The Works of Giuseppe Verdi, Series V: Chamber Music: Chamber Music (Series #1) (Hardcover)

Once Verdi had become Italy's preeminent opera composer, he created only a few compositions for instrumental soloists, most notably the String Quartet in E Minor.

He originally wanted to keep the string quartet--which was first performed in his hotel for a few friends--private, but eventually he allowed its publication and it soon became well known all over Europe and the United States.

Though several recordings are available and the piece is regularly featured in performances, all of them use later editions that do not live up to Verdi's intentions as recorded in his autograph score.