Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The profound melancholy of the music is akin to a requiem. The quartet as a piece of music is a masterpiece and the borodin quartet reveals even more of the intricacies of the interplay of shostakovichs at times occult interweaving of themes than usual. Here is a playlist of the complete shostakovich quartets with score. Emerson string quartet shostakovich quartet no 8 in c minor op. Performer and youtuber jesse sieff has composed a piece for solo marching snare drum, intended to be played over the top of the second movement allegro molto of the string quartet no. Shostakovich string quartet no 8 in c minor flashcards. Shostakovich had given in to pressure from khrushchevs government and agreed to join the communist party, something he had always resisted before and which, as he knew in advance, would be regarded as a betrayal by many of friends and colleagues. Chopstakovich is a piece for solo snare drum played over the top of the second movement of dmitri shostakovichs string quartet no. If there were a season for all things, then shostakovichs fifteenth quartet would dwell in the darkness of midwinter.
String quartet no 8 in c minor, op 110 shostakovich. When shostakovich began writing his second string quartet he had already completed eight of his fifteen symphonies. Shostakovich string quartet no 8 in c minor quizlet. As always with the praga label, the sound recording quality is very good. Developing musical understanding background information and performance circumstances. In 1965, the quartets second violinist, vasily shirinsky, passed away. Shostakovich had used it as a theme previously, notably in his tenth symphony. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from shostakovich quartet. Listen to music from shostakovich quartet like string quartet no. The ninth quartet was dedicated to his third wife, irina antonovna shostakovich, a young editor he married in 1962. In july 1960, shostakovich was in dresden, in the then german democratic republic, writing the music for a film, five days, five nights.
Allegretto from dmitri shostakovichs the very best of shostakovich for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Shostakovich quartet music, videos, stats, and photos. Live performance at wintergreen summer music festival, august 1, 2011. Like most of the composers late works, it is an introspective meditation on mortality. Mikhail kopelman, andrei abramenkov, dmitry shebalin, valentin berlinsky 1984. The fitzwilliam quartet was the first group to record all 15 of shostakovichs string quartets. Allegro molto from dmitri shostakovichs shostakovich. The quartet begins by introducing this fournote motif fugally. Moreover, some of the quartet has no apparent autobiographical connection for example, the dramatic appearance of a jewish theme in the middle movement seems a reference to the holocaust. Elizabeth wilson writes in her biography shostakovich. It is followed by a theme in the first violin and viola from the introduction of his first.
The quartet as a piece of music is a masterpiece and the borodin quartet reveals even more of the intricacies of the interplay of shostakovich s at times occult interweaving of themes than usual. Dsch, which becomes deflat c b in german nomenclature. There, amid the rubble still visible from the allied bombings during world war ii, he was inspired to composed this quartet in remembrance of the victims of both hitler and stalin. The quartet had the privilege of knowing and working with dmitri shostakovich for decades, and the four premiered almost all of his string quartets. Together they mark the transition from the central phase of shostakovichs string quartets, to those of his final phase. Shotakovich 8th string quartet analysis philosophy paradise. In a fit of depression, or, to quote his own words, in an attack of healthy selfcriticism, i burnt it in the stove. Allegro molto quatuor danel by outhere music from desktop or your mobile device. Shostakovich rarely changed or revised his works, but the ninth quartet is one of the rare exceptions. As expected their performance of the shostakovich string quartet no. An original recording of the quartet performed by the fitzwilliam quartet backed with shostakovichs string quartet no. Jun 16, 2019 some of the most powerful and intense pieces of classical music ever written in my opinion. He was born dmitri dmitrievich shostakovich on september 25, 1906, in st.
It was completed on 17 may 1974 and premiered in leningrad by the taneiev quartet on 15 november one of only two shostakovich quartets not premiered by the beethoven quartet. Highly popular, it is performed more frequently than all of the other fourteen together. Shostakovich string quartet 8 sheet music download free. Print and download in pdf or midi string quartet 8. The piece was written shortly after two traumatic events in the life of the composer. Shostakovich had given in to pressure from khrushchevs government and agreed to join the. There is an article entitled the genealogy of the string quartet which deals with the evolution of the string quartet over the centuries, and another, earlier works for string quartets, which examines shostakovichs compositions for these four string instruments that were transcriptions of other works or film music. There is an article entitled the genealogy of the string quartet which deals with the evolution of the string quartet over the centuries, and another, earlier works for string quartets, which examines shostakovich s compositions for these four string instruments that were transcriptions of other works or film music. Dmitri shostakovich, one of russian cultures most acclaimed intellectuals who was censored under the dictatorship of joseph stalin, was an internationally recognized composer whose music was in over 100 films. I highly recommend playing the next movement as soon as this. I have uploaded this so i can post a videoscore and it happen to be one of my absolute favs. It is dedicated to dmitri tsyganov, the first violinist of the beethoven quartet, which premiered the work in moscow on june 14. The first performance was by the beethoven quartet in leningrad now st.
Dmitri dmitriyevich shostakovich 25 september 1906 9 august 1975 performers. Most powerful and intense pieces of classical music youtube. It is dedicated to dmitri tsyganov, the first violinist of the beethoven quartet, which premiered the work in. Their spectacular 2005 recording of quartets 1, 4, and 9 harmonia mundi 901865 is followed by readings of quartets nos.
This was originally uploaded by vamzacohen and is called ssq8. Allegro molto seraphina string quartet sabrina tabby, violin. A life remembered, shostakovich finished the first version of the ninth quartet in the autumn of 1961. This was the first time shostakovich had seen the remains of the citys bombardment, and the experience directly inspired his eighth string quartet, op 110, which was written in just three days, july 12 to 14. Shostakovich told the beethoven quartet to play the first movement so that flies drop dead in midair, and the audience start leaving the hall from sheer boredom. Aug 08, 2011 live performance at wintergreen summer music festival, august 1, 2011. Stoney creek string quartet kenneth trotter, violin ashlyn olson, violin adam solsburg, viola abbie fields, cello. After getting a better understanding of the context surrounding this piece, the first movement really seems to be personal. If you arent familiar with the shostakovich string quartet no. The symphony does not appear on concert programs very often, yet many recent scholars have ranked it among the. String quartet no 8 in c minor, op 110 shostakovich from. Together they mark the transition from the central phase of shostakovich s string quartets, to those of his final phase. Some of the most powerful and intense pieces of classical music ever written in my opinion. Ill health and the shadow of death had their unmistakeable effect on this last quartet, which is composed in the form of six adagio movements, one of which being a molto adagio funeral.