Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:analysis frequently analyzed in musicology
gptkbp:characteristics complex harmonies
lyrical melodies
dramatic contrasts
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_impact widely performed and recorded
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form sonata form
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Russian folk music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:inspiration emotional response to tragedy
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:3
gptkb:Allegro_con_brio
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Sviatoslav_Richter
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkbp:notable_recordings available on various labels
by the Emerson String Quartet
by the Trio Wanderer
by the Claremont Trio
by the Trio Solisti
by the Borodin Trio
by the Trio Verdi
by the Trio Vesper
by the Trio Vignoles
by the Trio Virtuoso
by the Trio Zeliha
by the Takács Quartet
by the Trio Settecento
by the Trio Vortex
by the Beaux Arts Trio
by the London Piano Trio
by the Trio Vivaldi
by the Vienna Piano Trio
by the Trio Lirico
by the Trio Céleste
by the Trio Ébène
by the Auer Trio
by the St. Petersburg Trio
by the Trio d' Accord
gptkbp:part_of Shostakovich's chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:performed_by many orchestras worldwide
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:published_by various music publishers
gptkbp:significance one of Shostakovich's most important chamber works
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:themes melancholic and reflective
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alisa_Weilerstein
gptkb:Martha_Argerich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4