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Tracks1.1 CD1- String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato E Semplice 1.2 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (Recorded in 1993) 1.3 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro Non Tanto E Con Fuoco 1.4 String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro Giusto 1.5 String Quartet in B-Flat Major: I. Adagio Misterioso - Allegro Con Moto - Adagio Misterioso 1.6 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: I. Allegro Con Spirito 1.7 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: II. Adagio Cantabile E Con Moto 1.8 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: III. Allegretto Moderato 1.9 Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: IV. Allegro Vivace 2.1 CD2- String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: I. Adagio - Moderato Assai 2.2 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: II. Scherzo. Allegro Giusto 2.3 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: III. Andante Ma Non Tanto 2.4 String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Moto 2.5 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: I. Andante Sostenuto 2.6 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: II. Allegretto Vivo E Scherzando 2.7 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: III. Andante Funebre E Doloroso, Ma Con Moto 2.8 String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo E Risoluto 3.1 CD3- String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato 3.2 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato 3.3 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro Molto 3.4 String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro 3.5 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio 3.6 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio 3.7 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio 3.8 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio 3.9 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio Molto 3.10 String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio 4.1 CD4- String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: I. Overture - Moderato Con Moto 4.2 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance - Adagio 4.3 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: III. Waltz - Allegro 4.4 String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme and Variations - Adagio 4.5 String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato 4.6 String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto - Adagio 5.1 CD5- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: I. Largo 5.2 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto 5.3 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto 5.4 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo 5.5 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: V. Largo 5.6 String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto 5.7 String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: II. Lento 5.8 String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro 5.9 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto 5.10 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato Con Moto 5.11 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro Non Troppo 5.12 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio 5.13 String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato 6.1 CD6- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: I. Prelude 6.2 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: II Fugue 6.3 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: III. Scherzo 6.4 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: IV. Intermezzo 6.5 Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: V. Finale 6.6 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: I. Andante 6.7 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: II. Allegro Con Brio 6.8 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: III. Largo 6.9 Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto 7.1 CD7- String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno - Andante 7.2 String Quartet No. 5 in F Major, Op. 33 "Slavonic": I. Scherzo 7.3 String Quartet No. 1: II. Romance 7.
NotesEstablished 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.