Quatuor Modigliani (strijkkwartet) & Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano)

FRENCH ENCHANTING

Chamber music was not an obvious choice in the French concert halls of the 19th century. César Franck almost single-handedly revived the genre in 1880 with his boisterous piano quintet. Inspired by his feelings for student Augusta Holmès, this work is imbued with passion. Saint-Saëns did not write his first string quartet until he was 64, but he wrote one of his most pure and enchanting scores. “Maintenant, tout m'est indifférent,” he said, freed from all expectations. His oeuvre was complete. Ravel was also cautious in the field of chamber music: he wrote his only quartet at the beginning of his career. Thanks to its unbridled inventiveness, it is one of his most popular compositions. The young French Quatuor Modigliani has visited all the major chamber music halls in recent years and their recent Mendelssohn CD was praised to the skies by the music press. For the quintet they are joined by the promising French pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger.

Quatuor Modigliani: Philippe Bernhard (violin), Loïc Rio (violin), Laurent Marfaing (viola), François Kieffer (cello)< /p>