Me playing String Quartet in C# Minor - Beethoven

From Band of Brothers, Part 9, "Why We Fight." Me playing part No. 6, Adagio quasi un poco andante of Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet in C# Minor, Opus 131.

Before hearing this, it is important to say that I am a huge fan of war movies, especially the more realistic ones. This is actually a small portion of a very long piece. What makes this part special is that it was featured in the World War II mini-series Band of Brothers, Part 9, "Why We Fight." If you're not sure which episode that one was, it was when a few of the 101st airborne were watching the Germans cleaning up the sad remains of their bombed out homes, while a small group of musicians were playing a durge. They remarked that the Germans cleaned up well, and that "All you need is a little Mozart." Capt. Nixon then corrected them, saying, "That's not Mozart. That's Beethoven." This is the piece the musicians were playing.

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[Ajepson2]

this is in the episode were the guys are sitting in the street playing violins right?

[TheWannaBe2007]

@Ajepson2 Yes. That's it.

[jpfleaman]

is there anyway you could give me sheet music. i would like to arrange this for some brass at my school

[TheWannaBe2007]

I believe I found the score at freescores(dot)com

[Hall1362479]

I like it anyways. I came across it the same way you did on Band of Brothers. Its a shame that you don't hear it too often, like it's been forgotten as one of Beethoven's, shoved aside for the more "popular" pieces of today. But yet it brings great feeling and emotion to the listener, that you would think it's a master piece on its own...

[TheWannaBe2007]

Thanks. Yes, it is a shame, but I guess the masters like Beethoven, Grieg, and Mozart were, in their time, just like the modern groups we hear today. They created for themself an image that would appeal to their listeners, and wrote music because it made them money, and they loved what they did. I guess some things will never change.

[jpfleaman]

Thank you

[fuckedfoot]

This song is the one, that make me love classical...

[TheWannaBe2007]

Thanks. I tried to mold it off of the video. I know some folks argue that it isn't meant to sound this melancholy, but I tried to capture the feel from the movie. I only found out after posting that they played it much faster than I did.

[Hall1362479]

this is such a good song, well played.