Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92
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Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
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All of the Cuarteto Casals’ performances are wonderfully refined, but it’s clear that they respond more vividly to the greater expressive demands of the Third and Fifth, where their playing... — More…
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On their first Shostakovich disc, the playing is of the highest musical and technical quality. The quintet takes its place alongside celebrated accounts by Sviatoslav Richter and Vladimir Ashkenazy. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music
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The Emersons have played Shostakovich all over the world, and this long- pondered intégrale sets the seal on a process that has brought the quartets to the very centre of the repertoire – the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Chamber
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Grammy Awards, 43rd Awards (2000), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Grammy Awards, 43rd Awards (2000), Classical Album of the Year
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The performances as a whole achieve a rare degree of intensity. It really draws you into the unsettling subtext of Shostakovich’s writing. Even if there are a few moments where the ensemble... — More…
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The Rubio performances are refreshing, emotionally satisfying within the parameters of their smooth-edged approach, and highly accomplished. — More…
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The Soviet Experience Volume I
String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries
Pacifica Quartet
their sense of the musical argument is always impressive, shining through their objective but never over-slick approach. The Pacifica Quartet only seem to draw breath, like Shostakovich, between... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, Chamber Choice
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The Debussy Quartet plays assuredly and expressively throughout, with moments of fizzing energy. — More…
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Building A Library, February 2019, Recommended
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The Shostakovich… is totally engrossing. …the Atriums sustain intensity throughout the epic structures of the first and third movements while managing to hold back sufficiently to make the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2008
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2008, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. The Soviet Experience: Pacifica Quartet
String Quartets in 4 Volumes
Pacifica Quartet
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