String Quartet Repertoire- (Eighteenth Century Composers)

The String Quartet Repertoire

Composers Born in the Eighteenth Century

Abel Albrechtsberger Alyabyev Asplmayr Bach Beethoven Berwald Boccherini Cambini Camerloher Cannabich Capuzzi Cherubini Cirri Dalayrac Danzi Davaux Dittersdorf Donizetti Dusek Dussek Eggert Eichner Filtz Förster Gassmann Giardini Gossec Grétrey Guénin Gyrowetz Haydn Haydn Hoffstetter Holzbauer Hummel Kammel Kozeluch Kraus Krommer Monn Mozart Myslivicek Onslow Ordonez Paisiello Pleyel Reicha Richter Rolla Ron Rossini Saint-Georges Sammartini Schubert Shield Spohr Stamitz Starzer Toeschi Vachon Vanhal Viotti Wesley Wesley Wesström Wranitzky Wranitzky

Sammartini, Giovanni Battista (c1700-1775)

5 quartets (1763-1767) {vn/fl,vn,vn/va,b}
16 others

Richter, Franz Xaver (1709-1789)

(1768), 6 Quartets
5 more?

Holzbauer, Ignaz (1711-1783)

Partita
Quartetto
in f, sonata da camera

Giardini, Felice de (1716-1796)

Op 22 (1799-1780), 6 quartets
Op 23 (1782), 6 quartets, [2 each for {vn,ob,va,vc}/{vn,2va,vc}/{2vn,va,vc}
Op 25 (1783), 3 quartets
Op 29 (1790), 6 quartets
(1776), [in 6 Quartettos by Bach, Abel and Giardini, {fl/vn,vn,va,bc}]

Monn, Matthias Georg (1717-1750)

(1808), 6 quartets, [2 from syms]

Camerloher, Placidus Cajetan von (1718-1782)

6 Simphonia da camera

Wesström, Anders (c1720-1781)

6 quartets, [2 with wind inst ad libitum]

Abel, Carl Friedrich (1723-1787)

Op 8, 6 Quartettos (1769)
- Op 8/1 in F
- Op 8/2 in Bb
- Op 8/3 in Eb
- Op 8/4 in D
- Op 8/5 in A
- Op 8/6 in F
Op 12, 6 Quartettos (1775)
- Op 12/1 in C
- Op 12/2 in A
- Op 12/3 in F
- Op 12/4 in D
- Op 12/5 in Bb
- Op 12/6 in G
Op 15, 6 Quatuors (1780)

Cirri, Giovanni Battista (1724-1808)

Op 10 (1772), [2 for {2vn,va,b}]
Op 13 (1775), 6 quartettos, {2vn,va,vc.ob}
Op 14 (1780), 6 Concertos in four parts, {vc.ob,2vn,b}
Op 17 (?), 6 quattuors, {2vn,va.ob,vc.ob}
(?), 2 quattuors, {2vn,vc.ob,b}

Starzer, Joseph (1726/7-1787)

in C (1775)
in a (1775)
7 String Quartets, [1 inc]
15 String Quartets, [partly arranged from ballets]

Asplmayr, Franz (1728-1786)

Op 2 (1769)
- Op 2/1 in G
- Op 2/2 in D
- Op 2/3 in F
- Op 2/4 in E
- Op 2/5 in C
- Op 2/6 in Eb
Op 6 (1765)
- Op 6/1 in F
- Op 6/2 in A
- Op 6/3 in Bb
- Op 6/4 in Eb
- Op 6/5 in F
- Op 6/6 in D

Gassmann, Florian Leopold (1729-1774)

Op 1 (1768), 6 quartets
- /1 in C
- /2 in F
- /3 in A
- /4 in c
- /5 in F
- /6 in Bb
Op 2, 6 quartets
(p1804), 6 quartets
26 fugues for String Quartet

Kammel, Antonin (1730-?1787)

Op 4 (c1770), 6 quartettos
Op 7 (c1775), 6 quartettos
Op 14 (c1774), 6 quartuors, {2vn,v,b}
Op 14 (c1780), 3 divertimentos

