that. Why you’re making a neutral comment on a RUclips video into an argument is beyond me. Thank you for your grade school lesson on subjective vs objective truth, I learned my lesson good Monsieur.
And quite frankly I don’t need the English lesson. I enjoyed the composition, made a comment saying how I love Beethoven and how I think he is the greatest, and you struck at me. Go listen to Mozart if you want to cause trouble, not to many people there to argue with.
30:14
Liebgott: Yeah, all you need's a little Mozart.
Nixon: Beethoven.
Liebgott: Sorry, sir?
Nixon: That's not Mozart.
That's Beethoven.
...
Nixon: Hitler's dead.
Liebgott: Holy shit.
Nixon: Shot himself in Berlin.
Bull: Is the war over, sir?
Nixon: No. We have orders to Berchtesgaden. We're gonna move out in one hour.
Webster: Why, the man's not home? Should've killed himself three years ago. Saved us a lot of trouble.
Nixon: Yeah, he should've...
...but he didn't.
One of the best episodes of the series.
Thank you for this upload and for the very interesting description.
I have listened to some trios, quartets and quintets in my life but never really managed to enjoy the genre. This might be the first chamber music piece that I like.
Amit Ben-Hur You should try Mozart's last 4 string quintets. They are absolutely sublime!
hmmmmm... heavenly beautiful! Strong passions and wisdom....
Great to listen to watching a sunrise in the first few days of Spring when the just past winter still haunts us. Beautiful
00:00 - 1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
08:03 - 2. Allegro molto vivace
11:00 - 3. Allegro moderato
11:43 - 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
25:10 - 5. Presto
30:12 - 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
32:30 - 7. Allegro
4:25
time stops here. Seriously one of the most beautiful, etereal phrases in music
Those dark melodies in the last movement. So melancholic yet beautiful and comforting at the same time. Of course it's impossible for words to do it justice.
The greatest string quartet ever written.
I can die peacefully after having heard this, a life fulfilled.
This quartet is undislikeable
Apparently not
Beethoven ist war ein Meister seines Fachs, er gehört zu den ganz Großen. Aber wer will beurteilen, daß er der Beste war? Wir haben dafür keinen objektiven Maßstab. Musik und Emotion sind untrennbar miteinander verknüpft. Jeder von uns hat schon an sich selbst bemerken können, daß uns an verschiedenen Tagen einmal diese und einmal jenes Stück besser gefällt. Daß Beethoven, neben dem einen oder anderen, exzellent war, kann man daran ableiten, daß er nach ca. 200 Jahren immer noch soviele Musiker und Zuhörer mit so vielen Stücken fasziniert.
"After this, what is there left for us to write?" - Franz Schubert after hearing a performance of Op. 131 on his deathbed.
Absolutely incredible.
I love this music.
thanks so much.
What an excellent performance! Bravo!
The Opening Adagio is hesrtbreakimgly
beautiful.
Unbelievable aesthetic pleasure.
Immortality of tenderness and Sublime.
The late string quartets to many in unison of experience the summit of ingenuous composing. The touching expressive often in relaxing sonority , how well brought to light by this combination at its best.
Supreme genius of classical music forever...