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First Edition

First Edition

First Edition

The 6 quartets, published for the first time, show the great fugue master at the height of his creative powers: a celebration of music-making on equal terms.

First Edition

First Edition

First Edition

Through the quartet version with concertante double bass, the violoncello gains more dominance in the melodic line and enhances the dark sonorous timbre of the work.

Few masters from the Lombard violin school wrote as brilliantly for the viola as Alessandro Rolla, whose op.18 is the last of his 78 duos for violin and viola required reading.

Rolla's 78 duets remain an indispensable legacy of tonal exhaustion and melodic exhaustion for their instrument, especially for violists.

The trios, still breathing the late Baroque ductus, with their varied bass lines already reflect the melodic invention of the High Classical period, especially in the elaborate adagios.

A feast of brilliant, charming noblesse is offered by these 5 movements stemming from the spirit of Biedermeier cheerfulness. A must for every string quintet.

First edition - Edited from the autograph

First edition - Edited from the autograph

First edition - Edited from the autograph

First edition - Edited from the autograph

First edition - Edited from the autograph

First edition - Edited from the autograph