This page lists all recordings of String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Shostakovich & Miaskovsky - String Quartets
“Beauty and warmth of string tone seem to be paramount, and that helps us to buy into the old-fashioned yet utterly sincere Romanticism of Myaskovsky's last quartet.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2008 **** | 
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| |  | Shostakovitch - String Quartets Nos. 6, 8 & 11
Shostakovich had just finished his Seventh Quartet
when the leader of the Beethoven Quartet told him
that Melodiya had asked them to record his 'last
quartet':
"Last quartet?" exclaimed the composer. "When I've
written all my quartets, then we'll talk about my last
quartet!"
"And how many do you intend to write?"
"Twenty-four", replied Shostakovich. "Haven't you
noticed that I never repeat a key? I'll write twenty-four
quartets, so as to have a complete cycle."
Shostakovich only managed to finish fifteen quartets ,
but it is necessary to bear this large-scale project in
mind in order to place these quartets in their rightful
context. "a release that certainly confirms the Jerusalem as one of the most technically assured and tonally responsive quartets of today." Gramophone August 2007 “This is challenging, unpredictable Shostakovich which always convinces even when the approach is new. The Jerusalem Quartet's tonal range is daunting too.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Zoryana Kushpler (mezzo-soprano) Petersen Quartet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| Shostakovitch - String Quartets 3, 7 & 8
Here’s an entirely new, distinctive performance tradition in Shostakovich’s quartets. The Hagen’s approach is pristine, with a wonderful transparency to the textures and a real bounce to the dance-inspired movements. There’s no lack of emotional depth, but some of the grime of accumulated habits has been cleaned off and the works emerge shining anew. Helen Wallace - BBC Music Magazine  BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Choice - July 2006 |
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"The Eder Quartet...brings a mature understanding and empathy to the recording that is wonderfully satisfying."
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‘The quartet’s dynamic approach was breathtaking. The beauty of their playing stems from deep musical intelligence’ (The Independent) “Smetana's pain-wracked D minor Quartet is here give the wiry intensity and urgency it obviously demands but too rarely receives, taken to the point of roughness but never pushed over the edge.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “…Mozart's final Quartet is not exactly the easiest of openers. Yet the Škampa Quartet delivers a beautifully natural and effortless account, revelling in the subtleties of contrapuntal interplay so characteristic of Mozart's last works. In Smetana's intense Second Quartet, the Škampa are particularly compelling... The second movement Polka is a notable highlight, projected with a really bold swagger.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Yakov Kasman (piano) Talich Quartet “There's controlled desperation in the Piano Quintet, especially in the long build-up in the fugue, and the resigned plodding of the Intermezzo. The Quartet isn't quite as intense, but displays an extraordinary range of instrumental colour.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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The Beethoven String Quartet Recorded 1961 (Nos.7 & 8) 1965 (No.10) 1969 (op.11) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Shostakovich - String Quartets Nos. 3, 7 & 8
St Lawrence String Quartet | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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