Manhattan String Quartet - Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 8 (1986)

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Artist: Manhattan String Quartet, Eric Lewis, Roy Lewis, John Dexter, Judith Glyde
Title: Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 8
Year Of Release: 1986
Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 48:48
Total Size: 205 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto (05:03)
2. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto (04:39)
3. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo (04:05)
4. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio (05:10)
5. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato (08:31)
6. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo (05:14)
7. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (02:44)
8. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto (04:20)
9. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo (04:34)
10. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo (04:24)

Shostakovich's cycle of string quartets may well have been his finest achievement. At the very least, it certainly rivals his cycle of Symphonies. The Manhattan String Quartet performs these works with great understanding, and, where called for, searing intensity.

Manhattan String Quartet - Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 8.rar - 205.9 MB