Shostakovich - String Quartets 8, 10 - orch Barshai, COE torrent

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony op. 110a, Symphony for Strings op. 118a.

The Chamber Symphony is an arrangement of the 8th String Quartet of Dimitri Shostakovich, and the Symphony for Strings is an arrangement of the 10th String Quartet-both made by Rudolf Barshai. Barshai (a member of the Borodin String Quartet) first met Shostakovich in 1946, and made these arrangements with the composer's blessing. He directs the performances, which are performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and were released by DG in 1990.

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