Title: String Quartets Nos 1 8 & 14 Artist: Borodin String Quartet Label: Decca Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 028947882053 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2015-04-28 Number of Discs: 1
The original Borodin Quartet was founded in 1945 in the Soviet Union and this release celebrates the Quartet's 70th anniversary. Now, a new line-up, though still one that bears the characteristic Borodin sound, starts a new cycle with works from very different periods in Shostakovich's music life. This first release in a planned cycle features three key string quartets, including the most popular (No. 8), plus the Elegy and Polka (Adagio and Allegretto).
Tracks: 1.1 Moderato [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49] 1.2 Moderato [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49] 1.3 Allegro molto [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49] 1.4 Allegro [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.1 in C major, Op.49] 1.5 Largo [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110] 1.6 Allegro molto [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110] 1.7 Allegretto [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110] 1.8 Largo [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110] 1.9 Largo [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C Minor, Op.110] 1.10 Allegretto [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.14 in F sharp major Op.142] 1.11 Adagio [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.14 in F sharp major Op.142] 1.12 Allegretto [Shostakovich: String Quartet No.14 in F sharp major Op.142] 1.13 Elegy [Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op.36a] 1.14 Polka [Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Quartet, Op.36a]
