String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1,_Op._13
gptkbp:character lyrical and introspective
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects the impact of World War II
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:form String quartet form
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during World War II
Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle
Reflects the struggles of the time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13
gptkbp:influenced_by Soviet music traditions
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspired_by personal experiences of war
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
two violins
gptkbp:key D major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:notable_features emotional depth
complex rhythms
melodic development
use of dissonance
contrasting themes
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Lindsay_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Ébène
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Belcea_Quartet
gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:Moscow_String_Quartet
gptkb:Cypress_String_Quartet
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:St._Petersburg_String_Quartet
gptkb:Artis_Quartet
gptkb:International_Shostakovich_Festival
Chamber music festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3,_Op._67
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 49
gptkbp:style 20th-century classical music
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1944