Piano Suite in E-flat major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_on digital platforms
sheet music
gptkbp:character gptkb:melancholic
lyrical
dramatic
playful
energetic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in 20th-century piano repertoire
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piano Suite in E-flat major
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:notable_feature rhythmic complexity
thematic development
dynamic contrasts
expressive melodies
use of dissonance
virtuosic passages
contrasting moods
harmonic exploration
structural variety
characteristic motifs
gptkbp:notable_recordings performed by Martha Argerich
performed by Boris Berezovsky
performed by Grigory Sokolov
performed by Evgeny Kissin
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:5
gptkbp:part_of Shostakovich's piano works
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:concerts
music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by pianists
gptkbp:premiere_date 1933
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recognized_by music critics
musicologists
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Piano_Concerto_No._2
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._2
gptkb:Piano_Trio_No._2
gptkb:Symphony_No._5
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:art
gptkb:Finale
gptkb:Scherzo
gptkb:Nocturne
Prelude
gptkbp:style Classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1933
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ignacy_Paderewski
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6