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Quartet No. 1 In C Major, Op. 49
1-1	I. Moderato	3:55
1-2	II. Moderato	3:59
1-3	III. Allegro Molto	2:23
1-4	IV. Allegro	3:44
Quartet No. 2 In A Major, Op. 68
1-5	I. Overture: Moderato Con Moto	7:57
1-6	II. Recitative And Romance: Adagio	9:05
1-7	III. Waltz: Allegro	5:28
1-8	IV. Theme With Variations: Adagio - Moderato Con Moto - Allegretto - Più Mosso - Allegro Non Troppo - Allegro - Adagio	10:43
Quartet No. 3 In F Major, Op. 73
1-9	I. Allegretto	6:52
1-10	II. Moderato Con Moto	4:22
1-11	III. Allegro Non Troppo	3:50
1-12	IV. Adagio - Attacca:	4:44
1-13	V. Moderato - Adagio	8:18
Quartet No. 4 In D Major, Op. 83
2-1	I. Allegretto	3:50
2-2	II. Andantino	6:23
2-3	III. Allegretto - Attacca:	4:35
2-4	IV. Allegretto	9:37
Quartet No. 5 In B-flat Major, Op. 92
2-5	I. Allegro Non Troppo - Attacca:	11:18
2-6	II. Andante - Andantino - Andante - Andantino - Andante - Attacca:	8:29
2-7	III. Moderato - Allegretto - Andante	10:29
Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101
2-8	I. Allegretto	6:44
2-9	II. Moderato Con Moto	4:59
2-10	III. Lento - Attacca:	3:57
2-11	IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento	6:33
Quartet No. 7 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
3-1	I. Allegretto - Attacca:	3:41
3-2	II. Lento - Attacca:	2:48
3-3	III. Allegro - Allegretto - [Adagio]	5:12
Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110
3-4	I. Largo - Attacca:	4:33
3-5	II. Allegro Molto - Attacca:	2:37
3-6	III. Allegretto - Attacca:	4:05
3-7	IV. Largo - Attacca:	4:45
3-8	V. Largo	3:41
Quartet No. 9 In E-flat Major, Op. 117
3-9	I. Moderato Con Moto - Attacca:	4:24
3-10	II. Adagio - Attacca:	3:47
3-11	III. Allegretto - Attacca:	4:02
3-12	IV. Adagio - Attacca:	3:00
3-13	V. Allegro	9:36
Quartet No. 10 In A-flat Major, Op. 118
3-14	I. Andante	4:12
3-15	II. Allegretto Furioso	3:57
3-16	III. Adagio - Attacca:	4:48
3-17	IV. Allegretto - Andante	8:40
4-1	Adagio (Elegy) For String Quartet, After Katerina's Aria From Scene 3 Of The Opera "Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District," Op. 29	4:34
4-2	Allegretto (Polka) For String Quartet, After The Polka From The Ballet "The Age Of Gold," Op. 22	2:47
Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 122
4-3	I. Introduction: Andantino - Attacca:	2:11
4-4	II. Scherzo: Allegretto - Attacca:	2:41
4-5	III. Recitative: Adagio - Attacca:	1:08
4-6	IV. Etude: Allegro - Attacca:	1:14
4-7	V. Humoresque: Allegro - Attacca:	1:01
4-8	VI. Elegy: Adagio - Attacca:	4:12
4-9	VII. Finale: Moderato - Meno Mosso - Moderato	3:38
Quartet No. 12 In D-flat Major, Op. 133
4-10	I. Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato	6:29
4-11	II. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto	19:23
Quartet No. 13 In B-flat Minor, Op. 138
4-12	Adagio - Doppio Movimento - Tempo Primo	19:08
Quartet No. 14 In F-sharp Major, Op. 142
5-1	I. Allegretto - Meno Mosso - Allegretto - Meno Mosso - Allegretto	8:13
5-2	II. Adagio - Attacca:	8:52
5-3	III. Allegretto - Poco Meno Mosso - Adagio	8:05
Quartet No. 15 In E-flat Minor, Op. 144
5-4	I. Elegy: Adagio - Attacca:	12:36
5-5	II. Serenade: Adagio - Attacca:	5:47
5-6	III. Intermezzo: Adagio - Attacca:	1:38
5-7	IV. Nocturne: Adagio - Attacca:	4:30
5-8	V. Funeral March: Adagio Molto - Attacca:	4:35
5-9	VI. Epilogue: Adagio - Adagio Molto	6:18

Credits

• Cello – David Finckel
• Composed By – Dmitri Shostakovich
• Edited By – Da-Hong Seetoo
• Engineer [Recording] – Nelson Wong (tracks: 4-3 to 5-9)
• Ensemble – Emerson String Quartet
• Executive-Producer – Alison Ames* (tracks: 4-3 to 5-9), Christopher Alder (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2)
• Liner Notes – Paul Epstein
• Producer, Engineer [Balance] – Da-Hong Seetoo (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2), Max Wilcox (tracks: 4-3 to 5-9)
• Viola – Lawrence Dutton
• Violin [First] – Eugene Drucker (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-11, 5-1 to 5-3), Philip Setzer (tracks: 1-9 to 1-13, 2-5 to 2-11, 3-9 to 3-17, 4-12, 5-4 to 5-9)
• Violin [Second] – Eugene Drucker (tracks: 1-9 to 1-13, 2-5 to 2-11, 3-9 to 3-17, 4-12, 5-4 to 5-9), Philip Setzer (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-11, 5-1 to 5-3)

Notes

Live recordings from the Aspen Festival.
Includes a 48-page booklet with *extensive* notes about each of Shostakovich's string quartets.

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• Barcode: 028946328422

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Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
289 463 284-2	Shostakovich* - Emerson String Quartet	Shostakovich* - Emerson String Quartet - String Quartets ‎(5xCD, Album, Club)	Deutsche Grammophon	289 463 284-2	USA, Canada & Europe	2000
475 7407	D. Shostakovich* / Emerson String Quartet	D. Shostakovich* / Emerson String Quartet - The String Quartets ‎(5xCD, RE)	Deutsche Grammophon	475 7407	UK & Europe	2006