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Weinberg / Mendelssohn A.o. - Solitude
Dudok Kwartet Amsterdam

For their third album for the Resonus Classics label, the acclaimed Dudok Quartet Amsterdam releases a new recording based around the theme of solitude. Recently announced as recipients of a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Award for 2018, the quartet presents a varied programme inspired by loss and feelings of loneliness, such as Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 ‘Requiem for Fanny’ and music by the isolated Soviet composers, Shostakovich and Weinberg who both sacrificed much in pursuit of their art.

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
Despres: Mille Regretz
Weinberg: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 14
Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Quartet: I. Elegy
Gesualdo: Moro Lasso

Artists:
Judith van Driel - Violin
Marleen Wester - Violin
Marie-Louise de Jong - Viola
David Faber - Cello
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam

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