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Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
String Quartets

Album GB 2000 on Deutsche Grammophon label
Classical (Modern)

Live recordings from the Aspen Festival. Includes a 48-page booklet with *extensive* notes about each of Shostakovich's string quartets.

     
Musicians
PortraitDmitri Shostakovich p, RU
album by
PortraitEmerson String Quartet , *1976 US
ensemble, album by
PortraitDavid Finckel vc, *1951 US
cello
Da-Hong Seetoo
edited by, producer, engineer, balance
PortraitMax Wilcox p, 1928-2017 US
producer, engineer, balance
PortraitLawrence Dutton vl, *1954 US
viola
PortraitEugene Drucker vn, *1952 US
violin, first, violin, second
PortraitPhilip Setzer vn, *1951 US
violin, first, violin, second
Producers
Nelson Wong engineer, recording
Allison Ames executive-producer
Christopher Alder executive-producer
Paul Epstein liner notes
Composers
Dmitri Shostakovich
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Quartet No. 1 In C Major, Op. 49Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
2I. ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:55
3II. ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:59
4III. Allegro MoltoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:23
5IV. AllegroDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:44
6Quartet No. 2 In A Major, Op. 68Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
7I. Overture: Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet7:57
8II. Recitative And Romance: AdagioDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet9:05
9III. Waltz: AllegroDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet5:28
10IV. Theme With Variations: Adagio - Moderato Con Moto - Allegretto - Più Mosso - Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro - AdagioDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet10:43
11Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
12I. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:52
13 II. Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:22
14 III. Allegro Non TroppoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:50
15 IV. Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:44
16 V. Moderato - AdagioDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:18
17 Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
18 I. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:50
19 II. AndantinoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:23
20 III. Allegretto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:35
21 IV. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet9:37
22 Quartet No. 5 In B-flat Major, Op. 92Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
23 I. Allegro Non Troppo - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet11:18
24 II. Andante - Andantino - Andante - Andantino - Andante - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:29
25 III. Moderato - Allegretto - AndanteDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet10:29
26 Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
27 I. AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:44
28 II. Moderato Con MotoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:59
29 III. Lento - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:57
30 IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - LentoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:33
31 Quartet No. 7 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 108Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
32 I. Allegretto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:41
33 II. Lento - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:48
34 III. Allegro - Allegretto - [Adagio]Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet5:12
35 Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
36 I. Largo - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:33
37 II. Allegro Molto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:37
38 III. Allegretto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:05
39 IV. Largo - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:45
40 V. LargoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:41
41 Quartet No. 9 In E-flat Major, Op. 117Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
42 I. Moderato Con Moto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:24
43 II. Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:47
44 III. Allegretto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:02
45 IV. Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:00
46 V. AllegroDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet9:36
47 Quartet No. 10 In A-flat Major, Op. 118Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
48 I. AndanteDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:12
49 II. Allegretto FuriosoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:57
50 III. Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:48
51 IV. Allegretto - AndanteDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:40
52 Adagio (Elegy) For String Quartet, After Katerina's Aria From Scene 3 Of The Opera "Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District," Op. 29Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:34
53 Allegretto (Polka) For String Quartet, After The Polka From The Ballet "The Age Of Gold," Op. 22Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:47
54 Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
55 I. Introduction: Andantino - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:11
56 II. Scherzo: Allegretto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet2:41
57 III. Recitative: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet1:08
58 IV. Etude: Allegro - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet1:14
59 V. Humoresque: Allegro - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet1:01
60 VI. Elegy: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:12
61 VII. Finale: Moderato - Meno Mosso - ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet3:38
62 Quartet No. 12 In D-flat Major, Op. 133Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
63 I. Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato - Allegretto - ModeratoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:29
64 II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Adagio - Moderato - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet19:23
65 Quartet No. 13 In B-flat Minor, Op. 138Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
66 Adagio - Doppio Movimento - Tempo PrimoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet19:08
67 Quartet No. 14 In F-sharp Major, Op. 142Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
68 I. Allegretto - Meno Mosso - Allegretto - Meno Mosso - AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:13
69 II. Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:52
70 III. Allegretto - Poco Meno Mosso - AdagioDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet8:05
71 Quartet No. 15 In E-flat Minor, Op. 144Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet
72 I. Elegy: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet12:36
73 II. Serenade: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet5:47
74 III. Intermezzo: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet1:38
75 IV. Nocturne: Adagio - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:30
76 V. Funeral March: Adagio Molto - Attacca:Dmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet4:35
77 VI. Epilogue: Adagio - Adagio MoltoDmitri Shostakovich - Emerson String Quartet6:18

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