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. The Beethoven Quartet recorded this work on the Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga label.
Structure[edit]
It consists of four movements:
- Allegretto
- Moderato con moto
- Lento (attacca)
- Lento — Allegretto
Playing time is approximately 22 minutes.
The Allegretto first movement creates a carefree mood using nursery tunes.[citation needed] The second movement is a cheerful round dance in E♭ 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. [citation needed][further explanation needed] The quartet also features the only vertical appearance of the DSCH motif (the notes D, E♭, C, and B♮ played at the same time). This happens at the cadence at the end of each movement.
The quartet was written in Komarovo, Russia.
External links[edit]
- Harris, Stephen (2014). "Shostakovich: the string quartets, Quartet No. 6". Shostakovich: the string quartets.
- Parloff, Michael (25 March 2013). "Lecture on Shostakovich Quartets Nos. 1, 5, 6, & 12". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
