Classical Music for String Quartet

Cayetano (or Gaetano) Brunetti is one of the most important composers of the second half of the 18th century in Spain. His work comprises chamber music (sonatas for violin, duos, trios, quartets, quin...

Cayetano (or Gaetano) Brunetti is one of the most important composers of the second half of the 18th century in Spain. His work comprises chamber music (sonatas for violin, duos, trios, quartets, quin...

Cayetano (or Gaetano) Brunetti is one of the most important composers of the second half of the 18th century in Spain. His work comprises chamber music (sonatas for violin, duos, trios, quartets, quin...

This volume contains the six string quartets composed by José María Reynoso (ca. 1740-1802), an unknown composer who worked as a tenor in Salamanca Cathedral. These string quartets were acquired by th...

Cayetano (or Gaetano) Brunetti is one of the most important composers of the second half of the 18th century in Spain. His work comprises chamber music (sonatas for violin, duos, trios, quartets, quin...

Young musicians not only want to progress within their school work, they also want to play together with others at an early age, preferably in an orchestra. Preludes in the run-up to Christmas are wel...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Violine (2), Viola, Violoncello - Stimmensatz

World premiere on October 23, 1963 in Hanover: Drolc Quartet Berlin (Eduard Drolc, Walter Peschke, Stefano Passaggio, Georg Donderer)