Urtext Edition for string quartet (2 violins, viola and violoncello), edited by Zdeněk Nouza. Language: German/English/Czech. Set of parts. Difficulty: advanced.
The single-movement String Quartet No. 2 by Josef Suk (1874–1935) was
written at the height of his compositional powers. Completed in
Křečovice in May 1911, this demanding work, with its complex harmonies
and motivic structure, seemed avant-garde for its day: the Berlin
premiere of November 1912 was accompanied by protests from the audience.
Now Zdeněk Nouza has edited the first scholarly-critical edition of this
piece. The principal source is the first edition in full score,
published by Simrock in Berlin. But Nouza has also consulted the printed
parts (containing additions of great interest to performers) as well as
the engraver’s copy used for the printed score (with autograph
corrections from the composer) and additional sources such as sketches.
Publisher: Bärenreiter Musikverlag BA09536