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 | |
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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]
Notes
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External links
- Sleeve notes to the Hyperion recording of the Beethoven quartets
- String Quartet No. 4: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Performance by the Orion String Quartet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format
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