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Albion Quartet: Walton – String Quartet in A Minor; Shostakovich – String Quartet no.3 in F Major (24/96 FLAC)

Albion Quartet: Walton - String Quartet in A Minor; Shostakovich - String Quartet no.3 in F Major (24/96 FLAC)
Albion Quartet: Walton – String Quartet in A Minor; Shostakovich – String Quartet no.3 in F Major (24/96 FLAC)

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Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich, William Turner Walton
Performer: Albion Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD727
Release: 2022
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Walton: String Quartet in A Minor
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Presto
03. III. Lento
04. IV. Allegro Molto

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
05. I. Allegretto
06. II. Moderato con moto
07. III. Allegro non troppo
08. IV. Adagio
09. V. Moderato

Following their successful Dvořák cycle with Signum Records, Albion String Quartet are back with a selection of string quartets by Walton and Shostakovich, recorded in 2021. The concept: to juxtapose two masterpieces written in the same year in the immediate aftermath of war (1946) by composers inhabiting two entirely different social and political worlds in the Soviet Union and Britain respectively.


Formed in 2016, the Albion Quartet brings together four of the UK’s exceptional young string players who are establishing themselves rapidly on the international stage. Recent engagements from the 2017-18 season included performances at the Louvre in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Robert Schumann Gesselschaft in Frankfurt, Båstad Festival in Sweden, Festival of Music in Franconia and Rhine Valley Music Festival in Germany, as well as the Hay Festival in the UK. The members of the quartet play on a fine collection of instruments, including a Stradivarius and Guarnerius.

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