String Quartet No. 6 (Shostakovich)

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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 6 in G major (Op. 101) was composed in 1956. It was premiered by the Beethoven Quartet but carries no dedication.

It consists of four movements:

1. Allegretto
2. Moderato con moto
3. Lento -
4. Lento - Allegretto

The Allegretto first movement creates a carefree mood using nursery tunes. The second movement is a cheerful round dance in E flat major, the third movement a chaconne in B minor. The final movement leads into a complex Allegretto showing the influence of both Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite and Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen.

v • d • e String quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich No. 1 in C major · No. 2 in A major · No. 3 in F major · No. 4 in D major · No. 5 in B flat major · No. 6 in G major · No. 7 in F sharp minor · No. 8 in C minor · No. 9 in E flat major · No. 10 in A flat major · No. 11 in F minor · No. 12 in D flat major · No. 13 in B flat minor · No. 14 in F sharp major · No. 15 in E flat minor List of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich