The String Quartet No. 2

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly acclaimed
Frequently performed
Considered a masterpiece
Studied in musicology
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects the struggles during World War II
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
to the memory of the victims of 9/11
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The String Quartet No. 2
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Arvo_Pärt
gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key A major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkb:4
four
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Complex rhythms
Melodic lines
Use of dissonance
Contrasting moods
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Tanglewood_Music_Festival
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Prague_Spring_Festival
gptkb:Chamber_Music_Society_of_Lincoln_Center
gptkb:International_Shostakovich_Festival
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Moscow_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:performer gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1944
gptkb:2009
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._6
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
postminimalism
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1944
gptkb:2008
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3