String Quartet No. 14 in F# major, Op. 142

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartets
gptkb:Shostakovich's_String_Quartets
gptkb:Shostakovich:_String_Quartets
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by musicologists
Considered a masterpiece of the string quartet repertoire
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects Shostakovich's late style
Explores themes of death and memory
Part of Shostakovich's final works
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 14 in F# major, Op. 142
gptkbp:influenced_by European avant-garde music
Soviet music traditions
gptkbp:influences Western classical music
Russian music
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:is_influenced_by Shostakovich's life experiences
gptkbp:key F# major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Melodiya
gptkb:Naxos
Chandos
gptkbp:opus_number 142
gptkbp:performance Often performed in memorial concerts
Requires advanced technical skill
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1973
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1973
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15_in_E_flat_minor,_Op._144
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._13_in_B_flat_minor,_Op._138
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Isolation
gptkb:Loss
gptkb:Memory
Mortality
Suffering
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1973