Classical Music for String Quartet

A commission by Harris Miller and Deborah Kahn, both active figures in the politics and arts of Northern Virginia and Washington, D. C. , led to Leshnoff's 3rd String Quartet. The 20 minute work build...

Hailed by the Washington Post as a 'masterpiece,' this stunningly dramatic string quartet explodes in driving, kinetic rhythms and retreats to a soulful and pure adagio. It has been recorded on the MS...

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Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of chamber music with the "String Quartet No. 4", published by the renowned PWM Edition. The string quartet has long been considered the pinnacle of ens...

Long before writing Passalega, I harboured the idea of creating some form of organically homogeneous chain of musical tensions evolving ever more distinctly into a musical utterance, although still in...

On the 75th anniversary of PWM Edition, we are delighted to recall that very first publication. Its present edition was prepared by the Meccore string Quartet.   The Second String Quartet is one of th...

The Phantasy, written when the composer was twenty for the Cobbett prize at the Royal College of Music. The piece demonstrates a confidence and flair, as well as an emerging sense of the distinctive A...

Das Werk steht den späteren berühmten Streichquartetten des böhmischen Meisterns nicht nach.

Paganini's three string quartets which are his only compositions using the classical string quartet orchestration, were presumably written between 1815 and 1818. As a part of his catalogue of chamber-...

Das mit dem Kammermusikpreis der Birmingham Music Society ausgezeichnete Werk kombiniert Elemente chinesischer Musik mit europäischen Kompositionstechniken und bezieht sich auf das Kinderspiel 'Chines...

Wilhelm Petersen (1890-1957) wrote three string quartets: op. 8 (1923), op. 10 (1923/24) and op. 49 (1947/48). The first two were written in his radically expressive period. Since 1925 Petersen came b...

Although Sergei Rachmaninoff is world-renowned primarily for his masterful piano works and virtuoso performances, his chamber music reveals an equally unmistakable and deeply moving expressive power....

Although Sergei Rachmaninoff is world-renowned primarily for his masterful piano works and virtuoso performances, his chamber music reveals an equally unmistakable and deeply moving expressive power....

Immerse yourself in the profound sonic world of the "Adagio in B minor" for string quartet, published by the renowned Sikorski Musikverlag. This poignant work captivates with its emotional depth, mela...

This is the set of parts for Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2 Op. 68.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of chamber music: "String Quartet No. 12", published by the renowned Sikorski Musikverlag, is an impressive piece for discerning ensembles. The string quartet...