Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

[@francoisbrousseau4409]

Opus 131: one of the summits of human creation.

[@crawyler]

Vous avez raison, et c'était aussi, dit-on, le quatuor préféré de Beethoven ! J'aimerais que le premier mouvement ne finisse jamais…

[@jimreid7954]

Amazing. That's all I can say.

[@joeyo2481]

Hey man, amen

[@DavidDroski]

I love how everyone just open-face coughs as if it's a volume contest instead of coughing into their sleeves like a decent person

[@Coronadoman]

WTF is wrong with people??? The grey hairs cough, KNOW they're going to cough, and do nothing to minimize it.

[@stevebauer1620]

The second adagio was in Band of Brothers and brought me to this work. It’s one of the greatest of Beethoven works. Achingly beautiful

[@Two2onefive]

BoB brought me here also. I've never heard of this before but now every time I hear it, it brings me sadness.

[@STVG71]

It is amazing how music before your generation existed and it wasn't just banging on rocks. It's almost like people before you have created music. You should really broaden your horizons. There are a ton of "hidden gems" when it comes to classical music.

[@darthmong7196]

I tell you one thing about the krauts.... They sure clean up good.

[@gabrielle.47533]

Re-watch Band of Brothers now...Episode 9 brought me here, too.

[@matthewgabbard6415]

When he said “it’s not Mozart, it’s Beethoven,” it was one of the worst indictments anyone could have thrown at Germany. How could a culture that produced this do what they did? Sadly I’m afraid we are all capable of such contradiction

[@Ploismify]

"Beethoven wants to preserve an element of uncertainty in his music (this song), making our brains beg for the one chord that he refuses to give us. He saves that chord for the end." from Jonah Lehrer's article on music and the emotion

[@lucasalvarez8524]

Thats exactly how I feel in the lead-up to 22:58. The two minutes that follow are a rollercoaster ride.

[@tanyatang6201]

it's a PIECE

[@aseemtasingh8719]

I read that in my ielts exam

[@dusho9813]

after doing ielts reading test i came here

[@lucifervalentine5406]

Can't you hear the human spirit singing in this one?​@@tanyatang6201

[@allenthomson5603]

Probably the best cello recording I've heard. On my grado headphones the coughing is panoramic and omnipresent. I thought people in the room with me were coughing. Probably 200 coughs of various magnitudes in 39 minutes.

[@User0resU-1]

Listen again, I just coughed at 4:34, you might hear it... a short, sharp bark in c flat.

[@nate7639]

1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto expressivo 0:01-7:24 2. Allegro molto vivace 7:26-10:24 3. Allegro moderato - Adagio 10:24-11:11 4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 11:13-25:03 5. Presto 25:06-30:17 6. Adagio quasi un poco andante 30:20-32:38 7. Allegro 32:38-end What a spectacular performance of an amazing work! Hope this helps!

[@juventano1939]

Grazie

[@die_schlechtere_Milch]

ppl who cough in concert are living the meme life

[@renzo6490]

Why I never attend live performances anymore. Coughing, perfume and tobacco smells,talking,rustling of programs and candy wrappers. Give me a solid studio performance in the comfort and silence of my living room.

[@marwan151078]

I was there. An unforgettable night. I remember I could not stop crying!

[@jayjones2821]

Late Beethoven has made me cry so much over the last 50 years

[@kimura3033]

Probably the best String Quartet ever written?

[@rockytoptom]

Possibly... I can't get enough of it and I'm definitely more of as symphony fan with Beethoven but THIS IS KILLER

[@olivierbeltrami]

I just wish the last movement would never end.

[@rsr789]

Beethoven considered it his most perfect single work and Schubert requested that his friends string quartet play it for him... remarking "After this, what is left for us to write?", Schubert died 5 days later. So, that's some pretty solid statements there.

[@moxyblackfiddler]

It inspired me to play thr violin

[@MaxwellKaye]

@@rsr789 not only that, Schubert specifically requested to hear it on his deathbed!

