AlexanderBorodin composed one of the most popular debut cd pieces in the romanticquartet repertoire, probably because it is a sort of love letter dedicated toBorodin's wife Ekaterina. (...) Dmitri Shostakovich composed an autobiographyin music: After twenty-five years of 'inner emigration' he allowed himself oncemore to be personal, even if only in words to the wise. (...) And the thirdcomposer on this recording was was considered a well-kept secret of the SovietUnion for long for the western world: Moisei Vainberg, or (likewise in Russian)Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
-Clemens Romijn (excerpt from liner notes)
曲目:
01. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro moderato
02. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: II. Scherzo - Allegro
03. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne - Andante
04. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: IV. Finale: Andante - Vivace
05. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo
06. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
07. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
08. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo
09. String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo
10. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: I. Melodia - Andante sostenuto
11. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: II. Humoreska - Andantino
12. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major Op. 27: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
13. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: IV. Improvisation - Lento
14. String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 27: V. Serenata - Moderato con moto