This is the first installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets: The Soviet Experience: String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries. The Soviet Experience is the first Shostakovich quartet cycle to include works by other important composers of the Soviet era, adding variety and perspective to the listening experience.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegretto Non Troppo
String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante
String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto
String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato Con Moto
String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento
String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante
String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento
String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto
String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo
String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto
String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo
String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo
String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: I. Moderato
String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: II. Presto Fantastico
String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: III. Andante Con Moto E Molto Cantabile
String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: IV. Molto Vivo, Energico

UPC: 735131912723
Label: Cedille
Release Date: 9.27.11
Format: CD

Pacifica Quartet - Soviet Experience: String Quartets 1 (2 CD)