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Vladimir Bodunov arranges the most beautiful melodies from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods for violin and viola. Both players have equal rights, the soloist and accompanist roles change co...

New material for young string formations, presented by George Speckert, the master arranger for amateur orchestras. Each of the 27 short and very short character pieces already evokes the unique mood...

Ludwig van Beethoven's overpowering legacy caused many subsequent composers to avoid writing string quartets at all. Saint-Saëns was no exception in this respect and waited until 1899 and 1918 to prod...

Ludwig van Beethoven's overpowering shadow made many subsequent composers hesitate to venture into composing string quartets. Saint-Saëns was no exception here and wrote his two contributions to this...

Ludwig van Beethoven's overpowering legacy caused many subsequent composers to avoid writing string quartets at all. Saint-Saëns was no exception in this respect and waited until 1899 and 1918 to prod...

Ludwig van Beethoven's overpowering shadow made many subsequent composers hesitate to venture into composing string quartets. Saint-Saëns was no exception here and wrote his two contributions to this...

While preparing his Violoncello Concerto for the publisher Breitkopf & Härtel, Robert Schumann had the idea of arranging the concerto for solo cello and string quartet, in the tradition of arrangement...

When preparing his cello concerto for the publisher Breitkopf & Härtel, Robert Schumann had the idea of making an arrangement of the concerto for solo cello and string quartet in the tradition of arra...

In his seventh string quartet, the well-known Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn has achieved something special in terms of form: the title and subtitle already suggest that this quartet plays with a di...

In his seventh string quartet, the well-known Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn has achieved something special in terms of form: the title and subtitle already suggest that this quartet plays with a di...

Seit längerem setzt sich Manfred Trojahn kompositorisch mit Texten auseinander, die 'das Scheitern des Künstlers aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven' reflektieren. Vor allem 'Le Ceneri di Gramsci' von...

Seit längerem setzt sich Manfred Trojahn kompositorisch mit Texten auseinander, die 'das Scheitern des Künstlers aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven' reflektieren. Vor allem 'Le Ceneri di Gramsci' von...

When Antonín Dvorák started composing his String Quartet No. 10 in late 1878, none of his quartets had yet been performed. However this new work, deliberately cast in the 'Slavonic' style, quickly ach...

When Antonín Dvorák started composing his String Quartet No. 10 in late 1878, none of his quartets had yet been performed. However this new work, deliberately cast in the 'Slavonic' style, quickly ach...

Pavel Haas was one of Leoš Janácek's most gifted students. His String Quartet No. 2 'From the Monkey Mountains' is considered to be one of the first high points of his oeuvre. In this work, Haas combi...

Dvorák composed his twelfth string quartet in F major op. 96, known as the "American", in just twelve days during his summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa, in June 1893. This incredibly cheerful quarte...

The discovery of a lost source to Antonín Dvorák's "Nocturne" in B major op. 40 provides new insights into the genesis of the composition and the composer's intended final form of this lyrical little...

Dvorák composed his ambitious String Quartet in C major op. 61 in the autumn of 1881 on behalf of Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic and first violinist of the Hellmesb...

Dvorák composed his ambitious String Quartet in C major op. 61 in the autumn of 1881 on behalf of Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic and first violinist of the Hellmesb...

Erstausgabe. Violine (2), Viola, Violoncello - Stimmensatz