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String Collections

The ten collections in this series of works for strings bring together the essential repertoire for violin, cello, and string quartet spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras (18th through early 20th centuries). For added reference, each collection also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Individual works included in each collection have been selected from editions in the public domain by such renowned publishers as Breitkopf & Hartel, C.F. Peters, G. Schirmer, Carl Fischer, G. Ricordi, Durand, and others. Our editorial staff has chosen the best edition available for each work.

00220509 Beethoven & Brahms: Complete String Quartets

This collection makes available scores and parts for the complete string quartets by Beethoven and Brahms.

BEETHOVEN: Op. 18, Nos. 1-6; Op 59, Nos. 1-3; Op. 74, 95, 127, 130, 131, 132, 135, and Op. 133, Grosse Fugue

BRAHMS: Op 51, Nos. 1&2; Op. 67.

Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

1300+ pages.

$19.95
00220565 Cello Music: The Ultimate Collection, Part 1

This collection brings together works for solo cello from the Baroque & Classical periodsn including both solo works and study pieces.

Works include: J.S. Bach (Cello Suites & Sonatas), Beethoven (Sonata Nos 1-5, Romance in D) Boccherini (Sonata Nos. 1-3, Concerto in B-flat ), Dotzauer (Etudes for Violoncello), Duport (Exercises for 2 Violincellos), Eccles (Sonata arr. Moffat), Handel (Sonata Nos, 1-3), Haydn (Concertos in D & C), Marais (Suite No. 3), Marcello (Six Sonatas for Violoncello & Continuo), Mozart (Larghetto, Sonatas in D, B-flat & E minor), Romberg (Sonatas Op. 38 & 43), Schubert (Arpeggione Sonata), Vivaldi (Six Sonatas for Cello & Continuo, Concerto in G), and many more

Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Companion to Cello Music: The Ultimate Collection, Part 2

1000+ pages.

$19.95
00220566 Cello Music: The Ultimate Collection, Part 2

This collection brings together works for solo cello from the Romantic & Early Modern periods.

Works include: Bloch (Schelomo), Brahms (Sonatas No. 1 & 2, Concerto for Violin & Cello), Bruch (Kol Nidre), Chopin (Introduction & Polonaise Brillante Sonata), Cossmann (Studies), Debussy (Sonata), von Dohnányi (Sonata), Dvorák (Rondo, Concerto), Elgar (Sospiri, Concerto) Fauré (Élégie, Sonata Nos. 1 & 2), Franchomme (12 Caprices), Goltermann, Grieg (Elegiac Melodies, Sonata), Gruetzmacher (Etudes), Herbert (Concerto No. 2), Janácek (Pohádka), Klengel (Concert Piece, Technical Studies), Kodaly (Sonata), Lalo (Concerto), Lee (Twelve Studies), Martin? (Variations on a Slovakian Theme), Mendelssohn (Variations concertantes), Popper (Fifteen Etudes, Hungarian Rhapsodie), Prokofiev (Ballade), Rachmaninoff (Sonata), Ravel (Pièce en Forme de Habeñera), Reger (Romance, Three Suites for Solo Cello), Saint-Saëns (Concerto in A minior, Sonata Nos. 1 & 2, Allegro Appassionato), Schmitt (Chant Élégiac), Schumann (Adagio & Allegro, Fantasy Pieces, Concerto in A minor) , Sevcik (School of Bowing Technique), Sibelius (Malinconia), R. Strauss (Sonata in F), Tchaikovsky (Variations on a Rococo Theme), and more

Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

Companion to Cello Music: The Ultimate Collection, Part 1 (#00220565)

2400+ pages.

$19.95
00220263 Dvorák, Glazunov & Tchaikovsky: String Quartets

This collection makes available full scores and parts for string quartets by 19th century Slavic masters Dvorák, Glazunov and Tchaikovsky.

DVORÁK: Sixteen string quartets including Op. 51 Slavonic; Op 96, American

GLAZUNOV: Eight string quartets, including Op. 26, Quartet Slave and 5 Novelettes for String Quartet, Op. 15

TCHAIKOVSKY: Three string quartets Op. 11, Op. 22, and Op. 30

Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

2000+ pages.

