Shostakovich String Quartet 8 (Heavy Metal Version)

[@douglasandersen5986]

As if it wasn't already heavy metal already

[@matankesselman456]

It was heavy wood

[@douglasandersen5986]

Matan Kesselman YES YES YES

[@fakepapertiger528]

Yeah, listen to this and then a Tool album arranged for string quartet... Shostakovich was mathcore before any of these effuck posers

[@Φράνκομαθαίνειελληνικά]

This part is the basdartisation of a Jewish wedding music to express his sorrow of when his Jewish friend were sent off to gulag :(

[@TarmoRiutta]

This shows why genre boundaries are really fragile…

[@eugeniofiallos6785]

Shostakovich is more metal than the most brutal grotesque underground death metal

[@raultp2048]

On point.

[@forbiddenfursona]

Piano Trio No. 2, II. Allegretto, 4:40 into the piece. Thank me later

[@santiagomaldonado1153]

@@forbiddenfursona He used a lot this string quartet, as you say in the piano trio, and also in his 15th symphony, just great

[@MessiAndA3]

Well the poor guy was on the verge of suicide.

[@BastianSebastian]

Yes

[@LydiaJPugh]

Proof that a well written piece of music will transcend genre

[@Michael-Oh]

Lydia Jane Pugh More like Shostakovich was the first guy to unintentionally write really good heavy metal music!

[@nimzodragonlord]

Nah that's Vivaldi

[@Michael-Oh]

nimzodragonlord true, so does that make Shostakovich prog rock?

[@DreamlessSleepwalker]

it sounds like heavy metal even when a string quartet is playing it(arguably more, because the added djent around 1 minute in kind of was pointless)

[@nurikkulanbaev3628]

@@Michael-Oh Technical Death Metal?

[@silverraven250]

As they said : CLASSICAL MUSIC IS HEAVY METAL BEFORE ELETRICITY!

[@itamarbar9580]

Hey, this piece was written when TV already existed.

[@juliee593]

@@itamarbar9580 and electric guitars too

[@justfuntimedoingnothing8477]

More like before distortion

[@E_M_C_P]

well just consider soviet restriction on things like these（

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

This piece was written in 1960. Electric guitars and distortion existed at that time.

[@carriedvorsky6032]

As an avid lover of Shostakovich and metal... this makes my day.

[@UniversalDirp]

U should see a guy play shosty 11 2nd mvmnt on heavy metal

[@Color_Splsh]

You just said the same thing twice

[@yeisaalejandro3439]

This is literally one of my favorite videos on the whole internet.

[@emilymarie9796]

Actually same

[@ktmad]

Same!

[@aidlegames3090]

Same

[@davidthejester34333]

Same

[@cedriko1662]

Am I the only one to whom this wonderful piece of music clearly evokes a final boss from a half retro game?

[@ricardoquijas5797]

Ninja Gaiden. 🔥

[@minnieyuyantung]

you are not the only person,I think of a big group of bad witches dancing together and get ready to do a big bad business

[@ChronoaZ]

@@minnieyuyantunga coven of witches getting together to group cast a fucked up spell

[@kusada3035]

the final boss is either the demon king or the NKVD

[@williamg780]

I dont think you can get more metal than the original, but this is still really cool!

[@phillipbrandel7932]

I'm amazed how idiomatic this sounds played as metal. If I wasn't already familiar with the piece, and if Shosty hadn't so thoroughly stamped it as his own with the unrelenting DSCH motif, and with all his other self-quotations, I would totally believe it was written as metal to begin with.

[@luismandacaru4089]

As a student of classical music and at the same time fan of rock, I would like to thank you for doing these arrangements!!! They're very well done, and Shostakovich did predict heavy metal... Hopefully I can see in the future some setlist with this Allegro in it :) Btw, I know other work that suits well in this heavy metal transcriptions: Gyorgy Ligeti's first String Quartet! Maybe you can do some arrangement of it..?

[@Nightschism]

+Luis Mandacaru Did Shostakovich say something about it? I've never heard that before, but I've always thought that Shostakovich is the most metal of all the composers ever ;)

[@MikeCarvin]

I would add Mahler and Wagner to the list of metal composers.

