Jerusalem Quartet - Shostakovich: String Quartets (2012)
BAND/ARTIST: Jerusalem Quartet
- Title: Shostakovich: String Quartets
- Year Of Release: 2012
- Label: Harmonia Mundi
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 02:06:46
- Total Size: 558 Mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
CD 1
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 49 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
1. I. Moderato 04:30
2. II. Moderato 04:29
3. III. Allegro Molto 02:03
4. IV. Allegro 03:05
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 83 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
5. I. Allegretto 03:46
6. II. Andantino 06:38
7. III. Allegretto 03:52
8. IV. Allegretto 09:54
String Quartet No. 9, Op. 117 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
9. I. Moderato Con Moto 03:59
10. II. Adagio 04:36
11. III. Allegretto 03:44
12. IV. Adagio 04:02
13. V. Allegro 09:35
CD 2
String Quartet No.6, Op. 101 in G Major (Leonard de Paur)
1. I. Allegretto 06:49
2. II. Moderato con moto 05:21
3. III. Lento 04:28
4. IV. Finale. Lento - Allegretto 07:13
String Quartet No.8, Op. 110 in C Minor (Leonard de Paur)
5. I. Largo 05:14
6. II. Allegro 02:41
7. III. Allegretto 04:48
8. IV. Largo 05:25
9. V. Largo 03:56
String Quartet No.11, Op. 122 in F Minor (Leonard de Paur)
10. I. Introduction. Andantino 02:28
11. II. Scherzo. Allegretto 02:42
12. III. Récitatif. Adagio 01:18
13. IV. Etude. Allegro 01:14
14. V. Humoresque. Allegro 01:03
15. VI. Elégie. Adagio 04:17
16. VII. Finale. Moderato 03:36
Performers:
Jerusalem Quartet
Cello – Kyril Zlotnikov
Viola – Amichai Grosz
1st Violin – Alexander Pavlovsky
2nd Violin – Sergei Bresler
CD 1
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 49 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
1. I. Moderato 04:30
2. II. Moderato 04:29
3. III. Allegro Molto 02:03
4. IV. Allegro 03:05
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 83 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
5. I. Allegretto 03:46
6. II. Andantino 06:38
7. III. Allegretto 03:52
8. IV. Allegretto 09:54
String Quartet No. 9, Op. 117 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
9. I. Moderato Con Moto 03:59
10. II. Adagio 04:36
11. III. Allegretto 03:44
12. IV. Adagio 04:02
13. V. Allegro 09:35
CD 2
String Quartet No.6, Op. 101 in G Major (Leonard de Paur)
1. I. Allegretto 06:49
2. II. Moderato con moto 05:21
3. III. Lento 04:28
4. IV. Finale. Lento - Allegretto 07:13
String Quartet No.8, Op. 110 in C Minor (Leonard de Paur)
5. I. Largo 05:14
6. II. Allegro 02:41
7. III. Allegretto 04:48
8. IV. Largo 05:25
9. V. Largo 03:56
String Quartet No.11, Op. 122 in F Minor (Leonard de Paur)
10. I. Introduction. Andantino 02:28
11. II. Scherzo. Allegretto 02:42
12. III. Récitatif. Adagio 01:18
13. IV. Etude. Allegro 01:14
14. V. Humoresque. Allegro 01:03
15. VI. Elégie. Adagio 04:17
16. VII. Finale. Moderato 03:36
Performers:
Jerusalem Quartet
Cello – Kyril Zlotnikov
Viola – Amichai Grosz
1st Violin – Alexander Pavlovsky
2nd Violin – Sergei Bresler
The young Jerusalem Quartet - 3/4 of Russian descent - is perhaps the finest quartet of its generation in Shostakovich - and this recording in particular is among the very best single discs of Shostakovich quartets available.
There are no "early" quartets - so seeing quartet No.1 should not scare anyone away as a possible peace of modestly inspired DSCH-juvenilia. In fact, it's one of his finest, even if it was just meant to be a test-run for the composer to see how he got along with the format of the string quartet. Very well, he must have realized... and 14 others - many of them masterpieces - followed.
Quartet No.4 in D-Major, op.83 (one of my perennial favorites along Nos. 1, 3, and 9) with its long pedal points underneath a firm pulse, its beautifully orchestral and melodic second movement, the subtle nervousness and two gently irresistible pulses tip-toe-galloping over more open string pedal points of the Allegretto third movement, all before cumulating in the pizzicato-heavy Allegretto finale is performed with the technical wizardry expected these days, and the emotional investment so rarely heard anymore. The same goes for the other two works here. If there is a group - on disc - that can please as much as the Borodin's first two cycles do, this is it. And amid the plethora of complete Shostakovich cycles that has come on the market over the last ten years, this quartet is one where I actively wish that they throw their hat in the ring, too! Very, very highly recommended.
There are no "early" quartets - so seeing quartet No.1 should not scare anyone away as a possible peace of modestly inspired DSCH-juvenilia. In fact, it's one of his finest, even if it was just meant to be a test-run for the composer to see how he got along with the format of the string quartet. Very well, he must have realized... and 14 others - many of them masterpieces - followed.
Quartet No.4 in D-Major, op.83 (one of my perennial favorites along Nos. 1, 3, and 9) with its long pedal points underneath a firm pulse, its beautifully orchestral and melodic second movement, the subtle nervousness and two gently irresistible pulses tip-toe-galloping over more open string pedal points of the Allegretto third movement, all before cumulating in the pizzicato-heavy Allegretto finale is performed with the technical wizardry expected these days, and the emotional investment so rarely heard anymore. The same goes for the other two works here. If there is a group - on disc - that can please as much as the Borodin's first two cycles do, this is it. And amid the plethora of complete Shostakovich cycles that has come on the market over the last ten years, this quartet is one where I actively wish that they throw their hat in the ring, too! Very, very highly recommended.
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