Description
| String Quartet No.3 in G major, Op.26 (27:45) |
| [1] I. Moderato 5:34 |
| [2] II. Interlude. Moderato 5:11 |
| [3] III. In Mazurka Style. Allegretto 5:56 |
| [4] IV. Finale. Une fete slave. Allegro moderato 11:05 |
| String Quartet No.5 in D minor, Op.70 (28:45) |
| [5] I. Andante – Allegro 9:16 |
| [6] II. Scherzo. Allegretto 4:19 |
| [7] III. Adagio 8:01 |
| [8] IV. Finale. Allegro 6:59 |
| “The Fridays” cycle for String Quartet: |
| [09] Prelude & Fugue (Book 1, No.1) 10:16 |
| [10] Kuranta (Book II, No.6) 2:02 |
“I commend this inexpensive disc to explorers of the string quartet who know and love their Smetana and late-Dvořák Quartets.” (MusicWeb) “Glazunov’s string quartets contain attractive music … a successful reconciliation between the two traditions of Borodin and Tchaikovsky” (c) Gramophone [Quartet 5]: “one is tempted to believe this is the finest of the seven (quartets) … Shostakovich Quartet have great feeling for this music and play with real conviction” (c) Penguin Guide
