℗ 2013 Valentin Berlinsky Quartet
| Released | March 12, 2013 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 34s |
| Record Label | AVIE Records |
| Genre | Classical |
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 - Beethoven: Rasumovsky String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 2
Valentin Berlinsky Quartet
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
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1.1
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I. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
7:04 | |||
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1.2
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II. Moderato con moto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
5:14 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro non troppo
Dmitri Shostakovich; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
4:09 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Adagio
Dmitri Shostakovich; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
6:18 | |||
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1.5
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V. Moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
11:33 | |||
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String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumowsky"
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1.6
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
11:59 | |||
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1.7
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II. Molto adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
12:14 | |||
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1.8
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III. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
6:58 | |||
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1.9
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IV. Finale. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Valentin Berlinsky Quartet |
5:05 | |||
"Editor's Choice ... the playing is energetic and insightful ... all in all, the Berlinskys make such a convincing argument for these two composers as obvious bedfellows that it's hard to understand why this series hasn't been undertaken countless times before."
- Gramophone
"Four Stars ... maintains the high standards of performance that were evident in their debut recording. The players strongly empathize with the frequent moments of darkness and despair in Shostakovich’s music, delivering extremely moving interpretations ... the performance of the Beethoven has many virtues, not least its purposeful drive in the outer movements and a dynamically urgent approach to the Allegretto."
- BBC Music Magazine
The Zurich-based Valentin Berlinsky Quartet, praised by Yo-Yo Ma for "pure music making," continues a series of Shostakovich and Beethoven string quartets with this acclaimed 2013 release. The two composers dominated the quartet genre during their respective eras, their strong musical contrasts and rapidly changing mood swings complementing each other superbly.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – AVIE Records Studio Masters
Recorded at Reformed Church Seon, Switzerland, April 29 - May 1, 2012 Producer: Chris Hazell Balance engineer and editing: Simon Eadon
Recorded at Reformed Church Seon, Switzerland, April 29 - May 1, 2012 Producer: Chris Hazell Balance engineer and editing: Simon Eadon
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.42 -4.93 to -0.28 | -26.18 -29.29 to -21.01 | -21.89 -25.80 to -17.60 | 15 13 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegretto | -3.00 | -27.06 | -23.3 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Moderato con moto | -4.60 | -27.69 | -22.5 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Allegro non troppo | -0.28 | -21.01 | -17.6 | 15 |
| 4 | IV. Adagio | -4.93 | -28.58 | -23.8 | 14 |
| 5 | V. Moderato | -1.41 | -27.54 | -22.1 | 16 |
| 6 | I. Allegro | -0.50 | -24.50 | -20.2 | 15 |
| 7 | II. Molto adagio | -3.52 | -29.29 | -25.8 | 16 |
| 8 | III. Allegretto | -1.45 | -23.75 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 9 | IV. Finale. Presto | -2.09 | -26.23 | -22.4 | 15 |