Cannabich, Christian (1731-1798)

Op 5 (1767), 6 quartets, {fl/vn/ob,vn,va,vc}
Op 5 (c1780), 6 quartets, [different from above]

Dusek, Frantisek Xaver (1731-1799)

(1774)
in A (1761)
in Bb (1765)
6 quartetti, [published as.. "dal signore Giorgio Haydn"]
in C, Serenata
in Bb (1771), [lost]
12 more

Toeschi, Carl Joseph (1731-1788)

(1765), 6 il dialogo musicale
Op 5 (c1766), 6 quatuors dialogué
Op 2 (1767), 6 quartets
Op 9 (1770), 6 quartets
(1773)
(1771), 2 quatuors concertans
(c1776), [in, quatuors.. par Toeschi et Franzl]

Vachon, Pierre (1731-1803)

Op 6, 6 Quartets (c1773)
Op 7, 6 Quartettos (1773)
Op 9, 6 Quartets (1774), [lost]
Op 5, 6 Quartets (c1775)
Op 6, 6 Quartets (1776), [published in London, different from earlier "Op 6"]
Op 11, 6 quatuors concertans (1782)

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Filtz, Anton (1733-1760)

(?1785), 6 quartets
2 more

Gossec, François-Jospeh (1734-1829)

Op 15 (1772), {2vn,va,b}

Ordonez, Carlo d' (1734-1786)

36 qttes, [1 doubtful], {2vn,va,b}
Op 1 (1777), 6 quartets

Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782)

3 quartettos (1776), [published with works by Abel and Giardini, {fl/vn,vn,va,bc}]
- in D
- in C
- in A

Albrechtsberger, Johann (1736-1809)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Haydn, Michael (1737-1806)

{P=Perger Catalog 1907}

in F (c1776)
in Bb, P123 (c1777)
in Bb, P124 (c1777)
in C, P116 (c1781)
in Eb, P118 (c1781)
in F, P119 (c1783)
in g, P120 (c1783)
in F (c1794)
in G (c1794)
in A, P122 (c1796)
in D (c1802)

Myslivicek, Josef (1737-1781)

Op 2 (1782), 6 quartets

Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von (1739-1799)

6 quartets (1788)
- /1 in D
- /2 in Bb
- /3 in G
- /4 in C
- /5 in Eb
- /6 in A

Saint-Georges, Joseph Boulogne (c1739-1799)

Op 1 (c1772), 4 quartets, {2vn,va,bc}
(1777), 6 quartetto concertans
Op 14 (1785), 6 quartets

Vanhal, Johann (1739-1813)

Op 1, 6 quatuors concertants (1769)
Op 2, 6 quatuors concertants (1769)
- Op 2/1 in Eb
- Op 2/2 in F
- Op 2/3 in Bb
- Op 2/4 in Eb
- Op 2/5 in G
- Op 2/6 in E
Op 6, 6 quartets (c1772)
Op 9, 6 quartets (1772)
- Op 9/1 in Eb
- Op 9/2 in G
- Op 9/3 in F
- Op 9/4 in Bb
- Op 9/5 in F
- Op 9/6 in Eb
Op 13, 6 quartets (1773)
Op 21, 6 quartets (1775)
- Op 21/1 in Eb
- Op 21/2 in G
- Op 21/3 in E
- Op 21/4 in F
- Op 21/5 in Eb
- Op 21/6 in D
Op 4, 6 quartets (1779)
Op 24, 6 quartets (1779)
Op 26, 6 quartets (1782)
Op 28, 6 quartets (1782)
Op 33, 6 quartets (1782)
6 quartets (1785-1787)

Eichner, Ernst (1740-1777)

Op 12 (1776-1777), 6 quartets, {vn,va,vc,b}

Paisiello, Giovanni (1740-1816)

