30. String Quartets Nos. 1–6. Critical Commentary

Contents

Abbreviations and Bibliographical References

Prefatory Remarks

Compositional Sources

Description of Sources

String Quartet No. 1, op. 7 (BB 52)

String Quartet No. 2, op. 17 (BB 75)

String Quartet No. 3 (BB 93)

String Quartet No. 4 (BB 95)

Analysis of String Quartet No. 4

String Quartet No. 5 (BB 110)

Analysis of String Quartet No. 5

String Quartet No. 6 (BB 119)

Sketch for a Planned Seventh String Quartet

Transcriptions

Transcriptions 1–3 (String Quartet No. 1)

Transcriptions 4–6 (String Quartet No. 2)

Transcriptions 7–10 (String Quartet No. 3)

Transcriptions 11–28 (String Quartet No. 4)

Transcriptions 29–61 (String Quartet No. 5)

Transcriptions 62–72 (String Quartet No. 6)

Critical Notes

String Quartet No. 1, op. 7 (BB 52)

String Quartet No. 2, op. 17 (BB 75)

String Quartet No. 3 (BB 93)

String Quartet No. 4 (BB 95)

String Quartet No. 5 (BB 110)

String Quartet No. 6 (BB 119)