String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 L. 91 (Debussy)
Movements
i Animé et très décidé, ii Assez vif et bien rythmé, iii Andantino, doucement expressif, iv Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion
Notes
Claude Debussy completed his String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (L.91), in 1893 when he was 31 years old. It is Debussy’s only string quartet. 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.