String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:arrangements Various arrangements exist
gptkbp:character Somber
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects Shostakovich's struggles
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:dedicated_to Victims of fascism and war
gptkbp:dedication Victims of Fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form gptkb:String_Quartet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Contemporary_composers
gptkbp:influences gptkb:World_War_II
Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspiration Personal experiences
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:is_considered_as one of his most important works
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:legacy Part of the standard repertoire
gptkbp:motif Recurrent musical motifs
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Ébène
gptkb:Doric_String_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Van_Kuijk
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Hagen_Quartet
gptkb:Chiaroscuro_Quartet
gptkb:Belcea_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Cypress_String_Quartet
gptkb:Lindsay_String_Quartet
gptkb:Svetlanov_Quartet
gptkb:Arditti_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Ardeo
gptkb:Quatuor_Debussy
gptkb:Quatuor_Diotima
gptkb:Quatuor_Modigliani
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Artis_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Tana
gptkb:Prazak_Quartet
Multiple interpretations available
gptkbp:performed_by International festivals
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1960
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:themes Loss and despair
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1960