Shostakovich - String Quartets Vol.2 | Praga Digitals PRD250331

Shostakovich - String Quartets Vol.2

Label: Praga Digitals

Cat No: PRD250331

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 12th May 2017

Contents

About

The second volume of a tribute to violinist Rostislav Dubinsky (1923-97), keystone of the Borodin Quartet until 1974 when he emigrated to the West. The former Moscow Philharmonic Quartet was composed of orchestra members such as Rudolf and Nina Barshaï and Mstislav Rostropovitch who often played only for one season. Dubinsky however managed to keep the same Borodin Quartet together for 20 years. They acted as ambassadors of Russian music to the outside world. Although Shostakovich entrusted the premieres of 13 of his 15 quartets to the Beethoven Quartet, the Borodin Quartet earned them world acclaim, and their post-Beethoven rendering was quickly taken up by non-Slavic musicians.

Tracklisting:
1-4. String Quartet No.4, Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts, January 1966
5-8. String Quartet No.6, Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts, January 1966
9-13. String Quartet No.9, Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts, January & November 1966

“these arresting performances possess a devil-may-care spontaneity and adrenal flow.” - BBC Music Magazine, July 2016 **** (PRD250323)

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