Gawd, this is so badass. It always saddens me when people can't appreciate music like this. Ke$ha or Katy Perry could never create/sing something this powerful and moving.
@kreepingdeth Furthermore, if we were discussing a subject that was truly and even partially subjective, I simply would have ended it with "I don't agree with you", but now this has become an argument with many sub-arguments, which is entirely your fault for employing so many logical fallacies and being so obstinate. Not only that, but this was never an argument about opinions to begin with. Please, no more moving the goalposts, and no more straw man fallacies
@AbsoluteZ3R0 Just to throw some food for thought into the mix, regarding similarities between metal and classical music: metal music often uses rapid scales and arpeggios. Also diminished sevenths are frequently used to create certain effects. For the former, think of baroque harpsichord ornamentation and baroque music in general and for the latter, how diminished sevenths are used to create a particular effect (e.g. instability, uncomfortable lack of direction perhaps?) in classical music.
@markgcarroll I am fully aware of everything you just said, and I never said there weren't any similarities between the two genres. However, there are very few when you consider ALL of the elements that comprise both genres of music. Also, no metal sounds like Shostakovich
@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think it depends on what level of analysis/exposure you have. You have clearly studied/are studying classical music in a lot of detail, as well as having an appreciation of metal. I think your level of immersion in the intricacies of classical music will yield a very different perspective from that of someone who perhaps has a less detailed immersion in one (or both) of the genres.
@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think the danger is to forget that perspectives are different (and equally valid), and that someone who perhaps stands further back from two things may see more general overlaps than someone who has clearly made headway into the intricacies and subtleties of a genre.
@markgcarroll If it were a matter of perspective, then yes you would be correct, but it really isn't. A lack of technical understanding for both genres is no excuse for an improper comparison. There are vast objective differences between the two genres, and the fact that I actually know them doesn't mean that someone with less knowledge has an equally valid "perspective", it simply means that he/she is ignorant in the subject area. For example, my knowledge of Shakespearean literature is garbage
@markgcarroll therefore if I were to read and analyze two separate works by Shakespeare and then say "well these two works seem pretty similar to me and have similar literary devices, etc" and yet someone with a far more profound understanding of the subject matter came to me and told me I was incorrect and explained why, then my "perspective" wouldn't be valid because I lack an objective understanding of the material. I used to think classical and metal were very similar, but that was when I
@markgcarroll had a very novice understanding of the compositional elements involved in classical music. Does that mean I was right at the time? No, I was wrong
@kreepingdeth modulation, polyphony, orchestration, phrasing, complex textures, thematic development, or complex musical forms. You have once again moved your goalposts, changing your argument from one thing to another to seem correct. As I stated before, there is NO OPINION involved in this, so don't tell me that I'm trying to force my opinion on you. Also, I said that even the highest caliber of metal can't compare to classical in terms of COMPLEXITY, so you have once again strawmanned me.
@kreepingdeth Ok, yes, they have SOME similarities, both being western genres, and metal is often inspired by simple classical ideas (such as the CoB cover of Vivaldi's Summer), but you said that they were similar because of "overall atmosphere, complexity, tempo, and type of phrasing", and yet NONE OF THOSE things are the similarities between them! The only similarities they have are an emphasis on virtuosity and the use of simple functional harmony. Metal does not consist of: Complex tonality
@kreepingdeth I never said that one was inherently better than the other (you strawmanned me), and I LISTEN TO METAL. In fact, I burned myself a CD with EXCLUSIVELY metal to listen to when I drive yesterday. What offends me is your liberal use of logical fallacies (especially the ones that distort my argument) and the fact that you keep saying that I'm trying to "convince you to agree with me". No convincing is required, because the facts are self evident!
YOU SAID THIS: "I make the comparison and see the resemblance because of the overall atmosphere, complexity, tempo and type of phrasing." To that, I responded by saying that you were a fool if you actually thought ANY of those attributes were similar in classical music. And now you're saying THIS: "Yes metal and classical are different but metal is one of those genera that borrow a little something from every other style to make it their own." Do you see now how you're moving the goalposts?
@kreepingdeth qualities than I have because not only have you insulted me significantly more than I've insulted you, but you've distorted my position, moved your own goalposts, strawmanned me, and somehow inferred that I don't have a life because of this. You need to learn to avoid using logical fallacies in your arguments, as well as realize when you have been proven wrong. You also need to learn not to get pissy about it. But really, your overuse of logical fallacies is the worst part.
