Lucien Capet composed five string quartets, two violin sonatas, a Poème for violin and orchestra, and several other works.
Performer Biography
Lucien Capet wrote several books, including a guide titled Les 17 Quatuors de Beethoven and a philosophical treatise called Espérances, along with significant pedagogical works.
Performer Biography
As a child, Lucien Capet's talent as a fiddler was used to support his poor family, requiring him to play in cafés, cabarets, and on street corners.
Recording & Production
The Capet Quartet's recordings of the two 'late' Beethoven quartets featured on this CD were part of a series of Beethoven recordings for Columbia that was cut short by Capet's death.
Performer Biography
Lucien Capet, the first violinist of the Capet String Quartet, was born in Paris in 1873, a year that also saw the births of Caruso, Chaliapin, Rachmaninoff, and Reger.
Performer Biography
Lucien Capet was known for idolizing and emulating Joseph Joachim, a famous Hungarian violinist and composer, even more so than Joachim's own pupils.
Performer Biography
Lucien Capet studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Jean-Pierre Maurin, who was a pupil of Baillot and Habeneck, and a grandpupil of Viotti.
You might also enjoy...
Brahms: Chamber Music
Smetana, Dvořák & Suk: String Quartets
Meyer: String Quartets Nos. 9, 11 & 12
Schubert & Brahms: Chamber Works
Streichquartette 1 und 2
Brahms: Quintettes et sextuors à cordes (Intégrale musique de chambre), Vol. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 10, 11, 12 & 13
Carnet de voyage, Livre 2, Debussy-Beach-Dvořák
Brahms: The 2 String Quintets
Brahms: String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88 & No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 - Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18
Franck & Bartók: String Quartets
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34, String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2
