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

Ludwig van Beethoven's opus 18, published in 1801 by T. Mollo et Comp in Vienna, consisted of his first six string quartets. They were composed between 1798 and 1800 to fulfill a commission for Prince Lobkowitz, who was the employer of Beethoven's friend, the violinist Karl Amenda. They are thought to demonstrate his total mastery of the classical string quartet as developed by Haydn and Mozart.^[1] The order of publication (numbering within the opus) does not correspond to the order of composition. Beethoven composed these quartets in the sequence 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4. See:

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^ "Beethoven's String Quartets". All about Beethoven. http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/stringquartet.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010.

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♭ 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♭ major, Op. 74 (Harp) No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 (Serioso)

Late quartets	No. 12 in E♭ major, Op. 127 No. 13 in B♭ major, Op. 130 No. 14 in C♯ 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

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

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