The Quatuor Debussy, winners of the Evian International String Quartet Competition in 1993, performs nearly 120 concerts annually across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A common element between Claude Debussy and André Caplet, illustrated by this album, is their shared love for the harp, which was central to Caplet's inspiration.
Composer Biography
André Caplet, who was 16 years younger than Claude Debussy, became Debussy's indispensable assistant, even completing some of his orchestrations.
Compositional Technique
Debussy's String Quartet is considered his most rigorously structured and 'classical' work, despite its daring harmonies and sonorities.
Composition History
Debussy's sole String Quartet was premiered on December 28, 1893, by the famous Ysaÿe Quartet at the Société Nationale in Paris.
Composer Biography
André Caplet died at age 46 in 1925 due to being severely gassed during the First World War, which limited his compositional output.
Composition History
Debussy's two Dances for harp and strings were commissioned in April 1904 by the Pleyel firm, which aimed to launch a new chromatic harp.
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