Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)
Deux pièces (Prélude et Scherzo) (1924 -1925)
for string octet (double string quartet)
- General information
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Composition date:
dec 1924 - jul 1925
- Duration: 11 mn
- Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
- Opus: 11
- Dedication: à la mémoire de Vladimir I. Kourtchavov
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Composition date:
dec 1924 - jul 1925
- Type
- Chamber music [Strings, 6 or more musicians, with or without keyboard]
Detailed formation
- 2 violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Premiere information
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Date:
9 January 1927
Location:URSS, Moscou, salle Mozart du théâtre Stanislavski
Performers:les Quatuors Glière et Stradivarius.
Table of contents
- Prélude en ré mineur (Adagio)
- Scherzo en sol mineur (Allegro molto – Moderato – Allegro)