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Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet
String Quartets 1 - 13

Album 2003 on Chandos label
Classical (Modern)

℗ 2003 © 2003 This incomplete cycle of quartets is recorded by the original Borodin Quartet (1953-74). First issued in Russia on Melodiya LPs, quartets 1-11 (1967-1971) and later: (The Complete String Quartets (Vol. 2 Nos. 6-11) & The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 (Nos. 1-5). Not to be confused with Melodyia-EMI edition recorded in the 80´s Complete Quartets and including String Quartets No. 14 & 15 not included here. Violinists Rostislav Dubinsky and Yaroslav Alexandrov left the group before they could record Shostakovich's then-recent, final two quartets and were replaced by Mikhail Kopelman and Andrei Abramenkov. 36-page booklet with texts in English, German and French. Total Time: CD 1: 75:51 CD 2: 79:54 CD 3: 77:44 CD 4: 78:55

     
Musicians
PortraitDmitri Shostakovich p, RU
album by
PortraitBorodin String Quartet , RU
ensemble, album by
PortraitValentin Berlinsky vc, 1925-2008 RU
cello
PortraitMarie-Stella Pâris ,
liner notes, french translation
PortraitAndreas Klatt ,
liner notes, german translation
PortraitDmitri Shebalin vl, 1930-2013 RU
viola
PortraitAndrei Abramenkov vn, *1935 RU
violin
PortraitRostislav Dubinsky vn, RU
violin
Producers
Elizabeth Long booklet editor
Tim Feeley design
Philip Taylor liner notes
Christopher Brooke remastered by
Peter J. Reynolds remastered by
Composers
Dmitri Shostakovich
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1String Quartet No.1 In C Major, Op.49 (1938)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet13:49
2I: ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:31
3II: ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:19
4III: Allegro MoltoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet1:55
5IV: AllegroDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet2:52
6String Quartet No.3 In F Major, Op.73 (1946)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet32:58
7I: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet6:43
8II: Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet5:18
9III: Allegro Non TroppoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:06
10IV: AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet6:31
11V: ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet10:08
12String Quartet No.12 In D Flat, Op.133 (1968)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet28:46
13I: ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet7:17
14II: Allegro - Adagio - Moderato - Adagio - Moderato - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet21:24
15String Quartet No.4 In D Major, Op.83 (1949)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet25:12
16I: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:04
17II: AndantinoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet7:00
18III: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet3:54
19IV: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet10:02
20String Quartet No.5 In B Flat Major, Op.92 (1952)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet29:34
21I: Allegro Non TroppoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet10:54
22II: AndanteDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet8:10
23III: Moderato - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet10:28
24String Quartet No.6 In G Major, Op.101 (1956)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet24:50
25I: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet6:58
26II: Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:42
27III: LentoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet5:56
28IV: Lento - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet7:06
29String Quartet No. 7 In F. Sharp Minor, Op.108 (1960)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet11:52
30I: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet3:24
31II: LentoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet2:55
32III: Allegro - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet5:32
33String Quartet No.8 In C Minor, Op.110 (1960)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet20:42
34I: LargoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:52
35II: Allegro MoltoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet2:51
36III: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:13
37IV: LargoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet5:23
38V: LargoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet3:20
39String Quartet No.9 In E Flat Major, Op. 117 (1964)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet28:37
40I: Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:13
41II: AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet6:01
42III: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet3:47
43IV: AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:37
44V: AllegroDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet9:56
45String Quartet No.11 In F Minor, Op.122 (1966)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet16:07
46I: Introduction. AndantinoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet2:14
47II: Scherzo. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet2:41
48III: Recitative. AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet1:22
49IV: Etude. AllegroDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet1:18
50V: Humoresque. AllegroDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet1:01
51VI: Elegy. AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:14
52VII: Conclusion. ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet3:14
53String Quartet No.2 In A Major, Op.68 (1944)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet36:08
54I: Overture. Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet8:08
55II: Recitative And Romance. AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet12:02
56III: Waltz. AllegroDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet5:25
57IV: Theme With Variations. AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet11:19
58String Quartet No.10 In A Flat Major, Op.118 (1964)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet23:50
59I: AndanteDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:23
60II: Allegretto FuriosoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet4:04
61III: AdagioDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet6:16
62IV: AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet8:57
63String Quartet No.13 In B Flat Minor, Op.138 (1970)Dmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet18:38
64Adagio - Doppio Movimento - Tempo PrimoDmitri Shostakovich / Borodin String Quartet19:56
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