Some of Beethoven’s most enduring and unabashedly successful works stem from his so-called “Middle Period” and in the genre of chamber music the three op. 59 quartets are an excellent example.
Jonathan Del Mar’s scholarly critical edition of these quartets sets the record straight once and for all, restoring Beethoven’s articulation, dynamics and lengths of slurs just as the composer originally intended.
The interdependency of the sources and their readings are clearly laid out by Del Mar in his Critical Commentary, which also contains facsimiles pointing out ambiguities with previous editions.
- Bärenreiter quality Urtext
- Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimiles
- Meticulously laid out performance parts
- Study score includes historical introduction (Ger/Eng) by Barry Cooper
“ Del Mar’s editions of the string quartets are essential additions to the libraries of all serious string players.”
(The Beethoven Journal Winter 2009 – vol.24, no 2)
“Together, the score, parts and commentary are an invaluable resource for those who wish to study and perform these great works.”
(American String Teacher 3-2009)
“To sum up this edition in two words: magnificent and mandatory.”
(Summer 2009 – Arco; Mark Knight)
- ISMN: 9790006204731 (M006204731)
