The Asasello-Quartet continues their project: their complete recording of all string quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich enters its second phase in honor of his 50th anniversary of death in 2025. On the program are the first six quartets by Shostakovich, marking the beginning of the most significant quartet oeuvre of the 20th century. In every note, one senses the profound familiarity of this award-winning and internationally highly regarded ensemble with the shimmering and moving works of the great Russian composer: important music, brilliantly performed!Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 – 1975): String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: 1 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto06:25 2 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: II. Moderato con moto04:04 3 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: III. Lento (attacca)03:10 4 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101: IV. Lento – Allegretto06:56String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92: 5 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92: I. Allegro non troppo (attacca)10:49 6 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92: II. Andante – Andantino – Andante (attacca)08:49 7 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 92: III. Moderato – Allegretto – Andante10:25String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: 8 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: I. Allegretto03:04 9 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: II. Andantino05:29 10 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: III. Allegretto (attacca)05:07 11 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto11:19String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: 12 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: I. Allegretto06:43 13 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: II. Moderato con moto04:45 14 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: III. Allegro non troppo04:05 15 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio (attacca)03:36 16 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: V. Moderato08:48String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: 17 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: I. Overture: Moderato con moto07:51 18 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: II. Recitative and Romance: Adagio10:56 19 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: III. Valse: Allegro04:39 20 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: IV. Theme with Variations: Adagio – Moderato con moto – Allegretto – Più mosso – Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Adagio09:40String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: 21 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: I. Moderato05:17 22 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: II. Moderato04:26 23 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: III. Allegro molto02:12 24 Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: IV. Allegro02:58Elegy. Adagio (after Katerina’s Aria from the Opera “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” op. 29): 25 Shostakovich: Elegy. Adagio (after Katerina’s Aria from the Opera “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” op. 29)03:28Polka. Allegretto (after the Polka from the Ballet “The Golden Age” op. 22): 26 Shostakovich: Polka. Allegretto (after the Polka from the Ballet “The Golden Age” op. 22)02:2113222990066/104.28.159.215