Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1 in D - Mvt 2 (Andante cantabile) - Borodin Quartet

[notaire2]

The most authentic performance of this piece at present.

[asm7231]

quite a beautiful music..

This can be called 'sweet but sad song'.

[musicalmonkee]

if i were watching this without the audio, i'd still be amazed. these guys are legit yo. even the smallest movements are purposeful and controlled. i aspire to play with such musicianship!!! bravo!

[Imbetterthanmost]

this is in b flat major

[kirill429]

@Imbetterthanmost its in g sharp minor (5 sharps) while i write this know that i have the 1st violin music on my lap

[Imbetterthanmost]

@kirill429 lol actually I was mistaken, it says D major.... are you sure you're aren't looking at another movement

[kirill429]

@Imbetterthanmost im looking at movement 2 (Andante Cantabile) g sharp minor, my favorite, if you zoom in real close around 3:54, you can see more blur in the begining of the staff indicating that more ink was used and that it had to be used in a large amnt of flats/sharps key signature; i checked it out as best as i could and found it to not resemble anything less than 4-5 sharps/flats. idk check it out for yourself

[kirill429]

@kirill429 btw, is this major or minor? it sounds a lot like a mixture of both

[RichardMartin2]

@kirill429 Oh get a grip, will you. If you listen to the music (or watch the violinists' fingers) you'll know what key it's in. It opens and closes in B flat major and the middle section, where the second theme is introduced, is in D flat major. That a piece is notionally in D major doesn't mean a lot about the inner movements, e.g. the Rachmaninov D minor PC has a second movement with a chunk in D flat major. I've no idea what you have in G#m unless it's a transposition. My part is in B flat.

[kirill429]

@RichardMartin2 arright, i may have a transposition, but my music says g#m well have to agree to disagree

[yboss3]

Beautiful and angelic sounding. All i have been able to do is listen to it over and over again. I am planning on playing it this year but the brass quartet version.

[coolbs2008]

This piece made Tolstoy cry.

[YKC005]

A sad song, but sweet. Bravo!

[wang6838]

ah-mazing

[kroospeh]

this movement brings me to tears every time i listen to it. their tones....heavenly. 

[violinlurrve]

beautful! i wonder how it would sound with a solo violin with/without an orchestra..

[eddyabc1]

i love this piece

[violinlurrve]

@eddyabc1 me too!

[Kraekcae]

Zero dislikes.

Let's keep this up; this is a beautiful piece of music.

[jagerardi]

Sadly, Mr. Berlinsky has left us. I got to see them perform here in Savannah in2007, right at the end of his career. An amazing musician, and a wonderful quartet.

[arsenstepanyan]

only 1997 viewers for such a superb performance... from ‎2:25 to 3:47 my favorite part!!!!!! Fantastic music!!!!!!! Mikhail Kopelman (first violin) and Valentin Berlinsky (Cello) are great masters!!! they are A M A Z I N G!!! thanx for sharing!!!

[NetRunner88]

lastly someone uploaded this! I was looking for this from long time...thanks

[daniel3231995]

Initially I thought this piece was originally was for cello and orchestra - only discovered until much that the more viewed renditions of Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile was taken from his String Quartet No.1.

The first violinist - oh my god.He has full command of his instrument;has such an aura of intimate familiarity with the piece.And when he starts playing in the lower registry around 5:20 - incredibly full sound.Never heard such a mellow,voluminous G.

Played like true professionals.