Hindemith: 2nd String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 10 Score and Parts

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Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

(String Ensemble). "Profound content, exuberant vitality, and refined compositional technique" this is how Samuel Rhodes, violist of the renowned Juilliard String Quartet, praises Paul Hindemith's string quartets. The composer drafted the quartet op. 10 in 1918 while at the front in Alsace, yet it shows not the slightest influence of the terrible events of the war. The three-movement work is full of youthful exuberance and reflects Hindemith's new compositional techniques. His mastery and imagination in the use of the instruments demonstrate that he was already thoroughly familiar with the string quartet genre. For the first time, all of Paul Hindemith's string quartets are published based on the text of the Paul Hindemith Complete Edition.