Quatuor Voce

Poetics of the Instant, Vol. 2

Voce Quartet

Sarah Dayan, violin [Violin 1 Tracks 1-4, Violin 2 Tracks 5-11]

Cécile Roubin, violin [Violin 1 Tracks 5-11, Violin 2 Tracks 1-4]

Guillaume Becker, viola

Lydia Shelley, cello

Juliette Hurel, flute [Tracks 5-9, 11]

Rémi Delangle, clarinet [Tracks 5-9, 11]

Emmanuel Ceysson, harp [Tracks 5-9, 11]

This is the second part of a long-term project Poétiques de l’instant (Poetry of the Moment) combining two pillars of the string quartet literature with other instruments, unpublished transcriptions and first performances of new works. Following on from Debussy’s Quartet in G minor, Ravel’s Quartet in F major now takes its place in the sun. For this disc we have commissioned Bruno Mantovani’s String Quartet No. 5, which unfolds around a crucial note in Ravel’s Quartet. We have also built on the multiple talents of harpist Emmanuel Ceysson and the superb sonorities of Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro for septet, to enhance the programme with a chamber transcription of the famous Mother Goose suite. Completing this joyful picture as invited guests are the flautist Juliette Hurel and the clarinettist Rémi Delangle. Our sincere thanks go to these four superb musicians for their talent, their support, and their friendship.