String Quartet No. 8 in E-flat major

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:analysis Often analyzed for its emotional depth
gptkbp:characteristics Intense and emotional
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by critics
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects personal and political themes
gptkbp:dedicated_to The victims of war
gptkbp:dedication Victims of Fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 8 in E-flat major
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Contemporary_composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Russian folk music
Personal tragedies
gptkbp:influences gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:inspiration Shostakovich's experiences
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:legacy Important work in chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_production One of Shostakovich's most famous quartets
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Melodiya_label
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:5
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartets
gptkbp:performed_at Concert halls worldwide
gptkbp:performed_by 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:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Artemis_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Ariel_Quartet
gptkb:Cypress_String_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Mosaiques
gptkb:Quatuor_Diotima
gptkb:Quatuor_Tchalik
gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Calidore_String_Quartet
gptkb:Svetlanov_String_Quartet
gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet
gptkb:Prazak_Quartet
Various quartets
gptkbp:performed_in String quartet ensemble
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1960
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recordings Available on various labels
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkbp:structure Five movements
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vienna_String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6