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Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 6 to 12, written between 1956 and 1968, are marked by the relative freedom regained after the death of Stalin. In the second volume of their complete set, the Cuarteto Casals explores this period of a dozen years in which the composer never ceased to innovate, constantly handling new geometries and ideas in his structures. This is a key moment in the history of the twentieth-century quartet. Album Tracks 1. Shostakovich String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101 II. Moderato Con Moto 2. Shostakovich String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101 III. Lento 3. Shostakovich String Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op.101 IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento 4. Shostakovich String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108 I. Allegretto 5. Shostakovich String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108 II. Lento 6. Shostakovich String Quartet No.7 in F-Sharp minor, Op.108 III. Allegro - Allegretto 7. Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 I. Largo 8. Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 II. Allegro Molto 9. Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 III. Allegretto 10. Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 IV. Largo 11. Shostakovich String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 V. Largo 12. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 I. Introduction. Andantino 13. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 II. Scherzo. Allegretto 14. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 III. Recitative. Adagio 15. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 IV. Etude. Allegro 16. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 V. Humoresque. Allegro 17. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 VI. Elegy. Adagio 18. Shostakovich String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122 VII. Finale. Moderato 19. Shostak
