String Quartets
Album by Alexander Porfyrevich Borodin & Antonín Dvořák & Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Chilingirian Quartet
String Quartets is a set of chamber works by Russian composer Alexander Borodin, composed between 1874 and 1881. They combine Romantic-era Russian melodic writing and rich harmonic textures within classical quartet forms and occupy an important place in Borodin's output and in the development of late 19th-century Russian chamber music.
First released: 22nd October 1997
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- 1.String Quartet nr 2 in D: I. Allegro moderato8:10
- 2.String Quartet nr 2 in D: II. Scherzo: Allegro4:56
- 3.String Quartet nr 2 in D: III. Notturno: Andante7:57
- 4.String Quartet nr 2 in D: IV. Andante - Vivace6:58
- 5.String Quartet nr 12 in F "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo9:22
- 6.String Quartet nr 12 in F "American": II. Lento6:28
- 7.String Quartet nr 12 in F "American": III. Molto vivace3:48
- 8.String Quartet nr 12 in F "American": IV. Finale: Vivace non troppo5:38
- 9.String Quartet nr 8 in C minor: I. Largo4:35
- 10.String Quartet nr 8 in C minor: II. Allegro molto2:44
- 11.String Quartet nr 8 in C minor: III. Allegretto4:12
- 12.String Quartet nr 8 in C minor: IV. Largo5:02
- 13.String Quartet nr 8 in C minor: V. Largo3:34





