FERNAND DE LA TOMBELLE (1854-1928): String Quartet in E, Op. 36, MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937): String Quartet in F.

Description: We offered a recording of the de la Tombelle on a now-defunct label (Ligia) back in 2014 so if you missed that one, see is what we said “ This long-forgotten composer was a close associate of Saint-Saëns and modeled his music on that master and on Massenet, whom he considered the next great French composer of his time. These two works present a lovely combination of surging romantic melody and rhythmic ingenuity along with contrapuntal workings which combine French and German period styles in the best possible way.” Mandelring Quartet.