RUSSIAN CHAMBER MUSIC - BORODIN STRING QUARTET (8 CDS)

Established in Moscow in 1945, and still performing today, the Borodin Quartet sustains a distinctive tradition in the interpretation of Russian chamber music. Over the decades it's members - all trained at the Moscow Conservatory - have inevitably changed, but the ensemble's identity has remained cohesive, it's philosophy and aesthetic embodying an entire musical culture. The quartet's close association with Dmitri Shostakovich has gone down in history, and his chamber works are central to this 7CD collection which, offering music by a succession of Russian composers from Borodin himself to Schnittke, spans the 19th and 20th centuries.

 - Disc 1 -
1 TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato E Semplice
2 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (Recorded in 1993)
3 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro Non Tanto E Con Fuoco
4 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro Giusto

5 TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet in B-Flat Major: I. Adagio Misterioso - Allegro Con Moto - Adagio Misterioso (MOVEMENT)

6 TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: I. Allegro Con Spirito
7 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: II. Adagio Cantabile E Con Moto
8 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: III. Allegretto Moderato
9 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: IV. Allegro Vivace

- Disc 2 -
1 TCHAIKOVSKY:  String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: I. Adagio - Moderato Assai
2 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: II. Scherzo. Allegro Giusto
3 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: III. Andante Ma Non Tanto
4 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Moto

5 TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: I. Andante Sostenuto
6 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: II. Allegretto Vivo E Scherzando
7 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: III. Andante Funebre E Doloroso, Ma Con Moto
8 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo E Risoluto

- Disc 3 -
1 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato
2 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato
3 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro Molto
4 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro

5 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio
6 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio
7 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio
8 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio
9 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio Molto
10 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio

- Disc 4 -
1 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: I. Overture - Moderato Con Moto
2 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance - Adagio
3 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: III. Waltz - Allegro
4 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme and Variations - Adagio

5 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato
6 String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto - Adagio

- Disc 5 -
1 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: I. Largo
2 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto
3 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto
4 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo
5 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: V. Largo

6 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto
7 String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: II. Lento
8 String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro

9 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto
10 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato Con Moto
11 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro Non Troppo
12 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio
13 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato

- Disc 6 -
1 SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: I. Prelude
2 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: II Fugue
3 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: III. Scherzo
4 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: IV. Intermezzo
5 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: V. Finale

6 SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: I. Andante
7 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: II. Allegro Con Brio
8 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: III. Largo
9 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto

- Disc 7 -
1 BORODIN: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno - Andante
2 SHEBALIN: String Quartet No. 5 in F Major, Op. 33 "Slavonic": I. Scherzo
3 RACHMANINOV: String Quartet No. 1: II. Romance
4 PROKOFIEV: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet)
5 Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet)
6 Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet
7 Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet)
8 WEINBERG: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59: I. Intermezzo - Allegretto
9 TCHAIKOVSKY: Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 16, Old French Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
10 Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 17, German Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
11 Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 15, Italian Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
12 Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 18, Neopolitan Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
13 Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 19, the Old Nurse's Tale (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
14 Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 20, Baba Yaga (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet)
15 SCHNITTKE: Canon in Memoriam Igor Stravinsky
16 GLAZUNOV: 5 Novelettes Op. 15: IV. Valse
17 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (Recorded in 1995)
18 STRAVINSKY: 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 1
19 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 2
20 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 3
21 BORODIN: Serenata Alla Spagnola in D minor
22 SHOSTAKOVICH: 2 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 30B: No. 1, Elegy
23 SHOSTAKOVICH: 2 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 30B: No. 2, Polka

- Disc 8 -
1 SCHNITTKE: String Quartet No. 3: I. Andante
2 String Quartet No. 3: II. Agitato
3 String Quartet No. 3: III. Pesante

4 SCHNITTKE: Piano Quartet: I. Allegro
5 Piano Quartet: II. Scherzo

6 MAHLER, ARR. SCHNITTKE: Piano Quintet: I. Moderato
7 Piano Quintet: II. in Tempo Di Valse
8 Piano Quintet: III. Andante
9 Piano Quintet: IV. Lento
10 Piano Quintet: V. Moderato Pastorale