This is brilliant writing for strings! There is not a dull, tiring moment, not even in the slow sections. Most of the piece is energetic and the music remains highly dissonant. I don’t know if every movement has long-term, tonal center goals, in this quartet, but the music has a wonderful logic. Loved this splendid quartet ! Long live dissonance … and consonance!
Spannende Interpretation dieses modernen und technisch anspruchsvollen Streichquartetts im rhythmischen Tempo mit gut artikulierten und perfekt vereinigten Töne aller Instrumente. Die Virtuosität vierer Solisten ist echt erstaunlich. Atemberaubend vom Anfang bis zum Ende!
This and the harp concerto so far are my favorite Ginastera works. Was not as happy with his serialist stuff, but as with so many modern composers they compose in a number of styles and this one suits my tastes. Love dissonance and unusual harmonies.
Ginastera's early opus focuses a lot on fast rhythms and Bartók-like elemental energy. His motifs are generally simple and good to develop in different directions. It also uses contrasts between modal diatonicism and atonal chromaticism.
Also strong serialist influences - and pointed retorts to them - evident in his early work. (The second movement of his Piano Sonata #1 is based on a tone row...)
Before looking at the credits, I was thinking "Hey this quartet has a really rich beautiful full sound PLUS incredible precision, fluidity, and 'feel' -- almost as good as Cuarteto Latino-Americano. I should see who they are" :-)
Quatuor intéressant du plus grand compositeur argentin, rappelant ceux de Villa-Lobos et de Britten (la partie avec les harmoniques naturelles de la corde en glissando à 10.27)
i have nothing intelligent to say but hear all sorts of Dvorak not Bartok. This is actually quite interesting music. There is definitely that Slav thing going on including Janacek and Hilding Rosenberg. I also hear quite American sounds as well. But mostly Dvorak.
Why the hell is it that when someone doesn't have anything intelligent to say about a piece they immediately compare it to Bartok? Bartok sounds like folk music. Everything sounds like folk music...because it's _all_ folk music.
+maxcohen13 because in terms of it's use of the ostinato bassline it is similar to many quartets of Bartok but that is all. Also Bartok is not folk music; he merely developed on certain ideas in folk songs to create his own unique style
slateflash 1. I didn't say he was folk music. I said he _sounded like_ folk music, for obvious reasons. 2. The ostinato has been a staple in Western music far before Bartok used it. Tying the concept to one composer is like associating the key of a minor to Mozart; it doesn't make sense.
Sería más lógico que expongas tu sensación subjetiva, como dices "no me gustó". Lo de feo o espantoso como verdad o generalización, está de más. Es respetable que no te guste, lógicamente. Eso no quiere decir que sea espantoso. Me suena una falta de respeto a un gran compositor como Ginastera
This is brilliant writing for strings! There is not a dull, tiring moment, not even in the slow sections. Most of the piece is energetic and the music remains highly dissonant. I don’t know if every movement has long-term, tonal center goals, in this quartet, but the music has a wonderful logic. Loved this splendid quartet ! Long live dissonance … and consonance!
El Maestro Ginastera, orgullo latinoamericano.
a great composer
Spannende Interpretation dieses modernen und technisch anspruchsvollen Streichquartetts im rhythmischen Tempo mit gut artikulierten und perfekt vereinigten Töne aller Instrumente. Die Virtuosität vierer Solisten ist echt erstaunlich. Atemberaubend vom Anfang bis zum Ende!
This and the harp concerto so far are my favorite Ginastera works. Was not as happy with his serialist stuff, but as with so many modern composers they compose in a number of styles and this one suits my tastes. Love dissonance and unusual harmonies.
Waaaw Esto es genial..
Reflects well a post WWII sentiment.
masterpiece!!!!
very good
Ginastera's early opus focuses a lot on fast rhythms and Bartók-like elemental energy. His motifs are generally simple and good to develop in different directions. It also uses contrasts between modal diatonicism and atonal chromaticism.
Also strong serialist influences - and pointed retorts to them - evident in his early work. (The second movement of his Piano Sonata #1 is based on a tone row...)
Nice artwork by Antonio Berni. There's a guy who's been used for cover art by King Crimson who has a similar style, or should I say a derivative one.
Before looking at the credits, I was thinking "Hey this quartet has a really rich beautiful full sound PLUS incredible precision, fluidity, and 'feel' -- almost as good as Cuarteto Latino-Americano. I should see who they are" :-)
Same here! Fortunate to have heard them live ... incredible.
ese Ginastera era un loquillo
Quatuor intéressant du plus grand compositeur argentin, rappelant ceux de Villa-Lobos et de Britten (la partie avec les harmoniques naturelles de la corde en glissando à 10.27)
Moi je sens aussi la présence de Bartók.
I've only just begun to notice the similarity between the first movement and the last movement of the Ravel quartet. Don't think this is a coincidence
Je faisais naturellement allusion dans mon précédent message au 3 ème quatuor de Britten, le plus réussi des trois.
i have nothing intelligent to say but hear all sorts of Dvorak not Bartok. This is actually quite interesting music. There is definitely that Slav thing going on including Janacek and Hilding Rosenberg. I also hear quite American sounds as well. But mostly Dvorak.
definitely not Dvorak
Why the hell is it that when someone doesn't have anything intelligent to say about a piece they immediately compare it to Bartok?
Bartok sounds like folk music. Everything sounds like folk music...because it's _all_ folk music.
+maxcohen13 because in terms of it's use of the ostinato bassline it is similar to many quartets of Bartok but that is all. Also Bartok is not folk music; he merely developed on certain ideas in folk songs to create his own unique style
slateflash 1. I didn't say he was folk music. I said he _sounded like_ folk music, for obvious reasons.
2. The ostinato has been a staple in Western music far before Bartok used it. Tying the concept to one composer is like associating the key of a minor to Mozart; it doesn't make sense.
maxcohen13 Yes, but how many composers have used the ostinato to THIS effect??
@@slateflash many contemporanean composers
@@juanquiroga8933 Before Bartók? Sure there have been ostinatos but i'm referring to how Bartók revolutionised the way they sound
muy feo no me gustó el primer movimiento, no feo, espantoso
Sería más lógico que expongas tu sensación subjetiva, como dices "no me gustó". Lo de feo o espantoso como verdad o generalización, está de más. Es respetable que no te guste, lógicamente. Eso no quiere decir que sea espantoso. Me suena una falta de respeto a un gran compositor como Ginastera