The String Quartet EVERYONE Should Know
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Ай бұрынThis is an excerpt from the famous second movement of Ravel's string quartet. Enjoy!
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@saFubar 25 күн бұрын
Clickbait title, but you get a pass because it sounds so good.
@timeless9517 23 күн бұрын
Tottaly agree
@josephdadey 22 күн бұрын
Came for the click bait, stayed for the ear candy
@Numberonesorabjifan 20 күн бұрын
lmao u made them change it
@bozzigmupp510 19 күн бұрын
How is it clickbait
@josephdadey 19 күн бұрын
@@bozzigmupp510 it is not anymore. The poster renamed the video.
@FahlmanCascade 28 күн бұрын
I recognized this piece by sight reading from the front page of KZfaq. Ravel is a genius.
@janneckchristiansen2778 28 күн бұрын
Me too😊👍
@SSNewberry 24 күн бұрын
It is obvious.
@vishnuhalikere6213 23 күн бұрын
Me too. This is my favorite quartet of all time ❤
@SSNewberry 23 күн бұрын
@@vishnuhalikere6213 I am a String Quartet addict.
@IsaiahCelloBrown 23 күн бұрын
@@vishnuhalikere6213ME TOO!!! 😂😂😂
@M_SC 29 күн бұрын
This isn’t what I thought it would be from the title, but it’s great. I want to learn this stuff.
@f1f1s 28 күн бұрын
What was your first thought?
@KLBoringBand 26 күн бұрын
Ravel in F, mvmt 2
@paolomarchettini2753 25 күн бұрын
Likewise. I know titles like this "gets views" and seems to be all the rage these days on KZfaq, but the clickbaity stuff should be kept off classical score videos in my opinion, even if it's short and excerpted from a larger worklike this video. Why modern culture/people need to manufacture desire to watch their videos is beyond me. Let the art speak for itself and let others form their own opinion about something, without someone else needing to interject with how their viewpoint on the topic deserves recognition. With that said, the video does good analysis of the movement IMO and thank you for reminding me that I should get off the internet LOL Edit: uploader changed the title lol
@LuisKolodin 25 күн бұрын
That's Ravel. A colorist. He makes EVERYTHING sound different.
@bruhthing1010 21 күн бұрын
i read it as colonist 💀
@samuelzajde4658 28 күн бұрын
Spanish composer: we like to go from 6/8 to 3/4, but not at the same time of course that would be- Ravel: Ahh oui c'est merveilleux!!!
@wllm4785 Күн бұрын
Ever heard of Granados?
@samuelbrown434 27 күн бұрын
It is not at all a surprise that a string quartet could or would make sounds like this. It is really good tho.
@winstonelston5743 23 күн бұрын
The string quartet is the ensemble for pieces that have too much going on to be heard when played by an orchestra.
@samuelbrown434 22 күн бұрын
@@winstonelston5743 likewise the orchestra is the ensemble for pieces that require more than 4 things to be happening at the same time and your name is Igor Stravinksy, Charles Ives, Beethoven, Mahler, Bach....
@kathilisi3019 24 күн бұрын
This piece is what made me fall in love with playing the viola.
@Dabblzz55 29 күн бұрын
I confidently believe this is the most unique and beautiful string quartet there is.
@MrRemi1802 29 күн бұрын
It is very beautiful indeed. Do you know the American Quartet by Dvorak?
@taylee_jurekie-rofe 28 күн бұрын
@MrRemi1802 Yes, I know the American Quartet - it's a good one
@shmalfie8674 28 күн бұрын
I think Grieg challenges this claim
@poplife123 28 күн бұрын
Uhmm listen to the Debussy string quartet .....lots of similarities in a good way.
@Dabblzz55 28 күн бұрын
@@poplife123 I mean Debussy wrote his before Ravel and some might say Ravel copied him. I think the first movement of Bussy's quartet is fantastic. But I think Ravel pushes the boundaries a little more. Especially with the second movement. He really shows why string quartet is the best ensemble.
@mikechad27 29 күн бұрын
0:40 cello goes hard
@bobschaaf2549 25 күн бұрын
This quartet is a love letter to the viola.
@dewfairy1573 24 күн бұрын
Yes!❤
@madison_s. 16 күн бұрын
Honestly though! I played this with my quartet and it was so fun as a viola!
@oscargill423 28 күн бұрын
Why is Ravel's music so unfailingly cool Edit: Children stop fighting
@ultimateconstruction 26 күн бұрын
no he's not that great
@pema257 26 күн бұрын
What's with your repeated hate against Ravel in this comment section? Completely unnecessary.
@ultimateconstruction 26 күн бұрын
@@pema257 I'm not hating Ravel, but he has no chance at being better than The God of Music Beethoven.
