[ Alto / 6 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 11 September 2015
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(Borodin) "movement-by-movement comparison makes it clear that …the Borodins win hands down … their internal balance at every point is irreproachable (Gramophone)
(Glazunov): "reconciliation between the traditions of Borodin and Tchaikovsky ... Shostakovich Quartet have great feeling for this music and play with real conviction" (Penguin Guide)
(Tchaikovsky): "their earlier recordings (as here) are unassailable recommendations. Look no further" (Penguin Guide)
(Prokofiev): "an excellent performance, which at times even matches the abandon and attack of the Hollywoods. The Second a work of real quality which has the astringent flavouring and poetic flair that characterize Prokofiev at his best" (Gramophone)
(Shostakovich): "(They)…bring a special intensity to this repertoire as well as effortless technical address, and a tonal blend which gives their readings a strong claim on the collector's allegiance." (©Penguin Guide 3 stars)
Borodin:
String Quartet No. 1 in A major
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
(Borodin Quartet)
Glazunov:
String Quartet No. 3 in G major 'Slavonic'
String Quartet No. 5 in D minor
Cycle for String Quartet 'The Fridays'
(Shostakovich Quartet)
Prokofiev:
String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
(American String Quartet)
Shostakovich:
String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
String Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 118
String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108
String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
(Shostakovich Quartet)
Tchaikovsky:
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22
(Borodin Quartet)