Hagen Quartet - Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F - Allegro moderato, Très doux (1/4)

[@Imabanana847]

I can't get enough of this piece right now. The opening theme is just hauntingly beautiful.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Their intonation is just the start. It goes beyond that, where their expressions and dynamics allow for the shift of focus from instrument to instrument. Top of the world group, I agree.

[@jbrkonthescene]

The exposition passage where the 1st violin and 2nd violin trade off the theme literally sounds like one violin playing it it's beautiful they really nailed it.

[@mariamoooooo]

YES! At first I was a bit confused because I saw the first violin going on the low parts but heard the high parts and I found out it was two different violins. That's so impressive.

[@icefreak2272]

it was soo soothing

[@arcobow97]

The Hagen quartet is absolutely incredible. I saw them once before and it was easily the greatest performance I saw in my life.

[@harryvandenberg2867]

This is in my opinion one of the best performances I ever heard, I think Ravel agree with it.

[@reynandr.w.279]

Yes, I absolutely adore their interpretation

[@LeGrandJohnson]

This is a high quality performance of a beautiful piece.

[@sebastiankarlsson5364]

LeGra

[@joaosilvaricardo5826]

Superb interpretation by the Hagen Quartet; thank you, it is a privilege to listen to such level of perfection…

[@thegoodgeneral]

We are indeed truly lucky to have such a gorgeous performance captured so well. Thanks for your comment, friend. : )

[@geneosis]

i'm melting, so sublime... At 2:37 and the start of the climax at 2:47 . Composed at 28 year's old... Scandalous!

[@wheresmycoffeeineededit3639]

I've been coming back to this video from time to time for 15 years now. Still gives me goosebumps. Thank you for making such beautiful music.

[@anthonydrake2258]

I loved this piece of music 40 years ago and still find it sublime. I am stunned that these musicians can play it with such passion and precision in a live performance. I salute them.

[@Claudio-vm3iv]

thats my family😍and Veronika Hagen is my Mum👍🏿so proud

[@weggmyegg5459]

Yep that's definitely not a lie

[@thegoodgeneral]

@@weggmyegg5459 Hahaha. Hey man, it's very likely these people have kids, and these kids browse the Internet and comment on shit just like other kids. Besides, the kid's picture does kind of look like them.

[@bringiton5282]

Your mom is a superb musician.

[@Scriabin_fan]

Why the black thumbs up emoji? You’re white lol

[@WaterFlame957]

Alrighty then. . . 😏

[@MarcoSurace96]

Best interpretation I have ever heard. That's truly the magic that Ravel had in mind

[@MichaelBB]

Balance and interplay are excellent. Phrases enter and finish as one. Hard to argue with the poster's opinion. Ravel, my fav composer of All Time. His music has inspired me to write for over 40 years. MBB

[@thegoodgeneral]

Dayum, thanks.

[@a.c.lamonica3802]

So far no other performances Ive watched touch this one. This is the best Ive seen.

[@EgyptianPride1998]

They're crescendos and dynamics in general are FANTASTIC!!! No wonder they're professionals! It must take tons and TONS of practice!

[@kentokhromatic]

This is such a beautiful rendition of this string quartet. The violist really stands out as well...

[@bronxboy47]

I've never heard a better performance.

[@adamchenadamov]

Well then you haven’t heard much..

[@bronxboy47]

@@adamchenadamov What a gratuitously nasty comment. You could at least have shared your knowledge of a better performance. It's been my experience that people who attack others unprompted are usually having a less than ideal personal life. Hope yours improves soon.

[@adamchenadamov]

@@bronxboy47 hey, I’m not sure why a replied that way, maybe I was in a mood.. I do not at all mean to offend you, and I’m sorry if I did. It is an incredible performance by the Hagen Quartet! Stay healthy.

[@soundfountain]

What an exquisite performance with its varying shades, delicate phrasing and subtle dynamics. Wonderful and amazing! And how close Ravel is to Debussy in this performance. Thank you!

[@musicfirst5020]

I'm obssessed with this version. It's just something special out of all the great recordings of this.

[@rozeststella6450]

What a mellow tone their performance is!　 I was deeply healed ♬

[@gbritaney]

I agree. This is the best performance I have seen of this on KZbin.

