String Quartet No. 11 (Shostakovich)

Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (Op. 122) was composed in 1966. It was premiered by the Beethoven Quartet and is dedicated to Vasily Shirinsky, the quartet's veteran second violin.

The piece has seven movements:

Introduction: Andantino -
Scherzo: Allegretto -
Recitative: Adagio -
Etude: Allegro -
Humoresque: Allegro -
Elegy: Adagio -
Finale: Moderato

Playing time is approximately 16 minutes.

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