String Quartet
Mar 16th, 2008 by craig
Lately I’ve been listening to a string quartet. Here’s one of the pieces I like.
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8 Comments to “String Quartet”
I like it too. 🙂 Particularly the middle.
I like it. A lot. For various reasons. >___>
This is interesting. I liked it more the longer it went on (the first part almost sounded synthesized) – and particularyl enjoyed the middle section.
What is the name of this quartet? How did you discover them?
This doesn’t have anything to do with your blog post, but your image of the moment. Where did you get that image of Krampus? I’ve seen that exact picture before on an album cover.
Well, before I listen to the original I will listen again and share a few more in-depth comments.
I will guess it is a Rush piece 🙂
I thought of Rush the first time I listened, when you first posted. It has a very Rush-like quality of repetition and disonance, and running lines where the bass and melody are the same as each other. Very Rush like 🙂
With the varying styles/sections, it kind of sounds like it could be 3 different compositions that have been blended together in a single piece. Besides Rush, there are a couple of sections that made me think of Aaron Copeland and one had an “Elenore Rigby” (Beatles) feel to it.
My favorite part is when the violin first comes in (and also happens near the end) and has a soaring, beautiful melody (without the percussive strings underneath). It’s really very lovely. The dissonent, repetitive stocatta string parts are a bit too modern for my taste. With repeat listening I think they’d get on my nerves in the same way that Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” gets on my nerves. But that’s just me 🙂
What is the name of the quartet? Are they using traditional instruments or electornic? What a fun, new way to listen to your favorite music!