String Quartet No. 2 (Shostakovich)

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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2 in A major (Op. 68) was composed in 1944.

The work has four movements:

1. Overture (Allegro con moto)
2. Recitative and Romance (Adagio)
3. Waltz (Allegro)
4. Theme with Variations (Adagio)

String quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich
Quartet No. 1 | Quartet No. 2 | Quartet No. 3 | Quartet No. 4 Quartet No. 5 | Quartet No. 6 | Quartet No. 7 | Quartet No. 8 Quartet No. 9 | Quartet No. 10 | Quartet No. 11 | Quartet No. 12 Quartet No. 13 | Quartet No. 14 | Quartet No. 15