Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2, Nos. 6-12

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.

1.01. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101 I. Allegretto
1.02. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101 II. Moderato con moto
1.03. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101 III. Lento
1.04. String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101 IV. Lento – Allegretto – Andante – Lento
1.05. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108 I. Allegretto
1.06. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108 II. Lento
1.07. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108 III. Allegro – Allegretto
1.08. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 I. Largo
1.09. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 II. Allegro molto
1.10. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 III. Allegretto
1.11. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 IV. Largo
1.12. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 V. Largo
1.13. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 I. Introduction. Andantino
1.14. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 II. Scherzo. Allegretto
1.15. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 III. Recitative. Adagio
1.16. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 IV. Etude. Allegro
1.17. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 V. Humoresque. Allegro
1.18. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 VI. Elegy. Adagio
1.19. String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 VII. Finale. Moderato
2.01. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 I. Moderato con moto
2.02. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 II. Adagio
2.03. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 III. Allegretto
2.04. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 IV. Adagio
2.05. String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117 V. Allegro
2.06. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 I. Andante
2.07. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 II. Allegretto furioso
2.08. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 III. Adagio
2.09. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 IV. Allegretto – Andante
2.10. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133 I. Moderato – Allegretto
2.11. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133 II. Allegretto – Adagio – Moderato – Allegretto