(c1780)
- /1 in A
- /2 in C
- /3 in Eb
- /4 in D
- /5 in A
- /6 in C
(?), 9 quartets, [#1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #9 longer versiond of earlier set]
- /1 in C
- /2 in A
- /3 in D
- /4 in Eb
- /5 in Eb
- /6 in C
- /7 in Eb
- /8 in G
- /9 in A
(?), 4 quartets
- /1 in A
- /2 in b
- /3 in G
- /4 in A
3 more

Grétrey, André (1741-1813)

Op 3 (1773)
- Op 3/1 in C
- Op 3/2 in Eb
- Op 3/3 in F
- Op 3/4 in D
- Op 3/5 in G
- Op 3/6 in Eb

Davaux, Jean-Baptiste (1742-1822)

(1773)
Op 6 (1773), 6 quartets, {2vn,va,b}
Op 9 (1779), 6 quatuors concertants
Op 10 (1780), 6 quatuors d'airs connus
Op 14 (1790), 4 quartets
Op 17 (?), 3 quatuors concertans, {2vn,va,b}

Hoffstetter, Roman (1742-1815)

Op 1 (c1770), [attrib Haydn]
- Op 1/1 in D
- Op 1/2 in G
- Op 1/3 in C
- Op 1/4 in F
- Op 1/5 in Bb
- Op 1/6 in Eb
Op 2 (c1780)
- Op 2/1 in F
- Op 2/2 in Bb
- Op 2/3 in D
- Op 2/4 in G
- Op 2/5 in C
- Op 2/6 in Eb
Op 3 (1777), [attrib Haydn as Op 3]
- Op 3/1 in D
- Op 3/2 in G
- Op 3/3 in C
- Op 3/4 in F
- Op 3/5 in Bb
- Op 3/6 in Eb
(c1765), [attrib Haydn]
- /1 in F
- /2 in F

Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Guénin, Marie-Alexandre (1744-1835)

Op 7 (?), {2vn,va,b}

Stamitz, Carl (1745-1801)

(1774), 6 quartets, [2 orch qttes, 2 {fl/ob/cl/vn,vn,va,vc}]
Op 15 (1774), 6 quartets concertantes, {vn,2va,vc}
Op 12 (1775), 3 quartetti concertanti, {cl/vn,vn,va,b}
in D (c1775), {vn,2va,vc}
Op 22 (1783), 6 quatuors concertant

Cambini, Giuseppe (1746-1825)

149 quartets (1773-1809)
Quatuors d'airs variés (?), [5 books]
Suite d'airs de Phèdre (?)
Op 21, 6 quartets {vn, 2va, vc} (?1782-1784)

Kozeluch, Leopold (1747-1818)

Op 32 (1790)
- Op 32/1 in Bb
- Op 32/2 in G
- Op 32/3 in Eb
Op 33 (1791)
- Op 33/1 in C
- Op 33/2 in A
- Op 33/3 in F

Förster, Emanuel Aloys (1748-1823)

Op 7 (1794)
- Op 7/1 in A
- Op 7/2 in F
- Op 7/3 in D
- Op 7/4 in Bb
- Op 7/5 in G
- Op 7/6 in Eb
Op 16 (1801)
- Op 16/1 in D
- Op 16/2 in Bb
- Op 16/3 in Eb
- Op 16/4 in C
- Op 16/5 in f
- Op 16/6 in A
(1801)
- /1 in D
- /2 in g
- /3 in Eb
- /4 in b
- /5 in G
- /6 in Bb
- /7 in Bb
- /8 in b
- /9 in G
- /10 in d
- /11 in C
- /12 in Ab
- /13 in C
Op 21 (1802-1803), 6 quartets
(1805)
- /1 in D
- /2 in A
- /3 in c
- /4 in F
- /5 in Bb
- /6 in G
- /7 in f
- /8 in Bb
- /9 in a
- /10 in Eb
- /11 in d
- /12 in C
- /13 in g
- /14 in Eb
- /15 in F
- /16 in e
- /17 in C
- /18 in D

Shield, William (1748-1829)

Op 3 (c1782), [1 for ob/fl]

Dalayrac, Nicholas-Marie (1753-1809)

