from Ravel & Debussy: String Quartets (CDA67759) 1 Allegro moderato, très doux [8'15] 29 minutes 23 seconds 4 tracks2 Assez vif, très rythmé [6'23] 3 Très lent [9'41] 4 Vif et agité [5'04] ‘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 ... |