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Shostakovich: The Complete String Quartets

Box Set

Shostakovich / Quatuor Danel (Artist) Format: Audio CD
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Audio CD, Box set, February 26, 2016
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 I. Overture (Moderato Con Moto)
2 II. Recitative and Romance (Adagio)
3 III. Valse (Allegro)
4 IV. Theme and Variations (Adagio)
5 I. Allegretto
6 II. Lento
7 III. Allegro
8 I. Allegro Non Troppo
9 II. Andante
10 III. Allegro Non Troppo Ma Non Fuoco

Disc: 2

1 I. Allegretto
2 II. Moderato Con Moto
3 III. Lento
4 IV. Lento - Allegro
5 I. Allegretto
6 II. Moderato Con Moto
7 III. Allegro Non Troppo
8 IV. Adagio
9 V. Moderato
10 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat minor, Op. 138

Disc: 3

1 I. Allegretto
2 II. Adagio
3 III. Allegretto
4 I. Largo
5 II. Allegro Molto
6 III. Allegretto
7 IV. Largo
8 V. Largo
9 I. Moderato
10 II. Allegretto

Disc: 4

1 I. Allegretto
2 II. Andantino
3 III. Allegretto
4 IV. Allegretto
5 I. Introduction (Andantino)
6 II. Scherzo (Allegretto)
7 III. Recitative (Adagio)
8 IV. Etude (Allegro)
9 V. Humoresque (Allegro)
10 VI. Elegy (Adagio)
11 VII. Finale (Moderato)
12 I. Moderato Con Moto
13 II. Adagio
14 III. Allegretto
15 IV. Adagio
16 V. Allegro

Disc: 5

1 I. Moderato
2 II. Moderato
3 III. Allegro Molto
4 IV. Allegro
5 I. Andante
6 II. Allegretto Furioso
7 III. Adagio
8 IV. Allegretto
9 I. Elegy (Adagio)
10 II. Serenade (Adagio)
11 III. Intermezzo (Adagio)
12 IV. Nocturne (Adagio)
13 V. Funeral March (Adagio Molto)
14 VI. Epilogue (Adagio)

Editorial Reviews

Well known for the intensity and profundity of its interpretations, the Quatuor Danel has made a name for itself on the international classical scene (winning such awards as the Diapason dOr, Choc du Monde de la Musique, and CD of the Month in BBC Music Magazine) in the great cycles that form the basis of the quartet literature, from Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert to Weinberg. Since Russian composers occupy a key position in the Danels repertory, it was logical for them to champion the quartets of Shostakovich by recording them complete in 2005. Today Alpha Classics reissues this boxed set, which is among the reference recordings of the composers works: What staggering impact, what a monument! The Borodin Quartet has found its successor. The Quatuor Danel takes up the torch and carries it still further, thanks to the quartets sound. This is not just one more excellent complete set; it is, in the true radical and exclusive sense, the benchmark version of the Shostakovich quartets. Christophe Huss, ClassicsToday

Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 5.28 x 0.91 inches; 7.62 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Alpha
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 16, 2015
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Alpha
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018WD4STK
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Victor Trahan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Desert island treasure
    Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2017
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    Excellent purchase. Probing interpretations by a fabulous quartet who know the inner workings of Shostakovich.
    Highly recommended.
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  • good-bear
    5.0 out of 5 stars ダネル弦楽四重奏団のショスタコーヴィチじゃないか！聴かなきゃ損！
    Reviewed in Japan on November 13, 2016
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    ダネル弦楽四重奏団は1991年、ブリュッセルで結成されたフランスの弦楽四重奏団です。なんといっても1992年サンクト・ペテルブルクにおけるショスタコーヴィチ国際弦楽四重奏コンクールで1位となった団体で、このショスタコーヴィチ弦楽四重奏曲全集は2005年に完成されました（5枚組CD）。
    演奏は他のカルテットとは一線を画していて、派手さはありません。磨き抜かれた音を紡いでいくスタイルで、優美・高貴・繊細といった言葉のイメージ。ダイナミック・荒々しさといった表現とは対極に位置しています。という意味からもこのダネルスタイルは聴いておく必要があると筆者は思っています。
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  • Soseki74
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo le quatuor Danel
    Reviewed in France on February 19, 2019
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    Interprétation toute en sensibilité retenue, marque d'une belle maîtrise technique au service d'une oeuvre exigeante.
    Le travail éditorial et graphique n'est pas en reste, ce qui mérite d'être souligné au vu des productions désastreuses qui entourent bien souvent les sorties cd du monde de la musique "classique". Merci
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  • Emanuele P
    4.0 out of 5 stars bravi
    Reviewed in Italy on December 18, 2016
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    bravissimi ragazzi alle prese con un repertorio enorme e corposo come i 15 quartetti di Shostakovich.. convincono per intenzione e passionalità, un'integrale ben equilibrata e ben fatta, ricca di spunti e di idee, molto stimolante, certamente da avvicinare alle due integrali che considero migliori e punto di arrivo quasi definitivo (a mio parere): il Borodin anni'80 e il St.Petersburg recente per Hyperion
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  • BLUEBERRY
    5.0 out of 5 stars Disfrute
    Reviewed in Spain on July 12, 2016
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    La evolución del cuarteto de cuerda tiene en Shostakovich una de sus mayores cumbres. Sonido claro, incluso en los momentos de mayor tensión. Aunque no soy capaz, dadas mis limitaciones en formación musical, si soy capaz de valorar la belleza musical, incluso en los pasajes más, lúgubres, tristes, no se cual sería la palabra más adecuada, de esta obra cumbre de la música de cámara del Siglo XX (en compañía de los cuartetos de Bartok).
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