Op 4, 6 quartets
Op 5, 6 quartets
Op 7, 6 quartets
Op 8, 6 quartets
Op 10, 6 quartets
Op 11, 6 quartets

Capuzzi, Giuseppi Antonio (1755-1818)

Op 1 (1780), 6 quartets
Op 2 (1780), 6 quartets
Op 6 (1787), 6 quartets

Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824)

Op 1 (1783-1785), 6 quatuors concertans
Op 3 (1783-1785), 6 quatuors concertans
(c1794), 6 quatuors d'airs connus
(1817), 3 quatuors concertans

Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756-1792)

#1 (1784)
#2 in Bb (1784)
#3 (1784)
#4 in D (1784)
#5 in C (1784)
#6 in G (1784)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Wranitzky, Paul (1756-1808)

Op 1 (1788), 3 quartets
Op 2 (1788), 3 quartets
Op 4 (1787), 6 quartets
Op 15 (1793), 6 quatuors concertans
Op 16 (1793), 6 quartets
Op 23 (1793), 6 quartets
Op 30 (1794), 6 quartets
Op 16 (1795), 3 quartets
Op 32 (?c1798), 6 quartets
Op 40 (c1803), 3 quartets
Op 41 (c1803-1804)
Op 45 (c1803-1804)
Op 49 (1803-1804)

Pleyel, Ignace Joseph (1757-1831)

Op 1, 6 quartets (1782-1783)
- in C
- in Eb
- in A, [incomplete]
- in Bb, [incomplete]
- in G
- in D
6 quartets (1784)
- in A
- in C
- in g
- in Eb
- in Bb
- in D
6 quartets (1785)
- in Bb
- in A
- in e
- in C
- in Eb
- in D
6 quartets (1786)
- in C
- in G
- in F
- in A
- in Bb
- in D
6 quartets (1786)
- in Eb
- in Bb
- in A
- in C
- in G
- in F
quartets dedicated to the King of Prussia (1786)
- in Bb
- in G
- in d
- in C
- in A
- in Eb
- in D
- in F
- in g
- in G
- in c
- in D
3 quartets (1788)
- in F
- in A
- in F
6 quartets, dedicated to the Prince of Wales (1788)
- in C
- in F
- in Eb
- in G
- in Bb
- in A
in Eb (1788) {vn, 2va, vc}
6 quartets {fl/vn, vn, va, vc} (1789)
- in D
- in F
- in A
- in G
- in Bb
- in C
6 quartets, dedicated to the King of Naples (1791)
- in C
- in Bb
- in e
- in G
- in A
- in f
6 quartets (1792)
- in F
- in Bb
- in D
- in Eb
- in G
- in E
3 quartets, dedicated to Boccherini (1803)
- in C
- in Bb
- in f
in Eb, Dedicated to Viotti (?1810)
in D, Dedicated to Viotti (?1810)

Rolla, Alessandro (1757-1841)

6 quartets

Wesley, Charles (1757-1834)

6 quartets (c1776)

Krommer, Franz (1759-1831)

