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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1799-1800
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#243530 - 19.64MB - 21:27 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9497×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2012/7/22)

Performer Pages Orion String Quartet (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 1. Allegro ma non tanto (EU)
#722044 - 9.63MB - 7:05 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1452×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 2. Scherzo (EU)
#722045 - 8.42MB - 5:52 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 282×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 3. Menuetto (EU)
#722046 - 5.97MB - 4:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 181×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 4. Allegro (EU)
#722047 - 6.01MB - 4:42 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 269×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/5)

Performer Pages Budapest String Quartet (Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Mischa Schneider)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1959. ML 5349.
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#274829 - 5.65MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8565×⇩ - JP3

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Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Jean André, n.d.(1829). Plate 5265.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#04758 - 4.82MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 26991×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/4/1)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6:
Quartette für 2 Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell, Erster Band, Nr.40 (pp.65-82)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.40.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1970.
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Misc. Notes Monochrome 600dpi.(View original cover)
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 Complete Score
#90197 - 2.83MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9740×⇩ - worov

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worov (2011/1/14)

Publisher. Info. Philharmonia series
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1920).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1937).No.128.
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 Complete Score
#21518 - 1.81MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 15649×⇩ - jgjgjg

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 1. Allegro ma non tanto
#01340 - 0.33MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 15272×⇩ - Resnek

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 2. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
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 3. Minuet. Allegretto
#01342 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3237×⇩ - Resnek

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 4. Allegro ma non tanto. Prestissimo
#01343 - 0.24MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5443×⇩ - Resnek

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Parts

 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
#112714 - 0.77MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4697×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Viola
#112715 - 0.77MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4622×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Cello
#112716 - 0.74MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4915×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Mollo, n.d.[1801]. Plate 169.
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 Violin 1
#803540 - 11.15MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 56×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Violin 2
#803541 - 9.51MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Viola
#803542 - 9.21MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 34×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Cello
#803543 - 8.88MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. London: Clementi & Co., n.d.(ca.1820).
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Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Clementi's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1662/2
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 Violin 1
#804162 - 12.70MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 24×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Violin 2
#804163 - 10.01MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Viola
#804164 - 9.70MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Cello
#804165 - 9.45MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1835). Plate 181.
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Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Simrock's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): E257/3
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 Violin 1
#224884 - 0.53MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10587×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Violin 2
#224885 - 0.38MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6007×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Viola
#224886 - 0.32MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5839×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Cello
#224887 - 4.20MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5875×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1867]. Plate 66.4.
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 Complete Parts
#293521 - 5.01MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2212×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Editor Engelbert Röntgen (1829–1897)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1886]. Plate 16946.
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 Violin 1 (Preview)
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 Violin 2 (Preview)
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 Viola (Preview)
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 Cello (Preview)
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke (neue Ausgabe), Band 14: Quartette
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate L.v.B. 14.
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
#28847 - 0.11MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3038×⇩ - homerdundas

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 Cello
#28848 - 0.09MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3625×⇩ - homerdundas

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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Quartette von Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven für Klavier und Violine
For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#854333 - 0.27MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 19×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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 Piano 2
#854334 - 0.24MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 13×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Arranger Gaylon Babcock
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)

 Complete Score
#04240 - 1.94MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 614×⇩ - fsarud

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 Complete Score
#57093 - 1.70MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 409×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-18??)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.989b, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7769.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
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For Piano (Rösler)

 Complete Score
#184906 - 1.55MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 821×⇩ - Timtin

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Arranger Gustav Rösler (1819-1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Peters, No.1300, n.d. Plate 5547.
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For Piano (Winkler)

 Complete Score
#25871 - 0.77MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1079×⇩ - Carolus

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Arranger Louis Winkler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 6a.
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Andante (No.2)

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

Late Quartets

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