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Shostakovich: String Quartets 1-13 [Box set]

~ Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer)
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Product details

  • Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
  • Audio CD (14 April 2003)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B00008WQB4
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,153 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #36 in  Music > Classical Instrumental > Chamber Music > String Quartets > 20th Century & Modern
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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. I Moderato
2. II Moderato
3. III Allegro Molto
4. IV Allegro
5. I Allegretto
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. I Allegretto
2. II Andantino
3. III Allegretto
4. IV Allegretto
5. I Allegretto Non Troppo
See all 11 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. I Allegretto
2. II Lento
3. III Allegro-Allegretto
4. I Largo
5. II Allegro Molto
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. I Overture. Moderato Con Moto
2. II Recitative And Romance. Adagio
3. III Waltz. Allegro
4. IV Theme With Variations. Adagio
5. I Adante
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On this CD:
  1. String Quartet No. 1 in C
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  2. String Quartet No. 2 in A
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  3. String Quartet No. 3 in F
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  4. String Quartet No. 4 in D
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  5. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  6. String Quartet No. 6 in G
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  7. String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  8. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  9. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  10. String Quartet No. 10 in A flat
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  11. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  12. String Quartet No. 12 in D flat
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

  13. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor
    Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
    Performed by Borodin Quartet

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful in every way, 28 Jun 2003
By D. A. Campbell (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This is extraordinary ; possibly the finest-ever recordings of one of the greatest string quartet cycles, admittedly without the final two...
Impassioned and lyrical playing, and remarkably good value for money, also. Less edgy and less closely-miked than the at times intimidatingly fierce Emerson Quartet, this digitally-remastered version of a 70s recording is an essential buy for anyone who loves the Bartok Quartets and doesn't know where to start with Shostakovich. There is wit, humour, flawless musicianship and real drive here.
This music is more honest and personal than the symphonies, as well as richer and more harmonically daring. I have not heard a more heart-breakingly sad version of the Eighth, probably his best-known quartet ; immensely moving, even more so than the Fitzwilliam Quartet version. This version of the Eighth makes Barber's Adagio sound like adolescent self-pity ; this is grown-up grief, communicated by master musicians. Yes, I realise this may all sound over-the-top, but this music is serious medicine. I hadn't bought a single CD for three months, and then broke this poverty-imposed fast with this box. There is enough here for many months ; I'll stop there, but could go on citing stunning moments from this set for many hundred words.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Performances Finally Properly Remastered, 15 Mar 2004
By NNNNN "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) - See all my reviews
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If one wonders why not all 15 Quartets the reason is that the purpose of the set is to present all the Shostakovich performances by the original members of the Borodin Quartet. By the early 1970's two members had left prior to recording the last 2.
Another clarification should also be made. The 2003/2004 edition of the Penguin Guide To Compact Discs lists these recordings as mono. They are definately Stereo. Makes one wonder if the editors of the guide actually listen to the stuff they review.

These are intense and often powerful performances of perhaps the composer's most personal works. The Borodin's do not try to soften the impact as some recent recordings have but fully enter into the often unsettling soundscape that the composer adapted. Shostakovich's scoring is so tight that at times one would think there are more than four players and the Borodin's often create that illusion. These recordings from Melodyia have appeared on EMI but those transfers varied from good to barely acceptable. These new remasterings are very good and are a vast improvement over the prior issue. If you want a cd of quartets nos. 14 and 15 to be complete I would recommend a recording on Le Chant Du Monde (ASIN: B00004YU9C)by the Russian Glinka and Beethoven Quartets. Like the Borodin Quartet they both had a close reationship with the composer and the performances and recording are very good. Between the 3 of them you will expierence a level of true music making that is all too often being replaced by a fixation with technique and wardrobe. Go for the real thing.

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