Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 6

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_on streaming services
sheet music platforms
gptkbp:characteristics lyrical and expressive
rhythmic complexity
contrasting themes
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance important work in 20th-century music
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:featured_in documentaries about Shostakovich
gptkbp:genre gptkb:piano
gptkbp:historical_context reflects the political climate of the time
composed during the Stalin era
gptkbp:influenced film scores
contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
gptkbp:influences Russian classical music
gptkbp:inspired_by personal experiences of the composer
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in in music theory courses
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in music festivals
gptkbp:is_cited_in musicology research
gptkbp:is_often_used_in in piano competitions
gptkbp:is_studied_in in music schools
gptkbp:notable_features dynamic contrasts
melodic development
use of dissonance
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Vladimir_Ashkenazy
gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkb:Yuja_Wang
gptkbp:notable_recordings performed by renowned pianists
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkbp:part_of classical music repertoire
Shostakovich's piano sonatas
gptkbp:performed_at international music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by orchestras and soloists
gptkbp:performed_in concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1935
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:published_by various music publishers
gptkbp:recognized_by music critics
gptkbp:recordings multiple recordings available
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._8
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._7
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1935
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5