Complete Decca Recordings

Tracklist

• CD 1: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 7, 13 & 14
• 1
  String Quartet no. 7 in F sharp minor, op. 108: I. Allegretto
  3:18
• 2
  String Quartet no. 7 in F sharp minor, op. 108: II. Lento
  3:38
• 3
  String Quartet no. 7 in F sharp minor, op. 108: III. Allegro
  5:52
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13 in B flat minor, op. 138: Adagio - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo
  19:11
• 5
  String Quartet no. 14 in F sharp major op. 142: I. Allegretto
  9:07
• 6
  String Quartet no. 14 in F sharp major op. 142: II. Adagio
  9:13
• 7
  String Quartet no. 14 in F sharp major op. 142: III. Allegretto
  8:11
• CD 2: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 8 & 15
• 1
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: I. Largo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:59
• 2
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: II. Allegro molto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:35
• 3
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: III. Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:10
• 4
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: IV. Largo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:24
• 5
  String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110: V. Largo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:44
• 6
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: I. Elegy: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  11:45
• 7
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: II. Serenade: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:26
• 8
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: III. Intermezzo: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  1:29
• 9
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: IV. Nocturne: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:39
• 10
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: V. Funeral March: Adagio molto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:44
• 11
  String Quartet no. 15 in E-flat minor, op. 144: VI. Epilogue

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  6:41
• CD 3: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 4 & 12
• 1
  String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: I. Allegretto
  3:31
• 2
  String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: II. Andantino
  6:43
• 3
  String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: III. Allegretto
  4:47
• 4
  String Quartet no. 4 in D major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto
  10:47
• 5
  String Quartet no. 12 in D flat major, op. 133: I. Moderato - Allegretto
  7:32
• 6
  String Quartet no. 12 in D flat major, op. 133: II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto
  20:14
• CD 4: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 3 & 11
• 1
  String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: I. Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  6:56
• 2
  String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: II. Moderato con moto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:21
• 3
  String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:16
• 4
  String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: IV. Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:18
• 5
  String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73: V. Moderato – Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  9:49
• 6
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: I. Introduction: Andantino

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:01
• 7
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: II. Scherzo: Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:40
• 8
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: III. Recitative: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  1:19
• 9
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: IV. Etude: Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  1:16
• 10
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: V. Humoresque: Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  0:58
• 11
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: VI. Elegy: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:01
• 12
  String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 122: VII. Finale: Moderato

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:53
• CD 5: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 5 & 6
• 1
  String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  10:52
• 2
  String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: II. Andante

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  9:26
• 3
  String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  10:48
• 4
  String Quartet no. 6 in G major, op. 101: I. Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  7:12
• 5
  String Quartet no. 6 in G major, op. 101: II. Moderato con moto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:12
• 6
  String Quartet no. 6 in G major, op. 101: III. Lento

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  6:43
• 7
  String Quartet no. 6 in G major, op. 101: IV. Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  7:52
• CD 6: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 9 & 10
• 1
  String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: I. Moderato con moto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:22
• 2
  String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: II. Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:38
• 3
  String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: III. Allegretto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:01
• 4
  String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: IV. Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:35
• 5
  String Quartet no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 117: V. Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  10:55
• 6
  String Quartet no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118: I. Andante

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:08
• 7
  String Quartet no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:05
• 8
  String Quartet no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118: III. Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:18
• 9
  String Quartet no. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118: IV. Allegretto – Andante

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  9:25
• CD 7: Shostakovich: String Quartets nos. 1 & 2
• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: I. Moderato

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:20
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: II. Moderato

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:48
• 3
  String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: III. Allegro molto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:06
• 4
  String Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 49: IV. Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:30
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: I. Overture: Moderato con moto

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  8:37
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: II. Recitative & Romance: Adagio

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  11:10
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: III. Valse: Allegro

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:45
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68: IV. Theme and variations

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  10:19
• CD 8: Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Quartet / Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok / Piano Quintet in G minor
• 1
  Two Pieces for String Quartet: I. Elegy in F-sharp minor

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  5:20
• 2
  Two Pieces for String Quartet: II. Polka in B-flat major

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:15
• 3
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: I. Song of Ophelia

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:47
• 4
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: II. Gamayun, the Bird of Prophecy

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:30
• 5
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: III. We Were Together (That Troubled Night)

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:09
• 6
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: IV. The City Sleeps (Deep in Sleep)

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:17
• 7
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: V. The Storm

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  2:01
• 8
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: VI. Secret Signs

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:17
• 9
  Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127: VII. Music

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:49
• 10
  Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: I. Prelude

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  4:30
• 11
  Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: II. Fugue

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  11:01
• 12
  Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: III. Scherzo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  3:15
• 13
  Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: IV. Intermezzo

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  6:12
• 14
  Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57: V. Finale

  Dmitri Shostakovich
  7:17
• CD 9: Beethoven: String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 / Grosse Fuge, op. 133
• 1
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:33
• 2
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: II. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:01
• 3
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:56
• 4
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: IV. Alla danza tedesca Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:17
• 5
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: V. Cavatina Adagio molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:09
• 6
  Grosse Fuge, op.. 133 in B flat major

