The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets Of Dmitri Shostakovich Plus Quartets by Miaskovsky Prokofiev Weinberg & Schnittke
Pacifica Quartet, Dmitri Shostakovich, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Mieczysław Weinberg, Alfred Schnittke
- Label
- Cedille Records
- Catalog number
- Box 1003
- Released
- 2014
- Country
- US
- Barcode
- 735131100328
What’s on it
The Soviet Experience: The Complete String Quartets Of Dmitri Shostakovich Plus Quartets by Miaskovsky Prokofiev Weinberg & Schnittke has 23 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
- Volume 1
1-1I. Allegro Non Troppo
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
1-4I. Allegretto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
2-1I. Allegretto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
2-4I. Largo
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
2-9I. Moderato
- Composed By
- Nikolai Myaskovsky
- Volume 2
3-1I. Moderato
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
3-5I. Overture: Moderato Con Moto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
3-9I. Allegretto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
4-1I. Allegretto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
4-6I. Allegro Sostenuto
- Composed By
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Volume 3
5-1I. Moderato Con Moto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
5-6I. Andante
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
5-10I. Introduction-Andantino
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
6-1I. Moderato
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
6-3I. Allegro Semplice
- Composed By
- Mieczysław Weinberg
- Volume 4
7-1Adagio - Doppio movimento - Tempo primo
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
7-2I. Allegretto
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
8-1I. Elegy: Adagio
- Composed By
- Dmitri Shostakovich
8-7I. Andante
- Composed By
- Alfred Schnittke
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Where it came from
The Soviet Experience cycle was conceived by the Pacifica Quartet as a comprehensive exploration of the 20th-century Russian string quartet tradition. Released by Cedille Records in 2014, the collection was designed to provide a cohesive narrative arc, documenting how composers navigated the complex political and aesthetic pressures of the Soviet era. By pairing Shostakovich’s fifteen quartets with seminal works by his contemporaries, the project highlights the interconnectedness and evolving musical language of the period.
The recording process spanned several years, with the Pacifica Quartet aiming to capture the stark, often claustrophobic intensity of the music while maintaining technical precision. The box set received significant critical acclaim upon its release, particularly for the group's ability to balance the technical demands of the scores with the heavy emotional subtext inherent in the compositions. It remains a definitive reference for listeners interested in the interplay between mid-century Eastern European political history and chamber music development.
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