Borodin Quartet Russian Chamber Music CD

Established 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.

1. CD1- String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: I. Moderato E Semplice 2. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (Recorded in 1993) 3. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: III. Scherzo. Allegro Non Tanto E Con Fuoco 4. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: IV. Finale. Allegro Giusto 5. String Quartet in B-Flat Major: I. Adagio Misterioso - Allegro Con Moto - Adagio Misterioso 6. Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: I. Allegro Con Spirito 7. Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: II. Adagio Cantabile E Con Moto 8. Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: III. Allegretto Moderato 9. Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70: IV. Allegro Vivace 10. CD2- String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: I. Adagio - Moderato Assai 11. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: II. Scherzo. Allegro Giusto 12. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: III. Andante Ma Non Tanto 13. String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22: IV. Finale. Allegro Con Moto 14. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: I. Andante Sostenuto 15. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: II. Allegretto Vivo E Scherzando 16. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: III. Andante Funebre E Doloroso, Ma Con Moto 17. String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo E Risoluto 18. CD3- String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: I. Moderato 19. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: II. Moderato 20. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: III. Allegro Molto 21. String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro 22. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: I. Elegy. Adagio 23. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: II. Serenade. Adagio 24. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: III. Intermezzo. Adagio 25. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: IV. Nocturne. Adagio 26. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: V. Funeral March. Adagio Molto 27. String Quartet No. 15 in E-Flat minor, Op. 144: VI. Epilogue. Adagio 28. CD4- String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: I. Overture - Moderato Con Moto 29. String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance - Adagio 30. String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: III. Waltz - Allegro 31. String Quartet No. 2 in a Major, Op. 68: IV. Theme and Variations - Adagio 32. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: I. Moderato 33. String Quartet No. 12 in D-Flat Major, Op. 133: II. Allegretto - Adagio 34. CD5- String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: I. Largo 35. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto 36. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto 37. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo 38. String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110: V. Largo 39. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto 40. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: II. Lento 41. String Quartet No. 7 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro 42. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto 43. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: II. Moderato Con Moto 44. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: III. Allegro Non Troppo 45. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio 46. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: V. Moderato 47. CD6- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: I. Prelude 48. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: II Fugue 49. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: III. Scherzo 50. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: IV. Intermezzo 51. Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57: V. Finale 52. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: I. Andante 53. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: II. Allegro Con Brio 54. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: III. Largo 55. Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto 56. CD7- String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno - Andante 57. String Quartet No. 5 in F Major, Op. 33 "Slavonic": I. Scherzo 58. String Quartet No. 1: II. Romance 59. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet) 60. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet) 61. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet 62. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce (Arr. Barshai for String Quartet) 63. String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59: I. Intermezzo - Allegretto 64. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 16, Old French Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 65. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 17, German Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 66. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 15, Italian Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 67. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 18, Neopolitan Air (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 68. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 19, the Old Nurse's Tale (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 69. Children's Album, Op. 39: No. 20, Baba Yaga (Arr. Dubinsky for String Quartet) 70. Canon in Memoriam Igor Stravinsky 71. 5 Novelettes Op. 15: IV. Valse 72. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (Recorded in 1995) 73. 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 1 74. 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 2 75. 3 Pieces for String Quartet: No. 3 76. Serenata Alla Spagnola in D minor 77. 2 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 30B: No. 1, Elegy 78. 2 Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 30B: No. 2, Polka 79. CD8- String Quartet No. 3: I. Andante 80. String Quartet No. 3: II. Agitato 81. String Quartet No. 3: III. Pesante 82. Piano Quartet: I. Allegro 83. Piano Quartet: II. Scherzo 84. Piano Quintet: I. Moderato 85. Piano Quintet: II. in Tempo Di Valse 86. Piano Quintet: III. Andante 87. Piano Quintet: IV. Lento 88. Piano Quintet: V. Moderato Pastorale