String Quartet no. 14, op. 131

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Jasper String Quartet

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is a string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1826. It is part of Beethoven's late string quartets and uses a continuous seven-movement design that moves between slow, introspective passages and faster contrapuntal sections, with complex harmonic progressions and abrupt shifts of texture, and it appears near the end of his compositional career.

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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    6:25
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
    2:54
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: III. Allegro moderato - Adagio
    0:44
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    12:52
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: V. Presto - Molto poco adagio
    5:03
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
    1:44
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    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: VII. Allegro
    6:46

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