Shostakovich: The String Quartets
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichPerformer: Fitzwilliam String Quartet
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-02-10
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato - Adagio - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No .5 In B flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op. 101: IV. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 7 zIn F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio - - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto - Andante - D. Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction: Andantino - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo: Allegretto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative: Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude: Allegro - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque: Allegro - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy: Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122: I. Finale: Moderato - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 12 In D Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Moderato - Allegreto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegreto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 13 In B Flat Minor, Op. 138: Adagio - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: I. Allegretto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: II. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 14 In F Major, Op. 142: III. Allegretto - Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio molto - Dmitri Shostakovich
- String Quartet No. 15 E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio - Dmitri Shostakovich
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Shostakovich's string quartets are as much the supreme masterworks of 20th Century music as Beethoven's were of the classical period. I hardly dare say more about them; they are profound on every level, and like Beethoven's, they grow more profound with every listening.
Shostakovich, in a sense, discovered the Fitzwilliam String Quartet when its members were undergrads at Cambridge. He entrusted the first western performances of his last three quartets to them for premiere, and they in turn made the first western recording of his full quartet cycle.
Many full cycles have been recorded since, and people have different favorites. I have three sets; this one by the Fitzwilliams is my own choice for the most insightful and incisive. But here's the important part of this review. Although $46.00 more or less is the standard price, I've just happened to notice that there are several sets available used for less than $10.00! Some used-CD dealer in Outer Slobbovia is gonna say a prayer on my behalf tonight!
Shostakovich: The String Quartets Poster
The Fitzwilliam Quartet is English by birth but shows a lot of Russian soul in these works, which were recorded in consultation with the composer. Their technique is flawless, their immersion in the music total, their interaction with one another and with the music spontaneous and intense. Priced competitively with the Borodin Quartet, they do not have any added attraction to match the Piano Quintet in that set, but this close-up stereo recording is significantly better. Highlights of the set include the relaxed, folk-flavored No. 1; the tense, autobiographical No. 8, which recalls the terrors of World War II, quotes a lot of Shostakovich's earlier works, and mourns for the "victims of fascism and war"; the contrasts of quiet beauty and fierce intensity in No. 10; and the bold structure of No. 15, Shostakovich's last quartet, in which he looks at death, steadily and without blinking. --Joe McLellanClassical Music CDs
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