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I've been on a string quartet kick lately. Beethoven Op. 133 "Grosse Fugue" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjUh11EPGcM Smetana, String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnZDQOcF8pM Vaughan Williams, String Quartet in C Minor (No. 2?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfmgF0Ga30 I have the complete quartets of Bartok and Shostakovich but I'm lost. I adore Bartok's 'Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta' and Shostakovich's violin concerto. Anyone have favorites? I think Bartok 4 was mentioned earlier on the thread so I plan to give that a listen.
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Thanks goons! I'll start with Bartok 3/4 and Shostakovich 8. I'd give the complete cycles a listen but it would just end up being background music after a point so I wanted something to focus on first. I actually found some info on the Shostakovich quartets http://www.quartets.de/index.html that others might find interesting. I know very little about Shostakovich so this was helpful. Roadside_Picnic: AFAIK Vaughan-Williams wrote 2 string quartets. I'm only just now discovering his music (thanks thread!) and love what I've heard so far. To contribute: Barber String Quarter Op. 11, third mvmt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKldmP4l8Es&feature=related This is the work the famous Adagio comes from. It sounds quite different with just 4 instruments, and the rest of the work is fantastic too thus linking one of the 'uncommon' movements.
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Oct 23, 2012 16:01
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I have to correct my earlier post regarding Vaughan Williams string quartets. Plus I like this thread and want to see it back up towards the top... Anyway, Vaughan Williams wrote *three* string quartets. The one I posted (c minor) is from 1898 and is not numbered because basically, he decided he didn't like it. (From memory, I think I found reference to him essentially disavowing it? Don't quote me on that!) String Quartet No. 1 is in g minor, and dates to 1908 (He took lessons with Ravel around this time). Here is the first movement! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXqeizCQy0&feature=relmfu String Quartet No. 2 is in a minor, and was completed in 1944. It bears the dedication "To Jean on her birthday" as it was written for violist Jean Stewart. It is utterly fantastic. I like to read along with the score while listening when I can, but unfortunately I can't find a copy of the score to this. (Out of print, still under copyright) Here is the first movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pg3Hd55_w4&feature=relmfu Enjoy!
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Jinnigan posted:
Loved the video  It does sound like Argentine tango to me. If you want to know more about the music itself, there are a lot of good articles that Google will pull up "Argentine tango history". (Yes, lame answer, sorry, wasn't sure if you wanted more music of that style or wanted to know more -about- it) You've been listening to Piazzolla. I adore his music! I won't post links for everything but highlights include: Libertango, Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, Milonga del Angel, Muerte del Angel, Vuelvo Al Sur, Adios Nonino, Tango Suite, Histoire du Tango. Couple of links for versions I especially like: First movement of Tango Suite, performed by the Assad brothers (for whom it was written) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx2DFrMc6KU Adios Nonino, scored for bandoneon and strings, Piazzolla performing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTPec8z5vdY&feature=fvwrel Muerte del Angel, Quinteto Tango Nuevo (Piazzolla's quintet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXpSL20IvRM Other tango music you may like: El Chamuyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzsWKLIy2M La Cumparsita http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yoLXINtBwE&list=PLCDAB41CC9C8ADCA2&index=1 (instrumental) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0LosvoEEy8 (tango cancion as sung by Carlos Gardel) Por una cabeza (you WILL recognize this) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHunor1B3xU (instrumental) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dStp5hq294&list=AL94UKMTqg-9B5U9ygLxJWw2RrewjTFak8&index=1 (tango cancion, Carlos Gardel singing) El Choclo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw8u7XXiHs4&feature=related And not tango but still great that you might also enjoy, Manuel de Falla's Miller's Dance from "Three Cornered Hat" (skip to 3:12) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlc08h1mbLo
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