1 3 2 ▁in ▁C ▁around ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Op . ▁ 2 1 1 ▁in ▁D , ▁Op . ▁ 2 8 7 ▁in ▁G ▁minor ). ▁Edward ▁Mol len h auer ▁( 1 8 2 7 – 1 9 1 4 ): ▁United ▁States ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁composer ▁born ▁in ▁Pr uss ia : ▁his ▁best - known ▁compos itions ▁were ▁quart ets ; ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁three ▁oper as . ▁Wol dem ar ▁B arg iel ▁( 1 8 2 8 – 1 8 9 7 ): ▁String ▁quart ets ▁( including ▁No . ▁ 3 , ▁Op . ▁ 1 5 b ▁in ▁A ▁minor ▁and ▁No . ▁ 4 , ▁Op . ▁ 4 7 ▁in ▁D ▁minor ). ▁Anton ▁Rub in stein ▁( 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 9 4 ): ▁String ▁quart ets ▁spread ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁Karl ▁Gold mark ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 1 5 ): ▁Gold mark ' s ▁only ▁string ▁quart et ▁( String ▁Quart et ▁in ▁B ▁major , ▁Op . 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 ) ▁was ▁his ▁break through ▁work , ▁his ▁first ▁composition ▁to ▁receive ▁very ▁positive ▁reviews ▁in ▁contemporary ▁V ienn ese ▁musical ▁journ als . ▁Long ▁neglect ed , ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁rev ival ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Gold mark