Alexander Borodin composed one of the most popular pieces in the romantic quartet repertoire, probably because it is a sort of love letter dedicated to Borodin’s wife Ekaterina. (…) Dmitri Shostakovich composed an autobiography in music: After twenty-five years of ‘inner emigration’ he allowed himself once more to be personal, even if only in words to the wise. (…) And the third composer on this recording was was considered a well-kept secret of the Soviet Union for long for the western world: Moisei Vainberg, or (likewise in Russian) Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
Tracklist:
01. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: II. Scherzo – Allegro
03. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne – Andante
04. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: IV. Finale: Andante – Vivace
05. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo
06. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
07. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
08. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo
09. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo
10. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: I. Melodia – Andante sostenuto
11. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: II. Humoreska – Andantino
12. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major Op. 27: III. Scherzo – Allegro molto
13. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: IV. Improvisation – Lento
14. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: V. Serenata – Moderato con moto
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