8 3 0 ). ▁After ▁attempting ▁to ▁compose ▁a ▁quart et ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁( a ▁work ▁that ▁remained ▁incomplete ), ▁G link a ▁wrote ▁his ▁only ▁finished ▁string ▁quart et ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁While ▁this ▁piece ▁is ▁now ▁s eld om ▁performed , ▁this ▁and ▁its ▁incomplete ▁prede cess or ▁are ▁notable ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁attempts ▁by ▁a ▁native ▁Russian ▁composer ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁genre . ▁F anny ▁M end els so hn ▁( 1 8 0 5 – 1 8 4 7 ): ▁String ▁quart et ▁in ▁E ▁major ▁( 1 8 3 4 ). ▁Johan ▁Peter ▁Emil ius ▁Hart mann ▁( 1 8 0 5 – 1 9 0 0 ): ▁Three ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁ ▁Juan ▁Cris ó st omo ▁Ar ri aga ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 2 6 ): ▁Early ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁Spanish ▁composer , ▁born ▁on ▁Moz art ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁birth day . ▁W rote ▁three ▁brilliant ▁quart ets ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 2 4 ) ▁before ▁his ▁ab rupt ▁death ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 ; ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁D ▁minor ; ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁A ▁major ; ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁E ▁major . ▁V ác lav ▁J ind ř ich ▁Ve it ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 6 4 ): ▁Early ▁Rom antic ▁Czech ▁composer , ▁a ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁S