Shostakovich String Quartets 7–13 Asasello-Quartett

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108:
• 1Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto (attacca)03:39
• 2Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento (attacca)02:36
• 3Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro – Allegretto05:04
• String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110:
• 4Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo (attacca)04:26
• 5Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (attacca)02:51
• 6Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto (attacca)03:58
• 7Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo (attacca)04:21
• 8Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo03:18
• String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117:
• 9Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto (attacca)04:22
• 10Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio (attacca)03:22
• 11Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto (attacca)04:07
• 12Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio (attacca)02:51
• 13Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro09:12
• String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118:
• 14Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante04:29
• 15Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso03:42
• 16Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio (attacca)04:39
• 17Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto – Andante09:35
• Unfinished String Quartet (Pre-9th):
• 18Shostakovich: Unfinished String Quartet (Pre-9th): Allegretto06:34
• String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122:
• 19Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction: Andantino (attacca)02:04
• 20Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo: Allegretto (attacca)02:49
• 21Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative: Adagio (attacca)01:05
• 22Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude: Allegro (attacca)01:09
• 23Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque: Allegro (attacca)01:05
• 24Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy: Adagio (attacca)03:26
• 25Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VII. Finale: Moderato – Meno mosso – Moderato03:49
• String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133:
• 26Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato – Allegretto – Moderato – Allegretto – Moderato06:13
• 27Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto – Adagio – Moderato – Adagio – Moderato – Allegretto19:32
• String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Minor, Op. 138:
• 28Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Minor, Op. 138: I. Adagio – Doppio movimento – Tempo primo18:48
• String Quartet No. 13. Fragment, First Version (Manuscript A):
• 29Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13. Fragment, First Version (Manuscript A): Allegretto04:07
• Total Runtime02:27:13

Info for Shostakovich String Quartets 7–13

Finally, a Shostakovich album by the Asasello-Quartett! The internationally successful and award-winning ensemble has long been intensively engaged with the 15 works of the great Russian composer and is now embarking on a complete recording. The new GENUIN release of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartets Nos. 7–13 now kicks off the series. According to the booklet for the production, “Love, death and dearest people – these are the themes of the works heard on this double album.” And the Asasello-Quartett spans the breadth of interpretation just as broadly as the variety of themes outlined here: with poignancy, elegance, and virtuosity – a whole world of its own!

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