The String Quartet No. 14, Op. 47

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:characteristics Intense and emotional
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by music critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:form gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during a period of personal crisis for Shostakovich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The String Quartet No. 14, Op. 47
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Contemporary_composers
gptkbp:influenced_by World War II experiences
gptkbp:influences Personal experiences of the composer
Later string quartets
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Viola
Cello
Two violins
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of Shostakovich's masterpieces
gptkbp:medium gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Use of silence and dissonance
gptkbp:notable_performance Often performed in chamber music festivals
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Multiple recordings available
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
Performed by the Takács Quartet
Performed by the Tokyo String Quartet
Performed by the St. Petersburg Quartet
gptkbp:performance Often performed in memorial concerts
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1974
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishers
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15,_Op._144
gptkbp:significance Reflects personal and historical trauma
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:thematic_element Death and memory
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4