String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

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chamber music composition string quartet

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative seven-movement structure and profound emotional depth.

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Label	Occurrences
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 canonical	7
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 131	1
Beethoven late string quartets	1
Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131	1
Streichquartett Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 131	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T454896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Context triple: [Ludwig van Beethoven, notableWork, String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131]

A. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 is a lyrical and warmly expressive string orchestra work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, celebrated for its graceful melodies and classical elegance.
B. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
C. Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
D. Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.
E. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Target entity description: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative seven-movement structure and profound emotional depth.

A. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 is a lyrical and warmly expressive string orchestra work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, celebrated for its graceful melodies and classical elegance.
B. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
C. Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
D. Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.
E. Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chamber music composition ⓘ string quartet ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd	1826 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart	1825 ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Beethoven late quartets Op. 127–135 ⓘ linked to: Beethoven string quartets
catalogNumber	Op. 131 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod	late period of Beethoven ⓘ
criticalReputation	considered one of Beethoven’s greatest quartets ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Baron Joseph von Stutterheim ⓘ
fifthMovementTempo	Presto ⓘ
firstMovementKey	C-sharp minor ⓘ
firstMovementTempo	Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo ⓘ
followedByWork	String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 ⓘ
followsWork	String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
fourthMovementTempo	Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ string quartet repertoire ⓘ
historicalEra	Romantic era (early) transition ⓘ
influenced	20th-century string quartet writing ⓘ later Romantic chamber music ⓘ
instrumentation	cello ⓘ two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ
intendedEnsemble	string quartet ⓘ
key	C-sharp minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movementCount	7 ⓘ
notableFeature	complex contrapuntal writing ⓘ innovative seven-movement structure ⓘ movements played attacca without breaks ⓘ profound emotional depth ⓘ use of variation form in the fourth movement ⓘ
notableRecordingTradition	frequently recorded by major string quartets ⓘ
numberInSeries	14 ⓘ
opusGroup	Beethoven Opus 131 ⓘ
originalTitle	Streichquartett Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 131 ⓘ linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
partOf	Beethoven late string quartets ⓘ linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
placeOfComposition	Vienna ⓘ
secondMovementTempo	Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
seventhMovementTempo	Allegro ⓘ
sixthMovementTempo	Adagio quasi un poco andante ⓘ
structure	seven continuous movements played without pause ⓘ
stylePeriod	late Classical / early Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementTempo	Allegro moderato ⓘ
tonalCenter	C-sharp minor ⓘ
workSeries	Beethoven string quartets ⓘ
workType	multi-movement instrumental work ⓘ

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Ludwig van Beethoven → notableWork → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → partOf → Beethoven late string quartets ⓘ

linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → originalTitle → Streichquartett Nr. 14 cis-Moll, Op. 131 ⓘ

linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

Baron Joseph von Stutterheim → hasWorkDedicatedTo → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

Baron Joseph von Stutterheim → associatedWith → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

Beethoven Opus 131 → title → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

Beethoven string quartets → includes → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 → follows → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

Busch Quartet → recordedWork → Beethoven String Quartet Op. 131 ⓘ

linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127 → relatedWork → Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

works of Ludwig van Beethoven → includesWork → String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ

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