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Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
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Chamber » Quartets » String Quartets
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The performances by the Cuarteto Casals, completing their Shostakovich quartet cycle, have the same humane glow and loving finesse of earlier volumes...However chilly and painful the music may... —
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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... —
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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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These transparent, refined and frequently brilliant performances are thoroughly up to date. Which is not to suggest that they lack passion or understanding of the idiom. George’s presence guarantees... —
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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... —
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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Building a Library, January 2023, Also Recommended
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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. —
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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. —
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Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1-13
Original Borodin String Quartet - Rostislav Dubinsky, Yaroslav Alexandrov (violins), Dimitry Shebalin (viola), Valentin Berlinsky (cello)
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