That's because it is a string orchestra! The quartet was arranged for string orchestra by Mahler and this is the version being played here. Personally I prefer the original.
Can someone explain how it was "arranged" for orchestra? I mean, couldn't you just photocopy the original string quartet parts and have everybody play their respective parts in unison, no arrangement required?
jlapierremusic Youn can't know how many violins, violas, cellos, basses are there in string orchestra especially tact by tact. But you are right, the score is a photocopy of the original string quartett.
Brash and wonderful! The double basses backing up the cello part an octave lower lend an all new level of awesome and richness to this already magnificent piece. Love it!
Sintiendo como siento que fuera ciclotímico y la de problemas que le traería su bipolaridad, agradezco a Dios que le diese la capacidad de que en sus momentos de depresión fuese capaz de componer maravillas como esta. Esa fuerza y colorido son difíciles de superar. Gracias Schubert.
@@p_eabean Nope, didn't you realize that only the second movement has to do with the song death and the maiden. This quartet is called that way because the second movement is a set of variations from the theme taken from the song.
You wanna know something interesting? My last name is Schubert, and my living grandfather's first name is Franz. Lastly, a couple relatives and I are musicians. None of us are positive if we are related to the late Franz Schubert though.
Man I think you are the only person who has actually understand my doubt. Among all the anwers I have had, wicht about 90% involve the phrase: "not a quartett, strings orchestra", you are the only one who actually could "see" my doubt. And I just want to thank personally. Have a good one ; )
Franz Schubert:14.d-moll ,,A halál és a lányka" Vonósnégyes D.810 1.Allegro 00:00 2.Andante con moto 15:37 3,Scherzo:Allegro molto - Trio 26:27 4.Presto 30:23 Praga Camerata Vezényel:Pavel Hůla
Never heard this for a chamber group. There's definitely double-bass in there, and multiple musicians on all parts (maybe 2-4). The group is tight and this sounds great.
This is indeed an excellent piece of music, with a distinct theme, wonderful development and growth in the polyphonic imitation, building to a climax （1st movement).
I hope that was not serious criticism or deprecatory. By any measure, this a great piece of music, whether quartet or string orchestra. In case you didn't follow the score, they are playing nearly note for note with original Schubert. To Mr. tnsnamesoralong, whoever he may be :) Thank you for posting complete performance with score.
Read (in wiki) the abjectly obsequious letter with which Bach accompanied his Brandenburg concertos when he sent them to the margrave of Brandenburg in search of employment. Then compare this to Schubert's answer to a friend who mildly objected to a passage of his what we now call "mature" compositions, he said "You'll like it in time!". Not only their self-assessment are worlds apart but their music too.
Thank you. This is the first classical recording I bought when I was a teenager years ago, an LP of course. I don't remember who the performers were but I certainly remember how deeply I was affected by the music.
Wow, thanks. That answer has cleared my confusion. Everyone else just assumed I was hearing things. I knew the whole time they were just not as keen to hearing what I was hearing. Thank you!
The second movement makes me think of memorable chorales in Bach's cantatas. Very majestic and plain cadences, given with refrain and religious fervor. I could listen to chorales all day long.
it is classical music, regardless of its style. Sure, it's a romantic style not a classical style- as is a lot of Beethoven's work incidentally (early romantic) but romantic music is a style, not a genre:)
Jamie Badley Beethoven was like the bridge between the two periods. There is an overarching term to refer to everything from baroque to Rachmaninov, and then there is the term for Mozart's music. I can't remember which is classical and which classic..
Aven cyghfer The music has similar structure though, in the music and the way it is distributed and organized. We have these central figures who are idolized, known as the composers. We indulge their music through the concert halls and it is played by conductors, pianists, orchestras and organists etcetera, all of which play the music that fits within that time period by composers like Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Liszt. If somebody was described as a 'classical' pianist, does that imply they only play the music of Mozart? How would you describe to a layman that you listen to Baroque, classical and romantic music without confusing them?
