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A forgotten quartet attributed to Haydn and largely ignored for 200 years. Issued in Vienna in 1787 by Haydn's favoured publisher, Artaria, the title page claims that it was both composed and arranged...

Das Streichquartett in A-Dur, op. 1 ist Menagers im Jahr 1860 am "Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln", der heutigen Kölner Musikhochschule, vorgelegte Abschlussarbeit. Dort studierte er bei Ferdinand v...

Die Komposition liegt als Autograf vor. Menager hat sie signiert und als Datum den 8. Februar 1889 angegeben. Das Stück wurde am 27. April 1889 im Rahmen eines Festes der "Gym" (Société de gymnastique...

Bearing the subtitle ‘Abschied’ (farewell), Sallinen's Seventh Quartet, Op. 98, masterfully weaves melodic clarity with stark, haunting repetitions. The work was written for the Lauttasaari Music Fest...

This is the first time this quartet has been published in its entirety. It was meticulously reconstructed from musical sources that were known to scholars but not previously recognized as part of a si...

An evocative and varied set of ten miniatures for string quartet. Over ten minutes, it explores moods ranging from contemplative to agitated.

The composer Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903), a friend of Johannes Brahms, devoted his work almost exclusively to piano and chamber music as well as to lieder. Among his numerous works are also collectio...