Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet "Storm" Op.29 Bowman, Löscher, Dann, Camille, Lester, "Live"

[@Huan-KyuKang]

SUPERB PERFORMANCE ! , SUPERB RECORDING ! THANKS A LOT FOR SHARING THIS GREAT PERFORMANCE !

[@nickyork8901]

Ms Loscher on second violin sounds amazing, very warm tone and clear.

[@fredquantik3057]

chaque oeuvre de beethoven nous démontre qu une existence serait trop courte pour savourer toute la magie des partitions du maître de bonn, merci aux musiciens

[@winfriedpaarmann3281]

Eine Sternstunde der klassischen Musik! Wer sich die Zeit nehmen will, dieses Quintett mehrmals zu hören, wird immer neue Schönheiten darin entdecken. Und: Absolut brillante Interpreten! Sie spielen die gesanglichen Passagen nicht nur betörend schön, sie lassen in manchen Details einen "musikalischen Witz" funkeln, dass es einfach begeistert.

[@humamghassib2685]

There is so much 'conviviality', energy and inventiveness in early and middle Beethoven. His achievements from Day One are simply staggering.

[@steve29roses]

It embarrassed me to say that this is the FIRST time I've heard this piece and I've been listening to Beethoven for most of my 58 yrs. I cherish him so much 🎶❤️🎶

[@nmeelen]

Don't understand why this early masterpiece of Beethoven always has been ignored on the stages. It deserves better.

[@classicinthecenter4475]

Its simply very, very hard to play!

[@palladin331]

While there's no fine line, Op 29 arguably can be included in Beethoven's middle period.

[@yvettekraft2371]

1st movement - 0:00 2nd - 10:49 3rd - 20:40 4th - 25:04

[@fritzullrich]

Thanks for providing!

[@willemfrische3124]

My absolute Beethoven favourite!

[@christopherdandeker6122]

I know of no better recording or live recorded performance of this piece. It is a joy to listen to it.

[@johnwalter8394]

petrucci music library has a recorded version. well done but a fraction of the energy.

[@maxfochtmann]

Спасибо Вам огромное, какое чудо.

[@volkerf.sesselmann6783]

Ihre Interpretation fasziniert mich bei jedem wiederholten Hören bzw. Schauen aufs Neue.

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

Quel Génie Beethoven! Et vous vous êtes rudement gentil de partager avec nous cette Belle Musique. Un Grand Merci.

[@Rickriquinho]

This quintet is just fantastic!

[@rubenfeighelstein9218]

s+Ricardo da Mata Quieren saber que es musica de buen gusto? bueno, ya la sescucharon,

[@jude999]

Sanity and civility in this mad world.

[@tonibrentano6990]

A fabulous rendition of this early masterpiece, by the greatest musical genius in history. Breathtaking, sublime... wondrous.

[@paularodriguez8261]

Toni Brentano Of what side you take that picture? it s good

[@ericlarson6390]

Personally I think Ray Stevens and Wierd Al Yankovich are far better in their arrangements.

[@waggishsagacity7947]

Quite by chance, I "discovered" this quintet about a year ago. Since then, I 'd played it very often on my MP3. I never cease to wonder how it is that I've never heard of it, much less heard it. It is absolutely magnificent and is played here with the delicacy and the humor (I believe: for example, 29:42-29:58 and 32:10-32:24)) that Beethoven imbued it. The players all, as one, enhance the joy of listening with their exquisitely delightful performance. Somehow, I fancy that Beethoven brought this masterpiece to Old Haydn, tossed it on the old man's escritoire and said "I think you'll have to admit, Herr Haydn, that I have arrived!" And Haydn, glancing at the score jealously muttered, "So you have; so you have, Young Beethoven. One day I shall pass my mantel to you." Beethoven then nodded, but to himself said: "I am already wearing it, Papa."

[@JcFiscus42]

Haha!!! I could see some form of this conversation happening between Hayden and Beethoven. So cool it would have been if they were alive today and streaming and doing vlogs together and everything... man

[@waggishsagacity7947]

@John Walter You piqued my curiosity. Who stole it? why? How did B get it back? Thanks

[@waggishsagacity7947]

​@John Walter His punishment was that his name was forgotten. On the other hand, he had a good taste in delightful music. Thanks. I'll check what Jan Stafford has to say about the theft of the "Storm" quintet.

[@hellbooks3024]

Beethoven studied with Haydn no later than the early 90s. This quintet is from 1801.

