This uncharacteristically wholesome and optimistic work was premiered in Leningrad by the Glazunov Quartet in October 1938. It is divided into four movements:
Moderato
Moderato
Allegro molto
Allegro
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49 was written by Дмитрий Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich).
Дмитрий Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich) released String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49 on Mon Oct 10 1938.