Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 7

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_in sheet music
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects the struggles of wartime
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of the Siege of Leningrad
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:famous_for its emotional depth
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form sonata form
gptkbp:genre gptkb:piano
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Beethoven
gptkb:Bach
gptkb:Chopin
gptkb:Prokofiev
gptkb:Scriabin
Soviet music
gptkbp:influences Russian classical music
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:notable_features rhythmic complexity
thematic development
dramatic contrasts
emotional range
use of dissonance
structural innovation
contrasting themes
lyrical passages
expressive dynamics
piano techniques
melodic inventiveness
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Shostakovich:_The_Complete_Piano_Sonatas
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkbp:part_of Shostakovich's piano works
gptkbp:performed_at international music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Evgeny_Kissin
gptkbp:premiere 1943
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Vladimir_Ashkenazy
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._5
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._2
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._1
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._3
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._4
gptkb:Piano_Sonata_No._6
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5