Not for the casual listener but for those who love the string quartets of Shostakovich and are looking for more, this re-release of the Chilingirian Quartet's 1994 recording of twentieth century Russian string quartets will be embraced with open arms. The Chilingirian plays with immense conviction plus total technical control and the performances are consistently completely convincing. And considering that most of the music on this disc is nearly unknown to most listeners -- even those who love Shostakovich's quartets -- ...
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Not for the casual listener but for those who love the string quartets of Shostakovich and are looking for more, this re-release of the Chilingirian Quartet's 1994 recording of twentieth century Russian string quartets will be embraced with open arms. The Chilingirian plays with immense conviction plus total technical control and the performances are consistently completely convincing. And considering that most of the music on this disc is nearly unknown to most listeners -- even those who love Shostakovich's quartets -- this quality is especially wonderful. In the nearly unknown string quartet music of Igor Stravinsky, the Chilingirian's performances are vigorous, rigorous, and bracing. In Alfred Schnittke's rarely recorded Canon in Memory of Stravinsky, the performance is intense, concentrated, and agonized. In Nikolai Roslavets' nearly unknown Quartet No. 3, the performance is anguished, exalted, and ecstatic. In Dmitri Smirnov's nearly unknown outside of Russia Quartet No. 2, the performance is...
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Alfred Schnittke; Dmitri Smirnov; Elena Firsova; Igor Stravinsky; Nikolai Roslavets. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of Stravinsky/Schnittke/Roslavets/Smirnov/F Russian String to cart. $19.78, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Sony Classical.
