The Mandelring Quartett has released numerous prize-winning CD recordings, including complete cycles of Shostakovich's quartets and Mendelssohn's string chamber music, which are considered reference recordings.
Composer Biography
Claude Debussy, a French composer, broke with the musical establishment in Paris around 1890, finding the Paris Conservatoire's academic ways too restrictive.
Composer Biography
Jean Rivier, a French composer, volunteered for the army during World War I at age eighteen and was the sole survivor of a mustard gas attack on his column.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Debussy was influenced by diverse artistic experiences, including Wagner's music, Chinese orchestras, Javanese gamelan music, and literature by authors like Baudelaire, Poe, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer.
Composer Biography
During his 'bohemian period' around 1890, Debussy immersed himself in literary cafés, meeting Symbolist poets like Paul Verlaine and Stéphane Mallarmé, and writers such as Paul Valéry and Pierre Louÿs.
Composition History
Debussy's String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 10, is considered by many to be his first mature work, following a period of significant artistic development.
Performer Biography
The Mandelring Quartett, founded in 1983, is an award-winning ensemble that performs internationally and has initiated the Hambacher Musikfest in their home city.
