Classical Music for String Quartet

This separately published Critical Commentary offers extensive information on the genesis, reception, sources, and readings of the works included in the music volume.

After years of several personal and creative crises, the last two years of Beethoven's life were marked by an irrepressible creative urge that was directed almost exclusively towards the string quarte...

Beethoven vollendete sein Streichquartett in F-Dur op. 135 auf Schloss Wasserdorf in Gneixenhof, wo er sich mit seinem Neffen Karl von dessen missglücktem Suizidversuch im Sommer 1826 zu erholen hofft...

Beethoven worked on his String Quartet in F major op. 135 in Gneixendorf near Krems, where he hoped to recover with his nephew Karl from his failed suicide attempt in the summer of 1826. The work stan...

Maurice Ravel's only composition for string quartet - it dates from 1903 - is today regarded as one of the most important, most frequently performed and recorded chamber music works of all time. Edito...

Composed in 1893, Claude Debussy's only string quartet was his first masterpiece. Together with "Prélude á l'après-midi d'un faune" and "Pelléas et Mélisande", two other works from this creative perio...

César Franck vollendete sein Streichquartett im Frühjahr 1890, im gleichen Jahr wurde es auch erstmalig aufgeführt und kurz vor seinem Tod im Oktober veröffentlicht. Zusammen mit der 'Association Inte...

César Franck completed his string quartet in the spring of 1890, the same year it was performed for the first time and published shortly before his death in October. In this edition, Bärenreiter, toge...

Passion, drama, and profound emotional conflict – the String Quartet No. 1, inspired by Leo Tolstoy's masterly novella "The Kreutzer Sonata", is one of the most gripping and expressive works in the ch...

Das einsätzige Streichquartett Nr. 2 von Josef Suk (1874-1935) entstand auf dem Höhepunkt seines kompositorischen Schaffens. Das anspruchsvolle, harmonisch und motivisch komplexe Werk, das der Komponi...

Das '1. Streichquartett A-Dur' op. 2 (1862) stellt nach dem 'Streichquintett a-Moll' op. 1 das zweite wichtige Werk des damals zwanzigjährigen Komponisten dar. Dvorak kam erst 1887, als er seine frühe...

Das Streichquartett Nr. 2 B-Dur wurde wie die Streichquartette Nr. 3 D-Dur und Nr. 4 e-Moll wahrscheinlich zwischen 1868 und 1870 komponiert, als der junge, noch unerfahrene Komponist auf die vom dama...

Experience Bohemian charm and dance-like elegance in perfect harmony: With the "Two Waltzes Op. 54" (No. 1 in A major and No. 4 in D-flat major), renowned publisher Bärenreiter Praha presents two of t...

Immerse yourself in the rich sonic world of Antonín Dvořák with his expressive String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12. This captivating work enchants with its melodic depth, romantic passion, and the...

Chamber music was the very essence of Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006), one of the most important composers of 20th century Czech music. He devoted his entire life to it and wrote compositions for various s...