Quartets
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Durey,
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Tailleferre
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Description
This recording sets Ravel's String Quartet in F major, a work that is known and much loved alongside three lesser-known quartets by the French composers Louis Durey (1888-1979), Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) and Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), three of the composers from Les Nouveaux Jeunes who later became Les Six. The friends met and lived in Montparnasse, Paris and composed their quartets around 16 years after Ravel completed his. Ravel's innovative and progressive style as demonstrated in his quartet marked the beginnings of a transitionary period in quartet writing and one that was continued by Durey, Tailleferre and Milhaud with these young composers heralding modernism and signalling a break with the past and the search for new forms of expression.
By placing these works alongside one another, this albums gives a fresh and interesting context for the listener and hopefully fosters an interest in the music of this fascinating period of history.
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Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
- 1. Ravel: String Quartet in F major, M.35 I. Allegro moderato
- 2. String Quartet in F major, M.35 II. Assez vif
- 3. String Quartet in F major, M.35 III. Tres lent
- 4. String Quartet in F major, M.35 IV. Vif et agite
- 5. Durey: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 10 I. Modere sans lenteur
- 6. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 10 II. Vif
- 7. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 10 III. Lent et tres calme
- 8. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 10 IV. Tres anime
- 9. Tailleferre: String Quartet I. Modere
- 10. String Quartet II. Intermede
- 11. String Quartet III. Finale
- 12. Milhaud: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 46 I. Vif
- 13. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 46 II. Funebre
- 14. String Quartet No. 4, Op. 46 III. Tres anime
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