Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68
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Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
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They make interpretive decisions that are unexpected but none the less to me felt deeply initiative and this passage showcases the gorgeous cello line that has extraordinary shaping in how you... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st November 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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Building a Library, January 2023, Recommended Recording
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Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2
RecommendedMarc-André Hamelin (piano)
Takács Quartet
a highly engrossing experience...the Takács come to the music from a somewhat different angle to their Soviet and Russian counterparts, emphasising closer connections with Western musical traditions... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th April 2015
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Special offer. Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedBoris Giltburg (piano), Rhys Owens (trumpet)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Boris Giltburg and Vasily Petrenko are a tight unit, the pianist’s dashing virtuosity and subtlety of touch matched by equally incisive interpolations from the orchestra — More…
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Building A Library, May 2021, Recommended Recording - Piano Concerto No. 2
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The Casals Quartet should certainly be commended for their attempt to rethink the Shostakovich quartets. But their beauty of sound and attention to small-scale detail seems to prevent them from... — More…
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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 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…
Awards:
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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 certainly feel freshly imagined...There is every so often a wiriness here that will not be to all tastes. A challenging listen, then, but one bringing abundant rewards. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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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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These are athletic, upfront performances, clear in texture, forthright in tone and bold in articulation…But there’s greater flexibility and a sly wit at work in the First Quartet…A rewarding... — More…
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