Cypress String Quartet: Debussy Quartet in G

[foxheadspeed]

I love Debussy don't get mar wrong, but his style in opinion, lends itself much better to piano and vocal pieces.

[TheViola666]

Difficult... very difficult... well It was for me. I'm sure 99% of you played it perfectly when you were 10 without reading the music.

[panasoanicboy]

Where are the beats ma'fackar Cypress Hill ese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cynic150]

All very good players who play as one. However, I feel this is slightly lacking in the accent and rhythm, notably the syncopations like ties, etc. Here they tend to gloss over them. the sound is good. the frisr violin needs to lead more and dominate sometimes.

[CARNFORTH]

Very nicely done.

[saverio849]

nice nice debussy!!!

[swmrh911]

I have always wanted to play this piece and am considering bringing my cello up to school to play it next year. Any violinists/violists in STL that wants to play it with me let me know :)

[Musiclver27]

Love this movement of the Debussy. Love the Cypress. The violist is so funny and nice! :)

[hoesey]

I'm not really a Debussy fan but this single piece by him just blows me away every time I listen to it. Fantastic work on his part. Thank you for posting.

[calkingjames]

well this is the best in youtube... but not best of all i heard.

the debussy quartet can be played much more breathtaking

[fodsteve1]

AS music brought me here...

I'm quite glad it did to be honest:D

[laliszilu]

amazing

[saxyviolist]

I played this and um yeah.. it wasn't that fast

this is AMAZING!!!!!

[Coolcat607]

this always makes me think of the stereotypical impressionists' paintings

[LowKeyFloa]

@Coolcat607 well debussy was an impressionist himself. good style it is

[johntel16]

@LowKeyFloa Debussy would disagree with that.

[mandzbbyx]

omg! I just played this at string camp :)

[wwwallaceboy]

this quartet needs to post lots of standard repertoire. they are so good. they stand up to the best.

[bigvuch]

I'm really starting to like this impressionist stuff, whereas i used to despise it!

[MusicaRicercata]

People prefer Ravel's quartet over this.

Frankly, I don't know why. This quartet is perfect.

[Joebzzz]

it reminds me of jazz

[MusicaRicercata]

Indeed, the music of the Impressionists (Debussy, Ravel, and others) were the inspirations for early Jazz composers like Gershwin.

[Rusalka1975]

Guys, just are you chamber genius?!? IT IS GREEEEAAAAT!!!

[elgatosucio]

Beautiful. Perfect pitch and very peaceful performance.

[05Kenshin]

beautiful sound for a beautiful piece. is there a ravel recording/video out there?

[thegoodgeneral]

Cypress String Quartet has a CD out with a recording of Ravel's quartet. They have Debussy down here, but their Ravel isn't the best.

[MrSonicHater]

THAT SHITS DOPE

[thinker93]

@MrSonicHater

Apostrophe's are quite important in the above sentence.

"THAT SHITS DOPE" implies the act of defecation of cannabis, while "THAT SHIT'S DOPE" merely observes that the above video is in fact "dope."

[Bix12]

@thinker93 --LMAO.

[Composer19691]

@thinker93 LOL! Well played sir!

[NickWayne100]

@thinker93 Zzz....

[MagicDolphinGO]

@thinker93 i like how you incorrectly use an apostrophe in this comment

[RedtheGhost]

@MagicDolphinGO It's muphry's law, after all.

[16cliffedge]

@MrSonicHater fuck off 

[Atticcellar]

I Love Debussy because unlike the early romantic era musicians, you cannot anticipate his progressions. Just when you think you know where a passage of notes it taking you, it suddenly pulls left or right. It's beautiful.

Not that earlier music of Chopin, Beethoven, and Schubert is not equally great, just different.

[brenonion]

Definitely with you there... Debussy NEVER went for the obvious... those earlier geniuses occasionally did as they were following the traditional forms and cadences of Haydn.

Debussy has incredible imagination and originality in his work... he evoked more nuance and vivid imagery than anyone before him (that I've heard). I always considered Beethoven or Mozart my all time favorites, but the more Debussy I hear, the more mystified I am by his craft.

[begekim]

if you like debussy then listen to the ravel quartet... i recommend the emerson quartet recording. it's brilliant

[Joshtheletsplaybeast]

ohh my violin teacher's teacher is the emerson string quartet ! are they good ?

[irishvale]

@begekim you're right, I listened to the Ravel Quartet and it's really brilliant :) especially for this part :)

[lifeisasoundtrack]

yeah, love this piece as well. another i love is ravel's string quartet. i had the honor of hearing the shanghai string quartet, in my opinion the best out there today, play it last summer. truly extraordinary.

[keanbean]

always loved this piece. rediscovering it upon jonny greenwood's recommendation (radiohead guitarist)

[taniatikaram]

first time i hear this piece and it was because it was part of the office chart in DAS

Love it !

[cindayyyyy510]

omgggg i forgot to get auto graph after you guys came to my school =[

[EuropeanArchive]

Nice to hear it half way across the world... I Love Debussy.

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Greetings,

Rolf

Historical classical recordings

European Archive, Paris

[cuentaconnico]

the quartet is awasome, i a Jennifer fan ..

Jennifer u r great , excellent .

congratulation from Argentina...

Nico

[justacondom]

very nicely played.......the four played flawlessly

[burntbrooklyn]

This is so heartbreakingly gorgeous. I greatly appreciate what you do. Unfortunately, whenever I try to find a recording of this piece all I can find is his quartet g minor.

[PalePower]

That is this quartet.

