
Released: 21 January 2022
Reference: AP271
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Credits
Recorded by SWR in May 2021 au Studio Kaiserslautern, Allemagne
Executive production Sabine Fallenstein, SWR2 Landesmusikredaktion Rheinland-Pfalz
Artistic direction, editing and mastering Ralf Kolbinger, SWR2
Sound engineering Andreas Nusbaum, SWR2
Recorded in 24 bit/96kHz

Released: 21 January 2022
Reference: AP271
Shostakovich: String Quartets no.3 & no.8
Performer
Composer
- Chamber music
- Dmitri Chostakovitch
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Musique de chambre
- Musique russe
- Quartet
- Quatuor
- Russian music
Description
Shostakovich was in his early thirties when he first turned to the string quartet. He planned to produce a full cycle of 24; he completed 15. These works embody his resistance to a crushing Soviet power that held the belief that all art should be political. At the same time, he used them as a means of personal, autobiographical expression, aimed at presenting a true depiction of himself as a man and an artist. Bringing together nos. 3 and 8, the Novus Quartet make Shostakovich’s revolt tangible, while faithfully representing the magnificent, heartrending world of this great composer.
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Tracklist
String Quartet no.3 in F major op.73
1. Allegretto
2. Moderato con moto
3. Allegro non troppo
4. Adagio (attacca)
5. Moderato
String Quartet no.8 in C minor op.110
6. Largo
7. Allegro molto
8. Allegretto
9. Largo
10. Largo