BREZZA, Cuadratura

BREZZA unpacks with quartets by Jean-Baptiste Quentin le Jeune: a nearly forgotten composer who made a splash in Paris between 1718 and 1750. Quentin played violin in the Académie Royale de Musique and wrote an impressive oeuvre: 36 violin sonatas, 80 trios, and 7 quartets. With the latter, he joined the very first French composers who ventured into the then-emerging genre. His quartets combine Italian elegance with German architecture and French refinement, but disappeared from view for centuries – until now. BREZZA puts historical instruments in position and bases itself on Baroque treatises to interpret the music as faithfully as possible. This ensemble is a prize-winner that harvested laurels in competitions in Barcelona, Gijón, and Utrecht, and during the International Young Artist Presentation (IYAP) of Laus Polyphoniae 2022: one more reason to come and experience Quentin's comeback from the front row!