Dmitri Shostakovich

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 4, 8 & 11

Carducci String Quartet

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212041826

Catalog number: SIGCD 418
Releasedate: 10-04-15

Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets are collectively a major landmark of modern string quartet repertory, the Eighth Quartet in particular recognised as a powerful masterpiece.

This CD marks the start of the Carducci’s Shostakovich 15 project, for which they will be performing complete cycles of the Shostakovich Quartets in cities including Washington DC, London, Oxford, Cardiff, Bogota and concerts throughout the UK to mark the 40th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Described by The Strad as presenting “a masterclass in unanimity of musical purpose, in which severity could melt seamlessly into charm, and drama into geniality″, the Carducci Quartet is recognized as one of today’s most successful string quartets. Performing over 90 concerts worldwide each year, the quartet’s upcoming performances of the complete Shostakovich quartets on various concert stages worldwide coincides with this CD, their second Signum release, featuring the composer’s 4th, 8th and 11th quartets.

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83

I. Allegretto

03:58

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83

II. Andantino

06:57

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83

III. Allegretto

04:06

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83

IV. Finale - Allegretto

09:57