GRAMMY WINNERS Parker String Quartet plays Ligeti for NAXOS records

[Huddiethegreat]

They didn't even wear shoes

[Coleoni]

Spectacular! Nothing less than spectacular!

[killerfriend94]

they almost dont look human

[AttemptingToBeBusy]

Ahhhhh this is so good

[TheTrinityGal]

i cant wait to see my friend's quartet perform this. The emotion that is conveyed through this peice is phenomenal and astounds me every time i here it. this is the pinnacle of quartet playing.

Their intonation is superb and the committment each player gives to every single note is amazing.

[nicoviolin]

EXCELLENT

[richtomes]

@Bodycage - charmed I'm sure !

[cellobuddy]

Epic!



[TomDLux]

Gyorgy Ligeti, not Gyorgi.

He's Hungarian, not half-Russian/half-Hungarian

[bolisom]

Is this Allegro grazioso - Vivace, capriccioso - A tempo?

Is it called the first movement?

[japanesesweet]

It's nice to see a video of a recording sessions. i read the review in Gramophone magazine.

one of the players is really hot ;-)

[Knucklesound]

awesome

[Doshinao2]

Fucking wow.

My goal now is to learn this piece.

[stradgirl]

Didn't know you guys recorded this in Toronto! Awesome work..

[lekeu1894]

Wow, these guys are amazing! I should look them up.

[menem]

aguante ricky martin

[simpepelo]

YEAH! fuckin metal!

SLAYER!!!

[shizohal]

Bravo!

[MimiD]

they are incredible. mastery.

[saladshootavvv]

You can really hear the Bartok influence on this. If you didn't tell me this was Ligeti I would have never guessed that. Amazing piece and a beautiful performance!

[shizohal]

The beginning makes me think of Ligeti. But yeah, Bartok is definitely in there somewhere!

The group's intonation was impeccable - which is saying a lot considering Ligeti's harmonic vocabulary. And their theatricality was great too!

[DerPedrupu]

Amazing recording of this amazing Ligeti 's String quartet! I already know it for many, but it always makes me emotional and shivery - it is like a force of nature one can't stop!

[chlrldud74]

Really one of ligeti's early works but you just got to love the gritty sound he gets from the quartet...and BTW an excellent performance

[altonoir]

??? Well in defense of Ligeti, at least there are coherent motivic lines which are somewhat manageable to follow. You hear chords reinforced although they are highly dissonant

[Curetiamhices]

Bravo!!!! Sublime!!!! with out Musicians like you Ligeti would have not been able to share is Spirit!! Bravo!!!!!

[rceretta]

As I always say: If you like obvious arts like Michelangelo and Boticelli you'll prefer Bach or Mozart. But if you like comtemporary art like Duchamp, you'll prefer Ligeti or Varèse.

[isherwood]

That is so utterly untrue. I am awed by Michelangelo and yet I love Ligeti. I adore Mozart and yet I love Kandinsky.

[esterfer]

Yeah, I know, I like Mozart too.. It was just generally speaking...

[isherwood]

Maybe so, but it's condescending and wholly inaccurate. It also betrays a less than profound appreciation of culture. Ligeti was very respectful of his antecedents and disregarded the totemic approach others (Boulez?) took in judging music and other media. Also, Duchamp is hardly contemporary!

[rceretta]

Ok, Ok! My comment was unfortunated! It was just almost a joke... I don't really think that way.

Geez... People take life too serious....

[rceretta]

Beautiful!!!!!

[tempodimarcia]

Ligeti sure knew how to put a string quartet through its paces lol. Incredible performance of one of the best pieces in the genre.

[earstroke]

disgusting, absolutely disgustingly-incredible!

[ehwhats]

disgustingly good indeed

but I adore them just for taking on this quartet

[limyi007]

excellent!

[commandercool069]

i had a masterclass with them over the summer with them it was incredible.

[yomommacello]

omg, they're disgustingly good