String Quartets nos. 3, 5, 7

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & St. Petersburg String Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 3, 5 and 7 are a set of chamber works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1946, 1952 and 1960 respectively. They exemplify Shostakovich's mid‑century chamber style, combining terse, often dissonant motifs, contrapuntal textures and stark contrasts that convey an increasingly introspective musical language reflecting his evolving responses to the political and personal pressures of his career.
First released: May 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: I. Allegretto
    6:48
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: II. Moderato con moto
    4:46
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo
    3:59
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: IV. Adagio – attacca:
    5:43
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: V. Moderato
    10:42
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo – attacca:
    10:24
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: II. Andante – Andantino – attacca:
    8:17
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: III. Moderato – Allegretto – Andante
    10:14
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: I. Allegretto – attacca:
    3:09
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: II. Lento – attacca:
    3:55
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108: III. Allegro – Allegretto
    5:50

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