String Quartets 9 & 15

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Carducci String Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 9 and 15 are two chamber works by Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1964 and 1974 respectively. They form part of his late-career string quartet output and are characterised by concentrated forms, stark dissonance, terse motifs and an introspective, often bleak tonal palette that reflects the austerity of his late musical language.
First released: 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: I. Moderato con moto
    4:22
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: II. Adagio
    4:08
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: III. Allegretto
    3:53
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: IV. Adagio
    3:50
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: V. Allegro
    10:02
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio
    11:15
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio
    5:23
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio
    1:50
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio
    4:32
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio molto
    4:33
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio
    6:33

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