String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Smetana Quartet
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 is the fourteenth string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1826. The work is a late-period chamber piece in seven interconnected movements, characterised by dense contrapuntal writing, bold harmonic shifts and a continuous, through-composed structure that reflects Beethoven's experimental approach to form and expression near the end of his career.
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- 1.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo7:13
- 2.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace3:17
- 3.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato-Adagio0:51
- 4.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile-Piu mosso-Andante moderato e lusinghiero-Adagio, Allegretto-Adagio ma non troppo e semplice-Allegretto14:01
- 5.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto6:11
- 6.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante1:33
- 7.String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro6:33