Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets

Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets

Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets
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Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Performer: Emerson String Quartet
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2000-01-11
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Quartet No. 1 In C Major Op. 49: 1. Moderato
  2. Quartet No. 1 In C Major Op. 49: 2. Moderato
  3. Quartet No. 1 In C Major Op. 49: 3. Allegro molto
  4. Quartet No. 1 In C Major Op. 49: 4. Allegro
  5. Quartet No. 2 In A Major Op. 68: 1. Overture: Moderato con moto
  6. Quartet No. 2 In A Major Op. 68: 2. Recitative And Romance: Adagio
  7. Quartet No. 2 In A Major Op. 68: 3. Waltz: Allegro
  8. Quartet No. 2 In A Major Op. 68: 4. Theme With Variations: Adagio - Moderato con moto - Allegretto - Piu mosso - Allegro non troppo - Allegro - Adagio
  9. Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73: 1. Allegretto
  10. Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73: 2. Moderato con moto
  11. Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73: 3. Allegro non troppo
  12. Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73: 4. Adagio - attacca:
  13. Quartet No. 3 In F Major Op. 73: 5. Moderato - Adagio
Music CD 2
  1. Quartet No. 4 In D Major Op. 83: 1. Allegretto
  2. Quartet No. 4 In D Major Op. 83: 2. Andante
  3. Quartet No. 4 In D Major Op. 83: 3. Allegretto - attacca:
  4. Quartet No. 4 In D Major Op. 83: 4. Allegretto
  5. Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major Op. 92: 1. Allegro non troppo - attacca:
  6. Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major Op. 92: 2. Andante - Andantino - Andante - Andantino - Andante - attacca:
  7. Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major Op. 92: 3. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante
  8. Quartet No. 6 In G Major Op. 101: 1. Allegretto
  9. Quartet No. 6 In G Major Op. 101: 2. Moderato con moto
  10. Quartet No. 6 In G Major Op. 101: 3. Lento - attacca:
  11. Quartet No. 6 In G Major Op. 101: 4. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento
Music CD 3
  1. Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor Op. 108: 1. Allegretto - attacca:
  2. Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor Op. 108: 2. Lento - attacca:
  3. Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor Op. 108: 3. Allegro - Allegretto - Andante - Lento
  4. Quartet No. 8 In C Minor Op. 110: 1. Largo - attacca:
  5. Quartet No. 8 In C Minor Op. 110: 2. Allegro molto - attacca:
  6. Quartet No. 8 In C Minor Op. 110: 3. Allegretto - attacca:
  7. Quartet No. 8 In C Minor Op. 110: 4. Largo - attacca:
  8. Quartet No. 8 In C Minor Op. 110: 5. Largo
  9. Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major Op. 117: 1. Moderato con moto - attacca:
  10. Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major Op. 117: 2. Adagio - attacca:
  11. Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major Op. 117: 3. Allegretto - attacca:
  12. Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major Op. 117: 4. Adagio - attacca:
  13. Quartet No. 9 In E Flat Major Op. 117: 5. Allegro
  14. Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major Op. 118: 1. Andante
  15. Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major Op. 118: 2. Allegretto furioso
  16. Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major Op. 118: 3. Adagio - attacca:
  17. Quartet No. 10 In A Flat Major Op. 118: 4. Allegretto - Andante
Music CD 4
  1. 'Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District', Op. 29: Adagio (Elegy) For String Quartet
  2. 'The Age Of Gold', Op. 22: Allegretto (Polka) For String Quartet
  3. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 1. Introduction: Andantino - attacca:
  4. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 2. Scherzo: Allegretto - attacca:
  5. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 3. Recitative: Adagio - attacca:
  6. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 4. Etude: Allegro - attacca:
  7. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 5. Humoresque: Allegro - attacca:
  8. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 6. Elegy: Adagio - attacca:
  9. Quartet No. 11 In F Minor Op. 122: 7. Finale: Moderato - Meno mosso - Moderato
  10. Quartet No. 12 In D Flat Major Op. 133: 1. Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato
  11. Quartet No. 12 In D Flat Major Op. 133: 2. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto
  12. Quartet No. 13 In B Flat Minor Op. 138: Adagio - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo
Music CD 5
  1. Quartet No. 14 In F Sharp Major Op. 142: 1. Allegretto - Meno mosso - Allegretto - Meno mosso - Allegretto
  2. Quartet No. 14 In F Sharp Major Op. 142: 2. Adagio - attacca:
  3. Quartet No. 14 In F Sharp Major Op. 142: 3. Allegretto - Poco meno mosso - Adagio
  4. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 1. Elegy: Adagio - attacca:
  5. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 2. Serenade: Adagio - attacca:
  6. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 3. Intermezzo: Adagio - attacca:
  7. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 4. Nocturne: Adagio - attacca:
  8. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 5. Funeral March: Adagio molto - attacca:
  9. Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor Op. 144: 6. Epilogue: Adagio - Adagio molto

Description of Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets

Can an American string quartet grasp the power of Shostakovich's 15 string quartets? By the sounds of this incredible cycle, the answer is a resounding Yes! Capturing every nuance of Shostakovich's emotionally gripping, sometimes humorous, often angst-filled compositions, the Emersons deliver very likely the finest performances of these works available. --Jason Verlinde
Composers have always reserved the expression of their deepest, most personal feelings for the string quartet; Beethoven comes to mind, and more recently Alban Berg, Janácek, and, of course, Shostakovich, whose 15 quartets are an opaque, frequently encoded, almost autobiographical outpouring of the public and private agony endured by the creative artist under totalitarianism. Indeed, for years the political controversy surrounding his person obscured his stature as a composer. However, his quartets, thanks to their accessible musical language and powerful emotional appeal, soon gained a wide audience and are now among the acknowledged masterpieces of 20th-century chamber music.

The Emerson Quartet, committed champion of contemporary music, has just released the Shostakovich quartets on a five-disc set; chronologically arranged, they reflect his growing personal and political travail. The comparative serenity of the early quartets, indicating how he might have composed free of external pressure, soon gives way to increasingly bleak despair, culminating in the shattering, devastating final ones. The players seem to have a special affinity for these works and fully communicate their overwhelming emotional impact without becoming excessive or sentimental. They give each quartet its own distinct character and bring out the set's wildly changing moods, from sardonic, often grotesque irony bordering on desperation to profound sorrow and mournful lamentation. Recorded live at the Aspen Music Festival, the playing is superb, combining the excitement and spontaneity of a performance with utmost control and perfection; the ensemble is seamless, the sound beautiful, but not lush, varied and expressive. --Edith Eisler

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