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String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142

Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, for the cello part
MajorSlowLyricalDarkWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Cello
Form
Full work
Length
About 27 min
Composed
1972–73
Era
20th century

Notes

Three movements; dedicated to the cellist Sergei Shirinsky; exposed cello with high harmonics

About this work

Composed
1972-73
Dedicated to
Sergei Shirinsky
First performed
1973/11/12 in Saint Petersburg, Glinka Small Hall; Beethoven Quartet
  1. Allegretto
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegretto
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