I love their dress code. We have a guy in formal suit, one lady in night gown, another lady just arrived from a coffee shop and the cello dude right out of disco
He actually broke down crying when he heard the Borodin Quartet rehearse it back in 1960. This piece had a lot of significant meaning for him, having been written after he was forced to join the Communist Party. Although he most likely wasn't suicidal at the time (that's a commonly-spread rumour), he was certainly very depressed. But yes, I agree with you! It certainly isn't an easy piece at all, and this quartet played it wonderfully.
from wikipedia: 'Shostakovich's musical response to [a number of recent] personal crises was the Eighth String Quartet, composed in only three days. He subtitled the piece "To the victims of fascism and war", ostensibly in memory of the Dresden fire bombing that took place in 1945. Yet like the Tenth Symphony, the quartet incorporates quotations from several of his past works and his musical monogram. Shostakovich confessed to his friend Isaak Glikman, "I started thinking that if some day I die, nobody is likely to write a work in memory of me, so I had better write one myself."'
@@mikecabral1579 the worst part is that the fire and atomic bombing of Japan were deliberately targeted against civilians. They were acts of terrorism, not war. Probably the biggest acts of terrorism in human history.
There is something so thrilling about Shostakovich. His music (especially symphonies) are so hard to understand musically, but when ur listening to it life you get a sense of intense emotion. I don’t understand how u compose something so dissonant, something that no one would even think to compose, and achieve such an effective and outstanding result. Absolute genius of a composer.
@@yeen.7209 According to a music journalist, written in three days by a drunk Shostakovich filled with self pity... most of the themes are borrowed from himself and others. Still it turned out great!
Janine went so crazy that a ton of her bow hairs snapped just from how intensely she played. Insanity. There must have been a wall of sound in the performance hall that day.
Why is every performance not like this?! Janine absolutely furious like someone just tried to kill her mum, everyone else visibly scared of her and trying to keep up. Cool as fuck.
I can feel his pain and frustration, is like a ticking bomb and as soon as it gets close to explote the melody enters, meaning that he has to maintain his composure while the fight keeps happening inside of him. Truly incredible, I had some tears coming out.
I really admire Shostakovich as an artist. He didn't follow the typical composers before his time, and he wrote about the horrors of his life. I can't always listen to his music, because it's very unsettling, especially during pieces like this. But I love the artistry and the history behind his music.
I gotta say, I love Janine's outfit in this. Everyone else looks kinda collected, both in their playing and their wardrobe and then there's Janine, just going as hard as ever.
It’s impossible to play exactly like someone else… to replicate their exact tone/colour/ dynamics but also emotion/interpretation… the violins are matching their passions beyond human reason/ability. Every stoke of the bow is done in exactly the same manner in every way; how exhilarating!!! Then same with the viola and cello. They match incredibly. Then the four together. Unfathomable… their tone is just perfect with every detail, simply amazing. Going so so passionately, and all on the exact same page… wow. Love this to death. Literally head-banging.
The initial motif by the first violin is gut-wrenching in the most litteral of terms, made me remember some stuff I didn't want to know existed anymore I have never heard a violin so powerful, the torrential downpour of sound that comes after left me in shock
If anyone ever wants to know what an anxiety attack feels like, just listen to this. IT IS SPOT ON. Truly remarkable what intensity and variety of emotion Shostakovich was able to convey with his music.
To me, this sounds like a soundtrack for some very intense action sequence. It would be amazing to choreograph the action to this music; you wouldn’t even need the sound of the action itself, just this incredible music.
Everyone's talking about Jansen and Mischa (not without reason lol) but just wanna give some space to thank Julian for providing this for us Thank you Julian!
janine jansen looks like a crazy person from a psych ward who's lit at the violin. Not meaning to offend how she looks, but her attire and the way she plays this song...
Why do I feel like Janine Janson is completely immersed in the music and everyone else is desperately trying to keep up xD Edit: They seem so nervous about it too
INCREDIBLE!! You guys were so good, felt a little bad for Jansen's bow, but absolutely incredible performance. Inspiring! You all brought out the violence and beauty of this piece so well thank you very much for this recording!
all players were fantastic and had their own thing to say. They breathed together and I think even their hearts beated together. They knew exactly what each other wanted in the piece and their parts to create a highly successful rendition of no 8. although some minor mistakes they did not detract from the performance and this was a performance indeed. Yes, audiences listen with their eyes but I believe body language is vital if one wants to create a successful ensemble and performance and most importantly sound, eyes or none. I could see care in almost every note, very good. Best recording I have seen so far.
I love their dress code. We have a guy in formal suit, one lady in night gown, another lady just arrived from a coffee shop and the cello dude right out of disco
encapsulates the insanity of piece well enough lol
:)))))
The four types of uni professors 😅
Worst dress code ever, don't wear a beige hospital gown when you're supposed to wear formal attire.