[@waggishsagacity7947]

​@@hellbooks3024 I didn't write "to his teacher [Hayden]" so I wonder why your comment adds anything to the story I'd imagined. As you know, I'm sure. Beethoven and Haydn had a strained relationship because Haydn believed his young student to be too adventurous in his music, and so Beethoven finally left his mentor's nest. There is a tale of Haydn telling Beethoven at a ceremonious occasion that he [Haydn] passes the mantel to Beethoven. I just moved it a few years up.

[@kishorebajaj4353]

To Xpress my adoration and admiration for Beethoven' creativity, I need more than diction. I am counting on my tears of joy as an xpression of true appreciation and love of his works.

[@Rx-mn5fv]

Very good listening. A great way to begin the day. I would recommend it to others. Bravo Beethoven!

[@voceanima3008]

Interpreti: Benjamin Bowman, violino Cornelia Löscher, violino Steven Dann, viola Michel Camille, viola Richard Lester, violoncello

[@samgoldberg2080]

OMG so good! This is a must listen for any fan of the op 18 early quartets. There is so much energy, creativity, and robustness! The final movement especially is a wild ride with the tremolo stroms with the first violin runs, and has a unique structure as well.

[@oscarguzman39]

Excellent comment, you represented my feelings about this outstanding performance. Bravo

[@MusicalMercenary]

00:00 Mvt. 1 Allegro Moderato 10:48 Mvt 2 Adagio 20:41 Mvt 3 Scherzo 25:04 Mvt 4 Presto

[@maurizioc1964]

I never heard this composition.It is really young Beethoven music.Great

[@Arteshir]

Perfect and dynamic and precise performance 🎉🎉 👏 👏 👏

[@angelaherrmann4889]

Wunderbarer Beethoven !

[@henningviljoen5077]

What a great discovery! Thanks for viewing it!

[@agseu3668]

Excelente interpretação de um muito expressivo quinteto de cordas do meu grande amigo Ludwig. Ah, como me faz bem à alma!

[@NyebolszinAntal1968]

Absolutely fantastic and completely underestimated music in a brilliant performance!

[@prof.jasonsaid2718]

majestic exuberant and nothing mozartian or haydnish in it pure beethoven where he got thus far with the string quartet idiom is far beyond the wildest imaginations of any of those composers i wish that comparisons can be left out

[@bernarddeniger3809]

Me to

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Totally agree Disgusting , thé facility to refer Haydn and mozart for pré eroica Beethoven

[@robertjohnston5011]

I like this and will be listening to it many times. Surprising for a Beethoven work that while obviously very well composed, it's developments, or sections, lines, thematic arcs, whatever you want to call them, are more fluid and long-phrased than typical later Beethoven, where contrast is so highlighted and often sharp and extremely animated. Fate isn't knocking on the door here, it's not even in the neighborhood. Nice work, Ludwig, you're well on the way at this point.

[@SuperMelvyn]

A wonderfully rich, characterful performance with a superb recording worthy of the playing and the music.

[@carlhale4089]

Fantastic thanks ❤

[@victorireland8913]

Exquisitely superb exhilarating performance.I’m spellbound.❤

[@asu0umi]

Love the gesture of a cellist on 10:13 when he joins end of the cadenza! True and natural reaction for this fun moment!

[@femsu2008]

+Asuka Sumi and the four notes following it dadadada

[@pilarserrano8470]

Estupenda composición del maestro Beethoven injustamente poco reconocida en su época y en la actualidad. Magníficos intérpretes también. Muchas gracias por subirla. Un placer escucharla. El genio de Bonn se manifiesta igualmente en sus grandes sinfonías como en estas obras más desconocidas, que a mí particularmente son las que más me gustan

[@femsu2008]

love those BIG FAT cello parts..ahhhhhhhhh.

[@fransmeersman2334]

A Grandiose performance, thanks !!

[@Rickriquinho]

I'll listen to it again!

[@femsu2008]

+Ricardo da Mata and again and again and again

[@Rickriquinho]

V Vallee Indeed!

[@christopherdandeker6122]

breathtaking

[@bensolomon1872]

These players are so good and play together so wonderfully! It would be nice to see more on here about their background and future plans.

[@zackmacomber]

Wow that's gorgeous

[@InspectorJ.Clouseau]

Simply wonderful!

[@SoffyA7X]

extraordinaria interpretación.

[@Fabio-gm2lp]

Che meraviglia!!

[@Hueciapan]

Genial Beethoven

[@targetfootball7807]

Thanks for the post.

[@gloriagualsala4236]

Com sempre l. V. BEETHOVEN EL MILLOR . ,ARRIVA AL FONS DE L´ANIMA HUMANA.

