String Quartet No.2, Op.18 No.2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1799
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 1. Allegro (EU)
#722036 - 8.68MB - 5:47 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 246×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

 2. Adagio cantabile (EU)
#722037 - 9.81MB - 6:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 114×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

 3. Scherzo (EU)
#722038 - 6.14MB - 4:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 83×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

 4. Allegro molto quasi presto (EU)
#722039 - 7.76MB - 5:26 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 140×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

Performer Pages Budapest String Quartet (Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Mischa Schneider)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterwoks, 1959. ML 5393.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
TN-PMLP4680-01.01. I - Allegro Con Brio-3967.png

Naxos

Javascript not enabled.

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#274934 - 5.16MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3143×⇩ - JP3

PDF scanned by US-LOu
JP3 (2013/3/27)

Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Jean André, n.d.(1829). Plate 5263.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes 400 dpi color scan
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Complete Score (Preview)
#04756 - 4.87MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16216×⇩ - Peter

PDF scanned by Gutenberg
Peter (2007/4/1)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6, Bd.1, Nr.38 (pp.25-42)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.38.
Reprinted [1]
New York: Dover Publications, 1970.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Monochrome 600dpi.
(View original cover)
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Complete Score
#01758 - 2.77MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6663×⇩ - Resnek

PDF scanned by US-BL
Resnek (2006/10/11)

Publisher. Info. Philharmonia series
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1920).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, No.128, n.d.(1937).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Low resolution
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Complete Score
#21344 - 1.81MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8480×⇩ - jgjgjg

PDF typeset by editor
jgjgjg (2008/8/25)

Editor Gory
Publisher. Info. Gory
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 [tag/del]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Parts

 Violin 1
#112705 - 2.26MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3245×⇩ - Perlnerd666

PDF scanned by D-BNba
Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Violin 2
#112706 - 1.95MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1293×⇩ - Perlnerd666

PDF scanned by D-BNba
Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Viola
#112707 - 1.64MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1343×⇩ - Perlnerd666

PDF scanned by D-BNba
Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

 Cello
#112708 - 1.64MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1446×⇩ - Perlnerd666

PDF scanned by D-BNba
Perlnerd666 (2011/8/8)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Mollo, n.d.[1801]. Plate 159.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes 100dpi color scans
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violin 1
#803532 - 8.64MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/1)

 Violin 2
#803533 - 8.23MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/1)

 Viola
#803534 - 7.19MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/1)

 Cello
#803535 - 7.25MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/1)

Publisher. Info. London: Clementi & Co., n.d.(ca.1820).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Clementi's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1662/1
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violin 1
#804154 - 9.44MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/4)

 Violin 2
#804155 - 8.71MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/4)

 Viola
#804156 - 7.54MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/4)

 Cello
#804157 - 7.44MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

PDF scanned by Royal College of Music Library
Royal College o... (2022/8/4)

Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1835). Plate 177.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Simrock's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): E257/2
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violin 1
#224892 - 0.54MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2413×⇩ - Aldona Jones

PDF scanned by US-R
Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Violin 2
#224893 - 0.35MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1277×⇩ - Aldona Jones

PDF scanned by US-R
Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Viola
#224894 - 0.29MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1244×⇩ - Aldona Jones

PDF scanned by US-R
Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

 Cello
#224895 - 0.31MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1437×⇩ - Aldona Jones

PDF scanned by US-R
Aldona Jones (2012/5/26)

Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1867]. Plate 49.2.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Complete Parts
#293213 - 4.56MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 566×⇩ - Cypressdome

PDF scanned by D-B
Cypressdome (2013/8/22)

Editor Engelbert Röntgen (1829–1897)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1886]. Plate 16944.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Original images: 250dpi, color jpg files approx. 2400 by 3100 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violin 1 (Preview)
#85128 - 1.34MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3545×⇩ - piupianissimo

PDF scanned by PL-LZu
piupianissimo (2010/11/19)

 Violin 2 (Preview)
#85129 - 1.04MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2257×⇩ - piupianissimo

PDF scanned by PL-LZu
piupianissimo (2010/11/19)

 Viola (Preview)
#85130 - 0.85MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2364×⇩ - piupianissimo

PDF scanned by PL-LZu
piupianissimo (2010/11/19)

 Cello (Preview)
#85131 - 0.97MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2474×⇩ - piupianissimo

PDF scanned by PL-LZu
piupianissimo (2010/11/19)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke (neue Ausgabe), Band 14: Quartette
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate L.v.B. 14.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monocrome.
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violin 1
#29024 - 0.34MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2170×⇩ - jgjgjg

PDF typeset by editor
jgjgjg (2009/3/1)

 Violin 2
#29025 - 0.27MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1199×⇩ - jgjgjg

PDF typeset by editor
jgjgjg (2009/3/1)

 Viola
#29026 - 0.24MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1192×⇩ - jgjgjg

PDF typeset by editor
jgjgjg (2009/3/1)

 Cello
#29027 - 0.24MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1374×⇩ - jgjgjg

PDF typeset by editor
jgjgjg (2009/3/1)

Editor Gory
Publisher. Info. Gory
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Quartette von Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven für Klavier und Violine
For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)

 Complete Score
#13814 - 4.31MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 463×⇩ - Pelleas

PDF scanned by piano.ru
Pelleas (2007/9/14)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-18??)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.Edition Peters/Edition Numbers, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate Ed. 989a.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Piano (Rösler)

 Complete Score
#184888 - 1.45MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 594×⇩ - Timtin

PDF scanned by Timtin
Timtin (2012/3/8)

Arranger Gustav Rösler (1819-1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Peters, No.1300, n.d. Plate 5547.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.
For Piano (Winkler)

 Complete Score
#25869 - 0.75MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 844×⇩ - Carolus

PDF scanned by Unknown
Carolus (2008/12/25)

Arranger Louis Winkler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Collection Litolf, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 6a.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Javascript is required to submit files.

General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.2 in G major
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 2 de Beethoven; String Quartet No. 2; Strijkkwartet nr. 2; Quartet de corda núm. 2 (Beethoven); 2. Streichquartett; 현악 사중주 2번 (베토벤); 弦楽四重奏曲第2番; کوارتت زهی شماره ۲; Cuarteto de cuerda nº 2, op. 18 - 2 (Beethoven)
Name Aliases String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2; Strijkkwartet nr. 2 (Beethoven)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no91026340; BNF: 14821333j
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18 No.2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 248
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro (G major)
  2. Adagio cantabile (C major)
  3. Scherzo. Allegro (G major)
  4. Allegro molto, quasi Presto (G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1799
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)

Navigation etc.

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

Late Quartets

Retrieved from "http://imslp.org/index.php?title=String_Quartet_No.2,_Op.18_No.2_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)&oldid=3769714"