Op 1 (1793)
- Op 1/1 in Bb
- Op 1/2 in G
- Op 1/3 in Eb
Op 3 (1793)
- Op 3/1 in C
- Op 3/2 in A
- Op 3/3 in D
Op 4 (1794)
- Op 4/1 in G
- Op 4/2 in Eb
- Op 4/3 in Bb
Op 5 (1796)
- Op 5/1 in Eb
- Op 5/2 in F
- Op 5/3 in Bb
Op 7 (1797)
- Op 7/1 in C
- Op 7/2 in e
- Op 7/3 in A
Op 10 (1798)
- Op 10/1 in F
- Op 10/2 in Bb
- Op 10/3 in H
Op 16 (1798)
- Op 16/1 in Eb
- Op 16/2 in F
- Op 16/3 in C
Op 18 (1800)
- Op 18/1 in D
- Op 18/2 in A
- Op 18/3 in Eb
Op 19 (1801)
- Op 19/1 in C
- Op 19/2 in F
- Op 19/3 in Bb
Op 23 in G (1802)
Op 24 (1802)
- Op 24/1 in D
- Op 24/2 in Eb
- Op 24/3 in Bb
Op 26 (18c00)
- Op 26/1 in C
- Op 26/2 in F
- Op 26/3 in A
Op 34 (1803)
- Op 34/1 in G
- Op 34/2 in d
- Op 34/3 in Eb
Op 48 (1804)
- Op 48/1 in Eb
- Op 48/2 in C
- Op 48/3 in D
Op 50 (1804)
- Op 50/1 in F
- Op 50/2 in Bb
- Op 50/3 in A
Op 53 (1804)
- Op 53/1 in Eb
- Op 53/2 in A
- Op 53/3 in C
Op 54 (1805)
- Op 54/1 in F
- Op 54/2 in D
- Op 54/3 in Bb
Op 56 (1805)
- Op 56/1 in Bb
- Op 56/2 in D
- Op 56/3 in G
Op 68 (?1808)
- Op 68/1 in f
- Op 68/2 in C
- Op 68/3 in A
Op 72 (?1808)
- Op 72/1 in C
- Op 72/2 in E
- Op 72/3 in Ab
Op 74 (?1808)
- Op 74/1 in Bb
- Op 74/2 in G
- Op 74/3 in d
Op 85 (?1809)
- Op 85/1 in F
- Op 85/2 in Bb
- Op 85/3 in D
Op 90 (?1809)
- Op 90/1 in c
- Op 90/2 in C
- Op 90/3 in Bb
Op 92 (1816)
- Op 92/1 in D
- Op 92/2 in Bb
- Op 92/3 in G
Op 103 (c1821)
- Op 103/1 in e
- Op 103/2 in C
- Op 103/3 in a
12 valses viennoises (?)

Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842)

#1 in Eb (1814)
#2 in C (1829)
#3 in d (1834)
#4 in E (1835)
#5 in F (1835)
#6 in a (1837)

Dussek, Jan (1760-1812)

Op 60 (1806-1807)
- Op 60/1 in G (1807)
- Op 60/2 in Bb (1807)
- Op 60/3 in Eb (1807)

Wranitzky, Anton (1761-1820)

Op 1 (c1790-1791), 6 quartets
Op 2 (1790-1792), 6 quartets, [two books]
Op 3 (1792), 3 quartets
Op 4 (1800), [2 books]
Op 5 (1800), 3 quatuors concertans
Op 13 (1806), 3 quartets
3 more

Danzi, Franz (1763-1826)

Op 5, 3 quartets (?1790)
Op 6, 3 quartets (?1790)
Op 7, 3 quartets (c1790)
Op 16 (1800)
Op 29, 3 quartets (c1805)
Op 44, 3 quartets (c1813)
Op 55, 3 quartets (?1821)

Gyrowetz, Adalbert (1763-1850)

Op 1 (1788), 6 quartets
Op 2 (1789), 6 quartets
Op 3 (1790), 6 quartets
Op 5 (1793), 3 quartets
Op 9 (1794), 3 quartets
(c1795), 3 quartets, [dedicated to Prince of Wales]
Op 13 (1796), 3 quartets
Op 16 (1796), 3 quartets
Op 21 (1798), 3 quartets
Op 29 (1799-1800), 3 quartets
Op 42 (c1802), 3 quartets
Op 44 (1804), 3 quartets

Wesley, Samuel (1766-1837)

in G (1779)
in C (1779-1780)
in Bb (1800), Fugue
in Eb (c1800)
in c (1807), Minuet and Trio

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Reicha, Anton (1770-1836)

(?1806), Quatuor scientifique

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778-1837)

Op 30 (<1804)
- Op 30/1 in C
- Op 30/2 in G
- Op 30/3 in Eb

Eggert, Joachim Nicolas (1779-1813)

Op 1 (1807)
- Op 1/1 in C
- Op 1/2 in f
- Op 1/3 in F
Op 2 (1817)
- Op 2/1 in Bb
- Op 2/2 in g
- Op 2/3 in d
Op 3 (1811)
- Op 3/1 in c
- Op 3/2 in G
- Op 3/3 in A

