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The Soviet Experience, Vol. 2: String quartets by Shostakovich & his contemporaries / Pacifica Quartet

2 CD / Cedille / 2012-03-27

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73...
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Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet

Cedille presents the second installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets: The Soviet Experience: String Quartets...continue...
Recording information: Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Pe....continue...

Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets

5 CD / Audite / 2011-04-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73...
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Ensemble: Mandelring Quartet

"The Mandelring Quartet makes it abundantly clear that it is building one of the outstanding cycles in today's catalogue." - The Strad "Without doubt: this...continue...
Recording information: Klingenmünster....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 8

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-01-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets

5 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Quartet for Strings no 10 in A flat major, Op. 118; The Tale of the Priest and His Serv...
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Ensemble: Shostakovich Quartet

A classic collection re-issued, the Shostakovich Quartet delivers a stunning performance of the Russian composer’s complete quartets for strings. Over six hours of music in...continue...
: Sergei Pishchugin, Alexander Korchagin, Alexander Galkovsky, Andrei Sishlov.

Recording information: Moscow (1978-1988); Moscow (1980-1985); Moscow (1980-1988)....continue...

Shostakovich: The 15 String Quartets / Rasumovsky SQ

5 CD / Oehms / 2008-12-05

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83...
Performers: Bratchkova, Dora; Grandjean, Ewgenia; Kudelevic, Alina; Muller, Gerhard [Viola]
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Ensemble: Rasumowsky String Quartet (Germany)

Shostakovich: String Quartets 2 & 3 / Amsterdam Sinfonietta

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68
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Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta

On this recording, two early Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich receive an orchestral treatment without losing their chamber-music intimacy. For each transcription, double-bassist and arranger Marijn...continue...

Shostakovich: The Complete String Quartets / Quatuor Danel

5 CD / Fuga Libera / 2007-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108; Quartet for Strings no 5 in B flat major, Op. 92; Quartet for Strings no 6 in G m...
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Ensemble: Quatuor Danel

"The Quatuor Danel plays all of this music magnificently. It's particularly impressive to hear how first violin Marc Danel sustains passages of savage intensity without...continue...

Legendary Treasures - Shostakovich: 15 String Quartets

5 CD / Doremi / 2006-11-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83...

This is a priceless treasury of the complete string quartets of Shostakovich recorded in the early 1960s by the legendary Beethoven String Quartet. This ensemble...continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets / Emerson String Quartet

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83...

"...the Americans outpace the classic recordings in almost every moment, their virtuosity powerfully evident in the many scherzos and toccata-like passages...these recordings reveal surprising new...continue...

Fragments, Vol. 1

3 CD / Foghorn Classics / 2006-05-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73...
Performers: Woodward, Roger

Captured here, on three discs, is the first half of the Alexander String Quartet's complete Shostakovich cycle. Superbly recorded at the American Academy of Arts...continue...

Shostakovich: The String Quartets / Brodsky Quartet

6 CD / Teldec / 2006-04-18

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83...

A blend of youth and experience (Time Out calls them "an agelessly hip foursome") coupled with a unique versatility has assured the Brodsky Quartet a...continue...

Shostakovich String Quartets Vol 1 / Mandelring Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2006-02-01

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83
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Ensemble: Mandelring String Quartet

The first of Shostakovich's 'Sting Quartets' was written when he was 32, with five large 'Symphonies' and two operas already behind him. Despite the audacious...continue...

Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets Vol 4 /Sorrel Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142

Historical - Shostakovich: String Quartets no 1-13 / Borodin

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 12 in D flat major, Op. 133; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major,...

"More than the Beethoven Quartet of the Taneyev Quartet, the Borodin was the Russian ensemble that made a mission of playing Shostakovich around the world....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets no 2, 3, 7, 8 & 12 / Borodin

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2000-02-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 12 in D flat major, Op. 133; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp...
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Ensemble: Borodin Quartet

Shostakovich: String Quartets no 2 & 3 / St Petersburg

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73
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Ensemble: St. Petersburg String Quartet

This is the first volume of what will be the entire set of Shostakovich Quartets recorded by the St. Petersburg String Quartet on Hyperion. The...continue...

Shostakovich: The String Quartets / Fitzwilliam Quartet

6 CD / Decca Import / 1998-02-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 4 in D major, Op. 83...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 1 / Manhattan Quartet

1 CD / Essay / 1996-07-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C major, Op. 49; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73

Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol 4 / Éder Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 68; Quartet for Strings no 12 in D flat major, Op. 133