Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1-15

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This is a remarkable set which sells for less than £30 in the UK or around $50 in the States. The recordings, made by Bavarian Radio between 2001 and 2005, are, if anything, classier still,... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: FUG512
Label: Fuga Libera
Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68

Work length34:57

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: I. Overture (Moderato con moto)

Track length8:21

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String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance (Adagio)

Track length10:29

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String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: III. Valse (Allegro)

Track length5:33

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String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme and Variations (Adagio)

Track length10:34

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108

Work length12:36

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Quatuor Danel

I. Allegretto

Track length3:32

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II. Lento

Track length3:16

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III. Allegro

Track length5:48

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92

Work length32:15

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo

Track length11:14

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String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante

Track length9:40

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String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Allegro non troppo ma non fuoco

Track length11:21

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101

Work length24:40

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto

Track length6:45

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String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto

Track length4:58

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String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento

Track length5:15

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String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101: IV. Lento - Allegro

Track length7:42

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73

Work length32:04

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Quatuor Danel

I. Allegretto

Track length6:44

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II. Moderato con moto

Track length5:32

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III. Allegro non troppo

Track length4:13

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IV. Adagio

Track length5:07

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V. Moderato

Track length10:28

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 138: Adagio - Doppio movimiento - Tempo primo

Work length21:43

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Quatuor Danel

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142

Work length28:22

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: I. Allegretto

Track length9:01

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String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: II. Adagio

Track length10:37

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String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 142: III. Allegretto

Track length8:44

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110

Work length22:12

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Quatuor Danel

I. Largo

Track length5:08

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II. Allegro molto

Track length2:46

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III. Allegretto

Track length4:27

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IV. Largo

Track length5:58

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V. Largo

Track length3:53

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133

Work length29:24

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Quatuor Danel

I. Moderato

Track length7:17

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II. Allegretto

Track length22:07

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83

Work length25:32

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto

Track length3:44

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String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: II. Andantino

Track length6:29

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String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto

Track length4:18

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String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto

Track length11:01

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122

Work length16:57

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: I. Introduction (Andantino)

Track length2:34

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: II. Scherzo (Allegretto)

Track length2:50

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: III. Recitative (Adagio)

Track length1:19

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: IV. Etude (Allegro)

Track length1:17

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: V. Humoresque (Allegro)

Track length1:05

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VI. Elegy (Adagio)

Track length3:49

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String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 122: VII. Finale (Moderato)

Track length4:03

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117

Work length27:26

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato con moto

Track length4:43

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String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: II. Adagio

Track length4:22

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String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: III. Allegretto

Track length4:13

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String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: IV. Adagio

Track length3:42

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String Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 117: V. Allegro

Track length10:26

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49

Work length15:23

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Quatuor Danel

String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato

Track length4:54

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String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato

Track length4:57

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String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro Molto

Track length2:13

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String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro

Track length3:19

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118

Work length23:44

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Quatuor Danel

I. Andante

Track length4:38

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II. Allegretto furioso

Track length3:56

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III. Adagio

Track length5:46

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IV. Allegretto

Track length9:24

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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 144

Work length38:33

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Quatuor Danel

I. Elegy (Adagio)

Track length13:42

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II. Serenade (Adagio)

Track length6:01

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III. Intermezzo (Adagio)

Track length1:51

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IV. Nocturne (Adagio)

Track length5:04

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V. Funeral March (Adagio molto)

Track length5:25

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VI. Epilogue (Adagio)

Track length6:30

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Reviews

2010

This is a remarkable set which sells for less than £30 in the UK or around $50 in the States. The recordings, made by Bavarian Radio between 2001 and 2005, are, if anything, classier still, with equally classy annotations by Shostakovich scholars Frans Lemaire and David Fanning.
Since fact and speculation are for once carefully defined, you won't see here the incautious revisionism of so much Shostakovich commentary.
After securing first prize at the 1993 International Dmitri Shostakovich Competition, the Brussels-based Danel Quartet started their ondisc explorations with rarities, mainly French and Belgian, Modernist and Romantic. Meanwhile, Quartet colleagues have worked with members of both the Borodin and Beethoven Quartets, enjoying cordial relations with the composer's widow, Irina. Fascinating then to find that their approach is often unlike that of recent exponents.
While many of those groups have brought the quartets to the very centre of the repertoire, theirs and ours, they have tended to make them into big, declamatory statements, public property if you will. This development may have begun gloriously with the post-Dubinsky, Soviet Statesanctioned Borodin line-up, but a quartet like the Emerson (DG) displays a forceful technocratic sensibility that precludes much sense of four musicians playing together for pleasure.
With consistently sweet sounds, pronounced yet carefully matched vibrato and lithe, intimately drawn interpretations, the Danel offer something else again. Though old hands may take a while to adjust, their Gallic wit and finesse add a new dimension to familiar music. You're never hit with anything more visceral and rosiny than the argument (and the tuning) can stand, but neither is there is any lack of commitment and fire. There is, however, some close-miked sniffing and at times the recorded sound takes on a wiry quality (especially in No 5). In the conventional intégrale we would certainly rate them above many bigger names.

May 2006

With consistently sweet sounds pronounced yet carefully matched vibrato and lithe, intimately drawn interpretations, the Danel offer something else… I found their Gallic wit and finesse adding a new dimension to familiar music.

Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1-15

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