Deutsche Grammophon: 475 7407 (475 7408--475 7412). Title from container. Eds. recorded: H. Sikorski. All selections previously released in 1999-2000. Program notes by Alan George, in English with French and German translations, and Shostakovich chronology by Raymond McGill (54 p. : ports.) inserted in container. Recorded live during the Aspen Music Festival, July-Aug. 1994 (nos. 11-15), July 1998 (nos. 6-10), and June-July 1999 (nos. 1-5), Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO.
Contents:
CD 1. No. 1 in C major, op. 49 (1938) (13:54) -- No. 2 in A major, op. 68 (1944) (33:06) -- No. 3 in F major, op. 73 (1946) (28:06) -- CD 2. No. 4 in D major, op. 83 (1949) (24:19) -- No. 5 in B flat major, op. 92 (1952) (30:10) -- No. 6 in G major, op. 101 (1956) (22:13) -- CD 3. No. 7 in F sharp minor, op. 108 (1960) (11:34) -- No. 8 in C minor, op. 110 (1960) (19:34) -- No. 9 in E flat major, op. 117 (1964) (24:42) -- No. 10 in A flat major, op. 118 (21:37) -- CD 4. Adagio (Elegy) for string quartet, after Katerina's Aria from Scene 3 of the opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district, op. 29 (4:34) -- Allegretto (Polka) for string quartet, after the Polka from the ballet The age of gold, op. 22 (2:47) -- No. 11 in F minor, op. 122 (1966) (16:05) -- No. 12 in D flat major, op. 133 (1968) (25:52) -- No. 13 in B flat minor, op. 138 (1970) (19:08) -- CD 5. No. 14 in F sharp major, op. 142 (1972-73) (25:04) -- No. 15 in E flat minor, op. 144 (1974) (35:24).
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