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Formed in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London, the Belcea Quartet has recorded the complete string quartets of Beethoven, Brahms, Bartók and Britten. For this new Alpha release it has chosen two works by one of the leading composers of twentieth-century chamber music, Dmitri Shostakovich. The Quartet no.3, of historic importance, was initially censured by the Soviet regime, then revised by Shostakovich for its first performance in 1946; the refined playing of the Belcea Quartet brings out all its contours. The Piano Quintet is among its composer’s most famous works and significantly contributed to his success on the international scene and with the Soviet authorities. The Belcea Quartet performs it in the company of the Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski: the result is a musical encounter at the highest level of excellence.
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“This is the first recording of music by Shostakovich from the Belcea Quartet, so let us hope that it will be the precursor to many others, since these performances are splendid…”
‘Supersonic Pizzicato’
“Shostakovich’s Third String Quartet as well as the Piano Quintet allow the Belcea Quartet and pianist Piotr Anderszewski to show their ability to emphasize the expressive contrasts of the music. Both works are powerfully argued, and the performances have a captivating concentration and intensity throughout.”
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