Maurice Ravel is said to have looked back with pleasure, and a touch of envy, at what he called the ‘artless mastery’ of the string quartet he completed in 1903 at the age of 28.
It would be his only string quartet; a happy highway he once trod but could not tread again.
It's a vibrant, multi-faceted piece that received an unforgettable performance by the Takacs Quartet at last year's Edinburgh Festival. Now the recording they made