@kreepingdeth in even greater objective ways. Btw, it's hypocritical of you to say that name calling is cool, yet the only insult I've thrown at you was conditional, and yet you've called me douchey multiple times now. You only think I'm douchey because you think I'm trying to shove my "opinion" down your throat when the reality is that I don't have an opinion, and that everything I've argued has been supported by empirical and objective evidence. In reality, you have exhibited douchier
@kreepingdeth I didn't call you any names. My original "name-calling" was conditional. I said that you were a fool if you truly believed those things. But you're missing the bigger point, which is that nothing I've said here is an opinion. Metal and classical music are extremely different. That is an objective fact. I can prove it, and I would if there wasn't a 500 character limit. In the same way Bach and Mozart are different in objective ways, metal and the entire classical genre are different
@kreepingdeth professor, and try to convince them that Mozart is similar to Bach. When they try to convince you otherwise with objective evidence concerning the stylistic features of their compositions, tell them that "you're entitled to your opinion" and see if they look at you like you're either batshit insane or just stupid. I suspect that you have little knowledge of music theory or composition, or you would realize how false kreepingdeth's original idea was.
@kreepingdeth with you. I've had my mind changed multiple times in the past by having arguments and debates with people on youtube (and reading arguments between other people), and I know that people do read comments and learn from them. If you think I'm the one concerned with having the last word, then why do you keep coming on here trying to change the goal posts in your favor? At least admit that your initial comparison was incorrect so I can stop having to refute a new argument every time.
@kreepingdeth You specified in your original comment that metal was similar to classical music and you gave specific compositional features to support your argument. That's not a statement of an opinion, but an objective observation. Right now you're moving the goalposts which is a logical fallacy. I already proved that metal and classical music have less in common than they do in common. And people do care about what other people say on the internet, or I wouldn't be wasting my time arguing
@kreepingdeth You said metal and classical music are similar. I explained to you why you were incorrect, and it boils down to nothing more than that. It's not about "winning an argument", it's more about correcting a misconception, which hopefully I have done successfully. I called you a fool because your statement was so wrong that only a fool would have actually believed it.
@kreepingdeth an occasional drug. Also, you DID say they were similar as far as "overall atmosphere", "complexity", etc, or did you forget to read your original comment before replying to me? Also, the whole "music is a matter of how it makes you feel" is in and of itself your opinion because there are composers and philosophers who believe that the only truly valid interpretation of a work of art is the artists's, rendering your feelings meaningless. Don't push your world view as a fact
@kreepingdeth You can't just call me a douche bag because I disagree with you and then tell me not to respond. There are plenty of OBJECTIVE differences between the two genres, and metal is significantly different from classical music. I never said one was better than the other, and even as far as "personal taste" goes, metal is often about death, drugs, zombies, politics, demons, etc whereas classical music is almost never written to express any of these things except politics and
@kreepingdeth You're a complete fool if you think the complexity of even the highest caliber of metal can compare to the music of Shostakovich and/or any other even moderately known composer. I used to listen to a lot of metal so I'm not just making this up out of ignorance. The atmosphere isn't similar at all, and "phrasing" hardly exists in metal. You sound like you know what you're talking about but almost your entire comment is literally one giant lie.
I remember hearing their recordings of the Bartok string quartets and was mortified (although, I'm sure others have thoroughly enjoyed them). This certainly redeems them to my ears!
@nelyud Heavy metal is when you take a dirty, distorted sound and play in harmony. Shostakovich is when you take a really clean sound and play discordant notes. Both of them, somehow, just work.
@diebydeath That depends. A lot of heavy metal music is centered around metrical asymmetry, the tritone interval, and overall dissonance. Often times, the point of metal is to expose moments of simple melodic/harmonic sound within the context of more dissonant and abstract music. Anyway, I don't understand why people compare Shostakovich's music to metal. Metal is centered around the use of parallel fifths, which Shostakovich almost never uses. Also, the emotional appeal of metal is entirely
@diebydeath different from the music of Shostakovich. I'm under the impression that the people who make the comparison can only see the aggressive and angry surface nature of Shostakovich's music and somehow relate that to the similar nature of metal, failing to see past all of the other differences.
I think I have all the Emerson's recordings...they are fantastic. Still, I've noticed that I prefer it when Setzer plays 1st violin. Not that Drucker isn't a great player, but his vibrato seems overly wide and out of the sync with the others... Anyway, even so, their Shostakovich and Beethoven recordings are among the very best!
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@AbsoluteZ3RO people are entitled to their own opinions, so are you, you absolutely do have the right to find offense in anything, but come on, people can deal with offense, you've dealt with worse situations, and will again, I'm sure. Plus you're being offensive for something you take as an offense. How is that going to solve anything anyway ?
You're being a troll, dude, and it offends me that you're trolling the comment section. Admit it and move on. I sure will.
@almagenes Of course people are entitled to their opinions, but kreepingdeth's original comparison between metal and classical music was not a statement of opinion, but an observation of objectivity. Trolling would imply that I'm on here intentionally trying to piss people off, which obviously is not the case. Btw, if you're arguing that kreepingdeth's perceived similarity between metal and classical actually is an opinion, then try this experiment: Find either a music theory or composition
@almagenes Btw, I have this video favorited and this movement specifically is literally my favorite piece of chamber music ever composed. Still think I'm trolling?
