String Quartet No. 13

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Beethoven
gptkbp:analysis Often analyzed in musicology studies
gptkbp:arrangements Arranged for various ensembles
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influenced by earlier composers
gptkbp:audience Evokes strong emotional responses
gptkbp:characteristics Intense emotional expression
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Monarch
Significant in Russian music history
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in literature and art
gptkbp:dedicated_to The victims of war
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Rudolf,_Archduke_of_Austria
gptkb:Prince_Joseph_Franz_Maximilian_Lobkowitz
gptkb:Archduke_Rudolph_of_Austria
To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
approximately 40 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
1826
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during a time of personal struggle for Shostakovich
gptkbp:historical_impact Political climate of the 1960s
gptkbp:historical_significance Represents Shostakovich's response to his time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 13
gptkbp:influenced later composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Classical music
Russian folk music
gptkbp:influences Romantic music
Personal experiences of the composer
Later string quartets by other composers
Interpretations vary widely
gptkbp:inspiration Historical events of World War II
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
String instruments
two violins
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:key B-flat major
B-flat minor
gptkbp:legacy Influence on contemporary composers
gptkbp:medium gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Grosse_Fuge
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:5
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:music_style Complex and innovative
String quartet form
Counterpoint and variation
Five interconnected movements
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Grosse_Fuge
gptkbp:notable_features Use of dissonance
Cadenza in the last movement
gptkbp:notable_for Cavatina
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:String_Quartet
Performed at major music festivals
Various string quartets
Part of the classical repertoire
gptkbp:notable_production Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle
gptkbp:notable_recordings Numerous
numerous
Multiple recordings available
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number gptkb:Op._130
130
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Beethoven's_late_quartets
gptkbp:performance Frequently performed in concert halls
Challenging for performers
gptkbp:premiere 1826
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1969
1827
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
1830
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Melodiya
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Subject of numerous academic papers
gptkbp:significance important work in chamber music
Reflects Shostakovich's late style
One of Beethoven's last works
gptkbp:social_structure sonata form
gptkbp:style Classical
Classical music
Late Romantic
Modern classical
gptkbp:theme Explores themes of despair and hope
gptkbp:themes Mortality and loss
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1968
1825
1826