String Quartet No. 14 (Beethoven)

Beethoven's sketches for his Opus 131

The String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Opus 131, is a string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven. He wrote it between November 1825 and July 1826. It was published in Mainz, Germany in April 1827 (after Beethoven's death) with a dedication to Baron Joseph von Stutterheim.

The work consists of seven movements played without a break:

1. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
2. Allegro molto vivace
3. Allegro moderato
4. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
5. Presto
6. Adagio quasi un poco andante
7. Allegro

It is about 40 minutes in length.