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Shostakovich: The String Quartets

Emerson String Quartet

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If you like your Shostakovich quartets big, brawny, and a bit brutal, you'll like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Allegros are muscular, with sharp attacks, strong sforzandos, and relentless rhythms. The Passacaglias are powerful, with massive sonorities, monumental structures, and inexorable tempos. And the Allegrettos are aggressive, with ironic accents, sarcastic tones, and mordent tempos.
If you like your Shostakovich quartets smooth, suave, and very soulful, you'll probably like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Andantes are tuneful, with long lines, supple harmonies, and warm colors. The Adagios are soaring, with arching themes, aching harmonies, and brilliant colors. And the Largos are penetrating, with expressive counterpoint, weighty sonorities, and burnished colors.
If, however, you like your Shostakovich quartets straight, no ice, no chaser, you'll probably not like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Emerson seems unable to restrain itself and too often adds too much of itself to the scores. The rawness of the chords in the Fourth Quartet's opening movement? The Emerson's idea. The nostalgia of the tone in the Ninth Quartet's slow movement? The Emerson's notion. The sentimentality of the closing bars in the Fourteenth Quartet's finale? The Emerson's interpolation. For Shostakovich straight, try the Beethoven Quartet. It premiered almost all the quartets and learned their meaning from the composer. For Shostakovich plus, try the Emerson Quartet. DG's live sound is crisp, clean, deep, and detailed with the audience intruding only with energetic applause.

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String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

1
I. Moderato (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:03:56

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
II. Moderato (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:03:59

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
III. Allegro molto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:02:23

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
IV. Allegro (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:03:43

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

5
I. Overture (Moderato con moto) (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:07:57

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
II. Recitative & Romance (Adagio) (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:09:05

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
III. Valse (Allegro) (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:05:28

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8
IV. Theme & Variations (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:10:43

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

9
I. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:06:52

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
II. Moderato con moto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:04:22

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11
III. Allegro non troppo (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1999)
00:03:50

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
IV. Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:04:43

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13
V. Moderato (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:08:18

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 2

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

1
I. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:03:50

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
II. Andantino (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:06:23

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
III. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:04:35

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
IV. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:09:29

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 5 in B Flat Major, Op. 92 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

5
I. Allegro non troppo (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:11:18

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
II. Andante (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:08:29

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
III. Moderato (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1999)
00:10:22

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 6 in G Major Op. 101 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

8
I. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:06:44

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9
II. Moderato con moto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:59

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
III. Lento - attacca: (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:03:57

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11
IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:06:33

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 3

String Quartet No. 7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

1
I. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:03:41

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
II. Lento (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:02:48

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
III. Allegro (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:05:04

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

4
I. Largo (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1998)
00:04:33

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5
II. Allegro molto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1998)
00:02:37

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
III. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1998)
00:04:05

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
IV. Largo (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1998)
00:04:45

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8
V. Largo (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen / 1998)
00:03:34

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1999 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, Op. 117 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

9
I. Moderato con moto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:24

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
II. Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:03:47

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11
III. Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:02

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
IV. Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:03:00

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13
V. Allegro (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:09:29

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 10 in A Flat Major, Op. 118 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

14
I. Andante con moto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:12

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

15
II. Allegretto furioso (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:03:57

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

16
III. Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:48

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

17
IV. Allegretto - Andante
00:08:40

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 4

Adagio (Elegy) for String Quartet (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

1
Shostakovich: Adagio (Elegy) For String Quartet (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:04:34

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Allegretto (Polka) for String Quartet (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

2
Shostakovich: Allegretto (Polka) For String Quartet (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998)
00:02:46

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Da-Hong Seetoo, Producer, Editor, Balance Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Max Wilcox, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Alder, Producer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122 (Dimitri Chostakovitch)

3
I. Introduction: Andantino (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:02:11

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
II. Scherzo: Allegretto (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:02:40

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5
III. Recitative: Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:01:08

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
IV. Etude: Allegro (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:01:14

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
V. Humoresque: Allegro (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:01:01

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8
VI. Elegy: Adagio (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:04:12

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9
VII. Finale: Moderato (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1994)
00:03:38

Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Max Wilcox, Producer - Emerson String Quartet, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2000 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Album review

If you like your Shostakovich quartets big, brawny, and a bit brutal, you'll like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Allegros are muscular, with sharp attacks, strong sforzandos, and relentless rhythms. The Passacaglias are powerful, with massive sonorities, monumental structures, and inexorable tempos. And the Allegrettos are aggressive, with ironic accents, sarcastic tones, and mordent tempos.
If you like your Shostakovich quartets smooth, suave, and very soulful, you'll probably like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Andantes are tuneful, with long lines, supple harmonies, and warm colors. The Adagios are soaring, with arching themes, aching harmonies, and brilliant colors. And the Largos are penetrating, with expressive counterpoint, weighty sonorities, and burnished colors.
If, however, you like your Shostakovich quartets straight, no ice, no chaser, you'll probably not like the Emerson Quartet's Shostakovich quartets. The Emerson seems unable to restrain itself and too often adds too much of itself to the scores. The rawness of the chords in the Fourth Quartet's opening movement? The Emerson's idea. The nostalgia of the tone in the Ninth Quartet's slow movement? The Emerson's notion. The sentimentality of the closing bars in the Fourteenth Quartet's finale? The Emerson's interpolation. For Shostakovich straight, try the Beethoven Quartet. It premiered almost all the quartets and learned their meaning from the composer. For Shostakovich plus, try the Emerson Quartet. DG's live sound is crisp, clean, deep, and detailed with the audience intruding only with energetic applause.

© TiVo

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