String Quartet in C major, Op. 2 No. 2, B. 308

Ignaz Pleyel · 1757–1831 · Austrian-French

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7, for the violin 1 part

MajorLyricalPlayfulDanceLesser-known

Listen

Open on YouTube More recordings

Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 19 min
Composed: 1784
Era: Classical

Notes

Dedicated to Haydn, Pleyel's teacher

About this work

Composed: 1784

Score on IMSLP Suggest a correction

Also in Six String Quartets, Op. 2, B. 307–312

String Quartet in A major, Op. 2 No. 1, B. 307

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

18 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 2 No. 5, B. 311

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

19 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in D major, Op. 2 No. 6, B. 312

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

20 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 2 No. 4, B. 310

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

19 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 2 No. 3, B. 309

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

22 min

MinorDramaticLesser-known

4violin 1

A step before · level 2

String Quartet in G major, Op. 3 No. 3

Roman Hoffstetter

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

16 min

MajorLivelyLesser-known

2violin 1

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 4

Roman Hoffstetter

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

9 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

2violin 1

String Quartet in F major, Op. 3 No. 5 ("Serenade")

Roman Hoffstetter

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

14 min

MajorTenderWell-known

2violin 1

String Quartet in E major, Op. 3 No. 1

Roman Hoffstetter

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

13 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

2violin 1

A step after · level 4

String Quartet in B-flat major, L. 196

Gaetano Brunetti

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

19 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

String Quartet in A major, Op. 1 No. 2

Hyacinthe Jadin

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

19 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 5 No. 2

Franz Xaver Richter

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

17 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

String Quartet in F major

Anton Ferdinand Titz

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

25 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

4violin 1

More chamber music by Ignaz Pleyel

String Quartet in C major, Op. 1 No. 1, B. 301

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

17 min

MajorPlayfulLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 1 No. 2, B. 302

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

16 min

MajorPlayfulLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 1 No. 4, B. 304

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

17 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in G major, Op. 1 No. 5, B. 305

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

14 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in D major, Op. 1 No. 6, B. 306

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

14 min

MajorPlayfulLesser-known

3violin 1

String Quartet in A major, Op. 1 No. 3, B. 303

2 violins, viola, cello

String quartet2 violins, viola, cello

15 min

MajorLyricalLesser-known

3violin 1