Zu den Referenzaufnahmen des Emerson String Quartetts gehört auf jeden Fall die Gesamteinspielung sämtlicher Streichquartette von Shostakovich, die hier in einer neuen 5 CD Auflage erscheinen. Für diese Aufnahme aus dem Jahr 2000 erhielt das Quartett 2 Grammys einen für das beste klassische Album und einen für die beste Kammermusik-Performance.
CD 1 | |||
1 | 1. Moderato (Original Version) | 00:03:56 | |
2 | 2. Moderato (Original Version) | 00:03:59 | |
3 | 3. Allegro molto (Original Version) | 00:02:23 | |
4 | 4. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:03:44 | |
5 | 1. Overture Moderato con moto (Original Version) | 00:07:58 | |
6 | 2. Recitative & Romance Adagio (Original Version) | 00:09:05 | |
7 | 3. Valse Allegro (Original Version) | 00:05:29 | |
8 | 4. Theme & Variations (Original Version) | 00:10:44 | |
9 | 1. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:06:52 | |
10 | 2. Moderato con moto (Original Version) | 00:04:22 | |
11 | 3. Allegro non troppo (Original Version) | 00:03:53 | |
12 | 4. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:04:44 | |
13 | 5. Moderato (Original Version) | 00:08:19 | |
CD 2 | |||
1 | 1. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:03:51 | |
2 | 2. Andantino (Original Version) | 00:06:23 | |
3 | 3. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:04:35 | |
4 | 4. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:09:31 | |
5 | 1. Allegro non troppo (Original Version) | 00:11:19 | |
6 | 2. Andante (Original Version) | 00:08:29 | |
7 | 3. Moderato (Original Version) | 00:10:22 | |
8 | 1. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:06:44 | |
9 | 2. Moderato con moto (Original Version) | 00:04:59 | |
10 | 3. Lento - attacca: (Original Version) | 00:03:58 | |
11 | 4. Lento - Allegretto - Andante - Lento (Original Version) | 00:06:33 | |
CD 3 | |||
1 | 1. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:03:42 | |
2 | 2. Lento (Original Version) | 00:02:49 | |
3 | 3. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:05:06 | |
4 | 1. Largo (Original Version) | 00:04:34 | |
5 | 2. Allegro molto (Original Version) | 00:02:38 | |
6 | 3. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:04:05 | |
7 | 4. Largo (Original Version) | 00:04:46 | |
8 | 5. Largo (Original Version) | 00:03:36 | |
9 | 1. Moderato con moto (Original Version) | 00:04:24 | |
10 | 2. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:03:47 | |
11 | 3. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:04:02 | |
12 | 4. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:03:00 | |
13 | 5. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:09:29 | |
14 | 1. Andante con moto (Original Version) | 00:04:13 | |
15 | 2. Allegretto furioso (Original Version) | 00:03:58 | |
16 | 3. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:04:49 | |
17 | 4. Allegretto - Andante (Original Version) | 00:08:41 | |
CD 4 | |||
1 | Adagio (Elegy) For String Quartet (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998) | 00:04:35 | |
2 | Allegretto (Polka) For String Quartet (Live At Harris Concert Hall, Aspen/1998) | 00:02:47 | |
3 | 1. Introduction: Andantino (Original Version) | 00:02:12 | |
4 | 2. Scherzo: Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:02:42 | |
5 | 3. Recitative: Adagio (Original Version) | 00:01:08 | |
6 | 4. Etude: Allegro (Original Version) | 00:01:15 | |
7 | 5. Humoresque: Allegro (Original Version) | 00:01:02 | |
8 | 6. Elegy: Adagio (Original Version) | 00:04:12 | |
9 | 7. Finale: Moderato (Original Version) | 00:03:39 | |
10 | 1. Moderato - Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:06:29 | |
11 | 2. Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:19:24 | |
12 | Original Version | 00:19:09 | |
CD 5 | |||
1 | 1. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:08:14 | |
2 | 2. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:08:52 | |
3 | 3. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:07:59 | |
4 | 1. Elegy (Original Version) | 00:12:37 | |
5 | 2. Serenade (Original Version) | 00:05:47 | |
6 | 3. Intermezzo (Original Version) | 00:01:38 | |
7 | 4. Nocturne (Original Version) | 00:04:30 | |
8 | 5. Funeral March (Original Version) | 00:04:36 | |
9 | 6. Epilogue (Original Version) | 00:06:18 |