STRING QUARTET NO. 3 OP. 73 IN F MAJOR BY DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH. MUSICAL LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSIVENESS
STRING QUARTET NO. 3 OP. 73 IN F MAJOR BY DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH. MUSICAL LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSIVENESS
Author(s): Sebastian VîrtosuSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Dmitri Shostakovich's creation; 20th century; chamber music;
Summary/Abstract: This quartet was composed in 1946 and followed a Symphony censored by the Soviet authorities, Symphony no. 9. The first audition took place on December 16, 1946, in the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, by the Beethoven Quartet, to whom the work was dedicated. The composition has been brutally denounced as a result of the horrors it portrays and also for the fact that it ends in an unclear, unusual way.
Journal: Review of Artistic Education
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 61-77
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
