String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51, No. 1

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brahms:_The_Complete_String_Quartets
gptkbp:arrangements Arranged for various ensembles
gptkbp:artist Lyrical melodies
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influenced 20th-century composers
gptkbp:characteristics Intense emotional expression
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dvořák
gptkb:Shostakovich
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:critical_reception Well-received by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced later composers
String quartet repertoire
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Joseph_Joachim
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:form Sonata form
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Quartetto_Italiano
Composed during Brahms' mature period
gptkbp:historical_significance Pivotal in Brahms' oeuvre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51, No. 1
gptkbp:influenced_artists Influenced Brahms' later quartets
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Beethoven
Chamber music development
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:instrument String instruments
gptkbp:involved_forces two violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:legacy Standard repertoire for string quartets
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
Andante moderato
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:Counterpoint
Four movements
Rich harmonic language
Well-structured movements
gptkbp:narrative_theme Melancholy and introspection
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
Classical music tradition
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
Multiple artists
gptkbp:opus_number 51
gptkbp:performance Traditionally performed in concert halls
Frequently performed since its premiere
gptkbp:premiere 1873
gptkbp:published_by 1875
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2,_Op._51,_No._2
gptkbp:significance Brahms' first string quartet
gptkbp:style Romantic
gptkbp:thematic_element Motivic development
Complex themes
gptkbp:theme Contrasting moods
gptkbp:year_composed 1873