The Soviet Experience, Volume 2: Shostakovich: Quartets nos. 1-4 / Prokofiev: Quartet no. 2

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Pacifica Quartet

The Soviet Experience, Volume 2 is a 2012 album by the Pacifica Quartet featuring Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 1–4 and Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 2. This collection showcases the evolution of Shostakovich's quartet writing from the light-hearted First Quartet to the emotionally intense Third, alongside Prokofiev's folk-influenced Second Quartet, reflecting the rich tapestry of Soviet-era chamber music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: I. Moderato
    4:16
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: II. Moderato
    4:45
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: III. Allegro molto
    2:13
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: IV. Allegro
    3:17
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: I. Overture: Moderato con moto
    8:23
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance: Adagio
    10:29
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: III. Valse: Allegro
    5:24
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: IV. Theme With Variations
    10:49
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: I. Allegretto
    4:11
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: II. Andantino
    6:44
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: III. Allegretto —
    4:17
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto
    9:58

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: I. Allegretto
    6:58
  2. 3.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: II. Andante
    5:01
  3. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: III. Moderato — Allegretto — Andante
    4:00
  4. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: IV. Adagio —
    6:14
  5. 6.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: V. Moderato — Adagio
    8:53
  6. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 92: I. Allegro sostenuto
    6:25
  7. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 92: II. Adagio
    7:28
  8. 9.
    String Quartet no. 2 in F major, op. 92: II. Allegro — Andante molto — Allegro I
    8:09

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