String Quartet No. 15 (Beethoven)

String Quartet
No. 15
Late string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Johann Stephan Decker, 1824
Key	A minor
Opus	132
Composed	1825
Dedication	Nikolai Galitzin
Duration	c. 45 min
Movements	Five
Premiere
Date	6 November 1825 (1825-11-06)
Performers	Schuppanzigh Quartet

The String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was written in 1825, given its public premiere on November 6 of that year by the Schuppanzigh Quartet and was dedicated to Count Nikolai Galitzin, as were Opp. 127 and 130. The number traditionally assigned to it is based on the order of its publication; it is actually the thirteenth quartet in order of composition.