Artist: Quatuor Hermès
Album: Quatuor Hermès: Ravel, Dutilleux & Debussy
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:10:33
Total Tracks: 15
Total Size: 1,08 GB

Tracklist:

01. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in F Major: I. Allegro moderato (08:19)
02. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in F Major: II. Assez vif. Très rythmé (06:17)
03. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in F Major: III. Très lent (07:59)
04. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in F Major: IV. Vif et agité (05:01)
05. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: I. Nocturne (03:02)
06. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: II. Miroir d’espace (Parenthèse 1) (02:03)
07. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: III. Litanies (Parenthèse 2) (02:46)
08. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: IV. Litanies 2 (Parenthèse 3) (04:22)
09. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: V. Constellations (Parenthèse 4) (02:10)
10. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: VI. Nocturne 2 (00:54)
11. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit”: VII. Temps suspendu (02:39)
12. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: I. Animé et très décidé (06:31)
13. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (03:54)
14. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: III. Andantino, doucement expressif (07:23)
15. Quatuor Hermès – String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: IV. Très modéré (07:09)

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Two years after its very well received recording of three Schumann quartets, Quatuor Hermès – created about ten years ago – is turning its attention to three staple French masterpieces: Ravel and Debussy’s quartets (two iconic figures of their− relatively young − generation who have been coupled on disc again and again, but who would complain?) surrounding Dutilleux’s quartet Ainsi la nuit (Thus the Night). Three very unique quartets, as each of their composers only wrote a single one. For the record, Debussy’s quartet still belongs to the 19th century as it was composed in 1893 in a language formally borrowing from Franck (even if the chord progressions already feel like classic Debussy), while Ravel’s inaugurates the 20th century in 1903 with Faurean notes in abundance… On the other hand, Dutilleux waited to achieve maturity (1976) to write his. An inescapable monument of 20th French chamber repertoire, played with finesse and transparency by Quatuor Hermès, cementing their place among the elite quartets of our time.