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String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and Great Fugue, Op. 133
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String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and Great Fugue, Op. 133 Study Score by Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet - Sheet Music

By Ludwig van Beethoven
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Chamber Ensemble String Quartet (Study Score)

SKU: HL.51489741

Study Score. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Rainer Cadenbach. Study Score. Paperbound. Henle Study Scores. Classical. Study score (paperbound). 100 pages. G. Henle #HN9741. Published by G. Henle (HL.51489741).

ISBN 9790201897417. UPC: 884088184032. 6.75x9.5x0.298 inches.

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,” was originally the “Grand Fugue.” Yet a contemporary critic felt that this was “unintelligible, like Chinese.” At the urging of the publisher Beethoven replaced it with a newly composed finale and published the “Grand Fugue” with a new opus number. Ever since, it has often been performed separately. In order to respect the desire of modern ensembles to be able to perform the Quartet op. 130 in Beethoven's original version, we have included the “Grand Fugue” in this edition.

  • Beethoven: String Quartet B flat major û Grand Fugue op. 133
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