[@Pakkens_Backyard]

Wagner pretty much predicted and gave birth to the movie industry lol

[@MikeCarvin]

yeah Wagner was the godfather of Hollywood, good one ! But I still think Mahler was the father of heavy metal.

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

Bartok is also very metal.

[@MusicMadtm]

HOLY SHIT YOU CAN HEAR THE D-S-C-H THIS IS MIND-MELTINGLY AWESOME

[@DetectiveThursday]

Music to play when the KGB are knocking at your door and shit just got real.

[@NINjaboy20111]

During Shostakovich's time, it was actually the NKVD

[@NINjaboy20111]

I double checked, I apologize, he was around for both the KGB and NKVD

[@CH-nb9yy]

@@NINjaboy20111 KGB when Shostakovich wrote this.

[@galetrumpet]

Read Shostakovich's autobiography. the poor bastard kept a suitcase by his front door for 20 in case the KGB dragged him off.

[@johnmackinnon7284]

In fact Shostakovich dedicated this quartet to the victims of fascism and war. Facts....

[@gymnassfan]

Now that's why metalheads like classical music.

[@joshboulton7402]

this is literally the best thing Ive ever listened to in my entire life. Shostakovich is easily my favourite composer but I am also a massive fan of metal. this is genuinely amazing

[@dimaklondt3832]

Bravo! Shostakovich is string shredding before there was string shredding.

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

This piece was written in 1960, so not too far off.

[@jasonrich4940]

Nothing is more metal than the Iron Curtain

[@haydnmiller1105]

1:06 goes so hard, I've listened to this probably 10 times in the past hour

[@marianina4355]

Mood

[@RobManser77]

That’s normally the peak of the head banging when a good quartet plays it 😃

[@brnheavymetal]

Shostakovich grandfather of Technical Death Metal

[@thestampium3295]

This is Progressive Metal

[@brnheavymetal]

@@thestampium3295 yes, and TechDeath is one of the subgenres of Progressive Metal, we are both correct

[@thestampium3295]

@@brnheavymetal tech death and prog metal are different genres. Tech death is subgenre of death metal

[@kobiosama]

Dmitri Shostakovich the godfather of heavy metal.

[@ADGO]

The fugato of Shostakovich's symphony 4 is waiting for you. Incredible work with this SQ.

[@robdobson5419]

I second this.

[@PTCello]

Shostakovich four is plenty of by itself. It is a great tribute to the lasting quality of Shostakovich’s music that it is so readily adaptable to so many different genres.

[@elliephillips7022]

I third or fourth this

[@vijaykrishnan7797]

@@elliephillips7022 I fifth this

[@yoavshati]

@@vijaykrishnan7797 I sixth this

[@MacaldaReye]

Classical music translates to metal so insanely well

[@ScottKeene70]

As a newcomer to Shostakovich I found the 8th String Quartet to be a bit inaccessible, personally, so I put it in the "later" basket. Not any more!! I love this, and have now revisited the original and deeply love it. I finally get it. Thanks for opening my ears to it.

[@shmalfie8674]

how is it inaccessible I think it's one of his most welcoming pieces

[@kareraisu7327]

This piece was actually my first shosty and it's still my favorite

[@noscaasifilmstudios]

Once Shostakovich clicks for you, you're hooked.

[@yummyjackalmeat]

that's great, dude. keep it up! Shostakovich translates nicely to metal. Would love to hear Stravinsky some time :)

[@Mozartkugeln16]

Bump. Great idea

[@itamarbar9580]

2:52 the clash of the A with the C#dim2 is just perfect and heard much clearly in the original.

[@dmytrotsvyntarnyi799]

That's basically a C#dim7 add 2

[@gustavomayor8595]

Shostakovich would be proud

[@yukas1ngas]

It's strange but "heavy metal" versions of Schostakovich or Bartok sounds less heavy than originals.

[@Tomahawks360]

The funny thing is, even with how great this cover is, I think the original piece is heavier.