[ventouse]

Maybe it is because it has been the only string quartet written by Debussy?

[burntbrooklyn]

oh no, I'm an idiot :X

[Newlibera1]

A good performance of one of my favorite pieces of music, but it doesn't have the energy of someone like the Emerson Quartet

[claviolino]

the Americans say European Countries are nothing in comparison with Usa, but then the play only european music.... Strange world...

[ZeromusChom]

we are the West; we are one.

[claviolino]

ok.... in many american movies you can hear: "i just go to the old continent", or "europe is good, but its old, powerless, dead,"...it seems the America has the real culture and we are just zombies..

[AndyDougs]

yeah i love KFC

[ndb1980]

This is Debussy. It's French, and it doesn't have much to do with most of Europe, Italy included.

[kungfumonk007]

What American are you talking about. Sounds like a straw man. . . actually doesn't sound like one, it is one! Grow up.

[funnygrudge]

The Europeans are the best classical musicians. Most of the world-renown artists originate from there. It also has to be agreed that Europe is still the capital of classical music.

[Kate121991]

OMG THEY WERE AT MY SCHOOL AND PLAYING FOR US, well the people in our band classes or choir

[erinsababe]

I really hope that my quartet can sound THIS good soon. my schools been deprived of one, so its just starting now, and i <3 Debussy, so hopefully we'll be able to do something like this soon.

[interesting04]

BEST QUARTET THAT I'VE HEARD!

[SFLogicNinja]

Beautiful. Wonderous tone. Very good internal communication in this group. My GOD it's wonderful to listen to a well interpreted quartet. Inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[twillytz]

soooooooooo loving it thanks for sending t video to me amazingly wonderful!

[XagonogaX]

THESE GUYS WENT TO MY SCHOOL!!!

[arco1701]

my fav piece and I really like the approach. It would be so different to hear this live or on CD. I love how they sweep the delicate feeling at 2:27 up to aggressive tutti just a few measures later. Bravo!

[xmrbigglesworthx]

good accuracy and all..but it could use so much more intensity! listen to the cleveland quartet recording and you'll know what im talking about.

but..its the cleveland quartet..very unfair comparison. :D

[HannahXIV]

I wish the camera focused more on the group as a whole rather than the individual instruments. It would be nice to see more of how the four of them interact.

[54spiritedwill54]

Ooh, Good job!

[tomasandr]

Exelentes interpretes y un genio en la composicición...

[Yhrzor]

wow. very nice

[musictranscription]

I can write for you any sheet music

[PissedBogan]

do it and shut up!

[willamelo]

uma maravilha de musica

to apaixonado pelo quarteto

acho que mudei depois que ouvi!

[WaterFlame957]

The most beautiful part of the song is at 5:20 to 5:36.

[valefleur]

The music and the musicians are great, but who the hell directed the video? I don't think the shots line up with the music at all. It makes the cameraman look like a fool. Also, the red in the violin's dress is a bit too distracting.

[OrchDork500]

its in the cellos too, but I didnt even notice it until u said so.

[Alcivarus]

I carefully watched this again after reading your post and must say that I do not agree with you about the camera work. I've seen much worse than this and since this is close up and panning technique it can be said that a good job was done featuring especially the lead violin and cello at key moments and always pans out for the group strokes. Also may I say that if you're distracted by a red dress you're not listening!

[IMattchewB]

@Alcivarus That's right. Who gives a heck? It's friggin' Debussy. Listen to the music. Also, I know it's not Dvorak and stuff, but you'll get over it.

[OrchDork500]

i love this piece. I have to find it so I can playit and then get parts for my quartet.

[sc457]

lol that cello sounds like a bass

[us3rnotfound]

the melody is so creepy lol. Love it~!

[qzstuffs]

debussy rocks! this is well-played. :)

[ShatteredScarlet]

I love Debussy...and guess what got me hooked on it! EDWARD CULLEN!

[twillytz]

oh i have been looking for that for over 9yrs,thank you!!!loving it!!!

[ShatteredScarlet]

NINE YEARS?

[us3rnotfound]

Haha i think you'd be amazed at how long musicians can look for something they heard in passing on the radio or a movie or something like that.

[achinghunger12]

I've never really listened to Debussy, I'm more of a romantic era guy, but this is great. Strange but cool harmonies

[stavrisa]

Is it in the performance notes for players not to sit in the traditional positions or is it just the Cypress string quartet doing it? like from left to right, violin, violin, viola, cello

[jaedeal]

Well this is definitely mixed and mastered yet I love it - their technique is tight

[AndrewKenny87]

Very nice !

[smotheredflame]

This is by far one of my favorite compositions. If only I could play it, lolz...

[bobbygnosis]

The playing is very soft and rounded. The last bit could have been played up just a bit more, but on the whole it sounded fantastic. Well played.

[jasteendam]

this doesn't look like one take...

[scottgilesmusic]

Tight sound! Excellent ballence. Note that the viola does not get lost in the texture!

Super!!!

[jomarkdave]

this is my favorite quartet piece. well done. a bit more mellow than i'm used to...but still cool

[TheTradge]

Wow, very nice =]

[chen021078]

Amazing@@ wow masterpieces

[pigsrulealot]

Ooh, Good job! I saw you perform at the Southern Theater the other day. Very excellent job!

[Jamit123]

A fantastic performance without doubt, though maybe the texture is slightly too thick, other than that, a brilliant well rounded perforance.

[ianguitar]

wow..very good!

[kitchenfiddle]

Excellent quartet! I like your warm, relaxed and well balanced sound very much. Extraordinary team play!