Haydn, Ravel & Stravinsky: Works for String Quartet

Featuring

Ross Snyder
Michelle Lie
Edwin Kaplan
Serafim Smigelskiy
Tesla Quartet
Maurice Ravel

Joseph Haydn
Igor Stravinsky

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Composition History

Ravel's Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn was composed in homage to Joseph Haydn on the centenary of Haydn's death in 1809, using a five-note theme based on the letters of Haydn's name.

Compositional Technique

Haydn's String Quartet in C major, Op.54 No.2, features a finale that opens with a sublime Adagio, a radical choice for the time, which also concludes the work.

Performer Biography

The Tesla Quartet has won numerous international awards, including Second Prize, the Haydn Prize, and the Canadian Commission Prize at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition.

Album & Artwork

The Tesla Quartet's debut album aims to present familiar music in a new light, reflecting on their decade-long journey as an ensemble.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ravel, a pioneering Neo-Classicist of the early 20th Century, frequently drew inspiration from the past, reinterpreting old forms in a new light.

Performer Biography

The Tesla Quartet, formed at The Juilliard School in 2008, quickly became a promising young ensemble, winning Second Prize at the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition.

Critical Reception

Stravinsky's Concertino for string quartet, premiered in 1920, elicited a strong audience reaction, with some bursting out laughing and others hissing the applause.