[@dougdumbrill7234]

Who could not be thrilled by that first chord of the last movement!😳

[@antcal9972]

Exceptionally good performance of a monumental work.

[@a.jamesstretton3813]

Absolutely Ant Cal

[@masteroftheflyingyoutube]

Upon listening to a performance of Op 131, Schubert said, “After this, what is left for us to write?

[@adler923]

As Schubert was dying - his friends came to play for him. This was his last request. Op. 131 by the giant composer, Beethoven.

[@matthewkujawa9553]

One of Beethovens best works in my opinion.

[@clayliu]

One of his favourites too!

[@alanosterman7130]

I wrote this down when I first heard it. On the old "Charlie Rose Show, on PBS (I wish it was still on...miss it.), interviewing Andre Previn. Andre said that he wanted this played at his funeral. This was on April 1, 2009. I don't know if he ever got his wish. Rest in Peace.

[@juanmanuelportillo9293]

Not even the ignorant clapping of some public at the end of the Presto was enough to stain this magnificent rendition (the best recording I know) of op. 131

[@RogertheGS]

"Five movements, huh? A quartet can't have any more than that, right?"

[@carlosbashuertas]

Desgarradoramente trágico el primer movimiento de este, el más íntimo y profundo pronunciamiento musical, directo del alma de un Beethoven que echa una mira atrás a su vida, con resignación y la sabiduría que dan los años. De 40 minutos, esta obra tiene una duración de sinfonía y reta su propio género de cámara con sus 7 movimientos. En el centro hay un andante de 15 minutos, precioso pero impreciso, ¿qué nos quiere decir el maestro? Este cuarteto, fácilmente el más grandioso jamás compuesto, termina en una furiosa determinación, esta es la vida y no hay marcha atrás, abrázala tal cual. Excepcional interpretación de este conjunto danés.

[@michaelkearney3646]

Oops. Big fingers, small keys ... I agree -- the concentration needed in order to do justice to convey the degree of emotional expression and intellectual depth of this quartet

[@joeyo2481]

I was going to reply to your comment in Spanish, but I know this is the most magnificent piece of music ever written on earth. My brother, Willis E Overholt is now in heaven signing his signature of approval.

[@petermcaleercomposer]

Great playing. The end of the fugue reduced me to uncontrolled weeping. I don't mind admitting.

[@lenteach]

heartfelt,romantic Beethoven. makes you see the possibilities of life,goodness,love.what we are made of.

[@Gelch01]

Masters of their craft, truly an eargasm.

[@georgepoppe5763]

the Beautiful sad sweetness of Beethoven

[@cz7425]

Most Danish-looking group of Danes I ever saw.

[@andreashelling3076]

The best single movement chamber music piece?!

[@allendiaz04]

Honestly just here for the part after 30:10, saw it on Band of Brother, then when it jumps to part 7 allegro, amazing, only play this and Chopin Noct Op. 9 No. 2 and always get ask what is playing because it sounds amazing, I listen to trap in Chicago so shows the different type of genre I listen to. BRAVO!!!!!!!!

[@jimreid7954]

Never a dull moment throughout and so many unexpected surprises - wow the man's a genius.

[@winnipegism]

Amazing. I didn’t notice the coughing until I read the comments, lol. This Opus is miraculous!

[@bobkasino8244]

This is the last musical work schubert had wishes to hear right before his death..

[@lenteach]

there is purpose to human life

[@borisnikolic246]

Yes. To enjoy it while it lasts.

[@belmon38]

Fantastic performance of the greatest quartet music

[@Allanfearn]

If you are distracted by the coughing you are not listening to the music. Some of us learnt these quartets from 78s - pretty well used ones, too - or AM radio. The artificial (these days digitally enforced) silence which is now thought to be required for music has been around for just about 40 years - if you ever get it. Do you really have a totally silent listening environment at home, even? If you were listening to the coughing on this recording with even half an ear, you'd have realised that there were a number of folk trying quite hard not to cough and not managing to. That was what you always got or get with the price of your concert ticket. No use complaining to the composer, or even sympathising with him. He'd probably have been overwhelmed with Freude to hear even a single cough.

