

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet B flat major op. 130 - Grand Fugue op. 133
We have now come full circle – this edition concludes our 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 “Große Fuge”. 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 “Große Fuge” 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, we have included the “Große Fuge” in this edition.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
No composer has had as profound and sustained an influence on immediately following generations to the present day as Beethoven. His instrumental music, especially his symphonies, served as touchstones for symphonic composition throughout the nineteenth century. The extraordinarily high standard of his music and his relative independence as a freelance composer have led to his being characterized as the greatest composer of all time.
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It is well known that the Grosse Fuge was the original last movement to the mighty Op. 130 quartet – how handy to have them both in the same volume! … As expected, Henle have published an excellent Urtext version with copious scholarly notes for those who are interested and with practical page turns and easy-to-read copy for the performer. An elegant edition for reference and use.
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