Beethoven's quartets
Joseph de Marliave (Composer), Jean Escarra (Writer of introduction, Writer of supplementary textual content), Hilda Andrews (Translator), Gabriel Fauré (Writer of preface)
This classic exposition presents a bar-by-bar, theme-by-theme analysis of all 16 quartets and the Grosse Fuge. The author eschews technical terms, focusing on mood and general effects and illustrating his remarks with 321 musical examples. In addition to musicological information, he provides a complete background, encompassing dates of composition, contemporary reactions, influences, and Beethoven's transcendence of established forms. Clear analyses and a wealth of documentary material make this one of the most authoritative studies of Beethoven's quartets, as well as one of the most enjoyable
Print Book, English, 1961
Dover edition
Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1961