Aven cyghfer Hi Aven, I'm actually a music student/composer who has been classically trained so I am aware of all the different periods, but thankyou for clearing that up! I was referring to classical music as the genre; the idea of an orchestrated or scored piece of music involving what we would term traditional instruments, such as the violin, oboe and piano. When i referred to the word 'classical', this is what I meant, 'classical' as opposed to Jazz or Reggae, for example. However, in regards to style, schubert is very much a romantic composer, not just in the way he writes but for whom he writes; he wrote chiefly for himself- as an expression of his emotion. Beethoven also pioneered this idea of expression within classical music, hence why I would personally label him an early romantic. Thankyou though, Schubert is one of my favourite classical/romantic composers and all I wanted to say was how this piece really is one of my favourites! Peace, Jamie
Schubert first wrote it for voice and piano. Wiki says: The quartet is named for the theme of the 2nd mov., which Schubert took from a song he wrote in 1817 of the same title (..) The quartet has been honored by several transcriptions (..), in 1896 Mahler planned an arrangement for string orchestra and notated the details in a score of the quartet, it was never completed, only the 2nd mov. was written out and played; the modern revival of the arrangement is in a version edited by David Matthews.
Yes, because they touch upon the same range of feelings: the lyrical, the romantic the joyful on one side and the dramatic, the chaotic, and the depressive each with their own style. Beethoven talking to mankind, Schubert talking to man.I particularly like Beethoven's late work (and string quartets), which is apparently Schubert's death bed wish to hear.
Few composers are anyone's favorite in every regard. Schubert is - arguably - the greatest song writer of all time. His solo piano music (Impromptus, sonatas, etc.) are also some of the best ever written even if overshadowed by that of Beethoven's and Chopin's.
Este cuarteto es para mí de las más bellas páginas escritas y sumergidas en el romanticismo vienés. Toda la obra es genial pero el segundo movimiento proporciona un arrobamiento estético fuera de lo común. No me canso de oírlo.
Ok so many people have been answering my question and Im not fully convinced. So I went to wikipedia and got this: "...in 1896 Mahler planned an arrangement for string orchestra and notated the details in a score of the quartet (the work was never completed, however, and only the second movement was written out and played; the modern revival of the arrangement is in a version edited by David Matthews)..."
You don't have to feel lonely, as you are connected in a group of same interested people- all hear and love Schubert and Classic and dead maidens ;o) I have also favorited "The best of Mozart" before, as you have; so you see, we all are a group- I am from Germany living in Switzerland, and now I know someone from Australia, too!
This piece was originally written for string quartet but it was arranged for string orchestra by Mahler. It looks like whoever made the video just used the original score for the images.
The main differences that I hear are with the added bass parts. The score shown is the original for the quartet, not the score for the arrangement, so you don't see these changes. In some places, the basses play an octave below the cellos, others in pizzicatto, and in others they do not play at all. There are also some "solos" added for the violin.
Mahler did an arrangement on this piece because he wanted ''more power'', a bigger impact, and he only arranged some dynamics (pp are mp, ff are f, etc.) and if you listen well, you'll here a much strong bass line, because he added a Double Bass to the main Cello bass. The notes are the same, but the ''depth'' of the sound is much bigger, because there's no only 4 instrument (a normal quartet), instead, there's maybe 20 strings instruments,k aproximately (the romantic Mahlerian orchestra is BIG)
Your comment made me gasp, because it applies to me too. "Poor" Schubert tried to make it in Vienna, like Mozart before him, and failed. He laboured finally for a handful of devoted friends. His music has something raw and personal that would have been out of the question IF he worked for a patron. Nevertheless, his Lieder are an absolute favourite of mine.
He can be my favourite though, he just need sometime to be understood (in fact it take me almost 10 years to understand what he is bubbling about, but it is very rewarding)
Mostly what Mahler's done here is to decide when the Double Basses double the 'Cellos as there isn't a Bass part in the quartet. He's also decided when the double stops should be divisi or not. But pretty much that's it.
Schubert always restores my faith in the power of art. His music is so refined and elegant ....it actually makes me set higher standards for myself.
Schubert is the kind of composer, when after a long section is played, and then the repeat starts, you say: "Yes! I was hoping for that!"
Wow, a string quartet with the sound of a string orchestra.
esse é um grande compositor essa obra death and the maiden é muito exuberante. perfeição 100%
That's because it is a string orchestra! The quartet was arranged for string orchestra by Mahler and this is the version being played here. Personally I prefer the original.
benlaoigh Thanks. I was wondering too, cause this really sounded like an ORCHESTRA.
Can someone explain how it was "arranged" for orchestra? I mean, couldn't you just photocopy the original string quartet parts and have everybody play their respective parts in unison, no arrangement required?
jlapierremusic Youn can't know how many violins, violas, cellos, basses are there in string orchestra especially tact by tact.
