String Quartet Selections

Here is a sample of assignments from recent chamber music workshops. They are recommended for learning if you don't already know them. Their difficulty ranges from modest (Haydn Op. 20) to high (Ravel). Return to Main CMNC Page

Beethoven --- Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1799)
Beethoven --- Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 (1809)
Beethoven --- Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 (1805-6)

Dvorak --- Quartet in F major, Op. 96 (1895) "The American Quartet"

Haydn --- Quartet, Op. 42 (1785)
Haydn --- Quartet in D major, Op. 20, No 4 (1772)

Mendelssohn --- Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 (1827)

Mozart --- Quartet in C major, K. 465 (1785) "Dissonance"
Mozart --- Quartet in D major, K. 499 (1786) "Hoffmeister"
Mozart --- Quartet in D major, K. 575 (1789)

Ravel --- Quartet in F major (1902-3)

Schubert --- Quartet in A minor, D. 804, Op. 29 (1824) "Rosamunde"

Schumann --- Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3 (1842) "Clara"

Shostakovich --- Quartet in C major, Op. 49 (1938)

Smetana --- Quartet in E major, Op. 116 (1876) "Aus meinem Leben"

Tip: Study the score in addition to your own part, so you know what everyone else is supposed to be doing!

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