String Quintet, Op. 4 (Beethoven)
| String Quintet | |
|---|---|
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
Beethoven in 1801, portrait by Carl Traugott Riedel | |
| Key | E-flat major |
| Opus | 4 |
| Related | adapted from his Octet |
| Composed | 1795 |
| Published | 1796 |
| Movements | four |
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The String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 4, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1795. It was adapted from his Octet in E-flat major, Op. 103, which, despite its high opus number, was in fact composed by Beethoven in 1792/1793 but was published only in 1837, ten years after the composer's death. The Quintet was published in Vienna in 1796.