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The Quatuor Arod has demonstrated versatility in its catalog thus far, devoting albums in a range running from Mendelssohn to the Second Viennese School. The same versatility is present on this release. True, the Debussy String Quartet, Op. 10, and the Ravel String Quartet in F major are cut from the same cloth; Ravel modeled his quartet on Debussy's, but these works require a multiplicity of voices, with Debussy striving to infuse his new coloristic thinking into an arch-classical form. Sample the intense finale of Ravel's quartet for a taste of the sharp profiles this young group brings to each movement. Perhaps the biggest draw here is a work by a composer, Benjamin Attahir, of whom most listeners outside France will be unaware. His five-movement quartet Al' Asr, he says, "is the afternoon prayer. I tried to transcribe musically the atmosphere of this specific moment of the day. Raw light, overwhelming heat, iridescence of the air in contact with the surface of the ground -- so many images that accompanied me when writing this piece." It also refers to a brief verse from the Quran. The work successfully merges these specific references with the formal quartet structure, including a final fugue that marks a new take on the Romantic usage of this form to signify spiritual transcendence. There is much to ponder on this release, which continues to promise great things from its performers.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Claude Debussy, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Claude Debussy, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Claude Debussy, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Claude Debussy, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist - Benjamin Attahir, Composer
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist - Benjamin Attahir, Composer
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist - Benjamin Attahir, Composer
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist - Benjamin Attahir, Composer
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist - Benjamin Attahir, Composer
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Quatuor Arod, String Quartet, MainArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet
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The Quatuor Arod has demonstrated versatility in its catalog thus far, devoting albums in a range running from Mendelssohn to the Second Viennese School. The same versatility is present on this release. True, the Debussy String Quartet, Op. 10, and the Ravel String Quartet in F major are cut from the same cloth; Ravel modeled his quartet on Debussy's, but these works require a multiplicity of voices, with Debussy striving to infuse his new coloristic thinking into an arch-classical form. Sample the intense finale of Ravel's quartet for a taste of the sharp profiles this young group brings to each movement. Perhaps the biggest draw here is a work by a composer, Benjamin Attahir, of whom most listeners outside France will be unaware. His five-movement quartet Al' Asr, he says, "is the afternoon prayer. I tried to transcribe musically the atmosphere of this specific moment of the day. Raw light, overwhelming heat, iridescence of the air in contact with the surface of the ground -- so many images that accompanied me when writing this piece." It also refers to a brief verse from the Quran. The work successfully merges these specific references with the formal quartet structure, including a final fugue that marks a new take on the Romantic usage of this form to signify spiritual transcendence. There is much to ponder on this release, which continues to promise great things from its performers.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Quatuor Arod
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
A Warner Classics/Erato release, © 2023 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2023 Arod Quartet under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
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