DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. Vol. 1 Nos. 1-5

After being subjected to public attacks by the Soviet regime in the mid-19305, 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

String Quartet No. 1 in C major Op. 49

I. Moderato

4'09

II. Moderato

4'30

III. Allegro molto

2'29

IV. Allegro

3'26

String Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 68

I. Overture. Moderato con moto

8'05

II. Recitative & Romance. Adagio

11'19

III. Valse. Allegro

5'45

IV. Theme & Variations. Adagio

11,13

String Quartet No. 4 in D major Op. 83

I. Allegretto

4'35

II. Andantino

6'46

III. Allegretto

4'08

IV. Allegretto

9'44

2

String Quartet No. 3 in F major Op. 73

I. Allegretto

7'12

II. Moderato con moto

5'30

III. Allegro non troppo

4'02

IV. Adagio

6'27

V. Moderato

9'49

String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major Op. 92

I. Allegro non troppo

11'40

II. Andante

8'36

III. Moderato

10'09

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COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. Vol. 1 Nos. 1-5

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Johann Sebastian Bach

W. A. Mozart 1756-1791

String Quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn. K. 421, 458 'Hunt' & 464

Apotheosis

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN. THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. VOL.3

Revelations

Ludwig van Beethoven. The Complete String Quartets. vol.2

Inventions

Ludwig van Beethoven. The Complete String Quartets. vol.1

W. A. Mozart 1756-1791

String Quartets K428, 465 & 387

Haydn

Haydn the seven last words of christ, hob. xx:2

20th century string quartets

Ravel, Turina, Toldrá, Debussy & Zemlinsky

Schubert

Schubert string quartets d87 & d887

Boccherini

La musica delle strade di madrid

Metamorphosis

BARTÓK, LIGETI & KURTÁG

Haydn

String quartets op.33

Brahms

The string quartets and piano quintet op.34

Influencias

Quartets of ravel, turina and toldrá

Mozart

The Early Quartets

Debussy & Zemlinsky N.2

String Quartet

Arriaga

String Quartet

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