Classical Music for String Quartet

Mendelssohn's String Quartet op. 80 is one of his few 'autobiographical' works, a moving musical document of his grief over the death of his sister Fanny and his attempt to artistically process the pa...

We have now come full circle - this edition concludes our Urtext series of the complete Beethoven string quartets. The ending of this highly expressive work, at whose centre is the famous 'Cavatina',...

Attention, string quartet players: the long wait is over! Henle launches its series of late Beethoven quartets with op. 131 in c sharp minor and op. 132 in a minor, using the definitive urtext from th...

Attention, string quartet players: the long wait is over! Henle launches its series of late Beethoven quartets with op. 131 in c sharp minor and op. 132 in a minor, using the definitive urtext from th...

Although Schumann's first attempts at composing for this supreme form of chamber music in 1838/39 were only fragments, the three String Quartets op. 41 in a minor, F major and A major were written in...

.. ich gehe alle Sonntage um 12 uhr zum Baron van suiten - und da wird nichts gespiellt als Händl und Bach. - ich mach mir eben eine Collection von den bachischen fugen - so wohl Sebastian als Emanuel...

Die hier vorgelegte Komposition ist noch zu Rachmaninows Studienzeit entstanden. Auch wenn man den Einfluss seiner Lehrer Arensky und Tanejew, und vor allem der Persönlichkeit des von ihm hochverehrte...

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary world of sound: The String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, aptly subtitled "Voces intimae", is the only mature chamber music work by the great Finnish master Jean Sibe...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting fairy-tale world of Engelbert Humperdinck's masterpiece: These captivating excerpts from the world-famous opera "Hansel and Gretel" bring unforgettable melodies to t...

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Eastern European folklore with the "Romanian Folk Dances". This mesmerizing work enchants with fiery rhythms, soulful melodies, and a distinctive palette o...

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello 1. Jesu, meine Freude, Crüger, Johann; 2. Abendruhe, KV Anh. C 9.10, Mozart, W. A.

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello 1. Aus meines Herzens Grunde, BWV 269; 2. Ich dank dir, lieber Herre, BWV 347

This is a unique arrangement for string quartet, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon for sacred music, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative and inno...

Although the string quartet was a rarely used form in 19th-century Russia, Tchaikovsky and Borodin both produced superb, inventive compositions in the genre. This volume collects Tchaikovsky's String...

It is hard to believe that Benjamin Britten was 16 when he wrote the Quartettino, such is the skill and intellectual command. Peter Stadlen, The Daily Telegraph, 25 May 1983

Benjamin Britten wrote his 'String Quartet in F' in April 1928, shortly after he began lessons with Frank Bridge. He was fourteen at the time and it is thought that this piece was set as a homework ex...

Three atmospheric Wintry pieces. One of the most prolific British composers of the 20th century, William Alwyn (1905-85) produced almost three hundred compositions in most genres: opera, ballet, orche...

Das Scherzo hat der Komponist später in seinem Divertimento für Fagottquartett wieder verwendet.

In op. 47, which enriches the literature with two cellos, Scholz achieves a passion and warmth of expression, a 'higher peculiarity of reflection on the essential' that should make music makers sit up...

Discover a true rarity of chamber music: The "Quartet in A major" (op. posth.) for string quartet is presented here in a meticulously prepared first edition by the renowned Amadeus Verlag. Scored for...