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Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas

2025Hyperion CDA-68463Chamber Music

The Nash Ensemble reveals the nuances of some of Debussy’s most personal music. His only string quartet stands as a truly unique example of the medium’s coloristic potential. The three late sonatas gain further poignancy. They were Debussy’s final musical utterances, and a fitting conclusion to his immense legacy.

Jan WellerHost

The Nash Ensemble presents Debussy’s String Quartet, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, and a chamber ensemble arrangement of the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. From two players to twelve, the elite musicians of the Nash Ensemble respond with authority to the varied demands made by this wonderful collection of Debussy’s chamber music.

Currently celebrating its 60th season, the members of the Nash Ensemble continue to set the standards across a dauntingly wide repertoire. To date, the group has recorded over 100 albums, premiered over 330 new works by 225 different composers, including over 240 commissions written specially for the ensemble.

Tracklist

Debussy (arr. Walter for ensemble): Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, CD 87
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, CD 91

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