Jerusalem Quartet plays Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110

Dmitri Shostakovich - Quartet No. 8 in C Minor for Strings, Op. 110
1. Largo
2. Allegro molto
3. Allegretto
4. Largo
5. Largo
Jerusalem Quartet
Alexander Pavlovsky, violin
Sergei Bresler, violin
Ori Kam, viola
Kyril Zlotnikov, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 2013

[@stepaushi]

Note to audience: WAIT until the performers have finished performing, and then you may applaud. Silence does not indicate the end of the performance. When in doubt, rely on others who know.

[@chilesuicmez]

i feel you, but if some part of the piece makes me applaus at the mid point? what can you do about it?

[@stepaushi]

@@chilesuicmez Hmm I guess I feel you, too. Think of the whole time the instruments are in performance mode, including silence, as being part of the actual performance, part of the intended atmosphere.

[@chilesuicmez]

@@stepaushi i REALLY know what you are talking about but as that piece called silence? that is like 10 minutos of silence, but they are actually counting bpm's, bars, and passing paper music sheets, and the whole piece is improv from the sound of people, coughs, etc, THATS the piece, if you want to experience as intended, you can digitally play it, in a live set, you have no control.

[@stepaushi]

@@chilesuicmez Yeah, I know. I think that "music" is silly. But I guess it had its point. [Edit: it's --> its (typo)]

[@chilesuicmez]

as silly as EDM, or recording digitally/electronically your music, music industry VS music as art, mixed with modern ideologies :S is scary.

[@Sourpie18]

The second movement is absolutely gorgeous

[@TheKFFowler]

Each time I listen to this quartet I am freshly impressed--amazed--by the composer's brilliance in extracting different moods from his monogram, the four notes that make up his Germanized initials (D/Eflat/C/B). He warns us of impending tragedy, he sings out, he waltzes, he flirts, then he lowers the boom. He does not neglect his responsibility to soothe. And these four musicians cannot be bettered. This is the height of musical art.

[@daniel3231995]

how do german letters translate to english?

[@benedikuto_]

@@daniel3231995 D Eb C B is in German: D Es C H; "Es" is spoken like "S" -> D S C H -> D. Sch. (Dmitri Schostakowitsch)

[@78625amginE]

Wow are you annoying. “Freshly impressed.” Good god.

[@davidjones8535]

i felt that as well, Almost a mix of an army cresting the horizon with the devious playfulness of a cat chasing a mouse. And then in allegro molto at some points its almost as if the violins are saying look what i can do and then the cello and viola reply with what they can do. this starts an almost negotiation between the violins and cello/viola; a conversation that walks the scales end to end when then finally they come into an agreement with the violins and cello and viola all doing what they do beautifully all working their part to euphonize in the crescendo and then the whole other reply in the second crescendo. it really is an incredibly written quartet

[@writer_creates_123]

just four instruments... and they make THIS... unbelievable.

[@Blasphemism]

Plus whomever in the audience was making a hissing/hawking noise late in the work... over and over...

[@cubingphile7114]

I: Largo 0:01 II: Allegro Molto 5:14 III: Allegretto 8:04 IV: Largo 12:50 V: Largo 18:42

[@canal-9389]

Was für ein Glück muss es sein ,wenn man so souverän sein Instrument beherrscht, dass man hier in diesem grandiosen Stück mitspielen kann .

[@societedemusiquedelachaux-5883]

Jerusalem Quartet playing this beautiful piece in famous concert hall in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Friday 28th January 2022.

[@nicolasgschwend6466]

Avec plus d'intensité encore...peut-être l'expérience ou l'ambiance..et un silence parfait!

[@BzechuanInteractive]

The Viola sounds like it's crying in the second movement solo moment. I wonder if that was intentional because my God that was beautiful.

[@arrow4931]

I truly not was expecting you to be so right, but I am heartbroken by the beauty of the viola's cries

[@geronimodaloia6143]

Wow, I've never noticed that. I hope it was written intencionally that way and it's not pure coincidence

[@lexecutive]

Man I love the second movement

[@gita1012]

The best I've heard so far. Well done!

[@gordonhands6090]

The whole cycle is wonderful, and this is one of the high points. A fabulous performance, and excellent sound. Marvellous music making!

[@christinecooler5192]

Maybe it's just the audio quality, but each part is very easy to differentiate in this performance. No one instrument seems to dominate, the violins have intensity without overpowering the others, which I appreciate. Especially in this dark piece where the lower registers have some of the best parts.

[@barbarabarry3799]

Strong, powerful performance of this quartet, and such a sense of loss at the end!

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

Wow.... love the way you all have captured the intensity and madness of this piece, especially in the 2nd movement. Totally underrated...

[@b03tz]

Pffff....wow; I'm just blown away by this!

[@vicdn3]

Absolutely magnificent music and performing! Thank you ICP for posting it!

[@vintagegoldenage]

isn’t it! really a masterpiece

[@soundsofcarolina]

Sublime performance. Thank you.

[@Mikhail_Rogov]

Bravo! Amazing performance!!!

[@lorddorogoth]

I love the 2nd movement interpretation. I personally am not a fan of making the 3rd movement to detached like that but overall it sounded great.

[@mollieephobia]

i think they both sound great, but i see what you mean. the way they played the 3rd movement sounded very detached, like you said.

[@FREESTEPCWB]

Magnifico

[@francoiscouture2011]

Immense musicians! Thanks so much!

[@igortsyb1]

In this work, as in the 10th symphony, the theme of Stalin is clearly present, especially in the second movement. Just like the 10th symphony, this is undoubtedly an autobiographical work.

[@thomasbirkhahn9616]

Wonderful performance! Only this stupid coughing does my head in! Why can't people just stay at home if they're ill!?!?!

[@denizsever19]

Well done brothers

[@iaf4454]

❤❤❤ hope some day they invite amihai grosz to play quintets with two violas... great artists btw 👏👏👏

[@davidjesusgarciapulido7083]

bravo!!

[@hanhnwenl.5162]

6:29 nice page turn viola 0-0

[@douglas2510]

Well spotted. Eyes of eagle.

[@trevorkilbey9761]

Was it a pigeon as well as someone coughing. Nothing can take away from such a beautiful live performance. Shame so difficult for an amateur to tackle.

[@richardlaws3855]

A big thank you to all the whooping cough and influenza sufferers who attended that night!

[@Tortuosit]

Related: Loriot, The Cough Symphony (Grieg, enhanced by all sorts of noises we all love) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZfcqoubgNN5r8k

[@jeffreykalb9752]

People, how can you even hear a cough when listening to music of this caliber? I listened from beginning to end and heard not a thing.

[@agqp]

Is this song about Dresden? Is there anyone who know?

[@shuyuewang5841]

They perform quite differently from Borodin string quartet.

[@dion1949]

This one cost them some horsehairs!

[@user-sf8kf7yu1s]

タクシーの運転手さんに方言を勘づかれ、"昔付き合ってた津軽の女"の話を永遠に聞かされて疲れた

[@manitarintomata7673]

2😱

[@lleeggoo100]

Thats it! Almost perfect tempo! At least! but the third section is still not perfect (in tempo). Hard peace of music.

[@shredwarfare5446]

I hate coughers. Leave.

[@pdr770]

לגנבים הקטנים משנות ה70 עם מוסיקה גרועה וקלה וב5 מוסיקה טובה. מתחיל במוסיקה טובה. בסיום בפאר.

[@shredwarfare5446]

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[@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo]

Shostakovich composed this masterpiece after Stalin's death, this is without the restrictions of Stalinism.

[@corirenata6541]

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