String Quartet No. 4 (Shostakovich)

Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83, was composed in 1949 and premiered in Moscow on 3 December 1953.^[1] It is dedicated to the memory of Pyotr Williams [ru] (1902–1947), a painter and set designer who was a close friend of Shostakovich.^[2]

It has four movements:

Playing time is approximately 25 minutes.^{[citation needed]}

The quartet contains a Jewish dance theme.^[3]

References

^ Fay, Laurel; Fanning, David (2001). "Works". Shostakovich, Dmitry (Dmitriyevich). Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52560. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ Lesser, Wendy (2011). Music for Silenced Voices. Yale University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-300-16933-1.
^ Fay, Laurel; Fanning, David (2001). "3.ii". Shostakovich, Dmitry (Dmitriyevich). Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52560. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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[1] Fay, Laurel; Fanning, David (2001). "Works". Shostakovich, Dmitry (Dmitriyevich). Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52560. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[2] Lesser, Wendy (2011). Music for Silenced Voices. Yale University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-300-16933-1.

[3] Fay, Laurel; Fanning, David (2001). "3.ii". Shostakovich, Dmitry (Dmitriyevich). Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52560. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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