The Sonata for String Orchestra, Op. 40

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:arrangements for string quartet
gptkbp:character lyrical and expressive
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects post-war sentiments
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:genre gptkb:classical
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sonata for String Orchestra, Op. 40
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Aram_Khachaturian
gptkb:Sergei_Prokofiev
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspiration personal experiences of war
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:harp
percussion
violins
cellos
double basses
violas
gptkbp:key D major
gptkbp:music_style sonata form
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Yevgeny_Mravinsky
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkbp:notable_recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra
by the New York Philharmonic
by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:4
gptkbp:performance gptkb:concerts
gptkbp:performance_tradition Russian classical music
gptkbp:premiere_date 1947
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Melodiya
gptkbp:recordings 1950
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento
Allegro molto
gptkbp:style neoclassical
gptkbp:year_composed 1947
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Hindemith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5