String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

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chamber music composition string quartet

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative seven-movement structure and profound emotional depth.

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instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1826 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1825 ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod Beethoven string quartets ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven late quartets Op. 127–135
catalogNumber Op. 131 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod late period of Beethoven ⓘ
criticalReputation considered one of Beethoven’s greatest quartets ⓘ
dedicatedTo Baron Joseph von Stutterheim ⓘ
fifthMovementTempo Presto ⓘ
firstMovementKey C-sharp minor ⓘ
firstMovementTempo Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo ⓘ
followedByWork String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
followsWork String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
fourthMovementTempo Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
string quartet repertoire ⓘ
historicalEra Romantic era (early) transition ⓘ
influenced 20th-century string quartet writing ⓘ
later Romantic chamber music ⓘ
instrumentation cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
intendedEnsemble string quartet ⓘ
key C-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 7 ⓘ
notableFeature complex contrapuntal writing ⓘ
innovative seven-movement structure ⓘ
movements played attacca without breaks ⓘ
profound emotional depth ⓘ
use of variation form in the fourth movement ⓘ
notableRecordingTradition frequently recorded by major string quartets ⓘ
numberInSeries 14 ⓘ
opusGroup Beethoven Opus 131 ⓘ
originalTitle String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 131
partOf String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
secondMovementTempo Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
seventhMovementTempo Allegro ⓘ
sixthMovementTempo Adagio quasi un poco andante ⓘ
structure seven continuous movements played without pause ⓘ
stylePeriod late Classical / early Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementTempo Allegro moderato ⓘ
tonalCenter C-sharp minor ⓘ
workSeries Beethoven string quartets ⓘ
workType multi-movement instrumental work ⓘ

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Ludwig van Beethoven → notableWork → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → originalTitle → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 131
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → partOf → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beethoven late string quartets