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Ravel / Debussy / Faure - String Quartets | Erato 5190452

Ravel / Debussy / Faure - String Quartets

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Label: Erato

Cat No: 5190452

Barcode: 5099951904524

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 6th October 2008

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When the Quatuor Ebène was signed to Virgin Classics in early 2008, Alain Lanceron, the label’s President, said: “The Quatuor Ebène is the embodiment of the modern string quartet. The extraordinary way its members craft their sonority, their re-examination of quartet masterpieces, their readiness to engage with music beyond the traditional repertoire, their innovative and creative approach: all these factors have led us to invite them to add their lustre to Virgin Classics' roster of artists. We welcome them with enthusiasm – the same kind of enthusiasm they bring to everything they do."

Formed in France in 1999, the Quatuor Ebène took its name from ebony, the precious and exotic wood used in instrument-making. The award-winning ensemble has since achieved an enviable international reputation for refined, dynamic musicianship, minutely responsive teamwork, an adventurous spirit and even a taste for improvisation. The Quartet’s repertoire ranges from Haydn and Mozart, cornerstones of the Classical repertoire, through the 19th and 20th centuries to contemporary composers and jazz.

This Quatuor Ebène’s debut recording on Virgin Classics brings together the string quartets of the three emblematic French composers of the late 19th and early 20tb centuries: Fauré, Debussy and Ravel. 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

The players of the Quatuor Ebène  give the lie to any claims that characteristic French individualism is at odds with the existence of great quartets. Cohesion, balance, commitment ... are words that recur in descriptions of the talent of these young artists, who are open to such a diverse repertoire.” - Zurban

The Quatuor Ebène Quartet is an ensemble in the proper sense of the term, uniting in an exemplary way all the qualities and requirements of a string quartet ...” - Süddeutsche Zeitung

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