@Sahara101010 always kinda wish i had taken up cello as my main instrument, it is in my opinion the most beautiful sounding.. i play it, but not as well as i wish i could. maybe ill spend more time with it when i have the time. but power to the cellos aswell! ya know what, power to the strings in general, better than them band folk, but both are better than choir singers!!
@Sahara101010 violist like to sit on youtube and rep their instrument. and its pretty easy to make a case for the viola being the greatest instrument of all time after watching this! GO VIOLAS!
Well apparently 91 other people agree that our c string is in fact, sext. And I do believe that violas do rock. And if you disagree then you must not play the same instrument as me... And you do realize absolute zero isn't even possible right?
@osmium13 Actually, I am a violist, which is why I'm appalled by your comment. Our C-string is beautiful and capable of amazing sounds but calling it sexy is retarded. And who cares if absolute zero is impossible? So are a number of other things, but that doesn't make them any less meritable as usernames than anything else. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your reasoning or the purpose of that comment.
@AbsoluteZ3R0 it is sexy, thats my opinion. you dont have to agree with me.. i do enjoy how my youtube comment has appalled you. im glad you care so much.
@osmium13 Alright well you're an idiot for thinking that it's sexy. I do care a lot because it annoys me that there are violists like you who give the rest of us a bad name.
Have anyone ever noticed that the beginning sounds a lot like "Pyscho' from Bernard Herrmann? I've always loved the music of Dimitri Shostakovitch, and this vibrant and exciting piece certainly demonstrates his 'musical genius'. Bravo Emerson quartet. You guys 'nailed' it!!!!!!!
@tmack1337 i quit when i moved to PA from long island, NY back in high school because there was no orchestra in PA. and now that i'm in the NAVY, there is just no time for it.
Shostakovich wrote with both power and beauty. I think his "Baba Yar" is a perfect example of the power and compassion he was also able to write with. He will always be one of my top ten Russian Composers.
So right Violas rule! I play the Viola at my school and there are only three violas in my school including me. Then the worse on Jennifer quit on us so she could play with her friends at lunch and the other viola player Kevin is so full of himself and he says i'm bad! I don't like them very much.
Its funny because notice that the first violinist has a broken bow string and it really wouldn't matter in a song like this. It's not like one of Tchaikovski's happy songs, its Shostakovich!
Shostakovich takes a very political approach to some of his compositions This movement especially, the last movement of String Quartet No. 2, all of String Quartet No. 8, and the last movement of Symphony No. 10 If you look at it from a political standpoint and see what Shostakovich is trying to address, you would probably understand him a little better
I'm trying to like modern music, and the biggest criticism of my compositions it that it's outdated Neo-Romantic, not modern.
@osmium13 Because saying "damn our c string is sexy" is just stupid. Also the whole "YEAH VIOLAS ROCK, GO VIOLAS" mentality is annoying. Also, I only substituted a 3 for an e because the username "AbsoluteZero" was already taken when I joined youtube so I had no choice because I didn't want to add random numbers to the end of my username.
@AbsoluteZ3R0 Because i speak the truth? how does my comment make people think violists are annoying? substituting a "3" for an "E" however, is annoying.
someone, please, upload a good recording of the 7th shostakovich quartet, because there are no good recordings of this quartet... especially of the third movement
I am NOT a violist but Lawrence Dutton is my all time favorite violist. Simply the best.
dhgcello 1 month ago 3
just by looking at the amount of bow hair this quartet lost is a testament to their skills
sfeng73 1 month ago
@sfeng73 my quartet just played this and each time I would have a bow hair breaking competition with the other violinist
darkhusker 1 month ago
It's like there's only one person playing GOD they are so amazing
juanmat68 2 months ago
lol the first violinist lost some hair from his bow in the process.
yukixxshira 2 months ago
Now I know where the star wars took their music from
lehcyfer 3 months ago
Sit.
GBADCD 4 months ago
Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!
felipecaldebronx 4 months ago
Amazing!!!!!!
moongkly 4 months ago
i don't usually comment on youtube but they are SO. GOOD.
thechelseahorse 4 months ago
SHO STAK A VICH AINT NOTHIN TO FUCK WITH
ChordsFromTheVoid 5 months ago 2
replace the strings with guitar and the lead violinist with some vocals, and you got a bad ass metal song in my mind
kcaroccio 6 months ago 9
@kcaroccio lol, i was thinking exactly the same thing
ionvkch 4 months ago
@kcaroccio If a singer tries to sing as high as the first violin, they'll shred their vocal chords!
jedenbeen 4 months ago 6
@jedenbeen Steven. Tyler. Just sayin' ;D
Amazing musique. <3
FrumosTrandafir 3 weeks ago
@kcaroccio But that would make it infinitely less awesome... who could do such a thing?
