String Quartets no. 2 / String Quartet no. 3

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & St. Petersburg String Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3 are chamber works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1944 and 1946 respectively. They showcase Shostakovich's evolving approach to the string quartet, combining terse, often contrapuntal motifs, stark contrasts of mood and texture, and a move towards more intimate, concentrated expression that bridges his larger symphonic language and later quartet writing.
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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Overture
    8:44
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Recitative and Romance
    8:55
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Waltz
    6:10
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: Theme and Variations
    10:59
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: Allegretto
    6:58
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: Moderato con moto
    4:52
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: Allegro non troppo
    3:52
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: Adagio –
    5:25
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: Moderato
    10:38

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