Artist: Novus Quartet
Album: Shostakovich: String Quartets No. 3 & No. 8
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 48 kHz
Duration: 54:09
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 541 MB

Tracklist:

1. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto (06:43)
2. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto (04:58)
3. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo (03:53)
4. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio (05:44)
5. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato (10:00)
6. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo (05:23)
7. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (02:47)
8. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto (04:38)
9. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo (05:43)
10. Novus Quartet – Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo (04:18)

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Shostakovich was in his early thirties when he first turned to the string quartet. He planned to produce a full cycle of 24; he completed 15. These works embody his resistance to a crushing Soviet power that held the belief that all art should be political. At the same time, he used them as a means of personal, autobiographical expression, aimed at presenting a true depiction of himself as a man and an artist. Bringing together nos. 3 and 8, the Novus Quartet make Shostakovich’s revolt tangible, while faithfully representing the magnificent, heartrending world of this great composer.