Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Artemis Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 9029554076
Release: 2019
Size: 1.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Andante
03. III. Moderato
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
04. I. Prelude. Lento
05. II. Fugue. Adagio
06. III. Scherzo. Allegretto
07 .IV. Intermezzo. Lento
08. V. Finale. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108
09. I. Allegretto
10 .II. Lento
11. III. Allegro
The origins of this album – the Artemis Quartet’s first recordings of Shostakovich – lie in the ensemble’s long-established relationship with the great pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja. For years, the quartet had been wanting to record the Russian composer’s Piano Quintet with her.
It is coupled with Quartets No 5 and No 7, multi-faceted works which are expressive of the composer’s private persona.