Composition: String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 14 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.131 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | C sharp minor |
| Composed | 1826 |
| First published | 1827 |
| Dedication | Baron von Stutterheim |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Allegro molto vivace | — | D major | — |
| Allegro moderato (recitative) | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile | — | A major | — |
| Presto | — | E major | — |
| Adagio quasi un poco andante | — | G sharp minor | — |
| Allegro | — | C sharp minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Karl Müller Berghaus |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Presto (No.5) | piano | Carl Tausig |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | 2 flutes and 2 clarinets | Spenser Ford Ullman |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | organ | Jason Baruk |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | piano | Spenser Ford Ullman |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1827 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1826 | III. Allegro moderato (fragment) / IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | 1827 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | 1827 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Hugo Pohle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Presto (No.5) | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | Arrangement for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | Arrangement for organ |
Jason Baruk | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio quasi un poco andante (No.6) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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