Pacifica Quartet - Soviet Experience 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This is the first installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets The Soviet Experience String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries. The Soviet Experience is the first Shostakovich quartet cycle to include works by other important composers of the Soviet era, adding variety and perspective to the listening experience. Album Tracks 1. I. Allegretto Non Troppo 2. II. Andante 3. III. Moderato - Allegretto 4. I. Allegretto 5. II. Moderato Con Moto 6. III. Lento 7. IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante 1. I. Allegretto 2. II. Lento 3. III. Allegro - Allegretto 4. I. Largo 5. II. Allegro Molto 6. III. Allegretto 7. IV. Largo 8. V. Largo 9. I. Moderato 10. II. Presto Fantastico 11. III. Andante Con Moto E Molto Cantabile 12. IV. Molto Vivo, Energico

This is the final installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, and already highly acclaimed four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets The Soviet Experience String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries. The Soviet Experience Volume IV features Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 13-15 from the 1970s. These three quartets are paired with Schnittke's allusive homage, String Quartet No. 3, written in 1983. It's a work full of quotation including a 12-tone row transposed from a theme by Shostakovich, whose influence was felt throughout Schnittke's career. This superbly performed series of audiophile recordings, produced and engineered by multiple Grammy Award winner Judith Sherman, will appeal to everyone interested in great Russian music of the 20th century. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 13 in B Flat minor, Op. 138 2. Allegretto 3. Adagio 4. Allegretto 1. Elegy Adagio 2. Serenade Adagio 3. Intermezzo Adagio 4. Nocturne Adagio 5. Funeral March Adagio Molto 6. Epilogue Adagio 7. Andante 8. Agitato 9. Pesante

Album Tracks 1. St QT No.1, Op.4 I. Largo 2. St QT No.1, Op.4 II. Andante Con Moto 3. St QT No.1, Op.4 III. Presto Con Fuoco 4. St QT No.2, Op.6 I. Moderato 5. St QT No.2, Op.6 II. Prestissimo 6. St QT No.2, Op.6 III. Molto Lento 7. St QT No.3, Op.42 I. Allegro Moderato 8. St QT No.3, Op.42 II. Vivace 9. St QT No.3, Op.42 III. Adagio Sostenuto 10. St QT No.3, Op.42 IV. Allegro Deciso