String Quartet No. 4 (Beethoven)

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String Quartet
No. 4
Early string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven
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The opening bars of the first movement from a 19th-century publication
KeyC minor
OpusOp. 18, No. 4
Composed1798–1800
DedicationJoseph Franz von Lobkowitz
Published1801
MovementsFour

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.

It consists of four movements:

  1. Allegro ma non tanto (C minor)
  2. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (C major)
  3. Menuetto: Allegretto (C minor)
  4. Allegro – Prestissimo (C minor)

It is thought that this quartet may be in part based upon earlier material.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "String Quartet in C minor, Op 18 No 4 - Hyperion Records - CDS, MP3 and Lossless downloads".

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