6 String Quartets (Richter, Franz Xaver)

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4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Editor Reinhard Greeven
Publisher. Info. Reinhard Greeven, 2020.
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Misc. Notes (includes a 7th quartet (Op. '5.5'))
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General Information

Work Title 6 String Quartets
Alternative. Title Six Quartettos for Two Violins, Tenor and Violoncello
Composer Richter, Franz Xaver
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.5*
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 quartets:
  1. String Quartet in C major
  2. String Quartet in B-flat major
  3. String Quartet in A major
  4. String Quartet in E-flat major
  5. String Quartet in G major
  6. String Quartet in D major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1757
First Publication. 1768
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Extra Information *Except for the first these were reissued in 1772 by La Chevardiere (Paris) as Op.5, but in a different order (G B A D g E), substituting the String Quartet in G minor for the C major.