Dmitri Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets- Volume 1

Description

After being subjected to public attacks by the Soviet regime in the mid-1930s, Shostakovich sought new avenues of self-expression by turning to chamber music, and the string quartet became for him the perfect medium for private confession. To launch their complete Shostakovich cycle, members of the Cuarteto Casals offer deeply insightful readings of the first five quartets-works that are pivotal in the composer’s oeuvre.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. I. Moderato (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
2. II. Moderato (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
3. III. Allegro Molto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
4. IV. Allegro (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
5. I. Overture. Moderato Con Moto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
6. II. Recitative and Romance. Adagio (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
7. III. Valse. Allegro (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
8. IV. Theme and Variations. Adagio (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
9. I. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
10. II. Andantino (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
11. III. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
12. IV. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
13. I. Allegretto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
14. II. Moderato Con Moto (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
15. III. Allegro Non Troppo (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
16. IV. Adagio (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
17. V. Moderato (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
18. I. Allegro Non Troppo (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
19. II. Andante (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals
20. III. Moderato (Dmitri Shostakovich) – Cuarteto Casals