String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68
String Quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 68 by Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet, composed 1944. 132 recordings in this catalogue. Scored for Cello, Viola, 2 Violin.
Movements
I. Overture. Moderato con moto
II. Recitativo and Romance: Adagio
III. Waltz. Allegro
IV. Theme With Variations. Adagio
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Recordings (132)
Conductor
Orchestra
Label
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Bratschkowa · view | - | OehmsClassics | 8:07 |
| Dora Bratschkowa · view | - | OehmsClassics | 9:43 |
| Dora Bratschkowa · view | - | OehmsClassics | 5:16 |
| Dora Bratschkowa · view | - | OehmsClassics | 10:10 |
| Jiří Kabát, Pavel Haas Quartet, Veronika Jarušková · view | - | Supraphon | 10:57 |
| Borodin Quartet · view | - | EMI | 5:34 |
| Borodin Quartet · view | - | EMI | 11:24 |
| Beethoven Quartet · view | - | Vanguard Classics | 7:54 |
| Beethoven Quartet · view | - | Vanguard Classics | 9:17 |
| Beethoven Quartet · view | - | Vanguard Classics | 5:07 |
| Beethoven Quartet · view | - | Vanguard Classics | 9:59 |
| Borodin Quartet · view | - | EMI | 8:15 |
| Borodin Quartet · view | - | EMI | 12:48 |
| Jiří Kabát, Pavel Haas Quartet, Veronika Jarušková · view | - | Supraphon | 8:09 |
| Jiří Kabát, Pavel Haas Quartet, Veronika Jarušková · view | - | Supraphon | 11:36 |
| Jiří Kabát, Pavel Haas Quartet, Veronika Jarušková · view | - | Supraphon | 5:29 |
| Borodin Quartet, Ruben Aharonyan · view | - | Decca Classics | 8:10 |
| Borodin Quartet, Ruben Aharonyan · view | - | Decca Classics | 10:24 |
| Borodin Quartet · view | - | - | 10:54 |
| Takács Quartet, András Fejér, Edward Dusinberre · view | - | Hyperion | 8:01 |
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