Four musicians from the Orchestre Régional de Normandie play Maurice RAVEL's String Quartet and Dimitri CHOSTAKOVICH's String Quartet n°8 op.10.
Two masterpieces of twentieth-century literature for string quartet make up this program. Although there is nothing aesthetically or structurally to compare these two works, composed almost sixty years apart and separated by two world wars, this bold juxtaposition nevertheless bears striking witness to the evolution of this instrumental genre in just a few decades.
First performed in 1904 and dedicated to Gabriel Fauré, Ravel's quartet was inspired above all by Debussy's quartet, ten years later, and is the composer's first published chamber music work. Its four movements, with their pure melodic lines and subtle harmonies, exude a sense of calm and tender refinement, so characteristic of the composer and so typical of French music and the Impressionist movement, of which Ravel was one of the leading musical figures.
In 1960, Shostakovich performed his eighth string quartet, composed in just three days. The work is dedicated to the victims of war and fascism. Its main theme is based on the notes D. Es. C. H., the composer's initials, and its architecture also draws on material from earlier scores. A good example is the Jewish theme from the Second Piano Trio. The five movements that make up this admirable whole produce music of unrivalled evocative power and dramatic force, a score that Shostakovich linked to his own destiny: "I told myself that after my death no one would compose a work in my memory. So I resolved to compose one myself
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
String quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet n°8 op.110
Corinne Basseux, violin
Jean-Yves Ehkirch, violin
Cédric Catrisse, viola
Aurore Doué, cello
Types
- Music
- Concert
Date
| Days | Times |
|---|---|
| Dimanche | 17h00 à 18h00 |
Prices
Free