Shostakovich's String Quartets

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkbp:associated_with 20th-century music
Soviet music
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:Diapason_d'_Or
gptkb:BBC_Music_Magazine_Awards
gptkb:International_Classical_Music_Awards
gptkbp:characteristics complex harmonies
emotional depth
lyrical melodies
political themes
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely performed
influenced contemporary composers
studied in music schools
gptkbp:debut_year 1938
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of fascism and war
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form four movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shostakovich's String Quartets
gptkbp:influence Soviet music
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
the string quartet repertoire
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
two violins
gptkbp:is_a_culmination_of gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in for their historical context
gptkbp:is_characterized_by innovative structures
contrasting moods
gptkbp:is_cited_in music literature
gptkbp:is_featured_in concert programs
gptkbp:is_often_used_in film scores
soloists
in competitions
student ensembles
in chamber music settings
professional quartets
gptkbp:is_recognized_by critics
music festivals
gptkbp:is_studied_in in musicology
gptkbp:notable_album gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8_in_C_minor,_Op._110
gptkb:15
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15_in_E_flat_minor,_Op._144
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1_in_C_major,_Op._49
gptkbp:notable_for complexity
emotional depth
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings numerous interpretations
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:String_Quartet_No._10_in_A_flat_major,_Op._118
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._6_in_G_major,_Op._101
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._7_in_F#_minor,_Op._108
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8_in_C_minor,_Op._110
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._9_in_E_flat_major,_Op._117
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15_in_E_flat_minor,_Op._144
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_F_major,_Op._73
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._11_in_F_minor,_Op._122
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._12_in_D_flat_major,_Op._133
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._13_in_B_flat_minor,_Op._138
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._14_in_F#_major,_Op._142
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4_in_D_major,_Op._83
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5_in_B_flat_major,_Op._92
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:String_Quartet
string quartets worldwide
gptkbp:premiered_on String Quartet No. 1 in 1953
String Quartet No. 15 in 1974
gptkbp:recorded_by numerous ensembles
gptkbp:style avant-garde
modern classical
symphonic
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:war
resilience
suffering