Jajaja.... genial
Saludos desde España
Yes, classical music is very relaxing. It helps people sleep and study.
Shostakovich is really heavy. Also verdi dias irae
Pathetique works just fine too
@@saumiasinghal94662 your 4th movement of the pathetic Symphony, it's scare me
@@akakitsitnuntana229 :)
Except when it doesn't!
you know the cover is good when Beethoven is on the cello
Are you sure it's not Bach with a bad hair day ? 😅
I know a lot of people consider Yo-Yo Ma to be the best cellist but Mischa Maisky is just too magnificent for me to agree with that.
@@thewooddove2 wait, who is yo yo ma? is it a Japanese cellist?
@AndrewYac Chinese-American world class cellist born in Paris. Fantastic player.
no, it is Sylvester Stallone
Okay, here we have: a violinist, violist, cellist and a headbanger.
AHAHAHAHAH!
The most musical headbanger in the world :-)
HAHAHAHAHAHAH Best Coment
She was definitely feeling it
Lol watch maisky’s Shosty concerto hahaha :)
I swear, Shostakovich whould be proud of this performance.
He actually broke down crying when he heard the Borodin Quartet rehearse it back in 1960. This piece had a lot of significant meaning for him, having been written after he was forced to join the Communist Party. Although he most likely wasn't suicidal at the time (that's a commonly-spread rumour), he was certainly very depressed. But yes, I agree with you! It certainly isn't an easy piece at all, and this quartet played it wonderfully.
Yes I am! I did great writing this, and Janine and the others did great performing!
@@dimitrishostakovich7113 Very funny
@@dimitrishostakovich7113 Doppler!!!
oh... absolutely, espetialy with Janine
I FEEL LIKE IM A FLY ON THE FLOOR BEING WHACKED REPEATEDLY WITH A GUITAR AND IM LOVING IT
PLEASE THIS IS SO ACCURATE
I laughed out so loud :)))
LMAO
i feel bad for the guitar, the fly can fuck off.
I want this played at my wedding
man i just imagined that... now i want a wedding too just for this...
When I eventually get married, I will tell the quarter to play this lol
I would feel like you’re begging for help 🤣
Your Children will come out with hearing loss
@@NoThisIsWeber *quartet
RIP to the multiple bow hairs hanging off of Jansen's bow
Really!!! RIP for Janine's bow's hairs!
Oh shit! She sacrificed for this piece! Then it also sounds like you NEED to sacrifice something in order to play this!
If you don't break a few bow hairs then it's an unsuccessful performance lol
She was playing so passionately
@@nidonemo Sacrificing sanity is not good enough... You have to sacrifice the bow.
The violinist on the left brings out the crazy in that piece beautifully. Amazing performance by all of them.
janine jansen! she’s cracked
Great Janine Janson🥰
That's Janine, and that is how falling in love feels like
Janine Jansen perhaps the best soloist of our day. She becomes the music. Not your typical chamber piece . Some really talented people there.
@@mikecabral1579 I feel there are too many amazing violinists today to say she's the best, but she's definitely in the Top 10.
from wikipedia: 'Shostakovich's musical response to [a number of recent] personal crises was the Eighth String Quartet, composed in only three days. He subtitled the piece "To the victims of fascism and war", ostensibly in memory of the Dresden fire bombing that took place in 1945. Yet like the Tenth Symphony, the quartet incorporates quotations from several of his past works and his musical monogram. Shostakovich confessed to his friend Isaak Glikman, "I started thinking that if some day I die, nobody is likely to write a work in memory of me, so I had better write one myself."'
That's so cool
The music is more about shostakovich's death than anything. He goes on with alot of detail in his memoirs.
Full of turmoil. Living through WWII was so catastrophic across Europe. Fire bombing killed more people in Japan than the Atomic Bombs.
r/suddenlyu/tchaikennugget
@@mikecabral1579 the worst part is that the fire and atomic bombing of Japan were deliberately targeted against civilians. They were acts of terrorism, not war. Probably the biggest acts of terrorism in human history.
This is how this piece was meant to be played.
you know it's going to be killer when you see Stallone is playing the cello
😂😂😂
There is something so thrilling about Shostakovich. His music (especially symphonies) are so hard to understand musically, but when ur listening to it life you get a sense of intense emotion. I don’t understand how u compose something so dissonant, something that no one would even think to compose, and achieve such an effective and outstanding result. Absolute genius of a composer.
composed in the span of three days with no other emotion than justified despair and anger
this is achieved if you write about what you feel yourself. these feelings cannot be faked, that is why Shostakovich is who he is
@@yeen.7209 According to a music journalist, written in three days by a drunk Shostakovich filled with self pity... most of the themes are borrowed from himself and others. Still it turned out great!
