Ludwig van Beethoven Music | String Quartets | Violin Viola & Cello

Ludwig van Beethoven is unquestionably one of the most prolific and important musicians and composers to ever live. He changed the way music was written and has influenced musicians and composers for centuries following his death. This fine, three-volume set of his chamber music features both violin parts as well as cello scores for some of his famous quartets, trios, and quintets.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collection complète des quintetti, quatuors et trios
• Composer(s): Ludwig van Beethoven
• Publisher: Paris, Maurice Schlesinger
• Edition: ca. 1830 edition
• Format: Folio, three volumes
• Binding: Leather binding with marbled boards, gilt title
• Size:  13.75in × 10.75in (35 cm × 27.5 cm)
• Collation: 3 volumes; various pagination through each volume
• Contents Include:
  • Opus 18, no.1-6
  • Opus 59, no 7-9
  • Opus 74, no. 10
  • Opus 95, no. 11
  • Opus 130, no. 13
  • Opus 133, no. 14
  • Opus 127, no. 15
  • Opus 131, no. 16
  • Opus 134, no. 17
  • Opus 3, no. 1
  • Opus 8, no. 2
  • Opus 9, no. 3-5
  • Opus 25, no. 6
  • Opus 4, no. 1
  • Opus 22, no. 2
  • Opus 76, no. 3
  • Violin, viola, and cello parts

Condition:

Near Fine. Beautiful, leather spines with gilt titles. Marbled boards attached to strong hinges; some chipping along edges. Pages clean with mild to moderate foxing to the pages. No markings.

Why Collect This?

• Published in three folio tomes, one part per volume
• Complete scores of Beethoven chamber music including Grosse Fuge
• Early printing, published around Beethoven’s death
• INVENTORY NUMBER (SKU): #28785