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String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2

String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18 no. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet, composed 1799. 221 recordings in this catalogue, from 1952 to 2022. Scored for Cello, Viola, 2 Violin.

Movements

I. Allegro
II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Cleveland Quartet

Chamber group · 12 recordings

Alban Berg Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Amadeus Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Budapest String Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Fine Arts Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Guarneri Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Hungarian Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Lindsay String Quartet

Chamber group · 8 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Amadeus Quartet, Martin Lovett, Norbert Brainin and 2 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1961 · on 5 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 5 linked albums
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Linked albums
Kodály Quartet
catalogue year 1991 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Gerhard Schulz, Günter Pichler, Hatto Beyerle and 2 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1981 · on 4 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 4 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Takács Quartet, András Fejér, Edward Dusinberre and 2 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 2003 · on 4 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 4 linked albums
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Belcea Quartet, Axel Schacher, Corina Belcea and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 2011 · on 4 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 4 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums

Recordings (221 of 221)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown221

Recording / performers	Year	Label
String Quartet no. 2 in G major op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro moltoAuryn Quartet	-	TACET	4:18
String Quartet no. 2 in G major op. 18 no. 2: IV. AllegroAuryn Quartet	-	TACET	5:41
String Quartet op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro moltoAdolph Herseth, Arnold Jacobs	-	-	6:27
String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18/2: IV. Allegro Molto Quasi PrestoCleveland Quartet	-	Sony Classical	5:19
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2:I. AllegroMiró Quartet	-	Pentatone	7:29
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2:II. Adagio cantabile - AllegroMiró Quartet	-	Pentatone	5:58
String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18/2: II. Adagio Cantabile; Allegro; Tempo ICleveland Quartet	-	Sony Classical	7:02
String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18/2: I. AllegroCleveland Quartet	-	Sony Classical	7:49
String Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18/2: III. Scherzo. Allegro; TrioCleveland Quartet	-	Sony Classical	4:09
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. AllegroBartók String Quartet	-	White Label	7:37
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro - TrioBartók String Quartet	-	White Label	4:32
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabileBartók String Quartet	-	White Label	5:53
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi prestoBartók String Quartet	-	White Label	5:14
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: I. AllegroMaggini Quartet, Martin Outram	-	Meridian Records	8:27
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile - AllegroMaggini Quartet, Martin Outram	-	Meridian Records	6:16
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: III. Scherzo. AllegroMaggini Quartet, Martin Outram	-	Meridian Records	5:52
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi PrestoMaggini Quartet, Martin Outram	-	Meridian Records	5:54
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: Mov. 1. AllegroAuryn Quartet	-	TACET	7:36
String Quartet in G major, op.18, no. 2: I. AllegroLindsay String Quartet, Bernard Gregor-Smith	-	Musical Heritage Society	7:35
String Quartet in G major, op.18, no. 2: III. ScherzoLindsay String Quartet, Bernard Gregor-Smith	-	Musical Heritage Society	4:23

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