[@RobManser77]

I adore Shostakovich, love metal, play both guitar and cello and have always wondered what this would sound like on guitar. The original is such a driving metalesque piece, many quartets headbang a lot when playing it. Sadly I’m not good enough at the guitar (or video editing) to try, so thank you! Loved it. 🤘🏻

[@LeastInsaneUtsu-PFan]

1:07 HOLY FUCK you played this part so well

[@mrtoast244]

Shostakovich's entire life was metal, when I listen to one of his pieces it always feels like I'm living in an oppressive cold country with no sun lol

[@craigzeichner671]

You sir, are my hero. The great string quartet of the 20th century done beautifully.

[@drbenwaymd]

I'm a massive fan of the original and all things Shostakovich. This is pretty cool.

[@dianagalindo6149]

This was the intended instrumental setting, I bet.

[@gilian2587]

He could 'hear' it. He just didn't know of anything that could make those sounds.

[@jocosesonata]

This is what the Doom Slayer listens to when he's feeling fancy.

[@ArianSadrayi]

Creativity is to transform a form of art into another form, without damaging it. Your creativity and interpretation is just awesome. Keep up the good work dear Connor! :) (y)

[@sminsmin3456]

This is the best version of the quartet I ever heard...

[@trumpetaceman7806]

This is what I heard in my head when I read the score. I’m glad it exists

[@Brkcvsgl]

1:07 holy shit

[@ohmygosh3319]

Sacrilegious but I’ll allow it

[@PetarJovanovic993]

If this is wrong, I don't want to be right.

[@maxalain9948]

Seems quite religiously apt to me

[@thedemocraticfilipino6417]

Music is never right or wrong anyway... It was always subjective

[@ohmygosh3319]

@@thedemocraticfilipino6417 it’s a joke lol

[@2giantmonsters]

Outstanding!

[@kevinbenedetto5281]

This is awesome. You should do quartet 10, 2nd movement

[@zemlidrakona2915]

Haha, I think I posted the same thing somewhere.

[@marcsmith7789]

This is so so so well done. Bravo!

[@theoe354]

Okay, this is epic.

[@petrushka1611]

For decades now I've been dying to hear a metal version of "The Vagabond" by Vaughan Williams. It already has the power chords in the left hand. You'd be my hero if you made this happen.

[@chey8911]

2nd movement hits so hard oh my god

[@theflyingdropbear2009]

very little I can say, on how much I love both Classical and Metal. they compliment each other very nicely.

[@ViolinistBAKA]

AAAGGHHH..... This makes me so happy. You sound awesome and this arrangement works so ridiculously well. I played a performance once where we did string quartet arrangements of Judas Priest interspersed with movements of Shosti quartets. They match so nicely *__*

[@drabs4960]

Awesome man. seriously best headbanging music i have heard in a long time

[@asbjrnfossmo1589]

BOSS BATTLE!!!

[@matthewsmithers6655]

That sweep picking at 2:47 (upper right)... wow! Amazing. Would love to hear you do Cello Concerto n.1 op.107

[@rbw1125]

Seriously....insanely talented.

[@paavni8642]

Shostakovich's ghost in the distance: nods in approval

[@cedriko1662]

This is definitely the perfect sound for the final villain after a lot of gameplay. Good job 😃

[@dkickelbick]

That's great. I like Heavy Metal and I adore Shostacovich. This is plane phantastic!

[@motturismus]

well done

[@adizasanchez1582]

You just took one of my favorite chamber music pieces ever written and blew it out the stratosphere!!! I've got chills. Bravo!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@madProgenitorDeity]

damn, metal is the culmination of so many amazing strains of music

[@Cadenza93]

Incredible! It's an amazing coincidence that you covered my all time favorite Shostakovich movements! Thank you so much for posting these, I hope you keep them for years to come because I'm definitely going to keep coming back! I've always said it, Shostakovich is the heavy metal of classical music! You are insanely talented sir

[@noscaasifilmstudios]

You've made Shostakovich happy from the great beyond

[@Goose4Lu71]

Excellent work. Brutal and sublime.

[@pucaradiariosyrevistas3167]

IMPRESIONANTE! Me gusta muchísimo Shostakovich y empecé a escuchar con desconfianza esta versión, de la cual salí muy gratificado.

