String Quartet No. 2, Op. 18 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | String Quartet No. 2 in G major |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.18 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | G major |
| 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 | — | G major | — |
| Adagio cantabile | — | C major | — |
| Scherzo. Allegro | — | G major | — |
| Allegro molto, quasi Presto | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | violin and piano | Hugo Ulrich Robert Wittmann |
| View | Complete | piano | Gustav Rösler |
| View | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Mollo | 1801 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | Clementi & Co. | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | Schott | 1867 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1886 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano Robert Wittmann |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Budapest String Quartet, performer | 1. Allegro 2. Adagio cantabile 3. Scherzo 4. Allegro molto quasi presto |
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