String Quartet No. 14 (Shostakovich)

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Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major (Op. 142) was composed in 1972-1973. It was dedicated to Sergei Shirinsky, the cellist of the Beethoven Quartet, the ensemble which premiered most of Shostakovich's quartets.

It has three movements:

  • Allegretto - Meno mosso - Allegretto - Meno mosso - Allegretto
  • Adagio - attacca:
  • Allegretto - Poco meno mosso - Adagio

It was begun while the composer was visiting the home of Benjamin Britten and finished in Copenhagen.

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