Piano Quintet / String Quartet no. 2

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Takács Quartet & Marc‐André Hamelin

Piano Quintet / String Quartet No. 2 is a chamber-music album of works by Dmitri Shostakovich, presenting compositions from 1940 and 1944. The pairing showcases Shostakovich's chamber style—combining lyrical lines, contrapuntal density and abrupt harmonic shifts—and reflects his evolving voice during the wartime and immediate post-war period, illustrating a move toward more intimate, concentrated textures within his mid-career output.
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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Overture: Moderato con moto
    8:00
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Recitative and Romance: Adagio
    11:02
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Waltz: Allegro
    5:26
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Theme and Variations: Adagio – Moderato con moto – Allegretto – Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Adagio
    10:41
  5. 5.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: Prelude: Lento – Poco più mosso – Lento
    4:37
  6. 6.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: Fugue: Adagio
    12:07
  7. 7.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: Scherzo: Allegretto
    3:21
  8. 8.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: Intermezzo: Lento
    7:18
  9. 9.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: Finale: Allegretto
    7:47

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