Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:character lyrical and dramatic
gptkbp:characteristics emotional depth
complex rhythms
technical demands
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in violin repertoire
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:David_Oistrakh
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1948
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1
gptkbp:influence Soviet music
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspired dance performances
film scores
gptkbp:inspired_by personal experiences
gptkbp:instrumentation violin and orchestra
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in musicology studies
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in in music literature
gptkbp:is_often_featured_in orchestral competitions
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in in popular culture
gptkbp:is_often_used_in concert halls
by soloists
gptkbp:is_recognized_as masterpiece of 20th-century music
gptkbp:key A minor
gptkbp:movement three
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:David_Oistrakh
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Maxim_Vengerov
gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Joshua_Bell
gptkb:Anne-Sophie_Mutter
gptkb:Leonidas_Kavakos
gptkbp:often_includes violin competitions
gptkbp:opus_number 77
gptkbp:orchestration strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
violin and orchestra
gptkbp:part_of standard violin repertoire
gptkbp:performed_at major music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by many orchestras worldwide
gptkbp:premiere 1947
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:recordings widely recorded
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Scherzo
gptkb:Passacaglia
gptkb:Nocturne
gptkbp:style 20th-century classical music
gptkbp:year_composed 1947
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Philadelphia_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4