Budapest String Quartet & Hollywood String Quartet - Ravel: String Quartet in F Major & Introduction et Allegro (2023) [24/96]

Maurice Ravel completed his String Quartet in F major in early April 1903 at the age of 28. It was premiered in Paris in March the following year. The work follows a four-movement classical structure: the opening movement, in sonata form, presents two themes that occur again later in the work; a playful scherzo second movement is followed by a lyrical slow movement. The finale reintroduces themes from the earlier movements and ends the work vigorously.

The quartet's structure is modelled on that of Claude Debussy's String Quartet, written in 1893, although Ravel's musical ideas strongly contrast with Debussy's. Debussy admired Ravel's piece rather more than did its dedicatee, Ravel's teacher Gabriel Fauré.

Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet (French: Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor) is a chamber work by Maurice Ravel. It is a short piece, typically lasting between ten and eleven minutes in performance. It was commissioned in 1905 by the Érard harp manufacturers to showcase their instruments, and has been described as a miniature harp concerto. The premiere was in Paris on 22 February 1907.

Tracklist:
01. String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: I. Allegro moderato (2023 Remastered, Studio 1957)
02. String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: II. Assez vif, Très rythmé (2023 Remastered, Studio 1957)
03. String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: III. Très lent (2023 Remastered, Studio 1957)
04. String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: IV. Vif et agité (2023 Remastered, Studio 1957)
05. Introduction et Allegro for Harp, String Quartet, Flute & Clarinet, M. 46 (2023 Remastered, Studio 1951)


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