Chamber, Quartets, Dutilleux (composer)
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Special offer. 'round Midnight
Quatuor Ebène (string quartet), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)
[The Dutilleux] is played here with breathtaking brilliance...the performance of Verklärte Nacht is worth waiting for, its extraordinary attention to detail and clarity never achieved at the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber
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This recording really is a joy from start to finish...the Takács Quartet are alive to every inflection in Ravel’s meticulously marked score, so that we live the journeys of each movement with... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th January 2023
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2023, Chamber Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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This CD is the work of a highly talented, exceptionally well-integrated ensemble. Their excellent balance is highlighted by crystal-clear recording. This is quartet-playing of great musicality,... —
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Building a Library, November 2004, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Chamber
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Voyage of a sea-god
Laurence Perkins (bassoon), Michael Hancock (piano), Amy Thompson (bassoon), Matthew Kitteringham (bassoon), Catriona McDermid (bassoon), Eira Lynn Jones (harp), Susie Mészáros (viola), Michael Escreet (double bass), Carducci Quartet, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, William Goodchild
It’s an extensive programme, encompassing a variety of styles and forces ranging from bassoon solo to small orchestral ensembles. There are some real treats, such as Bantock’s splendidly imaginative... —
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The interpretation of the Debussy Quartet has sinew and propulsion, with that apt shading of dynamics and subtlety of nuance that have become hallmarks of the Arcanto's distinctive and distinguished... —
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Building a Library, January 2019, Recommended Recording
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The playing by Quatuor Hermès intelligently illuminates the contrast of Ravel’s suave piquancy with Debussy’s riper, more rounded sounds, while Dutilleux’s sublimely suggestive Ainsi la nuit... —
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Building a Library, January 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Souvenirs
Gautier Capuçon (cello), Deborah Nemtanu (violin), Franck Braley (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Frank Braley (piano), Gabriela Montero (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Aude Capuçon (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Lida Chen (viola), Gerard Causse (viola), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Yuja Wang...
Capuçon gives me practically everything I could want in a performance of [the Kodály] – narrative sweep, vibrant colour and rhythmic vitality as well as a wealth of soulful expressive detail,... —
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Special offer. Quart de Nuit: Ravel, Dutilleux and Debussy (live op het ZOOM! Festival, Nederland 2017)
The Ruysdael Quartet
Not only are the Ruysdael unfailingly musical, they’ve honed a formidable technique since their formation in The Hague in 1996 – intonation is spoton, ensemble razor-sharp and their diaphanous,... —
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