String Quartet No. 3 (Shostakovich)
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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73, was composed in 1946. It was premiered in Moscow by the Beethoven Quartet, to whom it is dedicated, in December 1946.
Structure
The quartet has five movements:
- attacca)
- Moderato
Playing time is approximately 33 minutes.
For the premiere, most likely so that he would not be accused of "
Rudolph Barshai
. It calls for flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, harp, and strings. It adds winds for tonal colour in the style of Shostakovich's symphonies.
The first movement is constructed using
crescendo
, borrowing, once again, the main theme as its material.
External links
- Griffiths, Paul (2012). "Quartet No. 3 in F major for Strings, Op. 73". The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
- Harris, Stephen (2014). "Shostakovich: the string quartets, Quartet No. 3". Shostakovich: the string quartets.
- Jones, Evan Allan, ed. (2009). Intimate Voices: The Twentieth Century String Quartet, Vol. 2 Shostakovich to the Avant-Garde. University Rochester Press. ISBN 978-1-58046-322-5.
- Kim, Rang Hee (2010). Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op.73: A Performer's Analysis (D.Mus). Florida State University.
- Matthew-Walker, Robert (1999). Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos 2 & 3 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67153.
- Wilson, Elizabeth (2012). The Soviet Experience: Volume II (PDF) (CD). Cedille Records. CDR 90000 130.
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