Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistfu…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Many anecdotes surround String Quartet op. 131: Beethoven is said to have considered it to be his finest quartet and of his late period works, the one dearest to his heart. It is also believed that the composer invested so much of himself in it: his ailing health, the social isolation brought about by his deafness and the suicide attempt of his nephew Karl. In addition it…

Par DEBUSSY CLAUDE. Debussy's only string quartet, composed in 1893, was his first masterwork. Together with two further works from this creative period, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Pelléas et Mélisande, the quartet established the composer's position as the rising star of the French music scene. Discrepancies existed from the initial publication in 1894 between the score, corrected and …

Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók?s Second String Quartet was composed ? with several long interruptions ? between 1915 and 1918, after he had spent several years almost solely devoted to collecting folk music. The melody and rhythms of the riotous middle movement ?Allegro, molto capriccioso? provide impressive testimony of how his research trips had taken him as far as North Africa. The first edition of th…

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…

Par WEIR JUDITH. “Shortly after completing my Second Quartet, I realised that all of its formal features reminded me of moments from Beethoven’s quartets. An edgy, conversational opening followed by a long cello tune; an athletic minuet and trio; a hymn-like slow movement; and a second scherzo for the finale, ending with an extended, impassioned coda. I hadn’t intended to write a Beethoven homage…

Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Flute Quartets (4) (K. 285, 285a, 285b, 298) (Urtext). fl, str trio Study score / Classique / Répertoire / Quatuor

Par VASKS PETERIS. The Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, who is known for his atmospheric pieces for string orchestra, “Cantabile”, “Musica dolorosa” and “Voices”, is concentrating increasingly on chamber music: his latest works are the “Partita” for cello and piano, the “Fifth String Quartet” and a piano quartet. Vasks has brought elements of ancient and folk traditions in Latvian music into his co…

Par GLERUP RUNE. As premiered by the virtuoso French string quartet Quatour Diotima in Copenhagen in October 2018. As premiered by the virtuoso French string quartet Quatour Diotima in Copenhagen in October 2018. / Date parution : 2020-04-11/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Set of Parts. By Samuel Barber. String. Size 9x12 inches. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), edited by Gewandhaus Quartet. Opus 18. Set of performance parts (parts only, score not included) for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos. Bb Major. 72 pages. Published by C.F. Peters.

(Parts). Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Peter Jost. For String Quartet (Parts). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1232. Published by G. Henle

Parts. By Dmitri Shostakovich. (Parts). DSCH. Book only. Size 8.75x11.5 inches. 66 pages. Published by DSCH.

For 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by G. Feder, S. Gerlach. String Quartets. Pages: Vl I Part = 39 * Vl II Part = 35 * Va Part = 35 * Vc Part = 31. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.

Set of Parts. By Sergei Prokofiev. String. Size 8.5x11.75 inches. Published by Sikorski.

(String Quartet). By Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). For String Quartet (Parts). Music Sales America. Softcover. 48 pages. Chester Music #CH80509. Published by Chester Music

for 2 Violins, Viola and, Violoncello. By Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Edited by Ernst Herttrich. String Quartets. Pages: Vl I Part = 16 * Vl II Part = 12 * Va Part = 12 * Vc Part = 12. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.

For 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by P. Mies. This edition: HN268. String Quartets. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Vl I Part = 61 * Vl II Part = 60 * Va Part = 58 * Vc Part = 57. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. 246 pages. Published by…

(Die Zehn Beruhmtem Streichquartette) Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), edited by Ludwig Finscher. For violin I, violin II, viola and cello. Urtext of the New Mozart Edition. Format: set of performance parts (parts only, score not included). With introductory text.…

Parts. By Dmitri Shostakovich. DSCH. Size 8.75x11.5 inches. Published by DSCH.

By Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by P. Mies. STUDY EDITION. Pages: X and 147. Study score-no details. Published by G. Henle.

With a Critical Commentary in English - for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. By Felix Mendelssohn. Edited by E. Herttrich. String Quartets. Pages: Vl I Part = 35 * Vl II Part = 24 * Va Part = 25 * Vc Part = 21. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.…

Composed by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Edited by Christoph Flamm. For Piano Quartet. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 32 pages. G. Henle #HN1228. Published by G. Henle

By Philip Glass (1937-). For String Quartet (Parts). Music Sales America. Post-1900. Music Sales #DU10106. Published by Music Sales

Set of Parts. By Dmitri Shostakovich. DSCH. Size 8.75x11.5 inches. 100 pages. Published by DSCH.

(Set of Parts). By Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Milan Pospisil. Parts. Henle Music Folios. G. Henle #HN814. Published by G. Henle

Composed by Franz Schubert (1797-1828), edited by Werner Aderhold. For violin I, violin II, viola and cello. Urtext of the New Schubert Edition. Format: set of performance parts (parts only, score not included). With introductory text. Romantic period and classical period. 67 pag…

Arranged by J Higgins. Pops For String Quartet. Size 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Variations on Happy Birthday for String Quartet (Score and Parts). Arranged by Peter Heidrich. Special Import. 64 pages. Sikorski #SIK1529. Published by Sikorski