Beethoven: Cavatina from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130 

As a physics student I stumbled upon this music at the very end of the listed music in the Golden Record inserted on the Voyager spacecraft. I now listen to this almost daily. This became my favorite performance of this beautiful piece, I have listened to many versions but this was the second I heard and the first one that had the video and not only the audio recording. The first time I saw it as soon as they started to play it tears came to my eyes in a rare awe-like moment because this was the first piece of classical music that connected with me, the first one that i could really appreciate and the one that changed my perspective on art and why you need art in your life. I can see now why it was chosen to represent human emotions to any form of intelligent life that could potentially find it in the space probes that have now traveled to the interstellar medium. This is really something special. Thank you.

Ads in the middle of this piece of music should be illegal

What a wonderful work and beautifully introduced by the 1st violin.

my favorite, outstanding expression of inner agony which is pretty hard to describe!! If someone can manage to convert this feeling to the words, don't think it would be able to create the same impact that this musical work does..That shows what Beethoven, the genius is all about!!

thank you for such a profound rendition of this great music. you have been able to communicate so many deep emotions

As miss Ji-Won very emotionally mentions, this work, from an already mature Beethoven, depicts the introspection he must have had while composing. It’s as if he was putting with notes his remembrances, sad by the sound of it. Very nice interpretation, thanks !

quite a quick tempo but a beautifully woody sound and an honesty which does touch the heart, as the Master may have said 'I can see that you mean it'

All good, today it's snowing outside....perfect soundtrack. Amazing playing.

This is the last track on the Voyager golden disc... this can be the first and last piece of human art that is ever encountered by an alien civilization

Jascha and Ludwig would be getting emotional somewhere. Lovely performance!

A beautiful job. The other first violinist (the proper term for the violinist not playing first violin) contributes vitally and powerfully to the whole effect.

The 1997 film One Night Stand brought me here. What a depressing but beautiful score.

There's a deep vulnerability in the Cavatina that you don't often hear in Beethoven.

💕 " a good word is a charity " prophet Mohamed peace and blessings upon him..!! 💕

Beautifully communicated, both in your words and your playing - everyone's playing. I'm only sorry that Beethoven didn't find a way to let the viola really sing its special tone in this piece.

Beethoven confessed this being one of his favorite works.

I find it so sad that the only generation that seems to appreciate this music is the older one. Luckily it seems there are more people like me in the young generation enjoying classical music.

Wonderful job

5:49

Came here after Alfred Brendel playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, 3rd movement. (Adagio.) Wonder if Ludwig rated this Catavina above that. Emotional depth, development and contrast-wise, I really can't see how. In comparison, it feels like the kind of turgid, inoffensive background music one might hear in an English village tea 'n scone shop. Also nichts besonderes, Herr Maestro.

Such an amazing piece. But played too fast.

2:10

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Unbearably moving.