Pacifica Quartet - The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich (8CD) (2014)
Artist: Pacifica Quartet
Title: The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Cedille
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 07:57:55
Total Size: 2.3 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Cedille
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 07:57:55
Total Size: 2.3 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
1. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegretto non troppo
2. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante - Andantino - Andante - Andantino - Andante
3. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante
4. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto
5. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto
6. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento
7. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: IV. Lento - Allegretto
CD 2
1. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto
2. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento
3. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto
4. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo
5. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
6. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
7. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo
8. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo
9. String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 86: I. Moderato
10. String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 86: II. Presto fantastico
11. String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 86: III. Andante con moto e molto cantabile
12. String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 86: IV. Molto vivo, energico
CD 3
1. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato
2. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato
3. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro molto
4. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro
5. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: I. Overture. Moderato con moto
6. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance. Adagio
7. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: III. Waltz. Allegro
8. String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme with Variations. Adagio
9. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto
10. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino
11. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto
CD 4
1. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto
2. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto
3. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo
4. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio
5. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato
6. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro sostenuto
7. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: II. Adagio
8. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92: III. Allegro
CD 5
1. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto
2. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio
3. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto
4. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio
5. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro
6. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante
7. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso
8. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio
9. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto - Andante
10. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction. Andantino
11. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo. Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative. Adagio
13. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude. Allegro
14. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque. Allegro
15. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegie. Adagio
16. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VII. Finale. Moderato
CD 6
1. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato
2. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto
3. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro semplice
4. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: II. Presto agitato
5. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: III. Allegro con fuoco
6. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: IV. Adagio
7. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: V. Moderato commodo
8. String Quartet No. 6 in E Minor, Op. 35: VI. Andante maestoso.
CD 7
1. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 138
2. String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: I. Allegretto
3. String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: II. Adagio
4. String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: III. Allegretto.
CD 8
1. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio
2. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio
3. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio
4. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio
5. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio molto
6. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio
7. String Quartet No. 3: I. Andante
8. String Quartet No. 3: II. Agitato
9. String Quartet No. 3: III. Pesante
Performers:
Pacifica Quartet
The Pacifica Quartet’s acclaimed survey of Dmitri Shostakovich’s complete string quartets, The Soviet Experience, has been praised as “forceful, intimate, and consummately recorded” (Positive Feedback). Now, record collectors have more reason than ever to acquire this exceptional series in its entirety with the release of this value-priced boxed set offering all four volumes (each a 2-CD set) for the price of two CDs.
The Soviet Experience has been lauded as unique among Shostakovich quartet cycles for including quartets by some the composer’s most significant Soviet-era contemporaries: Nikolai Miaskovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Alfred Schnittke.
Every installment of The Soviet Experience has garnered praise in the U.S. and internationally. Reviewing Volume I, The New York Times said, “The excellent Pacifica Quartet . . . offers electrifying interpretations.” Assessing Volume II, The Classical Review wrote, “the Pacifica’s Shostakovich cycle already is shaping up as definitive, even in a field stocked with . . . formidable Russian contenders.” BBC Music Magazine’s review of Volume III said the series “is turning out to be one of the most riveting of recent years. . . . Pacifica’s Shostakovich cycle is already shaping up as definitive.”
The Soviet Experience has been lauded as unique among Shostakovich quartet cycles for including quartets by some the composer’s most significant Soviet-era contemporaries: Nikolai Miaskovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Alfred Schnittke.
Every installment of The Soviet Experience has garnered praise in the U.S. and internationally. Reviewing Volume I, The New York Times said, “The excellent Pacifica Quartet . . . offers electrifying interpretations.” Assessing Volume II, The Classical Review wrote, “the Pacifica’s Shostakovich cycle already is shaping up as definitive, even in a field stocked with . . . formidable Russian contenders.” BBC Music Magazine’s review of Volume III said the series “is turning out to be one of the most riveting of recent years. . . . Pacifica’s Shostakovich cycle is already shaping up as definitive.”
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