Beethoven String Quartet "Harp" 1st mvt.

[elmbudsman]

The publisher always double-checked with the composer to make sure all notation was correct. so, I'm sure a repeat would not have escaped him. Nor would it have it escaped Mozart, Haydn, or any other composer who wrote anything in sonata-allegro form. The repeat is standard.

[haydnesque]

in this piece, beethoven "did" indicate a repeat. 1st editions may not be accurate but recent editions adhere more to beethoven's intentions especially the Henle-Urtext edition, where they based their sources from the manuscript and/or the composer's correction of the 1st edition. However, I myself don't do repeats. The important thing is the piece should be played wonderfully. Good job.

[eckarteckart]

BRAVI! Congratulations from Germany

[drurylane5]

7:19-7:40 om nom nom

[Milky111wtf]

Amazing! I especially enjoy how they use no vibrato on those long chords- so inspired!

[TheGloryofMusic]

Next time try adding some drums or synth.

[ddviolinist]

wonderful players, great 2nd violinst!!!!!

[violinhunter2]

Ensemble, intonation, sound, insight - this quartet has everything. Bravo!!!

[BobKy12]

Thank you for posting this video of a wonderful performance!!

[ashaam]

incredibly well played, and as a member of a quartet i'll say, you understand what playing in a quartet means.

Congratulations from italy

[alvarito45]

Very good! Congratulations from Barcelona.

[rouler97]

Too simple (musically). Opening chords (after the Largo) are too short and seemed "clipped". Technically it is amazing, but it is missing something musically.

[ddviolinist]

They are in school....jeez

[barreltheif]

On the subject of the repeat, I have also done some research, and, while I could not find anything on the repeat in this piece, I know that many repeats after 1800 or so were added by editors. Also, keep in mind that audiences at this time rarely heard a piece more than once, while modern audiences have often heard a single piece dozens of times. So, regardless of stylistic correctness, leaving out the repeat seems like a logical decision.

[barreltheif]

Wow, great performance! I appreciate the fast tempo, as I think that is what Beethoven was looking for. Although this piece was written before the invention of the metronome, and thus does not have a tempo marking indicated, one can clearly see from Beethoven's other works that he wanted faster tempos than the tempos at which modern performers often perform his pieces.

[gxshere]

Why do you say he wanted faster tempos? What's the evidence? I'm not challenging you, just wondering.

[ihopno]

hello. this is so beautiful. i'd love to play so well. amazing teamwork and i love the last note where you all do the same motion.

[lsder]

That 1st violinist nailed her bit near the end.

[tar23heel]

Very good. My only beef is that Beethoven asked for a repeat of the exposition but its not here...if the master wants a repeat, it should be done.

[Celloheaven]

I apologize for the absent of the repetition. But it was our intention to do non repeat as I have done some research about publishing music in the classical period. It was very subjective, in many cases, whether the repeat signs were written by the composer or the publisher...

You can find articles and researches about it on internet. :) Thank you for your comment!

[tar23heel]

I know its nitpicky ;) Repeats will always be a point of controversy. Certainly in the Baroque, and especially with Baroque dance suites, the repeats seemed more a requirement of the form rather than making a statement about the meaning of the music. With Beethoven, and this is just a personal feeling, I feel there is sometimes more to the repeat than meets the eye.

[tar23heel]

...or should I have said 'ear' :)

In any event, very nice work and I rated you a 5 star.

[tar23heel]

Forgive me one other thing...to clarify...I mentioned Baroque because I feel repeats in that era were more formalities. Through the classical era and on towards the Romantics, I just feel the repeats are less mechanical

[kcellist]

personally I don't mind that you didn't take the repeat.

[Lederzunge4]

Really, really nice. The tempo, however, is a major flaw: It's way too fast. It doesn't show until the "harp"-part; but the climax feels quite rushed and the majesty of the moment is lost. If they played it a little slower, it would be a great interpretation and not just a technically perfect piece. Intonation's not everything!

[ashaam]

i completely disagree. Listen to the amadeus for example: they play exactly this fast. Plus, beethoven on the score says: allegro, nothing more. So, let them decide their idea of allegro.

[Lederzunge4]

Not bad! A little too fast, if anything.

[boytub]

Beethoven was the best composer who ever lived in the earth! God were with him,and the result was his amazig music!

[ricecreamdude]

It's debatable.

[ninjabackflip]

I don't know, Richard d. James is pretty good

[bzradly]

What about Mozart then? and bach? they were very very good at is aswell

[richardyingren]

I agree, Beethoven went further, yet we must remember he had the shoulders of his predecessors to stand on.

[yukyo85]

sounds good!