[@cobaltjones]

I'm astounded by the level of perfection in this live performance. the intonation is peerless possibly, made to serve the delicacy of their unified ear. top of the world qroup.

[@mariagagnon4825]

Very beautiful. The musicians blend technicality and musicianship together wonderfully. Ravel would have been proud!

[@LBAW]

I chose to analyze this for my Form and Analysis class and I nearly tore my hair out trying to figure out these harmonies and harmonic progressions.

[@darttt869]

Still going at it, I've basically listened to this almost two times or more a week for nine months I couldn't get tired of it. Unless I listened any more than that possibly. From start to finish I've enjoyed; especially the bridge somewhere on 3:00. I'm quite happy I found this lovely piece just out of curiosity (from recommendeds). I'm greatful you put this out 9 years ago. Good day!

[@thegoodgeneral]

I've been listening to this recording for about 10 years now! Cheers.

[@ThatOneDude88]

Such great harmonic textures in this! A real treat to listen to!

[@MrAkihiros]

The camera angles of this version is so much better. You could feel the painstaking precision and the connection of playing off each other - one hurling sparks and the other catching and returning sprays of sunlight.

[@anwoth1]

A mon avis, une des meilleures interprétations qu'on puisse entendre du quatuor ; et une video superbement filmée.

[@TheFasolt]

Vielen Dank fürs Hochladen. Wunderbar zu sehen und zu hören. Ein Feuerwerk der Gefühle!

[@Atma505]

OMG! I'm so happy this was uploaded again! It's my favorite performance, and the last time I searched for it, the user must had removed it from KZbin. Thanks so much.

[@TheLizzyMonster]

I absolutely love this piece and my quartet really enjoyed performing it for Solo and Ensemble. It is a beautiful piece of music and I wish Ravel would have written more string quartets. One is just not enough.

[@MrShaunDarius]

This music is sheer perfection and its masterful performance holds up to repeated listenings!

[@MagorianAx]

This is exceptionally beautiful. I personally think this may be one of the best works for String Quartet ever written, and this performance is simply masterful. There is certainly no better work to admire and study while I write my first string quartet.

[@ajaymallya2903]

The people who attended this concert were SO lucky

[@sophie-youjunglee4319]

Rich but not too much rich, This's the best of I've ever listened. Thanks.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Always good to hear I'm not alone in preferring this performance over all others!

[@vigario2]

Bravissimo!!! Beatiful Ravel, beatiful quartet and really really beatiful sound and performance!! Many thanks!!

[@TheApprentice007]

The best recording of this piece

[@jacquesgeorges1041]

Ravel m’émerveille. Cette interprétation aussi.

[@JPizzle1490]

A great interpretation. Another great one to check out is the Ebenes quartet. They are equally amazing.

[@contrabassoon]

This is as exhilarating as a rock concert. No lie.

[@ЖораНурумбетов]

What a poetry of Ravel So beautifully read by these amazing string players

[@johnnyisip1766]

Are they on auto-tune? Talk about perfect intonation! And their sensitivity to dynamic is unparalleled.

[@williemartinez6273]

Johnny Isip I know, this piece its very hard to tune :(

[@stevenhaff7973]

Such a beautiful piece of music!

[@cattolyst]

fabulous performance. I remember coming across this particular performance 4 or 5 years ago on YT and I just keep coming back to it--lovely, thank you for sharing.

[@bedenerexhepaj293]

Simply Sublime!! Thank you!!

[@danielandreu2259]

Best interpretation of one of the best quartets

[@gaetangroppi1112]

Tout simplement merveilleux ! Wunderbar !

[@TrevorWongMusic]

that main riff is so great

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@thegoodgeneral]

My pleasure, dude!

[@benreece1365]

this is the most important piece of music in my life. Normally I like it by the Emerson Quaretet but this is doing just fine.

[@darrel-dion]

I love the second violin lines. Its so beautiful!!! I love the chords Ravel uses. He's such a genius when it comes to to that. You can actually tell that he put allot of himself in this piece. >>> Amazing.

[@hymnforlorca]

Masterful in all respects. The composition, the performers and even the visuals are all wonderful.

[@SoTypicallyBritish]

I do so adore violin music, and Ravel is one of my latest fixes, so this is sheer perfection! Thank you :)

[@olivermuxworthy]

Wow... Thank you evolution for giving us Ravel...

