Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

This page lists all recordings of String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Shostakovich:

Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Yakov Kasman (piano)

Talich Quartet

Calliope - CAL5320

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Shostakovitch - String Quartets Nos. 6, 8 & 11

Shostakovich:

String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122

Jerusalem Quartet

Shostakovich had just finished his Seventh Quartet when the leader of the Beethoven Quartet told him that Melodiya had asked them to record his 'last quartet': "Last quartet?" exclaimed the composer. "When I've written all my quartets, then we'll talk about my last quartet!" "And how many do you intend to write?" "Twenty-four", replied Shostakovich. "Haven't you noticed that I never repeat a key? I'll write twenty-four quartets, so as to have a complete cycle." Shostakovich only managed to finish fifteen quartets , but it is necessary to bear this large-scale project in mind in order to place these quartets in their rightful context.

"a release that certainly confirms the Jerusalem as one of the most technically assured and tonally responsive quartets of today." Gramophone August 2007

“This is challenging, unpredictable Shostakovich which always convinces even when the approach is new. The Jerusalem Quartet's tonal range is daunting too.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008

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Harmonia Mundi - HMC901953

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, etc.

Auerbach:

String Quartet No.3 “Cetera desunt”

Shostakovich:

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Six Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, Op. 143a

Zoryana Kushpler (mezzo-soprano)

Petersen Quartet

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Shostakovitch - String Quartets 3, 7 & 8

Shostakovich:

String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73

To Beethoven String Quartet

String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108

"In memory of Nina Shostakovich"

String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

"In memory of the victims of fascism and war"

Hagen Quartett

Here’s an entirely new, distinctive performance tradition in Shostakovich’s quartets. The Hagen’s approach is pristine, with a wonderful transparency to the textures and a real bounce to the dance-inspired movements. There’s no lack of emotional depth, but some of the grime of accumulated habits has been cleaned off and the works emerge shining anew. Helen Wallace - BBC Music Magazine

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