Paul Hindemith - String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 [With score]

[@MarkHatlestad]

Paul Shure and Bonnie Doublas, violins Janet Lakatos, viola, Armand Kaproff cello Since I had a hard time finding information about this Quartet, I decided to post the musicians names here once I tracked it down. Great performance, and thanks for posting and aligning with the score!

[@davidmehnert6206]

For those (perhaps) confused by the titlefront labelling “3. Streichquartett”, when we today accept it as his Fourth String Quartet, it is helpful to remember that this is an older published score, authorized by Hindemith during his lifetime, as his first 1915 quartet (of seven composed) was suppressed from publication. The general numbering of the quartets began to be revised by musicologists in the 1970s, with one thru six becoming two thru seven, respectively. This work was composed in 1921, for a nonce Vienna ensemble that was also playing and performing works by Bartók.

[@ianthompson9201]

I don't know what came over them, but the BBC actually played this wonderful quartet on Radio 3 the other day. Having no working gramophone I hadn't heard it for years. Made my day. Many thanks indeed for posting: you do a great service to music.

[@louduva9849]

How old are you?

[@sarahkohm4789]

Ich liebe dieses Quartett und ich bin so dankbar für die Möglichkeit, mitlesen zu können, Ich kann die Musik dann noch viel besser verinnerlichen. Matthias

[@torterrakart7249]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I have come to really appreciate Hindemith's chamber music, and that's in part because of the third and fourth string quartets, that I've heard for the first time here

[@TheGringopobre]

Bella y conmovedora obra de Hindemith

[@davidrehak3539]

Paul Hindemith:4.Vonósnégyes Op.22 1.Fugato: Quartiere molto lento 00:05 2. Ottavo vivace, molto energico 05:18 3. Quartiere tranquillo Sempre fluente 10:12 4. Quartieri moderatamente vivace 20:29 5.Rondo: Piacere e con grazia 22:09 Los Angelesi Vonósnégyes

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@vicb4901]

Hindemith gives clear messages in less than 12 tones

[@qqhocanpiano6274]

My favorite!

[@peterwimmer1259]

The beginning is not far from Beethoven's Quartet c sharp minor and Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta...

[@steffen5121]

woah

[@xiaoyiyingmusic]

Why there is no time signature and meter change in the second movement? Is this intentional? Very confusing

[@reneseilburg4419]

"Mäßig schnelle Viertel" means "Moderately fast crotchets", not "very fast". "Massig Schnelle Viertel" (as you wrote) would be "bulkily fast crotchets" or "massively fast crotchets".

[@chazlenrook795]

Bulkily fast… genius!

[@itamarbar9580]

Somehow, the weird chords in the first movement sound like they're out of tune!

[@einSteppenwolf]

For the opening the composer obviously drew his inspiration from Beethoven's opening to Opus 131.