Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 & 10 Jerusalem Quartet

• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68:
• 1 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: I. Overture. Moderato con moto 08:37
• 2 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance. Adagio 12:09
• 3 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: III. Valse. Allegro 05:34
• 4 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme with Variations. Adagio 11:23
• String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108:
• 5 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto — 03:36
• 6 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento — 03:21
• 7 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro — Allegretto 06:15
• String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118:
• 8 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: I. Andante 04:24
• 9 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: II. Allegretto furioso 04:10
• 10 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: III. Adagio — 06:09
• 11 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118: IV. Allegretto — Andante 09:25
• Total Runtime 01:15:03

Info for Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 2, 7 & 10

The Jerusalem Quartet
was founded in 1993, and began its training in Jerusalem, under the direction of the violinist Avi Abramovitch. From 1999 to 2001 the quartet received support from the BBC (as BBC New Generation Artists), then in 2003 it was the recipient of the first Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.

The Jerusalem Quartet is now a regular guest in the world’s leading concert halls, notably in the United States where it is increasingly present. It performs with such artists as Alexander Melnikov, Lawrence Power, and Sharon Kam.

The quartet’s discography on harmonia mundi has won many international awards. Its interpretation of Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet won a Diapason d’Or of the Year in 2008 and an ECHO Klassik award in 2009, while its most recent release, Schumann’s Piano Quintet and Quartet, received distinctions from BBC Music Magazine, Scherzo, and Télérama.

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