嬰ヘ長調
Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142, was composed in 1972-73. It is dedicated to Sergei Shirinsky, the cellist of the Beethoven Quartet, the ensemble that premiered most of Shostakovich's quartets. The first performance was held in Leningrad on November 12, 1973.