String Quartet No. 2 in G major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:available_formats Sheet music
CDs
Vinyl records
Digital recordings
gptkbp:character gptkb:Introspective
gptkb:Dramatic
Melancholic
Lyrical
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects the struggles of World War II
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of the war
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:form gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 2 in G major
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Contemporary_composers
Film music
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Jazz elements
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:viola
gptkb:cello
2 violins
gptkbp:key G major
gptkbp:legacy Part of the standard repertoire
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Complex rhythms
Innovative harmonies
Contrasting themes
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Lindsay_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:4
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartets
gptkbp:performed_at International festivals
gptkbp:performed_by Soloists
Chamber orchestras
Quartets
gptkbp:performers gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1944
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Various_artists
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_B_flat_major
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7