Debussy; Dutilleux; Ravel String Quartets
A starry ensemble impress in three French string quartet masterpieces
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Composer or Director: Maurice Ravel, Henri Dutilleux, Claude Debussy
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Magazine Review Date: 11/2010
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: HMC902067
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
String Quartet |
Claude Debussy, Composer
Arcanto Quartet Claude Debussy, Composer |
Ainsi la Nuit... |
Henri Dutilleux, Composer
Arcanto Quartet Henri Dutilleux, Composer |
Author: Geoffrey Norris
The interpretation of the Debussy Quartet has sinew and propulsion, with that apt shading of dynamics and subtlety of nuance that have become hallmarks of the Arcanto’s distinctive and distinguished style. Delicacy and fluency are equally embraced in this commanding performance, as they are in the Ravel, where colouristic finesse is allied to clarity of articulation, sharp definition of thematic ideas and a warmth and energy in the overall characterisation of the music. With its broad outlook on the quartet repertoire, the Arcanto bring no less imagination to Dutilleux’s Ainsi la nuit, in which the short, epigrammatic miniatures that go to make up this seven-movement piece are played not only with complete control of the practical aspects but also with a gripping immediacy, personality and kaleidoscope of fascinating detail.
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