It Is a Plea for the Direct Experience of a Music That Had Become Fed Up with the Constraints of Traditional Forms. Debussy's Music Especially Reveals Characteristics That Justifiably Move It Into the Proximity of Impressionist Painting, As It Produces Moving Paintings, Landscapes of Sound, Soundscapes in the Narrowest Sense of the Word That Can Draw the Listener Into the Middle of the Picture. Maurice Ravel's String Quartet, Completed in 1903, Had to Be and Was Compared with Debussy's Quartet. At the Same Time, It Can Be Seen Here How Ravel's Musical Diction - Based on Debussy's - Prepared the Way for French Modernism. Like Only Few of His Colleagues, the Briton Thomas Ades, Born in 1971, Is Capable of Fusing Traditional Elements from Music History, Including Obvious References to Existing Compositions, with Modern Sound Production Into An Individual Style Appealing Directly to the Listener.

Tracklist:

String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: I. Anime Et Tres Decide
String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: II. Assez Vif Et Bien Rythme
String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: III. Andantino Doucement Expressif
String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: IV. Tres Modere
Arcadiana, Op. 12: I. Venezia Notturna
Arcadiana, Op. 12: II. Das Klinget So Herrlich, Das Klinget So Schon
Arcadiana, Op. 12: III. Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen
Arcadiana, Op. 12: IV. Et… (Tango Mortale)
Arcadiana, Op. 12: V. L'embarquement -
Arcadiana, Op. 12: VI. O Albion
Arcadiana, Op. 12: VII. Lethe
String Quartet In F Major, M. 35: I. Allegro Moderato, Tres Doux
String Quartet In F Major, M. 35: II. Assez Vif, Tres Rhythme
String Quartet In F Major, M. 35: III. Tres Lent
String Quartet In F Major, M. 35: IV. Vif Et Agite

UPC: 845221052397
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 4.14.15
Format: CD

Debussy / Signum Quartet - Soundescapes (CD)