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6 Compact Discs CDS44091/6

£41.94


© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MMVI

Duration: 7 hours 17 minutes
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The Complete String Quartets

ST PETERSBURG STRING QUARTET
ALLA ARANOVSKAYA violin
ILYA TEPLYAKOV violin
KONSTANTIN KATS (CDs 1-2), ALEXEI KOPTEV (CDs 3-6) viola
LEONID SHUKAEV cello

with IGOR URYASH piano


Contents:

COMPACT DISC 1

    String Quartet No 2 in A major Op 68 (1944)
  1. Overture [8'44]
  2. Recitative and Romance [8'55]
  3. Waltz [6'10]
  4. Theme and Variations [10'59]

    String Quartet No 3 in F major Op 73 (1946)

  5. Allegretto [6'58]
  6. Moderato con moto [4'52]
  7. Allegro non troppo [3'52]
  8. Adagio - [5'25]
  9. Moderato [10'38]
COMPACT DISC 2
    String Quartet No 4 in D major Op 83 (1949)
  1. Allegretto [3'47]
  2. Andantino [6'16]
  3. Allegretto - [4'02]
  4. Allegretto [10'22]

    String Quartet No 6 in G major Op 101 (1956)

  5. Allegretto [6'43]
  6. Moderato con moto [5'28]
  7. Lento - [5'10]
  8. Lento - Allegretto [7'34]

    String Quartet No 8 in C minor Op 110 (1960)

  9. Largo [4'38]
  10. Allegro molto - [2'36]
  11. Allegretto - [4'37]
  12. Largo - [4'46]
  13. Largo [3'38]
COMPACT DISC 3
    String Quartet No 5 in B flat major Op 92 (1949)
  1. Allegro non troppo [11'55]
  2. Andante [9'12]
  3. Moderato - Allegretto [11'08]

    String Quartet No 7 in F sharp major Op 108 (1956)

  4. Allegretto - [3'18]
  5. Lento - [4'05]
  6. Allegro [5'56]

    String Quartet No 9 in E flat major Op 117 (1960)

  7. Moderato con moto - [4'27]
  8. Adagio - [4'22]
  9. Allegretto - [4'05]
  10. Adagio - [4'01]
  11. Allegro [10'06]
COMPACT DISC 4
    String Quartet No 12 in D flat major Op 133 (1968)
  1. Moderato — [7'12]
  2. Allegretto — Adagio – Allegretto [18'48]

    String Quartet No 14 in F sharp major Op 142 (1972/3)

  3. Allegretto — [9'09]
  4. Adagio — [10'01]
  5. Allegretto — [9'14]

    String Quartet No 10 in A flat major Op 118 (1964)

  6. Andante — [4'19]
  7. Allegretto furioso — [4'22]
  8. Adagio (Passacaglia) — [6'19]
  9. Allegretto — Andante [9'53]
COMPACT DISC 5
    String Quartet No 11 in F minor Op 122 (1966)
  1. Introduction: Andantino — [2'13]
  2. Scherzo: Allegretto — [2'55]
  3. Recitative: Adagio — [1'05]
  4. Etude: Allegro — [1'19]
  5. Humoresque: Adagio — [1'10]
  6. Elegy: Adagio — [4'27]
  7. Finale: Moderato [3'56]

    String Quartet No 13 in B flat minor Op 138 (1970)

  8. Adagio — Doppio movimento — Tempo primo [18'47]

    String Quartet No 15 in E flat Major Op 144 (1974)

  9. Elegy: Adagio — [10'54]
  10. Serenade: Adagio — [5'38]
  11. Intermezzo: Adagio — [2'02]
  12. Nocturne: Adagio — [4'39]
  13. Funeral March: Molto adagio — [4'56]
  14. Epilogue: Adagio [6'51]
COMPACT DISC 6
    Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67 (1944) [27'29]
    for violin (Alla Aranovskaya), cello and piano
  1. Andante [7'46]
  2. Allegro non troppo [3'07]
  3. Largo [4'59]
  4. Allegretto [11'28]

    String Quartet No 1 in C major Op 49 (1938) [13'49]

  5. Moderato [4'01]
  6. Moderato [4'32]
  7. Allegro molto [2'01]
  8. Allegro [3'10]

    Piano Quintet in G minor Op 57 (1940) [34'57]

  9. Prelude [5'10]
  10. Fugue [11'47]
  11. Scherzo [3'29]
  12. Intermezzo [7'31]
  13. Finale [6'58]
Sleeve Notes


'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)


See also:
Shostakovich: String Quartet 1, Piano Quintet & Piano Trio 2
Shostakovich: String Quartets 10 12 & 14
Shostakovich: String Quartets 11 13 & 15
Shostakovich: String Quartets 2 & 3
Shostakovich: String Quartets 5 7 & 9

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