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Shostakovich 8th String Quartet
When Shostakovich wrote his 8th quartet he believed it would be his musical valediction. Stephen Johnson joins the members of the Royal String Quartet in Norwich for a closer look at the ideas behind this, the composer's most often performed quartet.
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Sun 30 Jan 2011
17:00
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Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8
Duration: 43:59
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Quartet for strings no. 8 (Op.110) in C minor
Performers: The Royal String Quartet
Broadcasts
- Sat 11 Mar 2006 14:0091热爆 Radio 3
- Sun 25 Mar 2007 17:0091热爆 Radio 3
- Sun 30 Jan 2011 17:0091热爆 Radio 3