0:25 I. Largo
5:26 II. Allegro Molto
8:24 III. Allegretto
12:59 IV. Largo
18:24 V. Largo

Shostakovich's String Quartet No.8 - arranged for string orchestra as the Chamber Symphony Op.110a by Rudolf Barshai - is one of the most powerful and personal works of art of the twentieth-century.

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields filmed this performance at Blackheath Halls in south London in August 2020 - the first project the orchestra did together after the country went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

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Special thanks to:
London Community Response Fund
The Radcliffe Trust
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Fidelity
Lady Marriner
Maria Cardamone and Paul Matthews
Simon Haslam and Kate Alcock

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Film by Wash Media
Audio by Eastwood Records
Filmed at Blackheath Halls

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