Shostakovich: String Quartets Vol. 1 (2CD)

Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975

String Quartets Vol. 1

CD1 65’30

String Quartet No.3 in F Op.73

1. I. Allegretto 7’10
2. II. Moderato con moto 5’43
3. III. Allegro non troppo 4’12
4. IV. Adagio 5’46
5. V. Moderato 10’25

String Quartet No.5 in B-flat Op.92

6. I. Allegro non troppo 11’28
7. II. Andante 9’42
8. III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante 11’00

CD2 60’41

String Quartet No.7 in F-sharp minor Op.108

1. I. Allegretto 3’46
2. II. Lento 3’00
3. III. Allegro - Allegretto 5’49

String Quartet No.8 in C minor Op.110

4. I. Largo 5’11
5. II. Allegro molto 2’51
6. III. Allegretto 4’34
7. IV. Largo 5’06
8. V. Largo 3’59

String Quartet No.9 in E-flat major Op.117

9. I. Moderato con moto 4’28
10. II. Adagio 4’28
11. III. Allegretto 4’06
12. IV. Adagio 3’34
13. V. Allegro 9’41

Quartetto Noûs

Tiziano Baviera · Alberto Franchin violins

Sara Dambruoso viola · Tommaso Tesini cello

Recording: 18-21 April 2021,

BartokStudio, Bernareggio (MB), Italy