While Shostakovich started work on this quartet in 1949, it was not publicly performed until December 1953, after Stalin’s death. It was premiered in Moscow by the Beethoven Quartet.
The work is divided into four movements:
1. Allegretto
2. Andantino
3. Andantino (attacca)
4. Allegretto
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 was written by Дмитрий Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich).
Дмитрий Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich) released String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 on Fri Dec 04 1953.