@LISZT- 26 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstructionpeople have different taste in music, I dont really like Beethoven, but I love Ravel
@oscargill423 25 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstruction "God of Music" and "unfailingly cool" are two very different things.
@thinkOfMeAsAClassicalMusician 27 күн бұрын
MAAAAN that modulation back to a minor is smoooth as you say. So satisfying
@Trupurt962 10 күн бұрын
0:45 timestamp. The build up is so satisfying.
@KinkyLettuce 28 күн бұрын
Been a hundred years and still sounds as fresh and contemporary as ever
@fidulario 22 күн бұрын
Not quite, but it will always remain a jewel.
@PiergiorgioPirro 24 күн бұрын
Clickbait. But thank you for making me realize how Ravel's music originated so many of the cliché movie soundtracks that we hear today :-)
@gracewenzel 28 күн бұрын
No one did it like Ravel
@rogernichols1124 26 күн бұрын
...including Beethoven, much vaunted and over praised for his late quartets.
@ultimateconstruction 24 күн бұрын
@@rogernichols1124 Wrong, Beethoven is objectively the greater composer. He is not overpraised in the slightest. Just because you don't have enough IQ to comprehend His Music doesn't mean the music is bad. It's Ravel who's overpraised for his "music".
@snuppssynthchannel 19 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstruction "I read a tabloid article once that said liking this or that music correlate to a higher IQ of a margin of 0.003 percent and now I can justify to myself that I am better then everyone around me because i am so intelligent and my IQ is so much higher then the mere simpletons around me, because i get the level of sophistication of this and that music". Beethoven is the most popular and beloved composer on earth, and is a composer of the people, anyone can enjoy it no matter if they have a pea for a brain, and that's among the things that is beautiful about it. Besides, Ravel is commonly considered as a G.O.A.T. of orchestration by other composers and scholars alike.
@pjotrkolster 29 күн бұрын
Seriously impressive work! Also great that you explains part of it, very useful to an aspiring composer. I've always loved Ravel, but never dove into his music quite as much, yet.
@MuhDog 29 күн бұрын
Ravel is so good 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 you should listen to daphnis et chloe 🇫🇷
@taylee_jurekie-rofe 28 күн бұрын
@pjotrkolster Thank you!!!!! @MuhDog Yes I love Daphnis 😍 Maybe I should do an analysis on it
@DavidBadilloMusic 25 күн бұрын
That Mixolydian sounded totally Ravel!!
@Cookster997 28 күн бұрын
0:20 living proof that Violas can sound fucking gorgeous.
@rogernichols1124 28 күн бұрын
Amazing writing. A textbook example of how to compose for string Quartet.
@ultimateconstruction 26 күн бұрын
lmao "a textbook example". It's Beethoven's 16 String Quartets that are masterpieces, not this trivial and even unpleasant slack-baked piece.
@dosterix6034 26 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstruction No need to be snobby, yes Beethovens late quartets are masterpieces but ravel did suceed in writing in this medium as well, creating one of the best chamber works
@jankington216 26 күн бұрын
I think PDQ Bach is the only one to ever write a masterpiece, but I won't fault someone for liking beethoven
@rogernichols1124 26 күн бұрын
@ultimateconstruction oh, goodness! Words fail me at this comment. Ravel is a supremely gifted composer - in any medium. Beethoven stretches the string Quartet form to breaking point but his grasp of integrated textures and the genius of individual instruments is infantile compared with Ravel's. No blame here, just historical inevitability.
@rogernichols1124 26 күн бұрын
@dosterix6034 I don't think it's snobby. It's ignorant.
@taylee_jurekie-rofe 22 күн бұрын
Hi everyone, Thanks for the feedback. I didn't realise how clickbait-y the original title was (nor was I expecting many views at all, as per my previous videos) and did not mean to mislead anyone in any way. I've since changed the title so hopefully that will sort things out. I've also added credits in the description so you can check out the fabulous recording I used for this video 😁 Thanks for your support!!!
@expealidocious 28 күн бұрын
the way the viola sounds here💓 omg
@math9172 26 күн бұрын
This string quartet is absolutely phenomenal, truely one of a kind. It's also really interesting to notice how recognizably unique french classical music sounds. It really stands out from the rest.
@rodterrell304 28 күн бұрын
Ravel was a brilliant composer.
@msjurekie4509 27 күн бұрын
I think it would sound better in retrograde inversion under a full moon. Love your work. ❤
@Brad4Ellis 23 күн бұрын
You MUST add the credits to your description!! The piece is of course singular and wonderful, but it very much matters what recording this is and who these world-class musicians are - they are the artists we are listening to, who give the notation its nuance and power, and bring it to life.
@Sherlock_Violin 29 күн бұрын
It's also a super fun piece to play, there's lot's you can do with it!
