String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:analysis |
Often analyzed for its emotional depth
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Generally well-received by critics
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Reflects the struggles of World War II
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| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of the war
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| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:educational_use |
Studied in music theory and composition courses
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed during a tumultuous period in Soviet history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
Many contemporary composers
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Western classical music
Personal experiences of the composer |
| gptkbp:influences |
Russian folk music
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| gptkbp:instruments |
gptkb:viola
gptkb:cello 2 violins |
| gptkbp:key |
A minor
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a significant work in the string quartet repertoire
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| gptkbp:music_style |
Utilizes dissonance and counterpoint
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| gptkbp:notable_performances |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
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| gptkbp:notable_production |
Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet Performed by the Juilliard String Quartet Performed by the Takács Quartet Performed by the Tokyo String Quartet |
| gptkbp:number_of_movements |
gptkb:4
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| gptkbp:performance |
Commonly performed in concert settings
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| gptkbp:performance_tradition |
Often performed in festivals
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| gptkbp:performed_by |
Various string quartets
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| gptkbp:performed_in |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1944
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:DSCH_Publishers
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| gptkbp:recordings |
Available on various classical music labels
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1_in_C_major
String Quartet No. 3 in F major |
| gptkbp:second_movement |
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo gptkb:Poco_Allegretto gptkb:Adagio |
| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:thematic_element |
Explores themes of loss and resilience
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1944
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Quatuor_Modigliani
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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