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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
Recordings in this entry
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
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
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
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabileCleveland Quartet Year: 1993	1993	Telarc Digital	6:21
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro - TrioCleveland Quartet Year: 1993	1993	Telarc Digital	4:20
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: I. AllegroCleveland Quartet Year: 1993	1993	Telarc Digital	7:39
Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi prestoCleveland Quartet Year: 1993	1993	Telarc Digital	5:32
String Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, No. 2: III. Scherzo: AllegroKodály Quartet Year: 1991	1991	Naxos	4:48
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo: AllegroVermeer Quartet, Shmuel Ashkenasi Year: 1990	1990	Warner Classics	4:25
String Quartet No. 2 in G major: IV. Allegro molto quasi PrestoVermeer Quartet, Shmuel Ashkenasi Year: 1990	1990	Warner Classics	5:27
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabileVermeer Quartet, Shmuel Ashkenasi Year: 1990	1990	Warner Classics	5:48
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. AllegroVermeer Quartet, Shmuel Ashkenasi Year: 1990	1990	Warner Classics	7:47
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: AllegroKároly Botvay, András Kiss Year: 1989	1989	helios	7:25
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: Adagio cantabile – AllegroKároly Botvay, András Kiss Year: 1989	1989	helios	6:29
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: Scherzo: AllegroKároly Botvay, András Kiss Year: 1989	1989	helios	4:32
String Quartet in G major, op. 18 no. 2: Allegro molto quasi prestoKároly Botvay, András Kiss Year: 1989	1989	Hyperion	5:19
String Quartet No. 2 in G major op 18/2: I AllegroTokyo String Quartet Year: 1989	1989	RCA Victor Red Seal	7:39
String Quartet No. 2 in G major op 18/2: III Scherzo. AllegroTokyo String Quartet Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	4:24
String Quartet No. 2 in G major op 18/2: II Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo ITokyo String Quartet Year: 1989	1989	RCA Victor Red Seal	6:09
String Quartet No. 2 in G major op 18/2: IV Allegro molto, quasi PrestoTokyo String Quartet Year: 1989	1989	Sony Classical	5:32
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor "for Jean on Her Birthday": III. Scherzo: AllegroMedici String Quartet Year: 1989	1989	Nimbus Records	3:24
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: IV. Allegro molto quasi prestoAlban Berg Quartet Year: 1989	1989	EMI	6:00
String Quartet no. 2 in G, op. 18 no. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro) & TrioAlban Berg Quartet Year: 1989	1989	EMI	4:22

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