Quatuor Artemis – Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 5, 7 & Piano Quintet (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Quatuor Artemis – Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 5, 7 & Piano Quintet (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:29 minutes | 1,32 GB | Genre: Classical
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The origins of this album – the Artemis Quartet’s first recordings of Shostakovich – lie in the ensemble’s long-established relationship with the great pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja. For years, the quartet had been wanting to record the Russian composer’s Piano Quintet with her.

It is coupled with Quartets No 5 and No 7, multi-faceted works which are expressive of the composer’s private persona.

Tracklist:
1-1. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo – (11:21)
1-2. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante – Andantino – (08:52)
1-3. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato – Allegretto – Andante (09:58)
1-4. Quatuor Artemis – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: I. Prélude (Lento) (04:56)
1-5. Quatuor Artemis – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: II. Fugue (Adagio) (11:18)
1-6. Quatuor Artemis – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: III. Scherzo (Allegretto) (03:30)
1-7. Quatuor Artemis – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: IV. Intermezzo (Lento) (06:48)
1-8. Quatuor Artemis – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: V. Finale (Allegretto) (07:33)
1-9. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto – (03:42)
1-10. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento – (02:59)
1-11. Quatuor Artemis – String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro – Allegretto – Adagio (05:28)

Personnel:
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano
Artemis Quartet

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