1919viola 3 months ago
@kcaroccio Replace with what, those miraculously non-stringed guitars???
runla2 3 months ago
@kcaroccio thats exactly what i was thinkning!!!
xXxKoUkLaxXx 2 months ago
Gawd, this is so badass. It always saddens me when people can't appreciate music like this. Ke$ha or Katy Perry could never create/sing something this powerful and moving.
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rkotcher 7 months ago
Great Shostakovich (Y), nice performance guys.
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debbydoes30233 7 months ago
simply wonderful
debbydoes30233 7 months ago
LAWL rage war over metal and classical. CHILLIN WITH BOTH YO! Seriously,
erockerock238 8 months ago 2
@erockerock238 It's not their fault: it's the music making us all MAAAD!!! :D
markgcarroll 6 months ago
@kreepingdeth Furthermore, if we were discussing a subject that was truly and even partially subjective, I simply would have ended it with "I don't agree with you", but now this has become an argument with many sub-arguments, which is entirely your fault for employing so many logical fallacies and being so obstinate. Not only that, but this was never an argument about opinions to begin with. Please, no more moving the goalposts, and no more straw man fallacies
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 Just to throw some food for thought into the mix, regarding similarities between metal and classical music: metal music often uses rapid scales and arpeggios. Also diminished sevenths are frequently used to create certain effects. For the former, think of baroque harpsichord ornamentation and baroque music in general and for the latter, how diminished sevenths are used to create a particular effect (e.g. instability, uncomfortable lack of direction perhaps?) in classical music.
markgcarroll 6 months ago
@markgcarroll I am fully aware of everything you just said, and I never said there weren't any similarities between the two genres. However, there are very few when you consider ALL of the elements that comprise both genres of music. Also, no metal sounds like Shostakovich
AbsoluteZ3R0 6 months ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think it depends on what level of analysis/exposure you have. You have clearly studied/are studying classical music in a lot of detail, as well as having an appreciation of metal. I think your level of immersion in the intricacies of classical music will yield a very different perspective from that of someone who perhaps has a less detailed immersion in one (or both) of the genres.
markgcarroll 6 months ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think the danger is to forget that perspectives are different (and equally valid), and that someone who perhaps stands further back from two things may see more general overlaps than someone who has clearly made headway into the intricacies and subtleties of a genre.
markgcarroll 6 months ago
@markgcarroll If it were a matter of perspective, then yes you would be correct, but it really isn't. A lack of technical understanding for both genres is no excuse for an improper comparison. There are vast objective differences between the two genres, and the fact that I actually know them doesn't mean that someone with less knowledge has an equally valid "perspective", it simply means that he/she is ignorant in the subject area. For example, my knowledge of Shakespearean literature is garbage
AbsoluteZ3R0 6 months ago
@markgcarroll therefore if I were to read and analyze two separate works by Shakespeare and then say "well these two works seem pretty similar to me and have similar literary devices, etc" and yet someone with a far more profound understanding of the subject matter came to me and told me I was incorrect and explained why, then my "perspective" wouldn't be valid because I lack an objective understanding of the material. I used to think classical and metal were very similar, but that was when I
AbsoluteZ3R0 6 months ago
@markgcarroll had a very novice understanding of the compositional elements involved in classical music. Does that mean I was right at the time? No, I was wrong
AbsoluteZ3R0 6 months ago
@kreepingdeth modulation, polyphony, orchestration, phrasing, complex textures, thematic development, or complex musical forms. You have once again moved your goalposts, changing your argument from one thing to another to seem correct. As I stated before, there is NO OPINION involved in this, so don't tell me that I'm trying to force my opinion on you. Also, I said that even the highest caliber of metal can't compare to classical in terms of COMPLEXITY, so you have once again strawmanned me.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth Ok, yes, they have SOME similarities, both being western genres, and metal is often inspired by simple classical ideas (such as the CoB cover of Vivaldi's Summer), but you said that they were similar because of "overall atmosphere, complexity, tempo, and type of phrasing", and yet NONE OF THOSE things are the similarities between them! The only similarities they have are an emphasis on virtuosity and the use of simple functional harmony. Metal does not consist of: Complex tonality
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth I never said that one was inherently better than the other (you strawmanned me), and I LISTEN TO METAL. In fact, I burned myself a CD with EXCLUSIVELY metal to listen to when I drive yesterday. What offends me is your liberal use of logical fallacies (especially the ones that distort my argument) and the fact that you keep saying that I'm trying to "convince you to agree with me". No convincing is required, because the facts are self evident!
