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)
Analysis of String Quartet No. 4
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)