Complete String Quartets (full scores) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Full score only. Published by Dover
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was the most influential and admired composer of the Romantic Era, and is considered today to be among the greatest composers of classical music to ever live. His music is known variously for its compositional rigor, sublime beauty, organic development, gripping urgency, and life-affirming, universal humanism. He left a significant mark on almost every classical genre he worked in, from string quartets to symphonies.
Beethoven's cycle of string quartets spans his entire compositional career and is often considered to be the most significant ever composed, guiding the form from its classical beginnings thru the freer expression of the Romantic Era and even pointing to developments far in the future. This Dover collection collects the full scores of each quartet from period Breitkopf and Hartel publications into one convenient, budget friendly volume.
CONTENTS:
- No. 1 in F Major, op. 18/1
- No. 2 in G Major, op. 18/2
- No. 3 in D Major, op. 18/3
- No. 4 in C Major, op. 18/4
- No. 5 in A Major, op. 18/5
- No. 6 in B-flat Major, op. 18/6
- No. 7 in F Major, op. 59/1
- No. 8 in E Major, op. 59/2
- No. 9 in C Major, op. 59/3
- No. 10 in E-flat Major, op. 74
- No. 11 in F Minor, op. 95
- No. 12 in E-flat Major, op. 127
- No. 13 in B-flat Major, op. 132
- No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 131
- No. 15 in A Minor, op. 132
- No. 16 in F Major, op. 135
- Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, op. 133
