▁recent ▁record ings . ▁An sel m ▁H ütt en br en ner ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 6 8 ): ▁W rote ▁two ▁string ▁quart ets ▁( E ▁major ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁C ▁minor ▁ 1 8 4 7 ) ▁Franz ▁Ber wald ▁( 1 7 9 6 – 1 8 6 8 ): ▁Swedish ▁composer , ▁wrote ▁three ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁G ▁minor ▁( 1 8 1 8 ), ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁A ▁minor ▁( 1 8 4 9 ), ▁and ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁E ▁major ▁( 1 8 4 9 ). ▁Ga et ano ▁Don iz etti ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 4 8 ): ▁much ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁oper as , ▁Don iz etti ▁also ▁wrote ▁eigh teen ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁the ▁first ▁six teen ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁( most ly ▁' sch ol astic ▁works ', ▁though ▁the ▁fifth ▁is ▁his ▁most ▁performed ), ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁Franz ▁Sch ub ert ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 2 8 ): ▁Trad itionally ▁reck oned ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁fifteen ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁The ▁Death ▁and ▁the ▁Ma iden ▁and ▁Ros am unde ▁quart ets ▁are ▁particularly ▁well ▁known . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