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"It was from Haydn that I first learned the true way to compose quartets." — Mozart.

Twelve String Quartets marks the second volume in a projected monumental undertaking — the

Schumann's chamber music embraces three trios, four quartets, and a piano quartet that have, on the whole, received enthusiastic acclaim. The trios have passages and whole movements of great spirit that are

The Breitkopf & Härtel edition of the complete works of Brahms (Johannes Brahms: Sämtliche Werke; Ausgabe der Gesellschaft der Musikfrunde in Wien), prepared in the 1920s, is still considered

This single volume contains all the string quintets of Mozart; the Quintet in B-flat Major, K.174; the imposing Quintet in C Major, K.515; the three late quintets considered to be among Mozart's greatest

"Of the symphony he may be said with truth to have enlarged the sphere . . . enriched and developed the capacities with the versatility of true genius . . . the quartet he also brought to perfection."

Over a 50-year period, Haydn composed more than 80 string quartets featuring a range and variety of structural invention exceeded only by Beethoven's works. In this volume, the composer's mastery of the