Special offer. Borodin, Shostakovich & Weinberg: String Quartets
Dragon Quartet
They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not...
Special offer. Borodin, Shostakovich & Weinberg: String Quartets
Dragon Quartet
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They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not...
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Alexander Borodin composed one of the most popular successful pieces in the romantic quartet repertoire, probably because it is a sort of love letter dedicated to Borodin's wife Ekaterina. Dmitri Shostakovich composed an autobiography in music: after twenty-five years of 'inner emigration' he allowed himself once more to be personal, even if only in words to the wise. And the third composer on this recording was considered a well-kept secret of the Soviet Union for long for the western world: Moisei Vainberg, or (likewise in Russian) Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
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June 2019
They set out their stall with Borodin’s Second, which is as euphonious and expressive as you could wish – devoid of mannerism but by no means lacking in communicative intensity… Close but not oppressive recorded balance enhances the attractions of the disc, which, to say the least, makes an impressive calling card.
