Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 12 (Shostakovich)
Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 12 in D major, Op. 133, was composed in 1968. It is dedicated to Dmitri Tsyganov, the first violinist of the Beethoven Quartet, which premiered the work in
Structure#
The work lasts approximately 26 minutes and is in two movements: The piece contains twelve-tone elements, such as the opening in the cello:
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