Shostakovich’s String Quartets nos. 6 to 12, written between 1956 and 1968, are marked by the relative freedom regained after the death of Stalin. In the second volume of its complete set, the Cuarteto Casals explores this period of a dozen years in which the composer never ceased to innovate, constantly handling new geometries and ideas in his structures. A key moment in the history of the twentieth-century quartet!
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2
CD 1
String Quartet No. 6 in G major Op. 101 Sol majeur / G-Dur
· I. Allegretto (7'00)
· II. Moderato con moto (5'14)
· III. Lento (4'38)
· IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento (6'23)
String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor Op. 108 Fa dièse mineur / fis-Moll
· I. Allegretto (3'42)
· II. Lento (3'42)
· III. Allegro - Allegretto (5'57)
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110 Do mineur / c-Moll
· I. Largo (4'58)
· II. Allegro molto (2'40)
· III. Allegretto (4'30)
· IV. Largo (5'39)
· V. Largo (3'59)
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 122 Fa mineur / f-Moll
· I. Introduction. Andantino (2'24)
· II. Scherzo. Allegretto (2'54)
· III. Recitative. Adagio (1'21)
· IV. Etude. Allegro (1'16)
· V. Humoresque. Allegro (1'05)
· VI. Elegy. Adagio (5'05)
· VII. Finale. Moderato (3'27)CD 2
String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major Op. 117 Mi bémol majeur / Es-Dur
CD 2
String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major Op. 117 Mi bémol majeur / Es-Dur
· I. Moderato con moto (4'20)
· II. Adagio (4'38)
· III. Allegretto (4'08)
· IV. Adagio (3'49)
· V. Allegro (10'26)
String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major Op. 118 La bémol majeur / As-Dur (4'16)
· I. Andante
· II. Allegretto furioso (4'19)
· III. Adagio (6'03)
· IV. Allegretto - Andante (9'04)
String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major Op. 133 Ré bémol majeur / Des-Dur (6'44)
· I. Moderato - Allegretto
· II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto (19'25)
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