2 violins, viola and cello SKU: HL.49044659
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti. Edited by Giuseppe Pascucci. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String Ensemble. Softcover. Composed 1817-1819. 232 pages. Eulenburg Edition #ECS1413-10. Published by Eulenburg Edition (HL.49044659). ISBN 9790200226065. 9.25x12.0x0.752 inches.
Primarily known as an opera composer, Donizetti nevertheless is the most important Italian representative of the string quartet genre. Whereas the first quartets can still be regarded as experiments of the young composer with a strict classical form, the middle and later pieces are an unmistakable expression of his mature musical spirit.