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Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op 118
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performers: Armida Quartet
Recording date: 14 June 2015
Date of broadcast: 22 October 2015
Written in 1964 as a companion to his ninth quartet, this quartet began the third and final cycle of Shostakovich鈥檚 quartet writing. Whilst the ninth can be best described as intense, the tenth鈥檚 predominant emotion is one of relaxation and peace. The third movement Adagio is particularly noteworthy 鈥� a passacaglia written in the style of a theme and 8 variations all given Shostakovich鈥檚 customary Soviet twist.
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Performers: Armida Quartet
Recording date: 14 June 2015
Date of broadcast: 22 October 2015
