String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 11

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tchaikovsky_quartets
gptkbp:associated_with 20th-century classical music
Soviet music
Shostakovich's legacy
String quartet literature
gptkbp:characteristics Emotional depth
Complex harmonies
Lyricism
Rhythmic complexity
Thematic development
Use of dissonance
Contrasting moods
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects the political climate of the time
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of the Great Terror
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 11
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Contemporary_composers
Film scores
Chamber music repertoire
Later string quartets by Shostakovich
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:is_featured_in Concert repertoire
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:literary_work
Musicologists
Audiences
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento
gptkb:4
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Numerous recordings exist
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartet_cycle
gptkbp:performed_by International music festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date 1938
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1940
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1938