String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 in C by Haydn, Moderato

[zerekzk]

GOOD JOB!!

[1985OldSkool]

They played that Haydn composition brilliantly. By the way, what is the name of that string quartet?

[paulyySPACE]

i needed this song for one exercise for music

thank you!



[pinkyfull]

Some very well played Hadyn. Nicely done

[Lactoris1]

Do you have the other movements of this quartet? This is very good.

[pokerface127]

ooooooh, this was pleasure to listen to!

[Flurina1246]

That was really good! Some intonation problems, as others have said, but overall, I am quite impressed!

[CARNFORTH]

Nice one. I recently played this with my (amateur) quartet and I know how much love and work went into this. More please.

[jtaylor8424]

Very nicely played. Anyone know any string quartets looking for some new compositions? I have some of my new stuff on my youtube channel.

[physicistwannabe]

Hi, Miss Alice. This is a nice rendition. Maybe my friends and I can practice this for future performances. Keep the quartet going! :)

[KordaBB]

Hmmm... Good,really good but not perfect. One little error in developmental part at 2:46 it's little bit "falsh(low) tones E D #C" or tact 55 in the music sheets. I understand her,I hate modulation sequences too. :) Anyway,good performed.

[lanubez99]

i wish i would have kept studying violin :(

[Dundsany]

¡ Están muy desafinados !

[contributor34]

¡ No mijo, estan haciendo bastante bien !

[waseen71]

puedes tocarlo tu y lo posteas aquí. Es muy fácil criticar

[Princessjasmineariel]

i loved this performance i thought it was brilliant.

[floravesta]

I can tell you love the music. Haydn quartets are so wonderful to hear. I'm hooked on them. I'm strictly a vocalist, but I say stick together, listen to yourselves & your intonation, tempos just half a notch faster, phrasing so that notes in a phrase have different intensities (think of how we speak and where we place emphasis), and you'll sound even more amazing. Go ladies!

[SACHLOR]

omg!

everybody thinks they really have some feeling for haydn and the music!

Come on! The "women-quartet" is good!

nice sound! All of you are great!

go a head!...

[kingqueenoff21]

yeah when critiquing youtube videos try stick to the basics we don't need a master class. I agree the vibrato and overall tone isn't blending try to work on that.

[PTCello]

overall the vibrato needs to blend better...piano passages need to be much more piano.

I really enjoyed listening to this several times... I wish the camera had been better placed, and I hope to hear more from you guys as time goes on. God bless you all...

[Rexl12]

wow u know a lot about classical music...

[PTCello]

Cellist. the opening figure: instead of 4 2 4 12... don't use 4rth finger. it is always the weakest finger, and you want strong vibrato on the D... try 3 1 2(or 3) 12. if you use 2, it requires an extension, but it's worth it, because 2 has the strongest vibrato...

And on long notes, generally avoid 4rth finger. In measure 21, play that G with 2nd finger. M 36, play the G with 3rd. The music is slow enough that the exnension won't cause a problem.

[NiallMS]

What you say is true enough, it's a Youtube video. My one criticism is the curtain hanging down behind them absorbing the sound.

[TheHumannBee]

I disagree with this. I think the 4rd finger should be used more often, because then it won't be the weakest finger and you won't be handicapped by having to avoid using it in some passages. That's just my (my teacher's) opinion.

[PTCello]

The problem with finger 4 is fundamental weakness. Excercise and use will help, but it is always the least of the 4 fingers, and on long notes, the third is usually a better choice. As an example, try the opening two notes of "the swan" with 4,3. Then try with 3,2. There is a big difference in vibrato. It's certainly OK to use 4, but 3 is usually better. Just a different approach.

[PTCello]

Overall, there seems to be a lack of knowing which line should take precedence, and the dynamics are narrow. If your softs are genuinely SOFT, then the sudden fortes are Much more impressive. Remember, Haydn was the king of using dynamics in surprising and humorous ways.

