Beethoven - The Late String Quartets op. 127, 130-133, 135 - Study Score

Collected edition of the six individual study scores TP00929-933 and 935 Scholarly-critical edition by Jonathan Del Mar, taking into account all surviving sources; introductory texts (Ger/Eng) by Misha Donat Ideal supplement to the performing editions The String Quartet op. 127 marks the beginning of a series of five works in this genre, which Ludwig van Beethoven predominantly occupied himself with during the last years of his life and after several personal and creative crises. This compositional period was triggered by Nikolaus Prince Galitzin, who, as “both an enthusiastic music lover and a great admirer of your talent”, had asked Beethoven to write new string quartets in 1822. In addition to op. 127 (1824), the quartets op. 132 (1825) – “a tremendous work, tremendously special in the lyrical movement and the indescribable last” (Thomas Mann) - and op. 130 (1826), whose climax was originally the Grand Fugue op. 133, are also dedicated to the cello-playing prince. However, it pr