Ravel String Quartet Quatuor Capet

I- Allegro moderato - très doux
II- Assez vif - très rythmé
III- Très lent
IV- Vif et agité
Quatuor Capet:
Lucien Capet & Maurice Hewitt, violins
Henri Benoît, viola
Camille Delobelle, cello
Recorded in 1927/1928

[@tomamanojlovic6630]

Preeminent ensemble of the entire era - even the Busch Quartet comes only second, after them

[@戦争軍隊嫌い]

何と美しい❗️このポルタメントは素敵だ❗️ラヴェルもロマンチズムの根があることを証拠づける名演❗️この優雅なフレージングは現代では不可能でしょう❗️この作品が本来持っていて失われたものが満載の名演と思います😊

[@kurtkaufman]

Interesting to hear all of the "portamento" (swooping between notes) that was part of the style of playing at the time. Sensitive and certainly atmospheric overall. Thanks for posting this historical recording, made during Ravel's lifetime!

[@piano2750]

also interesting that with old quartets like Capet and Curtis you CAN hear the cello pizzicato in the second subject...which you hardly ever can with more modern groups...can they not hear the balance required?

[@robertssje]

The portamento figured greatly in classical violin playing until World War II, after which European musical culture was in shambles. It was widely used in orchestral performance and in music of every period almost wherever a slur is written in the score. It was neither thought of a special effect nor something extraneous to the composition itself. Rather, it served a greater musical purpose as a way of "guiding the ear."

[@francishivert8165]

dune grande beaute