I was so happy when I saw Twosetviolin show this recording! This is my favorite performance of this string quartet
i've never listened to this piece before twoset brought it up in their vid... I'm glad they did... the world should know about this.
@@pianissimo5951 hmm, i which video they mentioned this, do you still know the title? dont remember if i seen it.
@@bencze465 It's called "10 Pieces that Prove Classical Music is Not Calming and Boring"
Just perfect for a calm winter evening!!!
lol
Christmas eve 🫡
A nice port wine and some chocolate. Watching the volcano explode in the distance.
2:33 might be one of my favorite musical moments in all of chamber music.
fr it feels like the cello is actually soneone singing it's incredible
Jansen plays that violin like it’s an electric guitar. I feel like if you were there in the room with them you’d feel it reverberate in your bones.
Janine WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
I can listen to the beginning over and over forever. how does her sound not crunch with so much power???
Love this interpretation, wow. Please post the whole thing.
ua-cam.com/video/vl6S_o1lSMg/v-deo.html
Janine went so crazy that a ton of her bow hairs snapped just from how intensely she played. Insanity. There must have been a wall of sound in the performance hall that day.
0:03 Dumbledore said calmly.
This is underrated af
I laughed so hard at this, thank you for making my day.
I can imagine Brett's face while looking at Janine
Twosetter!!
@@Fatme2002 Ling Ling wannabes, unite!
Twosetter spotted
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@@idrisekinci3451 twosetter bir türk mü gördüm orada-
Janine Jansen and Mischa Maisky just went freaking berserk. The performance is so intense, love it so much.
I love Mischa’s wizard robes
If his beard was any bigger he'd be gandalf
He look good with he's designed clothes. So flowy n aggressive
Why is every performance not like this?! Janine absolutely furious like someone just tried to kill her mum, everyone else visibly scared of her and trying to keep up. Cool as fuck.
I can feel his pain and frustration, is like a ticking bomb and as soon as it gets close to explote the melody enters, meaning that he has to maintain his composure while the fight keeps happening inside of him. Truly incredible, I had some tears coming out.
Son: Dad where did heavy metal come from?
Dad: Come here son I want to show you sumpin
Bartok and Stravinsky beat Shostakovich by a few decades.
Literally though, yep
Wow this sounds BRUTAL
heavy af
Janine Jansen she is just so great
Sensational and great!
Pure fire
Can we jus appreciate the page turn skill of Maisky at 1:18
Underrated!
you don’t understand how difficult that is to pull off 😅😅
and julian at 1:17!
I fell in love with Janine's performance! 📢This is the real power of a woman' s heart! Bestial! ☢🎻💣
I really admire Shostakovich as an artist. He didn't follow the typical composers before his time, and he wrote about the horrors of his life. I can't always listen to his music, because it's very unsettling, especially during pieces like this. But I love the artistry and the history behind his music.
this is the energy that this piece should be played with every time
I gotta say, I love Janine's outfit in this. Everyone else looks kinda collected, both in their playing and their wardrobe and then there's Janine, just going as hard as ever.
Way more interesting than the flight of the bumblebee!
Flight of the wasp
Janine Jansen is a MONSTER. Beyond amazing.
I'm so excited to get to see her play with the London Symphony in February.
Mozart string quartet:😍✨🥰😃💫
Shostakovitch:🥵⛓⚰️🌧👻👹💀
This is the best interpretation. I want to hear the whole thing so badly！
1:06
The moment the first and second violin knew this performance would go down in history
Janine: 🤘🤘🤘
Sarah: "hell yeah bestie"
It’s impossible to play exactly like someone else… to replicate their exact tone/colour/ dynamics but also emotion/interpretation… the violins are matching their passions beyond human reason/ability. Every stoke of the bow is done in exactly the same manner in every way; how exhilarating!!! Then same with the viola and cello. They match incredibly. Then the four together. Unfathomable… their tone is just perfect with every detail, simply amazing. Going so so passionately, and all on the exact same page… wow. Love this to death. Literally head-banging.
im very sad its not on spotify. *ahem* janine *cough* pls put this on spotify *cough*
Oh my god. This is so good. I want the Full Version....
So do I.
The connection between the violinists is nothing short of amazing.
The initial motif by the first violin is gut-wrenching in the most litteral of terms, made me remember some stuff I didn't want to know existed anymore
I have never heard a violin so powerful, the torrential downpour of sound that comes after left me in shock
If anyone ever wants to know what an anxiety attack feels like, just listen to this.
IT IS SPOT ON.
Truly remarkable what intensity and variety of emotion Shostakovich was able to convey with his music.
