Hagen Quartet - Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F - Vif et agité (4/4)

[freethinkin123]

While I do like this performance, I do understand why some think it's too fast. It can be a notch slower while still being just as exciting. Also, Ravel's harmony is so rich and there are times when playing it this fast brushes over some harmonic progressions that I think could be brought to the forefront more with a slightly slower tempo. In the end, it's a matter of personal taste.

[myheartloveandsoul]

Wow, did you see how they owned the end of that song!!!

Finishing chord. Bows flying off strings. Then standing up like BADASSES!

[musicmann008]

Kinda reminds me of Stravinsky

[vladiinsky]

That is called 1st A platinum - class playing! I ve started to listen the 1st mov just to check it out fast before going to bed, but I couldnt stop untill I ve heard the whole performance! But, what also struck me was the way they bowed to the audience: First the cellist, then 1st violinist and violist, and after all the Hagens 2nd violin (Schmidt) in the end. Is this a coincidence or not? It was repeated every time! Maybe I am just crazy :)

[WhiteLongSword7]

That was intensely awesome. Why do they go in and out three times? I don't watch performances like this often, so I'm not sure as to what that means. And, are the two Hagens brothers and the lady their mother?

[thegoodgeneral]

@WhiteLongSword7 The audience keeps clapping so the performers keep coming out! And nope, Clemens, Veronika, and Lukas are all siblings.

[WhiteLongSword7]

@thegoodgeneral Haha I thought that was some sort of "classical performers etiquette" or something. Thanks for answering both queries.

[Rolopofo]

@WhiteLongSword7 You said "in and out three times." Uhuhuhuhuh. Heheheheh. Uhuhuhuhuhuhuh.

[yifuhood]

hagen guartet, cannt be better

[cynic150]

I have not heard very many , but i really like the Vlach Quartet recoding of some years ago.

[cynic150]

This was extremely agite, perhaps a little over the top for me. But excellent playing all the same. Bravo!

[thegoodgeneral]

@cynic150 Whose interpretation is more to your liking?

[upi95]

Its so fast, that the poor 1st Violin bow is losing hairs !

[nousernamewhatsoever]

@upi95 LOL!!xD it sure looks intense!that's some hardcore stuff for you :)

[papertiger11216]

amazing....but seriously, too fast!

[thegoodgeneral]

@papertiger11216 It's called vif et agité, what did you expect?

[MoshToMendelssohn]

Thank you for uploading this. This is such an amazing piece, and such an amazing performance! I'm so excited to learn this piece this semester!

[thegoodgeneral]

@MoshToMendelssohn Wow, good luck on the learning and performance! Tough piece for sure, glad that Hagen serves as an example of how cohesive this messy music can be.

[trammina]

ho fatto l'applauso da casa... alla fine... ! Bravissimi! :-))))

[Changles]

Xaraxass MUST have been kidding - surely?!

[skatecbs42]

@Xaraxass You will find this composition very, very exciting, once your musical palate matures beyond Justin Beiber and Lil Wayne.

[thegoodgeneral]

@taketake20000001 私も！

[narutardedd]

@Xaraxass

What a coincidence that your username has 'ass' in it :o

[MRSLUCYMUIR]

this performance gave me chills and left me in complete veneration!!!!!!

[thegoodgeneral]

@Xaraxass Thanks for your comment. You're a fucking moron.

[MrAkihiros]

@thegoodgeneral You"re right, xaraxass is a fucking moron. You go goodgenenral!

[ArtD42]

Do they not give standing O's in Austria or something? How could that not have deserved one? Great performance, an even better piece.

[thegoodgeneral]

@ArtD42 I dunno. They were quiet during the performance and waited until the reverb from the last notes dissipated before clapping, and then clapped for quite a while. I'm cool with that.

[bharrismac]

@ArtD42 I went to Germany over spring break and attended a performance of Carmen. I stood at the end and was quite out of place. It is more typical to see audiences in Germany and Austria simply clap for a very long time or stomp their feet to show their appreciation of the performance.

[Dannyboy6009]

Amazing performance ~ Great Group, excellent choice of repertoire, AND the Violist is Hott... Top Marks!!!!!

[ibk82]

Ravel is just the best.

Ravel é simplesmente o melhor.

[garratafes]

Maravilla...y qué expresividad ! Gracias

[ubudian07]

Fabulous, fabulous stuff! I just posted the 2nd mov't on to my facebook page. Thank you goodgeneral for putting this up. Btw, unbelieveable picture quality, too!

[thegoodgeneral]

With the nascence of progressive scan control on YouTube, this video quality might soon be outdated.

[MadCat787]

The best string quartet to come out of the 20th century, for me at least! Mind-boggling performance of it as well :)

[thegoodgeneral]

I'd have to say that this is my favorite string quartet as well. Ravel's mastery centered more on instrumentation rather than orchestration, I think.

[djmomo17]

Thanks for uploading these 4 by the Hagen Qrtt. Great stuff! I recommend checking out their CD with the Lutoslawski and Ligeti quartets - much tougher to listen to but they do them with great conviction. I'd sample the tracks first tho :)

[thegoodgeneral]

@djmomo17 You're welcome. I've heard those quartets before, though not performed by Hagen.