G. Henle Verlag String Quartet B flat major op. 130 & Grand Fugue op. 133 - Beethoven/Cadenbach - String Quartet - Parts Set

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Editor: Rainer Cadenbach
Format: Parts Set, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: String Quartet

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, Henle has included the "Grand Fugue" in this edition.