Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8
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you played slowly 2 part . ı dont understand . the part is wanna articulation and speed . but you dont . viola and 1 keman played just like student . if you play shostakovich you must study hard ... this song name is shostakovich but ı dont hear shostakovich ı am sorry ..
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@kimisizer well she butchered it up so that might be why it sounds familiar because it shouldn't unless you are thinking of DSCH.
First, that is NOT the intended bow stroke and this is not the piece to bring "personal style" to.
Second, what the hell is she doing with the turn or trill-like thing at 6:04. Makes it sound Arabian and screws with the style.
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say the pitch/intonation is the mics fault but regardless...this needs some MAJOR work.
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For all of the people trying to defend this quartet and say the piece is dissonant and what not... well you are right and wrong... You are right, because the piece IS dissonant; however, what they played is not dissonance. That was merely poor intonation.
Not only were SEVERAL notes out of tune, but they also improvised on that style in a way that completely detracted from the piece. A lot of slides were not only gross, but unnecessary. And at 6:00... What are you thinking?!?!?!
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@nerdin8or Thank you for your explanation:)
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@nerdin8or also to add to that, he also wrote it because he looked back at all the stuff he wrote and was like well fuck im pretty much dead might as well make more fun of the soviet union and their ways.... brave guy ^_^
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@kimisizer I think it might be from his opera "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk"
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I love the second movement of this piece :D i first hear this song at my school when our symphony played it
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everything was awesome with how you played the music. what was with the violist, she wasnt even swaying with the beatand he had a horrible stance. ours will be just as good or even better.
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Bernard Hermann must have loved this piece, too... hear PSYCHO?
Amazing! absolutly beatiful
MrJalmarti 2 years ago 3
he wrote this as a "fuck you" to the USSR communist rule. ive studied shostakovich a lot. favorite composer.
indikinsable 2 years ago 3