Piano Quintet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 57

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:characteristics complex harmonies
lyrical melodies
dramatic contrasts
rhythmic vitality
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_impact written during World War II
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
1940-11-23
gptkbp:form sonata form
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piano Quintet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 57
gptkbp:influenced_by European classical traditions
Soviet music traditions
gptkbp:influences Western classical music
Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:musician
gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:key G minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Yevgeny_Mravinsky
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Emil_Gilels
gptkbp:notable_recordings available on various labels
Shostakovich: Complete Chamber Music (Naxos)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintets (Deutsche Grammophon)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintets (Melodiya)
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:String_Quartet
piano trios
chamber orchestras
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1940
gptkbp:published_by 1950
gptkbp:related_works Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68
gptkbp:significance important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:style gptkb:classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Piano_Quintet_No._2_in_A_major,_Op._81
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5