@Coolbardie Күн бұрын
It's got an other worldly sound to it. The man was a genius. My favourite French composer. 😊 Other much loved pieces of his are Alborada del gracioso, Rapsodie Espagnole and Le Tombeau de Couperin. ❤
@jordgubbe4627 28 күн бұрын
The more of Ravel's music I hear the more I realize how amazing of a composer he really was
@ultimateconstruction 26 күн бұрын
Compared to Beethoven's String Quartets, this is nothing.
@anojs8720 26 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstructionget some bitches
@ultimateconstruction 25 күн бұрын
@@LISZT- Beethoven is not "nothing", he is one of the greatest composers of all time. You clearly haven't listened past "moonlight" and The 5th if you make such a laughably inaccurate assertion.
@richlistcool6631 25 күн бұрын
I personally wouldn’t make the comparison. They are two completely different time periods and one’s favorite can simply be based on that they enjoy Impressionism or classicism more
@LISZT- 25 күн бұрын
@@ultimateconstruction I have listened to all of his symphonies, the only one, i like in no 9 I just enjoy more impressionistic music
@fiddeou 24 күн бұрын
ahh I thought you were gonna talk about the double stringed A of the viola, but you cut right there!
@GrimskyKorsakov 26 күн бұрын
Ravel is just... everything.
@sourmilkman1095 27 күн бұрын
Thank you for such a lovely analysis of this piece - I adore this string quartet, especially because of this movement!
@salactro 23 күн бұрын
Just a beautifully crafted piece of music
@nram3930 28 күн бұрын
Never heard this one, gorgeous stuff!
@Whatdouevenwriteforthesethings 29 күн бұрын
Awesome. Love this quartet
@kungpaochicken89 25 күн бұрын
This SLAPS
@actualman908 24 күн бұрын
Piece of art
@TakiTheNeko 28 күн бұрын
i like the music analysis you are putting on. Makes the video a learning experience!
@mdrdprtcl 25 күн бұрын
This is truly beautiful and a unique blend of playing styles!
@LucaPalomo909 25 күн бұрын
This is beautiful
@SoleaGalilei 25 күн бұрын
Nice, I appreciate the commentary! Ravel is so good.
@ethangeyer5170 29 күн бұрын
Nice analysis!
@basedokadaizo 23 күн бұрын
i said it before and i'll say it again: trust a fan of Ravel. if you've found a fan of Ravel in the wild, you have found a friend.
@RyanMaterna_Composer 10 күн бұрын
Wow that was incredible, I've never heard anything quite like this before! Thank you for sharing and analyzing this beautiful music!
@githanjalialgama1601 24 күн бұрын
Beautiful!!
@vishnuhalikere6213 23 күн бұрын
My favorite in the entire string quartet repertoire!!! ❤
@nickiemcnichols5397 24 күн бұрын
That was beautiful! Lively and unusual.
@nevets0910 28 күн бұрын
Yes! My absolute favorite!
@Tekyng_of_Baregan 28 күн бұрын
That was so pretty!
@Weavileiscool 23 күн бұрын
I can’t be the only one who sees the perfect treble and bass clefs and an… interesting alto clef
@robertm8337 28 күн бұрын
This is excellent!! I wish more videos annotated/explained music as well as you do in this video. I love music but it’s sometimes hard to read descriptions of bars and motifs and melodies without having a direct reference in the music/timestamps, especially if you don’t read music . Great job!!
@funicon3689 6 күн бұрын
definitely my favorite ravel
@franekselak9779 22 күн бұрын
Wow! This music is written by absolutely genius!
@Boneless_Chuck 24 күн бұрын
I wish M.R. had composed more than one string quartet
@cobwebdragon4611 28 күн бұрын
my favorite quartet
@carloromano3615 25 күн бұрын
Amazing!!!
@Tucker.Showkeir 28 күн бұрын
Look what they have to do to mimic a fraction of the Banjo’s power
@madison_s. 16 күн бұрын
I played this with my quartet! This is only part of the second movement; the viola and second violin end up getting 32nd notes in the section right after this and it sounds so cool!
@meepmeepmorpmorp 23 күн бұрын
i love this piece, clicked it upon recognizing it from the thumbnail IMMEDIATELY lol
@shubus 23 күн бұрын
One of the staples of quartet literature.....and deservedly so.
@richardwhalley8315 24 күн бұрын
And then there's the whole 3/4 vs 6/8 trickery - amazing piece!
@akherousia 22 күн бұрын
Amazing music
@Viktor-lp4cn 24 күн бұрын
Very good!
@BriggsMullen 23 күн бұрын
Funny - the other day I was just thinking that I need to study some string quartets. The last time I wrote one was in undergrad, and at that point I didn't understand just how much music and texture can be crammed into a quartet.
@alexchristodoulou 20 күн бұрын
Wonderful share, and great channel! Just discovered it!
