蕭士塔高維契:弦樂四重奏第二集 鮑羅定弦樂四重奏 / Quatuor Borodine / Shostakovitch / String Quartets II

The second volume of a tribute to violinist Rostislav Dubinsky (1923-97), keystone of the Borodin Quartet until 1974 when he
emigrated to the West. The former Moscow Philharmonic Quartet was composed of orchestra members such as Rudolf and
Nina Barshaï and Mstislav Rostropovitch who often played only for one season. Dubinsky however managed to keep the
same Borodin Quartet together for 20 years. They acted as ambassadors of Russian music to the outside world. Although
Shostakovich entrusted the premieres of 13 of his 15 quartets to the Beethoven Quartet, the Borodin Quartet earned them
world acclaim, and their post-Beethoven rendering was quickly taken up by non-Slavic musicians.