Easy String Quartets Book 3 is the third volume in this highly popular collection of classics. Each piece has been easily arranged for String Quartet by Watson Forbes , and is designed to give developing string players the chance to rehearse and perform in ensemble as early as possible. Each work is well known and relatively straightforward, enabling the musicians to obtain a sense of achievement and maximum enjoyment from their playing. Watson Forbes (1909-1997) was a British Viola player, arranger and broadcaster. He studied both Violin and Viola at the Royal Academy of Music, before specialising on the Viola with Sevcik. He played with many famous string ensembles during his performing career, before becoming Head of Music for BBC Scotland in 1964. His is best remembered for his extensive series of educational arrangements of classical music for various string instruments, both solo and in ensemble. / Quatuor A Cordes

Arrangements for string quartet of Romance for string orchestra, op 11 (1928), Elegy for violin and piano, op 22 (1940), and Prelude for string orchestra, op 25 (1940s). Romance (8 mins) was first performed in 2009 by the Finzi Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall, and has been recorded by them on Resonus Classics RES 10109. Elegy (9 mins) and Prelude (5 mins) were first performed in 2014 by the Marilla Quartet at Downe House School, Berkshire, UK. The arrangements are presented as three separate works and form an attractive addition to the string quartet repertory.Difficulty:Prelude: intermediateRomance and Elegy:intermediate/advanced. / Quatuor De Cordes

L'édition Urtext de Henle est bourrée de fautes! Nous l'admettons en toute sérénité, car toutes les fausses notes viennent de Mozart en personne - il les a très délibérément disposées dans sa Plaisanterie musicale. Dans cette amusante drôlerie, Mozart parodie, mais non pas en premier lieu, les musiciens qui jouent faux (le titre ajouté par la suite de 'Sextuor des musiciens de village' n'est pas de lui). Cette oeuvre de musique de chambre en forme de plaisanterie est plutôt un méchant coup de griffe à l'endroit des compositeurs amateurs de son temps, dont Mozart dénonce impitoyablement le manque d'imagination et les maladresses d'écriture. Un plaisir musico-intellectuel, disponible pour la première fois dans une authentique qualité Urtext. L'édition Henle repose sur le manuscrit autographe de Berlin. / 2 Violons, Alto, Contrebasse Et 2 Cors