String Quartet No. 4 (Shostakovich)
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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 4 in D major (Op. 83) was composed in 1949. It was premiered in Moscow in 1953 and carries no dedication.
It has four movements:
- Allegretto
- Andantino
- Allegretto
- Allegretto
Playing time is approximately 25 minutes.
This string quartet is notable for the sustained passionate part written for the first violin in the Andantino second movement which rises to ecstatic heights, and also for the suspenseful and complex final movement.