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Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 7 / Carducci String Quartet
Signum Classics

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 7 / Carducci String Quartet

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Details

Composer
SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI
Artist
CARDUCCI QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Mar 22, 2019
Catalog #
SIGCD559
UPC
635212055922

About

This album marks the second release of the Carducci’s Shostakovich 15 project, which includes performances of the complete cycles of the Shostakovich Quartets in cities including Washington DC, London, Oxford, Cardiff, Bogota and concerts throughout the UK to mark the 40th anniversary of the composer’s death. Described by The Strad as presenting “a masterclass in unanimity of musical purpose, in which severity could melt seamlessly into charm, and drama into geniality”, the Carducci Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most successful string quartets. This release contrasts Shostakovich’s first two string quartets with the seventh – composed in memory of his late wife Nina. In composing his quartets prior to No. 7, Shostakovich had scrupulously followed a predetermined sequence of keys: according to this, the work should have been in E flat major. However Shostakovich, significantly, chose to break this pattern by writing his new quartet in F sharp minor, the key associated with such anguished music as Peter’s remorse in Bach’s St John Passion, and – particularly close to Shostakovich’s heart – Mahler’s unfinished Tenth Symphony.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Overture: Moderato con moto 07:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Overture: Moderato con moto
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Recitative and Romance: Adagio 10:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Recitative and Romance: Adagio
    Duration
    10:11
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Waltz: Allegro 05:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Waltz: Allegro
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Theme with Variations: Adagio 10:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Theme with Variations: Adagio
    Duration
    10:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  5. 5 I. Moderato 04:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  6. 6 II. Moderato 04:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Moderato
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  7. 7 III. Allegro molto 02:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegretto 03:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  10. 10 II. Lento 03:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet
  11. 11 III. Allegro - Allegretto 05:34
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro - Allegretto
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Carducci String Quartet