Cuarteto Casals - Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets Vol.2 - Nos. 6-12 (CD)

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 their complete set, the Cuarteto Casals explores this period of a dozen years in which the composer never ceased to innovate, constantly handling new geometries and ideas in his structures. This is a key moment in the history of the twentieth-century quartet.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101: II. Moderato Con Moto
2. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101: III. Lento
3. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101: IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento
4. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108: I. Allegretto
5. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108: II. Lento
6. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108: III. Allegro - Allegretto
7. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110: I. Largo
8. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110: II. Allegro Molto
9. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110: III. Allegretto
10. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110: IV. Largo
11. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110: V. Largo
12. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: I. Introduction. Andantino
13. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: II. Scherzo. Allegretto
14. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: III. Recitative. Adagio
15. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: IV. Etude. Allegro
16. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: V. Humoresque. Allegro
17. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: VI. Elegy. Adagio
18. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: VII. Finale. Moderato
19. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117: I. Moderato Con Moto
20. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117: II. Adagio
21. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117: III. Allegretto
22. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117: IV. Adagio
23. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.117: V. Allegro
24. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118: I. Andante
25. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118: II. Allegretto Furioso
26. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118: III. Adagio
27. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 in A-Flat Major, Op.118: IV. Allegretto - Andante
28. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.12 in D-Flat Major, Op.133: I. Moderato - Allegretto
29. Shostakovich: String Quartet No.12 in D-Flat Major, Op.133: II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto