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| Borodin: String Quartet No. 1 in A Major; String Quartet No. 2 in D Major | 
 enlarge | Creators: Alexander Borodin, Borodin String Quartet
Label: EMI Classics / Melodiya
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29849
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47795
UPC: 077774779524
EAN: 0077774779524
ASIN: B000002ROX
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | String Quartet No. 1 In A: First Movement: Moderato - Allegro | | • | String Quartet No. 1 In A: Second Movement: Andante con moto | | • | String Quartet No. 1 In A: Third Movement: Scherzo (Prestissimo) | | • | String Quartet No. 1 In A: Fourth Movement: Andante - Allegro risoluto | | • | String Quartet No. 2 In D: First Movement: Allegro moderato | | • | String Quartet No. 2 In D: Second Movement: Scherzo (Allegro) | | • | String Quartet No. 2 In D: Third Movement: Notturno (Andante) | | • | String Quartet No. 2 In D: Fourth Movement: Finale (Andante - Vivace) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The Borodin Quartet plays the music of its namesake as to the manner born. Theirs is a beautiful, lush realization of this lyrical work, polished and full of nuance, and well-served by the 1980 analog recording. The coupling with Borodin's First Quartet is especially attractive. --Ted Libbey
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
Simply Sublime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! February 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is probably Borodin Qt's greatest recording, even greater than their Shostakovich cycle. In both no.1 & 2, they achieve near-miracle performance with amazing technical perfection and warm autumanal tone. The famous Nocturne in the 2nd quartet is undescribably beautiful and even Borodin Qt's own later versions fall far short of sheer sublimity of the music making. Rarely performed Quartet No.1 is even greater work in many ways, and here Borodin Qt captures the rustic beauty of the music like no other ensemble could. Buy this one while availalbe (EMI has notorious habit of deleting great recordings while reissuing inferior recordings as Great Recordings of the Century!), you shall never regret.
Do not miss a chance to hear the music of Borodin August 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If I had learned nothing from the lectures of Robert Greenburg other than the existence of the music of Borodin, I would still be indebted to him. These pieces are magnificent.
Borodin's music, as perfomed for this recording, is achingly beautiful and original. That it was written by an "amateur" composer who was a physician and scientist by day only adds to the wonder and beauty of it.
Lush & Exalted February 10, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
How else can one describe this incredibly soulful, beautiful recording of Borodin's string quartets (A & D Major)? In this case, Borodin (and the similarly-named quartet) proved the experts wrong in the common saying that the minor is richer than the major. Every movement is a gem played with heartfelt devoltion to the music and the man. The melodic lines are stunning, almost bitter sweet in their mournful rise and fall. The sheer inventiveness of the composer is apparent throughout. In other words, run (don't walk) to your nearest store and purchase this CD or but it off Amazon.
This is not a cerebral (think Emerson Quartet) but a soulful performace, straight from the Grand Age of Composers when performers were called gentlemen and the audience had a knowledge of the music. As in all good quartets, there are no "standout" performances, just a seamless cohesion between the members. If anyone thinks this is recording is an exception they are mistaken. The Shoshtakovitch has as much heart (if not soul). An old tale circulates (confirmation?) that the artist (Shoshtakovitch) worked with the quartet during the process of composition, experimenting for the right sound(s). Beethoven is given a rich Romantic treatment (particularly the Grosse Fuge) and that is the way I always think of this group - an aristocratic, ensemble specializing in the type of music that they love - Brahms, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmoninov.
My Grade: A+
A superb recording of the Borodin quartets January 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everyone here (a large family gathering)who has heard this recording over the Christmas period has been very impressed with its quality. I would strongly recommend it.
John Fothergill
Priceless. December 29, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Borodin requires emotion, strength, and an understanding of both joy and melancholy. Originally recorded in 1980 by MELODIYA, the musicians and the recording quality go far beyond expectations. This is truly music for the heart.
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