String Quartets no. 1 op. 49, no. 2 op. 68, Piano Quintet op. 57

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Talichovo kvarteto & Miroslav Langer & String Quartet of Georgia

This collection of chamber works by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed between 1938 and 1944. The pieces blend neo-classical structures, bold chromatic harmonies and sharply contrasting moods—from intimate lyricism to austere, dramatic passages—reflecting the composer's shift from pre-war introspection to a wartime intensity that became central to his chamber-music output.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: I. Moderato
    4:00
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: II. Moderato
    4:30
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: III. Allegro molto
    2:04
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: IV. Allegro
    3:05
  5. 5.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: I. Prelude
    3:35
  6. 6.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: II. Fugue
    9:56
  7. 7.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: III. Scherzo
    3:13
  8. 8.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: IV. Intermezzo
    6:18
  9. 9.
    Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: V. Finale
    6:06
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: I. Overture
    6:20
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: II. Recitativo and Romance
    10:40
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: III. Waltz
    5:25
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: IV. Theme with Variations
    9:38

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