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Shostakovich

Shostakovich 8th String Quartet

Sunday 25 March 2007 17:00-18:30 (Radio 3)

When Shostakovich wrote his 8th quartet he believed it would be his musical valedictory. Stephen Johnson joins the members of the Royal String Quartet in Norwich for a closer look at the ideas behind this, the composer's most often performed quartet.

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

Shostakovich 8th Quartet (the audio is truncated for rights reasons dur. 37 min)

Listen to the programme

Playlist

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor Op. 67
Vadim Repin Violin
Boris Berezovsky Piano
Dmitry Yablonsky Cello
Erato 0630-17875-2 Tracks 17 - 20

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