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
YOU SAID THIS: "I make the comparison and see the resemblance because of the overall atmosphere, complexity, tempo and type of phrasing." To that, I responded by saying that you were a fool if you actually thought ANY of those attributes were similar in classical music. And now you're saying THIS: "Yes metal and classical are different but metal is one of those genera that borrow a little something from every other style to make it their own." Do you see now how you're moving the goalposts?
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth qualities than I have because not only have you insulted me significantly more than I've insulted you, but you've distorted my position, moved your own goalposts, strawmanned me, and somehow inferred that I don't have a life because of this. You need to learn to avoid using logical fallacies in your arguments, as well as realize when you have been proven wrong. You also need to learn not to get pissy about it. But really, your overuse of logical fallacies is the worst part.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth in even greater objective ways. Btw, it's hypocritical of you to say that name calling is cool, yet the only insult I've thrown at you was conditional, and yet you've called me douchey multiple times now. You only think I'm douchey because you think I'm trying to shove my "opinion" down your throat when the reality is that I don't have an opinion, and that everything I've argued has been supported by empirical and objective evidence. In reality, you have exhibited douchier
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth I didn't call you any names. My original "name-calling" was conditional. I said that you were a fool if you truly believed those things. But you're missing the bigger point, which is that nothing I've said here is an opinion. Metal and classical music are extremely different. That is an objective fact. I can prove it, and I would if there wasn't a 500 character limit. In the same way Bach and Mozart are different in objective ways, metal and the entire classical genre are different
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth professor, and try to convince them that Mozart is similar to Bach. When they try to convince you otherwise with objective evidence concerning the stylistic features of their compositions, tell them that "you're entitled to your opinion" and see if they look at you like you're either batshit insane or just stupid. I suspect that you have little knowledge of music theory or composition, or you would realize how false kreepingdeth's original idea was.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth with you. I've had my mind changed multiple times in the past by having arguments and debates with people on youtube (and reading arguments between other people), and I know that people do read comments and learn from them. If you think I'm the one concerned with having the last word, then why do you keep coming on here trying to change the goal posts in your favor? At least admit that your initial comparison was incorrect so I can stop having to refute a new argument every time.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth You specified in your original comment that metal was similar to classical music and you gave specific compositional features to support your argument. That's not a statement of an opinion, but an objective observation. Right now you're moving the goalposts which is a logical fallacy. I already proved that metal and classical music have less in common than they do in common. And people do care about what other people say on the internet, or I wouldn't be wasting my time arguing
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth You said metal and classical music are similar. I explained to you why you were incorrect, and it boils down to nothing more than that. It's not about "winning an argument", it's more about correcting a misconception, which hopefully I have done successfully. I called you a fool because your statement was so wrong that only a fool would have actually believed it.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth an occasional drug. Also, you DID say they were similar as far as "overall atmosphere", "complexity", etc, or did you forget to read your original comment before replying to me? Also, the whole "music is a matter of how it makes you feel" is in and of itself your opinion because there are composers and philosophers who believe that the only truly valid interpretation of a work of art is the artists's, rendering your feelings meaningless. Don't push your world view as a fact
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth You can't just call me a douche bag because I disagree with you and then tell me not to respond. There are plenty of OBJECTIVE differences between the two genres, and metal is significantly different from classical music. I never said one was better than the other, and even as far as "personal taste" goes, metal is often about death, drugs, zombies, politics, demons, etc whereas classical music is almost never written to express any of these things except politics and
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@kreepingdeth You're a complete fool if you think the complexity of even the highest caliber of metal can compare to the music of Shostakovich and/or any other even moderately known composer. I used to listen to a lot of metal so I'm not just making this up out of ignorance. The atmosphere isn't similar at all, and "phrasing" hardly exists in metal. You sound like you know what you're talking about but almost your entire comment is literally one giant lie.
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 I think both spirits are compatible, but I agree with you
ThePhilosorpheus 8 months ago
There's only one way to play Shostakovich: like you're trying to kill a cow with a stick :D
markgcarroll 8 months ago
This quartet piece is like drugs...its addictive I tell you. Shosty is GENIUS!!
dhgcello0215 8 months ago
beautiful !
attiliotroiano 9 months ago
the chord change at 2:54 is literally the greatest sound in the entire world.
stuckinamoment15 9 months ago
by listening to that piece, 5 peopled were consumed in its awesomeness
Graythegunfighter 9 months ago
1:36 YESSS!!!!
(haha some epic viola stuff going on there! )
Love this movement! :) Thanks for posting!!!
violagirl78 9 months ago
U mad, Shostakovich?
GEEZER666666 10 months ago 2
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PawelWysocki 10 months ago
Just slightly mad O.o
Brenlash721 10 months ago
Wow even his strings have come off his bow!
xxcarlyxx 10 months ago
Powerful! Extremely powerful!!!
