Preliminary Selection CD / DVD
1. First Movement and Slow Movement by Joseph Haydn or W. A. Mozart
2. Complete work of your choice
First Round
1. Franz Schubert
String Quartet in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde“ – 1st Movement
or String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Der Tod und das Mädchen“ – 1st Movement
or String Quartet in G major, D. 887 – 1st Movement
2. One work from among the following:
Béla Bartók – String Quartets No. 1-6
Claude Debussy – String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Leoš Janáček – String Quartets No. 1 “Die Kreutzersonate“, No. 2 “Intime Briefe“
Maurice Ravel – String Quartet in F major
Second Round
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in F minor Op. 95
2. One work from among the following:
Johannes Brahms – String Quartets Op. 51/1, Op. 51/2, Op. 67
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartets Op. 105, Op. 106
Robert Schumann – String Quartets Op. 41/1, Op. 41/2, Op. 41/3
3. One work from among the following:
Arnold Schönberg – String Quartets No. 3 Op. 30, No. 4 Op. 37
Alban Berg – String Quartet Op. 3, Lyrische Suite
Paul Hindemith – String Quartet No. 4
Béla Bartók – String Quartets No. 1-6 (not from Round 1)
György Ligeti – String Quartets No. 1, No. 2
Witold Lutoslawski – String Quartet
Henri Dutilleux – String Quartet “Ainsi la nuit“
Wolfgang Rihm – String Quartets No. 4, No. 5 “Ohne Titel“, No. 9
Luciano Bério – Notturno for String Quartet
Elliott Carter – String Quartets No. 2, No. 4, No. 5
Thomas Adès – “Arcadiana“ for String Quartet
Iannis Xenakis – String Quartet “Tetras“
Third Round
1. Joseph Haydn
String Quartets (except Op. 1 and Op. 2)
2. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
String Quartets Op. 12, Op. 13, Op. 44/1, Op. 44/2, Op. 44/3, Op. 80
3. One String Quartet of your choice (or 2 shorter ones)
The duration of the pieces can not exceed a total of 90 minutes. The order of pieces, including the intermission, may be determined by the performers.
Award Winners‘ Concert
The selection of works will be decided by the competition directors. The award winners’ concert will either be broadcast live by NDR Kultur or recorded for broadcast at a later date.