String Quartet in G Minor, 3rd movement – Andantino, doucement expressif – by Claude Debussy, performed here by the Emerson Quartet.
Despite having to study this piece for A-level music exams over a decade ago, I still very much enjoy hearing it. The CD recording by the Belcea quartet is also particularly good.
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What a coincidence, I just happened to pick the Belcea Quartet recording up today. Not a bad piece, although I’ve never really been interested in quartets, etc.
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I have struggled with string quartets too. I have always felt that I “should” like and appreciate them, because everyone keeps telling me how they represent the purest distillation of a composers’ technique or style, but I had always been of the opinion that most composers work is better expressed on the larger canvas of the full orchestra, or whatever other ensemble he or she chooses. However, over time I have come to know and appreciate, and eventually love, more and more quartets by different composers.
Glad you like the Belcea quartet recording of the Debussy!
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So far they’ve seemed to me like a composer’s way of testing out new ideas for bigger pieces (e.g. symphonies). You can see this easily with Beethoven, at least.
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