In 1892, Debussy had just abandoned the opera Rodrigue et Chimène. He planned to write two string quartets, only one of which he completed. The quartet was meant to be dedicated to composer Ernest Chausson, but Chausson's personal reservations diverted this intention.[1]
The quartet received its premiere on December 29, 1893 by the Ysaÿe Quartet at the Société Nationale in Paris to mixed reactions.
Analysisedit
The work consists of four movements:
Animé et très décidé (G minor – D minor – G minor)
Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion (D♭ major – G minor – C major – G major)
Its sensuality and impressionistic tonal shifts are emblematic of its time and place and its cyclic structure constitutes a divorce from the rules of classical harmony into a new style. After its premiere, composer Guy Ropartz described the quartet as "dominated by the influence of young Russia; there are poetic themes, rare sonorities, the first two movements being particularly remarkable."[1] Debussy wrote that "Any sounds in any combination and in any succession are henceforth free to be used in a musical continuity."[2]
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