But you are right, the score is a photocopy of the original string quartett.
Brash and wonderful! The double basses backing up the cello part an octave lower lend an all new level of awesome and richness to this already magnificent piece. Love it!
The second movement is hauntingly beautiful, one of the first pieces I loved once getting past the more common knowledge Beethoven and Mozart music.
THE ALLEGRO(opening) KILLED ME....this is such an immaculate piece of work!
I am playing the first half of the first movement in a quartet for a competition. I can say that I am officially obsessed with this piece.
Sintiendo como siento que fuera ciclotímico y la de problemas que le traería su bipolaridad, agradezco a Dios que le diese la capacidad de que en sus momentos de depresión fuese capaz de componer maravillas como esta. Esa fuerza y colorido son difíciles de superar. Gracias Schubert.
That's one scary maiden.
Nope, second half of the piece is suppose to represent death at her doorstep
The first half is still stressful though lol
@@p_eabean Nope, didn't you realize that only the second movement has to do with the song death and the maiden. This quartet is called that way because the second movement is a set of variations from the theme taken from the song.
El mejor cuarteto que se ha escrito.Pura emoción.Y la mejor versión .Gracias.
I could hardly think of a quartet more deserving of an orchestral transcription. The piece feels pretty much made for an orchestra.
The second movement is some of the most beautiful music that a theme and variation form can produce! Mmmm!
I have a religious experience every time I listen to Schubert. This was one of the best ones.
You wanna know something interesting? My last name is Schubert, and my living grandfather's first name is Franz. Lastly, a couple relatives and I are musicians. None of us are positive if we are related to the late Franz Schubert though.
I call bullshit
@@froggyctf5497 schubert is a common surname, and the same goes for Franz
He is mine! Without any doubt! Serenade and Ave Maria are about the most beautiful music ever written!
I have to say, for some reason, this gets much better after you've listened a number of times and know exactly what to expect
18:27 is my favorite part. It gets me every time and it's just so beautiful!!
One of the best pieces from Schubert
Man I think you are the only person who has actually understand my doubt. Among all the anwers I have had, wicht about 90% involve the phrase: "not a quartett, strings orchestra", you are the only one who actually could "see" my doubt. And I just want to thank personally. Have a good one ; )
The perfect music following a romantic break-up or even after the realization that some infatuation is going nowhere. Perfect catharsis. .
Magnificent!! Lovely music!!! Thank you for sharing it!!
Franz Schubert:14.d-moll ,,A halál és a lányka" Vonósnégyes D.810
1.Allegro 00:00
2.Andante con moto 15:37
3,Scherzo:Allegro molto - Trio 26:27
4.Presto 30:23
Praga Camerata
Vezényel:Pavel Hůla
I just love Movement 4 its just absolutely amazing. I can't deny the whole piece is just out standing!!
Never heard this for a chamber group. There's definitely double-bass in there, and multiple musicians on all parts (maybe 2-4). The group is tight and this sounds great.
First time I heard this arrangement. Thanks for the composer of the Resurrection Symphony.
Thank you for posting a full recording with a follow-along score. This really helped with my analysis of the first movement for school!
This is indeed an excellent piece of music, with a distinct theme, wonderful development and growth in the polyphonic imitation, building to a climax （1st movement).
Magnifique version !!! Merci La Camerata de Prague !
I love this orchestral interpretation!!!
Such a wonderful piece of music! So helpful to be able to read the score along with it!!! Thank you so much for sharing this!!
Has anyone else been fist-punching the air in the excitement and joy this piece bestows?...I certainly have...
I hope that was not serious criticism or deprecatory. By any measure, this a great piece of music, whether quartet or string orchestra. In case you didn't follow the score, they are playing nearly note for note with original Schubert.
To Mr. tnsnamesoralong, whoever he may be :)
Thank you for posting complete performance with score.
Read (in wiki) the abjectly obsequious letter with which Bach accompanied his Brandenburg concertos when he sent them to the margrave of Brandenburg in search of employment. Then compare this to Schubert's answer to a friend who mildly objected to a passage of his what we now call "mature" compositions, he said "You'll like it in time!".
Not only their self-assessment are worlds apart but their music too.
