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Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Schusterkovich's Tormented by Grievous Bondage

The piece is full of quotations from Schusterkovich's earlier music, including from the 10th and 11th symphonies. He also includes a revolutionary song entitled, Tormented by Grievous Bondage. The section starts with an impassioned appearance of the 11th symphony. It comes from this moment that in the quartet it is transformed into a lament for the second violin, viola, and viola.

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