Joseph Jacob (cellist)
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Joseph Jacob was a Belgian
cellist who taught at the Ghent Conservatory and played in the Ysaÿe Quartet
from 1886.
Jacob's students included Rosario Bourdon
.
As a member of the Ysaÿe Quartet, he premiered Claude Debussy
's String Quartet
on December 29, 1893.
Belgium
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cellist who taught at the Ghent Conservatory and played in the Ysaÿe Quartet
Ysaÿe Quartet (1886)
The Ysaÿe Quartet was established in 1886 by Eugène Ysaÿe.Its members were:* Eugène Ysaÿe, 1st violin* Mathieu Crickboom, 2nd violin* Léon van Hout, viola* Joseph Jacob, celloThe quartet premiered Claude Debussy's String Quartet on December 29, 1893....
from 1886.
Jacob's students included Rosario Bourdon
Rosario Bourdon
Joseph Charles Rosario Bourdon D.Mus. was a French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer. He was a child prodigy skilled with many musical instruments...
.
As a member of the Ysaÿe Quartet, he premiered Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
's String Quartet
String Quartet (Debussy)
Claude Debussy wrote his sole String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 in 1893.-Background:The previous year Debussy had abandoned the opera Rodrigue et Chimène...
on December 29, 1893.