℗ 2022 Signum Records
| Released | November 4, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 00m 46s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD727 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Walton & Shostakovich String Quartets
Albion Quartet
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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String Quartet in A Minor
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1.1
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I. Allegro
William Walton; Albion Quartet |
10:35 | |||
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1.2
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II. Presto
William Walton; Albion Quartet |
4:31 | |||
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1.3
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III. Lento
William Walton; Albion Quartet |
8:29 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegro Molto
William Walton; Albion Quartet |
4:32 | |||
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String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
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1.5
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I. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Albion Quartet |
6:46 | |||
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1.6
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II. Moderato con moto
Dmitri Shostakovich; Albion Quartet |
5:23 | |||
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1.7
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III. Allegro non troppo
Dmitri Shostakovich; Albion Quartet |
4:09 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Adagio
Dmitri Shostakovich; Albion Quartet |
5:40 | |||
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1.9
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V. Moderato
Dmitri Shostakovich; Albion Quartet |
10:41 | |||
“There is a commitment and intensity to the playing on this disc that is, in my view, a real step forward from the Albion Quartet’s previous series of Dvorak quartets released over the last couple of years…A large pat on the back for the Albion in making this work so well.”
– Present Arts
Following their successful Dvořák cycle with Signum Records, Albion String Quartet are back with a selection of string quartets by Walton and Shostakovich, recorded in 2021. The concept: to juxtapose two masterpieces written in the same year in the immediate aftermath of war (1946) by composers inhabiting two entirely different social and political worlds in the Soviet Union and Britain respectively.
Formed in 2016, the Albion Quartet brings together four of the UK’s exceptional young string players who are establishing themselves rapidly on the international stage. Recent engagements from the 2017-18 season included performances at the Louvre in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Robert Schumann Gesselschaft in Frankfurt, Båstad Festival in Sweden, Festival of Music in Franconia and Rhine Valley Music Festival in Germany, as well as the Hay Festival in the UK. The members of the quartet play on a fine collection of instruments, including a Stradivarius and Guarnerius.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.27 -3.78 to -0.11 | -25.62 -29.68 to -20.88 | -21.14 -25.60 to -17.50 | 15 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -2.16 | -26.28 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Presto | -3.11 | -26.01 | -21.9 | 15 |
| 3 | III. Lento | -3.45 | -29.68 | -25.6 | 17 |
| 4 | IV. Allegro Molto | -0.11 | -23.56 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 5 | I. Allegretto | -0.28 | -24.69 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 6 | II. Moderato con moto | -3.17 | -26.48 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 7 | III. Allegro non troppo | -0.82 | -20.88 | -17.5 | 14 |
| 8 | IV. Adagio | -3.78 | -26.20 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 9 | V. Moderato | -3.60 | -26.83 | -21.5 | 13 |