. ▁ 1 ▁in ▁C ▁major ; ▁Op . ▁ 3 0 , ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁G ▁major ▁and ▁Op . ▁ 3 0 , ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁E ▁major ▁( all ▁c . ▁ 1 8 0 8 ). ▁Jo achim ▁Nicolas ▁E gg ert ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 1 3 ): ▁Swedish ▁composer ▁who ▁composed ▁at ▁least ▁twelve ▁string ▁quart ets ▁including : ▁Three ▁quart ets ▁Op . ▁ 1 ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 0 7 ), ▁three ▁quart ets ▁Op . ▁ 2 ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 1 0 ) ▁and ▁three ▁quart ets ▁Op . ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s ▁Nic col ò ▁P agan ini ▁( 1 7 8 2 – 1 8 4 0 ): ▁Fif teen ▁string ▁quart ets ▁for ▁viol in , ▁vi ola , ▁guitar ▁and ▁c ello , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁traditional ▁string ▁quart ets . ▁George ▁On slow ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 5 3 ): ▁Th irty - six ▁quart ets ▁written ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁Ferdinand ▁R ies ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 3 8 ): ▁Tw enty - six ▁string ▁quart ets ▁including : ▁Three ▁quart ets ▁Op . ▁ 7 0 ▁( 1 8 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 ) ▁and ▁String ▁Quart et ▁in ▁F ▁minor , ▁Wo