Juilliard String Quartet speelt Ravel en Grieg

Juilliard Quartet

The Juilliard String Quartet, founded in 1946 at the New York Juilliard School, is one of the most influential string quartets in the world. The string players have countless recordings on their resume, ranging from the standard repertoire to contemporary works. The number of Grammys is also impressive. It is not without reason that their playing is described as incredibly fresh, passionate, and containing moments for eternity. The Hamburger Abendblatt speaks of 'burning intensity' and 'existential directness' in the Juilliard. Tonight they combine Ravel, Bartók, and Grieg.

Ravel and Grieg

Norway and the Basque Country are further apart than the distance as the crow flies indicates: those more than 2,000 kilometers separate different climates, temperaments, and musical worlds. Norwegian music has its own characteristic, which Grieg sensed perfectly. Of his quartet, he wrote: 'The piece strives for breadth, power, and expression, and above all for a full sound.' Far away, in the southern sun, Ravel wrote a sensual and colorful string quartet. Yet there is a link between these two works: Grieg's quartet inspired Debussy to write his own string quartet more than ten years later, in the same key. And another ten years later, Ravel placed his vision of the genre alongside that of Debussy.