String Quartet No. 4 in D minor, Op. 37

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:character gptkb:Intense
gptkb:Dramatic
Melancholic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded
Frequently performed
Studied in musicology
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects post-war sentiments
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form Theme and variations
Sonata form
Rondo
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Monarch
Cold War era
Post-World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 4 in D minor, Op. 37
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Toru_Takemitsu
gptkb:Arvo_Pärt
gptkb:Esa-Pekka_Salonen
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Shostakovich's_Symphony_No._8
gptkb:Shostakovich's_Symphony_No._7
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Complex rhythms
Innovative structure
Contrasting themes
Use of dissonance
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Melodiya recording
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere 1950
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_F_major,_Op._73
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5_in_B_flat_major,_Op._92
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schoenberg_quartets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5