String Quartet No.4, Op.18 No.4 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Performer Pages Budapest String Quartet (Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Mischa Schneider)
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6:
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Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.40.
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Publisher. Info. Beethoven Werke, Abteilung VI, Band 3 [VI/3] (pp.67-84)
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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Mollo, n.d.[1801]. Plate 169.
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Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1835). Plate 181.
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1867]. Plate 66.4.
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke (neue Ausgabe), Band 14: Quartette
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Quartette von Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven für Klavier und Violine
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For Violin or Cello and Piano (Vogel)
See: Le Concert au Salon (No.36)

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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.4 in C minor
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 4 de Beethoven; String Quartet No. 4; Strijkkwartet nr. 4; 弦楽四重奏曲第4番 (ベートーヴェン); 4. Streichquartett; רביעיית מיתרים מס' 4 של בטהובן; Quartet de corda núm. 4; کوارتت زهی شماره ۴; Cuarteto de cuerda n.º 4 Op. 18/4; 현악 사중주 4번
Name Aliases String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4; Strijkkwartet nr. 4 (Beethoven); Cuarteto de cuerda n.º 4 en do menor Op. 18 n.º 4
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no91026345; GND: 300015925; BNF: 14821334w
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18 No.4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 250
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro, ma non tanto (C minor)
  2. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto (C major)
  3. Minuet. Allegretto (C minor)
  4. Allegro (C minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1799-1800
First Publication. 1801 – Vienna: Mollo
Dedication Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz (1772-1816)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Wikipedia article
Wikipedia article (Op.18)

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Beethoven String Quartets

6 String Quartets, Op.18

  1. String Quartet No.1 in F major
  2. String Quartet No.2 in G major
  3. String Quartet No.3 in D major
  4. String Quartet No.4 in C minor
  5. String Quartet No.5 in A major
  6. String Quartet No.6 in B major

3 String Quartets, Op.59 ("Rasumovsky")

  1. String Quartet No.7 in F major
  2. String Quartet No.8 in E minor
  3. String Quartet No.9 in C major

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