Composition: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18 No. 4 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 4 in C minor |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.18 No.4 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1799 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro, ma non tanto | — | C minor | — |
| Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto | — | C major | — |
| Minuet. Allegretto | — | C minor | — |
| Allegro | — | C minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Complete | piano | Gustav Rösler |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | 1. Allegro ma non tanto · view 2. Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto · view 3. Minuet. Allegretto · view 4. Allegro ma non tanto. Prestissimo · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mollo | 1801 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | 1867 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1886 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Orion String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) | 1. Allegro ma non tanto · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Menuetto · file 4. Allegro · file |
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