A Guided Tour of Beethoven's 7th String Quartet, Opus 59 No. 1 in F major, "Razumovsky 1" (2/2)
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- čas přidán 1. 09. 2023
- I'm splitting this project into two parts. Part 1 will be a commentary over the first of Beethoven's Opus 59 string quartets, and Part 2, posted here, will present the music with score and running analysis.
I'll post Part 1 in a few days; meanwhile, enjoy this.
The recording is by the Emerson Quartet. - Hudba
The first movement is amazing, the thematic brilliance of the pastoral symphony
That first theme just sweeps me off my feet!
I sometimes feel like the development section of the 1st movement is over-developed, but maybe I am using the late quarters as the reference point, since in there Beethoven is often very concise and up to point in his development sections, while in his middle period he often extends his development sections and utilise the themes to its extreme, for example also in his Appassionata Sonata. Comparing the first movements of the other two Razumovsky Quartets this one is the longest, like Beethoven is trying to display his technique as the opening statement to show his maturity which I think it’s overdone a little bit and not as balanced as the other two, and the power is less moving here as well for me.
I love the metronome quality of the 2nd movement just as the 2nd movement of the Eighth Symphony. It also is an extension if the 2nd movement of op.18 no.4 with those repeated notes going a crazier way. Beethoven truly displays his power in a more direct and less measured and expository way than in the 1st movement. I always get confused by the structure of this movement and now know that it’s a double recapitulation! Look like this is the precursor of the 1st movement of op.132 with two recapitulations too!
For the third movement, I will say all three slow movements of the Razumovsky Quartets have something exotic and even pretentious to give them a more Russian taste. They are for me more disclosed and operatic than the later ones which is not necessarily a bad thing. The pizz. cello passage is simply the precursor of the slow movement of no.3.
The fourth movement is just crazily ferocious and amazing. For me this is the craziest movement of the set, even more so than the finale of the next two quartets!
Looking forward to the part 1 of the video!
Henry
Henry! For some reason, I'd missed this comment! I'm so sorry about that!
This is wonderfully insightful, as usual. As I think you have intuited, I've been awfully busy with my ensemble and other classes recently, and it's taken me so long to complete work in progress that it's almost embarrassing. But I must say that, when I do get around to completing these projects, you shouldn't be surprised to hear yourself quoted!
-David
@@David_Goza That's absolutely fine David! I am really glad you can be busy with works and activities you enjoy! I myself am quite busy and exhausted to the point of depressed sometimes recently, worrying too many things both personal and worldly, that I have spent less time on music too... I should just check out your new videos! And I will be really glad if I can provide something insightful to you since you are obviously a master on music analysis!
Henry