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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat, Opus 117 (1964)
I. Moderato con moto -
II. Adagio -
III. Allegretto -
IV. Adagio -
V. Allegro
Ars Nova String Quartet
Benjamin Hart, violin I
Caroline Hart, violin II
Christopher Lowry, viola
Emily Nelson, cello
Performed and recorded on August 26, 2011
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
Blair School of Music; Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN