RAVEL - Quartet in F major

MAURICE RAVEL Quartet in F major
Stephen Kim, violin
Brandon Garbot, violin
Zsche Chuang Rimbo Wong, viola
Summer Hu, cello
Performed on Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
Ravel’s sole string quartet was a product of his time at Paris Conservatoire and was dedicated to his beloved teacher, Gabriel Fauré. It was premiered in 1904 and met with mixed reviews, but Claude Debussy sent a note of encouragement to the young composer: “In the name of the gods of music, and in mine, do not touch a single note of what you have written in your quartet.”
Ravel’s string quartet can be considered a reaction to Debussy’s own string quartet that was written nearly a decade earlier. The piece builds upon Debussy’s “Impressionist” qualities and vibrant tone colors, while also embracing classical form and tradition. The outer two movements follow standard sonata form, while the inner two movements exhibit an exotic and improvisatory flair. Ravel’s first major work is a delight for its audience, from its lush opening chords to its joyous conclusion.
-Hannah Horine
Learn more about this work: • Intro: RAVEL - Quartet...
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[@h.p.734]

It doesn't even sound like 4 instruments. It just sounds like 1 big string instrument. Bravo

[@davewin1792]

Talk about doing this piece of music justice. Thank you all!

[@Dylonely42]

0:03 I. Allegro moderato. Très doux 8:45 II. Assez vif. Très rythmé 16:03 III. Très lent 25:26 IV. Vif et agité

[@saniahwharton9854]

Favorite recording of this piece 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 And I admire the cellist, she is clearly having so much fun playing!

[@He_Who_Shapes]

Yep, cellist is such a badass xD She's killing it

[@kuribas]

I really like this performance, it has a good mix of delicacy and expressiveness. I find many performances of this piece missing something, but this just hits the spot!

[@EuphoniaPooch]

They're so comfortable playing together. I wanna be in a band that vibes like this

[@ItbeRey]

That ain’t a band

[@ravelesque34]

​@@ItbeReyhe never said it's a band, he said he WANTS to be in a band that vibes like this quartet.

[@zachwood5763]

@@ChamMansourpeople like you are the reason classical music is dying

[@eliahuhanvie]

13:43 lmao the cellist

[@miracarroll5064]

Bravo! Great ensemble playing!

[@musicfirst5020]

As good as any recording out there. Fantastic.

[@chopin65]

It was electric an glorious! So much fire and passion!

[@jonathanalder2927]

Superbly played and recorded

[@jyothisatish156]

i really like this tune.

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

Good Girl! 👌 Incidentally, Slave, are you VEGAN? 🌱

[@ehoc42]

@@ReverendDr.Thomas wtf

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

@@ehoc42, kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️ Incidentally, Slave, are you VEGAN? 🌱

[@loveItalia-py6gp]

Wow their sounds really good-!!! What a charming

[@leonardhall6674]

Curtis Institute, one of the finest ensembles...I love the use of the plucked notes in the 2nd movement. Great Romantic chamber music composition... it's amazing how the players switch so quickly between bowed and plucked notes ..all the players look young...which prbly accounts for such an energetic performance...

[@theopaopa1]

romantic ?

[@GothicGourdGirl]

Definitely not romantic era - unless you mean to describe it as ‘romantic’, as in romance.

[@saskiawieberdink3848]

Beautifully played! And one of my favorites too!

[@BastianUllr]

Thanks for sharing! Great stuff

[@TGiona]

Fantastic! Beautiful!

[@Paul49Giloi]

Superb.

[@blairribeca5858]

Can you imagine! Faure,Debussy,Ravel all alive and working. No WW1 or 2,no Russian Revolution,no Holocaust. One could still believe in Beauty.

[@GothicGourdGirl]

What a time that must have been, to be an Impressionist.

[@CameronGuarino]

the russian revolution is the most beautiful thing to ever come out of russia

[@balladin9200]

wow what a great performance, Ravel would be happy to hear this and so am I

[@tonyprost5575]

Maurice Ravel lovingly dedicated his exquisite String Quartet in F Major "To my dear master, Gabriel Fauré." After hearing the the piece premiered, Fauré kindly gave his assessment: “Stunted, badly balanced, and in a nutshell, a failure.”

[@carbonc6065]

Fantastic ... Nailed the ending!

[@Rotisobekcokelat]

Nice sounds

[@eliasshapero7357]

Love the cellist’s attitude 🥹

[@pagorami5253]

wonderful!!!

[@Dreid330]

29:27 pure heat 🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewbrodnick6122]

Ravel.

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

Very Debussian from the start. 😜