Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 1

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:associated_with 20th-century classical music
Soviet era music
gptkbp:characteristics complex harmonies
rhythmic diversity
lyrical melodies
dramatic contrasts
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:famous_for its emotional depth
gptkbp:first_performance 1934
gptkbp:genre gptkb:piano
gptkbp:influenced film music composers
contemporary composers
piano repertoire
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Russian folk music
gptkbp:influences Russian classical music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkbp:key F minor
gptkbp:notable_features rhythmic complexity
thematic development
melancholic themes
stylistic diversity
playful elements
use of silence
harmonic innovation
virtuosic passages
contrapuntal techniques
dramatic climaxes
expressive dynamics
unexpected modulations
emotional contrasts
lyrical interludes
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Naxos_Records
gptkb:RCA_Red_Seal
gptkb:Chandos_Records
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkbp:opus_number gptkb:12
gptkbp:part_of Shostakovich's piano works
gptkbp:performed_at international music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Vladimir_Ashkenazy
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1935
gptkbp:recognized_by music critics
musicologists
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Evgeny_Kissin
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1934
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5