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BORODIN: String Quartets 1 & 2
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
String Quartet No. 1 (1877-9)
String Quartet No. 2 (1881)
The Shostakovich Quartet
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| String Quartet No. 1 in A Major | |||
| 1 | Moderato-Allegro | 13:01 | |
| 2 | Andante con moto | 8:34 | |
| 3 | Scherzo, Prestissimo | 5:21 | |
| 4 | Andante-Allegro risoluto | 9:42 | |
| String Quartet No. 2 in D major | |||
| 5 | Allegro moderato | 7:49 | |
| 6 | Scherzo. Allegro | 4:31 | |
| 7 | Nocturne. Andante | 8:12 | |
| 8 | Finale. Andante-Vivace | 7:04 |
"Performances thoroughly enjoyable"
Penguin Guide
"Borodin owed much of his inspiration for the first quartet to Beethoven, whose symphonies and quartets were regularly played at meetings a of the "Mighty Handful". The second quartet displays some charming examples of Borodin's fascination with oriental music."
Francis Wilson