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

This page lists all recordings of String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101, 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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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.

“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

“It is with the Eleventh Quartet that this disc really comes into its own. Spacious if natural sounds, and a release that certainly confirm the Jerusalem as one of the most technically assured and tonally responsive quartets of today.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2007

“… the Jerusalem's Eighth Quartet is very much heart on the sleeve. …the sheer conviction of the playing both here and in the Eleventh sweeps away any doubts, and the disc as a whole deserves an urgent recommendation for the wonderful performance of the Sixth.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2007 *****

“A release that certainly confirms the Jerusalem as one of the most technically assured and tonally responsive quartets of today.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2007

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2008

Chamber Award Winner

Harmonia Mundi - HMC901953

(CD)

$16.99

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Shostakovich:

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

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

String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117

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

String Quartet No. 15 In E Flat Minor, Op. 144

Shostakovich Quartet

Regis - RRC2029

(CD - 2 discs)

$11.49

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Shostakovich - Complete String Quartets Volume 2

Shostakovich:

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

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

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

Mandelring Quartet

SACD + DVD

“Outstanding Shostakovich from the Mandelring - In this second volume of Shostakovich's quartets, the Mandelring Quartet makes it abundantly clear that it is building one of the outstanding cycles in today's catalogue. The sound engineer's exemplary internal balance earns the final accolade, and as an added bonus you can enjoy a short DVD showing the Mandelring players at work.” The Strad

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Audite - AUDITE92527

(SACD)

$16.99

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