Shostakovich String Quartets 7–13 Asasello-Quartett

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108:
• 1 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto (attacca) 03:39
• 2 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento (attacca) 02:36
• 3 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro – Allegretto 05:04
• String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110:
• 4 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo (attacca) 04:26
• 5 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (attacca) 02:51
• 6 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto (attacca) 03:58
• 7 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo (attacca) 04:21
• 8 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo 03:18
• String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117:
• 9 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto (attacca) 04:22
• 10 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio (attacca) 03:22
• 11 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto (attacca) 04:07
• 12 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio (attacca) 02:51
• 13 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro 09:12
• String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118:
• 14 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante 04:29
• 15 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso 03:42
• 16 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio (attacca) 04:39
• 17 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto – Andante 09:35
• Unfinished String Quartet (Pre-9th):
• 18 Shostakovich: Unfinished String Quartet (Pre-9th): Allegretto 06:34
• String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122:
• 19 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction: Andantino (attacca) 02:04
• 20 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo: Allegretto (attacca) 02:49
• 21 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative: Adagio (attacca) 01:05
• 22 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude: Allegro (attacca) 01:09
• 23 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque: Allegro (attacca) 01:05
• 24 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy: Adagio (attacca) 03:26
• 25 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VII. Finale: Moderato – Meno mosso – Moderato 03:49
• String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133:
• 26 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato – Allegretto – Moderato – Allegretto – Moderato 06:13
• 27 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto – Adagio – Moderato – Adagio – Moderato – Allegretto 19:32
• String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Minor, Op. 138:
• 28 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat Minor, Op. 138: I. Adagio – Doppio movimento – Tempo primo 18:48
• String Quartet No. 13. Fragment, First Version (Manuscript A):
• 29 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13. Fragment, First Version (Manuscript A): Allegretto 04:07
• Total Runtime 02:27:13

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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