Cuarteto Casals – Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-5 (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:19:36 minutes | 2,60 GB | Genre: Classical
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After being subjected to public attacks by the Soviet regime in the mid-1930s, Shostakovich sought new avenues of self-expression by turning to chamber music, and the string quartet became for him the perfect medium for private confession. To launch their complete Shostakovich cycle, members of the Cuarteto Casals offer deeply insightful readings of the first five quartets-works that are pivotal in the composer’s oeuvre.
Tracklist:
1-01. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato (04:09)
1-02. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato (04:30)
1-03. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro molto (02:28)
1-04. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro (03:26)
1-05. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: I. Overture. Moderato con moto (08:05)
1-06. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative & Romance. Adagio (11:21)
1-07. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: III. Valse. Allegro (05:45)
1-08. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme & Variations. Adagio (11:13)
1-09. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto (04:35)
1-10. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino (06:46)
1-11. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto (04:08)
1-12. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto (09:44)
2-01. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto (07:12)
2-02. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto (05:30)
2-03. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo (04:02)
2-04. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio (06:27)
2-05. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato (09:50)
2-06. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo (11:40)
2-07. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante (08:36)
2-08. Cuarteto Casals – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato (10:09)
