String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and Great Fugue, Op. 133 [HL:51480741]

String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and Great Fugue, Op. 133 [HL:51480741]

Henle Urtext Edition

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UPC:
884088178550
Composer:
(ed. Rainer Cadenbach)
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0
Minimum Order Quantity:
1
Pages:
122
UPC:
884088178550
Format:
Softcover
Subtitle:
Henle Music Folios
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USD
Vendor:
Hal Leonard
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We have now come full circle – this edition concludes the Henle 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.