GreatFugue 10 months ago
Se presentan en Ecuador en Mayo!!! yea!!
nacho12341234 11 months ago
oh my god those guys are great specially the one with the awesome goatee xD
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MCDONALDFARMONE 1 year ago
I remember hearing their recordings of the Bartok string quartets and was mortified (although, I'm sure others have thoroughly enjoyed them). This certainly redeems them to my ears!
ajwiebe 1 year ago
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TheCitizenOnPatrol 1 year ago
i swear the cellist looked demonic at times.
wangman19 1 year ago
i've never seen a string quartet get into it like this! they're rocking out!
ElusiveHermit 1 year ago
Who needs heavy metal when we have this? The most intense music one could imagine performed by the most badass string quartet on Earth.
Nice camerawork, by the way. Adds to the impression.
nelyud 1 year ago
@nelyud Heavy metal is when you take a dirty, distorted sound and play in harmony. Shostakovich is when you take a really clean sound and play discordant notes. Both of them, somehow, just work.
diebydeath 1 year ago
@diebydeath That depends. A lot of heavy metal music is centered around metrical asymmetry, the tritone interval, and overall dissonance. Often times, the point of metal is to expose moments of simple melodic/harmonic sound within the context of more dissonant and abstract music. Anyway, I don't understand why people compare Shostakovich's music to metal. Metal is centered around the use of parallel fifths, which Shostakovich almost never uses. Also, the emotional appeal of metal is entirely
AbsoluteZ3R0 10 months ago
@diebydeath different from the music of Shostakovich. I'm under the impression that the people who make the comparison can only see the aggressive and angry surface nature of Shostakovich's music and somehow relate that to the similar nature of metal, failing to see past all of the other differences.
AbsoluteZ3R0 10 months ago
VIOLAAAAAAAA
PforFabulous 1 year ago 2
Wonderful piece of music!! Thanks to whoever posted this.
hal7ter 1 year ago
And if you look closely, you can see small flames emitted from their fingers and sparks from their bows.
5that1dude5 1 year ago 7
I think I have all the Emerson's recordings...they are fantastic. Still, I've noticed that I prefer it when Setzer plays 1st violin. Not that Drucker isn't a great player, but his vibrato seems overly wide and out of the sync with the others... Anyway, even so, their Shostakovich and Beethoven recordings are among the very best!
vanpitt 1 year ago
Astonishing
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xferhux 1 year ago
you know when a piece is intense when hair starts falling from bows.
DJNotNais 1 year ago 2
@AbsoluteZ3RO people are entitled to their own opinions, so are you, you absolutely do have the right to find offense in anything, but come on, people can deal with offense, you've dealt with worse situations, and will again, I'm sure. Plus you're being offensive for something you take as an offense. How is that going to solve anything anyway ?
You're being a troll, dude, and it offends me that you're trolling the comment section. Admit it and move on. I sure will.
Music is will. Peace out.
almagenes 1 year ago 3
@almagenes Of course people are entitled to their opinions, but kreepingdeth's original comparison between metal and classical music was not a statement of opinion, but an observation of objectivity. Trolling would imply that I'm on here intentionally trying to piss people off, which obviously is not the case. Btw, if you're arguing that kreepingdeth's perceived similarity between metal and classical actually is an opinion, then try this experiment: Find either a music theory or composition
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
@almagenes Btw, I have this video favorited and this movement specifically is literally my favorite piece of chamber music ever composed. Still think I'm trolling?
AbsoluteZ3R0 8 months ago
Amazing recording!
Probably my favorite Shostakovitch piece to headbang to. XD
Nameless248 1 year ago
I'm just waiting for Alfred Hitchcock to make his cameo. Very Hitchcock in the filming. And of course, INCREDIBLE performance.
Divyamp47 1 year ago
I'm going to read Dracula to this.
Advancedgod 1 year ago
WHAT IS WITH THE VIOLA FANS?@!!! GO CELLO!!!
Sahara101010 1 year ago 35
@Sahara101010 always kinda wish i had taken up cello as my main instrument, it is in my opinion the most beautiful sounding.. i play it, but not as well as i wish i could. maybe ill spend more time with it when i have the time. but power to the cellos aswell! ya know what, power to the strings in general, better than them band folk, but both are better than choir singers!!
osmium13 1 year ago
@Sahara101010 YEAH! GO CELLOS!! WHOOOO
dhgcello0215 8 months ago
@Sahara101010 violist like to sit on youtube and rep their instrument. and its pretty easy to make a case for the viola being the greatest instrument of all time after watching this! GO VIOLAS!
osmium13 4 months ago
Well apparently 91 other people agree that our c string is in fact, sext. And I do believe that violas do rock. And if you disagree then you must not play the same instrument as me... And you do realize absolute zero isn't even possible right?
osmium13 1 year ago
@osmium13 Actually, I am a violist, which is why I'm appalled by your comment. Our C-string is beautiful and capable of amazing sounds but calling it sexy is retarded. And who cares if absolute zero is impossible? So are a number of other things, but that doesn't make them any less meritable as usernames than anything else. I'm sorry, but I don't understand your reasoning or the purpose of that comment.
