Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 - Ying Quartet (Live)

Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 performed by Ying Quartet (Live). Filmed live in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space in New York for WQXR's Beethoven String Quartet Marathon on November 18, 2012.

[@brandonj9389]

Mvt. 1 - 0:09 Mvt. 2 (Scherzo) - 8:35 Mvt. 3 - 15:27 Mvt. 4 - 19:08 I have the sheet music in front of me. Here are some notes: Movement 1 is in C minor, common time, "allegro ma non tanto" (half note equals 84 beats per minute) Movement 2 is in C major, 3/8 time, "andante scherzoso quasi allegretto" (dotted quarter note note equals 56 beats per minute) Movement 3 is a minuet & trio: -The menuetto is in C minor, 3/4 time, "allegretto" (dotted half note equals 84 beats per minute) -The trio is Ab major, same time signature, same tempo -The menuetto is then played again Movement 4 is in C minor, allegro (half note equals 132 beats per minute) Third movement in detail: Menuetto 15:27-17:06 15:27-15:35 A section 15:35-15:43 Repeat A section 15:44 16:24 B Section 16:24-17:06 Repeat B section Trio 17:06-18:22 17:06-17:28 C section 17:28-17:50 Repeat C section 17:50-18:22 D section Repeat menuetto 18:22-19:05 18:22-18:29 A section 18:29-19:05 B section

[@MrSrgiggles]

a youtube saint right here

[@itsstar4171]

thanks

[@elizabethcallahanviolinist]

Thank you so much! I’m learning this piece and I am so grateful to have this additional information.

[@filipjuro7275]

is mvt. 4 rondo

[@Lopfff]

Brandon J: Bravo!

[@andrewthompson10]

This performance is notable because they give all parts equal recognition, instead of trying to make the first violin dominate the whole quartet

[@noahstier]

i have a friend ( a little bit) that has ur name

[@katrinat.3032]

I agree

[@MrInterestingthings]

The first movement you hear a few times and then it is never forgotten.When ever i come back to this it's amazing how every phrase seems to only be possible as it is.Isaac stern once said of Mendellsohn violin concerto that it ws perfect and every note followed the previous one and couldn't be any other than it is . I feel the same could be saif about this music .Must find the score

[@philippakerr5478]

The cellist is the best :) I like how the first momvement goes between all HEctic and dramatic and then back to sweet and light, like it gives you a rest every so often :)

[@olivercole893]

I have had a sit down conversation with the cellist of the quartet at Eastman school of music. Pretty great guy

[@fosterpilkington]

Can't stand it when some say they're sick of Beethoven! There's always something new to discover from the great man - paticularly from such a committed performance as this! Many Thanks.

[@LakhnBer]

If you're sick of Beethoven, then you haven't been listening. But some of his works are broadcast so often that one stops really hearing them. (I live near Boston, so: Please, WCRB, don't play the warhorses more than once each every six months! Don't let great music to turn into wallpaper.) But I can't remember hearing this quartet any time recently, so it's a treat.

[@keji2006]

No one cares get a life

[@pongugy9828]

i thought he was pretty lame at first but hearing his earlier stuff i think he's pretty good. His baroque elements in the second movement are pretty unique especially since it was made in the transitional period to the romantic era. So its good.

[@liamepp]

Reviving this comment to say that people who say they're sick of Beethoven aren't listening hard enough!

[@mingyuzhu]

Im sick of Beethoveen

[@sidneywhitaker]

Brilliant playing, with subtle nuances, fully dramatic range of dynamics. The recording is outstandingly good; and the filming sufficiently varied as to be neither too static nor too erratic. The visual spectacle enhances the drama of the music.

[@pimogens222]

I disagree about the filming. I prefer a fixed camera so I can see the interaction, that is where the drama is. Beethoven and four gifted musicians, should that not be enough; the camera (wo)man has no part in the show. Each time one player is focused the others are out of view. And displaying the sheet music (where the notes they are playing are hidden) is just dull.

[@11becket]

What a marvelous performance!

[@winrx]

The lady first violinist certainly plays up a storm here.......!

[@keji2006]

You should marry her

[@Guankabun]

@@keji2006 This escalated quickly haha

[@michaelhall9467]

@@Guankabun That's how it goes, You may need to snatch her up quicky. At the moment she isn't wearing a ring, Go man, go! Good luck! (On the other hand, since it started six years ago, it's not really so quick. Still, you may have a chance!)

[@eunminwootang]

the intonation is absolutely brilliant&clean

[@abrealwhitmanviolin]

Best version I've heard. Great job. (:

[@olavk7111]

This performance is remarkable for the marvelous way all the four players are interacting. This quartet will easily become a show piece for the first violinist, which was clearly not the composer's intention. But there are so many ways to perform a musical masterpiece, and they may all be acceptable and enjoyable.

[@StevenTorrey]

Really excellent! We studied this in Danbury State Teacher's College in 1967 or '68--and I still remember it vividly.

[@craigcowing1107]

A great performance. Intense, energetic and dynamic.

[@gurthbruins6411]

Also most exquisite in parts.

[@katrinat.3032]

Agreed

[@hw2510]

WOW. What a great performance!!! I love you, blue girl!

[@orpheuseclipse4236]

She is intense

[@katrinat.3032]

She has power!!! But she knows how to reign it in, and not try to the superstar. She’s outstanding, her passion obvious, but they are all so good and balance each other

[@maurolando]

Dear Shi; musicians are not meant to be looked at and being judged by their looks; they are there to play and be listened to, and these are marvelous interpreters of Beethoven.

[@ryanmcmanus9853]

Mauro Lando but it doesn't hurt when they're easy on the eyes does it?