Onslow, Georges (1784-1853)

Op 4 (?)
- Op 4/1 in Bb
- Op 4/2 in D
- Op 4/3 in a
Op 8 (?)
- Op 8/1 in c
- Op 8/2 in F
- Op 8/3 in A
Op 9 (?)
- Op 9/1 in g
- Op 9/2 in C
- Op 9/3 in f
Op 10 (?)
- Op 10/1 in b
- Op 10/2 in d
- Op 10/3 in Eb
Op 21 (?)
- Op 21/1 in Bb
- Op 21/2 in e
- Op 21/3 in Eb
Op 36 (?), [Versions of pf trios Op 14]
- Op 36/1 in e
- Op 36/2 in Eb
- Op 36/3 in D
Op 46 (?)
- Op 46/1 in f#
- Op 46/2 in F
- Op 46/3 in g
Op 47 in c (?)
Op 48 in A (?)
Op 49 in e (?)
Op 50 in Bb (?)
Op 52 in C (?)
Op 53 in d (?)
Op 54 in Eb (?)
Op 55 in d (?)
Op 56 in Eb (?)
Op 62 in Bb (?)
Op 63 in b (?)
Op 64 in C (?)
Op 65 in g (?)
Op 66 in D (?)

Spohr, Louis (1784-1859)

Op 4 (1807)
- Op 4/1 in C
- Op 4/2 in g
Op 11 in d (1808), Quatuor brillant
Op 15 (1808)
- Op 15/1 in Eb
- Op 15/2 in D
Op 27 in g (1812)
Op 29 (1813-1815)
- Op 29/1 in Eb
- Op 29/2 in C
- Op 29/3 in f
Op 30 in A (1814)
Op 43 in E (1817), Quatuor brillant
Op 45 (1818)
- Op 45/1 in C
- Op 45/2 in e
- Op 45/3 in f
Op 58 (1821-1822)
- Op 58/1 in Eb
- Op 58/2 in a
- Op 58/3 in G
Op 61 in b (1819), Quatuor brillant
Op 65 in d (1823), [Double string quartet]
Op 68 in A (1823), Quatuor brillant
Op 74 (1826)
- Op 74/1 in a
- Op 74/2 in Bb
- Op 74/3 in d
Op 77 in Eb (1827), [Double string quartet]
Op 82 (1828-1829)
- Op 82/1 in E
- Op 82/2 in G
- Op 82/3 in a
Op 83 in Eb (1829), Quatuor brillant
Op 84 (1831-1832)
- Op 84/1 in d
- Op 84/2 in Ab
- Op 84/3 in b
Op 87 in e (1832-1833), [Double string quartet]
Op 93 in A (1835), Quatuor brillant
Op 131 in a (1845), [Concerto for string quartet and orchestra]
Op 132 in A (1846)
Op 136 in g (1847), [Double string quartet]
Op 141 in C (1849)
Op 142 in Eb (1855)
Op 146 in G (1851)
Op 155 in Eb (1856)
Op 157 in g (1857)

Alyabyev, Alexander (1787-1851)

in Eb (1815)
in G (1825)
in g (1842), [unfinished]

Ron, Marin de (1789-1817)

in C (?)
in f (?)
in c (1816)

Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)

(c1804), 6 sonate a quattro, {2vn,va,db}
- /1 in G
- /2 in A
- /3 in C
- /4 in Bb
- /5 in Eb
- /6 in D

Berwald, Franz (1796-1868)

Please see repertoire list on key composers page.

Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1846)

in Eb (1817)
(1818)
- /1 in A
- /2 in c
- /3 in D
(1819)
- /1 in e
- /2 in g
- /3 in f
in Bb (1819)
in d (1821)
in g (1821), [no 4th mvt]
in C (1821)
in C (1821)
in A (1821)
in D (1825)
in e (1836)
(1819-1821)
- /1 in D
- /2 in F
- /3 in b
in C (1819-1821), [no last mvt]

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)

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