String Quartets nos. 5, 7, 9

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & St. Petersburg String Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 5, 7 and 9 is a set of chamber works by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1952, 1960 and 1964 respectively. These quartets, written during his middle and mature periods, exemplify his chamber-music style with compact motifs, stark contrasts of mood, contrapuntal writing and an often austere tone, and they form instalments in the composer's string quartet cycle that trace his evolving musical language.
First released: April 2001

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: Allegro non troppo
    11:55
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: Andante
    9:12
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: Moderato – Allegretto
    11:08
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: Allegretto —
    3:18
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: Lento —
    4:05
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: Allegro
    5:56
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: Moderato con moto —
    4:27
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: Adagio —
    4:22
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: Allegretto —
    4:05
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: Adagio —
    4:01
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: Allegro
    10:06

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