[@ronenr1405]

Прекрасно 👍🏻

[@gerardbegni2806]

It is generally considered that the string quintets are (with the quintet with clarinet) the apex of Mozart's chamber music, while the string quartets are the apex of Beethoven's. Nevertheless, Mozart wrote many beautiful quartets, and Beethoven wrote a quintet: this one. The work is entirely worthy of Beethoven's signature. Simply, Betthoven preferred the four voices of the string quartet to express his visions. At least we have this quintet, his unique and worthy contribution to a genre which includes many masterworks.Beethoven wrote this work at his beginnings in 1801. After that, he devoted himself to the string quartet, which was probably more suitable to his inspiration. There was also the competition of the six quintets of Mozart. This quintet is a work of the young Beethoven; he cannot challenge with these works of his elder admired colleague. The only quintet with two altos which can compete with those of Mozart is probably the op. 111 of Johannes Brahms. Nevetheless, this work of the young Bethoven is firmly constructed, and has features of its own which reveal the style of Bethoven, still in formation at that time.

[@gerdprengel7616]

If you love this treasure, you may be interested in Beethoven's last project, also a string quintett in C-Major, from 1826. From sketches for this work I composed a whole string quartett: www.gerdprengel.de/string-quartett.html

[@gerardbegni2806]

@@gerdprengel7616 Thanks !

[@prof.jasonsaid2718]

I totally disagree since this quintet by the master has stood the test of time in the evolution of Beethoven's creativity and and it contains many melodic and forward looking modulations that influenced many later composer as to say that it is lesser than Mozarts' quintets is a mere personal taste not necessarily based on artistic creative assessments since Beethoven has turn his back on quintets for quartet composition it does say something very profound to serious music lovers 🤴

[@gerardbegni2806]

@@prof.jasonsaid2718 Of course not - it is not a matter af personal taste. it is based upon strict architectural and harmonic musicologic criteria. This does not mean that this quintet is not excellent. It certainly ranks among the best ones in the musical story, together s with the 6 written by Mozart and the op. 111 by Brahms, adding of course the quintet with two cellos by Schubert. The quartets of Beethoven are by far the best ones ever written, perhaps with Bartok"s. This can be correlated to Mozart's and Beethoven's writingfor orchestra. If you carefully study these orchestral scores, the altos are n more often divided i two parts in Mozart's scores than in Beethoven's. A famous example is the beginning of G minor 40th symphony by Mozart. This should push conductors to have enough altos in the orchestra, which is not always the case. It should also be noted that the great string quartet writers of the first half of the XXth century (Bartok, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern) never wrote string quintets (one densely contrapunctal string sextet by Schoenberg, his 'Verklarte Nacht op. 4 in D minor).

[@gottfriedfliedl2614]

Such a wunderful piece....just discovered...

[@TobonDavid]

The economic benefits of this beautiful quintet were donated, in its entirety, by Beethoven to Regina Susanne Bach (daughter of J. S. Bach), who was in misery! This gesture is a sign of Beethoven's humanity.

[@aleksandarjankovski6542]

Thank you for this information. It is most interesting. Will you kindly provide more detail (and perhaps a few citations)?

[@TobonDavid]

@@aleksandarjankovski6542 . This was published in the Intelligenzblatt in june 1801. See: Poggi, A., & Vallora, E. (1995). Beethoven: repertorio completo. Cátedra. page 38.

[@aleksandarjankovski6542]

@@TobonDavid Thank you very much. This is, indeed, most interesting.

[@sternernickwill]

David Tobón-Orozco Can you provide a link to an online citation? I’d like to read about this!

[@TobonDavid]

@@sternernickwill : Poggi, A., & Vallora, E. (1995). Beethoven: repertorio completo. Cátedra. pp 138 (Opus 29, Curiosidades: Intelligenzblatt, june 1801: "B. will publish one of his works, a new quintet, for the full benefit of Bach's daughter, so that this good old woman can make some profit".

[@letrasnoceu10phd5]

Querido brasileiro assistindo este vídeo, seu gosto musical é incrível

[@omaralejandroterrazasholgu8169]

simplemente exepcional que toquen ellos y ke cante el coro mormon del tabernáculo de salt lake. saludos desde chihuahua México.

[@nmeelen]

Nice performance!!!

[@thomgandet8369]

I like my Beethoven explosive and this performance has fireworks! Bravo!

[@margatroidderek9285]

exceptional

[@will2Collett]

yes, fuller and richer sound to it. Not just a whiny cello, the beautiful voice of the VIOLA mmmm so nice.

[@humamghassib2685]

Incidentally, this is Beethoven's only string quintet.

