String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 17

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tchaikovsky_String_Quartets
gptkb:Tchaikovsky_quartets
gptkb:Tchaikovsky:_String_Quartets
gptkbp:analysis Often analyzed for its use of folk elements
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkbp:critical_reception Generally well-received by critics
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in the string quartet repertoire
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the composer’s father
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Budapest
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 17
gptkbp:influenced_artists Influenced later 20th-century composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkbp:influences gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:inspiration Inspired by Hungarian folk music traditions
gptkbp:involved_forces 2 violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:Allegro
gptkbp:key F major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:4
1. Allegro
4. Allegro molto
2. Lento
3. Scherzo: Allegro
gptkbp:music_style Use of counterpoint
Use of dissonance
Use of rhythmical complexity
gptkbp:notable_performance Performed by the Budapest String Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Available on various classical music labels
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
Performed by the Hagen Quartet
Performed by the Juilliard String Quartet
Performed by the Artemis Quartet
Performed by the Belcea Quartet
Performed by the Alban Berg Quartet
Performed by the Takács Quartet
Performed by the London Haydn Quartet
Performed by the Tokyo String Quartet
gptkbp:performed_by Various string quartets worldwide
gptkbp:premiere 1916
gptkbp:premiere_date 1874
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1920
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_C_major,_Sz._85
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1_in_A_minor,_Op._7
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1915