Pacifica Quartet- Soviet Experience: String Quartets 1 (CD)

This is the first installment in the Pacifica Quartet's highly anticipated, four-volume CD survey of the complete Shostakovich string quartets: The Soviet Experience: String Quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich and his Contemporaries. The Soviet Experience is the first Shostakovich quartet cycle to include works by other important composers of the Soviet era, adding variety and perspective to the listening experience. Tracklist: String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: I. Allegretto Non Troppo String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: II. Andante String Quartet No. 5 In B Flat Major, Op. 92: III. Moderato - Allegretto String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: II. Moderato Con Moto String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: III. Lento String Quartet No. 6 In G Major, Op. 101: IV. Lento - Allegretto - Andante String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegretto String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: II. Lento String Quartet No. 7 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 108: III. Allegro - Allegretto String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: I. Largo String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro Molto String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: III. Allegretto String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: IV. Largo String Quartet No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 110: V. Largo String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: I. Moderato String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: II. Presto Fantastico String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: III. Andante Con Moto E Molto Cantabile String Quartet No. 13 In A Minor, Op. 86: IV. Molto Vivo, Energico