[@dainaneithardt2413]

This was his second, his first was Opus 4

[@Beethovens.Heritage]

Also very recommandable is the quintet opus 4, an adaptation of the octet opus 103... but Beethoven made really a new composition of it... hence why he considered it worthy of being incorporated in his numbered catalogue of published works. Together with this marvellous opus 29 a great achievement in his entire output and regrettably underestimated in current concert practice...🤔👍😊

[@vpoleshuck1]

There's a 2-cello string quintet of the Kreutzer Sonata published after Beethoven's death, and the arranger is not identified on the published score. Most authorities believe it was arranged by Beethoven, for multiple reasons both musical and personal. I find it compelling, making great use of the rich materials in the original sonata. Here's a lovely performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZyblGSknqiGfMU

[@Beethovens.Heritage]

Thank you very much for this very interesting additional info !😊👍😊

[@shahedshayan9368]

Fantastic and inspirational.

[@DonnyHathawayFan]

Such an amazing performance here; Their musical interpretation, collaboration, chemistry, and live, incorruptible energy rivals the great string quartets of our time- Emerson, Tokyo, Borromeo etc. Who are these guys? Where and when are they performing next ?!

[@vanpitt]

Love this piece, great performance...

[@pigwell]

A very rich sound

[@troyarmstrong434]

Authentic Beethoven.

[@Antropopitectus]

Ludwig, muß es sein? Es muß sein!

[@ceesnieuwenhuizen5520]

Een meesterwerk!

[@haileyyang8765]

I love this piece it's my favorite. My schools quintet is playing it.

[@johnwalter8394]

how did that turn out? did you post a recording.

[@angelaviolino3549]

Amooooooo!

[@obrcht]

Near the end of his life Beethoven was concentrating most on the tenth symphony, Requiem, Overture, and a string quintet.

[@KosteckiAdam]

Great!

[@nmeelen]

Beethoven is young, but the music is mature Beethoven-like.

[@shnimmuc]

The greatest quintet of them all.

[@gerardbegni2806]

I do not think that it is significattly better than those of Mozart and Brahms. It is a work of the 'first manner', when all the genius of Beethoven was not still developed. The C major and the G minor of Mozart seem me to equal this one, to say the least.

[@eduardoguerraavila8329]

@@gerardbegni2806 Even as a loyal fan of Beethoven, I agree with you. It is a great work, but far less than later works.

[@thomasjohn5037]

I wouldn't say it's the greatest but certainly the most underrated of them.

[@ВиталийРябчук-м7с]

Прекрасная музыка

[@Carltoncellobassist]

AHHHH THAT CELLO

[@karlwright5847]

My family is playing this once prepared. Brother David,cello,Me, viola, Dad, John viola, Sister Anna, violin 2, Mother Carol, violin 1 Isn't that cool

[@proarte4081]

Il secondo movimento di questo quintetto è uno dei brani più squisitamente mozartiani mai scritti da Beethoven.

[@MartinSmithMFM]

*Beethoven's String Quintet* Quite as profound, mysterious, glorious and probing as anything else he ever wrote - and better than most of them - or as good! There is something of Mozart's C Major Quintet there, and a lot of Haydn.

[@gerardbegni2806]

This is the unique example of a string quintet in Beethoven's work, following the six masterpieces written by Mozart. One can generally see that Beettoven reduced the number of genres written as long as time ran. In the XXth century, Onlsow wrote a lot of quintets. thier qualiity is respectable, but the only true masterpieces are thq quintet of Schubert (for two cellos), the two by Mendelssohn and the two by Brahms.

[@vpoleshuck1]

It may not be unique. The 2-cello string quintet arrangement of the Kreutzer Sonata was published without attribution after Beethoven's death, but most scholars believe it was Beethoven himself who arranged it. Nice performance here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZyblGSknqiGfMU

[@troyarmstrong434]

Oh, thank you for the 1 year reply.

[@dariobordignon7048]

questo è Beethoven! siamo come nel nucleo di una stella dove si realizzano le razioni termonucleari ........

[@ebach1]

great :)

[@diegriva]

credo che ci sia un altro quintetto scritto da Beethoven ( op 4). Lo puoi trovare su yt. Comunque concordo. I quartetti sono di gran lunga superiori, specie gli ultimi ma anche l'op 18 si difende bene!:)

[@femsu2008]

most amazing piece of music. love the energy of the players. new to this genre any advice on similar pieces by any composer? or is beethoven simply the best?

[@femsu2008]

+Neville Churchill thank you neville. in the last month i have listened to hundreds of hours of quartets and quintets. mozart brahms to list a couple. the schubert piece was nice. but this piece continues to amaze every time. i am certainly open to other suggestions you may have.. btw this is actually v vallee's husband john walter. not related to anton walter.

