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
KeyA minor
Opus132
Composed1825
DedicationNikolai Galitzin
Durationc. 45 min
MovementsFive
Premiere
Date6 November 1825 (1825-11-06)
PerformersSchuppanzigh 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.