To me, this sounds like a soundtrack for some very intense action sequence.
It would be amazing to choreograph the action to this music; you wouldn’t even need the sound of the action itself, just this incredible music.
Playing this quartet is on my bucket list.
This is so stressing me out 😅 but I can't stop watching!^^
listened to this at 1.25 speed, had a heart attack.
XD
They look funnier too
I did the same thing, couldn't sleep three nights 😅.
tip of the day xD
"He is Coming Fast !"
aint that bad
Mind-blowing. Jansen and Maisky are out of this world!!! Absolutely amazing❤❤❤
I was like FREAKING HYPED and then at 3:10 I was like "Schostakovich you SON OF A B..."
Everyone's talking about Jansen and Mischa (not without reason lol) but just wanna give some space to thank Julian for providing this for us
Thank you Julian!
I feel teased because I wish earnestly to see the full performance and am denied my wish.
I desperately need this performance of the whole string quartet
this piece plays in every student’s head right before the exam starts
Eddy and especially Brett are so so proud of this performance.
A fellow twosetter!
I'm obsessed with this
I’m not even gonna lie I just cried while watching because they’re so good
Wow I love how everyone is feeling the music out and how for once the triplets actually sound good in the violin part 😍
1:37 The fervor of this masterfully interpreted composition by the quartet transfers itself to the pages of the music sheet...
I lost 500 calories just by watching this video.
2:30 is insane!!! kudos to these wonderful players!!
Wow, now that is how you play Shostakovich.
janine jansen looks like a crazy person from a psych ward who's lit at the violin. Not meaning to offend how she looks, but her attire and the way she plays this song...
I know right! I couldn't take my eyes off of her! They way she expresses her musicality is just mesmerising
PIECE👀
@@sevin8867 twoset?👀
@@nna1536 yup👀
@@nna1536 there's always someone from twoset😌
This is incredible all around but you can SEE how much Janine Jansen FEELS the music & something about it is just beyond beautiful!!! 💕💕💕
1:00 when your grandpa gets electrocuted
A string players wet dream
Eww. I mean you’re not wrong, but eww
Ewww
Ewww
Brilliant. I would love to hear them play the entire quartet.
This is the metal of classical music
2:22 I know I had heard this excerpt somewhere! It’s sampled in the Faith No More song called Malpractice.
my favourite video on the whole UA-cam
This moved me to tears. Amazing!!
Why do I feel like Janine Janson is completely immersed in the music and everyone else is desperately trying to keep up xD
Edit: They seem so nervous about it too
I thought Maisky did really well at going ham
@@wateryflavor1192 yes he did!! he turned into a headbanger at 0:58
Came from TwoSetViolin, did not regret 😌
INCREDIBLE!! You guys were so good, felt a little bad for Jansen's bow, but absolutely incredible performance. Inspiring! You all brought out the violence and beauty of this piece so well thank you very much for this recording!
the piano behind is seriously chilling out in peace
Wunderbar!!! Das lässt mich immer wieder zuhören!!!!!
Absolutely loved the energy!!!
Was looking for various recordings of this piece after hearing Twoset play it in their Twoset vs Davie504 concert and... this is just... wow 😳😳😳
I almost freaked out when they played it - it's one of my favorite pieces!
1:04 I like how she flicks up her eyes in tacit admiration.
Oh my God this is Incredible!!!
Fantastic performance, one of the best renderings ive heard. Bravo
My panic attack having a panic attack
I love her and the best she talks about World War II and she's epic
all players were fantastic and had their own thing to say. They breathed together and I think even their hearts beated together. They knew exactly what each other wanted in the piece and their parts to create a highly successful rendition of no 8. although some minor mistakes they did not detract from the performance and this was a performance indeed. Yes, audiences listen with their eyes but I believe body language is vital if one wants to create a successful ensemble and performance and most importantly sound, eyes or none. I could see care in almost every note, very good. Best recording I have seen so far.
B²TSM made me come back for this masterpiece. God, I love Janineeeee 😭😭💗
That little diminuendo and crescendo at around 1:07 is such a great choice
What a treat this would have been to see live
Спасибо большое за видео!!!!!
It's one of the actual classical music pieces I have liked, and I listen to it actually frequently
Fantastic quartet!, one of my favourites!! Love the energy,
This is so metal that I got confused which Jansen it was, Janine or Floor.
i love this interpretation so much
Woah! How intense! Yet still amazing.
If this is not passion then i don't know how you might call it! ❤❤❤❤
absolutely insane!!! so good.
About to fall asleep in class so I play this on headphones now I'm a headbanger thanks to Jensen
Ah, Janine Jansen. Perfect playing, as always.
One of the best classical performances I’ve ever seen
Alternative title : relaxing and chill lofi beats to study