AbsoluteZ3R0 1 year ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 it is sexy, thats my opinion. you dont have to agree with me.. i do enjoy how my youtube comment has appalled you. im glad you care so much.
osmium13 1 year ago
@osmium13 Alright well you're an idiot for thinking that it's sexy. I do care a lot because it annoys me that there are violists like you who give the rest of us a bad name.
AbsoluteZ3R0 1 year ago
How can 5 people not like this!???, what's wrong with you people!?
santidipp 1 year ago
FEROCIOUS
TerentiaWillsomethin 1 year ago
what key is this in
MrMysticHD 1 year ago
@MrMysticHD
I think its 5 or 6 flats
Annoying as shit
woshh22 1 year ago
@woshh22 goes from 5 sharps to 3 flats
kaveen11 1 year ago
@woshh22 It's five sharps. G# minor
AlanvYYolinC 4 weeks ago
borodin is better
atirisdes 1 year ago
Have anyone ever noticed that the beginning sounds a lot like "Pyscho' from Bernard Herrmann? I've always loved the music of Dimitri Shostakovitch, and this vibrant and exciting piece certainly demonstrates his 'musical genius'. Bravo Emerson quartet. You guys 'nailed' it!!!!!!!
peppersax 1 year ago
ha the first violinist broke a string
snofthndr 1 year ago
@snofthndr hair from the bow
goldtogreysmoke 1 year ago 3
@goldtogreysmoke o yea my bad
snofthndr 1 year ago
@tmack1337 haha yea it does. i'll pick it up again sometime in the future though.
warrages1 1 year ago 2
@tmack1337 i quit when i moved to PA from long island, NY back in high school because there was no orchestra in PA. and now that i'm in the NAVY, there is just no time for it.
warrages1 1 year ago
oh how i miss playing the violin and being in a quartet.
warrages1 1 year ago
I think I heard a tritone.
nationalparksign 1 year ago
Clean! Bravo
BlueSkyNighWind0104 1 year ago
OMG Viola solo rocked!!
GOOOOO SECOND VIOLIN!!!! <3
vanvanvanessaa 1 year ago
I love when the viola doubles the first violin. So powerful.
migey2 1 year ago 12
Love shostakovichs writing for Viola. He was good to us !!
violakeenan12 9 months ago
Amazing! So powerful and they are just incredibly tight! Wow, I'm speechless, well not quite speechless, but man this is just the greatest.
sdluthier 1 year ago
What idiot directed this? Terrible visuals.
withaminutetogo 1 year ago
Dutton's viola is a monster. The cello is probably a bit frightened of it.
Stapler78 1 year ago 2
this is THEEE SHITTTTTT!!!! and the viola solo is so badass.
thatsmystuff777 1 year ago
Humanity.
Jamethius 1 year ago
they just performanced in Hong Kong, I wish i could see them so much !
kammy6114 1 year ago
Shostakovich wrote with both power and beauty. I think his "Baba Yar" is a perfect example of the power and compassion he was also able to write with. He will always be one of my top ten Russian Composers.
dakwa1 1 year ago
おおおかっこいいいいいいいい！！！！！！！
Alteureka 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
only faggots listen 2 this
3D3NN3D3 1 year ago
@3D3NN3D3 well then you're a faggot for looking it up
jminjaresboy 1 year ago
@jminjaresboy i didnt ma uncles comp ya rat
3D3NN3D3 1 year ago
@3D3NN3D3 fix your spelling because i dont understand shit of what you're saying "ya rat"?
jminjaresboy 1 year ago
So right Violas rule! I play the Viola at my school and there are only three violas in my school including me. Then the worse on Jennifer quit on us so she could play with her friends at lunch and the other viola player Kevin is so full of himself and he says i'm bad! I don't like them very much.
cuttieanimegirllove 1 year ago
0:59 YESSSSSS.
migey2 1 year ago
Holy crap.
migey2 1 year ago
this is such an amazing interpretation, and i love the edge they have. So amazing
puglover90 1 year ago
SE-PHI-ROTH!
ackattack321 1 year ago 4
written for masters.... by masters.... 4 masters.....playing masterfully!!
som1112 1 year ago 4
i lov this this is really cool
sorrowfulrin180 1 year ago
Its funny because notice that the first violinist has a broken bow string and it really wouldn't matter in a song like this. It's not like one of Tchaikovski's happy songs, its Shostakovich!
euch27 1 year ago
LAVA
spyoanna 1 year ago
this is f***ing awe inspiring, but does anyone else think the First Violin looks like Golden State Warriors basketball coach Don Nelson?
