Quatuor Ysaÿe (1886)
The Quatuor Ysaÿe , also known internationally as the Ysaÿe Quartet , was a string quartet founded and directed in 1886 by the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe .
history
The Quatuor Ysaÿe played a key role in the musical life of Belgium and Paris . The quartet gave the world premieres of the String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 35 by Vincent d'Indy , the String Quartet No. 1 in D major by Joseph Guy Ropartz and the String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy, as well as the Concerto by Ernest Chausson .
The quartet disbanded in the early years of the 20th century. The quartet was reactivated for a short time for the world premiere of Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89 in 1906. Thereby replacing Edouard Dern violinist Mathieu Crickboom.
Members
- Eugène Ysaÿe (violin I)
- Mathieu Crickboom (violin II)
- Léon van Hout (viola)
- Joseph Jacob (violoncello)
literature
- Ysaÿe, Eugène . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 955 . (There is a mention of the string quartet conducted by Eugène Ysaÿe.)
- Quartet Ysaÿe. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música . Enciclopèdia Catalana, accessed June 11, 2020 (Catalan).