Cuarteto Casals - Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2, Nos. 6-12 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Artist: Cuarteto Casals
Title: Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2, Nos. 6-12
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: harmonia mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 02:33:04
Total Size: 663 MB / 2.90 GB
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Tracklist:Title: Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2, Nos. 6-12
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: harmonia mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 02:33:04
Total Size: 663 MB / 2.90 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto (7:00)
2. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto (5:15)
3. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento (4:38)
4. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento (6:24)
5. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto (3:43)
6. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento (3:43)
7. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto (5:58)
8. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo (4:58)
9. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (2:40)
10. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto (4:31)
11. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo (5:39)
12. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo (3:59)
13. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction. Andantino (2:25)
14. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo. Allegretto (2:55)
15. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative. Adagio (1:21)
16. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude. Allegro (1:17)
17. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque. Allegro (1:05)
18. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy. Adagio (5:05)
19. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VII. Finale. Moderato (3:28)
20. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto (4:21)
21. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio (4:38)
22. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto (4:09)
23. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio (3:49)
24. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro (10:26)
25. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante (4:16)
26. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso (4:19)
27. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio (6:04)
28. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto - Andante (9:04)
29. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato - Allegretto (6:44)
30. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto (19:27)
Shostakovich’s String Quartets Nos. 6 to 12, written between 1956 and 1968, are marked by the relative freedom regained after the death of Stalin. In the second volume of its complete set, the Cuarteto Casals explores this period of a dozen years in which the composer never ceased to innovate, constantly handling new ideas.