String Quartet No 15 in E flat minor, Op 144 (Shostakovich)
from Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 11, 13 & 15 (CDA67157)
1 Elegy: Adagio [10'54]
2 Serenade: Adagio [5'38]
3 Intermezzo: Adagio [2'02]
4 Nocturne: Adagio [4'39]
5 Funeral March: Molto adagio [4'56]
6 Epilogue: Adagio [6'51]
35 minutes 0 seconds 6 tracks
‘The St Petersburg Quartet employs the widest possible range of colour and articulation in its performances’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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