Mendelssohn String Octet - mov. 4 (with double bass!)

[oatmealtime1]

i play first viola and im learning this:)

[MrGunterguerrero]

..." On November 6, 1825, Carl Friedrich Zelter wrote a letter to his friend Goethe that young (16) Mendelssohn had just finished an octet ' which is very well put together....." Absolutely wonderful ! Bravissimo !

[punkypenguin321]

Yah Bozo Paradzik!!!

[MrIzzy400]

This is arguably one of mendelssohn's best works and he wrote it only at 16!

[MariusOberholster]

wow...

[profesorsergio]

These performances are unforgettable. Thank you. Cheers!!!, Sergio.

[eliasbb]

Beautiful music making! Sincerest Thanks!

[ronneesam]

Mendelssohn takes ten minutes to achieve what Wagner needs 3 hours to do. A paradigm of male and female orgasm perhaps! Well, with so many psychobabblers on here who'd notice one more? Read "Private Eye". (Pseudonames) Hattie Latherhun, Phyllis Tyne, N. Ian d' Erthal, Eve Ann Therterribul, Fran Kenstine, Miss o'Leenie, Jenny Ralfranco, Edie Armean, Mo Garby et Al.

[ronneesam]

Great music at its best performed with great verve and panache. Bravo! Bravissimo!

Did this inspire Wagner?

[MrViolinGuy]

@ronneesam actually, it might have, but during their lifetimes, Mendelssohn and Wagner hated each other. Wagner being a Romantic, and Mendelssohn, leading the Classical "School". Perhaps, perhaps.

[redbrian3655]

@MrViolinGuy Actually, Wagner hated Jews with a passion, and Mendelssohn, though baptised and raised Protestant was still a disgusting Jew in Wagner's eyes..... hence why I will not give Wagner a second listen. What Wagner and his wife did to Mahler was also unforgivable. BRIAN

[DerPampa]

@redbrian3655 You may excuse me if I disagree with you, but what you are saying about Wagner is as fanatically closed-minded as what you are precisely criticizing in Wagner himself... just the other way round...

[ronneesam]

Great music at its best performed with great verve and panache. Bravo! Bravissimo!

[vladiinsky]

stefan!!!

[kelsinor26]

what a badass bass player!! even if you don't like it, you have to admit that he has skills :)

[the1stpianoplayer]

@kelsinor26 EVeryone in this group has skills :D

[AmadeusStatisitician]

I just heard this piece on the radio for the first time. Haven't been a huge Mendelssohn, fan but i thought this was great. I have a tendency to enjoy works that are built upon a foundation of a few memorable themes while simultaneously being both contrapuntally complex and melodious . = )

[TheDuoUNCC]

Uh! I am enthralled with this video. I have always been one for noticing the little things the musician(s) do (planned or not) while performing, and this video is FILLED with all of the little things that I just love! When 1st and 2nd violinist have a shared melody, or play the same line it's made obvious not only by the sound but by them moving in the same style. It's as if while rehearsing they said "Let's not only play similarly, as written, but let's move in sync with each other." AWESOME

[TheDuoUNCC]

I love everyone's character.

....but the gentlemen next to who seems to be the 3rd violinist (in black dress) might not have moved his feet that whole performance. While it didn't effect the music... I did feel like any excitement I had due to the ensemble's overall character was taken away when I saw him not moving. His lack of expression is amplified due to the two lovely musicians to his right and left portraying the overall character of the ensemble. Never the less...I love love love it!

[MrViolinGuy]

@TheDuoUNCC not every musician expresses themselves visually. I'm lead of my orchestra, and i'm known for my "stone-face" stare. The fact they are playing means their is expression.

[bpertz]

@MrViolinGuy while I agree with you to a certain extent, I have a hard time watching (and listening to) individuals who remain completely stoic during their performances. It defeats the entire purpose (in my eyes) of the music. It's about emotion, essentially. And an excellent musician, when they play, it envelopes their entire being; and I would find it odd if someone who truly enjoyed their musical experiences remained virtually still for an entire performance. Granted, to each their own...

[hlim431]

Absolutely amazing, wonderful music...

[gevantassa]

bozo paradzik is one of the greatest bassist there is

[biukucanoe]

omg, that really is a string bass on that opener...

[MrViolist]

really Stefan Milenkovich plays here the first violin? That's really amazing!

[RAMIRO3]

Great! I don't like the double bass, but its ok

[gyermancsilla]

Stefan Milenkovic is playing the first violin. He used to be a wunderkind, playing at the age of 5, entered university as a kid of 11 or 12. Had a rich carrier abroad as well...he even "entered" secondary school textbook of English, he is put among the famous olympic runners and writers. I think now he lives an average family life of an average outstanding musician.

[ragingviolinist]

one of my all time favorite chamber pieces. you guys nailed it. it sounds fantastic!

[ahmererules2]

i love the moving notes the first violin has at 0:42

[bdg626]

Fantastic playing!

[midrid59]

Thank you so much! These wonderful young people did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks, also, for continuing the clip to include a segment of the applause they received! Hear! Hear!