jeffjeezy1tweezy 1 year ago 3
@jeffjeezy1tweezy
a little, but nellie's wayyy older-looking (cuz he is older lol)
Soulstar333 1 year ago
i dont understand shostakovich.
i dont understand modern music.
swizzle2012 1 year ago
@swizzle2012
Shostakovich takes a very political approach to some of his compositions This movement especially, the last movement of String Quartet No. 2, all of String Quartet No. 8, and the last movement of Symphony No. 10 If you look at it from a political standpoint and see what Shostakovich is trying to address, you would probably understand him a little better
I'm trying to like modern music, and the biggest criticism of my compositions it that it's outdated Neo-Romantic, not modern.
nickmaestro 1 year ago
@swizzle2012 WHATT?!? how can you not love shosty???
celloman2525 1 year ago
My god these guys kick ass!
Vanzetti1936 1 year ago 3
...now I want to hear/see the rest of this performance :-)...
mardybum66 2 years ago
How utterly amazing, riveting, captivating and inspiring is this?! Truly awesome - both the piece and the performance imho :-) Gorgeous!
mardybum66 2 years ago 3
wow this is an amazing performance i love it
LegionMCR 2 years ago
i bet they had to get new instruments every time they played shostakovich :P
speedy2343 2 years ago
whats the opus number?
JSE160595 2 years ago
Op. 73
gofrillercello 2 years ago
VIOLA SOLO!! go violas!! damn our C string is sexy.
osmium13 2 years ago 141
I'm usually against overly zealous viola pride but we do get the best melody in this entire movement
AbsoluteZ3R0 2 years ago
@osmium13 totally sexy hahaha
vgonrod 1 year ago
@osmium13 As an avid viola basher I hate to admit, but GO VIOLA SOLO! No one can beat Dutton.
Stringy007 1 year ago 2
@osmium13 Gah, why is this comment so highly rated? People like you are the reason everyone thinks violists are annoying
AbsoluteZ3R0 1 year ago
@AbsoluteZ3R0 because i speak the truth? how does my comment make violists seem annoying? substituting a 3 for an E is annoying.
osmium13 1 year ago
@osmium13 Because saying "damn our c string is sexy" is just stupid. Also the whole "YEAH VIOLAS ROCK, GO VIOLAS" mentality is annoying. Also, I only substituted a 3 for an e because the username "AbsoluteZero" was already taken when I joined youtube so I had no choice because I didn't want to add random numbers to the end of my username.
AbsoluteZ3R0 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@AbsoluteZ3R0 Because i speak the truth? how does my comment make people think violists are annoying? substituting a "3" for an "E" however, is annoying.
osmium13 1 year ago
Once I went listening to them in a concert, I didn't know them and I was left astonished!...
Amazing!
trendypity 2 years ago
lol i have to beg them to come to my country, and they still haven't come...
muffinscousin 2 years ago
i like viola solo
furubaqueen101 2 years ago
GGHHAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
HannahXIV 2 years ago
And they can return home with what's left of their instruments :p
sheepflock 2 years ago 21
polyrhythms are such an amazing idea thank bach
thejagermeisterr 2 years ago
someone, please, upload a good recording of the 7th shostakovich quartet, because there are no good recordings of this quartet... especially of the third movement
AsD666LT 2 years ago
smashing :)
AsD666LT 2 years ago
one of those rare flawless performance in the century.
muffinscousin 2 years ago
muuuy buenooo
squerzo 2 years ago
ahah both 1st violin and viola break bow strings (I know they're not named like this, but I don't know how they're called in English)
Rinhos 2 years ago
bow hair
prayformercy4 2 years ago
Thank you Oscar Schumsky for these two great violinists...
cageynerd 2 years ago
The best classic music ever *.*
Khrystallbr 2 years ago
It's worth comparing this with the Fitzwilliam String Quartet's version; that one is slower are heavier, and very metal.
JamesCamien 2 years ago
pure awesomeness
Mariss666 2 years ago
Es un excelente cuarteto, son muy buenos.!!
MsCristy87 2 years ago 2
... o.O"
iOtsukoO 2 years ago
MI cuarteto preferido!! q sonido!!! y la viola, excelente (eso si que es raro!)
franzfiguera 2 years ago
wow it's wonderful!
mattomarinaio 2 years ago
i love seeing broken hair on the bow
:)like the viola players bow. i also love the fact
that the viola had a solo. this song was
very pretty in an interesting way.
:)
ViolaPandaPie11 2 years ago
Songs have words, mate. I agree with everything else you say.
JamesCamien 2 years ago
lol sorry. what would this be considered as?
ViolaPandaPie11 2 years ago
A piece, I suppose, is the generic term.
JamesCamien 2 years ago
sounds awesome, really serious sound
SageoftheWest 2 years ago
epic
doodoobutter101 2 years ago 2