[@ericlaurent4655]

9

[@emmarose6590]

Sixth movement will forever be my favorite piece of music.

[@anaceleste2631]

Great performans !!!

[@amriteshmaitra6877]

Fantastic Rendition.

[@Baczkowa78]

Beethoven called it his best work. I don’t believe that, but what do I know. Many artists like things they’ve done which aren’t always the public’s favourite.

[@robertmifkovic6325]

Phenomenal performance

[@kathiebrobeck3426]

what is music all about? this piece really makes you think.

[@petelovatt8357]

The quartet are really distracting. I can hardly hear the coughs I came here for.

[@Minusixii]

Beautiful music and I'm distracted by the musicians' increasingly glorious mustaches the further right you look in the group.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci.

[@DiamondEagle73]

Awesome interpretation...

[@javiergracia4340]

Thanks, fantastic, fantastic

[@TeeJay-qq5qk]

please please if you got a cough just leave just leave we're here to hear the quartet not your COVID

[@justinweisberg1634]

30:20 - - from one of my favorite scenes in Band of Brothers

[@harrylambert7879]

33:31 is the most beautiful moment 😊

[@kclee2502]

나는 참 행복한 사람임을 또 오늘 확인 받는군요, 감사합니다.

[@roybrewer7865]

cello at 22:48 HELL YEAH!!!!!

[@joeyo2481]

Perfect

[@สุภาวดีมาลยเศวต]

very good

[@berkefeil5646]

Coughing during the 6th movement should be illegal!

[@asienlatierra]

Can you tell me why the number of the quartet is not included in the title of the video? The vast majority of people, even amateurs, know Beethoven's quartets by their number, and not by their opus number or whether they are in C or D.... . ¿Se puede saber por qué no viene en el titulo del video el numero del cuarteto ...? La inmensa mayoría de la gente, incluso de los aficionados, conoce los cuartetos de Beethoven por su numero, y no por su numero de opus o si es en C, o en D....

[@kdnofyudbn5918]

Wow amazing

[@Ray199149]

30:19 The part which was used in the TV series Band of Brothers.

[@michaeldwilson1471]

That's not Mozart. That's Beethoven.

[@cutefahad1000]

Wow🔥

[@jayjones2821]

As good as music gets

[@edwardweaver1467]

Sweet.

[@dddinah9456]

I feel so sorry for these wonderful musicians to have their hard work of playing a sacred Beethoven piece for a huge audience of avid devoted listeners, only to have an extremely SELFISH cougher ruin so many portions of the entire length of the piece. I mean why couldn’t he have left the room after the first three congested, LOUDLY DISRUPTIVE outbursts?

[@jamesnicol3831]

agree the coughing should be mixed out of future releases of this performance

[@lemuelseale1640]

There is always one.

[@treatb09]

We have sound proof masks now. I believe they should be required for every performance

[@toughenupfluffy7294]

There's always a narcissist in the room, making sure you know it. Notice how they wait for the silences to hack a lugie?

[@mendyviola]

It’s live music. Well timed coughing is a part of the experience.

[@송지현-q8g]

7악장: 32:25

[@jayjones2821]

Yup

[@Blupearl2003]

Band of Brothers brought me here.

[@jackcrisco7246]

If anyone is here because of band of brothers, you need to start at 30:20

[@joonpak]

30:20 if you’re here from Band or Brothers

[@josephmathmusic]

6:46 The low B sharp played by the cello...

[@User0resU-1]

I'm not a fan of Beethoven but would like to be one, and better informed. I liked this, can anyone recommend other works of his I could listen to to get my foot in the door with him. I love baroque music, if that helps. TIA.

[@BRNRDNCK]

I would suggest to you his most popular piano sonatas: numbers 8, 14, 21, 23. If you like them, also try 29. These are “obvious” recommendations but popular for a reason.

