Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvoråk-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistful melancholy that carries over into the following Intermezzo, a song-like episode containing some of the most virtuosic writing in the work. The last movement is a theme and six variations with a fugal ending. The theme is ballad-like with a suggestion of 18th-century elegance. Modality creeps into the second Adagio variation and there is rhythmic exhilaration in the succeeding Presto. What can be admired in this attractive quartet is its conciseness. This String Quartet was his first major composition of any kind. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

QUINTET in C Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos, Op. 163
QUARTETS for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello
N°1
N°2 in C Major
N°3 in B-flat Major
N°4 in C Major
N°5 in B-flat Major
N°6 in D Major
N°7 in D Major
N°8 in B-flat Major, Op. 168
N°9 in G Minor
N°10 in E-flat Major, Op. 125 No. 1
N°11 in E Major, Op. 125 No. 2
N°12 (Quartett-Satz) in C Minor
N°13 in A Minor, Op. 29
N°14 in D Minor ( Death and the Maiden )
N°15 in G Major, Op. 161
TRIOS for Violin, Viola and Violoncello
In B-flat Major
In B-flat Major

Par SCHLEE THOMAS DANIEL. For composer Thomas Daniel Schlee, the 'intimate sound possibilities of the string quartet” have the potential 'to formulate an, albeit 'only' individual, solution to the somewhat forlorn condition of new art music within society that we are unfortunately experiencing today.” Schlee's Fourth String Quartet opens with a pure C major sound, out of which he develops a harmonically free band of voices: 'The pure as a source, not pleasing”! After a melodically dominating episode and a continuation of the 'swinging tone-motion from the beginning”, a thematically solidified section follows. It is met by a second, more extensive melodic episode, followed by a 'nightly scene”. Coming full circle, the opening music of the piece finds its continuation, leading into a lament – first articulated by the ensemble, then finally as 'the viola's long, forlorn search for the melody symbolizing a farewell.”/ RĂ©pertoire / Quatuor Ă  Cordes

Le nouveau Robert Schumann Edition (RSA) est conçu comme une édition historico-critique des oeuvres recueillies. Ils seront soigneusement étudiés et préparés selon des techniques musicologiques et rédactionnelles actuelles et présentés dans leur intégralité. Brouillons, des croquis et des fragments, bref, tout ce qui est parvenu à nous comme étant authentiquement par Schumann et qui, dans la plupart des cas, a été délibérément préservé par lui, seront rassemblées, évalué quant à son importance et documentés dans une forme ou une autre, dans l'édition des oeuvres complÚtes.C'est le but de l'édition de reproduire des textes authentiques qui - aprÚs avoir corrigé copistes, copies et d'impression des erreurs et éradiquées ajouts et autres corruptions textuelles - aborderont aussi étroitement que possible l'intention des originaux.L'édition critique formeront la base du matériel de rendement précis pour le travail de Robert Schumann. / Quatuor A Cordes

Comprised of works from Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the Suzuki Violin School, which have been arranged for string quartet by violinist/arranger Joseph Knaus. With lower string parts providing melodic and rhythmic counterpoint to set off the simple melodies (which match the Suzuki MethodÂź repertoire), these quartets are nevertheless simple enough for beginning level players ready for their first chamber music experience. String Quartets for Beginning Ensembles are sold in sets including full score and one part book per instrument. Volume 3 contents are: Gavotte (P. Martini) * Minuet, BWV Anh. II 114/Anh. III 183/Anh. II 115 (J.S. Bach) * Gavotte in G Minor, Gavotte en Rondeau from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (J.S. Bach) * Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7 for Piano (A. DvorĂĄk) * Gavotte (J. Becker) * Gavotte from Orchestral Suite No. 3 from Overture in D Major, BWV 1068 (J.S. Bach) * BourrEe, BourrEes I and II from Suite III in C Major for Violoncello, BWV 1009 (J.S. Bach).