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The String Quartets of Shostakovich

BBC Radio 3
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At present Radio 3 is broadcasting the complete string quartets of Shostakovich.
Gerald Abraham assesses Shostakovich's achievement in this field.
(The talk is based on the lecture given at the Cheltenham Festival last summer)
(Quartet No 10: Friday 7,30 pm)

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Gerald Abraham
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