$19.95
00220547 Haydn: String Quartets

This collection makes available performing materials for nearly all of Haydn's works for string quartet.

Parts for 76 string quartets (Op. 1, 2, 3, 9, 17, 20, 33, 42, 50, 54, 55, 64, 71, 74, 76, 77, 103) plus The Seven Last Words of Christ (Op. 51)

Scores for 58 string quartets (Op. 20, 33, 42, 50, 54, 55, 64, 71, 74, 76, 77)

Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

2400+ pages.

$19.95
00220259 Mendelssohn & Schubert: String Quartets

This collection makes available full scores and parts for string quartets by Mendelssohn and Schubert.

MENDELSSOHN: String Quartets Op. 12; Op. 13; Op. 44 Nos. 1, 2, 3; Op. 80; Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81

SCHUBERT: String Quartets No. 1-15, including Quartettsatz, Rosamunde, Death and the Maiden

Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

1180+ pages.

$19.95
00220545 Mozart: String Quartets and Quintets

This collection makes available scores and parts for Mozart's complete works for string ensemble.

Materials for string quartets Nos. 1-23; string quintets K. 174, 406, 515, 516, 593, 614), plus Adagio & Fugue, K. 546; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525

Also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

1100+ pages.

$19.95
00220549 Violin Concertos: The Ultimate Collection

This collection brings together both major violin concertos and "student" concertos by 35 composers from the Baroque, Clasical, and Romantic periods

Composers include: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms; also Accolay, Beriot, L. Mendelssohn, Rode Seitz, Sitt

Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Companion collections for violin include: Violin Methods and Studies(#00220546); Violin Solos & Duets (#00220210); Violin Sonatas (#00220548). Each is a comprehensive collection in its own right; together they encompass a unique and comprehensive anthology of music for the violin.

2250+ pages.

$19.95
00220546 Violin Methods & Studies: The Ultimate Collection

This collection bring together the numerous violin methods and studies from the 18th & 19th centuries.

Includes works by: Bang, Hrimaly, Kreutzer, Sevcik and many more

Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Companion collections for violin include: Violin Concertos(#00220549); Violin Solos & Duets (#00220210); Violin Sonatas (#00220548). Each is a comprehensive collection in its own right; together they encompass a unique and comprehensive anthology of music for the violin.

2000+ pages.

$19.95
00220210 Violin Solos & Duets: The Ultimate Collection

The collection brings together over 350 works by 83 composers for violin solo, violin & piano, and 2 violins from all periods and at all levels of technical proficiency.

Composers include: Albéniz, Bach, Bartók, Beethoven, Boccherini, Brahms, Bruch, Busoni, Chaminade, Chopin, Corelli, Debussy, Dvo?ák, Elgar, de Falla, Fauré, Franck, Gluck, Godard, Granados, Handel, Haydn, Janá?ek, Kodály, Kreisler (36 arrangements and original works), Lalo, Liszt, Massenet, Mendelssohn, Milhaud, Mozart, Paganini, Purcell, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Satie, Schubert, Schumann, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Suk, Tartini, Tchaikovsky, Telemann, Vieuxtemps, Viotti, Wieniawski and Ysaÿe, among others

Also includes composer biographies and related articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Companion collections for violin include: Violin Concertos (#00220549); Violin Methods and Studies(#00220546); Violin Sonatas (#00220548). Each is a comprehensive collection in its own right; together they encompass a unique and comprehensive anthology of music for the violin.

2600+ pages.

$19.95
00220548 Violin Sonatas: The Ultimate Collection

This collection brings together a wides range of music for violin by 28 composers from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods.

Includes: Bach, Mozart, Grieg, Mendelssohn and more

Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Companion collections for violin include: Violin Concertos (#00220549); Violin Methods and Studies(#00220546); Violin Solos & Duets (#00220210). Each is a comprehensive collection in its own right; together they encompass a unique and comprehensive anthology of music for the violin.

3200+ pages.

$19.95

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