Schostakovich: Chamber Music

Name: Schostakovich: Chamber Music
Brand: Capriccio
SKU: C7470
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Artists: Babinsky, Margarete · Busch, Holger · Kupiec, Ewa · Kushpler, Zoryana · Moscow Virtuosi · Petersen Quartet · Spivakov, Vladimir

Description

Dmitri Shostakovich is undoubtedly one of the great composers of the 20th century and left behind masterpieces in every genre – from the symphonies to opera, film and entertainment music, concertos and, of course, chamber music. This collection offers an excellent overview of his contributions to this genre, with numerous highlights and some rarities. The compilation includes some of his masterpieces such as Rudolf Barsch's arrangement of the "Chamber Symphony" (an inspired transcription of the String Quartet No. 8 for chamber orchestra), the String Quartet No. 1 and the Piano Quintet, his two piano sonatas and the rarely performed "24 Preludes for Solo Piano" (from long-out-of-print recordings by Margarete Babinsky), but also real gems such as the rarely performed works for two pianos, including the short, witty "Tarantella" or the dramatic, cinematic "Concertino". The collection is rounded off by Alfred Schnittke's tribute to his teacher and mentor, the "Prelude in Memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich".

Number	Title	Playing time
1	Chamber Symphony op. 110a (after String Quartet No. 8 in C minor op. 110)
1 . 1	1. Largo	00:05:16	listen
2 . 2	2. Allegro molto	00:03:01	listen
3 . 3	3. Allegretto	00:04:49	listen
4 . 4	4. Largo	00:05:24	listen
5 . 5	5. Largo	00:04:25	listen
6	Suite op. 143a (6 songs based on poems by Marina Tsvetaeva)
6 . 1	1. My Poetry: Largo	00:03:07	listen
7 . 2	2. Where does such tenderness come from?	00:03:32	listen
8 . 3	3. Hamlet's Dialogue with his conscience: Largo	00:02:53	listen
9 . 4	4. Poet and Tsar: Moderato	00:01:41	listen
10 . 5	5. No, the drum beat: Allegretto	00:02:44	listen
11 . 6	6. To Anna Akhmatova: Largo	00:05:38	listen
12	Prelude and Scherzo op. 11 (Octet for Strings) (for Orchestra)
12 . 1	1. Prelude	00:05:28	listen
13 . 2	2. Scherzo	00:04:23	listen
14	Prelude in Memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich	00:05:21	listen
1	Quintet for Piano and String Quartet in G minor op. 57
1 . 1	1. Lento - Poco più mosso - Lento	00:04:14	listen
2 . 2	2. Fugue (Attacca): Adagio	00:10:23	listen
3 . 3	3. Scherzo: Allegretto	00:03:39	listen
4 . 4	4. Intermezzo: Lento - Appassionato	00:05:43	listen
5 . 5	5. Finale (Attacca): Allegretto	00:06:59	listen
6	String Quartet No. 4 in D major op. 83
6 . 1	1. Allegretto	00:03:37	listen
7 . 2	2. Andantino	00:05:27	listen
8 . 3	3. Allegretto	00:04:14	listen
9 . 4	4. Allegretto	00:08:43	listen
10	String Quartet No. 1 in C major op. 49
10 . 1	1. Moderato	00:04:12	listen
11 . 2	2. Moderato	00:03:55	listen
12 . 3	3. Allegro molto	00:01:53	listen
13 . 4	4. Allegro	00:03:06	listen
1	Suite for 2 Pianos in F-sharp minor op. 6
1 . 1	1. Prelude in F-sharp minor: Andantino	00:04:43	listen
2 . 2	2. Fantastic Dance in A minor: Allegro vivo	00:02:46	listen
3 . 3	3. Nocturne in D major	00:07:54	listen
4 . 4	4. Finale in F-sharp minor: Adagio - Allegro molto	00:08:19	listen
5	Piano Sonata No. 1 op. 12
5 . 1	1. Allegro	00:02:32	listen
6 . 2	2. Meno mosso	00:02:21	listen
7 . 3	3. Adagio	00:01:15	listen
8 . 4	4. Allegro	00:01:20	listen
9 . 5	5. Poco meno mosso	00:01:17	listen
10 . 6	6. Adagio	00:00:35	listen
11 . 7	7. Lento	00:03:46	listen
12 . 8	8. Allegro	00:00:55	listen
13 . 9	9. Meno mosso	00:00:23	listen
14 . 10	10. Moderato	00:00:16	listen
15 . 11	11. Allegro	00:00:10	listen
16	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat major op. 61
16 . 1	1. Allegretto	00:07:58	listen
17 . 2	2. Largo	00:07:30	listen
18 . 3	3. Moderato con moto - Allegretto con moto - Adagio - Moderato	00:14:17	listen
1	Concertino in A minor op. 94 (for 2 pianos)	00:09:43	listen
2	Préludes op. 34 No. 1-24
2 . 1	No. 1 in C major: Moderato	00:01:28	listen
3 . 2	No. 2 in A minor: Allegretto	00:00:50	listen
4 . 3	No. 3 in G major: Andante	00:02:11	listen
5 . 4	No. 4 in E minor: Moderato	00:02:05	listen
6 . 5	No. 5 in D major: Allegro vivace	00:00:36	listen
7 . 6	No. 6 in B-flat minor: Allegretto	00:01:12	listen
8 . 7	No. 7 in A major: Andante	00:01:29	listen
9 . 8	No. 8 in F-sharp minor: Allegretto	00:00:56	listen
10 . 9	No. 9 in E major: Presto	00:00:40	listen
11 . 10	No. 10 in C-sharp minor: Moderato non troppo	00:02:12	listen
12 . 11	No. 11 in B major: Allegretto	00:00:56	listen
13 . 12	No. 12 in G-sharp minor: Allegro non troppo	00:01:11	listen
14 . 13	No. 13 in F-sharp major: Moderato	00:00:58	listen
15 . 14	No. 14 in E-flat minor: Adagio	00:02:20	listen
16 . 15	No. 15 in D-flat major: Allegretto	00:01:06	listen
17 . 16	No. 16 in B minor: Andantino	00:01:08	listen
18 . 17	No. 17 in A-flat major: Largo	00:01:56	listen
19 . 18	No. 18 in F minor: Allegretto	00:00:55	listen
20 . 19	No. 19 in E-flat major: Andantino	00:01:31	listen
21 . 20	No. 20 in C minor: Allegretto furioso	00:00:42	listen
22 . 21	No. 21 in B major: Allegretto poco moderato	00:00:48	listen
23 . 22	No. 22 in G minor: Adagio	00:02:14	listen
24 . 23	No. 23 in F major: Moderato	00:01:24	listen
25 . 24	No. 24 in D minor: Allegretto	00:01:29	listen
26	Waltz for 2 Pianos op. 95 "Song of the Great Rivers"	00:01:40	listen
27	Jazz Suite No. 1 (Excerpt)
27 . 1	Polka for Piano Four Hands	00:01:28	listen
28	Merry March for 2 Pianos in D major	00:02:13	listen
29	Tarantella for 2 Pianos	00:01:27	listen