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String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3

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Ludwig van Beethoven1798–1799
Op. 18 no. 3
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String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet, composed 1798–1799. 244 recordings in this catalogue, from 1939 to 2022. Scored for Cello, Viola, 2 Violin.

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Movements

  1. I. Allegro

  2. II. Andante con moto

  3. III. Allegro

  4. IV. Presto

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  1. Amadeus Quartet, Martin Lovett, Norbert Brainin and 2 more

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1961 · on 5 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  2. Gerhard Schulz, Günter Pichler, Hatto Beyerle and 2 more

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1981 · on 4 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  3. Takács Quartet, András Fejér, Edward Dusinberre and 2 more

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 2002 · on 4 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  4. Belcea Quartet, Axel Schacher, Corina Belcea and 1 more

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 2011 · on 4 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  5. Artemis Quartet

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 2011 · on 4 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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Recordings (244 of 244)

Conductor

Alexander Schneider4Christophe Coin4Gerhard Schulz4Günter Pichler4Hatto Beyerle4Károly Botvay4Raphaël Merlin4Sándor Végh4

Orchestra

Alban Berg Quartet12Cleveland Quartet12Végh Quartet12Amadeus Quartet8Budapest String Quartet8Fine Arts Quartet8Guarneri Quartet8Hungarian Quartet8Lindsay String Quartet8Melos Quartet8Smetana Quartet8Tokyo String Quartet8

Label

Decca Classics16EMI16Deutsche Grammophon12EMI Classics12harmonia mundi12Sony Classical12Warner Classics12Decca Records8Erato8naïve8Pentatone8RCA Red Seal8

Decade

1930s41950s201960s161970s201980s281990s202000s362010s402020s8

Credited instrument

Violin56Cello16Viola12

Performance practice

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

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Recording / performersCompare
String Quartet in D major, op.18, no. 3: II. Andante con motoLindsay String Quartet, Bernard Gregor-Smith7:37
String Quartet in D major, op.18, no. 3: IV. PrestoLindsay String Quartet, Bernard Gregor-Smith6:01
String Quartet in D major, op.18, no. 3: III. AllegroLindsay String Quartet, Bernard Gregor-Smith2:58
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: I. AllegroSmetana Quartet4:51
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: II. Andante con motoSmetana Quartet7:21
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: III. AllegroSmetana Quartet2:57
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: IV. PrestoSmetana Quartet5:37
Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: III. AllegroFine Arts Quartet3:08
Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18, no. 3: IV. PrestoFine Arts Quartet4:46
String Quartet No. 3 In D Major Op. 18/3 - 1 AllegroHagen Quartet7:51
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. AllegroEndellion String Quartet7:24
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con motoEndellion String Quartet7:32
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: IV. PrestoEndellion String Quartet6:18
String Quartet in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. AllegroEndellion String Quartet2:54
String Quartet No. 3 In D Major Op. 18/3 - 2 Andante Con MotoHagen Quartet7:37
String Quartet No. 3 In D Major Op. 18/3 - 3 AllegroHagen Quartet3:05
String Quartet No. 3 In D Major Op. 18/3 - 4 PrestoHagen Quartet6:07
String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: II. Andante con motoLindsay String Quartet7:36
String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: III. AllegroLindsay String Quartet2:57
String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18 no. 3: I. AllegroLindsay String Quartet7:38
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