01. "1. Adagio - 2. Doppio movimento - 3. Tempo primo" Streichquartett Nr. 14 Fis-Dur op. 142
02. "1. Allegretto"
03. "2. Adagio"
04. "3. Allegretto"
Disc 02 Streichquartett Nr. 15 es-moll op. 144
01. "1. Elegy: Adagio"
02. "2. Serenade: Adagio"
03. "3. Intermezzo: Adagio"
04. "4. Nocturne: Adagio"
05. "5. Funeral March: Adagio molto"
06. "6. Epilogue: Adagio" Streichquartett Nr. 3
07. "1. Andante"
08. "2. Agitato"
09. "3. Pesante"
Number of discs:
2
Description:
Soviet Experience V.4: St by D. Shostakovich, released 19 November 2013.
This version of Soviet Experience V.4: St comes as a 2xCD. - ..STRING QUARTETS // ALFRED SCHNITTKE
This is the final installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, and already highly acclaimed four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets: The Soviet Experience: String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries. The Soviet Experience Volume IV features Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 13-15 from the 1970s. These three quartets are paired with Schnittke's allusive homage, String Quartet No. 3, written in 1983. It's a work full of quotation including a 12-tone row transposed from a theme by Shostakovich, whose influence was felt throughout Schnittke's career. This superbly performed series of audiophile recordings, produced and engineered by multiple Grammy Award winner Judith Sherman, will appeal to everyone interested in great Russian music of the 20th century.