| String Quartet | |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | |
| Early string quartet by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Ludwig_van_Beethoven,_aged_twenty-six_(1796).jpg) Ludwig van Beethoven, c.1796 | |
| Key | F major |
| Opus | 18, No. 1 |
| Composed | 1798–1800 |
| Dedication | Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz |
| Published | 1801 |
| Movements | Four |
The String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1798 and 1800, published in 1801. The complete set of six quartets was commissioned by and dedicated to the Bohemian aristocrat Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz. It is actually the second string quartet that Beethoven composed, following his third.