This is a list of compositions for string quartet

String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...

 by Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludewig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name. Described by Dorothy Mayer as "The Forgotten Master", Spohr was once as famous as Beethoven. As a violinist, his virtuoso playing was admired by Queen Victoria...

. The composers works for this medium fall into two classes. Quatuor dialogue, classical quartets where all four instruments are treated equally. Both the Quatuor brillant and Potpourri are mini-concerto's where the first violin acts as soloist and the remaining instruments provide accompaniment.

Opus 5

• Potpourri
  Potpourri (music)
  Potpourri or Pot-Pourri is a kind of musical form structured as ABCDEF..., the same as medley or, sometimes, fantasia. It is often used in light, easy-going and popular types of music....
  
   Nº. 1 in G Major on themes from Gaveaux
  Pierre Gaveaux
  Pierre Gaveaux was a French operatic tenor and composer, notable for creating the role of Jason in Cherubini's Médée and for composing the first operatic version of the story that later found fame as Fidelio....
  
  's Le petit matelot, Op. 5

Opus 11

• Quartet Nº. 3 in D Minor, Op. 11
  String Quartet No. 3 (Spohr)
  Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 11, was completed in 1806. It is the first of eight quatuor brillant's written by Spohr...
  
   "Quatuor brilliant"

Opus 15

• Quartet Nº. 4 in E Flat Major, Op. 15, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 5 in D Major, Op. 15, Nr. 2

Opus 29

• Quartet Nº. 7 in E Flat Major, Op. 29, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 8 in C Major, Op. 29, Nr. 2
• Quartet Nº. 9 in F Minor, Op. 29, Nr. 3

Opus 43

• Quartet Nº. 11 in E Major, Op. 43
  String Quartet No. 11 (Spohr)
  Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 11 in E major, Op. 43, was completed in May of 1818. It is one of eight similar works Spohr wrote between 1806 and 1835. Like a concerto, the work is designed to display a soloists skills, but in a more intimate setting than the concert hall...
  
   "Quatuor brilliant"

Opus 45

• Quartet Nº. 12 in C Major, Op. 45, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 13 in E Minor, Op. 45, Nr. 2
• Quartet Nº. 14 in F Minor, Op. 45, Nr. 3

Opus 58

• Quartet Nº. 15 in E Flat Major, Op. 58, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 16 in A Minor, Op. 58, Nr. 2
• Quartet Nº. 17 in G Major, Op. 58, Nr. 3

Opus 61

• Quartet Nº. 18 in B Minor, Op. 61
  String Quartet No. 18 (Spohr)
  Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 18 in B major, Op. 61, is one of eight such works the composer wrote between 1806 and 1835...
  
   "Quatuor brilliant"

Opus 74

• Quartet Nº. 20, in A Minor, Op. 74, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 21, in B Flat Major, Op. 74, Nr. 2
• Quartet Nº. 22, in D Minor, Op. 74, Nr. 3

Opus 82

• Quartet Nº. 23, Op. 82, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 24 in G Major, Op. 82, Nr, 2
• Quartet Nº. 25 in A Minor, Op. 82, Nr, 3

Opus 84

• Quartet Nº. 27 in D Minor, Op. 84, Nr. 1
• Quartet Nº. 28 in A Flat Major, Op. 84, Nr. 2
• Quartet Nº. 29 in B minor, Op. 84, Nr. 3

Opus 93

• Quartet Nº. 30 in A Major, Op. 93
  String Quartet No. 30 (Spohr)
  Louis Spohr's String Quartet No. 30 in A major, Op. 93, was completed in September of 1835, it is one of eight such works Spohr wrote between 1806 and 1835...
  
   "Quatuor brilliant"