String Quartets nos. 2 & 5

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Brodsky Quartet

String Quartets nos. 2 & 5 are a pair of chamber works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1944 and 1952 respectively. They display Shostakovich's chamber style with compact movements, sharp dissonances, jagged motifs and stark contrasts of texture and dynamics, reflecting his mid‑career engagement with concise, intense expression and contributing to the development of the 20th-century string quartet repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: I. Overture: Moderato con moto
    8:03
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: II. Recitativo & Romance: Adagio
    11:33
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: III. Valse
    5:13
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: IV. Thema con variazoni
    10:30
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo
    10:48
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: II. Andante
    10:49
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: III. Moderato
    10:14

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