The Quatuor Ebènes debut recording on Virgin Classics brings together the string quartets of the three emblematic French composers of the late 19th and early 20tb .

The quartet performs the Debussy with a refreshing muscularity, the kind of dynamism the composer wrote into the score, but that some quartets tend to downplay, perhaps in an effort to make it comfortably conform to the popular image of the composer as an Impressionist. In fact, it has moments of real spikiness and angularity, particularly in the first two movements, that Quatuor Ebène plays with appropriate fierceness

Quatuor À Cordes En Sol Mineur, G Minor, Op. 10. Composed By – Claude Debussy. 1. Animé Et Très Décidé.

Ravel, Debussy & Fauré S. .has been added to your Cart. It is the first time all three of these quartets appear on one single album, with over 80 minutes of music! Go Unlimited. This recording features the String Quartets of Debussy, Faure and Ravel played wonderfully by the Quatuor Ebene-a very young splendid French ensemble. Although I have heard these works many times before, I derived immense pleasure out of this recording by the Quatuor Ebene. To me, in all three works they capture the "French essence" so very well; they sublimely capture what I call the "French Bouquet" by playing with the most beautiful tone and intonation.

Mozart String Quartets. Mendelssohn, Felix & Fanny. Shostakovich: The String Quartets. Emerson String Quartet. François-Joël Thiollier. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 In G Major. Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer & Miah Persson. Beethoven: Diabelli Variations - Bach: Partita N.

Andantino (Doucement expressif): String Quartet in G Minor, O. 0 - Quatuor Ébène 4 IV. Très modéré - Très animé: String Quartet in G Minor, O. 0 5 I. Allegro moderato: String Quartet in E Minor, O. 21 6 II. Andante: String Quartet in E Minor, O. 21 7 III. Allegro: String Quartet in E Minor, O. 21 8 I. Allegro moderato - Très doux: String Quartet in F Major 9 II. Assez vif - Très rythmé: String Quartet in F Major 10 III.

In the analogue era, the single string quartets by Debussy and Ravel, composed in 1893 and 1903 respectively, were an obvious and common combination, comfortably filling one LP. These days, however, they make a rather short measure for a full-price CD, and these outstanding performances by the young French group Quatuor Ébène are separated by Fauré's only work in the genre and the very last work he completed, in 1925

Quatuor Ebène (featured vocalist). Recorded: 2008-02-09. Recording Venue: 4 & 9 Feb 2008. The Debussy and Ravel quartets represent a traditional pairing in the catalogue, but they have rarely been coupled with the Fauré, his final work, composed in his late seventies. As it happens, Ravel dedicated his own quartet to Fauré, who was his teacher. Interpreters of rare understanding and communicative flair The Strad. A commanding performance from Quatuor Ebène in Ravel's String Quartet. The range of colours they bring to this music is always extraordinary, and in my opinion the balance between all four voices is just right.

Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 91: IV. Très modéré - Très mouvementé et avec passion - Claude Debussy, 7:260:30. 5. String Quartet in E Minor, O. 21: I. Allegro moderato - Gabriel Fauré, 6:320:30. 6. 21: II. Andante - Gabriel Fauré, 10:060:30. 7. 21: III. Allegro - Gabriel Fauré, 7:460:30. 8. String Quartet in F Major: I. Allegro moderato - Très doux - Maurice Ravel, 8:500:30. 9. String Quartet in F Major: II. Assez vif - Très rythmé - Maurice Ravel, 6:290:30. Listen to Debussy, Fauré & Ravel: String Quartets now. Listen to Debussy, Fauré & Ravel: String Quartets in full in the this site app. Play on this site.