Shostakovich: String Quartets 1

these arresting performances possess a devil-may-care spontaneity and adrenal flow. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Apr 2016
Catalogue No: PRD250323
Label: Praga
Series: Digitals

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Borodin Quartet

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A tribute to violinist Rostislav Dubinsky (1923-97), keystone of the Borodin Quartet until 1974 when he emigrated to the West. The Moscow Philmarmonic Quartet was composed of orchestra members such as Rudolf and Nina Barshaï and Mstsislav Rostropovitch who often played only for one season. Dubinsky 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.

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July 2016

these arresting performances possess a devil-may-care spontaneity and adrenal flow.

CD Review 9th July 2016

you can hear the wonderful chamber sound of this late symphony where Shostakovich reinvents himself … a very decent recording.

Shostakovich: String Quartets 1

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