Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet No. 5 in A major was published in 1801 as opus 18, no. 5, and was written between 1798 and 1800. Beethoven modelled this quartet directly on Mozart's quartet in the same key (K. 464).

Date of composition 1799
First published 1801
Type String Quartet
Tonality A Major
Catalogue Op. 18
Instruments Viola
Cello
2x Violin
Autotranslations beta Ludwig van Beethoven: Six String Quartets n°5 en la majeur, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven: Six String Quartets n. 5 in la maggiore, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven: Six String Quartets Nr. 5 A-dur, Op. 18