Franck & Debussy by Raphael Quartet

Raphael Quartet

Franck & Debussy

Format: CD
Label: Globe
UPC: 8711525503908
Catnr: GLO 5039
Release date: 01 January 1990

1 CD

Label
Globe

UPC
8711525503908

Catalogue number
GLO 5039

Release date
01 January 1990

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About the album

Het fantastische Strijkkwartet van Franck met het perfecte aanvullende werk
In de oude dagen van de langspeelplaat was het fantastische Strijkkwartet van César Franck van rond de 44 minuten te lang voor één kant, maar te kort voor twee, en het was ook lastig om een geschikt aanvullend werk te vinden. In het tijdperk van de moderne albums kunnen deze problemen een stuk gemakkelijker worden opgelost, ten gunste van de liefhebbers van kamermuziek, zoals deze uitgave aantoont.

Een andere erfenis van deze oude dagen is de gebruikelijke combinatie van de strijkkwartetten van Debussy en Ravel, ondanks dat het enige wat deze werken gemeen hebben het feit is dat ze beiden door Fransen zijn gecomponeerd. De muzikale stijlen en werelden van Debussy en Ravel zijn in feite mijlenver van elkaar verwijderd, terwijl die van Franck en Debussy in dit geval veel dichter bij elkaar liggen.

Franck paste in zijn kwartet, waarvan tegenwoordig nog weinig moderne opnames bestaan, zijn beroemde cyclische principe toe, dat hij ook gebruikte in zijn Kwintet en zijn nog bekendere Symfonie in d klein. Toen Debussy zijn enige Strijkkwartet componeerde, wat hij ook in de cyclische vorm schreef, werd hij sterk beïnvloed door Franck.

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Raphael Quartet

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Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy was a French composer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed. Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of non-traditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant Among his most famous works are his Clair de Lune, his Three Nocturnes...

Claude Debussy was a French composer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.
Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of non-traditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant Among his most famous works are his Clair de Lune, his Three Nocturnes and his orchestral piece La Mer.

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César Franck

César Franck was simultaneously a child prodigy and a late bloomer. His parents quickly discovered his enormous talent, but they were mostly interested in the money and fame that he might generate. Because of this, he was presented as a piano virtuoso, without a focus on composition. Unfortunately, his virtuoso career was less promising then they had hoped, and he started earning his money more as a teacher and organist. Composing stayed in the background, but in the mean time he did get some notable students, such as Henri Duparc. After a while, a sort of "Franck school" of students arose, albeit against his will, who affectionately called him ‘Pater seraphicus’. It was not until he was 50 before he started to receive some acclaim as a composer, and from his 52nd he started a very prolific period, lasting until his death at the age of 68.
Nowadays, Franck is mostly known for his instrumental music, peaking at the famous Violin Sonata in A. Besides this work,, his small collection of organ works was particularly influential.

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