[@razvan_3008]

I have quite a few: Symphonies: 3rd (1st movement banger, but the other ones are also great), 5th (1st movement is the most famous piece in music history, and with good reason), 7th (famous slow 2nd movement), 9th/Ode to joy (every single movement is perfection) Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" Piano sonata No. 14 and No. 23 And this piece (obviously), especially the 7th movement.

[@ultimateconstruction]

​@@BRNRDNCKIncorrect. No.14 is one of His weakest works, yet is the second most popular Beethoven piece. Popularity and quality are inversely proportional. Remember this for the rest of your life.

[@blake1567]

not a single minute without the same guy coughing...

[@marcospeedo5412]

False applaud at 30:00 , it won't happen in Europe I guess... As a serious music lover, should know that Beethoven requestedt to play this special quartet non-stop.

[@Jakecmuir]

Meh, Beethoven can shove it. I'll applaud where I like.

[@Chrismkeough]

@@Jakecmuir That's OK Jake. Then please stay home and just watch it on KZbin Sir.

[@Jakecmuir]

@@Chrismkeough but I want to watch it in person. What I was pointing out is clapping etiquette is antiquated and pointless.

[@Chrismkeough]

Jake Your entitled to your opinion Jake, however, I'm just saying that like most cultural experiences, be they high or low brow, they are to be enjoyed by those who attend, and for those that unfamiliar with the cultural norms within those environments, I would wish them to simply be respectful, and not just consider that it is their right, because they bought a ticket, to be behave like they wish. It is totally understandable to be carried away by such beautiful music, and wish to express your appreciation through applause, the cultural expectation is to save it to the end, as to applaud between movement only disrupts to journey both the composer and musicians have taken you at that point in the piece. I'm sure you understand. Kind Regards. Wishing you well on your own personal journey Jake.

[@Jakecmuir]

@@Chrismkeoughof course that is reasonable. I am, however, fighting against this norm secretly. Clapping rules were only implemented at the end of the 19th century. So for a lot of older muaic is was written with the intent of clapping all through it.

[@くりをこわ]

7:26、32:39

[@UnNombreExpectacular]

Justo antes del adagio, sobre el minuto 30 parte del público no atina y aplaude.

[@joedirte1029]

Homeboy on the far left has a cartoon character head.....

[@willwillwill333]

and you have an empty one obviously

[@stephennoonan8578]

@@willwillwill333 Or he may possess the ability to carry more than one perception in it at a time; or not feel the need to culture-signal to complete strangers. 😁

[@HelgenKlid]

That’s so kind of you! I think I look like Superman too!

[@vovoyoutuber4367]

Música maior, Arte maior

[@nilsBserious]

32:37

[@loganfruchtman953]

34:25

[@dboudiab]

"Yeah, he should've. But he didn't."

[@groundless1238]

fucking coughing!!!

[@bernadettebratina8399]

3:03 *coughs*

[@emma072]

Music History anyone?? I'm having my exam in a few days. T~T

[@francescoruggeri518]

The people coughing in the background ffs

[@mendyviola]

For all the coughing and clapping Karen’s, get over it. It’s a live performance. Folks have been coughing and clapping (and worse) for centuries. 😂. Perform in a nursing home some day with heart monitors going off in random rooms with nurses running off while everyone else politely ignores it until the movement is over.

[@maaxuh6613]

where does the sixth movement start?

[@chambermusicsociety]

This is just the first movement, you can see the full piece on our website here: bit.ly/2lDVQ5i

[@wesleycavanaugh-sanctified]

@@chambermusicsociety : pardon me - a 39+ minute first movement?? VI starts about 30:20, right after the inappropriate applause a few of us have commented on!

[@paulfilla1008]

This is hideous.

[@gerald5871]

Gimme a break. I’ve heard better… can’t remember when though

[@mcrettable]

it seems like they don't enjoy what they do ;(

[@MrShadow1245]

Hurbii pretty sure they do but this piece is a very sad and gloomy one, they’re just feeling the music and with a piece like this it’s hard not to seem like you’re sad. At least in my opinion and experience.

