Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827) Grande Fugue tantôt libre, tantôt recherchée pour 2 violons, alte & violoncelle....Oeuvre 133.Parts. Folio (32 x 25. 5cms). Violin I: 10 p. Violin II, viola & cello: 9 p. each. Engraved throughout. [PN] 877. In fine condition, with a small red pencil "16" to the head of each part. Rare first edition of one of the central masterworks of Western Music. Hoboken 524; Kinsky p. 405. The 'Grosse Fuge' , Op. 133, is a single movement composition for string quartet, a massive double fugue, which originally served as the final movement of Beethoven's