List of string quartets by Luigi Boccherini

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String quartets composed by Luigi Boccherini, ordered by Opus number from the Boccherini autograph catalog, and by Gérard catalog (1969) number ("G").

[edit] List of string quartets by Boccherini

Gérard lists 91 string quartets, the autograph catalog lists 101:

  • 6 Quartetti, G159-164, Op.2, C minor, B flat, D, E flat, E, C, (1761)
  • 6 Quartetti, G165-170, Op.8, D, C minor, E flat, G minor, F, A, (c1768)
  • 6 Quartetti, G171-176, Op.9, C minor, D minor, F, E flat, D, E, (1770)
  • 6 Quartetti, G177-182, Op.15, D, F, E, F, E flat, C minor, (1772)
  • 6 Quartettini, G183-188, Op.22, C, D, E, B flat, A minor, C, (1775)
  • 6 Quartetti, G189-194, Op.24, D, A, E flat, C, C minor, G minor, (1776-8)
  • 6 Quartettini, G195-200, Op.26, B flat, G minor, E flat, A, F, F minor, (1778)
  • 6 Quartetti, G201-206, Op.32, E flat, E minor, D, C, G minor, A, (1780)
  • 6 Quartettini, G207-212, Op.33, E, C, G, B flat, E minor, E flat, (1781)
  • Quartetto, G213, Op.39, A, (1787)
  • 2 Quartetti, G214-215, Op.41, C minor, C, (1788)
  • 2 Quartettini, G216-217, Op.42, A, C, (1789)
  • 2 Quartettini, G218-219, Op.43, A, A, (1790)
  • 6 Quartettini, G220-225, Op.44, B flat, E minor, F, G ('La tiranna'), D, E flat, (1792)
  • 6 Quartettini, G226-231, Op.48, F, A, B minor, E flat, G, C, (1794)
  • 4 Quartetti, G232-235, Op.52, C, D, G, F minor, (1795)
  • 6 Quartettini, Op.53, (1796)
  • 6 Quartetti, G236-241, Op.40, E flat, D, C, A, C, E flat, (1798)
  • 6 Quartetti, G242-247, Op.58, C, E flat, B flat, B minor, D, E flat, (1799)
  • 2 Quartetti, G248-249, Op.64, F, D, (1804)

Grove lists a further 12 string quartets as "doubtful":

  • G250–255, 6 quartets, op.54, (1796) arrangements of various chamber works by Boccherini
  • G256, 6 quartets, arrangements of string quintets G265–270

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