String Quartet No. 4 (Beethoven)
The String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1798 and 1800 and published in 1801, dedicated to Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz.
| String Quartet | |
|---|---|
| No. 4 | |
| Early string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
 The opening bars of the first movement from a 19th-century publication | |
| Key | C minor |
| Opus | Op. 18, No. 4 |
| Composed | 1798–1800 |
| Dedication | Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz |
| Published | 1801 |
| Movements | Four |
It consists of four movements:
- Allegro ma non tanto (C minor)
- Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (C major)
- Menuetto: Allegretto (C minor)
- Allegro – Prestissimo (C minor)
It is thought that this quartet may be in part based upon earlier material.[1]
External links
- Sleeve notes to the Hyperion recording of the Beethoven quartets
- String Quartet No. 4: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Performance by the Orion String Quartet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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