The album features string quartets by French composers Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, and Maurice Ravel.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel dedicated his string quartet, written between December 1902 and April 1903, to his 'dear master Gabriel Fauré'.
Performer Biography
The Auryn Quartet won two prestigious competitions in 1982, just one year after its founding: the ARD Competition in Munich and the International String Quartet Competition Portsmouth.
Performer Biography
The Auryn Quartet, formed in 1981, is named after an amulet from Michael Ende's 'The Neverending Story' that bestows intuition.
Performer Biography
The Auryn Quartet has performed in major music centers worldwide, including Montreal, Ottawa, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City (at the Frick and Carnegie Hall), and Vancouver.
Composition History
Gabriel Fauré wrote his Quartet op.121 shortly before his death in 1923/24, when his health was severely deteriorated, and he was almost completely deaf and losing his eyesight.
Composition History
Debussy's String Quartet, composed in 1893, was premiered by the Ysaÿe Quartet in the same year at the Société Nationale, initially alarming 'experts' but gaining success after repeated performances.
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Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85 - Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M. 35
