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2009 Gramophone Award Winner - Best Chamber Recording and Record of the Year!
Their almost palpable sense of wonder means the Ebènes win hands down
What a sensational disc! At a time when there is a multitude of crack new quartets, Quatuor Ebène here stake their claim to join the top rank with riveting playing that encompasses an almost other-worldly sound-range. The Debussy especially left me reeling. With Ebène, the Pavel Haas players, the Belceas, the Pacificas, Jerusalems and more, chamber fans are in good hands for the next few decades at least.
-- Gramophone
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[12/2008]
Also available - Brahms: Piano Quintet, String Quartet No 1 / Yamamoto, Ebène Quartet
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Works on This Recording
1.
Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Mathieu Herzog (Viola),
Pierre Colombet (Violin),
Raphael Merlin (Cello),
Gabriel Le Magadure (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893; France
Length: 26 Minutes 10 Secs.
2.
Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 121 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Mathieu Herzog (Viola),
Pierre Colombet (Violin),
Raphael Merlin (Cello),
Gabriel Le Magadure (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quatuor Ebène
Period: Romantic
Written: 1923-1924; France
Length: 24 Minutes 24 Secs.
3.
Quartet for Strings in F major by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Mathieu Herzog (Viola),
Gabriel Le Magadure (Violin),
Pierre Colombet (Violin),
Raphael Merlin (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Quatuor Ebène
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1902-1903; France
Length: 29 Minutes 6 Secs.
Sound Samples
String Quartet in G minor Op. 10: I. Animé et très décidé
String Quartet in G minor Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
String Quartet in G minor Op. 10: III. Andantino (Doucement expressif)
String Quartet in G minor Op. 10: IV. Très modéré - Très animé
String Quartet in E minor Op.121: I Allegro moderato
String Quartet in E minor Op.121: II Andante
String Quartet in E minor Op.121: III Allegro
String Quartet in F major: I Allegro moderato - Très doux
String Quartet in F major: II Assez vif - Très rythmé
String Quartet in F major: III Très lent
String Quartet in F major: IV Vif et agité
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