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The string quartets of Debussy and Ravel, composed within a decade of each other, make a natural pairing. The Arod Quartet, celebrating it's 10th anniversary in 2023, sets these two belle époque masterpieces in a present-day context with a third work Al Asr, by the young French composer Benjamin Attahir. The scope of this Erato is further expanded with a DVD documentary about the Arod Quartet, entitled Ménage à quatre and directed by Bruno Monsaingeon. His first experience of the Arod Quartet was a revelation InchHad I ever heard such sheer strength of attack, such dramatic power, such a variety of sonic colour or dramatic range - all combined with such prodigious delicacy of phrasing?Inch It was in 2017 that the Arod Quartet gave the premiere of Benjamin Attahir's Al Asr, a substantial work which takes poetic inspiration from the Muslim afternoon prayer and the intense heat of the moment midway between noon and sunset. InchAl Asr is dedicated to my wonderful friends in the Quatuor Arod,Inch says Attahir. InchThey have brought it to life in a way I would never have dared to dream.Inch Album Tracks 1. * Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 2. I. Animé Et TRÈS Décidé 3. II. Assez Vif Et Bien Rythmé 4. III. Andantino Doucement Expressif 5. IV. TRÈS Mouvementé Et Avec Passion 6. * Attahir Al' Asr 7. Quatuor Arod (String Quartet) 8. I. Intense 9. II. Ancora Poco Più Mosso 10. III. Lontano E Misterioso 11. IV. Agitato 12. V. Fuga 13. * Ravel String Quartet in F Major 14. I. Modéré - TRÈS Doux 15. II. Assez Vif. TRÈS Rythmé 16. III. TRÈS Lent 17. IV. Vif Et Agité
