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String Quartet in F major, M. 35

190334 min

This guide follows Ravel’s String Quartet in F major, M. 35 (1903) in four parts: Allegro moderato. Très doux (sonata form), Assez vif. Très rythmé, Très lent and Vif et agité.

Recording: Quatuor Ébène (2023)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I. · Sonata form
  2. II .
  3. III
  4. IV et
I. Sonata form1:19–10:12

, (very soft). The , played by all four instruments together, rises and falls in a long arc. The follows, and then the appears in the first violin and viola, two octaves apart. The is lyrical and gathers intensity. In the the cello's line in the is lifted a minor third, moving it from D minor to F major. The slows to a very quiet ending.

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  2. :
II . 10:47–18:27
III 19:14–29:08
IV et 30:09–34:51

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Maurice RavelString quartetsModern periodF majorSonata form

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