[@toiletjunpaper]

Wait whats wrong with their looks

[@notaire2]

Spannende live Aufführung dieses fein komponierten Streichquartetts im rhythmischen Tempo mit seidigen Töne aller Instrumente und gut artikulierter Dynamik. Echt Klasse!

[@kensumi5135]

notaire2 Es ist sehr toll

[@walexwetchina487]

They are very good.

[@mingyuzhu]

F u noob

[@keithstevenson418]

Keith Stevenson 21 Jan 2019 I like this, each time I hear it.

[@keatenr]

Beautiful music and performance. The video and sound quality is much better than I would expect from the venue. Highly recommended!

[@elnura986]

wow Beethoven, you have always produced compositions that I related to more than any other composer.

[@pongugy9828]

he is saying thanks from hell

[@orpheuseclipse4236]

Orchestra fans are wild

[@katrinat.3032]

@@pongugy9828 No way Beethoven is in hell. He never gave up, and he never gave in.

[@catemef6963]

Brilliant!

[@josedejesusgaspar7103]

Excelente, gracias por transmitirme los sentimientos de Beethoven, he disfrutado un gran momento, muy emocionante. Los felicito. Ustedes pueden demostrar que un comun sentimiento une a toda la humanidad.

[@cnewtonc]

Excellent !

[@cnewtonc]

You guys are totally awesome ... I love it.

[@katrinat.3032]

Chills! Such controlled passion!!

[@flyby2300]

Excellent recording.

[@keji2006]

Horrible recording

[@mathieufrancoismoutou3747]

Great Job!

[@Imabanana847]

C minor was beethoven's favorite key

[@blueskyautumn]

Mr. Moose did he tell u that

[@keji2006]

Wat

[@pianodiary_03]

I'd like to listen this!

[@weeblord6848]

This is lit

[@bryn5108]

Good stuff.

[@Disinclude]

Unless someone can suggest me a better recording, the ying quartet has it.

[@kareemaly7177]

Dover Quartet!

[@andrewstudebaker5397]

The Jerusalem Quartet's recording is pretty good.

[@CarlLJ62]

Jam session.

[@keji2006]

Wat

[@VoicesofMusic]

Nice sound.

[@keji2006]

Voices of Music F U and change to viola. If your already a viola then change to cello then to double bass and lastly percussion

[@bucherregaldomi9084]

ladies and gentleman, 12:58, i think she exploded

[@keji2006]

Yes she had a severe case of diebites

[@user-nw1bt5qb7r]

Моя любовь к квартетам Бетховена началась с квартета №2 Op18.

[@LakhnBer]

Yay Vitaly! (...and thank you, Google Translate).

[@pbft.j]

Imagine someone whistling this :)

[@noahstier]

HAHHAHA

[@paularodriguez8261]

Noah Stier Me. :/

[@user-vz8pb2fx6k]

力強い🎉

[@rajaorrsfcm6591]

0:00 Exposition 4:25 Development

[@StuartSimon]

2:18 Repeat

[@utvpoop]

5:59 Recapitulation 7:50 Coda (?)

[@KaylahChetty]

Raja Orr I take it that this is a Sonata?

[@keji2006]

Shut up!!!! You should be practicing

[@Bulbophile]

love fugues

[@mingyuzhu]

Hate fugues

[@katrinat.3032]

I love fugues too! And fugotti

[@ardynwood5923]

0:40 why is this the only part of the song I recognise

[@florencepan7308]

What is this????!!!!!!! 12:58 sounds to me like a very messed up sneeze

[@GustavoViana116]

116

[@MJ-iq1xc]

Look at Steve Jobs! lol.. Beautiful quartet

[@mingyuzhu]

Jane Torres you smell like cap

[@mingyuzhu]

Crap

[@FrankLampron]

What is this sound ? 12:58

[@mingyuzhu]

It's your mom

[@keji2006]

Brandon J is wrong guys . Here is the correct time. 1 movement 0:08 2nd movement 9:11 3rd movement 14:14 4th movement 21:00 Muahaha it is wrong tricked you

[@syqiu85]

Just buy looking at the first min of the video I can infer that the first violinist is very serious the violist is very unsure and shy the cellist is just crazy and the second violin is the only normal one :P

[@FlyingCowRabbit]

Haha I agree XD

[@ryanschlimme]

Well it's hard to look good carrying a instrument on your shoulder and playing 32nd notes!

[@nathanielcantu2850]

you just explained every quartet of all time

[@FlyingCowRabbit]

Ryan Schlimme Nathaniel Cantú ***** Fretless_ness I don't think it was supposed to be an insult! It was just an interesting observation! And nope, I disagree: string quartets vary a lot.

[@andynelson8838]

Just "buy" looking at the first min of the video, I can infer that the first violinist is very hot!!

[@laurajuliethope]

It took me 3 and a half minutes to notice that they're all asian! Go asians!

[@technichy]

no fucking shit. what do you expect from a quartet named "ying quartet"

[@electronnnkeV]

technichy "ying quartet" sounds Mexicanto me. =P

[@nathanielcantu2850]

they're all siblings too... go figure.

[@noahstier]

Shut up u racist son of a bitc*

[@mingyuzhu]

Shut the f**k up idiot. Your so Frick racist you piece of crap. Go back to mexico

[@mingyuzhu]

Moo

[@mingyuzhu]

Moomoo

[@Tao1988]

Asian

[@keji2006]

Be quite noob. It doesn't matter

[@mingyuzhu]

Moo

[@mingyuzhu]

Moomoo

[@mingyuzhu]

Moo

[@mingyuzhu]

Moo

[@mingyuzhu]

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[@mingyuzhu]

Moomoo