Grieg's String Quartet in G minor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:characteristics Emotional depth
Expressiveness
Cultural references
Lyricism
Use of motifs
Dynamic contrasts
Use of silence
Contrapuntal techniques
Contrasting themes
Melodic development
Thematic transformation
Harmonic richness
Emphasis on melody
Structural innovation
Rhythmic variety
Textural variety
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edvard_Grieg
gptkbp:cultural_significance Part of the Norwegian classical music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance Christiania (now Oslo)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grieg's String Quartet in G minor
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Carl_Nielsen
gptkb:Jean_Sibelius
gptkb:Lars-Erik_Larsson
gptkb:Leif_Segerstam
Rued Langgaard
gptkbp:influenced_by Norwegian folk music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:award
gptkbp:key G minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:4
gptkb:Adagio
Allegro agitato
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Johan_Svendsen
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number Op. 27
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date 1882
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:C._F._Peters
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Ébène
gptkb:Melos_Quartet
gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:London_String_Quartet
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:year_composed 1881