"Ode to the Belle-Epoque"

Claude Debussy (1893) : String Quartet (25')

Germaine Tailleferre (1919) : String Quartet (12')

Camille Saint-Saëns (1899) : String Quartet Op.112 Nr.1 (30’)

A musical immersion into the Paris of the Belle Epoque, with three masterpieces that were composed less than 30 years apart, crossing generations: the dazzling genius of the young Debussy is matched by the furious joy of Tailleferre, as well as the breathtaking mastery of a Saint-Saëns at the peak of his art.

Listen to Debussy's String Quartet (1st mov)