[PTCello]

(more) This is possible the most Cello-friendly quartet Haydn ever wrote. Cellist, you need more interesting trills. You seem to have trouble with trilling. Please also don't stint on the 4rth finger vibrato.

[PTCello]

This is one of my favorite Haydns, and I play is a lot. I can't tell your ages, but here are some serious comments: The violist is very good, violins are each sharp, and play with a thin sound. You must learn to play with a round sound and not a piercing one. Perhaps you merely need better instruments. Eventually, good players need outstanding instruments, and I'm not sure your violins are as good as you are.

[GeniusHaydn]

FJ Haydn was the greatest composer of S. Quartets..... Period!!! Yes, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and others wrote great pieces. But after evaluating everyone's complete set, its FJ Haydn's that stands-out as the best. Then someone please explain to me----Why he is not played as much as the others. I guess it takes someone to make a movie(Amadeus, Immortal Beloved) about you until they are recognized as genius.......

[TheHumannBee]

What about Beethoven? He didn't have a famous movie based on his life, but his late quartets are arguably some of the most intellectually deep pieces ever written. I think Beethoven's late quartets tromp Haydn's, or anyone's, for that matter.

[GeniusHaydn]

Beethoven did have a movie made about him. Actually I think two have been recently made, Immortal Beloved and Copying Beethoven. I enjoy his SQ as well as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Boccherini, Vanhal, Pleyel, & Dittersdorf. But Haydn's have such profound moments different from the others. I love B's but prefer H's. B's slow mvts are sometimes sad and drearing. And his late SQ drag on. It's good to expand and try something different but don't lose your audience.

[pyhorn9929]

Haydn and Mozart the best-and most enjoyable to listen to.

[dolofonos]

Those movies were brutal travesties.

[lunarsensitive]

You can't compare Haydn's quartets from the 1770s-1780s to the Beethoven quartets written some 30-40 years later. By then, the string quartet had undergone a total metamorphosis, just like every other genre.

[naxos33]

Excellent! More Haydn please!

[RIHARRIS32]

Both Violins: you play well, but you must work on your intonation. It is excruciating when you play together. Tape just the two of you playing some scales in unison and you will hear what is wrong.

[Jimellow]

Excruciating?

The ricidulousness of this post made me laugh out loud.

[RIHARRIS32]

YouTube is all screwed up. I made no comment on this which is quite good.

[Rexl12]

excruciating is a really harsh word lol

[sabrina122690]

i'm sorry i ruined this, i just all of a sudden got really nervous right before we played this. i hope that we can maybe tape it again sometime to redeem myself. GAHH

[duhhh86]

Relax...as a group you guys have a few slight intonation issues here and there, but it can be worked upon. Looking forward to more vids from you guys! Do keep up the good work!

[icyflames3]

Awesome quartet! Was it played by college kids?

[54294493]

EXCELENTE ME ENAMORE DE UDS.!!!

[Snarkymom]

Everyone in our house loves your quartet, especially this piece and the Corelli. Thank you for your videos!

[Celloed5]

Pretty good for a " female " string quartet

[alicelizard]

What exactly do you mean by that?

[duhhh86]

oh...is it because all female human beings are born with no fingers or hands or arms, and is that why you imply that it would be feat for them to be able to play? Dude, seems like you were born without that vital part of the brain responsible for making sound judgement.

[Celloed5]

your sarcasm is not useful in this case. Anyway I maintatin my position. Pretty good for a " female " string quartet

[duhhh86]

your highly questionable claim doesn't seem very useful as well. please reply to alicelizard's question.

[xymex]

i guess her sarcasm really isn't useful in this case since it did you no good.

[piratelove38]

@Celloed5 I maintain my position that you're an asshole. ha! stick your cello in that

[1972jewish]

yeah, it sounds really sexist

[viggom555]

@Celloed5 haha what a troll

[compactdisc35]

That's really good. How long have you been together?