Shostakovich: The Complete String Quartets

CDS44091/6

(Originally issued on CDA67153/8)

Recording details: Various dates
St Petersburg Recording Studio, Russia
Produced by Alexander Gerutsky
Engineered by Gerhard Tses
Release date: January 2006
Total duration: 434 minutes 54 seconds

'the St Petersburg musicians play with tremendous control of technique and expression; the effect is one of huge emotional strength' (Birmingham Post)

'These players approach Shostakovich's mighty cycle with a natural authority that's unanswerable, along with tireless precision and virtuosity, plus a wonderful command of the music's way of switching between sunlight and shadow when you least expect it' (Classic FM Magazine)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

The Complete String Quartets

St Petersburg Quartet

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		MP3	FLAC	ALAC
		£4.40	£4.40	£4.40	String Quartet No 2 in A major Op 68 [34'48] English Français Deutsch
CD1	1	£1.10	£1.10	£1.10	Overture [8'44]
	2	£1.10	£1.10	£1.10	Recitative and Romance [8'55]
	3	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Waltz [6'10]
	4	£1.40	£1.40	£1.40	Theme and Variations [10'59]
		£4.05	£4.05	£4.05	String Quartet No 3 in F major Op 73 [31'45] English Français Deutsch
	5	£0.90	£0.90	£0.90	Allegretto [6'58]
	6	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Moderato con moto [4'52]
	7	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegro non troppo [3'52]
	8	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Adagio [5'25]
	9	£1.35	£1.35	£1.35	Moderato [10'38]
		£3.10	£3.10	£3.10	String Quartet No 4 in D major Op 83 [24'27] English Français Deutsch
CD2	10	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegretto [3'47]
	11	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Andantino [6'16]
	12	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegretto [4'02]
	13	£1.30	£1.30	£1.30	Allegretto [10'22]
		£3.15	£3.15	£3.15	String Quartet No 6 in G major Op 101 [24'56] English Français Deutsch
	14	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Allegretto [6'43]
	15	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Moderato con moto [5'28]
	16	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Lento [4'55]
	17	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Lento – Allegretto [7'50]
		£2.60	£2.60	£2.60	String Quartet No 8 in C minor Op 110 [20'15] English Français Deutsch
	18	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Largo [4'38]
	19	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Allegro molto [2'36]
	20	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Allegretto [4'37]
	21	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Largo [4'46]
	22	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Largo [3'38]
		£4.05	£4.05	£4.05	String Quartet No 5 in B flat major Op 92 [32'15] English Français Deutsch
CD3	23	£1.50	£1.50	£1.50	Allegro non troppo [11'55]
	24	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Andante [9'12]
	25	£1.40	£1.40	£1.40	Moderato – Allegretto [11'08]
		£1.65	£1.65	£1.65	String Quartet No 7 in F sharp minor Op 108 [13'19] English Français Deutsch
	26	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegretto [3'18]
	27	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Lento [4'05]
	28	£0.75	£0.75	£0.75	Allegro [5'56]
		£3.35	£3.35	£3.35	String Quartet No 9 in E flat major Op 117 [27'01] English Français Deutsch
	29	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Moderato con moto [4'27]
	30	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Adagio [4'22]
	31	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Allegretto [4'05]
	32	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Adagio [4'01]
	33	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Allegro [10'06]
		£3.25	£3.25	£3.25	String Quartet No 12 in D flat major Op 133 [26'00] English Français Deutsch
CD4	34	£0.90	£0.90	£0.90	Moderato [7'12]
	35	£2.35	£2.35	£2.35	Allegretto – Adagio – Allegretto [18'48]
		£3.55	£3.55	£3.55	String Quartet No 14 in F sharp major Op 142 [28'24] English Français Deutsch
	36	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Allegretto [9'09]
	37	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Adagio [10'01]
	38	£1.15	£1.15	£1.15	Allegretto [9'14]
		£3.15	£3.15	£3.15	String Quartet No 10 in A flat major Op 118 [24'53] English Français Deutsch
	39	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Andante [4'19]
	40	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Allegretto furioso [4'22]
	41	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Adagio: Passacaglia [6'19]
	42	£1.25	£1.25	£1.25	Allegretto – Andante [9'53]
		£2.15	£2.15	£2.15	String Quartet No 11 in F minor Op 122 [17'05] English Français Deutsch
CD5	43	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Introduction: Andantino [2'13]
	44	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Scherzo: Allegretto [2'55]
	45	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	Recitative: Adagio [1'05]
	46	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	Etude: Allegro [1'19]
	47	£0.15	£0.15	£0.15	Humoresque: Adagio [1'10]
	48	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Elegy: Adagio [4'27]
	49	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Finale: Moderato [3'56]
	50	£2.35	£2.35	£2.35	String Quartet No 13 in B flat minor Op 138 [18'47] English Français Deutsch
		£4.35	£4.35	£4.35	String Quartet No 15 in E flat minor Op 144 [35'00] English Français Deutsch
	51	£1.35	£1.35	£1.35	Elegy: Adagio [10'54]
	52	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Serenade: Adagio [5'38]
	53	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Intermezzo: Adagio [2'02]
	54	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Nocturne: Adagio [4'39]
	55	£0.60	£0.60	£0.60	Funeral March: Molto adagio [4'56]
	56	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Epilogue: Adagio [6'51]
		£3.50	£3.50	£3.50	Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67 [27'20] English Français Deutsch Igor Uryash (piano)
CD6	57	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	Andante [7'46]
	58	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegro non troppo [3'07]
	59	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Largo [4'59]
	60	£1.45	£1.45	£1.45	Allegretto [11'28]
		£1.70	£1.70	£1.70	String Quartet No 1 in C major Op 49 [13'44] English Français Deutsch
	61	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	Moderato [4'01]
	62	£0.55	£0.55	£0.55	Moderato [4'32]
	63	£0.25	£0.25	£0.25	Allegro molto [2'01]
	64	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Allegro [3'10]
		£4.45	£4.45	£4.45	Piano Quintet in G minor Op 57 [34'55] English Français Deutsch Igor Uryash (piano)
	65	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Prelude [5'10]
	66	£1.50	£1.50	£1.50	Fugue [11'47]
	67	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Scherzo [3'29]
	68	£0.95	£0.95	£0.95	Intermezzo [7'31]
	69	£0.90	£0.90	£0.90	Finale [6'58]

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