Composé de cinq mouvements (Danse, Romance, Petite valse, Marche et Mélodie populaire), Archet-Type a été écrit en 2004 pour une formation ' quatuor à cordes ',La Danse, en la mineur, est constituée de quatre parties distinctes : Moderato, Presto, Moderato et Presto, Les parties ' Moderato ' s''appuient sur un motif mélodique récurrent tandis que les parties ' Presto ' se construisent surtout sur un motif rythmique plutôt instable,La Romance est un mouvement aux multiples facettes, en changement permanent, Les tonalités et les couleurs instrumentales nous font osciller entre sérénité, tristesse, légèreté et gravité,La Petite valse, en do Majeur, est un mouvement doté d''une mélodie pétillante et d''un petit côté swing nécessaires à sa légèreté et sa candeur, Toutefois, la partie du milieu -en la mineur- laisse penser que tout n''est pas toujours aussi simple et qu''une ombre plane toujours ,,,La Marche, en la mineur, est construite sur un élément rythmique récurrent exposé à l''alto puis repris tour à tour par les autres membres du quatuor, De cet ostinato naîtra ensuite la mélodie qui sera entendue jusqu''à la fin du mouvement,La Mélodie populaire, en do mineur, est un mouvement imaginé ' à la façon de ,,, ', Il s''agit d''un ' thème et variations ' sur une mélodie originale mais cherchant à imiter un thème ' populaire ', L''utilisation des pizzicati et des contretemps évoque un accompagnement joué à la guitare, / Quatuor A Cordes

for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'The next I'll do is 3 violin quartets' wrote Schumann to Clara Wieck in 1838, stating his reasons in a letter dated 17 March 1838: 'The thought of the quartets gives me pleasure. The piano is getting too narrow for me. In composing now I often hear a lot of things that I can barely suggest. For instance, it is remarkable how I invent almost everything canonically and never discover the imitating voices until afterward, very often in inversions, inverted rhythms.' The new urtext edition is based on the text of the Schumann Complete Edition./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

This is the full score of Aheym for String Quartet, composed by Bryce Dessner, best known as the guitarist of The National, but also an acclaimed composer in his own right.Composed in 2009 for the Kronos Quartet for their performance in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for the Celebrate Brooklyn! festival, Aheym (meaning 'homeward' in Yiddish) was directly inspired by his grandmother's migration to America. Dessner states that the stories and information she used to tell them permeated their collective imagination and created a close connection to the past. He dedicates Aheym to his grandmother, Sarah Dessner. The score in this edition was first performed on the 12th of March 2009 at the MusicNOW Festival, and on the 18th of July 2009 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. The work lasts around 10 minutes and is filled with dynamic tempo changes, a mix of staccato and smooth playing and all-round excitement. It's a fantastic piece to play and the genius composition will keep audiences on their toes. / Quatuor A Cordes

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Dvorák's 'String Quintet in G major” op. 77, had five movements when it was premiered on 18 March 1876. Its second movement was the 'Intermezzo” from his 'String Quartet in E minor” (1870). Later Dvorák removed this movement from the quintet, expanded it, and published it as a separate 'Notturno” for string orchestra op. 40. The 'Intermezzo” is included in its original version in the appendix of the score. This edition is based on the 'Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín Dvorák”, the principal source being the first edition of 1888, for which Dvorák subjected the work to revision. - Dvorák's famous quintet with double bass - New detailed foreword by Dvorák scholar David Beveridge (Eng/Cz/Ger) - Musical text based on the 'Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín Dvorák” (series IV, vol. 8)/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par SIMPSON ROBERT. Complete Study Score edition. 'This is a 'Ninth' and no mistake. . .the most significant British string quartet of the century. . .'David J Brown, Tempo, March 1985/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes