Les Six, a group of French composers including Germaine Tailleferre, sought a return to simplicity after Impressionism and Wagnerian mysticism, drawing on Classical clarity and influences from jazz and folk culture.
Performer Biography
The Stenhammar Quartet was commended by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 2009 for its contributions to Swedish music and has been Quartet in Residence at the University of Örebro since 2018.
Composer Biography
Germaine Tailleferre, a member of the French group of composers known as Les Six, studied music despite her father's opposition and her talents as a pianist and composer were quickly recognized at the Paris Conservatory.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's String Quartet, composed in 1902, took Claude Debussy's String Quartet from 1893 as its model, leading to them often being performed together.
Performer Biography
The Stenhammar Quartet, formed in 2002, is one of Scandinavia's leading string quartets, known for commissioning works from Nordic composers and receiving critical acclaim internationally.
Compositional Technique
Claude Debussy's String Quartet in G minor nurtures a new compositional approach that later developed in works like his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and his opera Pelléas et Mélisande.
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