String Quartet No. 2 in D major
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String Quartet No. 2 in D major is a celebrated chamber work by Russian composer Alexander Borodin, renowned for its lyrical melodies and romantic character, especially the famous "Notturno" third movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | String Quartet No. 2 in D major, Borodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Five (Russian composers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Borodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ekaterina Protopopova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Notturno movement
NERFINISHED
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lyrical melodies ⓘ romantic character ⓘ |
| finaleTempoMarking | Andante – Vivace ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Allegro moderato ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | no standard opus number ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement cyclic form ⓘ |
| hasPopularity | standard of the string quartet repertoire ⓘ |
| hasTheme | lyrical love-inspired themes ⓘ |
| hasTonality | tonal ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 19th-century Russian music ⓘ |
| influenced | late-Romantic chamber repertoire ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro moderato
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II. Scherzo (Allegro) – Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Notturno (Andante) NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Finale (Andante – Vivace) ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| notableArrangement |
Nocturne arranged for string orchestra
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Nocturne arranged for violin and piano ⓘ |
| notableMovement | Notturno (third movement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy | professional string quartets worldwide ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Borodin Quartet
NERFINISHED
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Emerson String Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Takács Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Allegro ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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romantic ⓘ |
| thirdMovementCharacter | serene nocturne ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 30 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
cantabile melodic writing
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rich Romantic harmony ⓘ |
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