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The back cover of this Czech release promises "certainly the most intense chamber programme that might be dedicated to the joint memory of Sviatoslav Richter and Dmitry Shostakovich," and the performances live up to the billing. The first half of the program is given over to a pair of string quartets from the year 1960, around the point where Shostakovich's inward turn following his denunciation by Soviet cultural commissars merged with his reflections on the violence of modern war to create a uniquely modern tragic dialogue. The String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, often heard in a string orchestra arrangement but more powerful in the original, was composed after Shostakovich visited Dresden and saw its total annihilation, little changed by that time (the rebuilding of the city did not begin until some years later). Whether the work was dedicated to the victims of fascism, as the composer said, or to those of the Soviet state, as has later been suggested, is in a sense irrelevant; the work develops Jewish melodies and the Dies irae into a fever pitch of despair unleavened by any hint of sentimentality. The shorter String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108, is made from the same material, somber but tense. The sizable Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, that rounds out the program dates from before the war and takes another of Shostakovich's inspirations, the late chamber music of Beethoven, as its model. It ends a very dark program with gravity and calm. The Czech Prazák Quartet and Russian pianist Evgeni Koroliov never flag, either technically or emotionally, in a work of the most difficult tragic content, and together they deliver a first-rate recording of Shostakovich's chamber music. Excellent booklet notes are given in English, French, and German.
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String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Pavel Hůla, Violin, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Pavel Hůla, Violin, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Pavel Hůla, Violin, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Pavel Hůla, Violin, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Piano Quintet In G Minor, Op. 57 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Evgeni Koroliov, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Evgeni Koroliov, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Evgeni Koroliov, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Evgeni Koroliov, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Prazak Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Evgeni Koroliov, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
Albumbeschreibung
The back cover of this Czech release promises "certainly the most intense chamber programme that might be dedicated to the joint memory of Sviatoslav Richter and Dmitry Shostakovich," and the performances live up to the billing. The first half of the program is given over to a pair of string quartets from the year 1960, around the point where Shostakovich's inward turn following his denunciation by Soviet cultural commissars merged with his reflections on the violence of modern war to create a uniquely modern tragic dialogue. The String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, often heard in a string orchestra arrangement but more powerful in the original, was composed after Shostakovich visited Dresden and saw its total annihilation, little changed by that time (the rebuilding of the city did not begin until some years later). Whether the work was dedicated to the victims of fascism, as the composer said, or to those of the Soviet state, as has later been suggested, is in a sense irrelevant; the work develops Jewish melodies and the Dies irae into a fever pitch of despair unleavened by any hint of sentimentality. The shorter String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108, is made from the same material, somber but tense. The sizable Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, that rounds out the program dates from before the war and takes another of Shostakovich's inspirations, the late chamber music of Beethoven, as its model. It ends a very dark program with gravity and calm. The Czech Prazák Quartet and Russian pianist Evgeni Koroliov never flag, either technically or emotionally, in a work of the most difficult tragic content, and together they deliver a first-rate recording of Shostakovich's chamber music. Excellent booklet notes are given in English, French, and German.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:30
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Prazak Quartet Evgeni Koroliov
- Composer: Dimitri Chostakovitch
- Label: Praga Digitals
- Genre: Klassiek Kamermuziek Kwartetten
2021 Little Tribeca 2010 Praga Digitals
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