[@jorgechtler778]

+Neville Churchill And Bruckner

[@femsu2008]

thank you

[@rachelzimet8310]

Brahms clarinet quintet (clarinet + string quartet) in B Minor is very nice.

[@SuperMelvyn]

The Beethoven late quartets are THE best - but they are not usually "accessible" till we have become familiar with a lot of other music (a bit like the late plays of Shakespeare or the poetry of TS Eliot). Among the most accessible chamber music we can take Haydn op 76, Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Beethoven Septet (and then the Rasamouvsky Quartets), Mendelssohn Octet, Brahms Sextets and Clarinet Quintet, Schubert Trout QUintet and Octet. "Live" performances of Shostakovich String Quartets are very exciting but "harder" on youtube. But chamber music is an inexhaustible field.

[@dabeamer42]

I haven't heard this piece in ages. Energetic early Beethoven at his best. (And tweaking the "rules", like the second theme of the first movement being in the "wrong" key -- A instead of G.) You really have to ask why this piece is not played as often as, say, the Mozart or Schubert quintets. Yeah, I know about Beethoven's quartets being the Everest of classical music and all that, but isn't there room for one more? I mean, all you gotta do is hire another violist...

[@gerardbegni2806]

There is only one Everest. Let us say that the quartets are Himalaya :-)

[@leonardomauretti6742]

Like Mozart that wrote his Quintets K 515 and K 516 after having completed the Haydn Quartetts and the Hoffmeister, Beethoven wrote this Quintet after having completed the Quartets op 18. A very interesting work, clearly influenced by the K 515 in the same Key, the structure of first movement and the melodic line of the first theme are almost similar. The greatest difference is in the final movement that is pure Beethoven. This Quintett in turn influenced the Schubert C Major's but unlike Mozart's and Beethoven's that used two violas, Schubert used two Cellos giving a darker and more dramatic tone to his music.

[@will2Collett]

by the way you play nice cello, sorry do not mean to insult your style it really adds the bottom wonderfully . . . just a viola lover .

[@jsamc]

Just keep the camera at the wide shot PLEASE !!

[@ThadeuMacedo]

10:00 EU ADORO ESSA SENSAÇÃO (ESSA ENGANAÇÃO)

[@howardchasnoff208]

There are parts of the last movement that sound very operatic. There are tremolos in the violas and cello sounding very orchestral. It almost sounds like a Rossini operatic overture. Lots of emoting with pauses and sudden fortissimos and lots of drama.

[@johnwalter8394]

my halftime show.

[@Discovery_and_Change]

1st movement 0:06 | 4:51 *cough |

[@neilwalsh3977]

Third movement = Violin Concerto?!

[@paularodriguez8261]

Neil Walsh yup

[@earlyspring3177]

Really young? Real young B is mature Mozart and almost dead Schubert....but pre-natal Elliot Carter. One of the best compositions of B that the concert hall has ignored. Useful to get this out there.

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

- Excellent sound! In some passages i might believe they're using gut strings... Also pleased to listen to other than the usual Quartets, ok, a prestigious curent of Works in Classical tradition, but i find the "one-way" preference a lot of "old-school" critics has accorded to it as a bit "prevaricative" in respect to other combinations such as this one.

[@mvgoldblatt]

You can hear it at Jerusalem YMCA Thursday 29th August

[@brianswanson9881]

who had to put that pole in front of the 1st Violist. Wonderful performance.

[@alanmorr3635]

+Brian Swanson Good performance, I think 'the pole' is one of the microphones so that it can be heard in stereo.

[@urmorph]

The pole is in the middle. The camera is off to one side. No anti-viola sentiment here. And the recording quality is quite good.

[@dion1949]

"Discovered" this work while going through the string quartets. I'm listening to the Alban Berg Quartet for the string quartets. Is there a video by them available? (This is not a veiled criticism of this performance.)

[@victorireland8913]

😊

[@mirrors1]

I temi possono somigliare a quello che volete, è il trattamento che Beethoven ne fa a renderli tutta un'altra cosa. Stupendo quintetto. Peccato sia l'unico di Ludwig, ma già, ci sono i quartetti che non hanno pari.

[@pegeeneslami2282]

Interesting how much time the camera person spends on the cellist

[@targetfootball7807]

Wasn't this Rossini's favorite that time they met?

[@pimogens]

A good performance, unfortunately the guy handling the camera is remarkably inept, finding all sorts of uninteresting angles. Keep it fixed!