Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 6

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No 2, in A Major, Op. 68
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Erkki Kantola, Veikko Kosonen, Arto Noras, Sibelius Academy String Quartet

2. String Quartet No 6, in G major, Op. 101
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
Performed by Erkki Kantola, Veikko Kosonen, Arto Noras, Sibelius Academy String Quartet

Tracks:

Str Qt No.1 in C, Op.49: Moderato
Str Qt No.1 in C, Op.49: Moderato
Str Qt No.1 in C, Op.49: Allegro Molto
Str Qt No.1 in C, Op.49: Allegro
Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Ov-Moderato Con Moto
Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Recitative & Romance-Adagio
Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Dance-Allegro
Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Theme & Vars-Adagio
Str Qt No.3 in F, Op.73: Allegretto
Str Qt No.3 in F, Op.73:Moderato Con Moto
Str Qt No.3 in F, Op.73: Allegro Non Troppo
Str Qt No.3 in F, Op.73: Adagio
Str Qt No.3 in F, Op.73: Moderato

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Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2 &3

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The Beethoven Quartet was founded in Moscow in 1923 and played with the same four members for 42 years. The original first violinist played with the group for 55 years! It was Russia's single outstanding chamber group for most of that period, and many quartets by Soviet composers were written for it, including most of Shostakovich's quartets. The performers in these 1956-61 mono recordings may have been old men, but they certainly knew how these pieces were supposed to go (having been coached by the composer) and they could still play very well. This disc is the first of a complete series, one of the outstanding historical sets in the current catalogs. --Leslie Gerber

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4

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Str Qt No.4 in D, Op.83: Allegretto
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Str Qt No.4 in D, Op.83: Allegretto
Str Qt No.4 in D, Op.83: Allegretto
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Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Valse: Allegro
Str Qt No.2 in A, Op.68: Theme And Vars

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Memorable.......2003-03-02

I bought this cd a number of years ago and loved the music so much I felt I had to get the complete quartets, eventually finding the Fitzwilliam Quartet's complete edition on Decca. Though good, that edition made me realise the beauty of the Moyzes Quartet's account. The selection too of the 2nd and 4th is an excellent one, these being two of the most beautiful penned by Shostakovich. Though Lydian is a bargain label, this is a fine disc with intimate, heart-wrenching playing and for me is the one I go back to again and again. And of course that music!

Shostakovich - String Quartets Nos. 1 - 4 - The Beethoven Quartet (2 CDs)

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