@Isclub05 25 күн бұрын
heartily surprised
@artypianowithlove 23 күн бұрын
Ravel is incribile❤❤❤
@TJ-yc3iw 19 күн бұрын
Very good
@Joshxtra 28 күн бұрын
I would love to know which musicians recorded this!
@korados5146 24 күн бұрын
Great video! But I kinda wish you would have elaborated on the whole movement, that was really cool! Ravel's string quartet is one of my favourites but I could discover a few new things now!
@ajbloxgaming6992 28 күн бұрын
sounds like video game music
@paulhermansen6196 23 күн бұрын
bruh. this is literally almost a decade old. I wanna see your face bumping Lachenmann.
@paulhermansen6196 23 күн бұрын
Love the Ravel quartet tho
@thegoodgeneral 29 күн бұрын
I approve of this.
@altoclef6688 20 күн бұрын
This is the greatest string quartet I have heard so far. Not only this movement, the whole work is a masterpiece. The mysterious harmonies, the rhythms. So even if you just have an excerpt of the 2nd movement, the title of the video is true. BTW, love your avatar!
@gr6447 24 күн бұрын
Ravel's the best in imitation challenge, Transform a string quartet in a Spanish guitar? challenge accepted!
@TaylorTheOtter 28 күн бұрын
It's so weird listening to a different version than I'm used to. This one slightly slower and feels more jagged than my favorite version.
@yondertz 26 күн бұрын
This is used here in our country, Philippines, by the classical music service station, DZFE. Ravel is great
@andresfurious8302 24 күн бұрын
I’m surprised i have never heard this piece very I will check it out in Apple Music later very interesting
@noisemaker0129 19 күн бұрын
what you call the 'climax' is exactly the soda pop effect
@mrman12w 27 күн бұрын
NO WAY???!!??? I NEVER THOUGHT A STRING QUARTET COULD MAKE A PIZZACATO NOISE?????? THATS CRAZY?!!?!?? 😮😮😮😮
@macleadg 25 күн бұрын
It got you to click & comment. Mission accomplished.
@mrman12w 25 күн бұрын
@@macleadg I mean yeah it was totally worth it though, the string quartet was actually kinda cool I enjoyed listening to it
@shackamaxon512 25 күн бұрын
Nice breakdown. I really like how this piece begins. Where have I heard this before? It sounds so familiar
@ARCtheCartoonMaster 28 күн бұрын
Dang, when was this composed? Because that opening riff, to use a more modern term, is pretty freaking metal.
@taylee_jurekie-rofe 28 күн бұрын
Composed in 1903
@jessebeegee 28 күн бұрын
modernity ended 20 years before metal came around. not really a modern term by any rubric
@AlexRiversMusic 24 күн бұрын
Metal sounds classical, as classical was first. Fixed it for you.
@robcat2075 24 күн бұрын
Some years ago I was at a chamber music concert where they played this quartet and a modern quartet by a local young composer. Unfortunately for the local young composer they played the Ravel first.
@EinSofVirtuoso 23 күн бұрын
The one that shocks me is Crumb’s quartet Black Angels
@chiupiano 24 күн бұрын
Hard to not think of Prokofiev piano concerto no.3 😆
@wilsonbecker1881 23 күн бұрын
Ravel is the king
@artal15213 22 күн бұрын
bro changed the title and thought we wouldnt notice
@kaybrown4010 22 күн бұрын
Voilá, viola!
@jackweslycamacho8982 24 күн бұрын
Feels like an albw ost song
@MotiviqueStudio 24 күн бұрын
Having listened to this quartet hundreds of times over 40 years, I'm curious what sound it is that I'm supposed to be hearing for the first time?
@olegizmaylov 22 күн бұрын
Музыка двадцатого века!
@kodama44 8 күн бұрын
Sure, it is a very good quartet you should know.
@ClergetMusic 24 күн бұрын
I studied this piece in 20th century history during my graduate degree.
@maniak1768 28 күн бұрын
The recording you're using has amazing production values, what is it?
@taylee_jurekie-rofe 28 күн бұрын
The Dover String Quartet: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJaepaRivMebg2w.htmlsi=993_49h9_r8vet6P
@benharmonics 24 күн бұрын
What recording? Quartet sounds amazing!
@ArturoHernandez-wz5md 28 күн бұрын
This sounds so cool oh my god
@mynameiskrysta 23 күн бұрын
What quartet did this recording? Edit: it’s the dover quartet! Now i don’t have to watch a clickbait video to enjoy this :)
@juwonnnnn 29 күн бұрын
👏
@yehbuddy4251 23 күн бұрын
Ravel slaps
@raoulbakker1287 23 күн бұрын
How do I find this piece on spotify?
@notboboi9977 24 күн бұрын
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