Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
France's Quatuor Ebène has been known for its classical-pop fusion experiments (they dislike the term "crossover"). Here they stick with classical string quartet pieces, but their style and choice of music is still plenty unusual. The chief repertory attraction here is Fanny Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E flat major, composed in 1834. This work, the composer's only string quartet, is not usually included in comparisons of music by Felix Mendelssohn and his older sister, but it deserves to be better known. It is clearly something of an exercise in mastering Beethoven's style -- hear the fugal central section of the second-movement Allegretto (track 6), for example, whose clear inspiration is the Scherzo of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 -- but in spite of this has a strong undercurrent of suppressed emotion. The work opens in harmonic ambiguity that is reflected in small moments of tension throughout. The work's appeal resides in that duality of exercise and strong feeling, and the Quatuor Ebène's high-intensity performance brings it out effectively. The work is short, but here it has a rather explosive quality. In the two quartets by Felix Mendelssohn you may find the quartet either bracingly tough or rather overbearing, but there are moments where both camps will agree: hear the live-wire tension in the opening explosion of the finale of the String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80. This is a must-have for those interested in Fanny Mendelssohn, and it's well worth sampling and considering for general string quartet listeners.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist - Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Composer
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist - Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Composer
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist - Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Composer
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist - Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Composer
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Quatuor Ébène, String Quartet, MainArtist
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2013 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
France's Quatuor Ebène has been known for its classical-pop fusion experiments (they dislike the term "crossover"). Here they stick with classical string quartet pieces, but their style and choice of music is still plenty unusual. The chief repertory attraction here is Fanny Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E flat major, composed in 1834. This work, the composer's only string quartet, is not usually included in comparisons of music by Felix Mendelssohn and his older sister, but it deserves to be better known. It is clearly something of an exercise in mastering Beethoven's style -- hear the fugal central section of the second-movement Allegretto (track 6), for example, whose clear inspiration is the Scherzo of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 -- but in spite of this has a strong undercurrent of suppressed emotion. The work opens in harmonic ambiguity that is reflected in small moments of tension throughout. The work's appeal resides in that duality of exercise and strong feeling, and the Quatuor Ebène's high-intensity performance brings it out effectively. The work is short, but here it has a rather explosive quality. In the two quartets by Felix Mendelssohn you may find the quartet either bracingly tough or rather overbearing, but there are moments where both camps will agree: hear the live-wire tension in the opening explosion of the finale of the String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80. This is a must-have for those interested in Fanny Mendelssohn, and it's well worth sampling and considering for general string quartet listeners.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:45
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Quatuor Ébène
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics ℗ 2013 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd./Virgin Classics
Distinctions:
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