[@itamarbar9580]

That is actually amazing and I didn't expect it.

[@cinnamoncoffeecake5925]

sounds PERFECT at 1.25x speed

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

THANK YOU! As soon as I heard the original, I knew it needed this.

[@asddfgfjhgjhu]

Хеххх...)) Гениально!)) Жесткач лютый!))

[@itoski67]

Extraordinario!

[@emiliana7594]

AMAZING!

[@f30dac]

Wow! Bravo!

[@arturtarnowski4023]

Record 2nd part of quartet nr 10 please:)

[@ConnorGallagher]

@@arturtarnowski4023 I've already had it ready to go for a while! I just haven't uploaded it yet 😂

[@arturtarnowski4023]

@@ConnorGallagher cannot wait to hear it!:)

[@RobertoRosillovich]

Amazing. Superb!!. Very good cover, I love it. Shostakovich is one of my favourite composers. Very good job my friend.

[@AdrianGarcia-ww1ik]

still love this..thank you for the cover

[@classicellist]

😮🥰 Thank you! Shosty was channeling this but Metal wasn't born back then. Brava!!

[@SD_honeybees]

That is so cool. We are currently playing that in our chamber orchestra and my teacher played your video for us. It's amazing! Great job on those tricky notes!

[@grechka-chan]

Sounds a lot like Gorguts' late stuff! They were surely influenced by Shostakovich a lot. There's even a string quintet called 'The Battle of Chamdo' on the 'Colored Sands' album. It's sounds eerily similar to this piece in particular, but the influence is still crystal clear in all of the other tracks from the album. Highly recommend this album and the band in general to anyone who enjoyed this.

[@doughill9563]

Great idea and well played. Fantastic intensity. Bravo

[@connorthomas4826]

Metal is basically just classical music with blast beats and distortion.

[@intervalkid]

Awesome! Good steady work. All those parts. Kickass!

[@rodrigopineda9535]

PLEASE!!! You MUST try a Metal version of the "II Movement: Allegro (The 9th of January) from the 11th Symphony - It's simply one of the MOST EXTREME MUSIC ever made!!!!!

[@rexgaming2489]

It is one of the single most intense pieces ever written

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Shostakovich and Metal: A match for the ages. And you sir can play a mean guitar!

[@angiematas]

This is too perfect to be true. I've watched this video dozens of times by now, and I wanted to tell you that even though I wasn't much of a fan of either heavy metal or classical music, thanks to you I've explored both worlds a little more and fell in love with both. I wish there were more videos like this one :D

[@mussumdogg]

OH MY GOD! HELP ME I 'AM DYING WITH THIS AMAZING SONG IN MY HEAD! SHIT HEELLLL THISS ISSSSS MEETAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!______!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RobertoFrancaPianist]

This is hardcore! Great job👏

[@jaimea.gomezpomar711]

We need the full quartet

[@elisabethkomprs8808]

Incredible job! I love it.

[@Jim-be8sj]

Wow. Cool take on an intense piece of music. This reminds me of arrangements by Mekong Delta.

[@ckarav9920]

I already really liked the original, and this just adds to my appreciation for it. Fantastic work

[@esarfmij]

horrifying! and amazing! hyper-angst. wow!

[@謝帥哥-y4k]

So cool

[@yiosefdln7621]

Nice cover...dark Dmitry....

[@borodin156]

Wow, this guy is awesome.

[@splritwolf]

oh my god this is awesome

[@joegrint6280]

Incredible!

[@TimYocraft]

3rd String Quartet 3rd movement pleaaase

[@zeynepakgol]

lovely!

[@Str8Throwin]

Dude, nice choice of tune, always been one of my favs. Keep up the good work, man! you defs have another loyal subscriber!!

[@胡蝶蘭-q5y]

great! awesome!!

[@JasonGreensides]

Excellent

[@tristansvoboda3649]

This is the best video on the internet

[@wowbaggerfan]

Just incredible. I am in awe. I would be immensely grateful if you could have a crack at the Allegro furioso from his 10th quartet. That is PURE metal.

[@jzschannel.]

Shostakovich wrote doom music before it was made!