[@plumb.474]

What does that comment even mean??? OF COURSE THEY ENJOY THEIR MUSIC...

[@thomascoleman7396]

huh?

[@deborahkelstrom6739]

Of course they enjoy it! Speaking as a violinist, not only do you get emotionally 'into' what you are playing, but the mental FOCUS it takes to play the instrument...to take what is written on paper notes and bring it to life musically... takes great intentionality and concentration. Smiling usually is only at someone who distracts the player. (When I was a kid, my folks said I made the funniest faces and grimaces when I played. Oh, thank goodness no one recorded all that!)

[@frayagu9975]

@@deborahkelstrom6739 yes, I do agree

[@hermes537]

celestial music, celestially played

[@Primitiveimage]

Everyone in the audience has asthma apparently

[@termeownator]

Sounds more like full blown TB

[@plumb.474]

Sounds like the same person...over & over & over...how selfish, disrespectful & irresponsible...a) to not stay home if youre sick & b) not to bring cough drops when you KNOW youre sick...& apparently not caring how disresprctful it is to the performers/whole musical experience...whew, Im done now...

[@Primitiveimage]

Martha Barrett fully agree couldn't even focus on the quartet

[@pempotfoy6206]

I can only imagine how anoying it must be in the audience

[@Kresh42]

Need Bugs Bunny to shoot them lol.

[@asmasd8279]

32:30

[@XrollhaX]

Band of Brother fans, 30:20 :)

[@aliciabanister8188]

Bless

[@Nautilus1972]

Thank you sir. Currahee!

[@saintroddy]

Cheers.

[@danielaveryglassmyer4202]

combat vet here - this moves me - thx for the tip sir...

[@StevenZybert]

I'm literally writing a research paper and needed a reference. You're the best! lmao

[@moxyblackfiddler]

28:31 epic page turn

[@joelc202]

This is my favorite performance of Beethoven Op. 131!

[@jojocamel60]

Could use some sneezing to accompany the coughing.

[@djmiller232]

An absolutely beautiful performance, Of a brilliant, inspired composition, Completely ruined by an ignorant audience.

[@peachesgoose640]

The couple of minutes from 30:20 is my favourite sequence, and it finishes with a bang!

[@josephcanning9866]

30:20 Band of brothers...

[@OttoHunt]

I love how the cellist stretches, at a couple of points, the tempo a bit. Altogether, a masterful interperetation.

[@Ben-ru3xb]

How dare they cough that much!

[@vilemflusser9794]

These bastards should be kicked out

[@frayagu9975]

I agree

[@Nautilus1972]

Curahee!

[@cloudrunner11]

I love that this whole thing is a slow fugue. Beethoven himself was inspired by the greats, it seems.

[@colinmurphy2214]

cloudrunner11 who isn’t?

[@guacamole7493]

@@colinmurphy2214 Bach. This work stands along with Bach's Art of the Fugue as one of a handful of greatest compositions ever.

[@renzo6490]

A live music performance has its points.... But I despise sitting in a row in an auditorium ..everyone squeezed together facing forward. Surrounded by people with bad scents, bad breath, clothes that rustle, programs that rustle, hard candy wrappers that rustle, talking..keeping time with their foot, tobacco stink and applauding between movements and too soon after the final note. NO. I sit in my big chair in the living room, lights low, best quality headphones and sound system... and I am lost in the music. The world goes away. Can't have that experience in a concert HALL.

[@antoniogentile250]

Op. 131 è uno dei capolavori non solo della musica, ma del creato! Ultimato nel maggio 1826, 10 mesi prima di morire ( 26.3.1827)

[@roybrewer7865]

Man, those chords at the end of that section, at 7:20ish are GREAT!!!!! perfect

[@DinnySkip]

Beautiful piece of music. Extremely well done.

[@superRoot]

That one guy coughing the entire time.

[@zachchain8477]

Goddamn, this music is so tragically beautiful. Stop listening to the 2 minute BS that's on the radio nowadays. Rock and roll used to be well orchestrated.

[@yoliv2469]

Best recording on KZbin