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Chamber Ensemble String Quartet (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello) SKU: HL.51480443 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by Ernst Herttrich. Sheet Music. Paperbound. Henle Music Folios. Pages: Vl I Part = VII and 70 * Vl II Part = 39 * Va Part = 41 * Vc Part = 36. Classical. Softcover. 206 pages. G. Henle #HN443. Published by G. Henle (HL.51480443). ISBN 9790201804439. UPC: 884088176365. 9.25x12.25x0.63 inches.“Spirited”, “dramatic”, “highly expressive”, and “masterly” are among the comments made upon Mendelssohn's String Quartets op. 44 no. 1-3. He wrote them in 1837/1838, at a very happy time: he had just married, was becoming world famous, and had been appointed director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Concerts, one of the highest positions in the German musical world at that time. The quartets were written in the order 2 (in E minor), 3 (in E flat major) and 1 (in D major). Mendelssohn himself considered the Quartet in D major as his best – perhaps a reason why he placed it at the beginning of the collection. About Henle UrtextWhat I can expect from Henle Urtext editions: error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work  Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions  most beautiful music engraving  page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them  excellent print quality and binding  largest Urtext catalogue world-wide  longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for "Urtext" editions)