String Quartet No. 4 (Beethoven)

The opening measures of the first movement from a 19th-century publication

Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor (1798–1800) was published in 1801. It consists of four movements:

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

Notes

String quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven

Preludes and Fugues	Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in F major, Hess 30 Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in C major, Hess 31

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