New Music Albums: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH - COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS VOL. 1 - NOS. 1-5 (Cuarteto Casals)

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Artist:
Cuarteto Casals

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
02:19:34

Record Label:
Harmonia Mundi

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
November 1, 2024




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Product Description: After being subjected to public attacks by the Soviet regime in the mid-1930s, Shostakovich sought new avenues of self-expression by turning to chamber music, and the string quartet became for him the perfect medium for private confession. To launch their complete Shostakovich cycle, members of the Cuarteto Casals offer deeply insightful readings of the first five quartets-works that are pivotal in the composer's oeuvre.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . String Quartet No. 1 .in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato (04:09)

2 . String Quartet No. 1 .in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato (04:31)

3 . String Quartet No. 1 .in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro molto (02:29)

4 . String Quartet No. 1 .in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro (03:26)

5 . String Quartet No. 2 .in A Major, Op. 68: I. Overture. Moderato con moto (08:05)

6 . String Quartet No. 2 .in A Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative & Romance. Adagio (11:21)

7 . String Quartet No. 2 .in A Major, Op. 68: III. Valse. Allegro (05:45)

8 . String Quartet No. 2 .in A Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme & Variations. Adagio (11:14)

9 . String Quartet No. 4 .in D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto (04:35)

10 . String Quartet No. 4 .in D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino (06:47)

11 . String Quartet No. 4 .in D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto (04:09)

12 . String Quartet No. 4 .in D Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto (09:45)

13 . String Quartet No. 3 .in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto (07:12)

14 . String Quartet No. 3 .in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto (05:30)

15 . String Quartet No. 3 .in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo (04:03)

16 . String Quartet No. 3 .in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio (06:27)

17 . String Quartet No. 3 .in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato (09:50)

18 . String Quartet No. 5 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo (11:40)

19 . String Quartet No. 5 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante (08:37)

20 .String Quartet No. 5 .in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato (10:09)

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