Bless schubert and all of his works. This one is definitely my favorite after Serenade, can't wait to explore more of his musics.
I played this piece at a music camp in Utah. It was so much fun putting it together. This is a beautiful piece.
And this is my entry point into listening to everything Schubert ever composed, because wow.
Thank you. This is the first classical recording I bought when I was a teenager years ago, an LP of course. I don't remember who the performers were but I certainly remember how deeply I was affected by the music.
much enjoyed.. and thankyou for taking the time to arrange it so neatly.. cutting in and out the repeats.. ;9)
I haven't read music in years but could follow this pretty easily, appreciate it
This is so awesome...
What I like in this arrangement by mahler is that very deep sound of all the cellos
Сказочно красиво! Какое прекрасное звучание струн ,какая мощь! Великолепно!!!
Wow, thanks. That answer has cleared my confusion. Everyone else just assumed I was hearing things. I knew the whole time they were just not as keen to hearing what I was hearing. Thank you!
The second movement makes me think of memorable chorales in Bach's cantatas. Very majestic and plain cadences, given with refrain and religious fervor. I could listen to chorales all day long.
What a brilliant intro! I love musical drama. There's also something very appealing about those triplets. Probably the b flats.
1:11 - 1:25 Might be my favorite passage for string ensemble ever
thank you for up loading this video, i hope to find more like it
Thank you for all the wonderful music.
Thanks for the music with high quality+ the included score.
classical music doesn't get much better than this.
it is classical music, regardless of its style. Sure, it's a romantic style not a classical style- as is a lot of Beethoven's work incidentally (early romantic) but romantic music is a style, not a genre:)
Jamie Badley Beethoven was like the bridge between the two periods. There is an overarching term to refer to everything from baroque to Rachmaninov, and then there is the term for Mozart's music. I can't remember which is classical and which classic..
Aven cyghfer What term would apply to all music from 1600 to 1900 then?
Aven cyghfer The music has similar structure though, in the music and the way it is distributed and organized. We have these central figures who are idolized, known as the composers. We indulge their music through the concert halls and it is played by conductors, pianists, orchestras and organists etcetera, all of which play the music that fits within that time period by composers like Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and Liszt. If somebody was described as a 'classical' pianist, does that imply they only play the music of Mozart? How would you describe to a layman that you listen to Baroque, classical and romantic music without confusing them?
Aven cyghfer Hi Aven, I'm actually a music student/composer who has been classically trained so I am aware of all the different periods, but thankyou for clearing that up! I was referring to classical music as the genre; the idea of an orchestrated or scored piece of music involving what we would term traditional instruments, such as the violin, oboe and piano. When i referred to the word 'classical', this is what I meant, 'classical' as opposed to Jazz or Reggae, for example. However, in regards to style, schubert is very much a romantic composer, not just in the way he writes but for whom he writes; he wrote chiefly for himself- as an expression of his emotion. Beethoven also pioneered this idea of expression within classical music, hence why I would personally label him an early romantic. Thankyou though, Schubert is one of my favourite classical/romantic composers and all I wanted to say was how this piece really is one of my favourites! Peace, Jamie
Schubert first wrote it for voice and piano. Wiki says: The quartet is named for the theme of the 2nd mov., which Schubert took from a song he wrote in 1817 of the same title (..) The quartet has been honored by several transcriptions (..), in 1896 Mahler planned an arrangement for string orchestra and notated the details in a score of the quartet, it was never completed, only the 2nd mov. was written out and played; the modern revival of the arrangement is in a version edited by David Matthews.
Magnifique on ne s'en lasse pas. Ah le 2ème mouvement !
The beauty of the sound of strings.
Started listening, thought, "wait, that's more than a quartet, but it sounds awesome!" then I saw 'Arrangement: Gustav Maher', and it all made sense.
It sounds like so many more than just 4 players! Wow. Excellently played.
Madre mía de mi vida, vaya zapatilla !!!
DALEEEE Schubeeeeert!
Yes, because they touch upon the same range of feelings: the lyrical, the romantic the joyful on one side and the dramatic, the chaotic, and the depressive each with their own style. Beethoven talking to mankind, Schubert talking to man.I particularly like Beethoven's late work (and string quartets), which is apparently Schubert's death bed wish to hear.
Just love the first movement's triplet motif.
Shubert is my favorite.
His music has immortal beauty,
Heavy-weight-genius, Franz Schubert.
