Amazon.com: Shostakovich: String Quartets Complete (Box Set): Dmitry Shostakovich, Rubio Quartet: Music

Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Performer: Rubio Quartet
Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
Number of Discs: 5
Format: Box set
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Label: Brilliant Classics
ASIN: B000092Q5V

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String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 10 in A flat, Op. 118
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Very Good Shostakovich Cycle, March 16, 2006

By	T. Beers (Arlington, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

I want to thank the other reviewer for leading me to this set; cash-strapped teenager maybe, but he knows quality when he hears it! The Rubio Quartet is Flemish and its full, warm sound (very handsomely recorded on these ridiculously inexpensive CDs)is a joy to hear .... and very recognizable to anyone who's heard marvelous Dutch/Belgian/Flemish string players like Anner Bylsma. The Rubio may not provide the kind of idiomatic Slavic 'grit' you hear on classic Shostakovich recordings by the Beethoven and Borodin quartets, but their performances are fully competitive with everybody else (including those by younger Russian ensembles like the St. Petersburg Quartet). According to the excellent liner notes, the Rubio recordings were made 'live' in a Flanders church over a few months in 2002. A small audience was present at each recital/session, but I heard almost no audience noise at all: the performances are so good the listeners must have been nearly mesmerized! Competition in this price range comes from classic 1970s British recordings by the Fitzwilliam Quartet, now available in a bargain box from Decca. The Fitzwilliam performances are certainly marvelous, but the Rubio's are just as accomplished and insightful and are also better recorded. One more word about the liner notes: I've rarely seen such detailed and insightful notes -- each quartet is discussed separately -- included with 'bargain box' sets. This is a first-rate production all around. If you don't know the Shostakovich quartets, it's just about a perfect introduction. And even if you do own other recordings this Brilliant Classics set is such a great bargain you just shouldn't pass it up.

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Shostakovich on a Shoestring, September 11, 2004

By	Apassianato "Kyle" (Ga) - See all my reviews

As a teenage conneseiur of classical music, I can't exactly dish out the money that some other recordings of the complete Shostakovich String Quartets cost. This is the best you can get for the money, and worth much more! The sound quality is fantastic, and I find little wrong with the CDs. While I prefer the Kronos Quartet's phrasing (particularly on the 8th string quartet), the Rubio's mellower sound is a nice alternative, and adds a contrast to the otherwise pessimistic music of Dmitri Shostakovich. Named in honor of the late instrument maker Rubio, they all play on his instruments. In part due to this continuity of instrument, and part due to their extraordinary musicality, the recordings have a very unified sound. This is a great find!

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