Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Cuarteto Casals
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM90273132
Release: 2024
Size: 2.59 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Moderato
03. III. Allegro molto
04. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68
05. I. Overture. Moderato con moto
06. II. Recitative & Romance. Adagio
07. III. Valse. Allegro
08. IV. Theme & Variations. Adagio
String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83
09. I. Allegretto
10. II. Andantino
11. III. Allegretto
12. IV. Allegretto
CD 02
String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Moderato con moto
03. III. Allegro non troppo
04. IV. Adagio
05. V. Moderato
String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92
06. I. Allegro non troppo
07. II. Andante
08. III. Moderato
After being subjected to public attacks by theSoviet 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.