I'm glad we can perform the first movement for the ensemble :)
Few composers are anyone's favorite in every regard. Schubert is - arguably - the greatest song writer of all time. His solo piano music (Impromptus, sonatas, etc.) are also some of the best ever written even if overshadowed by that of Beethoven's and Chopin's.
23:37 Mi parte preferida
This is the arrangement by Mahler. He arranged it for full string orchestra, with the basses playing the cello line.
He's quickly becoming a favorite of mine... if only temporarily. My favorites hardly hold the top slot forever...
I saw this yesterday in a concert, is so beautiful. Much better.
I almost cry...hahaha
Este cuarteto es para mí de las más bellas páginas escritas y sumergidas en el romanticismo vienés. Toda la obra es genial pero el segundo movimiento proporciona un arrobamiento estético fuera de lo común. No me canso de oírlo.
I love those Vb9 harmonies Schubert uses for tension.
Finally I found it!
Great piece of music :)
The piece was originally written for string quartet. The arrangement is for string orchestra
Ok so many people have been answering my question and Im not fully convinced. So I went to wikipedia and got this: "...in 1896 Mahler planned an arrangement for string orchestra and notated the details in a score of the quartet (the work was never completed, however, and only the second movement was written out and played; the modern revival of the arrangement is in a version edited by David Matthews)..."
You don't have to feel lonely, as you are connected in a group of same interested people- all hear and love Schubert and Classic and dead maidens ;o)
I have also favorited "The best of Mozart" before, as you have; so you see, we all are a group- I am from Germany living in Switzerland, and now I know someone from Australia, too!
thank you so much for this upload!
Maybe this masterpiece is the my favorite chambers music!
Good bless Schubert!
This piece was originally written for string quartet but it was arranged for string orchestra by Mahler. It looks like whoever made the video just used the original score for the images.
Did anyone else notice the wrong rhythm written in the first violin part at 11 mins?? Third bar second System? Love the piece btw!!!! fricking awesome
I think I'll never understand anything about music... But it is just so beautiful!
Just Magnificent!!!
The main differences that I hear are with the added bass parts. The score shown is the original for the quartet, not the score for the arrangement, so you don't see these changes. In some places, the basses play an octave below the cellos, others in pizzicatto, and in others they do not play at all. There are also some "solos" added for the violin.
Mahler did an arrangement on this piece because he wanted ''more power'', a bigger impact, and he only arranged some dynamics (pp are mp, ff are f, etc.) and if you listen well, you'll here a much strong bass line, because he added a Double Bass to the main Cello bass. The notes are the same, but the ''depth'' of the sound is much bigger, because there's no only 4 instrument (a normal quartet), instead, there's maybe 20 strings instruments,k aproximately (the romantic Mahlerian orchestra is BIG)
Your comment made me gasp, because it applies to me too. "Poor" Schubert tried to make it in Vienna, like Mozart before him, and failed. He laboured finally for a handful of devoted friends. His music has something raw and personal that would have been out of the question IF he worked for a patron.
Nevertheless, his Lieder are an absolute favourite of mine.
got a concert on this october 23rd and i’m not ready😎
How was it
If you listen carefully you will find that this is NOT a string quartet, but a small string orchestra .....
The best string quartet of schubert
awsome music, thank you for sharing!
fantastico
the last movement gives me chills.
I love that triplet in the beginning for the Viola going from a D to a C natural to a Bb. Viola's rule!
Mahler arranged this for string orchestra, hence the basses that you hear. The score, however, is the original quartet version.
My soul aches during the andante, as much now as it did when I first heard it thirty years ago.
this is my favorite version.
Maravillosa música e inefable interpretación
This gives 🎃🍂🍁✨
Le meilleur morceau de musique de chambre de Schubert avec le notturno
Two geniuses: look at what they created!
He can be my favourite though, he just need sometime to be understood (in fact it take me almost 10 years to understand what he is bubbling about, but it is very rewarding)
Extraordinaria. thanks
I loved 2nd. movement!
I caught the last movement of this on a long car ride, and I didn't know what it was, but I knew one thing. I wanted more.
Mostly what Mahler's done here is to decide when the Double Basses double the 'Cellos as there isn't a Bass part in the quartet. He's also decided when the double stops should be divisi or not. But pretty much that's it.
i know a lot of people who love schubert more than any other composers