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 MagazineJanuary 2012Chamber Choice
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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92
- Pacifica Quartet
I. Allegretto non troppo
II. Andante
III. Moderato - Allegretto
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101
- Pacifica Quartet
I. Allegretto
II. Moderato con moto
III. Lento
IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108
- Pacifica Quartet
I. Allegretto
II. Lento
III. Allegro - Allegretto
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
- Pacifica Quartet
I. Largo
II. Allegro molto
III. Allegretto
IV. Largo
V. Largo
Miaskovsky: String Quartet No.13 in A minor, Op. 86
- Pacifica Quartet
I. Moderato
II. Presto fantastico
III. Andante con moto e molto cantabile
IV. Molto vivo, energico