Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Asasello-Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Genuin
Catalogue: GEN23826
Release: 2023
Size: 1.42 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Lento
03. III. Allegro – Allegretto
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
04. I. Largo
05. II. Allegro molto
06. III. Allegretto
07. IV. Largo
08. V. Largo
String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117
09. I. Moderato con moto
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Allegretto
12. IV. Adagio
13. V. Allegro
String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118
14. I. Andante
15. II. Allegretto furioso
16. III. Adagio
17. IV. Allegretto – Andante
18. Quartet Movement in E-Flat Major “Unfinished Quartet”
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122
19. I. Introduction. Andantino
20. II. Scherzo. Allegretto
21. III. Recitative. Adagio
22. IV. Étude. Allegro
23. V. Humoresque. Allegro
24. VI. Elegy. Adagio
25. VII. Finale. Moderato
String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133
26. I. Moderato
27. II. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 138
28. I. Adagio – Doppio movimento – Tempo primo
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 138 Fragment, First Version (Manuscript A)
29. Allegretto
Finally, a Shostakovich CD by the Asasello-Quartett! The internationally successful and award-winning ensemble has long been intensively engaged with the 15 works of the great Russian composer and is now embarking on a complete recording. The new GENUIN release of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartets Nos. 7 – 13 now kicks off the series. According to the booklet for the production, “Love, death and dearest people – these are the themes of the works heard on this double CD.” And the Asasello-Quartett spans the breadth of interpretation just as broadly as the variety of themes outlined here: with poignancy, elegance, and virtuosity – a whole world of its own!