Home / Music / Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 has seven connected movementsMusic linernotes album music ludwig-van-beethovenBeethoven's String Quartet No. 14 has seven connected movementsThe seven movements are played without pause, making it the longest of Beethoven’s late quartets at roughly 40 minutes. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesBeethoven's Op. 135 is the lightest of the late quartets — short, Classical, almost playfulBeethoven's First Symphony nods to Haydn and Mozart but the sforzandi are all his ownBeethoven's Hammerklavier held the title for longest standard piano sonataBeethoven's String Quartet No. 15 has five movementsSchubert wondered what was left to write after hearing Beethoven's Op. 131ExploreVan der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts went No. 1 in Italy but got ignored in the UK.Super Furry Animals' Phantom Power got good reviews but felt safer than their earlier work.Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's Piñata is a modern hip-hop classic.Rickie Lee Jones' Pirates was ambitious — maybe too ambitious for some.Andrew Hill's Point of Departure got the Penguin Guide's crown — their highest honor.Previous Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14 was the last of a trio of late quartets, completed in 1826Next Beethoven's Op. 74 is called the 'Harp' quartet for its pizzicato arpeggios