Dudok Quartet Amsterdam * Saariaho & Shostakovich [New CD] Now Hear This Despite having grittier undertones

Despite having grittier undertones

Just You And Me Forever

Love from the Sun

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Dudok Quartet Amsterdam * Saariaho & Shostakovich [New CD] Now Hear This Despite having grittier undertonesShostakovich regarded his 3rd String Quartet as one of his best works and initially gave each of the movements titles such as 'blithe ignorance of the future cataclysm' and 'Forces of war unleased', but then withdrew the titles shortly after completing the work. Why he did this we don't know, maybe he was wary of the Soviet authorities reading unpatriotic meanings into them. Whatever the reasons, the 3rd is a powerful statement containing the