Introducing his new player-friendly edition of the Haydn Quartets, Simon Rowland-Jones writes:´There can be no such thing as a final, perfect version; Haydn left too many questions open. The new Peters Edition is founded upon this honest assessment. By heightening our awareness of the questions that remain ´open´, this edition liberates the interpretative inspiration of performers as never before. As a result, the new edition is likely to become indispensable for all who perform or study these masterpie ces. Each volume includes: Full Score – included with the parts for the first time – invaluable for performance preparation Fold-out Pages – as required in the separate parts, eliminating all page-turns within movements Guidance for Performers – as well as giving historical background to the quartets, the prefaces to each volume contain a treasure trove of information about all aspects of performance practice Critical Commentary – in the extensive Critical Commentary to each volume the most authoritative early sources for Haydn´s quartets are carefully evaluated and full details of their variant readings given for comparison. Naturally, the composer´s autograph, where extant, assumes pre-eminence, but alternative primary sources are also considered, and secondary sources drawn upon where appropriate.