String Quartet No.6, Op.18 No.6 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Composition Year 1800
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#243527 - 33.35MB - 24:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3692×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2012/7/22)

Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Belcea Quartet
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Scores

 Complete Score (Preview)
#04760 - 4.74MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15243×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/4/1)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 6:
Quartette für 2 Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell, Erster Band, Nr.42 (pp.103-20)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.42.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1970.
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 Complete Score
#182378 - 1.23MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3508×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Aldona Jones (2012/2/28)

Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d. Plate 66.6.
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 Complete Score
#90199 - 2.57MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3988×⇩ - worov

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worov (2011/1/14)

Publisher. Info. Philharmonia series
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1920).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1937).No.128.
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 Complete Score
#21620 - 1.78MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5308×⇩ - Jgjgjg

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 1. Allegro con brio
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 2. Adagio ma non troppo
#01709 - 0.12MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2035×⇩ - Resnek

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 3. Scherzo. Allegro
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 4. La Malincolia. Adagio
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Parts

 Violin 1
#112721 - 0.83MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3079×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Violin 2
#112722 - 0.76MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1380×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Viola
#112723 - 0.75MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1420×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Cello
#112724 - 0.65MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1583×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Mollo, n.d.[1801]. Plate 169.
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
#803549 - 9.07MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Viola
#803550 - 9.04MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Cello
#803551 - 8.87MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. London: Clementi & Co., n.d.(ca.1820).
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Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Clementi's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1662/2
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 Violin 1
#804174 - 10.06MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Violin 2
#804175 - 9.68MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Viola
#804176 - 9.69MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2×⇩ - Royal College o...

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 Cello
#804177 - 7.60MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1835). Plate 181.
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Misc. Notes Quartet extracted from Simrock's complete publication of 6 String Quartets, Op.18. From Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): E257/3
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 Violin 1
#182374 - 0.48MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2762×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Violin 2
#182375 - 0.34MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1605×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Viola
#182376 - 0.32MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1495×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Cello
#182377 - 0.28MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1612×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1867]. Plate 66.6.
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 Complete Parts
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Cypressdome (2013/8/27)

Editor Engelbert Röntgen (1829–1897)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1886]. Plate 16948.
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 Violin 1 (Preview)
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 Violin 2 (Preview)
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 Viola (Preview)
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 Cello (Preview)
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke (neue Ausgabe), Band 14: Quartette
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate L.v.B. 14.
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
#28855 - 0.10MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 787×⇩ - homerdundas

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 Cello
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 Violin 1
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 Violin 2
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 Viola
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 Cello
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
See: Quartette von Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven für Klavier und Violine
For Piano 4 Hands (Ulrich and Wittmann)

 Complete Score
#13816 - 1.91MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 384×⇩ - Pelleas

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 Complete Score
#57095 - 1.73MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 304×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/2/23)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-18??)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.Ed.989b, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7769.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1980.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Markull)

 Complete Score
#763372 - 38.76MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (1816-1887)
Publisher. Info. Wolfenbüttel: Holle, n.d. Plate 1070.
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For Piano (Rösler)

 Complete Score
#184910 - 1.49MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 514×⇩ - Timtin

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Arranger Gustav Rösler (1819-1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Peters, No.1300, n.d. Plate 5547.
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For Piano (Winkler)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Louis Winkler (1820-1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, No.6a, n.d.(ca.1865).
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For Piano

 Complete Score (300 dpi)
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Publisher. Info. Six Grandes Sonates, Op.60 No.VI
Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1806]. Plate 491.
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Adagio ma non troppo (No.2)

For Piano (Saint-Saëns)

 Complete Score
#363191 - 0.33MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 124×⇩ - Massenetique

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Arranger Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1870]. Plate G.H.407.
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 
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 Complete Score
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Arranger Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie, n.d.(1875). Plate D.S. et Cie. 2044.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.6 in B-flat major
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Quatuor à cordes nº 6 de Beethoven; String Quartet No. 6; Strijkkwartet nr. 6; Quartet de corda núm. 6 (Beethoven); 6. Streichquartett; 弦楽四重奏曲第6番 (ベートーヴェン); Cuarteto de cuerda n.° 6, op. 18-6 (Beethoven); 현악 사중주 6번; کوارتت زهی شماره ۶ (بتهوون)
Name Aliases Strijkkwartet nr. 6 (Beethoven)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 292818608; GND: 300015941; BNF: 14821336k
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18 No.6
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 252
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Allegro con brio (B♭ major)
  2. Adagio, ma non troppo (E♭ major)
  3. Scherzo. Allegro — Trio (B♭ major)
  4. La Malinconia. Adagio (B♭ major)
  5. Allegretto quasi Allegro (B♭ major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1800
First Publication. 1801 - Vienna: Mollo
Dedication Franz Joseph Maximilian Fürst von Lobkowitz (1772-1816)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
External Links Wikipedia article
Wikipedia article (Op.18)

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Beethoven String Quartets

6 String Quartets, Op.18

  1. String Quartet No.1 in F major
  2. String Quartet No.2 in G major
  3. String Quartet No.3 in D major
  4. String Quartet No.4 in C minor
  5. String Quartet No.5 in A major
  6. String Quartet No.6 in B♭ major

3 String Quartets, Op.59 ("Rasumovsky")

  1. String Quartet No.7 in F major
  2. String Quartet No.8 in E minor
  3. String Quartet No.9 in C major

Late Quartets

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