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:49
• 7
  String Quartet no. 13, op. 130 in B flat major: VI. Finale: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:28
• CD 10: Beethoven: String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132
• 1
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro
  9:30
• 2
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto
  8:56
• 3
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: III. Canzona di ringraziamento offerta alla divinità da un guarito, in modo lidico (Molto adagio) - Sentendo nuova forza (Andante)
  18:52
• 4
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro - Presto
  2:18
• 5
  String Quartet no. 15 in A minor, op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato
  7:04
• CD 11: Schubert: String Quintet, op. 163
• 1
  String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo

  Franz Schubert
  20:10
• 2
  String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956: II. Adagio

  Franz Schubert
  14:55
• 3
  String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956: III. Scherzo: Presto - Trio: Andante sostenuto

  Franz Schubert
  10:45
• 4
  String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956: IV. Allegretto

  Franz Schubert
  9:53
• CD 12: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet / Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
• 1
  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: I. Allegro

  Alan Hacker, Fitzwilliam String Quartet
  12:18
• 2
  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: II. Adagio

  Alan Hacker, Fitzwilliam String Quartet
  11:06
• 3
  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento

  Alan Hacker, Fitzwilliam String Quartet
  4:24
• 4
  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115: IV. Con moto

  Alan Hacker, Fitzwilliam String Quartet
  8:57
• 5
  Italian Serenade in G major WW XV / 3
  6:41
• CD 13: Borodin: String Quartets
• 1
  String Quartet no. 1 in A major: I. Moderato - Allegro
  12:37
• 2
  String Quartet no. 1 in A major: II. Andante con moto
  8:15
• 3
  String Quartet no. 1 in A major: III. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio: Moderato
  5:16
• 4
  String Quartet no. 1 in A major: IV. Andante - Allegro risoluto
  10:28
• 5
  String Quartet no. 2 in D major: I. Allegro
  8:25
• 6
  String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo
  4:38
• 7
  String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno
  8:59
• 8
  String Quartet no. 2 in D major: IV. Finale
  6:43
• CD 14: Franck: String Quartet in D major
• 1
  String Quartet in D major, op. 115: I. Poco lento - Allegro - Tempo I
  17:11
• 2
  String Quartet in D major, op. 115: II. Scherzo: Vivace
  4:53
• 3
  String Quartet in D major, op. 115: III. Larghetto
  11:14
• 4
  String Quartet in D major, op. 115: IV. Finale: Allegro molto
  14:16
• CD 15: Delius & Sibelius: Quartets
• 1
  String Quartet 1916, DCW 49: I. With animation
  7:58
• 2
  String Quartet 1916, DCW 49: II. Quick & lightly
  4:10
• 3
  String Quartet 1916, DCW 49: III. Late Swallows
  8:56
• 4
  String Quartet 1916, DCW 49: IV. Very quick & vigorously
  6:41
• 5
  String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces intimae": I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato
  7:27
• 6
  String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces intimae": II. Vivace
  2:26
• 7
  String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces intimae": III. Adagio di molto
  11:05
• 8
  String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces intimae": IV. Allegretto (ma pesante)
  6:43
• 9
  String Quartet in D minor, op. 56 "Voces intimae": V. Allegro
  5:33

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Release credits

• Alan George
  viola [11.1-4, 8.1-2, 8.10-14, 2.1-11, 1.1-7, 4.1-12, 6.1-9, 5.1-7, 3.1-6, 7.1-8]
• Andrew Cornall
  producer [3-14]
• Christopher Rowland
  violin [8.3-14, 11.1-4, 1.1-7, 6.1-9, 7.1-8, 2.1-11, 5.1-7, 4.1-12, 3.1-6]
• Christopher van Kampen
  cello [1-4]
• Colin Moorfoot
  balance [3-9]
• Daniel Zisman
  violin [1-2]
• Elisabeth Söderström
  soprano vocals [3-9]
• Fitzwilliam String Quartet
  string quartet [2.1-11, 3.1-6, 6.1-9, 1.1-7, 7.1-8, 8.1-2, 8.10-14, 5.1-7, 4.1-12, 9.1-7], strings [1-4]
• Ioan Davies
  cello [2.1-11, 4.1-12, 5.1-7, 8.1-14, 6.1-9, 1.1-7, 3.1-6, 7.1-8, 11.1-4]
• John Dunkerley
  balance [6.1-5, 8.10-14, 2.1-11], engineer [4.1-12, 1.1-7, 3.1-6, 5.1-7, 7.1-8, 6.1-9, 2.1-11]
• John Pellowe
  balance [1-2]
• Jonathan Sparey
  violin [3.1-6, 4.1-12, 11.1-4, 5.1-7, 1.1-7, 6.1-9, 7.1-8, 2.1-11, 8.1-2, 8.10-14]
• Martin Atkinson
  engineer [7.1-8, 2.1-11, 3.1-6, 4.1-12, 5.1-7, 1.1-7, 6.1-9]
• Nigel Gayler
  editor [7.1-8, 6.1-9, 2.1-11, 3.1-6, 4.1-12, 5.1-7, 1.1-7]
• Peter Wadland
  producer [6.1-9, 8.1-2, 2.1-11, 3.1-6, 5.1-7, 1.1-7, 4.1-12, 7.1-8]
• Simon Eadon
  balance [1-11], engineer [6.1-9, 5.1-7, 4.1-12, 3.1-6, 1.1-7, 2.1-11, 7.1-8]
• Vladimir Ashkenazy
  piano [3-14]
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  2023