This string quartet has none of the bravura of the fifth symphony which preceded it. Instead, the composer seemed to have discovered a new kind of distinctly Russian neoclassicism. The tone is chiefly optimistic, although the minor-keyed inner movements provide a contrast. Shostakovich wrote of this quartet "I visualized childhood scenes, somewhat naïve and bright moods associated with spring."
| Date of composition | 1938 (Summer 1938) |
| Type | String Quartet |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 49 |
| Approx. duration | 14 minutes |
| Instruments | String Quartet |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: Quatuor à cordes n°1 en do majeur, Op. 49 Dmitrij Šostakovič: Quartetto d'archi n. 1 in do maggiore, Op. 49 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 1 C-dur, Op. 49 |