Description
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets - Keller Quartet / Apex Audio CD 2001 / 8573 89231 2
UPC 685738923120
Maurice Ravel completed his String Quartet in F major in early April 1903 at the age of 28. It was premiered in Paris in March the following year. The work follows a four-movement classical structure: the opening movement, in sonata form, presents two themes that occur again later in the work; a playful scherzo second movement is followed by a lyrical slow movement. The finale reintroduces themes from the earlier movements and ends the work vigorously.
The quartet's structure is modelled on that of Claude Debussy's String Quartet, written in 1893, although Ravel's musical ideas strongly contrast with Debussy's. Debussy admired Ravel's piece rather more than did its dedicatee, Ravel's teacher Gabriel Fauré.
| Label: | Apex – 8573 89231 2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
|
| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
2001 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Impressionist |
Tracklist:
| Debussy |
String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10 | ||
| 1 | – | __ Animé Et Très Décidé | 5:52 |
| 2 | – | __ Assez Vif Et Bien Rythmé | 3:40 |
| 3 | – | __ Andantino, Doucement Expressif | 7:01 |
| 4 | – | __ Très Modéré | 6:45 |
|
Ravel |
String Quartet In F Major |
||
| 5 | – | __ Allegro Moderato - Très doux | 7:57 |
| 6 | – | __ Assez Vif, Très Rythmé | 6:06 |
| 7 | – | __ Très Lent | 8:54 |
| 8 | – | __ Vif Et Agitè | 4:39 |
- Composed By – Claude Debussy (tracks: 1 to 4), Maurice Ravel (tracks: 5 to 8)
- Engineer – Jacques Doll
- Ensemble [String Quartet] – Keller Quartet
- Producer – Martine Guers
