Mandelring Quartet - Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets (5CD) (2011)

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Title: Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Audite
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 05:54:06
Total Size: 1,55 Gb
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Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Moderato
02. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Moderato
03. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Allegro molto
04. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Ouvertüre. Moderato con moto
06. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Rezitativ und Romanze. Adagio
07. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Valse. Allegro
08. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Theme with Variations. Adagio - Moderato con moto - Allegretto - Allegro non troppo - Allegr
09. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto
10. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Andantino
11. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto

CD 2:
01. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Allegretto
02. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Moderato con moto
03. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo
04. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Adagio
05. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Moderato
06. String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: Allegretto
07. String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: Moderato con moto
08. String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: Lento
09. String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: Allegretto
10. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Largo
11. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Allegro molto
12. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Allegretto
13. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Largo
14. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: Largo

CD 3:

01. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Allegro non troppo
02. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Andante
03. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Moderato
04. String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108: Allegretto
05. String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108: Lento
06. String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108: Allegro
07. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117: Moderato con moto
08. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117: Adagio
09. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117: Allegretto
10. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117: Adagio
11. String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117: Allegro

CD 4:
01. String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118: Andante
02. String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118: Allegretto furioso
03. String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118: Adagio
04. String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118: Allegretto
05. String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133: Moderato
06. String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133: Allegretto
07. String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142: Allegretto
08. String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142: Adagio
09. String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142: Allegretto

CD 5:
01. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Introduktion. Andantino -
02. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Scherzo. Allegretto -
03. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Rezitativ. Adagio -
04. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Etüde. Allegro -
05. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Humoreske. Allegro -
06. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Elegie. Adagio -
07. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Finale. Moderato
08. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
09. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Elegie. Adagio -
10. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Serenade. Adagio -
11. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Intermezzo. Adagio -
12. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Nocturne. Adagio -
13. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Trauermarsch. Adagio molto -
14. String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144: Epilog. Adagio

Performers:
Mandelring Quartet

Recorded between 2005 and 2009, and released as separate discs, the Mandelring Quartet's recordings of the complete string quartets of Dmitry Shostakovich have received considerable critical praise and a growing audience. Audite's 2011 box set of the cycle is sure to garner even more accolades, for this is really one of the finest contemporary sets available, and the convenience of having all five CDs together in a trimline box with a generous booklet adds value to an already stunning musical offering. The Mandelring Quartet plays with unflinching resolve, sympathetic expression, incisive attacks, and penetrating tone, which are all necessary in Shostakovich's sardonic and frequently bitter language. The group really digs into the music to reveal all the pain and grief that underlie the surface vitality and brilliance, and is especially impressive in the last five string quartets, which are some of the darkest works Shostakovich ever conceived. The recording is spacious and vibrant, and its lovely acoustic quality may seem to take away some of the quartet's edginess and immediacy, but the Mandelring Quartet still communicates everything it intends, and there are many awe-inspiring passages where the ensemble brings its full force to bear on the listener, sparing nothing. Highly recommended.