String Quartet

The String Quartet in C minor, op. 35, was begun by Ernest Chausson in 1898 and the composer had fully scored all but part of the third and last movement before he died in an accident in 1899. Relying on the drafts left behind by Chausson, Vincent d'Indy completed the final movement and the string quartet was premiered on January 27, 1900. The first movement is rather influenced by the impressionism of Debussy, while the second adopts a theme fro... more

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Vincent d'Indy

Vincent d'Indy (27 March 1851 – 2 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. Paul Marie Théodore Vincent D'Indy was born in Paris into an aristocratic...

Ernest Chausson

Amédée-Ernest Chausson (20 January 1855 – 10 June 1899) was a French romantic composer who died just as his career was beginning to flourish. Ernest Chausson...

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