Description
Ravel • Milhaud • Lekeu • Chausson: Petersen Quartett with Banse & Rieger (CD, Album)
UPC: 4006408108603
Overview
This 2001 Capriccio release pairs two landmark string quartets — Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F major and Darius Milhaud’s String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 — with three exquisite vocal‑chamber works featuring soprano Juliane Banse and pianist Wolfram Rieger: Guillaume Lekeu’s Nocturne (from Trois Poèmes) and Fragment, plus Ernest Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37. Recorded in pristine DDD digital sound, this album showcases the Petersen Quartett’s seamless ensemble playing alongside the luminous contributions of Banse and Rieger.
Überblick (German Translation)
Diese 2001 erschienene Capriccio‑Einspielung vereint zwei bedeutende Streichquartette — Maurice Ravels „Streichquartett in F‑Dur“ und Darius Milhauds „Streichquartett Nr. 1, Op. 5“ — mit drei delikaten Vokal‑Kammerwerken: Guillaume Lekeus „Nocturne“ (aus „Trois Poèmes“) und „Fragment“ sowie Ernest Chaussons „Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37“. In makelloser DDD‑Digitalqualität aufgenommen, demonstrieren das Petersen Quartett, Juliane Banse (Sopran) und Wolfram Rieger (Klavier) perfekte Balance und Ausdruckstiefe.
Product Features
- Format & Packaging: CD; Jewel case with 16‑page booklet (German, English & French texts)
- Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 860 (DDD [168:20])
- Release Date: 2001
- Country: Europe (produced in Germany)
- Genre: Classical / Chamber Music & Vocal–Chamber Works
- Recording: Digital stereo (DDD); live studio sessions
- Duration: Approx. 65 minutes
- Cover Illustration: Renoir’s Noirmoutier, 1892 (AKG, Berlin)
- Cover Design: Agentur so wie sol, Köln
Track Listing
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 (1912) – 23:33
- 1. I Rythmique – 5:18
- 2. II Intime, Contenu – 5:22
- 3. III Grave, Soutenu – 7:45
- 4. IV Vif, Très Rythmè – 5:07
Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894)
- 5. Trois Poèmes, No. 3: Nocturne – 4:49 Fragment – 7:38
Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)
- 6. Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 (Text: Charles Cros) – 6:46
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
- 7. String Quartet in F major (1903) – 25:31
- 8. I Allegro moderato – Très doux – 7:16
- 9. II Assez vif, Très rythmé – 5:53
- 10. III Très lent – 7:51
- 11. IV Vif et agité – 4:29
Publishers and Artists
- Label & Publisher: Capriccio (Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany)
- Ensemble: Petersen Quartett
- Soprano: Juliane Banse (tracks 5–7)
- Piano: Wolfram Rieger (tracks 5–7)
- Recording Engineer: DDD digital recording (16820)
- Cover Illustration: Pierre‑Auguste Renoir; photo courtesy AKG, Berlin
- Cover Design: Agentur so wie sol, Köln
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