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.

v • d • e String quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich No. 1 in C major · No. 2 in A major · No. 3 in F major · No. 4 in D major · No. 5 in B flat major · No. 6 in G major · No. 7 in F sharp minor · No. 8 in C minor · No. 9 in E flat major · No. 10 in A flat major · No. 11 in F minor · No. 12 in D flat major · No. 13 in B flat minor · No. 14 in F sharp major · No. 15 in E flat minor List of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich

[edit] References

• Dmitri Shostakovich Chamber Music - Quartet 14