[@ArtashArakelyan]

Today this group was performing in Yerevan. Armenia...loved to listen them, fantastic music!

[@gavinm8482]

wow i do like how nice this piece, so beautifully poetic and chaotic in some parts

[@brandonthebass]

Whew, at 4:15 you could put a back beat to that. This group is incredible.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Ravel made me fall in love with chamber music.

[@thegoodgeneral]

You're welcome. I first saw the Hagen performance on KZbin also and purchased it because of it.

[@seromikimmy677]

Thank you for beautiful playing ~

[@saramc9163]

Increíble. Sin palabras. Siento en el alma no haber estado allí para escucharlo

[@kurthanson3533]

I am so glad, humbled perhaps realizing a female is responsible for assisting the cause for these sounds i listen to now in the year 2018

[@thegoodgenerald5083]

Seek professional help for all our sakes.

[@Geffers58]

Astonishing quality - and a riveting performance.

[@chipzoller]

Bravo a tutti! Wonderful viola playing!

[@ancaratiu9484]

You are really great!!!

[@JoshuaLeungAligorith]

Oh wow! The harmonies here are beautiful :D

[@Panda2rimshot]

Beautiful..Just beautiful!!!

[@locksh]

Flawless interpretation

[@thegoodgeneral]

Flawless profile pic.

[@wilderschurke2410]

Voller Liebe, Zärtlichkeit, Meisterschaft

[@straussshi]

This is an amazing recording!! Very breathtaking!

[@eljuli1003]

he was so pure. beautiful harmony.

[@ArtursG]

Thank You for beautiful and fantastic music! :)

[@SuperMethanman]

excellent wonderful thx for posting

[@Theodcyning]

Few musical pieces provoke me to dare describe it as "eargasm." This is one of them.

[@michelangelomulieri5134]

Best version ever...

[@mariannephelps8474]

They play this piece beautifully.

[@mick109aj8]

My favorite classical peice!!

[@wafferz]

My new favorite quartet!

[@helmutdoork7948]

Thanks for this!

[@olivermuxworthy]

Oh, and of course for these fantastic musicians :)

[@elderberryva9282]

The absolute viola POWER

[@chenarch]

Fabulous. Goose bumps.

[@lorenconley1384]

I think their version is the best :)

[@Scriabin_fan]

This is my favorite performance on KZbin! I haven’t found one that I like more than this tbh

[@idul3017]

2:06 - 2:23 is very ravel-like

[@HeartOfCello]

Very nice! thank you for uploading it.. and yea, i was thinking that first violinist and the cellist look alike :D thanks for making it clear, three of them has same last name.

[@rickartdefoix1298]

Almost hypnotic sometimes, with a haunting charm, the harmony sort of laments crossed with some frenzy violin here and there... agree with everything said. Not fond of string quartets, for they can be a bit boring if lacking the piano. But in this case, this is a good one. And the Hagan Quartet performs it in a so concentrated manner that the whole is remarkable. There may be other interpreters as good as these ones, but these are good enough for my kind.

[@florisv559]

Great performance!

[@jannemoes]

Hoi bedankt voor je mooie muziek. Heb je een rustige nacht gehad en ben je nu minder moe vandaag? sterkte

[@sonia65ize]

Che Meraviglia!!!

[@WhiteLongSword7]

Something to listen to when your day has been very stressful.

[@Alitha84]

che suono....complimenti!

[@guitarnerd500]

Bravo!!

[@DrShawne]

Exquisite and heavenly.. ♥

[@beniceorbegone]

my first musical memories.

[@manjirojhon7950]

素晴らしい。花が咲いたようです。

[@elzbietakp7104]

Sublime !

[@davidofpiano423]

Mesmerizing

[@thegoodgeneral]

So lucky! Wish I could've been there.

[@thegoodgeneral]

@PhillipPark90 Ravel wrote for the quartet again in combination with harp (soloist), flute, and clarinet called "Introduction et Allegro." It emphasizes the harp's virtuosity rather than the quartet, but if you were craving more of this sound, you could took to that piece.

[@cristhianrequejojimenez]

asombroSO!

[@thegoodgeneral]

Nice videos.