Shostakovich String Quartet No. 15

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Generally positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on contemporary composers
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of the Holocaust
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form String quartet form
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shostakovich String Quartet No. 15
gptkbp:influences Personal experiences of the composer
gptkbp:inspiration Personal and historical events
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:key E-flat minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Use of dissonance
gptkbp:notable_performance Various string quartets
gptkbp:notable_recordings Multiple recordings available
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
Performed by the Juilliard String Quartet
Performed by the Takács Quartet
Performed by the St. Petersburg Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1974
gptkbp:related_works Other string quartets by Shostakovich
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Final_string_quartet_by_Shostakovich
gptkbp:social_structure Five movements
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:themes Mortality and memory
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1974