from Ravel & Debussy: String Quartets (CDA67759) 1 Animé et très décidé [6'19] 24 minutes 43 seconds 4 tracks2 Assez vif et bien rythmé [3'54] 3 Andantino, doucement expressif [7'36] 4 Très modéré [6'54] ‘The Dante Quartet give a full-blooded performance, with no false delicacy … the transition to the central section of the scherzo in Ravel's quartet fades to a whisper, as preparation for the sub ... ‘The shifts of light and shade in Debussy's String Quartet are ear-catchingly etched in by the Dante Quartet … Ravel's Quartet is ushered in with an ethereal calm that nevertheless has sufficient ... ‘The two outstanding masterpieces of the genre by French composers … the Dantes are one of the finest newish quartets based in Britain … they are alive to every nuance of these ever-fascinat ... |