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String Quartets Op. 59, 74, 95
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String Quartets Op. 59, 74, 95 by Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet - Sheet Music

By Ludwig van Beethoven
Chamber Ensemble String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello)

SKU: HL.51480268

Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Paul Mies. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Vl I Part = 61 * Vl II Part = 60 * Va Part = 58 * Vc Part = 57. Classical. Softcover. 256 pages. G. Henle #HN268. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480268).

ISBN 9790201802688. UPC: 884088174644. 9.25x12.25x0.824 inches.

The five string quartets in this volume are generally designated as Beethoven's “middle quartets,” even though stylistically they do not all build a closed unit. More than three years lie between the inception of the three quartets op. 59 (1806) and the quartet op. 74 (1809/10). In the quartets op. 59, Beethoven sprinkled several Russian folksong themes – an homage to Prince Razumovsky, who had commissioned the works.This is why the pieces are often called the “Russian Quartets.” The next quartet, op. 74 in E flat major, was also given a nickname: thanks to extended pizzicato passages in the first movement, it is frequently called the “Harp Quartet.” The F minor Quartet op. 95, in turn, bears the autograph title “Quartett serioso.” All five quartets are mature masterworks which demand high interpretative and technical mastery.

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  • Beethoven: Quartet F major op. 59,1 [Rasumowsky] F major op. 59,1
  • Beethoven: Quartet C major op. 59,3 [Rasumowsky] C major op. 59,3
  • Beethoven: Quartet E minor op. 59,2 [Rasumowsky] e minor op. 59,2
  • Beethoven: Quartet f minor op. 95
  • Beethoven: Quartet E flat majeur op. 74 [Harp Quartet] E flat major op. 74

Ratings + Reviews

Based on 2 Reviews
Cynthia T.
January 20, 2025
Great parts
Nice heavy paper, good sized score, great page turns!
Harriette
April 28, 2016
Beethoven Middle Quartets
This edition provides measure numbers, great formatting and especially good page turns for all instruments. It's wonderful!