String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827 · German

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Also known as Komplimentierquartett

Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 23 min
Composed: 1799
Era: Classical

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Called the "Compliment" quartet in German; witty Haydnesque finale

About this work

Composed: 1799
Dedicated to: Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz (1772–1816)

Allegro
Adagio cantabile
Scherzo. Allegro
Allegro molto, quasi Presto

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