String Quartet No. 2 (Beethoven)

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Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 2 in G major was published in 1801 as opus 18, no. 2, and was written between 1798 and 1800. It consists of four movements:

	Approximate duration (minutes)
1. Allegro	6 - 7½
2. Adagio cantabile — Allegro — Tempo I	6 - 7
3. Scherzo: Allegro	4 - 4½
4. Allegro molto, quasi presto	5 - 5½

Of the opus 18 string quartets, this one is the most grounded in 18^th century musical tradition [Winter + Martin, p. 155]. According to Steinberg:

In German-speaking countries, the graceful curve of the first violin's opening phrase has earned the work the nickname of Komplimentier-Quartett, which might be translated as "quartet of bows and curtseys". [Winter + Martin, p. 156]

[edit] See also

• String Quartets Nos. 1 - 6, Opus 18 (Beethoven)

[edit] References

• Robert Winter, Robert Martin eds. (1994). The Beethoven Quartet Companion. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-08211-7. ; especially the essay by Michael Steinberg (pp. 155-159)

[edit] External links

• String Quartet No. 2 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.

v • d • e String quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven Opus 18 No. 1 in F major · No. 2 in G major · No. 3 in D major · No. 4 in C minor · No. 5 in A major · No. 6 in B flat major Opus 59 (Rasumovsky) No. 7 in F major · No. 8 in E minor · No. 9 in C major Other middle period quartets No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 (Harp) · No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 (Serioso) Late quartets No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 · No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 · No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 · No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 · Große Fuge, Op. 133 · No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 String quartet arrangement of Op. 14, No. 1 by Beethoven