Brooklyn Rider Plays Debussy's String Quartet Live on Soundcheck

Listen to more music and an interview here:
http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2010/jul/09/brooklyn-rider-live/
The young string quartet Brooklyn Rider takes on everything from Debussy and John Cage to works featuring the Japanese shakuhachi and electronics. With their high-energy performing style and occasional gigs in rock clubs, the group is helping to shake up the once staid image of the string quartet.

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Music

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• live
• music
• debussy
• string
• quartet
• brooklyn
• rider
• soundcheck

[NARDO422]

Well done guys! To the immature, judgmental commenters; if you love music and talent, close your eyes and listen. Let your comments be more about the music and less about your irrelevant judgements of the musicians' style of dress, place of origin or plucking technique. We need to inspire and encourage this sort of talent and collaboration.

[BluefruitNMusicSnow]

This is good!!! People who say "This is gay," fail.

[sunshinefactorymusic]

Classical Gypsies, a winning combination,The BEST!!!

[rozankaleonka]

Totally cool!

[gheradus]

Saw them live last weekend..amazing!

[sonic777111]

I have never seen a string quartet having this much fun with their music!

[MrHithereyo]

Brooklyn rider came to my school and performed for our orchestra!!!!!

[DemandFlower]

These guys just performed at my school and let me say, they are amazing! It's something new and I love it.

[bigalex6393]

@psychostella Yeah, he holds it in a baroque style. I'm not sure of his technique with his pizzicato though.

[psychostella]

his... bow hold....?

[samdajellybeenie14]

These guys came to the summer music festival that I am at right now. we got to have several masterclasses with them and I got to meet the violinist with the beard (Johnny). It was incredible.