Includes 4 performer's scores,

Includes 2 performing scores.

The high degree of chromaticism characterizing the "Rondo" places the work, written about 1906, close to the threshold of atonality, that still uncharted domain which was about to open new vistas for musical expansion in the 20th Century.

Prepared from the composer's autograph manuscript in the Moldenhauer Archive.

From the composer's autographed manuscript in the Moldenhauer Archive.

Prepared from the composer's autograph manuscript in the Moldenhauer Archives.

Following Alban Berg, Anton Webern is the second composer of the Second Viennese School to be included in the Henle catalog. Webern's music is known for its extreme brevity and strict organization. A performance of the Variations Op. 27 lasts less than ten minutes - a short period of time during which the audience experiences true extremes. Webern rehearsed the piece with several pianists, which resulted in surprisingly emotional aids to interpretation being handed down. Having consulted all of the available sources, editor Ullrich Scheideler now presents the reviewed musical text and furthermore documents the work's complex genesis and Webern's insightful instructions regarding its performance. A classic of modern music, now also available in Henle blue.

Webern's ideas on the work's interpretation set out for the first time by Peter Stadlen with the aid of the facsimile of his working copy containing Webern's instructions for the world premiere.

This impressive volume brings together three major twentieth-century chamber works: Berg's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 3; Stravinsky's Three Pieces for String Quartet; and Webern's Five Movements for String Quartet. Reprinted from authoritative sources, these works reflect the influence of Arnold Schoenberg and the musical sea changes of the early decades of the twentieth century. Affordable and convenient, it is the only volume to comprise all three works.